Thick fog blanketed the shore of the abyss.
"It's been an entire year!
Three guys from Otis' hometown actually resisted for such a long time!"
Surprise was clear on Magee's face.
"I must admit that they really are talented.
It's highly possible that they have successfully passed through this and reached the other side.
Or maybe they're still fiercely fighting.
Of course, if worst comes to worst, they might be dead."
A worried Otis could only hazard a guess.
"What? They may have successfully passed the test?
I've been trapped here for about a million years already, yet I've only ever seen two people successfully pass the test!
Those two people were Alston and Meredith.
Moreover, word has it that they were actually from the supruniverse.
They were core disciples of large sects in the supruniverse.
Otis, if your fellow-townsmen really do successfully pass the test, won't that mean that their strengths are on par with the
outstanding talents of the supruniverse?"
Magee curiously exclaimed.
"Ha-ha! That's hilarious!
In the million years I've been trapped here, | tried to pass the test thousands of times already, ten thousand times even.
No matter what | do, | still haven't been able to pass the test.
Yet those three young guys could successfully pass the test with just one try? God!
That's impossible!
Even Alston and Meredith tried more than a hundred times. They reached hundreds of tries, before they successfully passed the
test!
Are those three more talented than Alston and Meredith?
In my opinion, that's impossible. They must be dead by now.
We can't wait any longer. It's no fun staying here any longer. Let's go back."
A mocking voice from the distance reached their ears.
Blood red robes then greeted their eyes. The man within the bloody robes had a sunken face and high forehead, his eyes flashing
with a very dangerous light.
"Yes, you're right."
"I think they're dead too!"
"Let's go back. There's nothing interesting to see here anymore."
Sof the divine gods began to discuss among themselves.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
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Otis angrily bellowed at the man in blood red robes.
"Ha-ha! | just stated my opinion.
Can't | do that?
Otis, other people may fear you, but I'm not one of them,"
the man sneered at him.
"Humph!"
Otis snorted in return.
At that moment, all of a sudden, a figure appeared from within the fog and landed on the edge of the abyss.
"Tyrone!"
Joy lit up Otis' face when he caught sight of the figure.
"| feel bad.
It was too difficult to defeat the person who has exactly the sstrength as mine.
Mr. Otis, | failed,"
Tyrone said, dejectedly shaking his head.
"Ha-ha! You don't have to feel sorry.
It's your first attempt on the test, but you lasted for a year. It's already amazing.
With your talent, I'm sure you'll definitely conquer the test in the near future!"
Otis assured him with a laugh.
"Amazing!
You had actually held on for one whole year,"
Magee and the man in white also praised.
"He cback alive!"
Even the other divine gods in the distance were surprised.
"Humph!"
the man in blood red robes snorted in a disdainful tone.
"Let's wait a little longer. Ingram and Austin will definitely cback safe and sound!"
A gentle smile clearly showed that Otis was in a good mood.
"Of course they will. They're much more talented than me! | have faith in them.
If | could manage to cback alive, so could they!"
Tyrone agreed with a nod of his head.
Days seemed to crawl by as tpassed.
In the blink of an eye, another three months went by.
One day, another figure suddenly appeared within the thick mist and landed on the cliff.
"Ingram!"
Joy filled Otis, Tyrone, Magee, and the graceful man, all of them surrounded him at once.
The figure was none other than Ingram who managed to cback.
"| failed.
| don't know how to defeat an opponent who looks exactly like me!"
Ingram could only sigh with a depressed look.
Otis and the others quickly comforted him.
"Another one cback alive!
What's more, he held on for a year and three months! That's no easy feat."
"Holding on for such a long ton the first try is not a walk in the park!
Everyone knows that it's extremely difficult to win against an opponent with the sstrength.
Moreover, the most important thing is that that kind of opponent will never run out of energy. No matter how long the battle lasted,
he would always be in the peak state and never tire.
For us, if our battle drags on for too long, our energy will be slowly consumed until we run out. A peak fighting state can't be
maintained for a long time.
It's almost impossible for us to win!"
Loud discussions broke out from the other divine gods around them.
Many divine gods had been waiting near the abyss for the past year to see whether Austin and his companions could pass the test.
For a divine god, a year could pass by in just the blink of an eye. It was nothing to them.
Most of them cultivated for millions of years before they broke through and becdivine gods.
Sspent tens of millions of years before managing to break through and becoming divine gods.
A fierce battle was going on in the middle of the wooden bridge.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Large spaces were swept clear of the thick fog as the intense fighting energy continued to spread.
Two figures were locked in a fierce battle.
This struggle lasted for more than a year already.
This time, Austin brought a massive amount of treasures from heaven and earth with him to the Fallen Divine Valley.
Each of them was extremely valuable, but the Space Ring Devin gave which contained all the resources the Jade Emperor and
Queen Siobhan awarded was even more important.
Ever since the battle dragged on for more than a year, he had been powering the vital energy force in his body by constantly
swallowing down the treasures from heaven and earth, all to keep himself at his peak fighting state.
Of course, the most important of all his fighting energy was the chaotic energy stored within the secret realms of his body.
In fact, the chaotic energy was more advanced than a martial artist's vital energy.
All the secret realms and the deities in his body were stuffed full and thus stored a massive amount of chaotic energy.
Because of the large amount of chaotic energy within his body, Austin was able to fight in his peak state for more than a year.
Within the past year, he performed all kinds of secret martial arts skills, including spiritual soul skills that he practiced over and
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There was no denying that he becextremely proficient in all these skills.
During the past year, he gained new understanding of every secret skill he cultivated thanks to constantly being in his peak
fighting state.
Almost every secret martial arts skill he had was refined to the best level possible.
There was no doubt that Austin was at least several times stronger than he was a year ago!
However, as Austin improved, so did his opponent!
No matter what he did, his opponent's combat power remained equal to his.
"Good!
Very good.
It's rare to see such an excellent young man like you.
Maybe one day, you'd successfully pass this test and reach the other side,"
his mirror image that he was fighting suddenly declared.
An expression of appreciation appeared on his face as he spoke.
For a moment, Austin could only stare in shock.
For more than a year, Austin was almost certain that his opponent would only do things he did and say the sthings he said. It
was as if he was another Austin.
During their battle, Austin even had a ridiculous feeling that his opponent might actually be himself!
It was like another Austin from a parallel universe cto fight him.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why everything about his opponent was the sas himself.
Because of the sudden praise, Austin suddenly stopped in his tracks to quietly stare at him. Inside his chest, his heart skipped a
beat at the words.
"Ha-ha!
Over the past year, you've been imitatingno matter what | do or say. You want to create the illusion that you're another me.
| must admit that both your imitation and copy ability are terrifyingly amazing.
For the past year, I've been under the impression that I'm battling with myself!
As long as | believe that, it'll be difficult—impossible even, to defeat you.
Because it's hard for anyone to defeat himself.
Just now, | suddenly realized something.
You're not me.
You're another person.
Do you know why? Because | will never praise myself.
I'm not fighting myself.
I'm fighting with another person!"
Loud laughter burst out of Austin. Every passing second made his spirit and will to fight rise even higher.