At this very moment.

Inside the trial arena.

Around Xu Ran, countless floating bits of fluff danced in the air.

He stood still, his entire body’s Spiritual Qi now restrained.

He had just placed all the Five Elements Puppets in the same space and detonated the void. No matter how strong their defenses were, there was no way for the five puppets to survive in the void.

In just an instant, the Five Elements Puppets vanished into the void. This was also when Xu Ran simultaneously annihilated them all, with not the slightest difference in timing.

When he emerged from the void and his vision returned to the present, he could only see countless bits of fluff drifting in the air, seemingly left behind after the complete destruction of the Five Elements Puppets.

"This trial is considered over!!"

As his words fell.

Suddenly, Xu Ran’s vision went black, and his figure became illusory within the Dueling Arena. In the next moment, his form disappeared from the arena.

When his vision was restored again, he found himself in a dark chamber.

This chamber was not large, about ten meters in length, width, and height, resembling a square. A torch was placed on each wall, and there were only four torches in the entire chamber.

It was precisely these four faint lights that barely allowed Xu Ran to see the surroundings.

As soon as he entered this chamber, he frowned.

"This chamber... Divine Sense cannot spread out. I can only observe the surroundings with my eyes!!!"

Indeed.

In this chamber, Divine Sense was ineffective.

Outside, as long as one’s Spiritual Power was strong enough, one could briefly see several hundred meters away, and if one’s Spiritual Power reached its peak, perhaps one’s Divine Sense could roam the entire Origin Realm.

However, reaching such a level is something that even the Great Powers who specialized in Spiritual Power during the Ancient Times of the Origin Realm could not accomplish!!

With Xu Ran’s current level of Spiritual Power, it’s not to say it’s very formidable, nor that he can completely perceive the surroundings.

At the very least, he could sense all things within one meter of his body.

But now.

He couldn’t even sense anything at one centimeter, even less at one millimeter!

"Could this place be isolating my Divine Sense?"

Xu Ran began to speculate.

When he entered the Nine-Layered Giant Tower for the trial, he could no longer mobilize the Innate Qi inside his body, so this might be a restriction on using Innate Qi, mainly because Innate Qi was too powerful.

Even so.

His Spiritual Power was not strong enough to perceive the surroundings within a one-meter range compared to others specializing in Spiritual Power.

So why seal his Divine Sense?

Xu Ran was utterly puzzled.

"Could this place be testing Divine Sense?"

The thought of this possibility made Xu Ran’s heart skip a beat.

Spiritual Power was not his strong suit, even if Great Success [Innate Saint’s Sacred Body] had a sufficiently powerful foundation and a significant enough amplification for Spiritual Power.

However, given the difficulty of the previous trials, the amplification of Spiritual Power from Great Success [Innate Saint’s Sacred Body] could not possibly complete the trial.

This was also one of Xu Ran’s concerns.

...

In the Dueling Arena.

All the soul bodies were staring intently at the mirror in the center, as if their gaze could pierce its depths.

But all that appeared before them was pitch black, with no scene visible within.

"What’s going on?"

"Why can’t we see the trial situation?"

"Did the trial end?"

"This is a sight I’ve never seen before!"

"Could the mirror be broken?"

"The mirror can’t possibly be broken! And the trial couldn’t have ended either!"

"..."

The trial of the Nine-Layered Giant Tower typically ends with the trialist emerging from the mirror, the level disappears, and the scene reverts to how it started, appearing in front of all the soul bodies.

If the mirror hasn’t turned into a passageway that allows passage both ways, it means the trial hasn’t ended and is still ongoing.

Knowing this, all the soul bodies craned their necks, eager to see the scene inside.

The soul bodies in the Dueling Arena buzzed with chatter, wanting to know what exactly was happening inside.

The ongoing trial there, a trial that even the eldest senior brother had not experienced, was unknown to all soul bodies, including the eldest senior brother.

It wasn’t just them; even the three soul bodies at the forefront were the same.

The junior sister craned her neck with wide eyes, even standing on a chair at times, trying to see the scene with her own eyes.

But despite her efforts, it was impossible to see.

"Senior Brother, what’s happening? Why isn’t the mirror showing the trial scene?"

"We can’t see anything inside. Could the latter part of the trial be unobservable?"

The second senior brother was very puzzled at this moment.

"That’s not right!"

But he quickly denied his speculation.

"If the latter part of the trial were unobservable, we would be sent out directly!"

"True enough!"

The junior sister agreed with the second senior brother.

"Senior Brother, do you know what’s going on?"

Among all the soul bodies present, the senior brother was the one who understood the Nine-Layered Giant Tower the best, knowing many things unknown to others.

Moreover, the title of the eldest senior brother of the Nine-Layered Giant Tower wasn’t just for show.

He could enter many places others couldn’t, places even the second senior brother couldn’t access.