Chapter 819: Chapter 357: Nine Netherworld!
However, due to the birth of the four limbs, the dark golden glow on the Earth Attribute Puppet’s body had already dissipated, and the Taotie phantom behind it also disappeared together.
"This is..." Xu Ran muttered, looking at the changes in the sky, "These divine techniques, can the puppet only use them once?"
The fact was just as Xu Ran had guessed, such divine techniques could indeed only be used once.
Even so, Xu Ran did not relax, his body was constantly tense, ready to respond to the next situation at any moment.
"Whew!"
In the dueling arena, after a moment of calm, a sound like a flame extinguishing suddenly rang out. Following the sound, one could see that the Earth Attribute Puppet, which had just recovered its four limbs, suddenly had the yellow light in its left eye extinguished.
"Rustle, rustle, rustle!"
At the same time, a sound of flowing sand also echoed in the dueling arena.
"It’s in that giant tripod!"
Xu Ran looked at the floating Houtu Tripod and said confidently. The sound of flowing sand he heard was indeed coming from that tripod.
"What kind of method is it this time?"
Xu Ran was quite curious about the yellow giant tripod.
Just now, the Earth Attribute Puppet’s aura had undergone an earth-shattering change and even possessed a poison gas that could almost corrode innate qi.
One must know that innate qi is the substance that accompanied the beginning of heaven and earth, and theoretically, nothing in this world can compare to it.
But because of this yellow giant tripod, did an Earth Attribute Puppet possess such an ability?!
"If this giant tripod was complete, would the poison gas that had just leaked be even more terrifying? With my current control over innate qi, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to withstand it for even one breath’s time before turning into a pool of poisonous water!"
Xu Ran speculated.
What he didn’t know was that the yellow giant tripod before his eyes was the Houtu Tripod, reputed to be the number one divine artifact of Earth Attribute.
Divine artifacts are also things that were born with the beginning of heaven and earth, on par with innate qi.
Moreover, the Houtu Tripod has been buried in the Earth Vein for many years.
The Earth Vein is also a place that gathers almost all Earth Attribute materials, complementing each other.
So, within the Houtu Tripod, there is everything of the Earth Attribute, including various materials!
However, this Houtu Tripod was indeed missing some things and was incomplete!
"Rustle, rustle, rustle!"
As time passed bit by bit, the sound of flowing sand from the Houtu Tripod grew louder, until the entire dueling arena was filled with this sound.
"Whew!"
Suddenly, the yellow light in the eyes of the Earth Attribute Puppet completely vanished.
At the same time, the Houtu Tripod suspended in the sky began to shake violently, as if something was about to come out of it.
"Something is about to come out of it?!" Xu Ran murmured as he watched the Houtu Tripod.
Xu Ran’s guess was soon confirmed.
"Whoosh!"
Only to hear a fierce sound like the flow of sand, grains of white sand suddenly shot out from the Houtu Tripod, like a pouring Milky Way, the sand cascading down in a white sand waterfall.
Each grain of falling sand carried an icy chill, and within this chill was a sharp aura, forming blades upon hitting the ground.
"This... this is Nine Nether Cold Sand!"
Outside the dueling arena, the Second Senior Brother shouted in surprise upon seeing the sand cascading like a waterfall.
He suddenly stood up, his eyes full of disbelief and envy.
"Nine Nether Cold Sand!"
"The Nine Nether Cold Sand, reputed to be the first grinding sand in the world?"
"So much Nine Nether Cold Sand?!"
"In the process of forging divine soldiers, even adding a single grain of Nine Nether Cold Sand can make the divine soldier incomparably sharp, carrying an icy chill that can freeze a person’s soul and thoughts!"
...
Discussion erupted outside the dueling arena.
Without exception, every soul body had eyes glowing red, staring intensely at the Nine Nether Cold Sand cascading like a waterfall!
Some soul bodies even swallowed their saliva, showing how great the allure of these materials known as Nine Nether Cold Sand was to them!
"There’s so much Nine Nether Cold Sand in the Houtu Tripod?!" The Little Junior Sister was also amazed at the white sand falling in the trial.
