World Projection Under the Wolf King, Entrusted Orphan

Having made a breakthrough alongside Leo, Wu Sheng strolled back contentedly.

This Blood Trial had truly been worth it—he had gained insights into his domain and will, vastly improving his strength, and even the Time-Space Shop had opened ahead of schedule.

Although he couldn't afford to activate the VIP Shop and Super VIP Shop yet for lack of funds, that was just "small change."

Since his purchase prices were already locked in, he could save his useful purchase chances and continue buying once the later shops opened.

"Still a bit of a pity. If I could have activated it during the Apprentice stage, the discount would have been even bigger!"

Wu Sheng shook his head, his tone carrying some dissatisfaction, but inwardly he was quite pleased.

After all, who else could have possessed a full one trillion Cosmic Crystals during the Apprentice stage?

Maybe someone could, but they wouldn't necessarily have the Time-Space Shop!

The first three items in the Time-Space Shop normally cost 10,000 contribution points each.

Activating at Star Grade gave a 90% discount, at Cosmic Level a 60% discount, at Domain Lord a 30% discount, and at Realm Lord it was full price. The prices for later items multiplied by a thousand each time.

If he had activated at Apprentice grade, that would have been truly satisfying.

The first two items would have been free, the third only 1 contribution point, and then the prices would have risen by a thousandfold each step.

That would have been far cheaper than activating at Planet Grade like Wu Sheng did, but unfortunately, Apprentice-grade Wu Sheng couldn't scrape together one trillion Cosmic Crystals.

Back then, he didn't even have a single Cosmic Crystal!

"Can't be too greedy. This is already pretty good!"

"Hmm, I still have 50 billion Cosmic Crystals on hand. That seems like a lot, but I'm still desperately short!"

"I have to take advantage of this Blood Trial to scavenge more—the more, the better!"

Wu Sheng thought to himself. If he wanted to encounter something like this again, he'd have to wait six hundred years for the Star Grade Blood Trial.

And he didn't know if he'd end up in another Trial Ground like CKHX-3819 back then.

If there was no easy mark to fleece and he got stuck with some random Trial Ground, his rise would definitely be delayed again.

Besides, as his level increased, not only would the cost to unlock the next two shops skyrocket, but getting acknowledged by the Source Laws before becoming a Realm Lord would become a pipe dream.

"Such a dilemma—they want me to spend money, but they're afraid of me leveling up too fast!"

Wu Sheng said helplessly, "But that's how this world works. Few people get through an entire life smoothly. I'm just one among countless others, nothing more."

Two years later, on a rocky outcrop in the Eastern Domain, Li Long and their group of about two hundred people stood silently, as if waiting for something.

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"Here it comes!" Suddenly, Li Long looked up at the sky. Above the Trial Ground, an inverted image abruptly appeared.

That image seemed to contain an endless ocean, with small icebergs floating on the water's surface, swept along by massive waves, crashing into each other.

Hum!

The inverted image in the sky suddenly became real, and an immense pressure instantly descended upon every part of the Trial Ground, shaking mountains and rocks to collapse and sending branches flying wildly.

"So powerful! This is the Realm Lord's unique technique—World Projection!"

Under this crushing pressure, Wu Sheng could barely breathe. He believed that if the one controlling the World Projection wished it, even this Trial Ground—which Cosmic Level trial-takers could hardly destroy—would be instantly ground to dust.

Including all of them—no one could escape!

"According to the rules, after the Central Domain opens, we have to quickly rush to the very core of the Central Domain under this overwhelming pressure from the World Force."

"Whether trial-takers or beasts, only by fleeing there can we gain temporary shelter!"

"The entire Trial Ground will slowly collapse from the outer edges under the Realm Lord's World Projection pressure, so don't harbor any illusions of luck."

"Running toward the Core Land is the only way to survive! Unless you're strong enough to ignore the crushing force of the World Projection!" Li Long's voice rang in everyone's ears.

This was the final survival game of the Trial Ground!

Those who ran fast got no candy!

But those who ran slow ended up dead, without a complete corpse!

"Brutal. For those trial-takers who hid early, knowing they couldn't survive, this is a nightmare!" Wu Sheng sighed.

Throughout the Trial Ground, many Prison Clan trial-takers had indeed hidden themselves early. If they weren't discovered, they'd be more than willing to stay hidden for another ten years.

