Dragon's Origin

Chapter 533: Snow Eagle (Part 2)

Wang Sheng wasn't just trying to scare people; if all the super demon beasts were suddenly released while countless experts were in the core area of the Perpetual Killing Ground, it would indeed terrify everyone.

Hearing this, the old Taoist also became interested and added with a grin, "Alright, let's scare them to death when the time comes!"

"Old Taoist, you rest here tomorrow; I'll go up and take a look," Wang Sheng said to the old Taoist after a couple of jokes. "That beast is highly alert, and I'll be a smaller target alone."

"Alright!" The old Taoist knew his own capabilities. If it were about killing that demon beast, the old Taoist would be a hundred times more competent than Wang Sheng. But when it came to control, Wang Sheng was far superior to the old Taoist. Unlike other experts who thought they were omnipotent after achieving some success, the old Taoist had excellent self-awareness, better than anyone else.

"Do what you can, and retreat promptly if you can't," the old Taoist agreed to Wang Sheng's decision not to go up, then immediately cautioned him, "Don't get taken up into the high sky and dropped; no one will be able to save you then."

"I know what to do," Wang Sheng nodded.

Having reached this point, they didn't say much more. After drinking some thick porridge in the evening, they each cultivated and rested.

The next morning, Wang Sheng left the ice house alone, driving the snowmobile straight towards the ice mountain he had already scouted.

This ice mountain was one of the tallest in the core inner circle of the Perpetual Killing Ground, which was probably why the snow eagle chose to build its nest here.

Stowing the snowmobile, Wang Sheng looked at the snow mountain, which was at least a thousand meters high, and began preparing his equipment.

Most experts, if they had to climb this ice mountain, would probably rely on their powerful cultivation, using their weapons for leverage at most. Unfortunately, that's the limitation of these people's thinking; they never consider making professional climbing tools.

Wang Sheng was different. He was a specially trained elite soldier and had experienced almost all kinds of complex terrains. For this kind of ice mountain climbing task, professional tools were essential.

Ice axes, crampons, and spiked shoes were standard equipment, and Wang Sheng would even use safety ropes when necessary. Some experts in this world might think Wang Sheng was making a fuss and losing face, but for Wang Sheng, completing the mission was the priority, and using tools was perfectly normal.

These tools were all made when the snowmobile was built. Knowing he was going into a snowy and icy environment, Wang Sheng made sure to prepare everything at once.

Putting on his equipment, Wang Sheng wore goggles and gloves, walked to the foot of the ice mountain, swung an ice axe, used the strength of his arms, and began to slowly climb the ice mountain.

The ice mountain was almost perfectly cone-shaped, with practically no place to gain leverage around it. He had to rely on the ice axes and crampons to exert force on the ice. This wasn't too difficult for Wang Sheng right now; his great strength allowed him to easily carry his body up about a hundred meters.

It was only Wang Sheng whose body touching this ice mountain wouldn't cause any problems. If any other expert who could enter this place, even a peak-level Legend, touched it, this ice mountain would melt, releasing the super demon beast within.

This was also why Wang Sheng didn't let Lingxu Old Taoist come up. If the old Taoist touched it, there would be no point in thinking about anything else; once the ice mountain melted, the snow eagle would definitely move immediately.

At first, the climb was normal, but when he reached about five hundred meters, halfway up the mountain, Wang Sheng noticed something was wrong.

The air at this altitude was shockingly thin. He didn't know if it was because all the spiritual energy had been drawn to the lower regions, but the spiritual energy at this location was also shockingly thin. As a result, Wang Sheng felt some difficulty breathing after only climbing a few steps.

Wang Sheng had tried high-altitude operations on Earth, and this air density was almost comparable to the thinness of the air at 7,000 meters on Mount Everest.

Realizing this problem, he didn't dare to be careless and immediately used the Five-Word Formula on himself. The spiritual energy density was even worse than outside the Perpetual Killing Ground; this sudden drop in density was the perfect trigger for decompression sickness, and Wang Sheng couldn't make that mistake.

Soon, Wang Sheng discovered that the situation stabilized after he used the Five-Word Formula. As long as he used it every so often, he would basically not experience symptoms of decompression sickness. The strength of his physical body was enough for Wang Sheng to climb steadily, without needing to use spiritual energy for assistance.

As for the thin air, Wang Sheng stopped worrying about it after adapting for a while. Because Wang Sheng suddenly discovered that his lung capacity seemed to have greatly increased again.

It couldn't simply be called lung capacity, after all, the volume of the lungs was limited, and no matter how big it was, it couldn't break through to any significant extent. But Wang Sheng was certain that his alveoli's ability to absorb oxygen was definitely much greater than before. If this were underwater, one deep breath would be enough for Wang Sheng to last for twenty minutes.

Wang Sheng had already realized that this should be the extra reward that the Baxia transformation brought him. Baxia loved water, and increasing the ability to absorb and store oxygen was a prerequisite for playing in the water. With this ability, plus the air cylinders Wang Sheng was carrying, he would definitely be able to sweep through underwater.

This powerful ability allowed Wang Sheng to be at ease even in this thin air, and he didn't even need to use compressed air; Wang Sheng could move freely. The only impact was the initial ten minutes of sudden thin air that needed to be adapted to.

Swinging the ice axe, Wang Sheng continued to climb upwards, his speed undiminished. The higher he went, the thinner the air and spiritual energy became, but Wang Sheng was no longer affected and just kept climbing.

A thousand-meter-high ice mountain didn't seem very high, but Wang Sheng still spent two hours climbing straight up like this, only resting once in the middle. If those mountaineers on Earth saw this, they would definitely be shocked.

The top wasn't a pointed peak, but a flat top. Now, the top of the ice mountain was occupied by a huge eagle's nest. Wang Sheng was already mentally prepared for this and wasn't surprised at all to see the huge eagle's nest.

The snow eagle wasn't there now, it didn't know where it went to forage, Wang Sheng easily climbed into the eagle's nest. The bottom of the eagle's nest was supported by logs as thick as Wang Sheng's thighs, frozen solid in the ice mountain. Inside, it was filled with many soft and tough vines, and on top were many soft twigs, as well as a lot of demon beast fur and various feathers, which looked very warm.

There was enough space among the wood under the eagle's nest for Wang Sheng to hide. Wang Sheng hid comfortably inside and quietly waited for the snow eagle to return to its nest.

After waiting for a full hour, the snow eagle's figure appeared in Wang Sheng's sensing range. It was back.