The Terrifying Talent

This clone technique was utterly useless in battle, but it was still immensely useful for cultivation.

As the saying went, many hands made light work.

With precise control over his consciousness, Wang Cheng could split off as many clones as possible and have them practice technical skills simultaneously. That would make him far faster than normal!

Each clone Wang Cheng created was like an extra arm or leg. Ordinary people could hardly control so many "limbs" at once, and Planet-level humans were no exception.

But perhaps thanks to the bonus from his Innate Talent, Wang Cheng still couldn't precisely control ten thousand clones at once, but handling a thousand was no problem!

Having a thousand clones practice the same technique at once would be terrifyingly fast!

He couldn't achieve a speed increase proportional to the number of clones, but multiplying his speed tenfold or even a hundredfold was easy!

This Innate Talent might not be very powerful, but it's still an Innate Talent. On top of that, I jumped straight to Planet level, my Gene level started at ten times the norm, and it's still increasing... Wang Cheng thought. He couldn't have been more satisfied with the Primal Embryo.

Still, Wang Cheng understood that the main reason he had obtained a treasure like the Primal Embryo on his first attempt at Grasping Opportunity was that he'd received a special discount. The thousandfold multiplier on his Opportunity Points aside, the most important part was that he was guaranteed to obtain the treasure best suited to him.

He might not be so lucky next time. What opportunity he obtained would depend entirely on his luck!

"Yesterday's over, and I got another Opportunity Point. Let's give it a try!" Wang Cheng looked at the extra Opportunity Point on the Virtual Screen in front of him. Without hesitation, he focused his thoughts and chose to grasp an opportunity.

Spending one Opportunity Point limited him to opportunities within Earth, so Wang Cheng didn't expect much.

The most valuable thing on Earth was undoubtedly the Nine Tribulation Scripture, buried somewhere unknown. Next came Hu Yanbo's many legacies.

But this was just an ordinary attempt at Grasping Opportunity, so there was little chance he'd obtain either of those. Wang Cheng didn't get his hopes up!

Whoosh!

An invisible force spread across the entire Earth in an instant.

The next moment, a flood of information appeared in Wang Cheng's mind.

At the same time, lines of text appeared on the Virtual Screen in front of him once more.

[Opportunity grasp successful. 1 Opportunity Point consumed!]

[Opportunity category: Manual]

[Opportunity name: Nine Heavens Thunder Blade]

[How to use opportunity: Learn]

[Opportunity effect: When mastered, can amplify the user's attack power and speed sevenfold]

"Nine Heavens Thunder Blade?" Wang Cheng curled his lip.

The Nine Heavens Thunder Blade was created by Thor, Earth's second-strongest expert. Among Earth's manuals, its amplification of the user's physical force generation was second to none. In the universe, though, it was nothing special.

Its maximum amplification was only sevenfold, and it couldn't amplify defense.

That wasn't because Thor was weak. Earth was still a backwater planet, and Thor's horizons hadn't broadened yet, so it was only natural that the manual he created was limited.

"The Nine Heavens Thunder Blade was something I couldn't afford before, at least. I'll practice it and see how it goes. It'll be a good chance to test my Innate Talent, too!" Wang Cheng thought. A white light then appeared around him.

The light soon split in two, then three, then four...

Before long, nearly a hundred clones, each with an aura similar to Wang Cheng's before he obtained the Primal Embryo, appeared in the Training Room.

Meanwhile, the aura of Wang Cheng's Main Body had weakened only slightly.

The gap between Apprentice Tier 3 and an ordinary Planet level first order was already enormous. Wang Cheng's Gene level was now ten times that of an ordinary life-form, so his strength was also ten times that of an ordinary Planet level first order.

The gap between Apprentice Tier 3 and him was naturally even greater.

With such an enormous difference, creating these clones came easily to Wang Cheng.

"Let's begin!"

More than a hundred of Wang Cheng's clones began contemplating the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade at the same time, then each started experimenting.

Of course, although they experimented separately, their consciousnesses were connected, so none of the hundred clones repeated the same attempts.

That naturally increased their efficiency enormously!

Half a minute later—

"Hm?"

One of Wang Cheng's clones moved his arm, and its speed suddenly increased by several degrees.

"I mastered the first level just like that?" Wang Cheng tried swinging his arm. He could easily do what his clone had just managed.

"Even with help from my Innate Talent, this is way too fast!" Wang Cheng knew himself well enough to know he wasn't a genius.

In the three months since inheriting this Warrior's body, he'd practiced constantly, but had only managed to maintain its original level.

Improvement?

A little, yes! But it was so slight it was almost imperceptible!

It must still be the influence of the Primal Embryo, right? After turning it over in his mind, Wang Cheng could think of no other explanation.

He also realized that he'd greatly underestimated the value of the Primal Embryo.

"Keep going!" A smile appeared on Wang Cheng's face.

As the minutes passed, Wang Cheng's progress in learning the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade remained astonishingly fast.

After mastering the first level, he quickly mastered the second, then the third...

In just half an hour, Wang Cheng had learned the entire Nine Heavens Thunder Blade.

"So fast!"

"What terrifying learning ability!"

