The White Deer Path was accustomed to hiding itself.
Unlike the Heavenly Origin Path's resplendent displays when it came to blows, it often lurked in dark corners, even concealing itself thousands of miles away. When it suddenly erupted, it was like a white rainbow piercing the sun, a comet striking the moon, an eagle attacking in the imperial hall.
Even at death's door, it could unleash unimaginable power.
Just as Ji Jue had seen with Hunting Finger Flying Light, even An Ning's attack at her weakest was enough to bury the Wolf in Blood.
If the loftiest realm of the Heavenly Origin Path was to subdue the enemy without fighting, then the White Deer Path's most exquisite aspect was likewise this deterrence—one that horrified every opponent and left them unwilling to truly face it as an enemy.
Before a White Deer truly chose to strike, no one could know when, where, or under what circumstances that thunderous blow would descend.
Likewise, this meant that once the Heavenly Origin Path was forced into a contest of force, it had already fallen into disadvantage. Yet the instant a White Deer truly appeared before its enemy, it instead lost its most terrifying threat!
When the other party concealed their form and hid in the shadows, Ji Jue had not even noticed when they had boarded the Prosperity. Before using the Containing Form Mirror, he had not known of their existence at all.
He had only been suspicious of the enemy's numbers.
It was only when Hibert charged straight toward him that he truly began to harbor a trace of suspicion. But it was not as though the Great Swarm Path lacked methods to lock on to an enemy's location. With techniques such as an oath of vengeance or a blood guide, one could