[Deep down, you wanted to test your current strength, too.]
[Though you were ostensibly at [Foundation Establishment], this "third other self" of yours possessed [Nascent Soul Early Stage] combat strength!]
[Even against someone at [Golden Core Perfection] in their prime, you were confident you could treat them like an ant and crush them with one finger.]
[But you soon discovered just how wrong you were.]
[The "former Saint Son" of the Blazing Sun Sacred Land before you was absurdly powerful!]
[That was because he had used a divine ability to forcibly compress his cultivation realm, backed by the terrifying reserves of [Golden Core Perfection].]
[In terms of foundations, he even seemed to surpass your proud "[Five Hundred Ninety Thousand Zhang]" by a hair!]
[But that was not the most hopeless part.]
[The most hopeless part was the outrageous number of [life-bound divine abilities] this fellow possessed!]
[Aside from the divine ability he used to compress his cultivation realm, he actually unleashed another five or six in succession!]
[He was nothing like a cultivator—he was practically a walking treasury of divine abilities!]
[First, an inexplicable domain unfolded, instantly suppressing your combat strength by thirty percent while raising his rank without limit.]
[Next, he summoned a [True Treasure]-grade sword. Before the sword even moved, you had already been slashed!]
[Had you not possessed a defensive [True Treasure],]
[—the [Life-Locking True Armor] (one of the rewards from the previous simulation's settlement), your "third other self" would already have been grievously injured.]
[Just as you were about to counterattack, your opponent crushed a puppet doll.]
[And just like that, your "third other self" was grievously injured!]
[Had the [Life-Locking True Armor] not possessed the special effect of "negating lethal damage," your "third other self" would probably have been dead beyond saving.]
[But even so,