Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 411 Knife!

as predicted!

next moment.

The wooden stick in the monkey's hand slowed down instantly, as if all the strength had been suddenly drained from its body. The stick hovered in mid-air and slowly fell down.

Xu Ran seized upon this flaw the moment it appeared.

He roared, his arm muscles bulged as he gripped the stick, and his whole body made a dull thud, as if all the muscles in his body were mobilized and gathered in his arms, which he then smashed down hard on the monkey.

this moment.

Time seemed to stand still in the arena, and the heartbeats of Xu Ran and the monkey could be clearly heard.

At this moment, the monkey glared angrily, its expression twisted, and a hint of resentment was revealed in its eyes!

At the same time, its hands, which had been suspended in the air, seemed to move slightly.

But in that one move, the monkey used all its strength to try to move the wooden stick in its hand to block Xu Ran's attack.

However, all efforts were in vain, and no miracle occurred with the monkey.

With a loud bang, the wooden stick slammed down heavily on the monkey.

The immense impact slammed the monkey into the bluestone ground, instantly cracking the stone and creating a huge crater.

"what!"

The moment it touched the ground, the monkey let out a scream, its body flying out like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground and raising a cloud of dust.

Before long, the dust settled, and on the arena floor, the monkey lay dying.

At this moment, its eyes were no longer bloodshot, but bright, as if sculpted by nature.

At the same time, all the murderous and violent aura on his body disappeared.

The monkey from just now seems to have never appeared at all!
The entire room fell silent; everyone was shocked by the sudden outcome.

A tense and oppressive atmosphere permeated the arena, as if even the air itself had frozen.

Although, based on Xu Ran's previous performance against the monkey, Xu Ran had a greater chance of winning.

However, when Xu Ran truly won, everything that happened before his eyes seemed unreal.

Who is the monkey?

A powerful being wanted by the Heavenly Court in ancient times single-handedly caused chaos and unrest in the Heavenly Court.

Where is Xu Ran?
Even though he had created countless miracles in the trials of the nine-story tower, he was now facing one of the top three masters of staff techniques since the Origin Realm!
Before today's trial, Xu Ran had not received any knowledge of staff techniques at all!
More importantly.

Xu Ran was just a child who was only two years old, even though his aptitude was rated as that of a young god-king.

But in the end, he was just a child who was not even two years old.

This is like a newborn baby facing an adult, and a muscular adult who has been practicing martial arts for years.

The difference between Xu Ran and this monkey lies here.

result.

Despite this disparity, Xu Ran continuously learned, analyzed, and dismantled the enemy through combat.
In the end, we successfully defeated it!

Xu Ran stood there, panting heavily, the wooden stick in his hand trembling slightly.

At this moment, his body was exhausted, but his eyes were filled with the joy of victory.

He did it!
Xu Ran looked at the monkey lying on the ground and felt a surge of joy.

"Ok?"

Sudden.

The monkey that was lying on the ground turned into ashes and disappeared from the arena, leaving only a single golden hair behind.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that those were indeed monkey hairs.

"It's...disappeared?"

Xu Ran was immediately filled with doubt.

I just overheard someone outside saying that this monkey is the real thing, right?

The scars on his back were left from suppressing some kind of underworld.
However, it now appears that the monkey that appeared in the nine-story tower was just a hair that had been transformed, and was not its real form!

"If even a single hair can possess such power, then what about the true form?"

Xu Ran stared blankly at the monkey's disappearing figure, his mind replaying the battle he had just fought with the monkey.

"Not bad!"

At this time.

A deep voice rose in Xu Ran's ear. Looking in the direction of the voice, a large, bald head that could reflect light appeared before him.

"You even managed to get past this monkey! That's really impressive!"

The bald man's tone was full of anticipation!
He had just witnessed the entire battle between Xu Ran and the monkey.

As the guardian of the nine-story tower, he was very clear about Xu Ran's rapid progress and indescribable talent during the battle!

It is precisely these two points that have enabled Xu Ran to achieve what he has today!

"Now that you've passed the staff technique, let's move on to the next level!"

