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Chapter 962: Chapter 847: Overcoming Yourself

Ye Fan did not directly ascend to the fourth layer, but instead sat cross-legged in the hall of the third layer, took out a mutant beast core, and absorbed its energy to quickly replenish the depleted Gang Qi in his body.

His recent energy expenditure had been enormous. He needed to rest and recover his strength, ensuring that his spiritual energy returned to its optimal state before challenging the unknown fourth layer.

An hour later, Ye Fan opened his eyes, stood up, and stepped towards the staircase to the fourth layer, feeling a profound sense of awe in his heart.

This Sky Tower is truly the ultimate trial!

Because only those at the Early-Stage War God Realm are allowed to enter the Holy Land, while cultivators at the Mid-level War God Realm are mercilessly kept outside.

However, once Early-Stage War God Realm cultivators enter the forbidden land, they can grow stronger through combat and cultivation, progressing to the Mid-level War God Realm without being expelled by the rules.

But the trials of this Sky Tower are simply too outrageous, with a high-level War God realm mutant beast appearing on the third layer. The fourth layer will undoubtedly be even more challenging; what could it be?

No answer.

Before Ye Fan could figure it out, he stepped onto the stairs leading to the fourth layer.

Soon, Ye Fan reached the entrance of the fourth layer and, without hesitation, stepped in.

Just like the third layer, the fourth layer became vacant once Ye Fan entered.

Ye Fan remained unfazed, patiently waiting for the trial to appear, while habitually scanning the surrounding walls for any clues. After all, the trials on the lower three layers were marked by engravings on the walls.

However—

This time, Ye Fan was disappointed. The surrounding walls were bare, with nothing.

What’s going on?

Could it be that the fourth layer has no trials at all?

Ye Fan questioned himself silently, then immediately dismissed the thought.

Since the Sky Tower has five layers, there must be five trials!

Therefore, Ye Fan dared not be careless, standing in place for a while longer, yet no mutant beast appeared.

Pa!

With no trial appearing for so long, Ye Fan decided to stop waiting and headed directly to the staircase to the final layer.

Hmm?

Just as Ye Fan set foot on the stairs to the fifth layer, he suddenly sensed a massive danger closing in on him.

At that moment, Ye Fan didn’t have time to turn back; he swiftly moved his feet, his figure flashing sideways to dodge.

Whoosh—

Simultaneously, a sharp whistling sound echoed as a Xuanye Flying Blade enveloped in fierce blade energy shot from behind him toward the staircase, only to be deflected by the staircase’s forbidden restriction.

Xuanye Flying Blade?!

Seeing the Xuanye Flying Blade, Ye Fan felt a tremendous shock.

The Xuanye Flying Blade was his exclusive hidden weapon, and yet it appeared here.

Moreover, from the power of that recent Flying Knife Assassination, it was clear that this was definitely the third move of the Flying Sword Skill, ’Flowing Light,’ and even at his full strength, he could not unleash such a fierce strike!

Before he could recover from his shock, Ye Fan once again sensed danger descending as a blazing Punch Ray fiercely aimed at his chest.

"This..."

Ye Fan was completely dumbfounded. Wasn’t this the second move of the Domineering Fist, Azure Sky Overlord Blood? Could it be that the fourth layer of the Sky Tower hid a formidable foe with abilities identical to his?

Without time to ponder, Ye Fan directly punched countering it, instantly compressing Gang Qi, and collided with his same Domineering Fist’s Azure Sky Overlord Blood and Punch Ray.

Boom!

With a loud boom, the entire Sky Tower suddenly shook; Ye Fan felt his fist force was not even on the same level as his opponent’s and was directly destroyed by the enemy’s Punch Ray.

The powerful countershock force dislocated his wrist in an instant, sending him flying backward.

Bam!

Not far behind him was the wall of the Sky Tower; Ye Fan crashed hard into it, and a gentle force dissolved the impact, letting him slide down from the wall.

At that moment, Ye Fan finally saw what attacked him, unleashing a storm of shock in his heart.

He saw that where he had been standing moments before, an exact replica of himself had appeared, without the slightest difference, even in clothing.

"Have I seen a ghost?"

Ye Fan was intensely shocked, his face filled with astonishment. How could another self appear?

However, Ye Fan quickly realized something was amiss, as the opponent’s aura was far stronger, their eyes an overwhelming gold.

The other "Ye Fan" before him had surging blood and Qi, with Protective Gang Qi almost forming armor, utterly impossible to penetrate!

By now, Ye Fan gradually understood what the fourth layer’s trial was all about.

The Sky Tower, through mysterious rules, had simulated and created another self.

And he needed to overcome himself to pass this layer’s trial!

"Hoo~"

Slowly standing up, Ye Fan took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. Facing a doppelgänger of himself, he had no chances of winning.

But if he didn’t try, how could he be content with failure?

In an instant, Ye Fan unleashed his most powerful attack, Gang Qi and Mind Power burning simultaneously, his eyes turning a terrifying crimson.

Rumble~

With a punch, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi instantly integrated into the Punch Ray, aiming at the other self not far ahead!

