Cards, puppets, illusions, avatars, spatial teleportation...
Fan Lang pulled out all the stops, using everything at his disposal.
A brilliant light burst forth, illuminating every direction and turning the once-dark universe into a vast expanse of white.
Over ten thousand Ever-Changing Divine Edges transformed into Fan Lang's likeness and flew off in different directions to confuse the enemy. Every puppet carried Fan Lang's aura.
Various illusions also appeared around them to create a diversion. Though they were clearly in the universe, enormous mirrors appeared one after another, reflecting the images of the nine Star Devouring Monsters. The different mirror surfaces reflected one another, layering image upon image until it was utterly dazzling.
As for the real Fan Lang, he had vanished without a trace. No one knew where he had gone.
He had turned the area into a complete mess, catching the Star Devouring Monsters off guard.
"It's an illusion!"
"He seems to have escaped. These are all Optical Illusions meant to stall us."
"I'll break the false images around us. You lock onto his position. That insect is too detestable—no matter what, we must kill him today."
The nine Star Devouring Monsters each performed their own duties. Some dispelled the illusions, while others searched for Fan Lang.
Of the more than ten thousand puppets that had scattered earlier, many were destroyed in the blink of an eye.
"I've tracked his aura and sensed a source of fluctuations in the distance. He should have escaped over there. Come after him with me!"
One of the Star Devouring Monsters, skilled in tracking and locating targets, quickly pinpointed Fan Lang's position and led its kind in pursuit.
They flew directly through space, moving at speeds fully comparable to spatial teleportation—unbelievably fast. Many small Star Systems along the way were smashed apart and