After Li Wei's capture, Li Hao's techniques transformed from playful chaos into desperate artistry. His Phantom Step Concealment splintered into more fragments than ever before—twelve, twenty, thirty versions of himself, each one carrying a different False Core signature. The forest trembled with his scattered energy as he layered Illusory Presence over Permission Barriers over Dimensional Shifts, creating a tapestry of deception so complex it bordered on madness.
"Can't catch what isn't real!" his voice echoed from multiple directions, each echo protected by a different variation of the Silent Scroll Method. He cycled through techniques with increasing speed—appearing by the stream through a Dimensional Shift, leaving a Soul Reflection Barrier near the ancient oak, his Empty Presence Technique making each location seem equally valid and invalid.