On the other side, Li Hao saw many futons in the distance, as well as the people sitting cross-legged on them.
However, at this moment, quite a few people stood up, craning their heads and staring in this direction.
Among them, Li Hao also saw Elder Wang, hovering above the crowd, quietly observing here.
When their eyes met, Elder Wang’s somewhat thoughtful expression was momentarily stunned, a trace of surprise and shock flickering in his eyes.
"Am I still inside the tower?"
Seeing this scene, Li Hao confirmed his location, still within the True Venerate Tower.
Is this pillar in front of him the portal to teleport out?
It seems Elder Wang didn’t tell him how to leave after finishing the challenge, perhaps thinking it was too simple to warrant explanation?
Li Hao glanced around, and with nothing else there, the answer was obvious.
He approached the pillar, examined it closely, and indeed found spatial Dao Power on it, typically used in teleportation areas.
He reached up to touch it, leveraging the Dao Power to trigger the spatial Dao Power on the pillar.
Soon, a suction force emanated from within the pillar, pulling Li Hao’s body in.
Whoosh!
When Li Hao opened his eyes again, he found himself back in the vast world he had just seen.
However, unlike before, the pillar he had just seen was also floating in the air, towering and majestic.
While Li Hao was in a daze, the purple dim light on the pillar quickly converged, concentrating at one point in front of the pillar, slowly coalescing into a figure.
The figure looked exactly like Li Hao, and it was undeniably a projection.
"...?"
Li Hao was a bit dumbfounded, what was going on?
Could it be that the previous challenge didn’t count?
At that moment, before he could think further, the projection, once fully formed, gave a slight hand salute to Li Hao, gesturing with a "please" motion, suddenly erupting with a terrifying aura.
Dazzling golden light burst forth, with silver hair flying, as the projection’s aura dramatically increased, surpassing its previous strength, being more formidable under Li Hao’s shocked gaze!
If earlier it was merely twice his strength, now the projection’s aura was at least five times his!
This fivefold power was not the ordinary Supreme Saint’s fivefold but five times Li Hao’s own, exceedingly exaggerated.
If there were an Ancient Demon at the True Immortal Realm here, it would be instantly killed by the projection!
Even a group of Ancient Demons would likely be instantly annihilated!
Li Hao was dumbstruck, what kind of trickery was this?
Before he could curse, the projection had already rushed at him with deadly speed.
Whoosh!
Li Hao instinctively dodged, using Returning Ruin Instantaneous Movement.
But at this moment, the projection directly harnessed the Heaven and Earth Power, instantly severing Returning Ruins, and the formidable power forced Li Hao out of the teleportation.
The projection then instantly gathered a powerful Heaven and Earth aura, transforming into a massive sword light, descending upon Li Hao the moment he reacted.
Bang!
Without suspense, Li Hao felt his physical body shatter, and additionally, a terrifying Primordial Spirit Power attacked, crushing his Primordial Spirit in an instant.
The world reached annihilation.
Darkness appeared before Li Hao, but within the darkness, threads of light gradually became clear.
This light, however, came from behind, and when Li Hao turned to look, he saw the tower door he had just entered through, a few steps away.
He seemed to have always stood here, and everything just now was merely a nightmare.
Li Hao was momentarily dazed, yet his mind was full of questions. He glanced at the profound darkness ahead, faintly sensing an obstructive force preventing him from advancing, but within the darkness, there was a dim purple light, similar to the light flickering on the pillar he had seen earlier.
Li Hao scratched his head, turned around, and walked out through the door, planning to seek answers from Elder Wang.
Meanwhile, at the futons, everyone saw the True Venerate Tower’s door open, and shortly after, Li Hao stepped out, seeming somewhat bewildered and frustrated, with an unresolved, hanging feeling in their hearts as if finally relieved.
From the moment Li Hao went inside until now, someone had been timing, and thirty minutes had passed!
For a first entry, to last that long almost made them suspect whether Li Hao had cleared the level inside.
If not for Ming Saint and Mu Saint explaining that upon entry, one would immediately battle a projection with no possible delay, they might have believed Li Hao had gone in for a tour.
"Finally out, that took too long, who was timing?"
"Almost an hour!"
"... ’
Upon hearing the time reported by Winter Knife, everyone fell silent.
Lin Saint stared at the young man ing out step by step with a plex gaze, remembering how not long ago, during his own challenge at the True Venerate Tower, the one inside simply played chess without paying him any attention, displaying indifference, leaving him feeling dissatisfied and dismissive. Yet now, he felt a sense of humiliation.
"Three years to pass the first test, this True Venerate Tower... could he clear it in just a few years?"
Luo Sheng whispered, his voice filled with disbelief and a bit of bewilderment.
If that’s the case, then why should they even bother trying?
peting against such monsters, they might as well give up.
Luo Sheng’s words caused other Saints to twitch their mouths in slight frustration.
They had been striving here for tens of millennia, and in the end, was it all in vain?
Racing against such a figure felt a bit unfair.
Mu Saint and Ming Saint had sullen expressions, staring at the young man, their eyes flickering with anger and a hint of murderous intent, though they quickly concealed it.
They knew that under Elder Wang’s watchful eyes, any underhanded moves would lead to a far worse oute.
But... could the Immortal Emperor’s legacy really be handed over so easily?
As their expressions alternated between light and shadow, Li Hao also returned to the futon, and shortly after he exited the True Venerate Tower, the tower’s door automatically closed.
At this moment, Li Hao looked at the crowd on the futons, seeing Flower Saint and Travel Saint controlling their plex expressions to smile at him, Li Hao smiled back, knowing they bore no ill intentions.
Just moments ago, he sensed several concealed killing intents, which quickly dissipated, knowing that his momentary brilliance probably sparked jealousy in others, yet he understood that too much of a show might invite trouble, a universal truth in all things.
Regardless, with Elder Wang’s presence and his own strength, he harbored no fear of whatever thoughts others might have.
After all, thoughts alone were harmless, but if any tangible actions emerged, he wouldn’t shy away from being unkind.
"You kid..."
Elder Wang looked at Li Hao as he approached, with a few plex emotions flashing within his eyes, letting out a light sigh.
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