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Chapter 72: The Future Zhu Yuheng? The Perfect Girl! [ words, please subscribe!]

After a brief thought, Xu Ran put his guesses together to avoid any mistakes.

After all, this matter determines Zhu Yuheng's future. It is a girl's lifelong event and cannot be judged casually.

"Actually, that was just a flash of inspiration, a quick guess. I can't guarantee whether it's correct or not, or whether it's the truth."

Xu Ran first gave a disclaimer.

He really wasn't absolutely sure, it was just a guess.

The headmaster's eyes were filled with anticipation. "Don't worry, just tell me. Now is the time for collective wisdom, so just make a bold guess. Even if your guess is wrong, it doesn't matter. What if you succeed in creating a miracle again? You're pretty good at it anyway!"

With his brilliant achievements of [killing the Nightmare Mother], [creating his own cultivation method], [creating his own invisibility technique], [creating his own sword technique], [killing the flying-headed ghost], and [destroying the natural disaster of no despair], the director's expectations for Xu Ran have long become different - he has even become a magical conch.

When something happens, the first reaction is... why not ask the magical [Root of Enlightenment]?

In fact, it is not only the principal who has such expectations. The expectations in the eyes of several tutors are no less than those of the principal.

Even Hu Niu and Zhu Yuheng stared at Xu Ran with their sparkling eyes.

Xu Ran, who was highly expected, had a warm expression and started to talk: "Director, do you remember that I asked you to exchange weapons?"

The headmaster was suspicious. Isn't this just a guess?
What should be derived...

The headmaster pondered for a moment, "Remember. Because your self-created [Super Explosive Slash] is so powerful, after swinging it over three hundred times, the high-level weapon's blade is covered in cracks and is on the verge of breaking. So, you asked me to replace it with a new one."

Xu Ran nodded: "Yes. This is one of the sources of speculation."

"Also, just now, Hu Niu muttered something to herself, which is the second source of my conjecture."

Hu Niu blinked her golden eyes, sparkling: "What did I say? Why don't I remember..."

Xu Ran was amused by Hu Niu's innocent expression. "You said you couldn't learn [Super Explosive Slash], and that if you forced yourself to learn it, your body would shatter. You've told me this many times."

Hu Niu nodded her little head. "Oh, I told you. I really have a premonition that if I continue to study, my body will break apart!"

"I'm not lying. I was so scared that my heart was pounding!"

Hu Niu inhaled the surrounding air into her lungs and made an exaggerated, terrified expression.

After getting Hu Niu's confirmation, Xu Ran began to analyze with a firm tone.

"First, we know that my [Super Explosive Slash] is an extremely powerful sword technique. Because it is so extraordinary, a high-level weapon will shatter after only three hundred swings. On the other hand, a super-level weapon can withstand three thousand swings. It can be seen that as the strength increases, the weapon's acceptance of divine skills also increases."

"From this, we can infer that if the Time Bone is extremely powerful, does it require a strong body to bear its power?"

"What will happen if the body can't bear it?"

Xu Ran looked at everyone.

The headmaster pondered: "The phenomenon of [divine punishment] will occur..."

Hu Niu's frightened expression became even more exaggerated, and she bared her teeth and claws.

"Oh! It's a very, very terrifying [Divine Punishment] phenomenon! I've experienced it three times, and each time it felt like I was being dragged into hell!"

Although it tells the story of past pain.

But at this moment, Hu Niu expressed it in a relaxed manner, appearing to be fierce and heartless.

Xu Ran smiled brightly. "Hu Niu is lucky... She survived the [Divine Punishment] phenomenon, but there are also some super geniuses who experienced boundless pain when the [Divine Punishment] phenomenon struck, and died on the spot. Even if the lucky few survived, they would be paralyzed or disabled..."

"Why do they become paralyzed, crippled, or even turned to charcoal on the spot? It's because their bodies aren't strong enough. Without strong enough bodies, they naturally can't bear super powers..."

The headmaster was suspicious: "But Xiao Yuheng is not a condemned one... Her bones were formed naturally... and she has not been condemned by the heavens."

