#113 - The clone is coming

The entire world froze instantly.

As if a pause button had been pressed, Yang Wu only felt a brief shift in time and space before his consciousness re-entered the universe's origin land.

The origin space was vast and mysterious, filled with countless floating light spots.

Each light spot resembled a boundless world, containing endless power and faintly emitting a powerful aura.

Whoosh!

Before Yang Wu could observe further, one of the light spots floating in the origin space eagerly transformed into a stream of light, rapidly shooting towards his consciousness and quickly merging into it.

“Boom～～～”

Profound images rapidly flooded into Yang Wu's consciousness. He seemed to witness the birth of the universe and then its destruction. Scenes of creation and annihilation flashed through his mind, only to be quickly forgotten. Then, a massive amount of information integrated into his consciousness.

Talent Technique - Clone!

Yang Wu was delighted. After all, *Swallowed Star* was a world where geniuses thrived. Without some talent, one simply couldn't survive.

Although he already possessed talent techniques, who would complain about having too many?

In the world of *Swallowed Star*, clones generally originated from talent techniques.

The clones created could exist independently and cultivate on their own.

Yang Wu prepared to examine the technique's information, but the next moment, his consciousness was kicked out of the universe's origin land.

Outside his consciousness.

An unimaginable amount of universe origin energy instantly surged into Yang Wu's body, above the miniature red-hot star in his dantian world.

The rusty iron shard he couldn't touch was directly transformed into a transparent crystal sphere a few millimeters in diameter, covered with countless profound scarlet patterns. This transparent crystal sphere was called the Origin Nucleus, also known as the Soul Origin Nucleus or the Source Origin Nucleus.

Yang Wu's consciousness connected to it, and he could see that inside the Origin Nucleus was a world seemingly boundless, filled with endless faint mist.

Only he and the clone nurtured within could enter this world. Unless he became a Domain Lord and opened up a true inner world, other life forms or items could not be stored. Like the Golden Horned Beast, the Origin Nucleus became Yang Wu's true source. Only the collapse of the soul core within the Origin Nucleus would truly end Yang Wu.

If the Origin Nucleus was not affected, even if Yang Wu's head exploded, leaving only half his body, or even if his entire body turned into nothingness.

He wouldn't die!

Moreover, Yang Wu had another pleasant surprise. Seemingly inheriting the characteristics of the rusty iron shard, the Origin Nucleus also appeared to be a projection. Origin power and mental power couldn't attack the Origin Nucleus at all.

In other words, Yang Wu could basically ignore ordinary means of attack.

Of course, he hadn't tested soul techniques.

According to the received technique information, Yang Wu could use the law patterns engraved on the Origin Nucleus to create his own three clones using other biological genetic material.

Similarly, one at the Planetary-level, one at the Universe-level, and one at the Domain Lord-level.

However, unlike the Golden Horned Beast, Yang Wu's talent clone technique had several incredibly heaven-defying abilities.

First: Clones can grow independently, without too much restriction from the main body.

This ability gave Yang Wu a huge advantage. The main body could "stall levels." If the clone reached the Domain Lord-level, then even if the main body was at the Star-level, it could have the advantage of a Domain Lord-level law comprehension.

Of course, although the clone was not restricted by the main body and could grow freely and independently, it was not an unlimited increase.

After all, the Origin Nucleus was the only source. Only by breaking the Origin Nucleus could one break through to immortality before becoming an undying.

And after becoming an undying, the laws comprehended by the clone were completely shared with the main body. Once the clone comprehended the law of space or the law of time, the main body would also be promoted at the same time.

The difference in combat power between the main body and the clone was only reflected in techniques, treasures, and genetic level, etc.

Second: The clones nurtured have no genetic level restrictions.

In other words, Yang Wu could nurture life forms of any genetic level.

However, the greater the difference in genetic level, the lower the success rate of nurturing. When the genetic level differs by 100 times,

the success rate of nurturing a clone is less than one in ten thousand.

However, sometimes, success rates can be compensated for by quantity.

Nurturing a clone only requires a little genetic material, which can be used to nurture the clone into an embryo through the inner world, and then gradually grow to maturity.

The specific time required for nurturing is related to one's own strength and the genes of the clone being nurtured. The stronger the inner world and the lower the genetic material, the faster the nurturing.

Just like Yang Wu now, he could get a lot of Golden Horned Beast genetic material from Luo Feng and try to nurture a Golden Horned Beast with 10 times the genetic level.

However, Yang Wu didn't think much of the Golden Horned Beast.

He did want to use the Golden Horned Beast bug, but the talent technique information clearly mentioned that if a life form with a talent technique is nurtured as a clone, the original life form's clone technique will become invalid.

However, this was also within Yang Wu's expectations. The talent technique itself was bestowed by the universe's origin will. In order to prevent the technique from interfering with the universe's operation laws, it would naturally make restrictions.

Otherwise, as long as he kept seizing Golden Horned Beasts below the Domain Lord-level, wouldn't he be able to have a large number of clones?

Third: This is a restriction that is not a restriction. Although the clones nurtured by Yang Wu have no genetic level restrictions.

But the clones nurtured can only be at the same level as the main body at birth. For example, if he nurtures a Domain Lord-level life form at the Star-level,

the born clone can only be at the Star-level.

The surprise brought by this breakthrough left Yang Wu somewhat dazed. He didn't expect the universe's origin will to be so generous, directly bestowing him a talent technique that could be called essential for venturing into secret realms and the best guarantee for life.

Three clone slots, plus the human main body, meant he could have four bodies in the future.

The clone and the main body, the same soul, the same consciousness, but they could each cultivate, using the talents and abilities of other strange life forms to break away from the shackles of their own physique and achieve better cultivation results.

The disadvantages he had inventoried before his retreat were now basically smoothed out by the set of clone techniques he was granted.

If talent is not enough, clones can make up for it.

Moreover, the most important thing is that after Yang Wu reaches the undying level, the transformation of divine power and divine body is the key.

No matter what kind of life form, at the moment of crossing from the Domain Lord to the undying god, it will connect to the universe's origin land and the sea of laws. At that time, it will provide endless energy and instantly transform the Domain Lord's body into an undying divine body.

And this opportunity to transform into an undying divine body for free only happens once when the Domain Lord breaks through to the undying god.

Like human life, with a height of only one or two meters, how much energy does it absorb when transforming into an undying body?

Once the undying divine body is depleted, it will take a long time to recover.

But with a clone, there is a chance to have a super divine body, like the Nine Nether Lord's Nine Nether Sea, with a diameter of tens of light-years, which even the universe master is extremely envious of.

With that kind of terrifying divine body, even if one's own loss is greater, it can be fully recovered with just one breath. Who else can compete with it in divine power?

Inside the cultivation room, it was silent.

Yang Wu carefully considered his current state.

Although he could nurture a clone now, since he was familiar with the original work, his requirements were naturally higher.

Moreover, the clone slots would not expire before he became an undying, so he had to consider carefully and not choose casually.

Once he stepped into immortality, broke the crystal nucleus, and the Domain Lord's inner world turned into a divine kingdom, he would no longer have the ability to nurture clones.

He reserved clone slots for himself, the World Tree or the Nine Nether Sea, or both.

One to guard the divine kingdom, and one to carry with him.

Moreover, since the talent technique Flame Burst was engraved in his consciousness, it meant that every clone of his in the future,

could use this heaven-defying technique.

If he successfully nurtured a Nether Sea clone, then every divine power incarnation of the Nether Sea clone could use this technique without any scruples.

Even if it self-destructed, the power would be stronger than the Nine Nether Lord!