Baby with Daoist Monarch System

"Ha!" The bald-headed man sneered coldly, "Not bad!"

To be honest, Baldy was somewhat surprised.

After all, Xu Ran had just walked less than ten meters upon seeing him, yet he could discern his footwork and even managed to move his body a bit.

Even though that almost made him fall, it was still movement.

At the very least, it was a thousand times better than staying in place or retreating.

Moreover, judging by Xu Ran’s previous performance, if he could overcome the hardest hurdle, everything that followed would become much easier.

"Phew---"

Xu Ran, who almost fell, barely steadied himself and exhaled deeply, "That was close!"

Although Xu Ran managed to stabilize his almost-falling body, only he knew the hardship involved!

Moreover.

In such an environment, with the raging wind and the targeted Prisoner Wind, if he didn’t stabilize himself and fell to the ground,

with his current cultivation and the environment, he probably wouldn’t even be able to stand up, let alone pass the trial.

If that were the case, who knows how long it would take to pass the trial.

But fortunately, everything was moving in a positive direction.

"I see!"

Xu Ran muttered softly to himself.

His voice in this wind-swept valley was softer than a mosquito’s, so others basically couldn’t hear it.

"This Prisoner Wind locks onto the Spiritual Qi within and targets the locked person according to the Spiritual Qi!"

If outsiders heard Xu Ran’s words, they would surely be dumbfounded.

How long had Xu Ran been here and he already discovered the peculiarity of the trial ground—the Prisoner Wind in the valley.

However.

Finding the peculiarity is one thing; successfully passing is still an extremely difficult task.

"Want to walk freely in this valley like Baldy.

You either completely transform your internal Spiritual Qi, thus turning the Prisoner Wind into a headless fly that can’t find Xu Ran, thereby regaining speed!"

Xu Ran murmured the first method.

Though this is a method, the difficulty level of achieving it is extremely high.

Usage of Spiritual Qi is determined at birth; changing one’s breath temporarily is possible!

However, once time’s up, one would again be targeted by the Prisoner Wind.

Thinking about it, this method is practically unfeasible.

Currently.

Not only does the Prisoner Wind seal the internal Spiritual Qi and Divine Techniques, but the Nine-Layered Giant Tower itself also restricts; this method isn’t feasible.

"Then the second method is left, which is to adapt to the Prisoner Wind, minimizing the resistance against oneself!"

Once Xu Ran understood, his face grew resolute.

Baldy, already ten meters away, immediately understood upon seeing Xu Ran’s expression.

"Are you ready?"

This time, Baldy seemed like a compassionate elder caring for the younger generation, seemingly waiting specifically for Xu Ran.

Xu Ran’s eyes lit up instantly upon clearly hearing Baldy’s words!

He realized that Baldy was using the second method he had in mind—maximizing adaptation to the Prisoner Wind—so that his voice could reach his own ears clearly without any diminishment.

Initially surprised, then feeling odd, Xu Ran still answered.

"Ready!"

After all, Baldy’s attitude towards him wasn’t like this!

Baldy saw Xu Ran’s mouth shapes and nodded immediately, continuing to speak.

"If you’re ready, then three, two, one."

Just as Baldy’s voice fell, his body transformed into lightning, turned into a long silhouette, and vanished into the valley.

Under his feet, blue runes stretched into a long piece, carving a straight path in the gusty wind, like a bridge spanning the valley.

Xu Ran, who had just stabilized his stance, only saw a flash of blue light in front of him, and the old stone had already rushed out dozens of meters, forming a vacuum belt with the wind behind him, even the stones on the ground twisting into a spiraling dragon.

This Prisoner Wind seemed to offer no resistance to him, with Baldy traversing the valley as if he were its master!

"Is this adaptation level medium?"

Gazing at the blue figure, Xu Ran furrowed his brows and pondered.

"Judging by Baldy’s current speed, it’s definitely not his fastest speed under normal circumstances; it’s way too slow!"

Indeed.

Baldy’s flying speed in the valley was too slow.

With his cultivation, normally, he wouldn’t just move slightly, appearing only ten meters away.

This implies that Baldy’s adaptation level to the Prisoner Wind is probably not very high!

Thinking this far, Xu Ran grew somewhat excited.

He believed in his talent and that he could reach Baldy’s level in a short time.

This is beyond doubt.

Even so, he dared not slack off!

Immediately.

A faint golden rune rose from beneath Xu Ran’s feet, gradually enveloping his feet in a golden light, as if imparting something unto him!

"Roar---"

Immediately, Xu Ran let out a roar, causing all external objects from his body to vanish entirely.

The originally attached faint golden light on his feet turned unusually golden, as if it had evolved.

As the golden light rose, Xu Ran could feel most clearly that the Prisoner Wind’s constraint on him had diminished!