But faced with this situation, how could the Prison Clan's higher-ups not know?

The Blood Trial was a bloody meat grinder for ordinary Prison Clan members to prove their strength, not a gentle haven for cowards to hide and scrape by.

At the very least, under this frantic countdown of life and death, every life was equal.

"Good thing that after the battle two years ago, Leo and his group wisely retreated to the Northern Domain. Otherwise, with them causing trouble, our situation would be even harder!"

"Now we just need to watch out for the beasts. Once we hide in the Core Land, we'll be temporarily safe."

Li Long's voice sounded again, but he didn't elaborate on what came next.

What happened in the Core Land?

Of course, even more brutal, frenzied slaughter!

Based on their current numbers, the entire Trial Ground still had nearly a thousand trial-takers left, and in this final Core Land, they had to eliminate ninety percent of them.

Because only a hundred people were allowed to survive in the end—no more, no less.

The World Projection overhead was clearly driving them, forcing them to gather together and finally decide the last hundred victors.

"Everyone, prepare yourselves. Based on past experience, it'll take another half day before the Central Domain fully opens."

After Li Long finished speaking, he sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes to rest.

Ao!

Roar!

Woo!

All around, countless beastly howls erupted. They too had clearly sensed the abnormality in the entire Trial Ground.

Some beasts that had been carefully hiding were forced to flee, and since the various beast packs were far from friendly with each other, many had gone berserk.

Their eyes were wide and bloodshot, as if stimulated by something, showing extreme agitation. Some had even started tearing into each other.

"Heh, a bunch of fools. Fight, kill—the more that die, the better."

"Hopefully they all die off. Then we can enter the Core Land without any obstacles!"

A group of Prison Clan Members sneered from time to time, watching the chaotic beasts slaughter each other with evident satisfaction.

Barring any surprises, once the Trial Ground began to slowly shatter from the outside, the beasts would surely charge inward to survive.

At that point, the beasts would be in direct competition with the trial-takers, so they wished for every last beast to die, saving them a great deal of Primal Force and mental energy.

"Yii-wu! Woo woo!"

A childish cry suddenly rang out. Wu Sheng looked over toward the sound.

He saw a half-meter-tall white wolf cub hiding beneath the belly of a four-meter-long White Giant Wolf, wailing pitifully.

It was a very small beast pack, now reduced to less than a hundred. Under the assault of the frenzied beasts, the remaining white wolves were rapidly dwindling.

Before long, only a dozen or so White Giant Wolves were left, all wounded and clearly not long for this world.

Only the little wolf cub, though drenched in blood, had been well protected and bore no injuries.

"Yii-wu!"

The little wolf cub cried out miserably, but with so many beasts around, its voice was drowned in the endless roars.

"Sigh. I owe you one from before. Consider this repayment."

Wu Sheng sighed and dashed forward swiftly.

As the crowd exchanged puzzled glances, he had already turned into a blur of Green Shadow and plunged into the beast pack.

"What's he doing? Time's almost up. Isn't he afraid of wasting his internal energy?"

"No idea. We've exchanged a few words with Brother Wu Sheng, but some of his actions are really hard to guess."

"But don't you think his speed is incredible?"

"Yeah. The World Projection's pressure isn't at its peak yet, but his speed is still absurdly fast. Did he break through?"

"I can't sense it. Looks like he's still Earth Grade Ninth Order. Breaking through from Earth Grade elite to Sky Grade is almost certain, but accumulating that much energy isn't easy."

While everyone was still puzzled, Wu Sheng, surrounded by faint green air currents, had already arrived in front of the little wolf cub.

"Woo woo!"

The little wolf cub seemed to remember Wu Sheng. It first growled at him with hostility, then its eyes showed a trace of sorrow.

"I can't do that." Wu Sheng seemed to understand its meaning and shook his head silently.

"Roar!"

The massive white wolf used its mouth to pick up the cub from beneath it, tremblingly placed it before Wu Sheng, and looked at him with pleading eyes.

But its mouth was already covered in blood, several teeth were broken, and there was a fatal wound on its lower jaw, deep enough to show bone.

Wu Sheng looked at the black horn still stuck in its belly, sighed, and said, "I promise you."