Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 329 Nine-story Divine Tower
The second senior brother was silent for a moment, staring at Xu Ran in the mirror, before he slowly spoke.

"This new guy is better than me!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the souls present were stunned.

You should know that the existence of this dojo can be traced back to ancient times. In that era, many heroes gathered together, countless geniuses emerged, and countless new schools were created.

In that case, the selection rules for the dojo are still based on the strongest of that generation.

The second senior brother was the strongest genius at that time who successfully defeated the contemporary geniuses. He had a strong foundation from the beginning of the world and an unparalleled special physique.

Only when all these conditions are met can one become the first person to successfully pass the test of the nine-story tower.

If it weren't for the eldest senior brother who was born later and successfully took the position of eldest senior brother from him, he would be the eldest senior brother now.

It is precisely because of this that in the vast Source Realm, the Second Senior Brother is only willing to acknowledge one person, and that is the current First Senior Brother. Apart from him, no one else can be praised by him.

Not to mention praise, there is not even a possibility of saying a good word.

The souls present all knew what kind of personality Second Brother had, so they were extremely surprised by his words.

The second brother, who was always arrogant and only acknowledged the eldest brother, actually said that he was not as good as the newcomer! !
"Second Brother, this isn't like you! How dare you say something like that?"

The little sister stared at the second brother in disbelief. Although the two of them had been bickering, she didn't want to acknowledge the second brother's position.

But she also knew how powerful Second Brother's methods were.

"There's nothing wrong with admitting this!" The second brother continued, "When I was undergoing the trial, I also discovered this method and used it to pass several trials."

"However, the one who discovered this problem at the first level and dared to implement it so boldly is too strong-willed. Moreover, he has the support of the Great Perfection [Innate Saint Body]. I am not praising him by saying this!"

There is one more important point that he did not say.

Xu Ran, currently only a baby under two years old, would gain immense benefits once he successfully passed the trials, having already attained the [Innate Saint Body]!
Such benefits can immediately offset the disadvantage of his short cultivation years.

"Senior Brother, what do you think?" The younger sister looked at the soul body sitting in the middle again and asked.

There was also a moment of silence, and then the voice that could freeze time sounded again.

"This newcomer's talent is unmatched, not even me!"

The ice-cold voice rang out in the arena, and the icy chill made all the souls present seem to be frozen. The souls of different colors now had a thin layer of frost around their bodies.

It is obvious that even he, who is called the eldest brother, was a little surprised by Xu Ran's action.

"Huh!" When the second senior brother heard his words, he also let out a long sigh, as if he had received a shot of cardiotonic, and said slowly.

"Since you said so, I will say it too!"

After thinking for a moment, the second brother continued.

"When you were undergoing the trial, I was the only one watching. You also discovered this method at the first level, but you were much older than him at that time."

"Furthermore, his knowledge is much higher than this newcomer, so his talent is indeed very strong."

The second senior brother stared at Xu Ran in the mirror without moving his eyes.

"Moreover, he possesses the [Innate Saint Body], which is also incomparable to you."

"Not only that, there is something sealed inside him..."

Having said that, the second senior brother suddenly stopped talking. It was obvious that what Xu Ran had in his body was not possessed by the eldest senior brother either. This was why he admitted that his talent was not as good as his.

However, except for the eldest brother, no one else could hear the other meaning of these words, not even the younger sister.

"What's the matter? Don't say half the words??"

The younger sister raised a series of questions and kept asking the second brother.

"As a spiritual practitioner, can't you find the answer yourself?" The second senior brother did not directly answer the junior sister's words, but asked her to find the answer herself.

"Humph!" the younger sister said angrily, "Just look for it yourself!"

After saying this, she stared at Xu Ran in the mirror. However, apart from that, she did not make any other movements, and the soul power that she was so proud of did not escape.

Because, before the trial is over, no external force can influence the person undergoing the trial.

at the same time.

On the white jade stairs.

While the soul bodies in the arena were constantly discussing, Xu Ran was already moving step by step towards the 200th level of the white jade stairs.

After breaking through the limits of his physical body, the remaining white jade stairs were as easy as walking on flat ground for him, without any resistance at all.

After a while, they arrived at the 199th step.

When the strange man saw Xu Ran coming to the 199th step, his eyes suddenly lit up and he could not hide the anticipation in his eyes at all.

"Xu Ran, you must hold steady on the 200th floor. Don't be anxious. Compared to the 100th floor, the pressure here is completely different!"

The strange people at this time also believed that if Xu Ran wanted to successfully step onto the 200th white jade staircase, just like the 100th staircase, Xu Ran would need to spend a lot of time.

At the same time, because of Xu Ran's age, they were afraid that he might accidentally fall down from the top, so they gave him a warning.

He didn't want the plan he had spent so many years on to be destroyed today.

In his plan, Xu Ran must succeed, no matter how long it takes.

"Boom!"

Just after the strange man gave the reminder, Xu Ran's thin feet suddenly stepped onto the 200th white jade staircase with great ease, without any of the ferocious expression he had before.

This step comes naturally, just like walking up an ordinary staircase.

"Buzz!"

When Xu Ran stepped onto the 200th step, a buzzing sound that only he could hear rang in his ears, like bees surrounding his ears.

As the sound of the bee rang out, a piece of white suddenly appeared in front of Xu Ran's eyes, as if his vision was blocked by the snow, and a chill came over him.

Suddenly, even though Xu Ran had broken through the limits of his physical body, the hairs on his body still stood up, and spider-web-like cracks appeared on his smooth skin.

