Dragon's Origin

Song Yan and Song Lao Yu could swear they had never seen such a shocking scene in their entire lives.

A fourth-level Illusionary Poison Python, less than twenty meters away from them, raised its triangular head, almost half the height of a person, ready to pounce, when suddenly its head turned into fragments. Besides shock, there really was no other word to describe the feeling.

There wasn't much fire. The main power of the high-explosive grenade was explosion, not flame. So, the Illusionary Poison Python's large head was grotesquely blown into hundreds of pieces, disappearing directly from its twenty-meter-long body.

Countless pieces of flesh and blood splattered everywhere. Song Yan's side was fine, with only some tiny scales and flesh flying around. But on Song Lao Yu's side, a huge venomous fang of the Illusionary Poison Python, larger than a normal-sized longsword, grazed Song Lao Yu's scalp and embedded itself in the mountain wall behind him.

Song Lao Yu, who had experienced countless life-and-death battles and had always been the chief steward and bodyguard by Song Yan's side, a master at the middle stage of the third level, suddenly felt his legs weaken and he sat down at the foot of the mountain. If it weren't for the mountain wall behind him, Song Lao Yu would have collapsed completely.

Cold sweat poured down his head like a stream, instantly soaking his clothes. The scene just now was too terrifying. Even sitting down, Song Lao Yu could feel the coldness of the long fang stuck in the mountain wall, right next to his head.

Just a hair's breadth away, Song Lao Yu would have had his head pierced by the venomous fang and pinned to the mountain wall, becoming a corpse hanging on the wall. Even Song Lao Yu, who had experienced countless battles, was terrified.

Song Yan was completely stunned. She couldn't imagine that the terrifying fourth-level Illusionary Poison Python, which could dominate their lives just a second ago, would have its head turned into fragments the next second.

If this had been done by a fourth or fifth-level expert, Song Yan wouldn't have been surprised at all, but the fact that it was done by an insignificant ordinary person who couldn't even use spiritual energy attacks, how was that possible?

In less than five minutes, Song Yan had been shocked and incredulous several times. Was that Wang Sheng really just an ordinary person?

"Ah! Uncle Lao Yu!" Turning around, Song Yan saw Song Lao Yu's miserable state. Covered in snake blood and flesh, she didn't know if it was from the Illusionary Poison Python or Song Lao Yu, but Uncle Lao Yu was leaning against the rock wall, so weak that he was about to collapse. Was he seriously injured?

She hurriedly rushed to Song Lao Yu's side, so anxious that she was almost crying. Uncle Lao Yu had practically watched her grow up and was the only person she could completely trust in that hypocritical family. If anything happened to him, Song Yan wouldn't know how to face the open and hidden attacks in the family.

"I'm fine!" Just as Song Yan was anxiously checking Song Lao Yu for injuries, Song Lao Yu finally recovered his breath and quietly reminded Song Yan.

However, even though he said he was fine, the weakness and the feeling of surviving a disaster in his tone couldn't be hidden from Song Yan. Looking up at the venomous fang that had almost pinned Uncle Lao Yu to the rock wall, Song Yan didn't even have the mind to gasp, only fear remained.

Just a hair's breadth away, just a hair's breadth away! Song Lao Yu almost became eternally separated from Song Yan. At the same time, it also showed Song Yan that Song Lao Yu, who she had always thought was her strong backing, also had the reactions of an ordinary person when he narrowly escaped death.

It took a long time for Song Yan and Song Lao Yu to completely calm down and recover from the shock and fear before they could calmly assess the situation in front of them.

The male fourth-level Illusionary Poison Python was also dead, killed by something Wang Sheng had. That thing could shatter the head of a fourth-level Illusionary Poison Python. Song Lao Yu swore that it was definitely the most powerful hidden weapon he had ever seen or heard of, without exception.

"It's a pity, Wang Sheng definitely couldn't withstand the snake's tail strike." Song Lao Yu sat down and looked around, not seeing Wang Sheng's figure, and could only sigh.

Song Yan also felt it was a pity. Although Wang Sheng had many secrets and seemed very mysterious, he was always different to her, it was truly a pity!

"Old Fish Head, who are you talking about?" Just as Song Yan and Song Lao Yu were a little nostalgic about Wang Sheng, they suddenly heard Wang Sheng's very dissatisfied voice: "Who are you cursing?"

Then, the two saw Wang Sheng's figure. He had just been sent flying dozens of meters away by the snake's tail. He had just recovered and was walking towards them when he heard Song Lao Yu's voice.

Being struck by the tail of a fourth-level Illusionary Poison Python could send Wang Sheng flying dozens of meters away. The force was almost several tons.

If this force of several tons had hit Wang Sheng from top to bottom, Wang Sheng would definitely be dead. Fortunately, the tail strike was horizontal, with a bit of upward force, which allowed Wang Sheng to dissipate some of the force.