"..."

Wang Cheng marveled to himself. In theory, even with more than a hundred clones assisting him, he shouldn't have learned it this quickly. Such speed could only mean his learning ability and comprehension had undergone a qualitative transformation!

"My Brain Domain Width must have transformed!" Wang Cheng guessed.

Brain Domain Width was indeed related to learning ability and comprehension. And it wasn't a concept exclusive to Mental Masters; non-Mental Masters also had varying Brain Domain Widths.

The Brain Domain Width of Earthlings was generally in the single digits, and usually very low single digits.

Luo Feng, a once-in-thousands-of-years genius among Earthlings, had started with a Brain Domain Width of only 21. Wang Cheng had no clear idea what that figure meant, but he knew that his Brain Domain Width must now far exceed the limits of Earthlings.

"But even though I've finished learning the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, this feeling that there's more to it..." Wang Cheng's Main Body closed his eyes and quietly contemplated it. His more than a hundred clones were also thinking it over.

Wang Cheng had needed only half an hour to learn the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, but now he stood motionless in place for the better part of a day.

Time passed from morning into the afternoon. Wang Cheng's Main Body had kept his eyes closed, but suddenly he opened them.

At that moment, Wang Cheng's Origin Force, consciousness, and body joined together perfectly.

Threads of white lightning spread rapidly in every direction, with Wang Cheng at their center.

In that instant, he seemed like the God of Lightning.

"Lightning Domain!"

He'd never seen a Domain before, but Wang Cheng still guessed what he'd just manifested.

As he used his Lightning Domain, Wang Cheng soon sensed the presence of something else.

It was vast and incomprehensible!

"This fluctuation... could it be the Lightning Law?" Wang Cheng was thrilled.

In fact, when Wang Cheng had first regained consciousness, he'd already felt that his perception had become much sharper. He could sense many inexplicable fluctuations.

But at the time, Wang Cheng had focused more on the changes he could see, such as reaching Planet level and his Gene level increasing tenfold... So he hadn't paid much attention to those mysterious sensations.

Now, after practicing the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade and using it as a stepping stone to comprehend the Lightning Domain, his perception of one of those complex fluctuations had suddenly grown much clearer.

Although it was his first time sensing these fluctuations so clearly, and he'd never truly understood what laws were, their complexity and vastness made him certain in an instant: that had to be a law!

And the law he sensed so clearly was most likely the Lightning Law!

According to what Wang Cheng knew, a Domain had nine levels. Ordinary life-forms could sense the existence of laws once their Domain reached the eighth or ninth level!

As for certain powerful life-forms, such as the Kinkaku Giant Beast, perhaps they could vaguely sense the Law of Gold as soon as they possessed a Domain!

That was talent!

As Wang Cheng understood it, there were several kinds of talent in life-forms.

One was Evolution Talent!

Take the Kinkaku Giant Beast: once it reached adulthood, it immediately became a Realm Lord peak. Its Evolution Talent was maxed out.

Another was talent for learning, also known as comprehension.

Powerful life-forms all mastered powerful laws. Without talent in this area, everything was just an illusion! Wang Cheng had learned the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade in half an hour, for example. There was no doubt that his learning talent had improved to an utterly astonishing degree.

Then there was talent of the soul and will. Earthlings were exceptionally strong in this regard, but this talent was the least noticeable in the early stages of evolution, which was why Earthlings seemed so insignificant.

Finally, there was talent for sensing laws.

With the same learning ability, the clearer one's comprehension of the laws, the easier it was to understand them. Earthlings had no shortage of geniuses, but if they couldn't even sense the laws, how could they hope to comprehend them?

"So this is what makes the Primal Embryo truly precious!" Wang Cheng thought.

The Primal Embryo had brought him to Planet level.

It had raised his Gene level tenfold, and it was still increasing it.

It had greatly boosted his learning ability, letting him learn the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade in just half an hour.

These three enhancements were impressive, but not all that outrageous!

But the clarity with which he could sense laws was truly rare!

Even a life-form with peak bloodline like the Kinkaku Giant Beast could only vaguely sense the laws after gaining a Domain. Yet Wang Cheng had sensed them from the very beginning.

Once he had a Domain, his perception of the laws had become incredibly clear!

And it wasn't just the Lightning Law. Wang Cheng could sense the Lightning Law with such clarity now because, through a series of coincidences, he'd comprehended the Lightning Domain.

In fact, those inexplicable fluctuations he'd sensed at first had been mixed together, and there had been many different kinds!

Wang Cheng couldn't help wondering if he had gained an incredible sensitivity to several laws—or even all of them!

"This is ridiculous! This treasure can't be from the Original Universe, can it?" Wang Cheng wondered.

If the Original Universe had a treasure like this, wouldn't other powerful figures have already used it to create Peerless Geniuses?

"Either it comes from beyond the Original Universe, or it's so scarce that there are very few of them in the Original Universe—perhaps even just one..." Wang Cheng thought. He then realized just how much he'd gained from this.

No wonder he'd received special treatment on his first attempt at Grasping Opportunity. The Primal Embryo was perfect for him! Wang Cheng marveled once again.