Xu Ran paused. "That's my guess. Is it possible that some [Divine Punishment] phenomena are unusually mild, so mild that they don't even occur?"

The headmaster suddenly seemed to understand something. "Are you saying that... Xiao Yuheng's physical strength isn't enough, so the Time Bone hasn't awakened to its second stage? Only after Xiao Yuheng's physical strength increases will the Time Bone's second stage ability manifest?"

Xu Ran nodded. "I believe that the Time Bone is at the same level as Hu Niu's, so it should also have three stages of ability. However, it is only at the first stage now. So, the second stage may not have arrived for some reason. What is the reason?"

"You can use Hu Niu as a reference. Hu Niu's physical strength is such that every time she experiences the [Divine Punishment] phenomenon, she absorbs a drop of True Blood. The third time, she even absorbed more than 100 drops of eighth-level True Blood, so she can unlock three abilities."

"What about Xiao Yuheng? Her physical strength hasn't seen any significant improvement, which means she hasn't reached the physical strength required to unlock her second-stage abilities."

Improve physical strength?
This is a super difficult problem.

All human cultivators are mages, and they rely on strong shield-type warriors to fight against strange beasts.

It’s not like humans haven’t thought about creating a method of physical cultivation.

But it has never been successful. The powerful physical body described in martial arts novels does not exist at all.

Even if you are a shield genius... once the shield is broken, you will become extremely fragile, so the timing of strengthening the shield has become a combat philosophy.

The instructors looked troubled. "Increasing physical strength is incredibly difficult. Humanity simply hasn't found a similar method of cultivation. We can only rely on physical training, which can give practitioners decent physical fitness, but it's far from reaching the strength required to unlock the second stage of abilities..."

The headmaster rubbed his brow in annoyance. "It's so difficult. If there were a plan to improve it, it would have been implemented long ago. Gravity training only improves physical fitness and bone strength."

"Speaking of which, using true blood on Xiao Yuheng... can it increase his physical strength? Just like Xiao Liuli..."

Xu Ran shook his head. "That's definitely not possible. Her situation and Hu Niu's are two extremes. When the divine punishment phenomenon descended, Hu Niu's root bones became extremely overbearing. Her root bones would draw all the strength to nourish herself. So, before the true blood even began to wreak havoc, it was drained of its strength."

"Xiao Yuheng can't. Even if she uses her true blood, it will only destroy her. Her bones won't absorb her strength. Her bones need strength from within."

The headmaster was worried: "What should we do? He clearly has great potential, but because of his lack of physical strength, he is slowly falling behind others..."

"I've discussed many options with my friends, but none of them turned out to be reliable."

Seeing the headmaster's anxious look, Zhu Yuheng bit her lip. She realized something was wrong and felt very depressed...

Xu Ran spread his hands, looking like he had no solution. "I can only practice slowly. Maybe if I reach the Yue realm, I can awaken the second stage of ability."

The headmaster sighed: "The national selection competition..."

Hu Niu suddenly waved her fist: "I will choose her when the time comes!"

The headmaster laughed dumbly: "You, you have to get into the top ten first! Only the top ten can become captains."

Hu Niu was full of fighting spirit, her golden eyes sparkling brightly. "With my fighting ability, I will definitely be in the top ten!"

Xu Ran patted Hu Niu's head and said, "It's hard to say. You're two months younger than me."

Hu Niu refused to admit defeat and took away Xu Ran's hand: "I will definitely be in the top ten. No, I want to be first!"

Xu Ran: "Can you beat me?"

Hu Niu's high-spirited golden eyes suddenly lost their luster. In her mind, she imagined the army standing majestically behind Xu Ran, and the terrifying sight of Xu Ran catching the small golden tower with his bare hands...

Brother Xiao Ran didn't even use his strange sword skills...

Hu Niu shrugged her head: "How could this be..."

Hu Niu's business was not halfway started when her faith collapsed.

