Chapter 914 - 406: Soul Pursuit
"This..."
The young junior sister watching Xu Ran’s trial was somewhat surprised to see Xu Ran standing firmly in a horse stance, yet his hands were trembling uncontrollably.
"What is he doing?"
The young junior sister primarily focused on Spiritual Power, added to her inherent laziness and reluctance to learn new knowledge, so she was unfamiliar with the steps of spear training.
Not only the young junior sister, but second senior brother also displayed confusion on his face.
He didn’t understand either.
At the same time.
Both turned their gaze towards the eldest senior brother.
After all, known as the all-knowing being, the eldest senior brother, in their minds, was someone who had answers to everything. Asking him first when encountering a problem was the right choice.
Indeed.
The eldest senior brother did not disappoint their expectations and began to explain the doubts.
"Xu Ran is currently doing Dragon Riding Stake!"
"Dragon Riding Stake?"
Both the second senior brother and young junior sister asked simultaneously in surprise.
"Yes, Dragon Riding Stake!" The eldest senior brother continued to explain, "From the Iron Spear appearing in the trial, it’s evident that this trial is about Spear Technique!"
As the eldest senior brother spoke, he recalled reading about spear techniques in the Nine-story Giant Tower Study.
"The spear is hailed as the king of weapons, almost integrating the features of all weapons. Its only drawback is the spear itself; due to the need for its powerful strength, the weight of the spear is much heavier than other weapons!"
"For this reason, those who train with the spear must firmly grip the spear from the beginning!"
"Dragon Riding Stake achieves this effect!"
"And, you must endure it for one whole hour; only then is the Dragon Riding Stake considered complete!"
The eldest senior brother succinctly laid out the details of what Xu Ran was currently doing.
Indeed, things were just as the eldest senior brother described.
However, there was a bit of an unexpected situation.
At this moment, Xu Ran was indeed performing the Dragon Riding Stake, but simultaneously, the Iron Spear in his hand weighed several hundred pounds.
Even as a less than two-year-old infant, Xu Ran had to lift such a terrifying weight without help, making the Dragon Riding Stake an unparalleled existence.
Moreover, this was under the premise of the Innate Saint’s Sacred Body being sealed.
"Not only that, Xu Ran’s Great Success Innate Saint’s Sacred Body is also sealed!"
The eldest senior brother quickly noticed Xu Ran’s current predicament.
"Great Success Innate Saint’s Sacred Body is sealed?!"
Once again, the voices of the second senior brother and young junior sister rang out, carrying a tone of incredulity.
"E... E... Eldest brother, are you saying Xu Ran is lifting a spear weighing hundreds of pounds without using the Great Success Innate Saint’s Sacred Body, while practicing the Dragon Riding Stake?!"
Though the young junior sister remained silent, the gleam in her eyes reflected her disbelief!
"Yes!"
The eldest senior brother answered with determination.
"It truly is that way!"
The eldest senior brother confirmed again.
With that, the mist exhaled from the eldest senior brother’s mouth seemed to freeze.
Even for the eldest senior brother, this display was beyond expectation.
"But it seems, Xu Ran won’t be able to hold on for much longer!"
While the three spoke, only a few breaths passed.
At the same time.
The Dragon Riding Stake Xu Ran originally held firm began to tremble uncontrollably from his legs to his hands, and beads of sweat the size of beans fell like rain from his forehead.
Within moments, several small wet pits appeared on the ground, all caused by the sweat dripping from Xu Ran’s forehead.
The bald-headed observer of the trial saw the twisted and pained expression on Xu Ran’s face and chuckled.
"Why not give up? It’s only been a short time, and your body is already shaking like this. There is no point in forcing yourself further!"
Although.
The bald-headed observer’s face was full of smiles, watching Xu Ran’s body continuously trembling as if truly pleased, as if Xu Ran would fall to the ground in the next moment, failing the trial.
But in truth, the bald-headed observer was utterly shocked.
How old is Xu Ran?
Less than two years.
At less than two years of age, solely relying on his Physical Strength without any external aid, he managed to hold a hundred-pound Iron Spear with perfect Dragon Riding Stake form and endure until now!
This accomplishment relied not just on talent but also on inherently terrifying willpower!
Indeed.
The Dragon Riding Stake supposedly trains a spearman’s stability in holding the spear.
However, in reality, it tests the spearman’s own willpower.
No matter the task, persistence and willpower come first.
To perform the Dragon Riding Stake for one whole hour, such a long duration, especially in the initial stage of spear training, achieving this is relatively straightforward regardless of what you’re training in.
Indeed.
Almost all weapons include such a test at the practice stage.
For example.
The Swordsmanship trial Xu Ran just went through.
A novice in Swordsmanship, when starting, also practices from the basic ’stab’, isn’t it?!
Every successful Swordsmanship master began with countless practice stabs at the air, didn’t they?
No matter the weapon, the initial stage requires this step.
Now, Xu Ran’s whole body is trembling, the strands of hair on his head stuck together from his pouring sweat, looking like he hasn’t washed for days.