“You really know Thousand Shadow Clone Technique!”
Faced with the attack of the five figures, the old man showed no sign of retreat. After uttering a deep voice, he advanced instead of retreating, forcefully pushing his hands forward. The skeletal figure, like a living creature, punched towards one of the figures.
Boom!
In the next moment, a series of explosions echoed around, and all four of Harleen’s shadow clones burst into pieces. Obviously, the opponent knew which figure was real and which was fake, so he hit the right one with a single blow.
Harleen spat out another mouthful of blood and flew backwards, falling heavily to the ground a hundred meters away. Her aura was greatly weakened, her face pale as white wax, and blood stains continuously seeped from the corners of her mouth, clearly indicating that she was seriously injured.
“Harleen!” Ivy exclaimed and quickly ran over. Upon reaching her side, she helped her up and asked, “Harleen, are you okay?”
“I’m good.” Harleen wiped the blood from the corners of her mouth and shook her head, her face becoming unusually solemn. She didn’t expect the opponent to easily decipher her Thousand Shadow Clone Technique. Her heart sank at this realization.
“Take this pill!” Ivy spoke while taking out a healing pill from her pocket and handed it to Harleen.
“Thank you, Ivy!” Harleen took the pill and swallowed it in one gulp.
“Although Thousand Shadow Clone Technique is powerful, you have only scratched the surface. You can’t even unleash a quarter of its true power.” The old man approached the two of them while speaking.
“Thousand Shadow Clone Technique, when perfected, creates four shadow illusions, each with the same killing power as the original self.”
“In other words, if you master Thousand Shadow Clone Technique to perfection, you will have five identical versions of yourself attacking simultaneously.”
“Each shadow clone is not just a visual distraction, but possesses the same attacking power as the original self!”
“Who are you? How do you know all this?” Harleen asked after taking a moment to catch her breath.
Thousand Shadow Clone Technique was part of the inheritance Harleen received at Floating Cloud Peak, but because of the short time, she had only reached the initial stage. As the old man said, Thousand Shadow Clone Technique, when perfected, elevates the power of the four illusions to the same level as the original self. However, what puzzled her was that, to her knowledge, this technique had been lost in the martial arts world for nearly a century. Yet today, it was easily recognized when she displayed it for the first time.
“Where is the person who taught you Thousand Shadow Clone Technique?” the old man ignored Harleen’s question and asked coldly.
“She’s dead!” Harleen responded.
That person was indeed dead; otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to receive her inheritance.
“You’re still stubborn even at death’s door!” The old man obviously didn’t believe Harleen’s words. After a slight pause, he continued coldly, “If this martial art was passed on by her, then I’ll reclaim it on her behalf!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he launched another attack, unleashing a furious palm strike.
“Watch out, Harleen!” Ivy shouted loudly, stepping forward two steps to block Harleen, while raising her hand to defend against the strike.
Boom!
A loud sound echoed, and Ivy was sent flying a hundred meters away, just like being hit by a fierce beast. She lay on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The old man ignored Ivy and, after sweeping his palm, once again attacked Harleen. Harleen was already injured and couldn’t dodge at all. She could only watch as the opponent’s palm strike came crashing towards her Dantian. If the opponent succeeded, her cultivation would definitely be ruined for the rest of her life.
“Harleen!” Ivy shouted again, wanting to help, but she was too weak and couldn’t make it in time.
In the midst of this critical moment, a bloody red blade aura shot out and effortlessly blocked the old man’s attack.
“Hmm?!” The old man’s pupils slightly contracted as he turned to the figure that had appeared not far away and spoke in a deep voice, “Who are you?”
“Billy!”
“Billy!”
Harleen and Ivy knew without turning their heads that it was Billy who had arrived.
“Wife, Ivy, are you both okay?” Billy quickly approached and asked, while checking their bodies.
“I’m fine, don’t worry.” Harleen pointed at Ivy and continued, “Ivy is more seriously injured!”
“I’m okay too!” Ivy said.
“Ivy, you should have some healing pills on you, right?” Billy said, “You and Harleen go to the side and rest for a while!”
“Okay.” Ivy nodded in response.
“Billy, he’s a cultivator of the sixth rank. What about you…” Harleen expressed her concern.
“Don’t worry.” Billy gave her a reassuring look. Then, he turned around and looked at the two of them before calmly saying, “I won’t kill nameless foes. Give me your name!”
If Stout were here, he would probably start coughing. Billy was starting to act all cool again, as if he hadn’t killed enough nameless foes with the Bloodshadow Fury Blade.
“Are-Are you Commander Gardner?” the old man tentatively asked.
After hearing Ivy mention the name Billy, he vaguely felt familiar with it. Now, seeing Billy up close and realizing he was so young and possessed the cultivation of a fourth-rank cultivator, a flash of insight struck him, and the name Commander Gardner emerged in his mind.
At the same time, the young man next to him showed a hint of surprise in his eyes upon hearing the old man’s words.
“Old man, congratulations, you got it right!” Just then, Bob’s voice rang out, followed by him quickly approaching. He received the news almost at the same time as Billy, that something had happened here, and immediately rushed over.
“Ms Knight, Ivy, are you okay?” Bob asked with concern when he arrived in front of the two.
“We’re fine!”
“Commander Gardner, sorry, we didn’t know she was your family member.” The old man exhaled heavily and looked at Billy, speaking. While talking, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.
He wasn’t afraid of Billy’s cultivation, as he himself was a sixth-rank cultivator. In his eyes, even if Billy could challenge people of higher ranks, he still wouldn’t be his match. What he was afraid of was Billy’s identity. After all, they were in the capital city. With Billy’s status and influence, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to detain the two of them if he really wanted to.
“And then?” Billy replied indifferently.
“Because she might know the whereabouts of a senior elder from our sect, we were hoping she could provide us with that information!” The old man took a deep breath and continued, “But she has refused to speak, so…”
“So, you want to ruin her cultivation?” Billy narrowed his eyes.