Back at the Third Celestial Gate
Reaching the third gate leading to the third celestial trial where he had encountered the elder from the Mirage Sect, Xuan Hao didn't directly enter the celestial gate. Instead stopping to observe it from a few meters away with a somewhat surprised expression on his face.
Different from the other two celestial gates that were completely stable even though they had been attacked, the third celestial gate had some unstable elements to it.
Although it was far too small for him to have noticed when he had first passed through the third celestial gate. Now that his strength had increased, he could sense that the damage done to the third celestial gate during the battle that had happened in the past was far more severe than the other two celestial gates.
Not just that, but it was clear that most of this damage had affected the spatial structure of the celestial gate.