The Lion's Fierce Fight

With powerful enemies all around them, Ling Tian had no intention of fighting Shi Ao to the death. He had agreed to the battle only to buy time, then find an opportunity to lead the Mysterious Spirit Bee Race out of their encirclement.

If he displayed too much terrifying strength, it would undoubtedly put Shi Ao and Shi Heng's group on their guard. So, during his clash with Shi Ao, he deliberately held back, acting as though he couldn't win. Since Shi Ao's cultivation was higher than his, pretending to be outmatched was easy enough.

To the onlookers, Ling Tian had already fallen completely onto the back foot in their head-on fight. It was only a matter of time before he lost.

Seeing this, Shi Heng and the others finally let their guard down completely. They were now just waiting for Shi Ao to kill Ling Tian before stepping in to capture the entire Mysterious Spirit Bee Race.

When Ling Tian used the Illusory God Phantom Shadow Movement Technique, the others paused in surprise and all looked toward Hu Yao. They knew the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Clan quite well, so they recognized that the technique Ling Tian had used was the clan's unique Illusory God Phantom Shadow Movement Technique. They couldn't help but believe a little more of Hu Yao's claim that Ling Tian was her relative.

Though Ling Tian's clever evasion of the fist-shaped phantoms made Shi Ao's brow furrow slightly, he wasn't moved by the fact that Ling Tian could dodge his attacks. Instead, Ling Tian's movement technique led him to suspect that Ling Tian had an unusually close connection to the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Clan.

Ling Tian's Illusory God Phantom Shadow Movement Technique was exceptionally practiced. With Shi Ao's discerning eye, he could tell that it wasn't