In just a moment, the white before my eyes melted away as if encountering spring. The hairs that had stood up drooped, and my skin returned to its previous smoothness. As the white gradually melted, my vision returned to normal.

I saw that Xu Ran was in an open valley, which was not much different from the valley where he was in the first level.

However, the valley before was lush and green, with countless giant trees and vegetation. The tall branches and leaves blocked the view from the sky, and only a few rays of sunlight shone through the gaps between the branches and leaves to the ground.

But this time, the valley was gray all over, and was filled with piled-up rocks, surrounding Xu Ran.

At the front of the valley, there is a mountain hundreds of meters high. The top of the mountain is bare and gravel is scattered everywhere.

The entire valley was like a lifeless corpse. Looking around, there was no living creature. It seemed that in this valley, apart from Xu Ran, there was no life.

[Nine-story tower difficulty increased: Please kill all living things in sight! ]

While Xu Ran was still a little surprised, an emotionless voice came from the sky. This voice was exactly the same as the voice that first entered the valley.

This was the second time I heard this sound, so there was no surprise at all.

However, the words spoken by this voice did make him feel quite confused.

"Kill every living thing you see? This valley is completely lifeless. Even the flying catkins in the air are gray. In such an environment, not to mention living things, I'm afraid even a cactus can't survive!"

Xu Ran muttered to himself while observing the surrounding environment.

Although he said this, his body did not relax at all and he looked around vigilantly.

Since the voice in the sky said so, there must be a reason for it. It’s just that I haven’t discovered the key yet.

In the arena.

When the soul body saw Xu Ran appear in the gray valley, it fell into silence again. Even the motionless and flickering color of the soul body stopped at this moment.

It's as if they themselves were suspended.

"It seems that the Nine-Story Tower doesn't want this newcomer to pass the trial so easily!!" The junior sister saw the environment Xu Ran was in through the mirror, and suddenly felt a little gloating.

"How dare you laugh at others? Don't you remember why you failed in this trial in the first place?"

At the same time, the second brother's inappropriate words rang in her ears, which made her recall things that happened long ago.

For her at that time, this valley was the fifth level she had experienced.

The way to pass the level is also very simple, which is to kill all living things you see in front of you, but these living things need to be awakened.

At that time, because of her powerful soul power, she quickly discovered the living things in the valley, namely the stones piled on the roadside and the hundreds of meters high mountain in front of the valley.

You need to wake up these stones first and then kill them one by one to pass the trial of this level.

Although she discovered early on that these stones were living things, these stones themselves had strong defensive capabilities. As a practitioner specializing in soul cultivation, she had no way to break these stones.

Therefore, she lasted several hours in this trial.

Of course, these few hours didn't mean she was fighting with the rocks, but rather she was being beaten alive for several hours!!

This scene happened to be seen by the eldest and second brothers, and it was also a past event that she did not want to be mentioned.

"Hmph!" She was a little dissatisfied with her second brother for asking her to recall the embarrassing incident before. "So what? This newcomer definitely doesn't have a soul as powerful as mine. He won't be able to find the target immediately!"

"By the time we find it, it will probably be surrounded by rocks, and then it will be too late!"

The second brother did not refute her, but instead said something from the other side.

"At this level, being surrounded by stones is a small matter. The most important thing is what happens afterwards!" said the second brother mysteriously.

This statement immediately aroused the curiosity of all the souls.

Except for the three souls in the front, no other soul present had experienced this level.

So when they saw this level, all the souls were confused.

Except for the three soul bodies in the front, all the other soul bodies only passed the second trial at most. Some even barely passed the first trial, but failed as soon as they entered the second level due to lack of breath.

Moreover, their qualifications, in front of the qualification detection divine stone, the lowest was deep red, the highest was light purple, and as for the three soul bodies in the front, they were the deepest purple.

Although the difference may not seem big, in fact, the difficulty of the trials they accept is vastly different.

Therefore, they have never experienced this level and have no idea what difficulties it involves.

Moreover, the three senior brothers and sisters with rankings were the first three people to enter the dojo, and no one had ever seen their trial levels.

Even souls are naturally curious about things they have never experienced.

"Stop talking halfway again?" The junior sister was a little dissatisfied.

As a junior sister, she came in later than the eldest and second senior brothers. She only knew what kind of trials they had gone through from their previous conversations. When she compared them with her, she could see the difference in qualifications.

As far as she knew, the second senior brother had also gone through five levels of trials, and the fifth level of trials was also in this gray valley.

However, she didn't know to what extent the trial had progressed.

According to the second senior brother, I am afraid that he has experienced something deeper in this trial.

"Haha!" This time, the second brother didn't keep everyone hanging and spoke directly.

"After being awakened, these stones possess powerful defensive power. However, as long as you completely smash them, they will return to their original state. Moreover, their defensive power will be several times that of before they were shattered, and the cycle will repeat itself!"

"When I first underwent the trial, I only managed to break it three times at most. The fourth time I recovered, the defensive aura released alone crushed my body into pulp!"

There was a hint of reminiscence on the second senior brother's illusory face, and at the same time, his body was trembling slightly, which was hardly noticeable. The trial in this valley left an extremely deep impression on him.

"But..." When everyone thought it was over, the second brother spoke again, "I feel that even if these stones cannot be restored, there will be even more terrifying things happening next!"

As he spoke, he looked at the eldest brother who was sitting in the middle and always exuded a cold aura.

"As for what happened, I'm afraid only the eldest brother knows!"

"Big Brother was a genius who passed this trial!"

(End of this chapter)