Chapter 781: Chapter 338: Stone Giant (Part 2)

The figure’s speed was as fast as lightning, only a tail of smoke trailing out a long airflow.

In the blink of an eye, the figure appeared before ten stone giants. It was Xu Ran.

At this moment, Xu Ran had no Spiritual Qi fluctuations, relying solely on his physical strength to arrive before the stone giants with lightning speed.

"Hmph!"

A cold snort escaped before the ten stone giants could even react. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Countless shadowy fists, wrapped in immense physical strength, continuously pounded towards them.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

...

The sound of countless impacts echoed through the valley. Following the sound, you could see those ten stone giants constantly being showered with flying stone fragments, scattering into the air.

At the same time, as the phantom-like fists landed on the stone giants’ massive bodies, sparks actually erupted.

This was enough evidence to prove that Xu Ran’s current speed was exceedingly fast, producing bursts of sonic booms.

All the Soul Bodies in the Dueling Arena were stunned upon seeing this scene.

The impression Xu Ran previously left on them was not this violent. During the first trial with the cuckoo bird, he had easily passed by relying solely on the Great Success of the Innate Saint’s Sacred Body.

Or from his various actions, it was apparent that Xu Ran was not usually such a violent person.

However, at this moment, Xu Ran’s transformed image left all the Soul Bodies in a state of shock.

"This newcomer... is even more violent than I am!"

The Soul Body speaking was Old Yuan, previously known as the number one in Body Refining.

In their era, they valued fist-to-flesh combat; under the endless power of physical strength, everything else was in vain. Their combat style was not much different from Xu Ran’s at the moment.

But to see such a fierce battle at the age of two was a first, even he felt inferior.

"This newcomer, in terms of physical strength, is probably stronger than those Great Demons, right?"

"At such an age, possessing such terrifying physical power, the future holds limitless possibilities for him!"

"No wonder the Nine-Layered Giant Tower gave him such a difficult trial in the second stage, there’s a reason!"

"At the rate he’s going, Xu Ran might not even use much Spiritual Qi, relying solely on his physical strength to pass this trial, right?"

...

All the Soul Bodies were filled with admiration for Xu Ran’s current state.

They were the top prodigies of their respective eras, yet they still held Xu Ran in such high regard, illustrating how powerful Xu Ran must be now!

"This newcomer, starting with such a massive expenditure of energy, might have a hard time later!!"

Second Brother, witnessing Xu Ran’s brutal scene, didn’t display much shock, but rather some worry.

Upon hearing Second Brother’s words, the Soul Bodies who were just amazed by Xu Ran quickly sobered up as they recalled what was said earlier.

This trial isn’t that simple.

Even if you manage to smash these ten stone giants into fragments, some mysterious force will reassemble them, with defense ratings several times their previous level.

Given Xu Ran’s current expenditure of physical power, he might not make it through this trial.

All at once, the Soul Bodies watching Xu Ran in the mirror showed a touch of concern on their faces.

Only Senior Brother, icy all over, exuded an ethereal aura without any fluctuations.

...

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

...

Xu Ran continuously pounded the ten stone giants with lightning speed. Fifteen minutes had passed.

During these fifteen minutes, the original towering stone giants, whose combined stone blocks were incessantly shattered into pieces by Xu Ran, fell to the ground, reducing them to a mere one meter height. They looked just like little stone dolls now.

"Whew!!"

Gazing coldly at the ten stone dolls whose size kept dwindling, Xu Ran exhaled deeply, mustering all his body’s strength to his right fist, and then launched a punch.

"Boom!"

Instantly, a blood-colored aura erupted from Xu Ran’s fists, and this bloody aura, cascading onto the ground, even corroded the shattered stone pieces.

This was Qi and Blood Power.

Only when physical strength reaches a high level can this Qi and Blood Power be unleashed during attacks.

This power not only amplifies physical strength but also replenishes spent energy.

With this punch from Xu Ran, the ten stone dolls instantly disintegrated.

The stones that formed their bodies seemed to lose their stickiness and fell to the ground, devoid of any vitality, looking like nothing more than ordinary stones.

"Whew!"

Seeing this, Xu Ran exhaled a long breath, brushed off the dust on his body, and remarked.

"These ten stone giants really have high defenses. It took just over fifteen minutes to completely destroy them with pure physical strength."

While Xu Ran’s words were filled with hardship, his face actually wore an expression of satisfaction.

This pure physical confrontation was something he hadn’t felt since the Great Success of his Innate Saint’s Sacred Body. He had just broken through his physical limits and had an endless amount of strength without anywhere to unleash it, and here came these ten sturdy sandbags.

"I reckon with just my physical strength, I could sweep through the entire Great Mountain."

Xu Ran calculated in his mind, no matter how strong the Demon Beasts in this Great Mountain were, their defense couldn’t be higher than these ten stone giants, right?

Of course, except for the Snake King.

To be considered a difficult challenge at the age of two, it surely couldn’t be a simple task.

Even so, Xu Ran was quite satisfied with his physical strength at the moment. Let’s not forget, within him, there was also Innate Qi, Spiritual Qi....

Many trump cards had yet to be revealed.

"Buzz!"

As Xu Ran pondered, another familiar tremor resounded in the valley, a sound he had just heard, arising from the continuous collision and friction of those stone blocks.

Upon hearing this sound, Xu Ran instantly recalled the earlier scenes.

"No way!" Xu Ran muttered under his breath.

He immediately turned to look at the place where he had just beaten the stone giants into pieces.

Only to see those ordinary stones again starting to tremble, collide, and rub together.

These stones, as if guided by some mysterious power, began to regroup in an orderly fashion again.

However, there was a slight difference this time.

These stones, hovering continuously in the air, found the most suitable spots and assembled themselves.

"Indeed, this eerie trial, how could it end so easily!" Xu Ran murmured to himself, then continued watching the reassembling stones.

"This time, there shouldn’t be as many as ten stone giants, probably only one!"

This was indeed the case.

The stones that hovered in the air began reassembling again, following the same process as before. A giant stone giant emerged before Xu Ran once more.

Compared to the initial ten stone giants, this time there was just one stone giant.

However, this stone giant was fifty feet tall, five times larger than the previous stone giants.

"Roar!"

The newly formed stone giant let out a roar, pounding its stone arms against its chest, sending an invisible wave of air towards Xu Ran.

"Hmm?"

This little trick was promptly detected by Xu Ran.

Similarly, an invisible blood-colored wave, like a solid wall, stood in front of Xu Ran, blocking the unseen wave from the stone giant.

"This revived stone... its emitted pressure is more than twice as strong as before!"