Xu Ran showed no emotion towards the bald man, only conveying through words that time was short and the task was heavy!

Upon hearing Xu Ran's words, the bald man froze on the spot, then looked up and touched his bald head with his right hand.

"Haha, you're the kind of person who's going to climb the nine-story tower in a day, you really need to hurry up!"

Say it.

The bald man led Xu Ran toward the front of the arena!

at the same time.

Origin Realm.

In a desolate land, a chilling abyss floats, thick green mist churning like liquid, resembling a giant venomous dragon that completely envelops the abyss.

The fog was not still; it flowed slowly with a peculiar rhythm, outlining twisted and mysterious patterns in the air. Its flowing motion seemed gentle, yet it concealed an invisible sense of oppression, as if it were the breath of some unknown force. No one could get close to it.

The abyss floated silently in the air, and no one knew where its bottom was. All that could be seen was that the mist gradually became thicker in the depths of the abyss, like an unfathomable black hole, swallowing all eyes that tried to peer into it.

In this abyss, where no living being is allowed to enter, a blood-soaked figure sits atop a suspended, charred black rock in the center.

It was a monkey covered in wounds; its fur had long since turned a ghostly green by the fog here, and most of its fur had already fallen out.

Beneath the fur, the exposed skin was covered with deep wounds that revealed the bone, each oozing dark blood, yet showing no signs of scabbing or healing.

Simultaneously.

Its left foot was tightly locked by an iron chain as thick as a bowl, the other end of which was deeply embedded in the rock. The chain was wrapped with layers of ancient runes, which glowed with a dark red light, like congealed blood, and looked particularly glaring against the green mist.

It was the same creature the eldest brother had mentioned, the one wanted by the Heavenly Court back then—the lawless monkey, the Great Sage!

suddenly.

The figure, which had been frozen in place, moved slightly.

This immediately caused the mist surrounding him to churn wildly, forming a huge vortex.

Even so, it still doesn't affect it in the slightest!
"My clone is gone?"

At this time.

A hoarse voice rose from within the enormous vortex. At the same time...

The Great Sage, whose left foot was locked, slightly raised its proud head, and its originally dull eyes revealed infinite brilliance.

Its gaze was fixed on the direction of the nine-story pagoda.

At this moment, in its eyes, it seemed as if Xu Ran was undergoing a trial, and the scene was appearing in its mind.

"I remember giving my last remaining wisp of a hair to the Heavenly Dao, saying it was for some kind of backup plan?"

"It seems the backup plan has been activated? The clone has disappeared, which means I'll be able to get out soon!"

The Great Sage's voice suddenly became louder, and the figure that had been sitting cross-legged stood up from the black rock in the center of the Abyss, accompanied by the 'sizzling' sound of chains being dragged!

At this moment, the Great Sage stood upright like steel, his eyes as sharp as thunder. Even standing there motionless, he seemed like a war god guarding the abyss.

The green mist, which had been raging wildly, strangely stopped within a foot of its body, as if it had encountered an invisible barrier. It could only churn and roar a foot away, but could not get any closer. The corrosive particles that occasionally swept through the mist would make a piercing sizzling sound when they touched the invisible barrier, and then turn into wisps of green smoke and disappear without a trace.

But only for a moment, its aura dissipated, and then it slowly returned to its original posture, sitting cross-legged like a statue, motionless.

Simultaneously.

On the other side of the abyss, a faint, small golden figure was frantically fleeing forward, as if something was chasing it from behind.

Sudden.

All the surrounding fog gathered towards the center.

Sensing the drastic change that had occurred, it reverted to its original form: a small embroidered bell.

It is a wisp of the spirit of the Emperor's Bell that escaped from its original form!
"That place belongs to that monkey!"

In an instant, the spirit of the Human Emperor Bell also became lively, as if any movement made by the monkey was a great thing!
"wrong!"

suddenly.

The spirit of the artifact reacted.

"I remember that the Heavenly Dao once took a single hair from this monkey, all for the sake of the Nine-Story Giant Pagoda."

The reason this monkey is so excited must be that the hair it placed in the nine-story pagoda has disappeared!

