The Champion's Pact, Words in a Dream
"You've lost."
Li Fei held the blade with both hands, suspending it above Meng Tao's head.
Meng Tao looked incredulous. Only after Li Fei withdrew the blade did he recover. "An illusion?"
He didn't believe Li Fei could have emerged completely unscathed from that attack. The only explanation he could think of was that what he had struck just now was merely an illusion.
Li Fei nodded.
From the beginning, he had used the enhanced Vajra Force to withstand all the damage and charge forward, giving Meng Tao the impression that he was being recklessly headstrong and intended to force his way through.
Then, just before closing in, his Danger Perception had predicted that Meng Tao would unleash a powerful attack. Li Fei had immediately activated his newly awakened Core-Level Extraordinary Ability—Nether Shadow.
At that instant, Li Fei had used Shadow-Person Separation: he controlled his shadow clone to continue charging forward while his true body remained where it was.
The shadow clone contained his mental intent, Qi and Blood, and force. Since Meng Tao possessed no Core-Level Extraordinary Ability related to perception, he found it difficult to distinguish the real from the false.
But Meng Tao couldn't possibly fail to notice an extra "person," so while using Nether Shadow, Li Fei had also activated Vajra Seal · Treasure Bottle, causing his true body to draw in every trace of aura.
Controlling a Core-Level Extraordinary Ability and a supreme martial technique like Vajra Seal at the same time was extraordinarily difficult. Li Fei had only managed it after Shi Caiming's training and after Illusion Leaf reached the Spirit Transformation Stage, further strengthening his mental intent.
The shadow clone continued forward while the true body remained in place and concealed its aura. Combined with the