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Chapter 400 The Gatekeeper!
Upon seeing this, the junior sister asked in confusion, "Didn't Xu Ran block that attack just now? How come he was still sent flying?"

All three of them had very clear eyes, and they could see very clearly that the bald man's red-tasseled spear struck the iron spear squarely without touching Xu Ran at all.

But even so, why did Xu Ran's body fly backwards?

Not only the junior sister, but the second senior brother is also helpless.

After all, neither of them had actually studied marksmanship, so they didn't understand the intricacies of it.

"An Jin!"

Without hesitation, the eldest brother immediately voiced his guess.

Upon hearing these two words, the second senior brother and the junior sister immediately understood the situation and spoke in unison.

"I see!"

The two were also geniuses, and they immediately understood what their senior brother meant.

and.

Hidden strength.

This concept doesn't only apply to marksmanship; all weapons possess this hidden strength.

It can be said that internal strength is the standard for whether one has entered the basics of a martial art.

Although the second senior brother used boxing gloves, the power he unleashed from his fists also contained hidden force.

"This spear strike contained hidden force, and not just one layer, but three!"

"triple!"

The second senior brother and the junior sister were somewhat surprised to hear what the eldest senior brother said.

While hidden strength is the standard for entering a martial art or weapon, the first level of hidden strength is a skill that most people can master.

The dual internal force is something that only a genius of exceptional talent, possessing a unique understanding of cultivation techniques and weapons, can possibly cultivate.

To fully master the triple internal force is even more difficult.

Not only does it require extremely strong comprehension ability, but it also requires extremely high opportunities. Only by having multiple opportunities comparable to those of the Heavenly Dao can one possibly master the triple hidden force.

Such an existence is arguably even less likely than the birth of a powerful being.

Throughout the entire history of the Origin Realm, there is only one person known to the world who has mastered the triple hidden force: the Sword Immortal!

Sword Immortal.

His mastery of the sword reached an unparalleled level, and he was familiar with all the sword intents that were born. Under such circumstances, he only reached the second level of internal strength.

As for the third level of hidden strength...

That was his last appearance in the world. He forged the Innate Sword and used the power of triple hidden force to cleave through the void and escape into it.

It was only on that occasion that the world realized that there were actually three levels of hidden strength.

This is also the only known being in the Origin Realm who possesses triple hidden strength.

However, such an existence only appeared in the Origin Realm for a fleeting moment before disappearing.

After that, no one was able to cultivate to the third level of internal strength.

Even the current second senior brother is only at the second level of internal strength.

This is why the two of them were so surprised.

But this shock only lasted for a moment before it dissipated.

During the previous swordsmanship trial, the bald man had entered a peculiar state when the crimson aura of the blood-red iron sword was absorbed into his body.

At that time, the bald man not only learned the swordsman's swordsmanship, but also witnessed the existence of three levels of hidden strength.

Therefore, it was able to demonstrate its power in this trial.

"This means Xu Ran's situation is not optimistic!"

Although the first level of internal strength is said to be the entry standard for spear techniques, Xu Ran currently has no other moves besides the self-taught "Riding the Dragon Stake" and "Three-Pointed Soul-Chasing Line".

and.

These two techniques are completely ineffective against hidden force.

Now, Xu Ran's body was directly knocked away, and he flew backwards, which is the best proof.

Not to mention, there are still two layers of hidden force remaining.

"The remaining two layers of hidden energy are about to erupt!"

The eldest brother stared at Xu Ran's flying figure and suddenly spoke.

Immediately, the second senior brother and the junior sister looked over.

I saw.

Xu Ran, who was still flying backwards in the air, had his already cracked tiger's mouth gushing blood, with traces of blood flowing from the tips of all ten fingers.

Not only that, but also in his chest cavity.

"boom--"

A muffled sound rang out, and a thin, red line shot out from the chest cavity. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered to be a stream of rapidly gushing blood.

Upon closer inspection, a tiny hole was found in the chest cavity from which the blood was gushing out; the blood was gushing out from this hole.

Xu Ran hadn't had time to react.

"boom--"

Xu Ran's body, which had been sent flying backward, landed heavily on the ground. The powerful impact caused his body to roll several times, raising a cloud of dust that obscured the view, leaving his fate unknown.

