Baby with Daoist Monarch System

Between breaths, the rusted sword held by the bald man turned crimson.

This red hue was the dark red of blood, with countless streaks of dark red mist pouring into it, making it appear extremely eerie.

”With such Sword Intent, how will you resist?”

The bald man knew that the Sword Intent absorbed by the rusted sword in his hand was increasing, and his gaze towards Xu Ran became complicated.

Yet, even so, his words remained the same.

After all, he was the Gatekeeper, and even if he wanted to let Xu Ran easily gain the rewards of passing the Nine-Layered Giant Tower,

his mission did not allow him to do so.

Only those who can pass the Nine-Layered Giant Tower on their own can truly be called successors, the chosen ones!

As they spoke.

The rusted sword, originally only a meter long, began repairing its worn-out blade, and the tarnished spots on the sword slowly faded away.

Soon.

The human bone rusted sword, which was just a broken sword moments ago, had transformed into a complete sword!

This sword was nearly identical to the silver light iron sword in Xu Ran’s hand.

However.

The sword in the bald man’s hand was entirely suffused with a dark red color, and alongside the blood-red iron sword was a pungent, bloody smell.

This blood-red iron sword seemed to have emerged from a Corpse Mountain Blood Sea, carrying an unavoidable Evil Qi and stench!

Xu Ran frowned, as a wisp of Spiritual Qi appeared at his nostrils, masking the foul smell.

”What is this smell, it’s so stinking?!”

Just as Xu Ran finished speaking,

a sudden ”buzz” came forth from above.

This ”buzz” was extremely rapid, as if something in the air was vibrating.

Xu Ran looked towards the direction from which the sound originated.

Only to see.

The first human bone rusted sword, once a sky-high pillar, had its engraved Sword Pattern already transformed into dark red mist, merging with the blood-red iron sword in the bald man’s hand.

However.

By now, not only had the Sword Pattern on the blade of the first human bone rusted sword dissipated, even its seemingly indestructible body was slowly turning into dark red mist, permeating the Dueling Arena.

”So fast?”

Seeing this, Xu Ran was a bit surprised.

He had imagined that all these human bone rusted swords would turn into dark red mist, completely absorbed by the bald man.

But he did not expect such speed; in merely a breath, the largest rusted sword was already being corroded.

”If the first human bone rusted sword is like this, the situation for the rest must be worse!”

After speaking, Xu Ran fixed his gaze on the situation of the remaining rusted swords high above.

”Seven, eight, nine, ten...”

Counting from seven, Xu Ran suddenly paused at the number ten.

”So quickly, we’ve lost four human bone rusted swords?!”

Xu Ran stared at the vanished four rusted swords above, astonished.

After all.

The previous dark red mist was all formed by the dispersal of the Sword Patterns on the blades.

It must be noted.

The seventeen human bone rusted swords differed only in size, shape, and bone size, but otherwise, they were essentially the same.

What the first rusted sword had, the others had too!

Similarly.

When the first rusted sword began to lose its Sword Pattern, the rest followed the same pattern!

But now.

There were fourteen rusted swords still floating high in the sky.

In the blink of an eye, four were gone!

Undoubtedly, they were all absorbed by the blood-red iron sword in the bald man’s hand.

Such speed was beyond Xu Ran’s reaction.

”At this rate, before an incense stick burns out, all the rusted swords will be absorbed by the blood-red iron sword!”

”And interrupting halfway is impossible!”

Xu Ran quickly made a judgment.

Forcing an interruption to the absorption of dark red mist by the blood-red iron sword was impossible.

It must be known.

The dark red mist filling the entire Dueling Arena was all transformed from the Sword Intent of a Sword Immortal in life.

Simply put, these dark red mists are all the Sword Intent of the Sword Immortal in life, only turned to mist; however, the essence of Sword Intent has not changed.

If one attempts to forcibly interrupt the bald man’s current actions, stopping his continuous absorption of dark red mist, one will undoubtedly be attacked by countless dark red mists.

With Xu Ran’s current strength, even with Great Success of the Innate Saint’s Sacred Body, he couldn’t withstand it for a moment.

”It seems, there’s only one way left!”

Xu Ran’s gaze was complex as he stared at the blood-red iron sword continuously growing stronger, but the next moment, he focused on the silver light iron sword he held tightly.

Since entering the sword trial, from the moment he grasped the silver light iron sword, he had never let go.

Aside from the very beginning, when the last bit of Innate Qi in him sensed the aura of the Immortal Sword Skill on the silver light iron sword, successfully unleashing the Divine Technique,

nothing special has happened since then.

Moreover, the very last bit of Innate Qi on his body, due to the Immortal Sword Skill, has completely dried up.

Now, Xu Ran has no drop of Innate Qi left on his body, it is all stored within his Sea of Spirit.

If you say, if he still had the last trace of Innate Qi, even if he could activate the Innate Qi again, he might be able to resist the means of the bald man.