In such a case, without any accident, when Zhou Tian realized his situation was dire and that if he took no action, he was very likely to die at Zhou Tian’s hands, Pan Shi naturally resorted to using his hidden trump card to escape at that moment.

Whether he could flee was one thing, but at least at that moment, Pan Shi could no longer afford to delay. There was a great chance that Zhou Tian would stop him from escaping then, but if he didn’t try to flee at that moment, it was certain that his opportunity to escape successfully would diminish over time, and by the time he was seriously injured and no longer able to move, it would be too late for Pan Shi, regardless of how many hidden trump cards he had, as he would likely have no chance to use them. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Consequently, while Zhou Tian continued his actions, intending to capitalize on his advantage in strength to further damage Pan Shi, Pan Shi finally took other actions at that moment.

Without any abnormal performance from Pan Shi, countless duplicates of him suddenly appeared. Just like Zhou Tian’s clone bodies, each of the ’Pan Shis’ seemed as real as the original, and after mixing the real body with many fakes for a moment, they then scattered and started to flee.

It must be said that Pan Shi’s tactic wasn’t particularly clever. But some things don’t need overly clever tactics—especially not at that moment—for Pan Shi’s tactic did indeed have an effect. Even though Zhou Tian had an advantage in speed, if he couldn’t distinguish the real Pan Shi from the fakes, then after those Pan Shis dispersed and if Pan Shi found a place to hide, while it was impossible for Zhou Tian to never find him, securing some time for himself was certainly not difficult for Pan Shi.

As long as he could secure some time, Pan Shi was sure to have a chance to turn the tables. After all, Pan Shi’s strength was there, and although Zhou Tian currently had some advantages, those were not particularly obvious. If Pan Shi was a bit careful, considering both were in their prime state, the chances of Zhou Tian directly capturing his foe were almost nonexistent.

Therefore, although Pan Shi couldn’t completely turn the tide with that ability, the effect it achieved was more than enough for self-preservation. However, Pan Shi would certainly not hope for the situation to evolve like this if there was even the slightest chance. Thus, upon realizing something was wrong, Zhou Tian hurriedly made a corresponding response at that moment.

Regardless, Zhou Tian had no intention of letting Pan Shi escape so easily. Upon seeing Pan Shi’s actions, Zhou Tian reacted immediately.

With a movement, shortly after Pan Shi revealed his ability, Zhou Tian also unleashed his monster power. And when Zhou Tian activated his power, in an instant, the number of clone beastmen, only slightly less than the number of Pan Shi figures, gave chase to the fleeing ’Pan Shis’.

Since the other party had used such a simple and direct method, Zhou Tian didn’t mind using an equally simple and direct method in response. Although their tactics differed, the effects of their abilities were extremely similar. In that situation, it was believed that it would be impossible for Pan Shi to escape without eluding Zhou Tian’s clones.

And almost right after Zhou Tian used his power, his clones soon engaged in combat with the fakes created by Pan Shi.

"How weak!"

Even though he had contemplated that possibility, Zhou Tian was still surprised when his clones caught up with the ’Pan Shis’ in combat and could kill one with a single strike.

The main purpose of Pan Shi’s ability was to escape, and as long as it was effective for escape, the weakness in other areas of his power wasn’t a big deal. But given Pan Shi’s level of ability, for his duplicates’ powers to be so weak was still somewhat surprising.

Of course...

Regardless of whether those ’Pan Shis’ were strong or weak, it didn’t actually affect Zhou Tian’s actions in the least. Moreover, honestly, Zhou Tian rather hoped that those ’Pan Shis’ were weak. Because if Pan Shi’s strength was too overpowering, not to mention Zhou Tian’s inability to capture the real Pan Shi, if those fake Pan Shis showed strong resistance, it would take Zhou Tian considerable time to find the real Pan Shi, and during that time, who knows if Pan Shi had already used the opportunity to escape.

Now, with the fake Pan Shis not being strong, it was naturally much easier for Zhou Tian to clean them up.

Because the strength of those Pan Shis wasn’t great, Zhou Tian could surely have used his clone beastmen to take down a good portion of the fakes if he wished. And after most of the fake Pan Shis were eliminated, it would naturally not be easy for the real Pan Shi to hide.