After all, he didn't have the experience of inscribing a 2-star Divine Rune, and no one had told him how much Essence Energy was required to inscribe a 2-star Divine Rune. Although Lu Xuan had a rough idea of how much Essence Energy was required to inscribe a 2-star Divine Rune, it wasn't accurate enough. If it was his first time inscribing a 2-star Divine Rune, Lu Xuan wouldn't be worried at all, because he had intentionally extracted more Essence Energy from the Wood Essence. However, this was his second attempt, and he had already started inscribing a 2-star Divine Rune with insufficient Essence Energy.
"I'm only missing 5 Divine Runes' Essence Energy, am I really going to fail like this?" Lu Xuan was extremely unwilling, extremely unwilling. If he had failed midway, he could still reluctantly accept it. After all, his own strength was insufficient, and he couldn't blame others. But now, success was right in front of his eyes, yet he had failed because of such an objective factor. It was truly hard for him to accept.
Essence Energy, where was the Essence Energy!? Lu Xuan wanted to shout out loud. Currently, he was using his Soul Force to forcefully lock onto the Divine Rune within his body. However, the moment his Soul Force was depleted, the Divine Rune would still collapse. Not to mention, his Soul Force wasn't much to begin with, and he wouldn't be able to hold on for too long.
At this moment, a light suddenly flashed in Lu Xuan's mind. The Essence Energy of the Wood Attribute might not only be contained within the Wood Essence. Within his storage ring, there were still quite a few Spiritual Ingredients. After these Spiritual Ingredients, there would definitely be more or less, and he only needed to supply the Essence Energy required to inscribe 5 Divine Runes!
This discovery caused Lu Xuan to be incomparably happy. While maintaining his Soul Force on the Divine Rune, he hurriedly retrieved a portion of the Spiritual Ingredients. All of them were relatively precious medicinal ingredients. Although directly extracting the Essence Energy within them would cause the medicinal properties of the ingredients to be completely lost, and the gains wouldn't make up for the losses, for the sake of successfully inscribing a 2-star Divine Rune, this little bit of loss was completely acceptable to Lu Xuan.
Grabbing these spiritual materials, Lu Xuan did not hesitate to absorb the wood attribute essence energy from them. Sure enough, there was more or less some essence energy in each spiritual material. After consuming a total of ten spiritual materials, Lu Xuan finally gathered enough essence energy for five runes.
Lu Xuan's Soul Force was almost depleted. Seizing the opportunity, he began to condense the final five Divine Inscriptions. However, even at this critical juncture, Lu Xuan didn't panic in the slightest. He knew very well that the more it was like this, the more calm he had to be. If not, there was a high possibility that he would fail at this critical juncture.
One, two … four, five!
The Second-Wood Divine Rune in his body suddenly flashed with a brilliant green luster. It was even brighter and more conspicuous than the 1-star Divine Rune from before. Countless complex Divine Runes were clearly revealed at this moment, forming a complete and flawless Divine Rune seal. The 2-star Second-Wood Divine Rune, after going through several crises, had finally been successfully condensed!
Lu Xuan instantly withdrew his control over the Divine Rune. Looking at the Divine Rune that had been successfully condensed in his body, a trace of a gratified smile appeared on his face. He had finally succeeded. Although he was on the verge of collapse, everything was worth it. The benefits that a 2-star Second-Wood Divine Rune could bring were absolutely not something that a 1-star Divine Rune could compare to.
Struggling to sit up, Lu Xuan already couldn't wait to test the power of this 2-star Second-Wood Divine Rune. Moving his finger like a sword, he lightly cut a wound on his hand. Captivating red blood instantly seeped out, but in just an instant, his skin and flesh rapidly healed. In the blink of an eye, only a white mark was left on the wound, and in the blink of an eye, even the white mark had already disappeared. Only a bloodstain was left behind, clearly telling Lu Xuan that a wound had just appeared on his hand.
This kind of powerful recovery ability simply made Lu Xuan very satisfied. This was also the charm of the School of Body Refinement. Unless you were strong enough, you wouldn't be able to kill me!
At the same time, Lu Xuan also felt that his whole body was unprecedentedly relaxed. He knew that this was the Second-Wood Divine Rune that had quietly helped him heal some of the hidden injuries left in his body. There was no martial artist who didn't have hidden injuries. They would leave behind injuries when they were injured, they would leave behind injuries when they used the wrong strength, and even when they were cultivating. However, with the IX Water Divine Rune and Second-Wood Divine Rune, Lu Xuan probably wouldn't have to worry about hidden injuries in the future.
His Soul Force had been raised to the level of a 5-star Spiritual Talisman Master, and he had condensed a 2-star Second-Wood Divine Rune. Lu Xuan felt that the harvest of this trip to the cave of the ancient powerhouse was already quite considerable. Even if he didn't obtain anything else, this trip was still worthwhile.
Suddenly standing up, Lu Xuan faced the void and said, "Senior, I want to participate in the Body Refinement Assessment!"
Although his Soul Force hadn't recovered, and his Yuan Power had also been consumed to a certain extent, the Body Refinement Assessment was purely about the strength of the physical body. These things wouldn't affect him at all. Lu Xuan also couldn't wait to see the surprise left behind by the ancient powerhouse. Not to mention the surprise, as long as Lu Xuan was given a piece of Wood Essence or a Soul Remembrance Crystal, he would be happy to the point of laughing.
