As mentioned earlier, Xu Ran spent hundreds of years passing this trial. To be honest, that’s somewhat of an exaggeration.

As the Gatekeeper of this trial, he is very aware of its difficulty.

If this trial weren’t difficult, Xu Ran wouldn’t be the first Trialist to appear in this stage since the emergence of the Nine-Layered Giant Tower.

So, taking hundreds of years to pass it already makes him a genius among geniuses.

His potential is simply indescribable with words.

Yet now, Xu Ran, with just a breath, successfully found the position of the Yongquan Acupoint and broke it open with Spiritual Qi following his guidance.

Keep in mind.

This is Spiritual Qi!

Even though Spiritual Qi is the essential energy for all Cultivators.

It is also because Spiritual Qi itself is powerful enough to serve as a Cultivator’s power.

Even within the body, it is extremely violent.

If you rashly use Spiritual Qi to impact acupuncture points, one small mistake can send you into an irreparable abyss.

At worst, losing cultivation is still a minor issue.

At worst, the body explodes from the inside, which is quite a normal occurrence.

Xu Ran’s ability to find the Yongquan Acupoint in such a short time and open it with downgraded Spiritual Qi indeed takes the bald man by surprise!

The three siblings watching outside the Dueling Arena see the bald man’s fists already closing in on Xu Ran’s body.

The terrifying pressure emanating from him makes even them feel slightly breathless.

Such pressure doesn’t stem from suppression in terms of cultivation, but from the entire body.

This kind of pressure has nothing to do with cultivation; it’s achieved by pushing the development of the body to the extreme!

Even so, Xu Ran remains with his eyes closed.

They can clearly see the continuously falling droplets of sweat, as fast as rain, dropping from Xu Ran’s body to the ground.

"What is he doing?"

The little junior sister stared at the strange scene in the Dueling Arena and couldn’t help but ask.

Though she entered it effortlessly, she couldn’t comprehend what was happening with her cultivation level.

"The newcomer should be activating the Yongquan Acupoint!"

"Yongquan Acupoint?"

The little junior sister was puzzled.

She specializes in Soul Power and completely disregards any other cultivation method, mainly out of laziness, and she isn’t familiar with body acupuncture points.

However.

The second senior brother.

He is a figure from Ancient Times, and his Black Flame Body specializes in physical strength cultivation.

His understanding of acupoint development is terrifying to the extreme.

At first glance, he knew what Xu Ran was doing.

"This newcomer is too bold to dare use Spiritual Qi to impact the Yongquan Acupoint under such circumstances?!"

After a moment of silence, the second senior brother exclaimed in surprise.

He had just realized Xu Ran was impacting the Yongquan Acupoint.

However, he didn’t know he was using Spiritual Qi for it.

In Ancient Times, during the Spiritual Qi explosion, various cultivation methods emerged out of nowhere, and naturally, some specialized in physical bodies.

Among those who specialize in physical body cultivation, some focus on human acupuncture points.

Such Cultivators push the development of the body to its utmost limit.

On this path, many inadvertently caused themselves to burst because of acupoint impact.

Yet, countless people still pressed forward, wave after wave.

However.

Even under those circumstances, no one dared to use Spiritual Qi to impact acupoints directly.

Especially not in such a critical situation.

Even among the fierce figures of Ancient Times, witnessing Xu Ran’s actions would make them shout: "Impressive!"

"Not only that, he’s about to succeed!"

A moment later.

The cold voice of the eldest senior brother rang out, and although his tone remained unchanged, there was a hint of urgency.

At that moment.

The three of them focused simultaneously on Xu Ran, who was impacting the Yongquan Acupoint.

They saw.

Xu Ran suddenly opened his eyes, filled with golden mist, as golden patterns appeared on the surface of his body, flowing like a turbulent river within.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the bald man’s fists, which had been moving like wriggling earthworms, now speeding up like lightning!

At the same time.

His previously oppressed body was now able to move.

Instinctively, his right shoulder retracted half an inch, coincidentally dodging the bald man’s lightning-like fists landing right where Xu Ran’s right shoulder had just been.

The bald man’s punch sliced through the air, creating rippling waves.

Even though Xu Ran evaded the fists, the rippling waves from the punch still headed toward him.

Although he dodged the fists, the unseeable and swift waves couldn’t be avoided.

This wave, like a force of counter-shock, struck Xu Ran’s body directly.

The counter-shock force swiftly coursed through his body from his right shoulder, before disappearing.

"Bang!"

Then.

A dull sound echoed inside Xu Ran, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

This means.

He’s injured!!

Even though Xu Ran dodged that pair of sharp fists, he was still injured by the wind carried by them.

Since he’s injured, he needs to heal.

Xu Ran just wanted to eliminate the counter-shock force in his body when he realized it headed directly toward the newly opened Yongquan Acupoint.

Before he could react, the counter-shock force accurately struck Xu Ran’s Yongquan Acupoint.

"Bang!"

A silent blast echoed again from within Xu Ran, and more blood flowed from his mouth, with traces of black, as if poisoned.

"Hey? Something’s wrong!"

Just as Xu Ran was about to mobilize the Spiritual Qi within him to completely eradicate the counter-shock force, he noticed something unusual.

Although muffled sounds echoed in his body like the beating of drums, and the blood from his mouth didn’t stop.

His Yongquan Acupoint, under the impact of counter-shock force, became more solid!

This means that the counter-shock force appearing in his body is helping Xu Ran to fortify the defenses of the Yongquan Acupoint.

It’s important to know.

An acupoint, although hidden in the body and invisible to the naked eye, and indiscernible even with special Pupil Skills.

Is a real entity, and most people know which acupoint is located in which part of the body.

If someone wants to attack it, as long as the accuracy is high, it can be caught off guard.

This holds even for acupoints blasted open by Spiritual Qi.

However.

With Xu Ran in this situation, where the counter-shock force constantly impacts the Yongquan Acupoint, its endurance increases.

Then, even in the future, if opponents want to incapacitate him quickly by attacking his acupoints, it will become impossible.

This enhancement is undoubtedly good news for Xu Ran.

Now that he understands the situation, Xu Ran decided not to eliminate the counter-shock force within his body, allowing it to continue impacting the Yongquan Acupoint.

Then.

In the Dueling Arena, Xu Ran seemed like a living drum, constantly struck, causing continuous muffled battlings from within.

Moreover, the blood at the corner of his mouth endlessly flowed out, as if for free, with traces of black within.

The black traces were impurities in the acupoint blood, completely expelled through this pounding.

The bald man watching this scene laughed, withdrew his hands, and nodded in satisfaction.

"The young one can be taught!"

The counter-shock force was, of course, intentional, meant to eliminate the potential hidden concerns within Xu Ran’s acupoint. That’s the purpose of his existence.

"I’m starting to believe you can pass this trial in just a few days!"

The bald man with bronze skin at this moment earnestly regarded the not yet two-year-old infant before him.