In the final moment before the strike, in what seemed like nothing more than a flash but which Li Feng had planned out well in advance, Li Feng created an illusion of himself in the path of the halberd.1

He had seen Yang Ze and Sun Xiaowu use this tactic many times over, and from their usual spars, after having to guard against their illusions and avatars once and again, Li Feng learned a few tricks for himself.0

The spectators were still in an uproar over what had happened. The halberd's swing was too rapid; anyone else would surely have been killed on the spot. This was what was frightening about the ninth Immortal King, who was able to launch such blows in a flash.0

And yet, in that same flash of time, Li Feng had both managed to respond to...0