Although Nine Seats Zhushā had said that this Golden-Armored Divine General was only at the Spirit Refining Realm.
Judging by the aura Xu Taiping sensed, however, the purity and depth of this Golden-Armored Divine General's aura and True Essence were in no way inferior to those of some cultivators who had just entered the Transformation Realm.
"Clang..."
Just then, a bell suddenly rang out above the sea of clouds in the sky.
Then Nine Seats Zhushā's voice rose from below the cloud platform-
"After three tolls of the bell, the assessment begins."
Having existed for countless years, the Abyssal Pavilion had long since developed its own methods for handling situations like this.
"Clang!"
As she spoke, another lingering toll rang out.
The second toll.
Amid that lingering chime, Xu Taiping settled into his fist stance and slowly began to rouse his Blood Qi and True Essence.
Unlike ordinary Martial Artists or cultivators, the spells and cultivation methods he had mastered all unleashed their power in an instant, so he could not hastily rouse his True Essence and Qi and Blood.
"Clang!"
After just a breath or two, the third toll finally rang out.
"Boom!"
Almost at the very instant the bell rang, a spear shadow spanning the cloud platform thrust toward Xu Taiping, carrying rapidly swirling Gang Qi and the might to bore through mountains and crush cities.
As a cultivator who had comprehended Martial Dao Ultimate Intent, Xu Taiping sensed the moment Bai Qing thrust his spear that this was a strike at his Ultimate Realm.
Moreover, besides its Ultimate Realm aura, this strike's distinctive spear force possessed an ability extremely similar to the Chaotic Cicada Stance of his Demon-Slaying Blade-overwhelming an opponent with force.
At that moment, Xu Taiping seemed to have been "nailed" to the cloud platform,