At the same time, Ye Fan propelled the Xuanye Flying Blade with his Mind Power, thrusting it out with a foot-long blade light, trying to catch his opponent off guard.

However—

The other Ye Fan opposite him seemed like a mirror image, simultaneously igniting his Gang Qi and Mind Power, launching an attack almost identical to his own!

Boom!

Their punch rays met in mid-air, bursting into dazzling fireworks-like splendor, while their flying blades collided as well.

The collision of punch rays sent a terrifying shock through Ye Fan, causing his inner Qi and blood to churn, and he was knocked backwards, crashing into the wall behind him.

Hua!

Ye Fan felt a sweetness in his throat, as if his internal Qi and blood were rebelling. A sharp Gang Qi surged towards his heart meridian, forcing him to spit out blood to neutralize the destructive force attacking his heart.

"Die!"

The other Ye Fan spoke for the first time since appearing, as a Xuanye Flying Blade with a foot-long blade light crossed space, suddenly appearing close to Ye Fan, shooting towards his forehead.

Absolute kill!

Facing this deathly strike from another version of himself, Ye Fan dared not be careless. He forcibly endured the discomfort, instinctively tilting his head to avoid the flying blade assassination. noveldrama

But it was a narrow escape—the flying blade grazed past his ear, not breaking through his Protective Aura, but he could almost feel the chilling stimulus of the blade on his skin, making his hair stand on end.

At the cost of a mouthful of blood, Ye Fan averted the danger of death, knowing that continuing to fight would only result in his defeat, for his opponent possessed every skill he did.

Moreover... most importantly, it’s impossible for him to maintain the burning of Gang Qi and Mind Power for long, as the damage to his body would be too great to bear unless absolutely necessary.

However—

The opponent seemed to be able to maintain that state indefinitely, making it nearly impossible to defeat this clone created by the Sky Tower!

In the second and third layers, Ye Fan had nearly exhausted all his ultimate skills. Yet, not knowing how, the Sky Tower cloned all his abilities onto this entity before him, creating another self.

"Kill!"

No matter what the truth was, Ye Fan would never choose to exit before exhaustion. He would rather be ejected by the Sky Tower than leave on his own.

Gritting his teeth, Ye Fan abandoned the flying blade assassination, moving swiftly towards his other self, unleashing the Azure Sky Overlord Blood from the Domineering Fist with both fists.

He was determined to engage in a life-for-life battle with this version of himself through close combat.

The clone ’Ye Fan’ wasn’t intimidated in the slightest, eyes glinting with disdain, charging towards Ye Fan to engage in melee combat!

"Bam!"

Ye Fan’s fist slammed into the clone’s shoulder, while he took a hit to the abdomen, making his internal organs feel disordered.

"Puh!"

Ye Fan shuddered all over, his Protective Aura dimmed, and his internal Qi and blood churned uncontrollably.

Hu!

Simultaneously, the clone’s assault didn’t wane; instead, the clone seized the opportunity, launching another punch directly at Ye Fan’s chest.

"Crack—"

A cracking sound echoed as bones broke, violent Gang Qi erupted, shattering Ye Fan’s Protective Aura and sending him flying again.

"Boom—"

With a dull thud, Ye Fan’s ribs fractured, his chest caved in, and his muscles, tendons, veins, and internal organs suffered severe injuries and nearly lost combat capability.

Whistle—

Just then, the piercing sound of air being sliced resounded once more.

A Xuanye Flying Blade, carrying a strong blade light, came howling towards him!

"Such a complete defeat!"

Ye Fan smiled bitterly in his heart, and then everything went black as he lost consciousness completely.

Before long, Ye Fan regained consciousness and found himself outside the Sky Tower. His whole body felt disassembled, aching in every part, and his Qi Vortex had diminished significantly—the aftereffect of burning Gang Qi.

Although Ye Fan woke up, he merely opened his eyes briefly before closing them again, letting his body recover naturally.

At the same time, he carefully reviewed the combat process with the clone Ye Fan, analyzing the reasons for his crushing defeat.

After going over all the details in his mind, Ye Fan realized that the peculiar aspect of this Sky Tower lay in its ability to perfectly clone all the powers he displayed onto another self on this fourth layer.

This clone possessed all his abilities and strengths but was devoid of his weaknesses, making it nearly perfect.

He himself couldn’t remain in the state of burning Gang Qi and Mind Power for long, only able to unleash powerful attacks for a brief duration.

On the other hand, the cloned self didn’t have this issue and could keep the strength and speed from his peak state constantly!

Thus, there was no chance of winning, not even the ability to protect himself, since the opponent knew his every move and could instantly counter any strategy he deployed.

As he pondered this, the symptoms from burning Gang Qi and Mind Power Essence dissipated. Opening his eyes again, he found that Su Liuli and Chu Ji were not around the Sky Tower and knew they had gone to slay mutant beasts.

"Looks like it’s time for closed-door training again!"

Ye Fan’s mind was as clear as a mirror. To defeat the flawless version of himself, raising his realm and gaining combat experience was futile. Only by comprehending new martial arts skills could change be possible.

Because...

As long as he understood new martial arts skills, without performing them, the cloned version of himself would never know them!

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