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 supreme universe.
They were core disciples of large sects in the supreme universe.
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 supreme universe?"
Magee curiously exclaimed.
"Ha-ha! That's hilarious!
In the million years I've been trapped here, I tried to pass the test thousands of times already, ten thousand times even.
No matter what I do, I 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."
Some of the divine gods began to discuss among themselves.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Otis angrily bellowed at the man in blood red robes.
"Ha-ha! I just stated my opinion.
Can't I 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.
"I feel bad.
It was too difficult to defeat the person who has exactly the same strength as mine.
Mr. Otis
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 same things 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 came to fight him.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why everything about his opponent was the same as 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 imitating me no matter what I do or say. You want to create the illusion that you're another me.
I 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 I believe that, it'll be difficult—impossible even, to defeat you.
Because it's hard for anyone to defeat himself.
Just now, I suddenly realized something.
You're not me.
You're another person.
Do you know why? Because I 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.