Chapter 844: The Abnormal Dugu Nian

Chapter 844: Chapter 844: The Abnormal Dugu Nian

One by one, people who could no longer endure walked over to the golden pillar.

In the blink of an eye, half of them had given up. They didn’t want to quit so early, but their bodies simply couldn’t hold on any longer. If they kept resisting, they would likely injure themselves, which would be a loss not worth the cost.

The rest, however, were still gritting their teeth and persevering.

From this, one could see the disparity in strength among those who entered the Wuji Battle Temple—more precisely, the disparity in their physical endurance.

As a Pill Refiner, focusing on the Alchemy Tao while also enhancing one’s Martial Arts strength and physical body is nearly an impossible task. As the saying goes, “A jack of all trades is a master of none”; it’s unrealistic to expect perfection.

Even Fang Lin had his weaknesses.

These Pill Refiners were among the best of the young generation in the Pill Alliance, with considerable strength, but in terms of physical prowess, they were somewhat lacking compared to those who truly specialized in Martial Arts.

“I can’t do it anymore, my body has reached its limit. If I keep pushing, something bad is going to happen,” Mo Yun also reached the point where he could no longer endure. His face was extremely pale, and he was almost unable to stand steady.

In fact, Mo Yun had already reached his limit earlier. The reason he was able to last longer than half of the people was that he was holding on to a grunt of determination.

Coming from a humble and lowly background, he was probably the least noticeable person among those present, most of whom had significant backgrounds and reputations.

Mo Yun was not content; he wanted to prove himself. Even if he couldn’t endure until the end, he couldn’t lose to the others present.

And now, he indeed had done that, enduring for so long with his teeth gritted after his body had reached its threshold, sustained purely by his willpower.

Others in his place would likely have coughed up blood by now.

“Go and rest,” Fang Lin said. He had intended to ask Mo Yun to give up earlier, but Mo Yun had persevered until now, truly earning Fang Lin’s respect.

Fang Lin’s opinion of Mo Yun had greatly improved. Although some of his views were extreme, there was no doubt he was a person with both talent and determination. Given sufficient resources and guidance from a master, his achievements could certainly surpass those of a Master of Pill.

“That’s it? I don’t feel any pressure at all. Why are you all acting like it’s a matter of life and death?” Dugu Nian stood beside Fang Lin, her face filled with puzzlement.

As Mo Yun passed by her, he stumbled upon hearing her comment, nearly falling to the ground.

Fang Lin was caught between laughter and tears. The girl herself hadn’t noticed that a special force within her was dissipating the pressure of the surroundings.

But this meant that the trial here held no significance for Dugu Nian.

Fang Lin glanced over at the Descendants of the Long Family, noting that two of them had already gone to the golden pillar, clearly having given up.

But the other Descendants of the Long Family were still holding on, with Long Zhiming steady as a rock, showing no signs of pressure at all, as if the force in the great hall was merely a gentle breeze to him.

Even Fang Lin was feeling a hint of solemnity at this moment, yet Long Zhiming remained calm and composed from beginning to end, which showed just how astounding his physical training was.

Of course, Fang Lin didn’t know that Long Zhiming was known within the Long Family for his Martial Arts strength, and unlike his Alchemy Tao abilities, he had little talent, far less than his sister Long Zhixin.

This was a topic that many found fascinating: the two prodigies of the Long Family were siblings from the same mother, each with their own strengths, creating a perfect balance.

As the pressure continued to increase, more people reached their limits and chose to give up.

There were very few who could still hold on, with only about a dozen remaining, four of whom were from the Long Family.

What was most surprising was that Dugu Nian, seemingly a gentle and frail young girl at the eighth level of Heavenly Origin, was still standing there.

The remaining dozen people, apart from Fang Lin, only Dugu Nian was still a Heavenly Origin Martial Artist; the rest had already stepped into the Spirit Vein realm.

Fang Lin’s ability to hold on was within many people’s expectations, after all, the strength that Fang Lin had shown earlier could completely allow him to persist until now.

But this seemingly young girl by Fang Lin’s side, managing to hold out until now, was truly shocking to everyone.

Could it be that this young girl was the one truly hiding her strength?

Some people looked at Dugu Nian with completely different eyes, although many had previously assessed Dugu Nian, it was because of Dugu Nian’s appearance that she attracted more attention.

But now, what caught their attention was not Dugu Nian’s appearance, but Dugu Nian’s performance at the moment.

“This young girl is actually so impressive; I thought she was just good-looking before,”

“I thought so too, we didn’t expect that we were all mistaken.”

“We are inferior to a teenage girl, what a disgrace.”

“Stop talking, I am filled with self-contempt.”

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Dugu Nian’s astonishing performance left the crowd dumbfounded, and many felt ashamed, feeling inferior to a young girl.

Dugu Nian herself was utterly clueless, she couldn’t feel anything out of the ordinary, just a warm sensation in her body as if some power was continuously entering her body.

Only Fang Lin truly knew that if not for the faint white light constantly emanating from Dugu Nian’s body, Dugu Nian wouldn’t have been able to hold on even for the time it takes an incense stick to burn.

In Fang Lin’s view, the one most likely to last until the end among everyone present might not be himself, nor Long Zhiming, but the currently bewildered Dugu Nian.

As time trickled by, several of the dozen people who were still holding on successively chose to give up.

At the Long Family’s side, only Long Zhiming, Long Xunhai, and another descendant of the Long Family remained.

Few and far between!

Yet, the pressure inside the grand hall was still increasing endlessly, as if to crush all the few remaining figures standing in the hall.

Boom!!!!

Suddenly, the pressure multiplied, catching those few who were still holding on unprepared.

Even Fang Lin and Long Zhiming’s expressions changed abruptly, as this seemed to be an intentional increase to make them feel the pressure.

As a result, another five of the remaining few were forced to give up; they simply couldn’t hold out any longer.

Thus, only three people could still stand in the grand hall.

Apart from Long Zhiming, only Fang Lin and Dugu Nian remained.

Dugu Nian looked over at Long Zhiming in the distance, then at Fang Lin, and couldn’t help saying, “You two seem to be in a lot of pain?”

Even the normally composed Long Zhiming, upon hearing this and seeing Dugu Nian’s relaxed appearance, couldn’t help but twitch the corners of his mouth a couple of times.

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