It was precisely at this point that the third skill that Bai Zemin had evolved 1 Order using the power of Soul Manipulation came into play; the third skill that even after a few minutes of battle to the death had not participated... at least not under Thao Zhi's knowledge, of course.
This was because the third skill Bai Zemin had evolved was Invisibility, and he had used it even before exchanging words with the enemy.
Actually, Bai Zemin took a certain risk in choosing Invisibility to be the third skill to evolve. However, since the requirements were so high and thanks to his instinct, he somehow managed to win the gamble and gained something that was waiting to be revealed until now to expose its value in combat.
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