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Bai Zihan's eyes narrowed slightly.The arrogant laughter echoing across the battlefield did not seem to bother
him in the slightest.
Instead-
A faint coldness appeared in his gaze.
"Is that so?"
He raised the Eternal Spirit Sword slightly.
The blade shimmered as spiritual light began to gather along its edge.
Then-
"Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword!"
Bai Zihan's figure suddenly blurred.
In the next instant-
His body split.
Nine identical figures of Bai Zihan appeared across the battlefield, each holding an Eternal Spirit Sword.
Their auras were nearly indistinguishable.
The surrounding guards gasped.
"It's the Bai Clan's signature Technique, Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword!"
"Nine...?! Which one is real?"
Chong Sheng, however, merely sneered.
"Useless!"
His voice echoed from the shadows.
"You think something like this can fool me?"
His figure flickered again, turning into a drifting shadow as he shifted his position across the battlefield.
From his perspective-
No matter the technique, even if it was Heaven Grade Technique, it was meaningless.
His technique allowed him to evade nearly any direct attack.
No matter how many copies Bai Zihan created, they would never be able to catch him.
The next moment-
All nine Bai Zihans moved at once.
Nine streaks of sword light shot toward different parts of the battlefield like falling stars.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The Eternal Spirit Sword struck the ground repeatedly.
Each strike split the earth apart.
Massive cracks spread across the ruined estate as sword qi erupted violently.
The ground trembled as if unable to withstand the pressure.
Then-
Within one of the fractured shadows-
A distortion appeared.
Chong Sheng's figure was forced out once again.
His brows furrowed slightly.
Before he could fully react-
The nine Bai Zihans surrounded him.
Nine swords descended simultaneously.
Chong Sheng snorted coldly.
He did not even bother defending.
His body flickered again, turning partially into a shadow.
The swords passed through him.
Or so he thought.
But the next moment-
Slash!
The blades clearly connected.
Chong Sheng's body was struck by multiple attacks at once.
The surrounding spectators widened their eyes.
"He hit him!"
But something was wrong.
Chong Sheng's figure remained standing there.
Completely unharmed.
The swords had clearly struck his body-
Yet it felt as if they had hit nothing at all.
Like slicing through mist.
Chong Sheng's lips slowly curled into a mocking smile.
His body gradually returned to a solid form.
"Hah..."
A low laugh escaped him.
"I told you."
His gaze was filled with ridicule.
"You cannot hit me."
His body flickered again as the shadow technique reactivated.
"In this state, I am invincible!"
He spread his arms slightly, looking down at Bai Zihan.
"Even if your attack connects... it means nothing"
His smile widened.
"You simply cannot touch what isn't truly there."
Bai Zihan listened to Chong Sheng's arrogant declaration without reacting
immediately.
Instead-
A faint look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Just... mild surprise.
He had not expected Chong Sheng's technique to be this troublesome.
Although he didn't know much about Chong Sheng's ability, the fact that he
could become shadow-like was truly troublesome to deal with.
Most attacks would simply pass through him uselessly.
But that surprise lasted only a brief moment.
Of course-
It wasn't as if he had no way to deal with Chong Sheng.
If he truly wanted to end this fight immediately, he could simply use Fate
Severing Slash.
Bai Zihan's fingers tightened slightly around the Eternal Spirit Sword.
A faint glint appeared in his eyes.
He did not believe Chong Sheng's physique could possibly withstand an attack
capable of severing fate itself.
If Chong Sheng somehow survived that-
Then Bai Zihan would admit that killing him would be almost impossible.
But that situation was clearly unrealistic.
Even so-
Bai Zihan did not intend to reveal that move yet, because he felt it would be
regrettable to kill Chong Sheng.
If possible, he would like to spare his life and get information out of him,
especially about the Western Empires.
Moreover-
He had already discovered something interesting.
Even though his earlier attacks had not truly injured Chong Sheng, they had
still revealed something important.
Every time Chong Sheng appeared-
Every time he disappeared-
The fluctuations of spiritual qi around him became unstable.
The consumption was enormous.
Bai Zihan's sharp senses had already caught it.
Maintaining that shadow state required an immense amount of qi.
Far more than an ordinary movement technique.
If Chong Sheng continued using it repeatedly-
His qi would be exhausted very quickly.
Bai Zihan's gaze flickered slightly.
So that's the weakness.
Meanwhile-
Chong Sheng remained completely unaware of the thoughts running through
Bai Zihan's mind.
Seeing that Bai Zihan had stopped attacking for a moment, his confidence only
grew.
A mocking smile spread across his face.
"What's wrong?"
He crossed his arms arrogantly.
"Feeling like giving up already?"
His laughter echoed across the ruined battlefield.
"I told you. You cannot defeat-"
Before he could finish his sentence-
Bai Zihan moved again.
Boom!
The Eternal Spirit Sword slammed into the ground with terrifying force.
The earth instantly split apart.
A massive crack shot across the battlefield like lightning.
Chong Sheng's expression changed slightly.
His shadow body was instantly forced to shift position.
Whoosh!
His figure appeared several meters away.
But Bai Zihan was already moving again. Boom! Another strike.
Another crack tearing through the earth.
Chong Sheng was forced to vanish once more.
Whoosh!
Then again.
Boom!
Whoosh!
Boom!
Whoosh!
Bai Zihan continued attacking relentlessly.
Each strike shattered the ground, forcing Chong Sheng to constantly shift
positions.
The battlefield rapidly turned into a web of shattered earth and broken stone.
Chong Sheng dodged every attack.
But the more he dodged- The more his expression began to change.
His breathing grew slightly heavier.
The Demonic qi around his body flickered.
Bai Zihan noticed it instantly.
(As expected!)
Every time Chong Sheng used that strange shadow technique-
The qi consumption was enormous.
After only a short exchange-
Nearly half of Chong Sheng's qi had already been consumed.
Bai Zihan could clearly sense it. Meanwhile- Chong Sheng suddenly stopped moving.
His figure appeared on a broken pillar of stone.
His eyes narrowed sharply as he stared at Bai Zihan. Something felt wrong.
Then-
Realization flashed across his eyes.
"You-!"
His expression twisted slightly.
"You're trying to exhaust my qi!" His voice carried obvious anger.
Bai Zihan simply looked at him. Then-
He smiled.
A calm, almost amused smile.
"Oh? You figured it out quite quickly."
He didn't even bother denying it. After all-
Whether Chong Sheng realized it or not...
It didn't change the outcome.
Bai Zihan slowly raised the Eternal Spirit Sword again.
His gaze was cold.
"You can keep running."
"But let's see how long your qi can keep up with that."