From the Sixteenth Layer of the Heaven-Piercing Tower onward, the Guardians were entirely different from those on the first fifteen layers. They not only had independent personalities but also possessed sentience.
Of course, in some respects, the Guardians from the Sixteenth Layer onward were closely tied to their challengers. Their personalities, for instance, were largely inherited from them.
Because they had personalities of their own, the three Guardians Qin Hao faced immediately noticed something unusual about him.
Raising two kinds of Laws in a single month was no feat an ordinary person could accomplish.
There was something else unusual, too.
The three Guardians on the Seventeenth Floor had inherited Qin Hao's strength from his last challenge. But those on the Eighteenth Floor...
Or even those on the Seventeenth Floor right now.
The next time Qin Hao challenged them, these three Guardians would inherit all the strength he possessed on this attempt.
The same held true for the Eighteenth Floor.
That was, of course, assuming Qin Hao could pass the Seventeenth Floor and reach the Eighteenth Floor.
Shock showed in all three Guardians' eyes, but they soon composed themselves. The Guardian directly ahead gave a cold laugh and said, "So what if your Destruction Laws and Time Laws have improved? You still won't pass this floor."
"Whether I pass or not, we'll know after we fight." Qin Hao's expression did not change as the Setting Sun Sword slowly appeared in his hand.
"What a joke. You think you can take on all three of us together?"
The Guardian facing him sneered. "Do you underestimate us that badly, or do you underestimate yourself?"
"Come on, then!" Qin Hao raised an eyebrow, understanding what he meant.
These three had been modeled on him. In every respect, they were much like him, and their