Chapter 809: Chapter 352: Heavy-Hitting Strike! (Part 2)
As seen.
The energy in the fire attribute background is continuously channeled into the puppet, and the energy on the puppet is also continuously channeled onto the Fire Lotus.
This was initially an extremely unfavorable situation for Xu Ran.
But at this moment, Xu Ran’s lips curved into a slight smile.
"Is this your limit?"
As soon as he spoke, the golden light on his body flared again, and the golden light on his fists was even brighter than before.
In an instant, the balance between the originally red and gold contest tilted, leaning towards Xu Ran’s side.
As Xu Ran’s body’s golden light flared once more, the Fire Lotus that had been continuously burning suddenly froze, as if an unknown force had paused it, and the flames stopped flickering.
Just as everyone was unsure of what happened.
"Crack!"
A crisp shattering sound suddenly rang out.
"What was that sound?" the voice of the little junior sister suddenly arose.
The other soul bodies were also puzzled, unable to see anything amiss.
"Look closely at the core of the Fire Lotus!" a cold voice sounded; it was the voice of the senior brother.
Immediately, all the soul bodies’ eyes turned towards the core where Xu Ran’s fists were touching.
At the once-perfect core of the Fire Lotus, a crack appeared.
It was precisely the emergence of this crack that caused that crisp breaking sound to be heard.
"This newcomer has won!"
As the second senior brother’s voice echoed in the dueling arena.
The suspended Fire Lotus, as if paused in time, caused the entire dueling arena space to show glass-like cracks centered around Xu Ran’s fists.
"Crack!"
With the sound of shattering, the entire scene resembling a sea of flames quickly faded away.
The Fire Lotus suspended high above, like a sun, turned to ashes and drifted across this space.
At this moment, the Fire Attribute Puppet, with hands pressed together and eyes closed, the flames burning continuously on it also completely extinguished, and the hard wood surface of its body displayed one crack after another.
Those cracks were precisely where the Flame Talismans had previously appeared on its body.
As Xu Ran retracted his fists, the fragmented Fire Attribute Puppet collapsed violently to the ground, sending up a cloud of dust.
...
Such a result indeed took everyone by surprise.
They had not expected that the Fire Lotus composed of liquid flames could be shattered by Xu Ran’s fists.
It must be known that this liquid flame was the most powerful fire attribute energy, and Xu Ran relied on the strength of his Great Success [Innate Saint’s Sacred Body] to break it into pieces, fully demonstrating how powerful his physical strength truly was.
At this moment, all the soul bodies fell silent.
They now truly understood the immense strength of the Great Success [Innate Saint’s Sacred Body].
Previously, they had only learned about the [Innate Saint’s Sacred Body] from ancient texts and the elders’ oral accounts, never having truly seen one.
But now, such a powerful physique was displayed right before their eyes, and they were utterly shocked.
"Gulp!" all the soul bodies found it unbelievable, "This is the [Innate Saint’s Sacred Body] acclaimed to be the first ancient physique!"
Even the little junior sister, who was usually unimpressed, was left stunned when she saw the Fire Lotus turn to ashes and scattered into the sky, her hands drooping on the seat, and her mouth twitching continuously.
"This... this... this..."
The little junior sister uttered "this" three times, but the rest of her words were long in coming, showing her profound shock.
"Sigh!" After a long pause, she finally spoke, "This newcomer... is too strong!"
This was the first time such praise for Xu Ran came from her mouth, clearly showing how utterly she was impressed by Xu Ran.
This also meant that the senior brother, whom she deemed to have the highest talent, must now rank below Xu Ran.
After all, she had only opposed Xu Ran before because she believed that the senior brother’s talent was unmatched.
But now...
After saying that, her glance still landed on the senior brother, finding no discomfort on his face.
And the second senior brother, who had always recognized Xu Ran’s talent, chuckled upon hearing the little junior sister’s words.
"Who would’ve thought, in this world, there would be someone you’d acknowledge!"
The little junior sister, though called such, was actually very strong when it came to abilities.
At the very least, she matched the second senior brother in strength.
After all, the little junior sister excelled in Soul Power, but in the trial stages, Soul Power was not highly applicable.
Even so, she became the third person to conquer the Nine-Layered Giant Tower, and now she was the fourth.
This showed that the little junior sister’s talent was also exceptional.
Her pride in being awed by the senior brother was already rare, and being similarly awed by Xu Ran indicated the immense internal struggle she experienced.
"This newcomer..." the second senior brother said, looking at Xu Ran in the mirror, "is indeed the chosen one!"
This statement was ambiguous, leaving its meaning unclear.
"With such potential and talent, indeed he’s worthy of selection!"
The other soul bodies were confused by their words.
Wasn’t everyone chosen by the Nine-Layered Giant Tower?
But some had passed more trial stages than others.
Having said enough, neither the senior brother nor the second senior brother elaborated further, simply watching Xu Ran in the mirror quietly.
The other soul bodies saw that the two did not elaborate and dared not inquire further.
The little junior sister, hearing this topic, though unfamiliar with what they meant, chose not to ask.
...
At this moment.
In the dueling arena.
Xu Ran’s golden eyes fixed on the Fire Attribute Puppet, which now had numerous cracks and lay on the ground without any aura, just a normal puppet.
Then he turned towards the fire attribute background.
Suddenly, a crimson light burst forth from the background, merging lightning-fast into the Fire Attribute Puppet’s body.
"Whoosh!"
Immediately, a sound reminiscent of flames rising echoed in the dueling arena, and looking in the sound’s direction, the previously shattered Fire Attribute Puppet’s cracks were rapidly mending, the small eyes once again ignited with flames, and the fiery red orb on its chest lit up again.
In an instant, the Fire Attribute Puppet had recovered to its previous state.
It leapt up from the ground and rejoined the other four puppets, and clearly, it might not act again for now.
As it returned to its fellow puppets, a dazzling green light suddenly erupted from the green-glowing background, causing everyone to squint.
The green light appeared unexpectedly and faded just as quickly; Xu Ran opened his eyes to find the scene had reverted to the previous dueling arena appearance.
He then looked down, realizing his clothes had returned.
"This wood attribute energy can not only heal but also restore my clothing?"
Xu Ran was slightly surprised.
He had thought that his clothes would be completely lost until he successfully passed the trial, but unexpectedly, the wood attribute restored them.
"Being without clothes felt a bit uncomfortable, but now it feels much better!"
After all, he knew there were many soul bodies watching him, and it was truly a bit awkward without attire.
Having said that, Xu Ran’s gaze returned to the five puppets, muttering to himself.
"Which attribute is next?"
Of the remaining attributes, only earth and gold are left, so the next opponent can only be chosen from these two attribute puppets.
From the three previously dispatched attribute puppets, each attribute has its own traits.
Wood Attribute, healing.
Water Attribute, proliferation, force release, and corrosion.
Fire Attribute, fury.
Each attribute’s characteristic truly aligns with its nature.
"This Earth Attribute, I can guess, should be defense, since the trait of the Earth Attribute is heaviness, and heaviness corresponds to defense, which is well-known."
"And the stone giant outside just now was also Earth Attribute, with high defense as well!"
"As for the trait of the Gold Attribute, I truly have no clue?"
