Boom—!!
A thunderous crash came from above the Jade Pool as Loki fell like a meteor, instantly punching through several floating peaks before crashing into the ground below.
Loki rose from the billowing smoke, coughing violently as blood sprayed across the ground.
"Even with Jörmungandr parasitizing me, this mortal body's physical condition is far too poor."
Loki wiped away the blood. Sinister black radiance surged from within him, seemingly weaving something.
Five seconds later, his body vanished from the crater into thin air. Then he reappeared above the Jade Pool, the wounds and bloodstains on his body completely gone, as if he had never been seriously injured.
He had woven a "trick," deceiving established reality and making the world believe that he had evaded Queen Mother of the West's terrifying attack several seconds ago. The present changed accordingly, naturally leaving no wounds on his body.
Loki appeared ghostlike at Queen Mother of the West's side. With a flicker, six identical Lokis stepped out of his body.
The palms of these Lokis' snake-scaled hands split open, and black trick snakes slithered out, biting toward Queen Mother of the West like lightning and completely sealing off every route of escape.
Seeing Loki return before her completely unharmed—and split himself into seven—Queen Mother of the West narrowed her eyes, Kunlun Mirror in hand, as Spiritual Energy churned around her once more.
She raised the Kunlun Mirror in her hand, and its surface swept across the surroundings in an instant.
In the Kunlun Mirror's reflection, the space around Queen Mother of the West was completely empty. None of these seven Gods of Trickery was the real body.
"Paltry tricks."
Queen Mother of the West spoke calmly and flipped the mirror in her hand, aiming it directly at herself.
In the bronze mirror's reflection, a