Solitary Yangzi felt only a chill seeping into his mind and spirit along the sword's edge, as if his soul and body would be utterly torn apart by that sword force the next instant.
He had no time to circulate his magical power, but a life-saving divine ability that had been bestowed upon him beforehand activated of its own accord at this critical moment.
This divine ability was called Entwined Myriad Branches. It could transform him into countless phantoms in an instant. Among them, only one was his true body, the sole real existence. Only by striking that one could he be killed in a single blow.
Zhang Yu sensed this change, but he did not halt his sword force. Instead, with a thought, he urged his Heartlight Seal, and the sword light swelled in response, suddenly becoming swifter and fiercer.
The sword light surged, shattering those phantoms one after another in that instant. Almost in the blink of an eye, it had scattered tens of thousands of them.
Yet this was indeed Solitary Yangzi's life-saving protective divine ability. These manifested shadows were practically numberless, and his true body remained hidden among them, ultimately untouched by this assault.
Seeing the might carried by that sword, Solitary Yangzi praised it even as he felt fortunate. Thankfully, this strike had not reached the supreme might of Sever All Absolutes. Otherwise, whether he had produced phantoms or not, one slash would have annihilated them all.
Having evaded this strike, he had escaped a calamity. His breath recovered, allowing him once again to circulate his magical power. More importantly, he could once more draw upon Azure Spirit vitality.
At this moment, Chen Tingzhi's attack naturally followed. This time, however, it was not an impact of Clear Vault Aura, but a transformation of divine ability.