"call!"

Seeing Xu Ran fly backward, the bald man let out a long breath, put away the red-tasseled spear in his hand, and stood it upright on the ground.

"It can't just be gone like that, can it?"

The bald man's voice wasn't loud, but it was loud enough to carry to every corner of the arena.

Although his words were spoken with concern, his tone was full of sarcasm.

At the same time, there was a hint of hope in his eyes.

"Now, Xu Ran's tiger's mouth can no longer be used, right?"

The bald man pondered to himself.

just.

When he attacked with the red-tasseled spear, Xu Ran could only struggle to resist at first. In fact, the powerful force caused wounds to appear on his tiger's mouth, and blood flowed out soon afterward.

This situation did not last long. The bald man, who was on the offensive, noticed that Xu Ran's wound on his tiger's mouth was slowly healing, and that he was becoming more and more skilled at blocking his attacks, even showing signs of a counterattack.

Having learned his lesson from before, the bald man immediately changed his attack method, aiming to leave Xu Ran with no room for resistance in one blow.

He never wanted to experience the feeling of being defeated and then winning again.

He didn't dare gamble on whether Xu Ran could truly decipher and learn the gun technique in such a short time!

He simply changed his marksmanship, using the most ferocious attack method, even employing triple hidden force, which sent Xu Ran flying backward.

The bald man breathed a sigh of relief because, during the process of Xu Ran being sent flying backwards...

The first burst of internal force sent Xu Ran flying backward.

The second burst of internal force exacerbated the already injured area on his tiger's mouth.

The third burst of internal force, with its powerful impact, pierced through Xu Ran's flesh and penetrated deep into his body; otherwise, it wouldn't have left such a perfect red arc in the air.

As Xu Ran was being sent flying backward, the bald man saw that his tiger's mouth injury had become more serious.

To know.

Guns are inherently large compared to other weapons, and Xu Ran's iron gun was extremely heavy, weighing several hundred kilograms.

To hold an iron spear steadily in your hand, the web of your thumb and forefinger is a crucial element.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept attacking Xu Ran's tiger's mouth from the very beginning. At this moment, blood was gushing from Xu Ran's tiger's mouth, and his physical strength, which had reached the Great Perfection of the [Innate Saint Body], had been sealed, with no innate energy to restore his physical body.

Not only his tiger's mouth, but also his chest cavity, which had been pierced by the third level of internal force, Xu Ran was unable to heal!
It can be said that the scales of victory have completely tipped in favor of the bald man.

"At this rate, it seems I'll have to go through a very long time to improve my marksmanship."

Sudden.

Looking at the dust-stirred area, a shadow appeared.

The shadow was very thin, only a meter away, but it held a spear twice the height of its body, which seemed out of place.

That figure was, without a doubt, Xu Ran.

Suddenly.

The bald man stared wide-eyed at Xu Ran, who emerged from the dust, and his expression instantly turned strange.

"Wait a minute, didn't he just spurt blood from his chest? What happened now?"

It's important to know that the chest cavity is extremely close to the heart; in fact, a single mishap could potentially puncture the heart.

Once the chest cavity is injured, and given that Xu Ran no longer possesses innate energy and the recovery speed of the fully-formed [Innate Saint Body], it would be impossible for him to stop the bleeding in such a short time.

The bald man knew this, which is why he was so surprised.

The junior sister, who was watching the battle, noticed the bald man's unusual behavior.

"Senior Brother, what's with that expression on Baldy's face? Wasn't Xu Ran already knocked away by him? And he's injured in the tiger's mouth and chest cavity."

"Without the help of innate Qi and the fully developed [Innate Saint Body], Xu Ran wouldn't have recovered so quickly, would he?"

"How could a wounded soldier cause the gatekeeper to have such an expression?"

In the current situation, Baldy has already secured the victory and there is no way he can fail.

Isn't showing such an expression now undermining your own prestige?
"wrong!"

The second senior brother, who was always observant, also kept his eyes fixed on Xu Ran's body amidst the flying dust.

"Xu Ran's injuries seem to have healed?"

"impossible!"

