Three identical figures emerged from the shadows, completely indistinguishable from the Mu Xingyuan from before.

"What is this...?"

Offstage, Zhou Yuanjue furrowed his brow slightly.

He found that he was completely unable to tell which of the three figures on the stage was real.

No matter how he looked, all three figures seemed to be tangible beings, not false phantoms.

"A Clone Skill?"

Zhang Zhizhen frowned. He, too, couldn’t tell which of the three figures was real and which was fake.

They had never seen anything like this before. If it were a creation of a magnetic field, it would be extremely easy to identify, no matter how detailed its manifestation.

After all, a seemingly impassable chasm separated illusion from reality.

But now, Mu Xingyuan’s technique seemed to have shattered that very barrier.

"It’s not a Clone Skill. To be precise, it’s a Divine Splitting Skill,"

Daoist Bailong said.

"Divine Splitting Skill?"

The others asked, their curiosity piqued.

"As I said before, the abilities of the Shadow Race are related to the ’Three Souls’ and ’Out of Body Experiences.’ Their most fundamental and crucial ability is this Divine Splitting Skill."

"In ancient times, there was a divine Magic called ’One Qi Transforms the Three Pristine Ones.’ This Skill is actually related to the Shadow Race. The Shadow Race can control their Three Souls to leave the body, using a magnetic field to construct flawless illusions identical to themselves. It can be said to shatter the line between illusion and reality, to invert truth and falsehood."

"According to legend, a Divine Being has the techniques of the Yin Spirit and the Yang God. The Yang God represents the highest state. When the Yang God has an Out of Body Experience, it is identical to the true body. It can roam the great void and even pick flowers and leaves. When people see it, it is like witnessing the Dharma Aspect of one of the Immortal Gods. This refers precisely to this race’s ability,"

Daoist Bailong said.

"Do these Divine Fragments possess the power of a physical body?"

Zhou Yuanjue asked.

"No, but they are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye or by perception. Moreover, the abilities of the Divine Fragments are incredibly bizarre and very difficult to deal with. Not to mention..."

Daoist Bailong shook his head slightly.

"Not to mention what?"

Jiang Jiushan asked.

Daoist Bailong didn’t elaborate, merely looking toward the stage.

"Well then, the match... begins now. Come and try to touch me."

A slightly uncanny smile appeared on the faces of the three Mu Xingyuans. The one in the center beckoned slightly, and the two identical bodies beside him shot forward.

’This speed...’

’Are they unusually fast because they’re clones made of a magnetic field, unaffected by resistance and gravity?’

Ji Yunzhou narrowed his eyes slightly.

’So the real body is the one still standing there?’

’Does he think he can stop me with just two copies?’

BOOM!!

Ji Yunzhou’s body suddenly expanded. The shadow of his Seven Spirits spread out from him like a blooming Black Lotus, forming a magnetic field Domain that instantly enveloped the two rapidly approaching shadows.

However, Ji Yunzhou’s pupils constricted. Under the shroud of his Seven Spirits’ magnetic field, the two copies, also constructed from Magnetic Field Power, were completely unaffected.

"Ordinary magnetic fields are useless against the Divine Splitting Skill,"

Daoist Bailong spoke up. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

The Divine Fragments that the Shadow Race constructs from magnetic fields using the Three Souls can achieve such a lifelike state because of their unique magnetic field structure. This structure is on the verge of Transforming Illusion into Reality. Ordinary magnetic field pressure has no effect on such a dense structure. It can’t even hinder their movements!

The two shadows charged straight in, closing in on Ji Yunzhou at extreme speed.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

The two Divine Fragments chopped with the edges of their hands. Shadows seemed to gather at their palms—a terrifyingly condensed magnetic field!

Ji Yunzhou quickly retracted the diffused magnetic field around him, compressing it into a dense, armor-like protective layer. He focused most of the field onto his arms to block the attack.

However, his condensed magnetic field defenses failed to completely block their attacks.

The opponents’ arms, glowing with a shadowy light, chopped down, directly batting aside his magnetic field defenses and slicing past his physical body.

The parts of his body struck by their magnetic fields suddenly swelled up; his tissues reacted as if they had been genuinely slashed.

Their magnetic fields had disrupted his body’s senses, causing massive cell necrosis and ruptured blood vessels at the points of impact. If his defenses hadn’t deflected part of the attack, his arms would have been completely useless for a long time, forced to wait for a slow recovery!

’What terrifying magnetic field influence!!’

Ji Yunzhou’s eyes narrowed, a feeling of frustration flashing through his mind.

These two Divine Fragments looked incredibly real, but in truth, they were just illusory bodies. Physical strength couldn’t harm them in the slightest, yet in terms of magnetic fields, they were extremely difficult to handle.

Extreme speed, formidable destructive power, and no physical limitations meant they could perform more unconventional movements, all while resisting the influence of magnetic fields.

The two Divine Fragments slashed past him, and their next attacks followed immediately, giving Ji Yunzhou no time to breathe.

’They’re strong, but two Divine Fragments aren’t enough to stop me!!’

CRACK!!

Ji Yunzhou’s expression turned sharp. The Seven Spirits around him suddenly shattered, and black shadows like Star Points converged on his arm, forming the shape of a Ghost Head Saber.

The shattering of the Seven Spirits heralded the arrival of the Absolute Blade!!

The Seven Spirits Blade!!

After the disintegration of his Seven Spirits, Ji Yunzhou’s magnetic field was amplified to its maximum. He was shrouded in a black light, exuding an aura that was both sinister and defiant.

The power condensed within the Ghost Head Saber, in particular, stunned everyone present.

At this moment, the magnetic field of the Seven Spirits Blade in his hand was extremely condensed, no weaker than that of the two Divine Fragments.

This technique alone was comparable to the top-tier Magic of some major clans, and Ji Yunzhou had created it himself!

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Ji Yunzhou swung his arm fiercely. The Seven Spirits Blade traced arcs through the air, and its black blade-gleams flowed around him like an impenetrable net, completely enveloping him.

A defense so tight not even water could pass!!

The attacks of Mu Xingyuan’s two Divine Fragments struck the net of blades. Most of their power was neutralized, and even the small portion that passed through couldn’t have any real effect on Ji Yunzhou.

"You’re next."

A smile touched the corner of Ji Yunzhou’s mouth as he looked at the last Mu Xingyuan, who had been standing still off to the side.

"It’s over!"

BOOM!!

Ji Yunzhou stomped his foot hard. While swinging the Seven Spirits Blade to block the two Divine Fragments’ attacks, he shot toward the stationary Mu Xingyuan like a cannonball.

"To think you actually blocked the attacks of two Divine Fragments. You’ve got some skill..."

"But do you really think you can touch me just like that?"

The smile on Mu Xingyuan’s face grew even more uncanny.

SWISH!!

Having closed the distance, Ji Yunzhou swung the Ghost Head Saber in a wide, horizontal slash!

The Mu Xingyuan who had been standing there leaped nimbly into the air, soaring high to dodge the horizontal slash.

’Leaping into the air... he’s a sitting duck.’

A glint appeared in Ji Yunzhou’s eyes. He twisted his blade, preparing an upward slash to utterly defeat Mu Xingyuan as he fell from the sky.

But what he saw next made his pupils constrict violently.

He saw that the high-leaping Mu Xingyuan wasn’t falling back down. Instead, he was hovering in mid-air, like one of the Immortal Gods who ride the wind.