Zhu Yuheng: "..." She looked so pitiful now. The excitement was all caused by Xiao Ran and Hu Niu. She just felt it was noisy. However, she forced a warm smile: "I'm fine. I will work hard. I don't need anyone to pick me out and take care of me!"

Although she is weak, she has a proud heart.

The headmaster's eyes suddenly lit up: "Xiao Ran, how about you spend two or three days creating a training method that can improve the strength of the physical body?"

Xu Ran: “…”

Are you addicted to making wishes?

"I don't have that ability."

The headmaster said stubbornly: "You have this ability, you can try it now... You have a miracle bone!"

Xu Ran: “I really don’t have that.”

He had also thought about trying, but [Higher Comprehension] could not create spiritual and physical cultivation methods, and could only improve the Qi and blood cultivation methods based on the work of his predecessors - [Higher Comprehension] was only the second sequence, far from being invincible.

The headmaster said dejectedly: "...Then...it seems there is no way?"

With only a mediocre [All Things Stagnate], it would be difficult to rank in the national God Slayer team selection competition, and even impossible to join the God Slayer team...

Zhu Yuheng smiled firmly: "Headmaster, I will work hard to improve, don't worry about me!"

Xu Ran looked at Zhu Yuheng.

A dangerous thought suddenly emerged in my mind.

In fact, he seemed to have a way to try to solve Zhu Yuheng's dilemma, but it was very, very dangerous.

Yes.

Xu Ran has a kind of resource that can temper his body, make his body reborn, and enter the realm of invincibility. For example, Hu Niu's golden tower can even be smashed to pieces by Feng Yan's Dun, but Xu Ran can catch it with his bare hands.

Very strong!

Very fierce!

It doesn’t consume any energy or blood at all!

Just relying on the strength of his body, Xu Ran was able to press Hu Niu to the ground and rub her. He was just playing with Hu Niu just now.

The source of this invincible physical strength is the super resource extracted from the killing heart - [Eternal Flame].

Can I give it to Zhu Yuheng?
Xu Ran hesitated.

The danger level of [Eternal Flame] is extremely high.

If you are not careful, you will fall.

How did Xu Ran manage to get through it?

Three innate baptisms, increased upper limit of life + reconnection of broken limbs + killing heart!
The conditions for becoming invincible are very harsh! Xu Ran can't use them to harm Zhu Yuheng.

Zhu Yuheng's body was already weak, and once the Eternal Flame burned him, he would probably be reduced to ashes...

of course.

If he could make it through, Zhu Yuheng's physical strength would be greatly improved. With increased physical strength, perhaps the second-level ability of the Time Bone would be revealed...

but……

The risk is too great!
Even with the most optimistic estimate, the probability of success may be less than 5%...

What's even more terrifying is that the Eternal Flame is not a toy. Once used, there are only two options: survive or die. There is no room for easing.

Xu Ran shook his head slightly.

But Zhu Yuheng's beautiful blue eyes were fixed on Xu Ran.

"You... you seem to have a way... Can you tell me? Even if it's very dangerous, I'm willing to try..."

Her eyes were gentle, but her tone was extremely firm.

Xu Ran: "...Can you find this? Can you read minds?"

Zhu Yuheng shook her head quietly, her white hair fluttering slightly: "No, I saw your micro-expression."

Hearing this, the headmaster was even more anxious than Zhu Yuheng: "Xiao Ran, if you have any ideas, please tell me..."

Xu Ran: "It's very dangerous. The probability of failure is extremely high, and failure means there's no way back."

The headmaster was stunned, breaking out in a cold sweat. "...Ah? You have such a terrifying method? You're not secretly practicing this, are you?"

He remembered.

For a long time, Xu Ran secretly swallowed crystal beast bones every day, until he was sweating profusely...

It is possible that Xu Ran is practicing in some horrible way.

Looking at the headmaster's eyes, Xu Ran realized that his reputation seemed to be damaged.

He quickly explained: "Don't let your imagination run wild. I don't have any crazy cultivation methods..."

The headmaster was skeptical: "..."

resignedly.

Xu Ran spread out his palms in front of everyone, and a dark flame rose from his palms, swaying slowly.

