Shadow Clone Technique

"Roar~~"

High above Red Rock Mountain, a strange beastly roar suddenly rang out from Harvey's sword, echoing through the sky. His entire body transformed into a blurry black phantom and shot straight toward Luo Ya.

"Profundity of Dark Element?"

Luo Ya's expression shifted slightly. He hadn't expected Harvey to have comprehended a second profundity.

"Zzz—"

When Luo Ya saw the black wolf's head formed from Harvey's sword, dark battle aura gathered around the black jade sword in his hand, condensing into a huge black serpent. It flicked its tongue and hissed, as lifelike as a real snake!

"Hm?" Harvey noticed the black serpent formed from the sword in Luo Ya's hand and was somewhat surprised.

But the very next moment, he gave a cold snort and charged straight at him without the slightest fear.

"Roar!"

"Hiss!"

The roars of two different magical beasts rang out one after another. The black jade sword in Luo Ya's hand carried a giant serpent of black energy. Like a mountain-swallowing serpent pouncing on its prey, it instantly sprang forward and rushed at Harvey. The azure sword in Harvey's hand likewise formed a huge dark wolf's head with its jaws wide open, which lunged straight at Luo Ya as if it meant to swallow him whole.

In the blink of an eye, the dark serpent and the dark wolf's head collided head-on!

"Boom!"

In an instant, the bodies of the two terrifying elemental beasts shuddered violently. Then the dark serpent and the wolf's head both shattered and fell apart. The battle-aura energy they released mixed together, forming streams of dreadful dark wind that swept through the surroundings like a tornado!

One could clearly see a current of dark wind slice through the trees on Red Rock Mountain below like a sharp blade. Some of the boulders were smashed to pieces by the impact, while countless clouds of dust and chunks of rubble rained down from the sky in every direction.

"Your Majesty, look out!"

A boulder from above came hurtling straight toward Brian. An Imperial Guard soldier immediately flew up and kicked the boulder, which weighed nearly ten thousand pounds, away.

Powerful warriors protected the nobles, and many of the spectators were formidable warriors or mages themselves.

"Everyone, be careful!" The spectators were all stunned.

The destructive power was simply terrifying.

"Luo Ya!" Queen Bi Xi gazed at the black-haired young man in the sky. Her clear eyes remained fixed on his astonishing, terrifying power, and no one could guess what was going through her mind.

After their brief clash, Luo Ya and Harvey passed each other and retreated nearly a hundred meters, facing off once more in the air.

"This guy's comprehension of the Profundity of Dark Element is no worse than mine." Luo Ya recalled the strange dark wolf's-head attack and gave a slight nod.

At first, both of them had held back. Luo Ya hadn't used the Profundity of Devour, his greatest strength, and Harvey hadn't immediately unleashed his signature move—Shadow Clone Technique!

"Luo Ya, you really are a genius. You've made such tremendous progress in just thirty years." A trace of surprise appeared in Harvey's eyes, then his confident laughter rang through the sky. "But that last move wasn't my strongest attack. Let's see how you deal with this next one!"

There was no doubt that Harvey was about to get serious.

"Whatever you've got, bring it on." Luo Ya looked calmly at the Phantom Sword Saint, Harvey, in the distance. His expression remained completely unruffled.

He hadn't used the Profundity of Devour yet, either. In a moment, he'd give his opponent a "surprise."

High in the sky, a scene unfolded that left the spectators unable to believe their eyes. They saw the Phantom Sword Saint, Harvey, shift slightly—and another Harvey appeared beside him.

"What!"

"Incredible!"

"Oh my!"

Even powerful Rank Eight and Rank Nine experts stared wide-eyed in confusion and disbelief, to say nothing of the ordinary people.

There were now two "Harveys" in the sky, and they weren't simple illusions. They were real!

"Is this the Shadow Clone Technique?" Luo Ya studied the two "Harveys" intently.

But in the very next moment, the two Harveys moved again, turning into four. Unlike ordinary afterimages created through sheer speed, each of the four "Harveys" was real. Even Luo Ya's keen spiritual perception couldn't detect any flaws.

