Ren Xiaosu had given it careful consideration before he resorted to using the shadow clone. It wasn't because he was afraid that he would reveal himself as a supernatural being, since why would he care about that if he was close to death?
He was only afraid that he would reveal his power that could copy other people's powers. Ren Xiaosu only pretended to be Xu Xianchu because he knew that Xu Xianchu had not been captured yet, while he was sure that the Qing Consortium had already found out about Xu Xianchu's powers from Liu Bu.
Ren Xiaosu had already come across several supernatural beings. Yang Xiaojin could pull an unparalleled sniper rifle out of thin air, Xu Xianchu could create a shadow clone of himself, Luo Xinyu could travel through the shadows, and Qing Zhen's bodyguard could materialize white fans in his hands.
Ren Xiaosu got a false sense that supernatural beings were a dime a dozen.
