Li Ming's eyes widened as the massive shadow lunged at him.
"Whoa… okay… this is officially the weirdest thing I've fought," he muttered, gripping his sword.
Bai Guo flapped above, feathers ruffled. "Descendant! That thing is huge! And evil! And… did it just wink at you?!"
Li Ming squinted. "Wink? I think my inner world is mocking me now."
The shadow slammed into the ground with a BOOM, sending a wave of dark energy rippling outward. Trees bent, rocks tumbled, and a nearby pile of floating teacups went flying.
"Careful! My bun stash is down there!" Li Ming shouted, ducking behind a floating teacup.
Bai Guo squawked. "Descendant! Those are illusions! Probably!"
Li Ming peeked around. "Probably or not, I don't want my buns flattened by a shadow hand!"
The shadow reached again, stretching impossibly long fingers toward him. Li Ming dodged, rolled, and accidentally kicked a clone of himself that had been lurking behind a teacup.