All four "Harveys" before him possessed Harvey's life force.

As countless spectators below gaped in shock,

the four "Harveys" lined up in midair, staring coldly at Luo Ya. Each spoke a part, together forming a complete statement: "Luo Ya, you do have some skill. You're worth using this move on. But with my next move, when you attack me, you'll find my body is an illusion. When I attack you, however, you'll find that my body is real. In other words, I can hit you, but you can't hit me. You're bound to lose!"

Hearing Harvey's declaration of certain victory, the countless spectators surrounding Red Rock Mountain erupted in an uproar!

"How is that possible!"

"Could Lord Luo Ya really lose?"

After seeing Harvey's bizarre move, which seemed to make him invincible, even those who had supported Luo Ya were no longer sure of the outcome.

"No! Mr. Luo Ya will definitely win!" King Brian's face was flushed red with tension.

Across from him, Osm looked utterly confident and triumphant!

With Harvey backing him, he would soon be the new king of the Black Moon Kingdom!

"Luo Ya!"

"Luo Ya!"

"Luo Ya!"

"Luo Ya!"

All four "Harveys" charged at Luo Ya at tremendous speed, each calling his name. It was impossible to tell which were real and which were false.

"Die!" Luo Ya shot toward one of the Harveys, but his sword cut through empty air. The black jade sword passed right through that "Harvey's" body without harming him in the slightest. Yet that "Harvey" suddenly swung his sword at Luo Ya, who hurriedly raised his black jade sword to block.

"Bang."

Fortunately, Luo Ya reacted in time and blocked the surprise attack at the last possible moment. But even the best defense could eventually fail. If his opponent kept attacking in such an unpredictable manner, sooner or later Luo Ya would fail to react in time.

"Not bad. You're quick to react. But how long can you keep blocking me?" The four Harveys surrounded Luo Ya, each holding an azure sword and wearing a smug grin.

"Master, would you like me to help?" The Hellfire Phoenix Ignis transmitted a question to its master.

As Luo Ya's magical pet, Ignis could join the battle.

But their opponent's abilities were indeed bizarre. Even if Ignis joined in, it could only engage one of the clones and take a little pressure off its master.

"No need. His move only looks intimidating. It isn't truly invincible." Luo Ya replied through Soul Transmission, still completely composed. An air of absolute confidence radiated from him.

No move was truly invincible.

The Shadow Clone Technique might seem impossible to counter, but it had weaknesses all the same. For example, against a divine expert's God's Domain, Harvey would have nowhere to hide.

And though Luo Ya didn't have a God's Domain, he was still confident he could break this move.

"Sure enough, his true body can move freely among the shadows, but the distance between him and the real body isn't unlimited." Although Harvey's move looked intimidating, Luo Ya had already figured out how it worked and remained completely calm.

By observing carefully, he quickly spotted some of the limitations Harvey faced while using it.

The true body couldn't be too far from the shadows. That was Harvey's greatest weakness right now!

"Luo Ya, this fight is about to end!" As soon as he finished speaking, all four "Harveys" moved at once, charging straight at Luo Ya. The four attacked him together, but Luo Ya made no attempt to flee.

"Has this guy lost his mind? One against four? Let's see how you handle me!" Harvey was surprised that Luo Ya didn't dodge, but he attacked without hesitation.

Caught in this encirclement, Luo Ya could only defend against attacks from one direction at a time. But Harvey's true body could switch to another shadow at any moment and strike with a deadly attack. He was sure to win!

"Die!" All four Harveys swung their swords almost simultaneously, but just then—

"Fsssh~~~"

Nearly a hundred black tentacles suddenly burst from Luo Ya's body and wrapped around all four "Harveys" at once!

"Tentacles?"

Harvey was startled. At the same time, he felt the tentacles tightening around him, their touch icy and chilling.

"These are the dark magic spell Ice Tentacles. But you think that'll work?" Black waves of energy appeared around Harvey and began to roll and expand at tremendous speed. As the waves spread, the Ice Tentacles began to tremble.

"Break!"

Harvey struggled with all his might. In the end, the Ice Tentacles were all crushed with a "boom."