Ancient martial arts leg techniques!
A trace of astonishment appeared on Wang Yu's face.
That answer was somewhat beyond his expectations.
"Yes. Our Li Household's ancient martial arts are renowned for leg techniques. Several have been passed down, the most famous being Blood Shadow Leg. It follows a fierce, unyielding path and can temper the legs until they're as hard as iron.
"But there's another, less famous technique called Afterimage Step. Originally, it was just a basic Li Household art for training leg speed. Through several fixed patterns of footwork, it lets you move rapidly, leaving blurred afterimages as you twist, turn, and dodge to confuse your opponent," Li Shiyi replied.
"Afterimage Step..." Wang Yu murmured the name a couple of times, looking thoughtful.
As for techniques that could produce afterimages, the Cultivation World had plenty among its various secret arts. Even the Ape Roar move of the Four Beasts Art could produce a string of afterimages with a single somersault.
"However, the old Afterimage Step could only frighten people who didn't know any better. It wasn't much use in actual combat. But after I received my semi-mechanical prosthetic limbs and worked on it with several ancient martial arts masters, we transformed Afterimage Step into Instantaneous Step.
"This improved footwork combines instantaneous acceleration of over a hundredfold with pauses at precise moments and specific positions, allowing it to create genuine phantom bodies in the eyes of ordinary people," Li Shiyi said with a hint of pride.
"So the figure of you I saw amid the lightning earlier was actually just a phantom body, Brother Li?" With his current knowledge, Wang Yu naturally understood Li Shiyi's meaning at once, and his eyes brightened slightly as he asked.
"Yes. Because it was a phantom body, my movements looked calm and unhurried to