dtnovels Chapter 14 Testing the Temple
Chapter 14 Testing the Temple
Chapter 14 Testing the Temple
"Hey, are you scared out of your wits?" Dugu Juechen's magnetic voice drifted into Liu Ruxuan's ears. Liu Ruxuan tilted her head to look at him, patted the rocking chair, used some spiritual power, and stood up as well: "Gong Yunxuan, can you please not be so weird next time you appear? You don't even make a sound, are you trying to scare people to death?!"
"A weirdo? What is a weirdo?" Dugu Juechen asked.
"..."
"Xuan'er, why don't you tell me?" Dugu Juechen pressed again, and Liu Ruxuan replied helplessly, "It's just that it's different from others!"
"I see. Well, Xuan, you're quite eccentric too."
"..." You're the weirdo, your whole family is weirdo!
Seeing that Liu Ruxuan looked unhappy, Dugu Juechen wisely changed the subject: "Little Xuan, I'll take you somewhere."
Dugu Juechen brought Liu Ruxuan to the Testing Temple, wanting to test her talent. Upon entering, they saw a floating crystal ball, about the size of a basketball, in the center of the hall. Behind the ball were seven transparent cylindrical pillars, each about 20 centimeters in diameter and over a meter tall. Beyond that were seven cube-shaped pillars, the same size as the cylindrical ones.
"Go try it," Dugu Juechen said softly. Liu Ruxuan looked at the testing device, then at Dugu Juechen, then back at the device. She was actually quite nervous. What if the result was bad again? Wouldn't all her excitement have been for nothing? She hesitated, wanting to take the test but afraid to. Dugu Juechen noticed Liu Ruxuan's hesitation and nervousness, and patted her shoulder: "You have talent in spiritual power. Go ahead, just input a little bit."
"Oh...okay..." Liu Ruxuan mustered her courage, walked to the crystal ball, took a deep breath, and slowly placed her right hand on it. She then channeled some spiritual energy into the crystal ball, instantly filling it completely. The crystal ball emitted multicolored light, shooting towards six pillars representing the six elements: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and lightning. Within minutes, the six pillars were filled, converging into a beam of light that moved towards the square beads in the third row. The first red pillar was quickly filled, followed by...
orange……
yellow……
green……
When we reached the cyan pillar, our pace slowed down a bit, but the light continued to rise at a visible rate.
blue……
Finally, even the purple pillars lit up.
Finally, the purple pillar was filled after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and the light showed no sign of stopping. Liu Ruxuan tried to withdraw her hand from the crystal ball, but it was too late. Her remaining spiritual power was being drained, and she couldn't remove her hand even if she wanted to.
"Xuan'er!" Dugu Juechen realized something was wrong and shouted, rushing to Liu Ruxuan's side as fast as he could. Before his hand could even touch her, he was repelled by the powerful spiritual energy surrounding her, staggering back more than ten steps before regaining his footing. How could someone as strong as him be pushed so far away? What on earth was going on?
At this moment, Liu Ruxuan's face grew increasingly pale, and the entire hall began to shake. The land within a radius of hundreds of miles was also affected, causing a massive earthquake.
Dugu Juechen formed hand seals, creating a barrier that enveloped the Testing Temple. The next second, Liu Ruxuan was thrown back, followed by the explosion of the crystal ball and all the pillars! Dugu Juechen rushed forward and caught Liu Ruxuan, who was already unconscious. Holding her protectively in his arms, Dugu Juechen himself was also struggling to withstand the force of the explosion, a trickle of blood escaping from the corner of his mouth. If Dugu Juechen hadn't created the barrier, the mountain beneath the Testing Temple would likely have been flattened.