The sensation of a clone dying by self-detonating with the secret art of the Blood Soul Scripture was somewhat similar to dying within the Soul Tribulation Realm, though not nearly as intense.
To kill Xuanyuan Wuji this time, Zhang Tie had practically exhausted every trick up his sleeve. The formidable abilities of God's Dominator, the power of the Lotus Blossom Eye, coupled with the mutual interplay of all kinds of secret arts from the Great Wilderness Scripture and the Blood Soul Scripture, along with meticulous planning—only then had he been able to rely on his own strength to see through layer upon layer of deception, leap over one trap after another, and finally smash Xuanyuan Wuji to death beneath his hammer despite the protection of a powerful half-sage expert.
In truth, before the blood-red figure under his control through the Blood Devil Empowerment Method burst out of the Iron-Clawed Tiger's belly in a bloody explosion, Zhang Tie had not been completely certain that the Third Prince Xuanyuan Wuji in the prince's residence had always been a substitute. It was only when the two Phantom Knights escorted Xuanyuan Wuji's substitute away while Master Xue stood before "Jiang Ming" that Zhang Tie finally confirmed his judgment and suspicions, completely locking onto the true target in an instant.
When that blood-red figure was the first to rush out, perhaps no one knew that it had not been meant to kill anyone. It was what Zhang Tie had used to locate Xuanyuan Wuji's true body at the crucial moment.
The true identity of that blood-red figure was the Beast Tamer in the prince's residence, while Zhang Tie's clone had taken on the Beast Tamer's appearance.
The one truly protecting the Third Prince Xuanyuan Wuji was Master Xue. The real Third Prince had stayed inseparable