Long Sleep Lord was injured. He retreated all the way to the edge of the barrier before halting his momentum, but before he could steady himself, Earth Master's follow-up attacks came pursuing him like a storm with wave after wave of rising fury.
Earth Master completely suppressed Long Sleep Lord, each move more perilous than the last.
In his desperation, Long Sleep Lord shouted, "Run! I'll hold him off! Even the four of us together are no match for him!"
"Then be careful! Once we escape, we'll meet at Hideout Number C!" Six-Armed Spider replied.
They communicated through thought, but those thoughts had not been encrypted in time. Earth Master intercepted every word.
Earth Master was determined to capture all four of them and let none escape. He paid a steep price, forcing Long Sleep Lord back with one move before splitting his attention to cast a spell. He infused all sorts of precious materials into the earth, along with no fewer than three Life Stars.
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The ground surged upward with a thunderous rumble. Centered around Earth Master's Life Stars, it condensed into a duplicate of Earth Master himself, identical in appearance and nearly identical in attire and staff.
This duplicate possessed nearly sixty percent of Earth Master's strength!
A duplicate was far superior to an incarnation; it was a genuine living being.
Its only flaw was its extremely short lifespan.
If he could casually create duplicates with sixty percent of his own strength, Earth Master would have mass-produced them long ago. Why would he wait until now to make one on the spot?
These short-lived duplicates were meant to be created only at crucial moments.
Earth Master himself kept Long Sleep Lord occupied while sending his duplicate to hunt down the other three