Chapter 789: Chapter 342: Power of Annihilation! (Part 2)

As the senior brother, he almost wiped out the Nine-Layered Giant Tower’s disciples. If it weren’t for the second brother and junior sister joining forces, barely preserving all the Soul Bodies, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"Senior Brother, what’s wrong? Just now..."

The second brother didn’t dwell on this matter any further but asked what exactly had happened just now. What kind of situation could make the usually composed senior brother so lost, almost annihilating the entire Nine-Layered Giant Tower.

Upon hearing this question, the senior brother’s gaze once again turned to Xu Ran, who was undergoing the trial in the mirror, and in his eyes, there was actually a hint of fear.

"This newcomer actually possesses the Power of Annihilation!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the dueling arena fell into silence again. This silence was no longer caused by Extreme Ice Power but by the deep fear within all the Soul Bodies.

The Power of Annihilation, these four words, hovered around their ears like a Heart Demon, lingering long without dispersing.

"Gulp!"

The second brother unusually swallowed, his eyes revealing the same fear as the senior brother, but his terror was even more intense than that of the senior brother.

The Power of Annihilation, for all the Soul Bodies, was like a nightmare, impossible to dispel.

"Senior Brother, are you sure?" the junior sister asked, equally terrified.

Clearly, she also knew its gravity, but her reaction was not as intense as the senior and second brother’s.

"No mistake, I wouldn’t mistake this aura even if I died!"

With these words, even the junior sister widened her eyes and looked at the senior brother, extremely shocked.

In her eyes, the senior brother had always been a paragon of elegance, showing calmness no matter the situation.

During today’s trial of the Nine-Layered Giant Tower, the senior brother’s emotions had fluctuated many times, something never seen in the long years.

"The Power of Annihilation, I’ve only seen it in ancient texts, but seeing it for real, it doesn’t seem as violent as described?" the junior sister stared at Xu Ran in the mirror, extremely puzzled.

"Exactly!" The second brother also spoke at this moment, "At the end of the Ancient Times, when heaven and earth shattered, the Power of Annihilation that escaped from the fissures was much more violent than this newcomer’s!"

At the end of the Ancient Times, countless Saints were born, Divine Kings roamed the earth, so many Great Powers emerged, even the Spiritual Qi of the Ancient Times couldn’t support their cultivation, let alone maintain their current realm.

In order to grasp the final opportunity and break through the last barrier of cultivation, they fought fiercely, so powerful that the heavens were torn apart, and countless fissures appeared above, within which lay the void.

From these voids, countless Powers of Annihilation escaped; touching even a trace would directly dissolve into ashes, dispersing between heaven and earth.

Because of this, countless Great Powers saw the Spiritual Qi return to the earth, but most of it was directly absorbed by the void, disappearing who knows where.

At this time, the Heavenly Dao initiated a self-repair mechanism, spending the already half-exhausted Spiritual Qi to completely repair these fissures, yet many were left behind.

Due to this, the Heavenly Dao fell into slumber, its whereabouts unknown.

The second brother, though from the Ancient Times, was born at its very end.

During the slumber of the Heavenly Dao, the Nine-Layered Giant Tower appeared, and the second brother was chosen as the first to undergo the trial.

As time moved into the Near Ancient Era, because of the Heavenly Dao’s slumber, before long, the fissures that should have been repaired reappeared. This time, the Spiritual Qi was not absorbed, but countless Powers of Annihilation emerged from them, violently destroying the Spiritual Qi in the Origin Realm.

During that period, the Spiritual Qi was depleted, and Saints and Divine Kings couldn’t be born. The Heavenly Dao was asleep, making the Near Ancient Era known as the Dark Age.

At this time, the senior brother, who had gathered all the fortune of Extreme Ice Bodies, was born. With mighty Extreme Ice Power, he managed to shrink the fissures a bit.

Upon achieving Great Success in cultivation, he was chosen by the Nine-Layered Giant Tower to become the senior brother, simultaneously using the Extreme Ice Power to repair the emerging fissures one by one, thus ending this Dark Age.

But the Spiritual Qi ruined by the Power of Annihilation couldn’t be repaired.

From then on, the senior brother ceased consuming the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth and entered seclusion within the Nine-Layered Giant Tower.

Therefore, the senior brother has faced the Power of Annihilation head-on, and that violent aura remains in his mind, enduring through countless eons.

The second brother, while having felt it as well, did so at the end, and the fissures were quickly sealed, so his experience wasn’t profound.

If not for the senior brother bringing it up, he wouldn’t have remembered at all.

This era is chronicled in ancient texts, passed down to warn the world that once you’ve achieved Great Success in cultivation, you absolutely cannot engage in large-scale battles in the Origin Realm.

However, such warnings are meaningless.

Since the end of the Ancient Times, no Saints have appeared, let alone Saints; even Divine Kings have become extremely rare, and in the endless years, the number of Divine Kings could be counted on two hands.

Upon hearing the two’s words, the senior brother regained his previous composure, though his cold eyes also held some questioning as he stared at Xu Ran in the mirror.

"This newcomer’s Power of Annihilation isn’t violent; it seems to be fully mastered!"

"However, the Power of Annihilation emanates from void; I’ve traveled across the entire Origin Realm, entered all Secret Realms, perilous lands, and Abysses, yet found no Power of Annihilation!"

"How did this newcomer obtain the Power of Annihilation?"

"At such a young age, how did they acquire the Power of Annihilation that only appeared in Ancient and Near Ancient times?"

Questions after questions emerged from the senior brother’s mouth, leaving all the Soul Bodies bewildered.

As geniuses of an era, they didn’t only excel in cultivation talent; they were from families and Sects that dominated one side, possessing vast ancient libraries, and they diligently studied these when not cultivating.

They understood all major events from the beginning of heaven and earth to the present and were well aware of that era.

When the senior brother spoke of the Power of Annihilation, the cruel period recorded in ancient texts seemed to unfold before their eyes. Simultaneously, watching Xu Ran in the mirror, their initial admiration and envy turned into fear.

How could a mere two-year-old infant wield a world-destroying force?

This question lingered in their hearts.

Suddenly, the entire dueling arena fell into an inexplicable silence; even the sound of breathing vanished, as every Soul Body quietly focused on Xu Ran in the mirror.

"Senior Brother, should we deal with this newcomer..."

The second brother hesitated, his face filled with conflict.

"No need." The senior brother thought for a moment, then waved his hand, "This newcomer’s Power of Annihilation is far from the one that escaped during Ancient and Near Ancient times."

"It’s so weak that even the junior sister’s Soul Power could easily destroy it."

"The Power of Annihilation is just a force. This newcomer seems pure-hearted, not like an evil person!"

"Furthermore, the Nine-Layered Giant Tower appeared only after the Heavenly Dao fell asleep, possibly related to the Heavenly Dao. If this newcomer truly were a threat, they wouldn’t have been chosen!"

Pausing here, the senior brother continued to recall his previous words, reconsidering his previous line of thought, pondering if anything was overlooked.

After a long time, his cold expression turned determined before he spoke again.

"Don’t worry, everything will be fine!"

"Since the senior brother said it’s fine, there should be no issue. The senior brother’s mind is much sharper than yours, so stubborn!"

Even the junior sister agreed with the senior brother’s words.

Mainly the junior sister understood the Power of Annihilation only through ancient texts and hadn’t witnessed it with her own eyes.

While the second brother hadn’t faced the Power of Annihilation directly either, he was from the end of the Ancient Times, and, although the fissures disappeared, he had felt the terrifying aura.