It was pitch black and translucent, black that was multicolored, black that was pure and flawless, condensed into a tangible murderous aura, filled with peace and tranquility, but its light was cold, and the moment it appeared, all the surrounding light was absorbed by it.

Everyone was horrified.

The head teacher, Li Qinghong, Teacher Lin and others all grabbed the children around them and quickly stepped back, as if they saw someone suddenly pull out a "Miss Qiu" that was about to explode. They were extremely alert and terrified.

The headmaster was incoherent, his face pale. He had a premonition that if he were to be burned by the black flames, even with his cultivation level, his soul would be instantly shattered. He looked at Xu Ran: "You...you...where did you get this dangerous thing? You...you won't suffer any backlash, right? Your life won't be in danger, right?"

The headmaster was worried.

Ye Ping's face was filled with horror: "Don't put something this dangerous into your body! It's too scary!"

Xu Ran: "...I just said it was dangerous, right?"

As he spoke, he closed his palms, and the Eternal Flame returned to the Killing Heart. Although the Eternal Flame was as terrifying as a super weapon, Xu Ran, who had the Killing Heart, could easily control it. As long as Xu Ran had a thought, it would be nothing.

Hu Niu blinked her bright golden eyes and looked at Xu Ran's fist curiously.

When she saw Xu Ran close his palms and the black flames disappeared, she was amazed: "What was that flame just now? I feel like it can burn me to ashes!!"

Xu Ran smiled faintly: "Your premonition is right, it can indeed burn you to ashes..." Hu Niu pouted: "Humph! Wait until my golden tower becomes solid, and then I can suppress it!"

Xu Ran: “Really?”

Hu Niu nodded seriously: "Yes, yes! I am confident."

Xu Ran was surprised: "Really?"

Hu Niu's eyes were firm: "A liar is a puppy!"

Okay...

This inexplicable desire to win...

Xu Ran smiled faintly: "I know, I know."

Hu Niu was full of curiosity: "You haven't told me what it is yet? And why can it help Sister Yuheng?"

Xu Ran glanced at everyone and asked, "Do you know why I can hold your golden tower in my hand?"

Hu Niu shook her head. "I don't know. It's hard to understand. Even Brother Feng Yan couldn't block the golden tower with his turtle shield, but Brother Xiao Ran caught it with his bare hands! How terrifying! Could it be because of this?"

In Hu Niu's heart, Xu Ran is her only brother, and the others are all her younger brothers.

Xu Ran smiled brightly. "Yes, that's why—the Eternal Flame! When the Paper Man Army goes on a rampage, the flames condense and burn the body, allowing it to achieve nirvana and possess strength comparable to armor."

Hu Niu's eyes suddenly brightened: "Hmm...it can make the body stronger?!"

Principal, Li Qinghong, and Instructor Lin: "What?!"

A treasure that can enhance physical strength is absolutely groundbreaking!

Xu Ran’s army of paper figures can actually condense this kind of magical object.

Xu Ran's face was full of seriousness. "Don't be surprised. It's not universally applicable. The damage it causes to the human body is extremely horrific. If you don't have an exceptional talent, you simply can't withstand its burning."

"If you can't bear it anymore, you will be burned to charcoal! Your soul will be shattered!!"

The seriousness in Xu Ran's tone made Hu Niu's lively golden eyes show a little fear, and she shrank her neck.

"If you die, you can't have cake and eat it, right?"

"Of course I can't eat it."

Hu Niu made a frightened expression: "Then how did Brother Xiao Ran survive?"

Xu Ran: "I am gifted."

Hu Niu suddenly stood up and waved her hands quickly, "No, no, you're not going to let Sister Yuheng use this terrifying Ten Thousand Tribulations Flame, are you? No, no, it's too dangerous!"

talking.

She dodged and stood in front of Zhu Yuheng.

Xu Ran spread his hands: "So... I didn't intend to say it. I've experienced the horror of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Flame... Xiao Yuheng's fragile body can't withstand it."