In other words, the trial participant has at least defeated the monkey!

At this point, the spirit began to stammer!

"How much time has passed?!"

To know.

It is the Human Emperor Bell, and a wisp of its consciousness is placed inside the nine-story giant tower.

If it weren't for that trial participant in the nine-story tower, it would still be suppressed by the Nether Abyss and unable to break free for a long time!
but.

Although it is almost at the edge of the Abyss, it is still moving fast and will cover the distance of tens of thousands of miles in no time!
In other words, the trial process of that trial participant was as fast as lightning!
Thinking of this, the spirit's body trembled. Upon closer inspection, it was clear that the excited body was involuntarily shaking!
It knew very well what kind of being someone who had successfully cleared the nine-story tower was.

The original purpose of the Nine-Story Tower was to find someone who could perfectly complete it.

However, since the birth of the Origin Realm, no one has been able to succeed.

Now, this opportunity is right in front of us.

"After the nine-story tower is cleared, the first problem to be solved among these world-destroying issues will definitely be the Nether Abyss."

With that in mind, the spirit immediately made a decision.

"I will set up camp outside the Abyss and wait for the successful test takers to arrive. I can then become their guide, and perhaps I will be the first to fuse with their physical bodies!"

Immediately, the spirit's speed increased, and it ran towards the edge of the Netherworld.

at the same time.

A village on the edge of the wilderness.

A nine-story tower.

Xu Ran and the bald man stepped through the stone gate in front of them.

Instantly, a strong smell of blood filled Xu Ran's nose.

Even he couldn't help but frown.

At the same time, the scene before one's eyes also comes into view.

This is also a huge arena.

Eight bronze animal-head lamps hung from the dome of the arena, their oil containing human finger bones. The eerie green light shone on the bald man in the center, as if coating him with will-o'-the-wisps.

In front of Xu Ran, a bald man sat cross-legged on a bluestone, his back to him.

On the back of this bald man was a hideous tattoo of the Immovable King. A three-inch-wide scar ran across his muscular neck, slashing diagonally from his left ear to his right collarbone. The new wound overlapped with the old one, like a centipede crawling into his throat.

A ghost-head knife lay across his lap. The blade was three feet long, with dark brown rust clinging to its edge. The handle was wrapped in a faded red cloth strip, and the gold-embroidered character for "kill" on the cloth strip was soaked in blood, making the character only vaguely discernible.

Upon seeing the scene before him, Xu Ran immediately looked to his side.

The bald man who was just next to him was now gone.

"Is the bald man in front of you the same bald man?"

Xu Ran was a little confused.

However, it doesn't seem like it.

I had seen his back before when I was training with the bald guy, and it looked exactly like this now.

Moreover, he was previously bald and had bronze skin all over his body.

But the bald head in front of me had an iron-blue tinge, and even his pores were like that.

The color of his entire body was exactly the same as the demon head sword placed on his lap!
"The color on his clothes, could it be from sharpening it with the knife on his knee?"

Xu Ran just finished speaking.

"Draw the knife!"

A deep, hoarse voice came from ahead, the vocal cords sounding like they were scraping against a stone. Looking in the direction of the voice, the bald man who had been facing away from Xu Ran had turned around at some point.

"锃——"

"锃——"

"锃——"

"锃——"

"."

The moment the hoarse voice appeared, the sound of swords being drawn suddenly echoed around the arena.

Xu Ran then noticed that dozens of semi-transparent figures were floating around the arena, dressed in ancient armor with black blood seeping from the cracks in the armor.

With a sword hanging at their waist, their eyes were fixed on the scene with a hungry gaze. Each figure had a waist tag, but the words engraved on them were already blurred and indistinct, whether stained with blood or worn away.
"Are we asking them to draw their swords, or am we asking them to draw theirs?"

Xu Ran frowned, staring at the face in front of him that looked exactly like the bald man's, somewhat puzzled.

"Even if you asked me to draw my sword, I don't have one here."

From these dozens of figures, it's clear that Xu Ran is about to face swordsmanship.

Moreover, it looks like we'll be fighting against many opponents!

This is no small matter!
(End of this chapter)