Living Beings' Reactions Under Life-and-Death Pressure

Wrapped in the Wind Domain, Wu Sheng charged through the beast horde with the little wolf cub, directly stabbing a Soul Thorn into any reckless beast that crossed his path.

If a beast had no soul, he either dodged quickly or used his Telekinetic Weapon to block, occasionally even using Soul Illusion to drag nearby beasts over to take a few hits for him.

Using such wide-ranging techniques would be a massive drain for an ordinary Prison Clan member, but for Wu Sheng, who had an Inner World... it was a piece of cake!

After breaking out, Wu Sheng even unleashed a large-scale Combined Illusion, not only making the beasts tear into each other but also preventing them from spreading the battle to the other trial-takers.

"Brother Wu Sheng, what are you doing?" someone asked curiously.

They were genuinely puzzled. They hadn't expected Wu Sheng to waste so much energy just to save a little beast.

Staring at the blood-soaked wolf cub trembling on the ground, everyone was baffled.

"Nothing much. I felt a connection with it, so I saved it." Wu Sheng smiled calmly, with no intention of explaining further.

What the hell?

A connection, so you save it. No connection, and you just slaughter left and right, right?

Do you even know how many beasts died by your hands during that charge and retreat?

And what do you mean 'save'? Are you going to waste a Battle Suit Count to bring it out of the Trial Ground like a trial-taker?

But Wu Sheng's strength was nothing to scoff at, and since he clearly didn't want to talk, everyone dropped the subject.

For Wu Sheng, he had genuinely acted on a moment of softness when he charged in. As for what came next, he hadn't thought that far.

"Sleep. Once you're asleep, all the pain is gone. From now on, you stick with me. I can't promise you much, but I can guarantee meat at every meal!"

Wu Sheng stroked its head, his voice carrying an uncanny magic. The little wolf cub felt its consciousness grow drowsy, closed its eyes, and fell asleep.

"Carry it for me. Clean it up if you can, but don't wake it up!"

When Wu Sheng handed the little wolf cub to Man Gu, the nearly four-meter-tall Triceratops nearly stumbled and fell.

Can you not?

I'm a mighty, majestic bull! And you want me to be a babysitter?

Wu Sheng didn't care what he thought. He sat off to the side, calmly recovering his internal energy.

Only Bai Yu, standing on Man Gu's massive neck shield, snickered, occasionally letting out a "croak, croak" that made Man Gu want to stomp him flat with his hooves.

Rumble!

Less than half a day later, the ground began to tremble violently, and the pressure in the sky skyrocketed.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

A piercing screech came from afar, like something being torn apart by an immense force.

"This place is about to shatter. If you don't want to die, follow me!"

Li Long shouted, spear in hand, taking the lead.

"Ah, this is awful. My speed is probably less than a tenth of what it was!"

"You're lucky. I'm a spiritual mind master, and I can't even reach a third of your speed. We're screwed. Running is this hard, let alone flying!"

Many Prison Clan members felt something was wrong the moment they started moving.

In past Trial Grounds, even if flying was impossible, fast running was still doable.

But now, the pressure from the World Projection had surged. At this speed, they couldn't even outrun the beasts.

Whoosh!

Snowflakes fell from the sky, and everyone immediately felt lighter.

"Haha, Brother Li Long is a real lifesaver!"

"Thank you, Brother Li Long!"

"Then move it. Keeping the domain active is a huge drain on Li Long. Even if we shake off the beasts, once we reach the Ultimate Land, there'll be brutal fighting."

"Right, right, right!"

Everyone quickly reorganized. The weaker spiritual mind masters climbed onto four-legged Prison Clan members like Man Gu.

The slightly stronger spiritual mind masters were dragged along by other warriors as they all rushed toward the core.

"This won't work. The World Projection is the evolved form of a domain. Even if Li Long's Ice Snow Domain is similar to this water-attribute World Projection, they'll still clash!"

Wu Sheng saw the problem. Using a domain to fight a World Projection for control of the sky was like smashing an egg against a rock.

A domain corresponds to the Life Core!

A World Projection corresponds to the Realm Lord's Inner World.

The carriers themselves were worlds apart, and Li Long didn't even have a Life Core, let alone the advantage of a Realm Lord's realm.

"He's under a lot of strain. Even if he doesn't care about the energy drain, the beasts behind us will still catch up."

Wu Sheng glanced back and saw the beasts packed tightly together. Driven by the collapsing land behind them, they had abandoned their killing instincts and were charging en masse toward the center.

A beast tide!

This is a challenge that all trial-takers must face in the later stages!

"I can't do it anymore. Those savage beasts might not be smart, but their bodies are genuinely tough. It's hard enough for us to run on our own, and dragging along these fragile mentalists is practically suicide!"

Suddenly someone shouted loudly, and at the same time, his large, scale-covered hand loosened, letting the Woodborn Clan mentalist woman behind him fall to the rear, while his own speed immediately increased by a large margin.

"No!"

That Woodborn Clan woman fell behind, her speed plummeting.

Her eyes were filled with terror, and her mouth kept begging, but the next moment, she was trampled into mud by the mad stampede of savage beasts.

"Hmph! Selfish bastard!"

"Exactly, a piece of trash!"

Many mentalists saw this scene and, sharing the same plight, cursed one after another.

But the martial artists watched coldly from the sidelines, and some even had a frantic look swirling in their eyes, as if they wanted to do the same.

Different stances meant different considerations!

But when it came down to it, in the end, everyone was just looking out for themselves!

Chi!

A blue light formed from an ice spear shot over, pinning the martial artist who had let go directly to the spot, though the blue light was very precise.

It only pierced through the man's shoulder, not taking his life.

"No! Save me! I don't want to die!"

The wound on that man's shoulder wasn't fatal, but being pinned here had practically sentenced him to death.

His cries for help drew no response from anyone, and he could only look back in despair.

Rushing toward him were enormous hoofed claws, each as thick as a large bowl, some sharp, some thick and heavy.

Before he could think much more, endless darkness completely engulfed him.

"If anyone wants to die, say so in advance—I can help them find release!"

Li Long's icy voice rang out all around, immediately reining in those martial artists who had been itching to act.

The same thing played out in the other three regions.

"I'm honestly speechless. Look behind you at those savage beasts you all think are stupid—right now they can hold back their bloodlust, help each other, and move forward together. And you? How are you living worse than beasts?"

In the Northern Domain, Leo propped up his massive "Thunder Domain" to shield everyone inside, but not long after, with the same explosive fury, he used his giant form to stomp a selfish martial artist into mud.