Miao Zheng saw that his sword had missed, and his gaze flickered as he sensed that something was wrong.
He was just about to unleash the power within the blade. Though it would not be as effective as striking directly with the sword itself, it would still be enough to aid his next attack.
But as Chen Fei swung this sword, a sudden unease rose within Miao Zheng.
Without hesitation, Miao Zheng immediately thought to retreat first.
The Subordinate Rule Miao Zheng grasped was Illusion. It was a branch beneath the Space Main Rule, and its greatest strength lay in hiding within Space Rifts and launching silent, unseen attacks.
Compared with Meng Ji's Shadow Rule, the two appeared extremely similar in form, but their essences differed in many ways.
Because it was a Subordinate Rule of space, Miao Zheng's movement speed was undoubtedly faster.
After the three of them discussed it, they decided that if they found Chen Fei, Miao Zheng would attack first.
If he could kill with a single blow, that would naturally be best. If that human junior was merely wounded but did not die, Miao Zheng would hold him back.
Then Meng Ji and Cui Dai would immediately rush in and join forces to blast that human junior to death in one stroke.
Yet Miao Zheng's first sword achieved nothing, and the reaction Chen Fei displayed was nothing like the clumsiness Meng Ji had described.
Miao Zheng retreated half a step, only for his back to slam directly into a Space Barrier, forcing his body to halt.
Shock appeared in Miao Zheng's eyes. What he controlled was a Subordinate Rule of space; ordinarily, entering and leaving Space Rifts was as easy as taking something from a bag.
Since when could a Space Barrier stop him while