"It’s said that Nine Nether Cold Sand is born in the Endless Abyss and can only be found at the very bottom, and the Houtu Tripod holds so much? Has it collected all the Nine Nether Cold Sand?"
Nine Nether Cold Sand’s birth conditions are extremely harsh.
The Endless Abyss, one of the dangerous places existing since the world was born, is aptly named, with extremely low temperatures that are hard to withstand, and those temperatures not only disrupt the body’s balance but can freeze thoughts.
Frozen, not slowed.
Once thoughts are frozen in the Endless Abyss, recovery is extremely difficult.
Nine Nether Cold Sand is born in such an environment.
Moreover, the Endless Abyss is a pitch-black chasm that seems bottomless. According to ancient records, someone once explored the Endless Abyss, reaching only five hundred meters at its deepest.
Yes, just a depth of five hundred meters, and Nine Nether Cold Sand is only born at five hundred meters below in the Endless Abyss.
Back then, the great power who entered the five hundred-meter depth brought back five grains of Nine Nether Cold Sand and fused them into five divine soldiers.
These five divine soldiers are still on the divine soldier list today!
Later attempts to explore the five hundred-meter depth also brought back Nine Nether Cold Sand, but the quantity was counted in grains!
It’s likely that the only person who could enter the Endless Abyss and emerge safely is the Senior Brother with the Extreme Ice Body.
Yet, what was so difficult to obtain, so much Nine Nether Cold Sand now, is cascading down like a waterfall, without limit.
All soul bodies witnessing such a scene wished they were undergoing the trial, so just grabbing a handful would allow their forged divine soldiers to dominate the divine soldier list!
"These Nine Nether Cold Sand are not real, but materialized!"
At this moment, the cold voice of the Senior Brother rang out, instantly shattering their illusions!
"Materialized?" The Little Junior Sister was somewhat confused.
"If you observe carefully, you’ll find that these Nine Nether Cold Sand falling like a waterfall only form a thin layer on the ground, without any sign of increasing beyond that!"
Hearing what the Senior Brother said, everyone looked at the ground simultaneously, noticing that no matter how much Nine Nether Cold Sand fell from above, the ground still held only that one layer.
Suddenly, the fervor in everyone’s eyes dissipated significantly. Everyone wanted to obtain the Nine Nether Cold Sand, expecting there to be so much in the trial indeed.
They are all disciples under the Nine-Layered Giant Tower, perhaps with the chance to enter the trial again and obtain Nine Nether Cold Sand later on.
Now, being told these Nine Nether Cold Sand were materialized, they felt a significant disparity in their hearts!
"However..."
Just as everyone was feeling downhearted, the Senior Brother’s voice rang out again.
"Since the Houtu Tripod can materialize so much Nine Nether Cold Sand, it means that the complete Houtu Tripod indeed contains that much Nine Nether Cold Sand!"
"If you can replenish the Houtu Tripod, perhaps you can truly obtain such a large quantity of Nine Nether Cold Sand!"
The Senior Brother’s remarks were somewhat teasing.
Other than the Senior Brother, no one present knew what was missing from the Houtu Tripod, or where to find the missing part.
Thinking this, all the soul bodies shook their heads, casting aside any extraneous thoughts and returning their focus to the trial.
All the soul bodies were also curious about how Xu Ran could possibly pass this level.
Nine Nether Cold Sand is the best material for forging divine soldiers in the world, which also means that Nine Nether Cold Sand possesses all the conditions that divine soldiers require.
Hardness, sharpness, and divine techniques...
Why is Nine Nether Cold Sand calculated in grains when forging divine soldiers?
Because a single grain of Nine Nether Cold Sand weighs several hundred pounds, with extremely high quality.
And this cascade of countless Nine Nether Cold Sand, is it millions? Tens of millions? Or even billions?
Such immense weight pressing down on Xu Ran, even a Great Success Innate Saint’s Sacred Body wouldn’t withstand it for a breath’s time, being crushed into paste!