Hu Niu nodded, "We can't take any risks! Even my golden pagoda can't suppress it. If I use it to burn my body, Sister Yuheng will be reduced to ashes."

Zhu Yuheng pursed his lips.

She knew that Xiao Liuli was doing this for her own good, and her concerns were justified.

but……

She could really give it a try...

She had the confidence to give it a try.

So she pressed Hu Niu's arm down hard.

But Hu Niu was too strong.

She pressed it many times...Hu Niu didn't move at all.

Zhu Yuheng: "...Put your arms down..."

Hu Niu looked back, like a big sister: "Be good, be obedient, and don't take risks. I will get the top ten ranking, and then choose you to join the team! Trust me!"

A determined light flashed in Zhu Yuheng's blue eyes: "I don't want to be a burden to anyone."

Hu Niu smiled sweetly: "I don't think of you as a burden."

Zhu Yuheng patted Hu Niu's arm and said, "Xiao Ran, I can really give it a try."

Her eyes were more determined than ever: "I really can do it! Let me try!"

Xu Ran refused outright: "No!"

Zhu Yuheng became anxious: "I can do it! I really can!"

"If...if...I'm in danger of my life, I can transfer the fatal damage to my future self. If my future self can withstand the burning of the [Eternal Flame], I can succeed! I believe in my future self!"

Everyone was stunned and dumbfounded.

Xu Ran raised an eyebrow in surprise: "God-given passive?"

Zhu Yuheng nodded weakly: "It should be... I originally thought it would be useless, but if it is the burning of the [Immortal Flame], then it should come in handy."

Xu Ran pondered, "Is this the Time Bone? It can transfer fatal damage to my future self..."

"Actually, this is already an extremely powerful ability. If your future self is strong enough, then theoretically, you can withstand any damage. So you're actually a shield? Are there any negative effects?"

Zhu Yuheng pursed her lips: "I don't know if there are any negative effects..."

Xu Ran tried to analyze it: "Does it consume Qi and blood? Can I feel how strong my future self will be?"

Zhu Yuheng: "Let me try, okay? I have a feeling that my future self will be able to handle it."

Xu Ran looked at the headmaster: "Headmaster, maybe we can give it a try?"

The headmaster was silent. "Would it be safer if I asked a healing expert from the Yue realm to come over?"

Although healing spells may not be able to take care of it.

But calling one is also a layer of insurance.

Xu Ran: "Okay, Principal, you go and invite them."

The headmaster nodded and turned to leave. "Wait for me, about two hours, I'll ask a super healing expert to come over."

Hu Niu raised her hands and said, "I can help, too. My golden tower can give her a stronger state."

Xu Ran was surprised: "Huh? It can also amplify the state?"

Hu Niu patted her chest confidently: "Yes, she can be given the power of a Valkyrie!"

Xu Ran raised an eyebrow: "Sure. Then let's go to the training room."

Waited in the practice room for two hours.

A healing Yue Realm expert, led by the head teacher, rushed to the kindergarten. She was a plump auntie, so plump that she was worthy of the title of wet nurse.

The plump aunt's facial features were particularly delicate. "It sounds very bad. It's a strange flame. I can't guarantee that it can be cured."

Xu Ran said calmly: "The flames are burning very fast, and there's no guarantee they can be saved. This is just a safety precaution."

Principal: "Would you like some real blood?"

Xu Ran: "It shouldn't be necessary. It would be great if there were some herbal medicine that could instantly heal injuries..."

Auntie Chubby shook her head: "There are no herbs."

"The healing of the wounded depends entirely on healing techniques. Furthermore, pre-emptive healing techniques are ineffective. Treatment can only be done after the injury occurs, which I'm afraid won't keep up with the pace."

Xu Ran spread his hands: "It's okay, I've already thought about it, it shouldn't be a big problem, go to the training room and let Xiao Yuheng try it."

talking.

She looked at the pretty girl with white hair and blue eyes: "Calculate the risks yourself and don't take risks, understand?"

Zhu Yuheng's blue eyes sparkled: "I know."

"Okay, then follow me into the training room. Hu Niu, you come in too."

then.

