Chapter 104: Mu Ran’s Final Challenge
Mu Ran was standing in front of the giant earthen statue of a man with all four of his limbs missing, gazing upon its impeccable design with wonder. How could a lifeless thing exude such noble air with mere appearance?
"So this was him, the colluder who betrayed the Holy Land for one mortal’s corpse," he whispered to himself.
"She was not just one mortal to him," came another voice from Mu Ran’s own mouth. "He definitely went mad after the Holy Land let it happen. They should have foreseen the possibility. Humans like him are the easiest ones to bedevil, after all, being born that way."
Seated on the massive iron throne, the statue would have looked like a swaddled doll, had it not given off that fiery violent aura of a powerful being, only enhanced by the delicately carved heroic expression on its face.
There were two spheres whirling around its head, their orbit forming the shape of a colorful crown. Mu Ran’s gaze narrowed at the bright orbs.
The giant automaton suddenly moved a little, its entire limbless torso rising from the seat a few meters in the air and blank eyes falling directly on him.
"Little one, since you have chosen to follow the path of the most overbearing law technique. I commend your boldness. But you need to back up your ambitious choice with your performance in this test."
The two orbs spinning around his head suddenly charged at Mu Ran faster than normal human eyes could even track. But Mu Ran managed to catch them before they hit him square in the face.
The expression of the statue seemed to faintly morph into a look of ridicule.
"Weak, weak, too weak! You actually have to use your body to defend yourself from these lifeless toys? My Force Faction wouldn’t even take you in as a servant back in its heyday! But what choice do we have left now?"
Shifting from mockery to self-deprecation, the statue sighed.