Ling Quan's "Soul-Splitting Spirit Separation" split Zhou Fan's soul into ten parts, weakening his strength in the process.
All the abilities Zhou Fan possessed had been divided equally among them.
But some abilities were not bound to Zhou Fan himself-the Tailed Beasts, for example!
The Tailed Beasts were merely his Summoning Beasts, not bound to his soul, so even splitting his soul would not affect them.
Now, the power of the five great Tailed Beasts had been distributed evenly among the ten Soul Clones. Every clone wore a Tailed Beast Cloak!
Besides the Tailed Beasts, there was another technique that was not bound to his soul-
"Sage Mode, activate!"
Sage Mode involved sensing and absorbing natural energy, entering a state that enhanced every aspect of the user.
In essence, Sage Mode was not a specific technique so much as "combat experience."
Although Zhou Fan's Soul Clones divided his abilities among themselves, every clone possessed his "combat experience."
In other words, all ten Soul Clones could use "Sage Mode"!
Tailed Beast Cloak + Sage Mode!
There were five Tailed Beasts, each at fourth tier, five stars, with each beast's power divided between two Soul Clones.
Every clone gained power at fourth tier, three stars.
With Sage Mode adding another two stars, all of them reached fourth tier, five stars!
Although that fell short of Zhou Fan's full strength, it allowed him to reach a different kind of peak!
Each of his ten Soul Clones possessed one ability.
Which meant that next-
"Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!"
Soul Clone No. 1 made the first move. He had inherited Water Release, and spat out a vast cloud of dense mist that shrouded the entire battlefield.
"Hmph. Nothing but futile resistance." Ling Quan sneered.
As far as he was concerned, everything Zhou Fan was