Even so, if an ordinary person had been hit by such a strike, their sternum and ribs would probably be shattered, their internal organs would be severely shaken, and injuries, vomiting blood, and internal organ displacement would be the least of their problems. To be alive would already be a blessing from their ancestors and the mercy of God. It was absolutely impossible for Wang Sheng to be so lively.

All of this was thanks to the liquid body armor that Wang Sheng wore under his clothes.

Liquid body armor, also known as bulletproof custard, is made of special liquid materials that thicken when sheared. This special liquid material is as soft and deformable as other liquids under normal circumstances, making it very comfortable to wear. After being hit by a high-speed external force, it will quickly thicken and harden, turning into a hard material to prevent shrapnel and bullets from passing through, achieving bulletproof, stab-proof, and shock-absorbing functions.

Wang Sheng's suit was specially made and could withstand close-range bombardment from .50 caliber bullets under normal conditions. Of course, it couldn't reduce kinetic energy, but it could turn the stress point into a stress surface, so that the damage to the body was dispersed from one point to the entire chest and abdomen, greatly reducing the possibility of injury.

Of course, even the strongest body armor has its limits, and impacts beyond the range of human tolerance can still be fatal. The full-force tail strike of a fourth-level Illusionary Poison Python would have killed Wang Sheng instantly if he were still the Wang Sheng from two months ago.

Fortunately, Wang Sheng was no longer the Wang Sheng from two months ago. Although the current Wang Sheng couldn't launch spiritual energy attacks, his overall physical fitness had probably increased threefold. His endurance had also increased proportionally.

Especially when withstanding attacks, Wang Sheng's instinctive force-releasing movements, coupled with the adjustments made by the combat consciousness, allowed his body to be sent flying at the most suitable angle. This alone dissipated almost 80% of the Illusionary Poison Python's power.

The remaining force was dispersed by Wang Sheng to his entire chest and abdomen, coupled with his strengthened physical fitness and the preparations he had made in advance to withstand the impact, which prevented Wang Sheng from being instantly killed by the Illusionary Poison Python. Even so, flying dozens of meters and crashing heavily to the ground, the pain from the huge impact on his chest and abdomen made it difficult for Wang Sheng to get up for a while.

Wang Sheng was knocked behind the rock that the mother snake used to shed its skin, so Song Yan and Song Lao Yu didn't see Wang Sheng at first, which led them to misunderstand that Wang Sheng had died.

Seeing Wang Sheng walking over unscathed, and his tone of voice not even a little weak, a huge joy suddenly rose in Song Yan's heart. The feeling of joy that suddenly filled her entire chest and mind made her speechless for a moment, and she just looked at the figure slowly walking over and smiled.

Song Lao Yu, on the other hand, looked like he had seen a ghost, looking at Wang Sheng in disbelief. In the short span of a few minutes, he had experienced three near-death experiences in a row, all thanks to Wang Sheng.

The first time was with the mother snake at the peak of the third level, with its own binding formation. They couldn't escape and couldn't win, and thought they were going to die, but the mother snake was killed by Wang Sheng with two blows using something they didn't know what it was.

The second time was with the male snake at the early stage of the fourth level, with its own binding formation. They couldn't escape and couldn't win, and thought they were going to die, but the male snake was killed by Wang Sheng with two blows using something they didn't know what it was.

The third time was with that venomous fang, which pierced into the mountain wall, grazing his scalp. At one point, Song Lao Yu thought he was dead, but fortunately he wasn't.

After three times, Song Lao Yu thought that nothing could shock him anymore, but seeing Wang Sheng, who had clearly withstood an attack that even he might not be able to withstand and was certain to die, actually walking towards him in good condition, Song Lao Yu was still shocked. How was that possible?

In addition to being shocked, Song Lao Yu suddenly laughed happily. The two Illusionary Poison Pythons were dead, which meant that Song Yan's trial had been successfully passed. There were only three people involved, Song Yan herself, Song Lao Yu at only the middle stage of the third level, and Wang Sheng who was not even in the flow, which completely met the conditions of the trial. Even if those elders wanted to deny it, they couldn't.

I really don't know what their expressions will be when the bodies of the two Illusionary Poison Pythons appear in front of those elders. They painstakingly arranged all this, and I don't know what level of experts they used, but the result was like this. I guess they'll be so angry that they'll vomit blood, right?

But one thing is more troublesome, Song Lao Yu still doesn't know how to tell Wang Sheng. After all, these two Illusionary Poison Pythons were killed by Wang Sheng alone. Although Song Lao Yu and Song Yan had taken action, the result of that action was almost no different from not taking action. Therefore, the bodies of the two Illusionary Poison Pythons were Wang Sheng's spoils of war.

Song Lao Yu was worried about what price he would have to pay to get the bodies of the two Illusionary Poison Pythons from Wang Sheng. After all, a peak third-level and an early fourth-level, placed outside, would also be a huge fortune.

Just as Song Lao Yu was pondering here, Wang Sheng had already walked to the side of the first mother snake. His hand had just touched a scale of the mother snake when he suddenly noticed something different.