Lu Xuan's words also didn't receive a response. However, the surrounding scene had undoubtedly changed, indicating that the other party had heard his request.
The scene of the small house had already disappeared, and Lu Xuan came to a bright secret room. There were no doors or windows in the surroundings, and it seemed to be a completely sealed space, just like a metal box.
Subsequently, Lu Xuan saw four armored puppets appear in front of him. Under the illumination of the light, their entire bodies were flickering with a metallic luster. One look and one could tell that they weren't to be trifled with.
"Now, you will have to seal your Yuan Power and Soul Force, and use your physical body to fight against the puppets. Defeat them, or withstand their attacks for the time it takes for a joss stick to burn. Only then will you be able to pass the assessment. If you can't withstand it, you can say that you want to give up." A familiar calm voice sounded, informing Lu Xuan of the requirements to pass the assessment.
"Defeat them? It seems to be somewhat difficult … "Lu Xuan looked at the four iron lumps in front of him and thought inwardly. If they were made of ordinary iron, Lu Xuan believed that he would be able to defeat them with a single punch. However, since they were arranged to participate in the assessment, how could they be such good-looking but useless trash?
At this moment, Lu Xuan felt an indescribable pressure descend upon him. The Yuan Power in his body had already been completely sealed, and he couldn't mobilize his Soul Force at all. Other than his physical body, Lu Xuan couldn't use any other power.
"Boom, boom, boom …"
The four iron puppets had already taken heavy steps towards Lu Xuan. The sound of their footsteps was even heavier in this enclosed space. Just this sound alone was enough to give Lu Xuan a kind of pressure.
Lu Xuan took a deep breath, shouted, and took the initiative to attack!
He quickly rushed forward, made a nimble turn, and suddenly punched the iron puppet at the side.
When his fist hit the puppet's body, a loud bang was heard. This was a collision of absolute strength, but what followed was an angry curse from Lu Xuan.
"F * ck!"
Lu Xuan hurriedly retreated, and couldn't help but rub his right hand that had been smashed red. This puppet was simply not ordinary hard. When Lu Xuan punched it, he felt as if he had punched a piece of Profound Iron. A pain that penetrated his muscles and bones directly reached the bottom of his heart.
Although this pain was quickly offset by the power of the IX Divine Rune and the IX Divine Rune, and the bruise on his fist quickly disappeared, the pain still left a deep impression on Lu Xuan. He really didn't want to suffer a second blow.
And he paid such a price in exchange for the puppet's slight shake. Obviously, Lu Xuan's strength that could shatter a hard stone was just like scratching an itch to this puppet.
"How can I fight this!" Lu Xuan couldn't help but gnash his teeth. He had now recognized the reality. It was impossible for him to defeat these four puppets with his strength.
If Lu Xuan had condensed the Geng Gold Divine Rune, the Bing Fire Divine Rune, or the Thundershock Divine Rune, he might have a chance. After all, these three Divine Runes were all offensive Divine Runes. However, the Divine Runes that Lu Xuan condensed were all defensive Divine Runes.
Lu Xuan now understood why the ancient almighty had given him two ways to pass this test. One was to defeat them, and the other was to endure for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. This was obviously aimed at two different types of Physique Cultivators. One was offensive, and the other was defensive.
Thinking of this, Lu Xuan couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile on his face. "Do I have to endure a quarter of an hour here? It seems that their punches aren't light either … "
At this time, the four iron puppets had already surrounded Lu Xuan. Although they walked slightly clumsily, their speed was really not low. Although Lu Xuan's explosive power was very strong, causing his speed to be very fast, it was still somewhat unrealistic for him to escape from the encirclement of the four puppets. If he relied on the Wind Riding Art, it wouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately, his Yuan Qi had long been sealed.
"Then let's fight! It's just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, it will be over soon! " Lu Xuan gritted his teeth and said. For the sake of the mysterious reward, he decided to persevere. He only hoped that the reward wouldn't let him down. At the same time, Lu Xuan also made up his mind that he must condense another offensive Divine Rune. The feeling of being beaten passively was really too uncomfortable.
"Boom!" Without giving Lu Xuan too much time to think, the iron puppet had already fiercely punched Lu Xuan, directly smashing Lu Xuan's body into the wall.
"It really hurts!" Lu Xuan stood up with his teeth clenched, rubbing his arm that was hit. Just now, he had used his hand to block the punch, otherwise, his ribs would have been broken. Hmm, I wonder if the Divine Rune can help me fix my broken ribs? At this time, Lu Xuan was actually a little distracted.
But seeing the four puppets attack again, Lu Xuan hurriedly pulled away. He knew that it was impossible to completely avoid their attacks, the only thing he could do was to try his best to not get hit within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Although he had the protection of the three defensive Divine Runes, these puppets shouldn't be able to kill him, the pain was still real.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Loud sounds of impact could be heard continuously, and Lu Xuan was hit again and again. This gave him a very familiar feeling, just like the time when he let Zhao Binger vent her anger. Lu Xuan had to think of something else to divert his attention, because … it was really painful! The mysterious reward was his only pillar.
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