Jiang Wang had never been skilled in illusions, but with the help of the Mirage King Pearl and the Red Makeup Mirror, he had nearly pushed the art of illusion to its limits.
The Mirage King Pearl's illusion was one layer, and the Red Makeup Mirror's illusory double was another. His forceful swordplay and the imposing way he summoned the Prisoner-Binding Chains were another kind of illusion, too. Through his actions, he had deceived Granny Bizhu and won the Dragon-Binding Rope a chance to launch a sneak attack.
The Dragon-Binding Rope, which usually left a dragon's shadow whenever it appeared, had its light and shadow suppressed by Jiang Wang, rendering it utterly silent.
Plop!
The sound of a water droplet shattering.
It should have been faint, but now it rang out with startling clarity.
The illusion of the old woman holding the Dragon-Headed Staff suddenly fell apart, breaking into countless droplets. The droplets linked together and transformed into a water rope, which slammed into the Dragon-Binding Rope.
The Dragon-Binding Rope was a rare treasure, provided it could make contact with its opponent.
And it had clearly failed to fool Granny Bizhu's eyes.
The water rope and the Dragon-Binding Rope tangled together. The former was no match for the latter, of course, but the latter had lost its stealth as well.
"You could see through my illusion. The younger generation is truly formidable."
The shattered droplet revealed Granny Bizhu's true form.
Though she spoke of the younger generation's promise, two Green Fish leaped from the Glazed Water Tank cradled in her left hand. The fish swelled as soon as they met the wind, each biting down on a Prisoner-Binding Chain before charging into the distance. The chains coiled tightly around them in turn, but they had already pulled away from Granny