In fact, to put it simply, the Heavenly Principles' shadow incarnations were the ultimate version of the Shadow Clone Technique. Even the Shadow Clones Yucheng had just created, despite his absolute control over them, would grumble and curse when asked to help him handle government affairs. Sometimes, they would even fight him for the bathroom.
For that reason, Yucheng never let his Shadow Clones remain for long, nor would he ever use them to replace himself in critical matters. This ninjutsu was fundamentally a tool. If he truly treated his Shadow Clones as himself, he would undoubtedly be leaving trouble for his future self.
And Phanes' greatest arrogance lay in allowing his Four Shades to wield such powerful authorities and retain independent consciousnesses for thousands of years. Could they even be considered his shadow incarnations anymore?
Never mind the more advanced shadow incarnations, or even thousands of years. Yucheng dared not imagine what one of his Shadow Clones would become if it remained out in the world for ten years.
Yucheng's words instantly made the Life Ruler's expression turn exceedingly ugly. The situation he described was not impossible.
The four great authorities of life, death, space, and time possessed unimaginable capabilities, and their power was far too great. After reclaiming the Death Ruler's authority, he had not used these authorities to form new shadow incarnations, instead substituting other lesser authorities.
If that new Heavenly Principles had truly formed shadow incarnations of all four authorities, this battle would certainly not have gone as smoothly as it had.
As the saying went, "heh" killed conversations, and talking too much killed villains. They struck while he was vulnerable. Twenty fighters with the strength of gods besieged a single Life Ruler. No matter how much health he had, two fists could not contend with