Shen Mo's phantom manifestation here was vastly different from the Gecko False Body.
Though the Gecko False Body had been conjured through an art, it contained part of Shen Mo's essential vitality, spirit, and source. It had flesh and blood, magical power and divine consciousness, and could freely wield immortal arts and martial techniques. After several deductions by the [Martial Drill] Destiny, it became even more divinely mighty. If Shen Mo did not care about how long the False Body could endure, it could even erupt with terrifying combat strength comparable to that of a great Formless cultivator for a short time!
The responsive phantom itself did not possess the slightest trace of magical power. If it had to fight and kill, Shen Mo could only use it as an anchor, mobilizing the surrounding heaven-and-earth spiritual energy and the power of tribulations to fend off and slay enemies... If it was too far from his true body, its control over spiritual energy and tribulation power would likely be unable to compete with a Divine Bridge Realm cultivator casting spells in person. Under normal circumstances, it could only kill peak Origin Core Realm cultivators.
This was not because Shen Mo lacked strength. The same held true even for true immortals. Unless their true body descended in person, they too could only rely on external spiritual energy and tribulation power when manifesting a responsive form, making it difficult to display even one percent of their own strength.
It was like back then, when the master of the Dragon-Rearing Pool, residing in the Profound Yellow Immortal Realm, had attacked Xiang Shengtian, Cao Ren's master. Even a corner of the Dragon-Rearing Pool had been smashed apart, and in the end, he had personally cast a spell to capture Xiang Shengtian.
However, when Formless Realm