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"How can one pass the trial of the Mirror Shadow Space?"
Hong Zhenxiang scratched his head endlessly.
The fourth challenge left by the Mirror Master was indeed twisted, leaving a group of top-notch freaks helpless and anxious.
At this moment, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Su Changkong’s eyes as he saw another person arriving in this circular space.
The man was dressed in a blood-red robe, his bare skin wrapped in white cloth strips, the very ’Blood Divine Child’ who had previously ambushed and attacked them in the Death Mountain Range!
Previously, fearing a battle in the Death Mountain Range would lead to mutual destruction and they wouldn’t make it out, the Blood Divine Child had chosen to give up, and now he had also reached this Mirror Shadow Space.
He seemed to belong to the Ancient Demon Sect, which was why Su Changkong felt such murderous intent toward him.
Xia Yanyi and Hong Zhenxiang also despised the Blood Divine Child, their teeth itching with hatred, but since it was difficult to take action in this circular space, they could only suppress their urge to kill for the moment.
"Whoever gets the Great Divine Seed, we absolutely can’t let this bastard get it!"
Hong Zhenxiang said angrily, as if the Blood Divine Child getting the Great Divine Seed would leave them definitely inconsolable and furious to the extreme.
The Blood Divine Child glanced briefly at the three of them, a faint murderous intent in his eyes as well. He observed the mirror leading to the Mirror Shadow Space for a while, then stepped into it.
"I hope this guy fails miserably!"
Hong Zhenxiang muttered.
This final challenge wasn’t easy to pass, even for someone as inscrutable as the Blood Divine Child!
Sure enough, not long after, the Blood Divine Child burst out of the Mirror Shadow Space as well, eyes flashing with blood light, obviously having been forced to retreat, as even the strongest individuals faced difficulty when confronted with their mirror image selves.
"To pass this Mirror Shadow Space, I feel one must breakthrough inside it to have a chance to surpass ’oneself’."
Su Changkong silently thought to himself, he roughly understood the method to pass this challenge, which was to become stronger! Stronger than ’oneself’! That way, naturally, you can defeat the Mirror Image Person!
But as easy as it is to say, it’s difficult to accomplish; breakthroughs on the spot may be possible, but could they really outperform the many original selves after such breakthroughs? That was tough!
Even if they made some progress, it wasn’t a transformation from Innate to Entering Saint, and it was unlikely they could multi-task and defeat several original selves!
Moreover, if a breakthrough wasn’t enough to defeat the Mirror Image Person and they had to enter the Mirror Shadow Space again, the projected Mirror Image Person would likely also feature the breakthrough version of ’oneself’.
Therefore, the breakthrough needed to be significant, strong enough to break through the Mirror Shadow Space in one go, or else it was all in vain!
This was challenging and difficult! But Su Changkong had no plans to give up; on the contrary, his fighting spirit was soaring. He had always thrived on setbacks, with greater challenges bringing him more motivation!
"Let’s first refine this Immortal Holy Pill."
Su Changkong settled down in a corner of the spacious circular space, calmed his mind, took out a small bottle from his Bag of Book Fragrance, his face showing a hint of anticipation.
Even if he didn’t acquire any other treasures on this trip, obtaining this Immortal Holy Pill would make it worthwhile for Su Changkong!
"Hope this Immortal Holy Pill can help me breakthrough my lifespan limit and aid in my potential transformation!"
Su Changkong took a deep breath, tilted his head back, and swallowed the entire small bottle containing the Immortal Holy Pill, wasting not a bit of its potency!
Su Changkong sat cross-legged, quietly refining the potency of the Immortal Holy Pill, as bits of its power were absorbed, his lifespan remained fixed at 500 years, which seemed to be the life limit for anyone below the rank of Martial Saint!
As the potency was digested, Su Changkong clearly saw his potential value increase from the original 96 points to 97, 98, until it stabilized at 99 points.
But Su Changkong did not lose heart. The strength of the Immortal Holy Pill was so potent that with Su Changkong’s speed of refining, it would take nearly a month to fully refine it. He was still far from completion. This was a Holy Pill-level medicine, its value not inferior to that capable of creating a Martial Saint from a Divine Seed!
Su Changkong would occasionally stop refining the Immortal Holy Pill and go to the Mirror Shadow Space to challenge himself, treating it as a form of training because such high-level opponents were hard to find!
This was also because Su Changkong wanted to figure out the other characteristics of the Mirror Image People in the Mirror Shadow Space.
"Mirror Image People... seem not to improve during battles."
Su Changkong indeed discovered a weakness of the Mirror Image People.
The moment they were projected was the peak of their strength; they wouldn’t have any realizations during combat that could lead to a breakthrough!
If they could really replicate even a martial artist’s aptitude and insight, then these Mirror Image People would be no different from real people!
This further solidified Su Changkong’s idea: the only way to defeat these Mirror Image People was to have a breakthrough in the Mirror Shadow Space, and a significant one at that, large enough to defeat multiple versions of himself!
If one could truly achieve this, then they must possess a strong will, along with extraordinary aptitude and insight, which could earn the recognition of the Mirror Master, who might see the challenger as having the potential to reach or even surpass his level, thus qualifying for the Great Divine Seed he left behind.
As time passed, more than twenty people had reached this stage in the Mirror Shadow Space, all top-notch prodigies from various nations.
But without exception, they were all stuck at this stage in the Mirror Shadow Space, unable to overcome multiple versions of themselves!
Among these people, Su Changkong also saw some familiar faces.
"Heavenly Corpse Old Man, Ji Xuexiao?"
Half a month later, Su Changkong saw that new people had arrived at the Mirror Shadow Space, including Ji Xuexiao and the Heavenly Corpse Old Man!
"Brother Blade came before us?"
The Heavenly Corpse Old Man laughed.
Ji Xuexiao also said helplessly, "We even thought of looking for you to join us in tackling this Mirror Heaven and Earth, but we went to the Spirit Taoist Sect and didn’t see you."
Upon hearing this, Su Changkong nodded.
The Heavenly Corpse Old Man had been in seclusion at Corpse-Burying Mountain. After hearing about Mirror Heaven and Earth, he immediately wanted to join in on the action. Knowing that there is strength in numbers, he sought powerful allies immediately.
Using his incredible tracking skills, the Heavenly Corpse Old Man first located Ji Xuexiao, who was also in seclusion, and then went to find Su Changkong, but did not find him as Su Changkong had already entered Mirror Heaven and Earth.
Fortunately, both Ji Xuexiao and the Heavenly Corpse Old Man were exceptionally strong, and they managed to successfully reach this final stage.
Ji Xuexiao and the Heavenly Corpse Old Man were in good spirits; the first 99 individuals to pass through the Death Mountain Range were promised an item at the level of a Divine Seed, and they had both made significant gains!
"Able to project one’s self?"
Once Ji Xuexiao and the Heavenly Corpse Old Man understood the mysteries of the Mirror Shadow Space, their eyes lit up. They had almost given up hope of obtaining a Great Divine Seed, but the Mirror Shadow Space was also a great place for training, providing a chance to fight ’oneself,’ to discover one’s shortcomings, and thus to improve!
Everyone was quietly practicing, challenging their counterparts in the Mirror Shadow Space, striving to pass the test of the Mirror Shadow Space.
And just half a month later, Su Changkong’s body suddenly trembled, and a trace of ecstasy appeared in his eyes.
Lifespan: 501 years
Potential value: 100 points
When the strength of the Immortal Holy Pill was half refined and absorbed by Su Changkong, his long-stagnant lifespan finally broke through the 500-year mark, reaching 501 years, and his potential officially entered the realm of 100 points!
