At this moment.

Still surrounded by the Nine Nether Cold Sand, the Earth Attribute Puppet suddenly felt a sense of unease!

There was a strong trace of doubt in its yellow-glowing eyes.

Although the feeling wasn’t very strong, it could slightly sense that the Nine Nether Cold Sand around its body seemed to be decreasing.

But after all, this Nine Nether Cold Sand wasn’t its own but belonged to the Houtu Tripod, so it was just a feeling, not very certain.

But quickly, it shook its head, its gaze becoming resolute again.

Impossible!

Even if the Nine Nether Cold Sand around its body was decreasing, Xu Ran couldn’t possibly break through the defense and thus shatter its body!

It was, after all, an Earth Attribute king in its previous life, with absolute understanding of the Nine Nether Cold Sand, and although it was just a puppet now, lacking much self-awareness.

Its subconscious believed that Nine Nether Cold Sand was the strongest defensive substance in the world, even an Innate Saint’s Sacred Body at Great Success couldn’t break it.

Precisely because of its own understanding, it was so at ease.

At the same time.

Outside the dueling arena.

In the mirror, Xu Ran was continuously swinging his right leg, generating strong gusts of wind around the Nine Nether Cold Sand, with the Spiritual Qi continuously erupting from within, which in the eyes of others meant he was trying his best to shatter the defense of the Nine Nether Cold Sand!

The little junior sister saw Xu Ran’s current state and was very puzzled.

"This newcomer has been swinging his right leg for a long time and spent over half of his Spiritual Qi, yet the defense made of Nine Nether Cold Sand hasn’t taken any damage!"

"Is this considered giving up?"

At this time the defensive power of the Nine Nether Cold Sand aligned with their understanding of it, although Xu Ran’s every swing released Spiritual Qi and powerful wind, which also bewildered their eyes.

But the almost unchanging Nine Nether Cold Sand shocked them even more.

The second senior brother was also full of doubt in his eyes.

"It always feels a bit off!"

After a moment of silence, he continued.

"From the previous trials, this newcomer’s confidence is full, and his strength matches, someone like that wouldn’t appear like this even when encountering a tough problem!"

In the second senior brother’s impression, a genius like Xu Ran wouldn’t give up so easily.

"Second senior brother, aren’t you overestimating him a bit!" the little junior sister retorted, "You should know, this newcomer is not even two years old, and his cultivation is so strong, which means he hasn’t encountered any difficulties since birth!"

"Now encountering something he can’t solve, internal collapse is very normal!"

The little junior sister had a look of having everything under control.

The second senior brother laughed seeing this, "There are indeed people like this, remember when you failed the trial and stayed in front of the Nine-Layered Giant Tower cursing for a day and a night!"

The little junior sister’s cheeks flushed at that, as if a taboo was mentioned.

"No! I didn’t!"

The soul body sitting at the back was also surprised hearing their conversation.

Their senior sister always seemed fearless, who would’ve thought there was such history, causing everyone to smile.

"Enough!" the ice-cold voice of the eldest senior brother sounded.

As soon as the voice sounded, the dueling arena immediately quieted down.

"This newcomer is about to pass the trial!"

The eldest senior brother’s words were shocking!

"Eldest senior brother, are you sure?" the little junior sister was filled with disbelief, "That defense is made of Nine Nether Cold Sand, besides it, what else in the world could break it!"

Hearing the little junior sister’s words, the second senior brother’s eyes suddenly lit up.

"That’s right, it’s the Nine Nether Cold Sand!"

Seeing this, the eldest senior brother nodded.

"No wonder this newcomer kept using strong winds on the Nine Nether Cold Sand, I see now!"

For a moment, both the eldest senior brother and second senior brother had a comprehending expression, leaving the uninformed people baffled!

What were the two senior brothers saying? What did it mean? How could the newcomer suddenly pass the trial?

Each question appeared in their minds, and how they thought they couldn’t find the clue.

The little junior sister also frowned, pondering the words of the eldest and second senior brother.

After a long time, she somewhat confusedly spoke, "Eldest senior brother, I think I understand what you mean."

"But, the newcomer doesn’t have Nine Nether Cold Sand! How could he break the defense with it?"

Hearing the little junior sister’s words, the eldest senior brother also nodded, showing he was very pleased.

"Observe carefully, what’s in the whirlwind created by that newcomer?"

As soon as the words fell, all the soul bodies simultaneously looked towards the whirlwind.

Amidst it, sparkles of white light could be seen, very small, but discernible upon close inspection.

"That is..." the little junior sister’s eyes widened in an instant, "That’s Nine Nether Cold Sand!"

The eldest and second senior brothers nodded with great satisfaction.

But then, her eyes again showed confusion.

Seeing this, the eldest senior brother explained to her.

"When the Houtu Tripod appeared, for the first time, a Taotie shadow appeared behind the puppet, and the Taotie shadow absorbed the power with an Earth Attribute background, transforming the power into the Taotie’s own dark gold energy, transferring it into the Earth Attribute Puppet."