"How can there be such world-destroying power?"
"How can there be such a master who crushes the present era?"
"And this person happens to be the future self?"
"And this future self is the enemy of the present self???"
Despite being swept and attacked by this world-destroying, heaven-piercing sword energy, Wu Tao remained calm.
...
"Haha, I forgot, you are me, and I am you. My sword is strong on the outside but weak on the inside. You can naturally see through it."
"Indeed, here, I can only exert the power of the early Core Formation stage at most. However, this power is enough to kill you."
Seeing that Wu Tao had discovered this secret, the golden-robed Wu Tao no longer concealed it and spoke openly.
On the other side.
Wu Tao ignored him, his tattered ancient sword drawing sword energy and attacking the heaven-piercing, golden-yellow sword energy that was assaulting him.
Although the sword energy unleashed by Wu Tao was instantly shattered by the surging, heaven-piercing, golden-yellow sword energy.
Wu Tao did not lose heart. He skillfully retreated repeatedly by borrowing the momentum of the shattered sword energy.
Although he had no power to fight back, Wu Tao remained unharmed for the moment!
"Uninteresting!"
The golden-robed Wu Tao shook his head, feeling somewhat disappointed.
Wu Tao retreated with his sword, replying calmly, "This sword, with its profound realm and immense power, is indeed beyond my ability to resist. However, it is not necessarily easy to kill me!"
"Oh?"
The golden-robed Wu Tao sneered, and his offensive slowed slightly.
"With my sword dao realm, even if I can only unleash the cultivation of the early Core Formation stage, no one within the same realm can withstand me in this world."
"With your current cultivation, being able to block one of my moves without turning into dust is far beyond my expectations!"
"To survive under my sword is a dream!"
The golden-robed Wu Tao's tone was chilling, and the spiritual pressure surrounding him intensified.
Seeing this, Wu Tao smiled faintly and said again, "Indeed, if you had no restraints or limitations and could unleash your full power, I would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot."
"But since we are one and the same, do you think I cannot see your true form, strong on the outside but weak on the inside, far inferior?"
"Don't forget, only you know yourself best."
"Moreover, the true purpose of this illusionary cycle is to select a qualified successor! It is not to intentionally kill the trial-takers, so..."
The golden-robed Wu Tao burst into laughter, his eyes filled with increased admiration.
He spoke word by word, "Indeed, indeed. Your eyes are sharp, and your mind is steady."
"Your strength may be low, but you truly possess the potential to become a top cultivator. You are indeed the me of my youth."
As soon as he finished speaking, the golden-robed Wu Tao snorted coldly, his expression changing faster than a flipping book. The sword energies hovering around him shifted again.
"The Ultimate Sword, Return to Chaos!"
As he let out a fierce shout, the myriad sword energies erupted, sweeping out and dyeing the entire heavens and earth a golden hue!
Struck by this myriad of sword energies, Wu Tao let out a muffled groan, spat out a mouthful of blood, and was sent flying a hundred feet away.
Wu Tao instantly fell to the ground, unconscious.
...
"Has this tiny ant finally died?"
Seeing Wu Tao fall unconscious, the golden-robed Wu Tao stopped his actions, stood in place, and taunted.
However, this future golden-robed Wu Tao underestimated the current Wu Tao too much.
"Opportunity!"
The only opportunity that the disadvantaged Wu Tao could rely on was to seize the slight opening that the golden-robed Wu Tao revealed in his carelessness.
Wu Tao, who was feigning death on the ground, suddenly leaped up. His tattered ancient sword and his person became one in an instant, transforming into a streak of light that shot forward.
With premeditation against the unwary, he struck the careless golden-robed Wu Tao on the spot.
"Huh? You're still alive?"
After being successfully ambushed by Wu Tao, the golden-robed Wu Tao exclaimed in surprise and instinctively touched his face, where a bleeding wound was.
"Feigning death, at your age, you already possess such a stratagem! Good! Good! Good!"
After praising him three times, the golden-robed Wu Tao finally became serious and brandished his undamaged immortal sword.
The supreme sword energy unleashed from the immortal sword possessed the power to cleave the heavens, transforming into hundreds and thousands of sword lights that stirred the heavens and shook the earth, slashing and killing anything they encountered! It possessed immortal power!
Wu Tao raised his sword and desperately blocked. Another incense stick of time had passed.
The peerless power within the golden Wu Tao's body seemed to show signs of weakening and decay as time passed. This situation was also within Wu Tao's expectations.
...
From the beginning until now, he had been paying attention to the power within the golden-robed Wu Tao. From the golden-robed Wu Tao's first attack until now, the power within his body had been subtly changing.
