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Li Guanqi's pupils contracted sharply, and as he retreated rapidly, his hands quickly formed hand seals.

Five identical mist clones simultaneously materialized in front of him and on both sides, each one exactly like him, even down to the expression on their faces.

The illusion technique is common among warlocks, but the Mirage's illusion clones are infused with a wisp of the warlock's own divine consciousness when they are condensed, and each clone can perform simple spells.

The difficulty in distinguishing between the real and the fake is not based on visual effects, but on interference at the level of consciousness.

The opponent's divine sense simultaneously detected six targets with identical auras, making it impossible to lock onto their true form.

Five Li Guanqi simultaneously raised their hands, formed hand seals, and spoke at the same time, "Guess which one is my true form?"

As before, Chu Nan immediately realized that these were not simple illusionary clones, but rather that almost every one of them was a physical entity.

He didn't know what theory was used to achieve this.

But... none of that matters!

Chu Nan's Shattering Fist smashed through the central clone.

The spiraling true energy on the fist drilled into the clone's body, exploding from the inside, and the clone instantly disintegrated into gray mist.

However, the other four clones, along with the real body, had already completed the hand seals, and five gray mist chains shot out from different angles at the same time, wrapping around Chu Nan's limbs and neck.

Chu Nan landed, his feet never stopping, leaving afterimages as he moved.

With the first step, a golden afterimage of true energy was left behind, and the gray mist chain passed through the afterimage.

With the second step, a second afterimage appeared three feet to the side, and the remaining chains missed again.

With the third step, his true form appeared in front of Li Guanqi's furthest clone, and he pushed out with his left palm—Lotus Seal Palm!

The moment the palm strike left the body, it condensed in the air into a golden lotus mark the size of a fist, which was imprinted directly on the chest of the clone.

The clone tried to retreat, but the lotus seal followed closely, pressing against its chest the instant it touched...

There was no explosion.

The lotus seal remained there, like a talisman that had not yet been detonated.

"Didn't you ask me to guess which one is your physical form?"

Chu Nan's voice was calm, "Is it possible that I don't even need to guess, I can just call them all out?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his right fist horizontally, and the force of the punch, which shook the void, silently and invisibly pierced through the second clone.

He then turned around and flicked his five fingers in quick succession, precisely shattering the knees of the third clone.

The clones don't have real acupoints, but the misty energy that condenses around them is weakest at the joints. If you strike that spot with your finger, the entire structure of the clone will disintegrate.

Just as the fourth clone was about to cast a spell, the ground beneath its feet suddenly exploded.

These are the other two lotus seeds that Chu Nan planted when he first planted lotus.

He had been controlling the timing of their detonation throughout the battle, waiting for this very moment.

Golden true energy surged from the ground, directly engulfing the fourth clone.

Only one remains.

Chu Nan's Shattering Fist was fully charged again, and his fist was pressed against Li Guanqi's chest, but he did not strike.

Because... this isn't the real body either.

All five clones vanished, and the mist slowly dissipated under the moonlight.

Chu Nan withdrew his fist and looked around.

He knew from the beginning that Li Guanqi wasn't hiding in five clones, but rather that he had never been there in the first place.

"clever."

Li Guanqi's voice came from the depths of the mist, carrying a hint of admiration, "You're the first person to be able to see through five clones so quickly."

Chu Nan didn't speak. Actually, he couldn't really say that he had seen through it; it was just based on his previous experience.

At the same time as Li Guanqi released his clone, he most likely used the Fog Concealment Technique to relocate.

"But you've wasted too much of your true energy."

Li Guanqi's figure slowly emerged from the mist, the jade bracelet on his wrist shimmering faintly. "You used too many moves just now. Even if your true energy is abundant, it will eventually run out. As for me..."

He raised his hand, and a swirling cloud of gray mist condensed in his palm.

The mist was continuously compressed in his hand, shrinking from the size of a fist to the size of a walnut, and then from the size of a walnut to the size of a grain of rice.

"My illusionary mist is refined using divine sense and the jade bracelet, consuming the moisture that naturally exists in the world. Although this place is inland in the North Sea, the humidity is extremely high. Even if I fight for three days and three nights, I will not feel tired at all."

Chu Nan remained silent.

Indeed, from the silk thread to the mist needle to the clone, Li Guanqi's consumption of true energy was far less than his own.

This is not because he has a higher level of cultivation, but because the essence of a sorcerer is "manipulation" rather than "creation".

Take the Mirage Cultivator as an example. He does not create water vapor, but rather uses existing water vapor to sublimate it into mist, and then shapes it with his divine sense.

But there's a problem here.

Chu Nan had previously fought against the sorcerers of the Sea God Palace and had also witnessed the methods of the sorcerers of the Jade Toad Palace.

Apart from the fact that the young palace master used close-quarters combat similar to that of a martial artist after unleashing his secret technique.

Most sorcerers need to form hand seals when casting spells, and even the fastest process takes time.

However, Li Guanqi's attacks were almost seamless; the mist needles shot out the instant the threads broke, and the condensation of his clone was completed in a very short time.

too fast.

It was so fast that it seemed like something a "warlock" could do.

unless……

Chu Nan began to recall every detail of the battle he had just fought.

The first time he was entangled by the gray mist threads, those threads were wrapped around him one by one during the few minutes he was talking to Li Guanqi.

At that time, Li Guanqi was standing opposite him, with his hands hanging naturally at his sides, without making any hand seals.

He was talking, laughing, raising his hand, tilting his head; every movement was natural.

But the gray mist threads did indeed climb up his limbs at that time.

If Li Guanqi didn't form hand seals, how did the silk threads appear?

The second detail – mist needle.

When Li Guanqi released the fog needles, he waved his right hand smoothly, but what was his left hand doing?

The third detail – five clones.

The moment Chu Nan shattered the first clone, he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye.

All the clones simultaneously raised their hands to form hand seals, their movements perfectly synchronized, like reflections in a mirror.

There are two possibilities for synchronization reaching this level.

Either Li Guanqi's divine sense was so powerful that he could precisely control five bodies at the same time, or... the actions of those clones didn't require his personal control at all.

"What are you thinking about?"

Li Guanqi tilted her head and looked at him, "Thinking about why I was able to do it so quickly?"

"I'm wondering why my clones move so synchronized?"

Li Guanqi smiled, and this smile was more genuine than any before, because he was no longer pretending to be the sunny, gentle, and elegant gentleman he once was.

"You're wondering how those threads appeared when my hands weren't forming any hand seals while I was talking to you."

He raised his left hand, spread his fingers, and showed Chu Nan that there was nothing between his fingers.

"Actually, you almost guessed it."

Li Guanqi laughed and said, "It's just that you're unwilling to believe it yet, because if it's true, then the problems you're facing now... are much more serious!"