As soon as the second senior brother said this, the junior sister immediately retorted.

"Without innate energy, without the fully developed [Innate Saint Body], and with a chest injury extremely close to the heart, how could he possibly recover so quickly?"

The junior sister was quite certain that Xu Ran couldn't possibly recover from his injuries so quickly.

Everyone knows that the innate Qi and the perfected [Innate Saint Body] were sealed by the nine-story giant tower.

That's the seal of a nine-story tower. If Xu Ran could break the seal, he wouldn't be able to appear in the trial.

Xu Ran himself was just a child under two years old, whose body was not yet fully developed; to be precise, it had not yet begun to develop.

For such a frail body to lift an iron spear weighing hundreds of kilograms is already an extremely terrifying thing.

If the body can also recover from injuries quickly, this is simply an ultimate monster.

Moreover, the injury was so close to the heart; logically speaking, it shouldn't have been able to heal so quickly.

in fact.

How could the second senior brother not understand what the junior sister meant?

After all, he specializes in physical cultivation, so he has the most authority to speak on the development of the human body, and he also knows very well what abilities each stage of physique possesses.

but.

The fact is right before our eyes.

He understands the way of the sword clearly.

The blood that was gushing from the tiger's mouth has now stopped, and there is no more fluid spurting from the chest cavity.

Moreover, there was nothing covering Xu Ran's chest cavity in his shadow.

Judging from the shadow alone, Xu Ran has indeed stopped his injuries, without a doubt.

fact.

And it was indeed just as the second senior brother had guessed.

"again and again--"

Xu Ran stepped steadily out of the dust, his feet firmly planted on the ground.

All that could be seen was a large patch of bright red blood where blood had just been gushing from the tiger's mouth; this was the trace of the blood that had just flowed out, but no new blood was flowing out.

It's clear that the bleeding has stopped.

not only that.

Looking at Xu Ran's chest, all that could be seen was a bright red patch; there was no other liquid flowing out.

Take a closer look.

Find.

Just a hair's breadth away from her heart, there was indeed an extremely tiny hole in the clothing, beneath which lay Xu Ran's snow-white skin!
Everything Xu Ran showed at this moment proved that the one who had just been sent flying backwards, with his tiger's mouth split open and blood gushing from his chest, was indeed Xu Ran himself.

only.

In an instant, his body recovered.

"How can this be?"

When the bald man saw Xu Ran's current state, he was filled with disbelief and exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Ran, who had just emerged from the dust, fully anticipated the bald man's expression at that moment.

"Since its birth, absorbing the morning glow and moonlight every day has brought many benefits!"

With just a few words, Xu Ran had already explained why his injuries had healed so quickly.

To know.

Xu Ran's [Innate Saint Body] was not something he possessed from birth, but rather something he cultivated later in life.

Before cultivating the [Innate Saint Body], he had been absorbing the morning glow and moonlight.

You should know that these two substances can be used to condense innate energy.

It can be said that the auras of dawn and moonlight are only two levels lower than innate energy, and in the current Origin Realm, they are extremely rare substances.

That's why Xu Ran was able to recover from his injuries so quickly.

At the same time, Xu Ran also directly revealed a point.

That is, he has had the ability to think since the moment he was born!
This means that Xu Ran is exceptionally intelligent by nature, enabling him to learn various supernatural abilities and skills so quickly.

The bald man, who was still in a state of shock, looked at the child who was not even two years old as if he were looking at a monster when he heard Xu Ran's words.

"Perverted, absolutely perverted!"

After a long silence, the bald man, still in shock, slowly uttered this sentence.

He is the gatekeeper, and also a human who appeared not long after the birth of the Origin Realm.

The sun and moon back then were far more terrifying than they are now, and he absorbed their morning glow and moonlight.

We also know what the functions of these two substances are.

Although the effect of tempering the physical body is not as good as that of innate energy, it is only second to innate energy.

Moreover, the best advantage is that it exists naturally and does not require competition.

However, at the beginning of the Origin Realm, not many people discovered these two naturally existing substances.

By the time they realized it, the rosy dawn and moonlight had subsided.

Moreover, absorbing it requires a certain amount of luck.

(End of this chapter)