Xu Ran, Hu Niu, Zhu Yuheng, and Aunt Fengman entered the training room.

The headmaster was standing outside, his eyelids twitching with worry. "Nothing will happen, right? Sigh..."

Although he had a lot to say, he didn't say anything just now. He could only hope that Zhu Yuheng could complete this training safely...

Even if it means exchanging my own twenty years of life for it, it would be fine.

Entering the training room, the furnishings are very simple. There is a device on the wall to adjust the gravity, but the gravity is the same as usual. In the corner is a training platform made of peculiar stone, where people can lie down to rest or sit on it to think.

Close the door.

Everything in the outside world is isolated, and the practice room is quiet and has a calming energy.

That is the effect of practicing strange stones.

Zhu Yuheng was slightly nervous and took a deep breath of cold air. "Xiao Ran, I...what should I do..."

Xu Ran pointed at the training platform and said, "It's simple. Sit cross-legged on the training platform. I will place the Eternal Flame in your palm and you try to absorb it. Remember, the moment you absorb it, the flame will engulf your entire body. It's very dangerous."

Zhu Yuheng quickly sat cross-legged in a very well-behaved posture.

"Let me confirm again, can this fatal injury really be transferred to your future self?"

Zhu Yuheng smiled weakly: "Yes, I will succeed. I have a hunch."

Xu Ran stared: "Then let's officially begin."

"Tiger Girl, what are you going to do? Are you going to use the little golden tower?"

Hu Niu's face was solemn, and the golden pagoda loomed over Zhu Yuheng. The golden light adorned Zhu Yuheng's white hair with a bright silver hue.

"Okay! I'll give you the flame!"

While talking.

A drop of Eternal Flame appeared in Xu Ran's palm. When the Eternal Flame appeared.

The plump aunt was startled and she quickly stepped back, her chest heaving violently.

"This...this...is the lethality too terrifying, right? I even feel my life is in danger!! Horrible! How could you keep it in your body?!"

The plump aunt was terrified to the extreme.

Xu Ran smiled faintly: "It is very dangerous."

Zhu Yuheng's heart beat faster: "I can do it! I can do it!"

As she spoke, she took the pitch-black flame from Xu Ran's hand. The pitch-black flame changed hands and turned into a petal, falling into her palm. She closed her small hands, grasped the pitch-black flame tightly, and merged it into her body.

In an instant, pitch-black flames, like a ball of ink, spread from her arms, to her neck, and then to her forehead...

Her tiny body was completely devoured!
The scorching flames are burning fiercely in the body!

Zhu Yuheng's eyes widened and she clenched her teeth. She didn't want to make a sound. Her blue eyes flashed with a tenacious light.

In fact, at this moment...

Zhu Yuheng's body had been destroyed by the flames until only his shell remained.

But in the split second between life and death.

Time stands still!

A strange time energy surged from her heart. A blue light quickly covered her body and merged with the Eternal Flame...

Zhu Yuheng entered a strange state. She seemed to be separated from the world. The world had stopped turning, but her heart was still beating.

behind her.

A blue space-time channel winds its way to the end of space-time.

Inside the space-time channel, every few meters, there is a beautiful little girl with white hair, white eyebrows and blue eyes sitting cross-legged.

The little girl's body was burning with pitch-black flames. Some of the flames burned off Zhu Yuheng's arms, some burned off Zhu Yuheng's lower body, some burned off Zhu Yuheng's heart, and some burned off half of Zhu Yuheng's face.

Hundreds and thousands of Zhu Yuhengs had half of their bodies burned off.

But fortunately, they still have a chance.

The blue eyes gleamed with a tenacious light, and although the pain of having their flesh burned by the Eternal Flame was foreseeable, every little girl maintained a gentle demeanor.

At the end of the space-time tunnel, there was a girl floating in the air. She had long silver hair, sapphire-like eyes, long legs as white as jade without a trace of fat, a tight waistline with visible abdominal muscles, and above that... a magnificent body that formed a sharp contrast with the slender waist.

She was a perfect girl...

(End of this chapter)