[Under [Taibai Jinxing]'s deeply bewildered gaze, you finally sensed his radiant [fruit position]—the [Star Fruit Position].]
[At this, an icy sneer curled your lips, and murderous intent flickered in your eyes.]
["Good! Very good!"]
[The scenes from the [seventh simulation], in which [Taibai Jinxing] had schemed to kill you and squeezed the simulated clone dry of its last shred of value as a [Chess Piece], remained vivid in your mind.]
[Yet at this moment, your "other self" form was merely Double [Nascent Soul early stage],]
[To clash head-on with a True Lord possessing the [Star Fruit Position], you would have to sacrifice your "other self"'s true lifespan regardless of the cost, then activate [late bloomer].]
[But you had come to complete your mission and uncover the truth, not charge about recklessly. That would only beat the grass and startle the snake, introducing needless complications into your subsequent plans.]
[Still, though you could not kill him, you could do something else.]
[Then you brazenly struck!]
[The [major divine ability] you had just plundered]
[—[Heavenly Formation] unfurled instantly, becoming a cage that cut off Heaven and Earth, briefly separating you and [Taibai Jinxing] into two different spacetimes.]
[Immediately afterward, the [minor divine ability]—[Heaven-and-Earth Sword] coalesced at your fingertip, carrying biting killing intent as it slashed straight toward the [Ethereal Sect]'s Gate!]
["BOOM—!"]
[The deafening blast shook the heavens, and the sect's protective formation shattered at the sound.]
[Yet despite the doubt on [Taibai Jinxing]'s face, he shattered the formation's restraints with his physical strength alone, then blocked your lethal strike with a wave of his hand.]
["As expected..." Your gaze darkened, and you sighed inwardly.]
[*"Though he is also at the [Nascent Soul early stage], he has genuinely attained the [void-proof] realm and possesses the [Star Fruit Position]. His foundations are far