#168 - Chapter 168: Clone

Around 8 PM on the first day of his Boundary Realm Trial, Shen Xingyan, with the cooldown of his Clone Technique complete, activated it with a thought after waiting for so long.

As primal energy, transformed by the Clone Technique, began to surge within his body, a wisp of his consciousness also separated. The two energies merged, flowing towards the dilapidated hand staff he held tightly.

So far, there had been no failure in casting the Clone Technique, nor had the original clone's perspective disappeared. Noticing this change, Shen Xingyan's worry lessened considerably. He thought to himself, "This time, my guess might actually be right!"

While thinking this, he constantly monitored the clone's perspective, watching for any abnormalities that might occur when the second clone formed.

Gradually, the Clone Technique was completed under Shen Xingyan's intense focus!

Now, standing before him was a clone identical to his main body, curiously examining him.

Simultaneously, another perspective appeared in Shen Xingyan's mind, the image within showing his main body with a look of surprise!

"Two clone perspectives can truly exist at the same time! This confirms the third step of the clone plan!" Seeing the situation before him, Shen Xingyan completely relaxed, his joy overflowing.

"I'll call you Assassin No. 2. The first clone is Assassin No. 1. Although you aren't Assassin class professionals and lack Assassin class skills, I hope you can take root in this world beyond the Boundary Realm, like a thorn in the side. Even though you are somewhat weak in the face of the vast number of Calamities, you can make them less comfortable!

In the future, as my primal energy increases, this thorn will become larger and more lethal, until it can pierce the hearts of the Calamities!"

Shen Xingyan thought with surging passion!

Even with his emotions running high, he didn't forget the matters at hand.

He instructed Assassin No. 2 to take the formation access token, walk out of the tent openly, and head towards the outside of the safe zone.

He wasn't worried that Assassin No. 2 would do anything strange that might arouse suspicion. After all, even he, as the main body, couldn't find any differences after carefully examining the clone. Even the equipment and accessories it was conjuring were exactly the same!

Aside from a slight difference in texture, it was practically another Shen Xingyan!

And what happened next was exactly as Shen Xingyan had expected.

Assassin No. 2, in the form of Shen Xingyan, walked through the safe zone. No one noticed anything unusual about him along the way. He even chatted with a few classmates he passed, and the main body, observing through the clone's perspective, didn't notice any strange behavior from them.

In this way, Assassin No. 2 successfully left the safe zone and disappeared from everyone's sight, without any accidents occurring. The whole process was incredibly smooth.

Seeing that the clone had left everyone's line of sight, Shen Xingyan, the main body, then tried to teleport to Assassin No. 2's side.

"When teleporting before, I only passed through obstacles. I don't know if I can pass through formations?"

Thinking this, Shen Xingyan's mind flickered, and he used 'Instantaneous Movement'.

As everything went black before his eyes, he appeared in Assassin No. 2's location in the next instant.

"As expected, it really works! Any obstructions have little effect on Instantaneous Movement, including the current formation!

In that case, it's no wonder the predecessors were able to freely enter and exit the Calamity nests!"

Shen Xingyan sighed inwardly at the magic of the Instantaneous Movement skill.

At the same time, he retrieved the formation token from the clone's hand and slowly walked back to the safe zone.

Shen Xingyan's entire process of replacing the clone was seamless, and the few classmates he encountered on the way back didn't notice anything amiss.

Back in the tent, Shen Xingyan observed the perspectives of the two clones and nodded in satisfaction when he saw that they had already begun their tireless hunt.

In a good mood, he continued to train for four hours, increasing the progress of his level 6 'Force of Balance' at a rate of 5.4% per hour, bringing it up to 27%. Only then did he slowly stop.

Seeing that his energy and stamina were about to be depleted, he prepared his sleeping area and began his first sleep in the Boundary Realm to recover his energy.

"Since awakening my profession, I haven't rested in the real world for a long time. For a moment, I really can't fall asleep."

Lying on the bedding, Shen Xingyan tossed and turned restlessly, completely unlike how he could fall asleep in a second in the Star Origin World.

This was partly due to psychological reasons, fearing that something unexpected might happen, but mostly because the farmland in the Planting Space gave him a feeling of peace and tranquility, making it easier for him to fall asleep.

"Unfortunately, for the sake of stability, I can't go to the Star Origin World to cultivate primal energy. I can only endure it for a few days until the trial is over!"

Shen Xingyan comforted himself, then slowly entered a state of semi-consciousness. In this way, he spent his first night in the Boundary Realm.

During this time, the two Assassin clones outside the safe zone were having a great time.

Without stamina limits, they, unlike ordinary humans, didn't need to rest and recover energy and stamina after fighting for a period of time.

Without this concern, they would relentlessly attack the minor Calamities they could defeat with their strength.

With martial skill enhancements, their attribute bonuses increased as they used their martial skills.

Furthermore, under the guidance of the main body's 'Proficient' martial arts insights, their martial skill improvement speed became faster and faster. It seemed that they were not far from breaking through their current realm.

The next morning, Shen Xingyan woke up from a dazed state and assessed his condition.

He found that although his energy recovery was not satisfactory, it was at least enough to support his training for the day.

Shen Xingyan looked at the two perspective views still present in his mind and nodded in satisfaction:

"Fortunately, I understood the information about these basic Calamities in detail when I was at school. I can judge their true strength by their external characteristics.

And the clones, inheriting my consciousness, also intentionally avoided those high-attribute Calamities when choosing monsters, which is why there was no accident!" Shen Xingyan analyzed inwardly.