If it were anyone else, they would have long been intimidated by the might of the first sword, their minds shaken, and would not have had the time to pay attention to anything else, having already lost their heads in fear and trepidation.
But Wu Tao had been constantly observing the changes, seeing them clearly.
After all, he was not a real person, and the power within his body rose, declined, and was eventually exhausted.
This sword strike by the golden-robed Wu Tao, while seemingly raising his power to its peak, further depleted his already limited internal strength.
Wu Tao blocked with his sword, shifting to a defensive stance. His sword energy formed a shield, creating a sliver of a turning point in his desperate situation.
He resisted with difficulty but was also heavily wounded, covered in blood without realizing it.
Another half an incense stick of time passed.
Wu Tao's brows were tightly furrowed. His calculations were correct: the golden-robed Wu Tao's internal strength had reached its limit. Unfortunately, with his current body, he could not hold on until the golden-robed Wu Tao's strength was completely depleted.
To endure the remaining time with such a damaged body, the only chance was to take a risky move and use the ancient forbidden sword dao secret technique.
Unfortunately, given his current physical condition, it was uncertain whether he could survive the use of the ancient forbidden sword dao secret technique.
But at this point, he had no other choice.
Wu Tao watched as the peerless sword energy was about to strike him. In the next second, he burned all his strength and unleashed his full power with all his might!
The ancient forbidden sword dao secret technique!
Wu Tao's final trump card, a move of mutual destruction and self-annihilation, was forced out. It would cause almost irreparable damage to his body.
But at this moment, he could no longer care about anything else. Sword energy surged into the sky!
In that instant, Wu Tao's aura exploded at an astonishing rate. The boundless momentum instantly caused the entire heaven and earth to collapse.
...
A supremely powerful sword energy instantly shot into the sky, astonishingly powerful. Vaguely, it made one feel as if Wu Tao had transformed into a sword, standing tall and proud, ready to strike.
"The ancient forbidden sword dao secret technique of mutual destruction and self-annihilation, your courage is indeed not bad, but unfortunately..."
Seeing this, the golden-robed Wu Tao instantly understood. It was clear that Wu Tao had attacked with the intention of mutual destruction, especially given his current state. It was likely that before he could harm the enemy, he would harm himself.
As this sword energy flew out, its speed was not fast, but the effect it produced directly shocked the golden-robed Wu Tao!
This sword strike aimed directly at the golden-robed Wu Tao's weak point, and its power was sufficient to injure him. Everything seemed to be within Wu Tao's calculations. The golden-robed Wu Tao was forced to retreat several steps to avoid theιθ.
Wu Tao's combat experience was incredibly rich. Seizing this sole opportunity, his body swayed, and he brushed past the golden-robed Wu Tao. As the two figures passed each other, a scream erupted from the golden-robed Wu Tao's mouth.
In the next moment, a dazzling splash of blood bloomed at the golden-robed Wu Tao's neck.
"You... your sword..." The golden-robed Wu Tao was now kneeling on the ground. He tried to prop himself up with the immortal sword in his hand, but the blood continuously flowing from his neck wound and the power draining from his body forced him to lean to one side.
Giving the golden-robed Wu Tao no chance for further words, Wu Tao once again raised his tattered ancient sword and forcefully brought it down.
The golden-robed Wu Tao's head was severed by Wu Tao, falling to the side. Only his body twitched involuntarily in the pool of blood.
After nine dream cycles and nine experiences of life and death, Wu Tao finally passed the test of the death gate.
...
After passing the test of the death gate, the entire world before Wu Tao seemed to fall into a dead silence in an instant.
"Where is this..."
Wu Tao looked at the strange, crimson eye above, his brows furrowed.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The crimson eye, as if alive, emitted a rhythmic heartbeat and stared intently at Wu Tao.
Wu Tao, watching the continuously beating crimson eye, was about to make the first move.
However, before he could act.
The crimson eye struck first.
Crack! A bloody lightning bolt descended from nowhere, striking Wu Tao directly on the forehead.
"Pain... pain..."
A massive tearing sensation followed. The immense pain caused Wu Tao's vision to blacken, and he directly fainted.
A large amount of soul law power, like a tsunami, surged towards him, completely engulfing his figure and forming a massive, blood-red cocoon.
The crimson eye transformed into a beam of light and merged into Wu Tao's body.
A blood-red line slowly opened on Wu Tao's forehead, transforming into a third, blood-red vertical eye!
Wu Tao let out a scream and fainted.
In the moment before he lost consciousness, he had only one thought: It's over... An eighty-year-old woman defeated by a child. I calculated everything, but I never expected to be tricked like this.
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