Chapter 811: Chapter 353: The Junior Sister Remains Silent and Only Nods
"This newcomer’s physical strength is incredibly strong, nothing like we were back then!"
"I feel that during the trial, we wouldn’t have lasted even a breath in front of this newcomer!"
"Forget one person, even combining everyone except the three senior brothers and sisters wouldn’t be enough for him alone!"
"This newcomer is truly abnormal!"
...
Everywhere was filled with voices discussing Xu Ran’s physical strength.
Even with such intense discussion, the senior brother only coldly stared at Xu Ran in the mirror, saying nothing, his icy eyes seemingly flashing with a cold light, and pondering something as well.
After a long while, the senior brother finally spoke.
"What do you think the newcomer was thinking just now?"
This question not only puzzled all the soul bodies, but even the usually perceptive second senior brother and junior sister were a bit at a loss.
"Senior brother, are you saying the newcomer was thinking about something just now?" second senior brother asked uncertainly.
It’s important to know that the earth attribute puppet just summoned tens of thousands of stone swords from the mountain, the momentum like Mount Tai pressing down, hovering over Xu Ran’s head.
Typically, with such terrifying earth attribute energy looming overhead, forget about thinking, even breathing becomes extremely difficult.
Moreover, under such immense pressure, one’s thoughts tend to slow due to the overwhelming force.
So, the senior brother’s implication was that, even in this immense pressure and facing a life-and-death situation, the newcomer was thinking about other things in his mind?
The senior brother’s conclusion was truly shocking!!!
"Impossible, senior brother, could someone really think about other things under such high pressure?" junior sister voiced disbelief.
Though her physical strength wasn’t as strong as the others,
her soul power training gave her a pressure resistance far beyond the others.
Even she, under such high pressure, couldn’t have a free mind; her thoughts might even be slowed down!
The crux during a trial is the participants’ first thought: don’t die during the trial.
It’s only after completing the trial that those killed will be resurrected.
A fact known only after the trial ends!
Coming from the senior brother, this was truly terrifying, even causing some to doubt he might be mistaken for the first time!
"It’s not wrong!" the senior brother shook his head, "I’m definitely not mistaken!"
The senior brother was also contemplating, yet Xu Ran was thinking why the five puppets didn’t simultaneously attack him, while the senior brother pondered what Xu Ran was thinking at that moment.
All the soul bodies were now thinking about one thing.
"Was the senior brother really not mistaken just now?"
...
"Rustle!"
"Rustle!"
"Rustle!"
"Rustle!"
...
Countless fragments of stone fell from the sky, making a soft, plinking sound, yet it was irrelevant to Xu Ran.
At this moment, his mind was exceedingly clear, as memories kept flashing back, from the start of his trial until now.
Every trial scene previously experienced was immensely vivid, replaying in his head, seeking a method to break through while totally ignoring the earth attribute puppet.
However.
Seeing Xu Ran completely ignore him,
the earth attribute puppet didn’t hold anything back, immediately forming hand signs with flexibility, no less dexterous than a living person.
Its hands constantly glowing with yellow spiritual qi, simultaneously the earth attribute background behind it sparked brilliantly, as the earth attribute puppet’s aura surged and swirled around it.
"Whoosh!"
The surging aura formed a gale around it, lifting the shattered stones Xu Ran had just smashed, instantly forming a tornado of sand, attacking Xu Ran.
The tornado continued advancing toward Xu Ran.
Yet unexpectedly, Xu Ran didn’t even glance up, merely waved his hand, unleashing a golden tsunami of spiritual qi from within.
"Bang!"
Instantly, the imposing tornado vanished without a trace, and the scattered stones fell once more.
Nonetheless, the earth attribute puppet didn’t display anger but instead cracked a human-like smile.
It immediately formed hand signs again, channeling energy from the earth attribute background into itself, the yellow aura at its fingertips becoming more solid.
Meanwhile, the scattered stones around lit up with yellow light and linked together.
In an instant, the chaotic stones formed an array.
"The earth attribute puppet can actually use an array?!!" junior sister exclaimed, unable to remain seated.
This reality was truly terrifying.
It’s known that even if these five puppets were once attribute kings, records indicate the Earth King indeed possessed supreme skills in array engraving.
However, that’s a matter before their death!
Engraving an array requires vast spiritual power, which originates from the sea of spirit within the mind.
Once a person dies, the sea of spirit shatters immediately, meaning even if the body’s previous strength remains, they cannot form the sea of spirit, making it impossible for puppets to engrave arrays!
Yet the earth attribute puppet used an array right under their noses!
Not only junior sister, but all soul bodies were astonished by this scene.
From their experience, it’s impossible for puppets to use arrays; at most, the one refining the puppet could engrave arrays onto it.
For a moment, second senior brother was also bewildered, looking at senior brother, noticing no surprise on his face, then stuttered.
"D-Did you know all along, senior brother?"
Among those present, only senior brother had completed this trial; if anyone knew, it would be him.
Unexpectedly, senior brother shook his head under everyone’s watchful eyes.
"When I underwent the trial, the earth attribute puppet didn’t use an array!"
"Then..." second senior brother was puzzled about the lack of surprise on his face.
"What you should know, you will naturally know!" senior brother didn’t directly answer their question, instead leaving them a cryptic phrase, leaving all soul bodies clueless.
Second senior brother, seeing senior brother refuse to discuss further, shifted the topic, looking at junior sister.
"Junior sister, you specialize in soul power, though not specializing in arrays, you can at least identify what array the earth attribute puppet is using, right?"
Junior sister wore a troubled expression, her eyes fixed on the scene in the mirror, furrowing her brows briefly before relaxing, and spoke.
"Earth Demon Spiral Stake!"
"Earth Demon Spiral Stake!"
"Earth Demon Spiral Stake!"
...
As junior sister’s voice echoed, the dueling arena resounded with responses, including second senior brother’s voice.
"Are you sure, junior sister?" second senior brother questioned again.
Junior sister remained silent, only nodding firmly.
In the dueling arena, after a brief silence, second senior brother finally spoke.
"Who’d expect the first earth attribute array, Earth Demon Spiral Stake, to appear during the trial, even if released by the Earth King puppet!"
Second senior brother’s tone was filled with a mix of fortune and regret.
Fortunate to witness the first earth attribute array, unfortunate as it was released by a puppet, not the Earth King himself.
Yet if truly released by the Earth King himself, probably none could pass this trial, not even senior brother and this newcomer!
