Muscle Breakthrough, Star Saint Level

The three clones had been successfully formed, and their strength was exactly the same as Li Ye's.

"They may be said to have no distinction of status, but I am still the one at the center."

"If I fall, one of the other clones will become my true self. They are all exactly the same."

"In cultivation, we all prosper together, but if one suffers a setback, the others do not. A clone's insights and realm feed back to me, and vice versa. However, once I have all nine major clones, any clones beyond those nine won't be able to receive my power."

Li Ye murmured.

Once the clones were formed, their connection allowed him to understand all of this.

Nine was the ultimate number. No matter how far he cultivated Endless Clones, in the end only nine clones could possess the full ten-tenths of Li Ye's power.

The clones created after that would grow progressively weaker.

If one of the nine major clones fell, it would be replaced by one of the later clones.

Otherwise, the creator of Endless Clones would have long since relied on his endless supply of clones to overcome the Ancient Cataclysm.

The three clones were still missing one final step.

That was inheritance.

The three of them had cultivation on par with Li Ye's, but no inheritances of their own.

Li Ye also pondered, With a single thought, I can let my clones possess the same knowledge as me. But they and I cultivate independently of one another, so they're bound to want to master everything, just as I do—and none of us can manage it all.

Perhaps... I should have each of them cultivate a single art.

One path, pursued to perfection!

With that thought, Li Ye sent each of the three clones