Their earlier exchange had successfully misled True Lord Youying. He thought Song Changsheng's attainments in the Path of Space surpassed his own, which meant that even if he broke the cage and tore through space to leave, Song Changsheng would still cling to him like a shadow, or even catch up.
So he could only endure the pain and abandon the Human King Broken Sword, using it to force Song Changsheng into a choice.
Chase him, and Xu Miaoyin would undoubtedly die.
Save Xu Miaoyin, and he could escape with his life.
Since Song Changsheng could make an enemy of him for Xu Miaoyin's sake, he definitely would not sit by and watch her be killed. In that case, he could escape with his life.
So long as the green mountains remained, there was no fear of running out of firewood.
But in the end, he had still underestimated Song Changsheng's methods. Of these two paths, he intended to take both!
"Great Divine Ability [Thousand Shadow Tracing]"
Song Changsheng suddenly rushed forward, his figure splitting into two in midair. His true form moved to stop the broken sword attacking the warship, while his avatar followed True Lord Youying through the Spatial Rift that had not yet closed.
This Divine Ability was flexible and ever-changing. The fewer avatars there were, the stronger the power they could display.
With only one avatar, the strength of the true form and the avatar was roughly split sixty-forty. The avatar's strength could likewise reach the Nascent Soul Realm, but without the true form's many trump cards, it certainly would not be enough to face an established powerhouse like True Lord Youying.
However, the greatest trait of [Thousand Shadow Tracing] was that truth and falsehood were hard to distinguish. Back when he had not yet broken