After thinking it over for a long time, Wang Cheng realized that his best option was to go take a look around the Wilderness Area.
Whether he wanted to absorb Gene Energy, comprehend the laws, or build up combat experience, the Wilderness Area was an easy place to do all of it.
"Forget it. I've been cooped up at home for three months. It's time to get out for a bit!" Wang Cheng had made up his mind.
Wang Cheng was actually something of a homebody. Otherwise, he wouldn't have barely stepped outside in the three months since he'd transmigrated.
But now that he had a good reason to go out, Wang Cheng had no intention of staying cooped up any longer!
Once he'd made his decision, Wang Cheng didn't hesitate. He packed some basic supplies and prepared to head for the Wilderness Area. Before leaving, however, he used his Innate Talent to create an Apprentice Tier 3 clone and leave it at home.
He decided to keep the identity of Wang Cheng, the Advanced Warrior, for now. He planned to slip quietly into the Wilderness Area, so naturally he needed a "Wang Cheng" to stay at home.
And Wang Cheng happened to have the Innate Talent to create clones, so this was a trivial matter for him.
After taking care of everything, Wang Cheng soon slipped out of Mingyue Community without a sound and made his way to the outskirts of Yangzhou City.
Yangzhou City was an urban district on the outskirts of Jiangnan Base City, so once he left Yangzhou City, he would be in the Wilderness Area.
Normally, of course, the authorities didn't provide Warriors with a way to leave Jiangnan Base City from Yangzhou City. The Military had set up defenses all around it to keep monsters from invading the Base City.
But Wang Cheng wasn't planning to enter the Wilderness Area through official channels, so it didn't matter where he left from. Besides, he didn't think the Military near Yangzhou City could stop him.
After reaching an uninhabited area of Yangzhou City, Wang Cheng rose into the sky. To someone at Planet level, flying felt like an inborn instinct—it was effortless!
"Let's see how fast I can go at full speed!"
As Wang Cheng thought this, faint arcs of lightning appeared within a hundred meters of him.
Boom!
In an instant, Wang Cheng shot forward.
A little over ten seconds later, Wang Cheng suddenly stopped.
"Good grief!"
Standing among the clouds, Wang Cheng looked down at a Supply Base, his heart faintly stirred.
He knew this Supply Base. It was more than a hundred kilometers from Jiangnan Base City, yet he'd covered that distance in just over ten seconds.
"Nearly ten kilometers per second. That's almost as fast as a normal Planet level Ninth Order life-form!" Wang Cheng thought to himself, though he wasn't surprised.
A normal Planet level Ninth Order life-form should be able to reach a maximum flight speed of ten kilometers per second. Wang Cheng was only Planet level first order, but his Gene level was ten times that of an ordinary life-form. He was far stronger than a normal Planet level first order, probably comparable to an ordinary Planet level fourth or fifth order.
The key was that Wang Cheng also had the boost of his Lightning Domain.
Without the Lightning Domain, he probably couldn't even fly three kilometers in a second. With it, his speed had undergone a qualitative change.
"This is only a Domain. If I can comprehend a law, I'll probably become even stronger!" Wang Cheng knew his speed was also thanks to how suited the Lightning Domain was to flight. If he'd comprehended the Gold Domain or Fire Domain, he probably wouldn't have seen the same effect.
Even so, it was enough to show just how powerful Domains were!
No wonder Hong had declared himself Planet Level Invincible as soon as he comprehended the "Light Domain," with a boost this terrifying.
"At this speed, the satellites in the sky probably won't notice me unless they're already watching for me!"
Wang Cheng glanced up at the sky. He still wanted to keep a low profile. It wouldn't matter much if he were spotted, but it was better not to be.
Wang Cheng didn't dwell on it. He picked a direction and quickly flew away.
About a minute later, Wang Cheng spotted the ocean in the distance. After adjusting his direction several times, he soon reached his destination.
This was City No. 003, formerly SH City before the Great Calamity.
The Magic City of old had now become a Demon Cave. The monsters gathered there were beyond counting, and any Warrior without enough skill would be practically asking for death by coming here.
Of course, that was true of ordinary Warriors. With Wang Cheng's current strength, he could probably wipe out every monster in the city in no time, if he wanted to.
But there was no need!
Wang Cheng landed on an Abandoned Building at the edge of City No. 003.
"It's a Residential Building. Perfect!" Wang Cheng walked inside. He easily forced open a locked door and stepped in.
"Let's begin!"
With a thought, a brilliant white light shone from Wang Cheng's body.
One clone after another soon appeared around him. It was a long while before Wang Cheng finally stopped. By then, he had created a full thousand clones, every one of them Apprentice Tier 3!
After appearing, 990 of the clones scattered throughout the Residential Building and sat cross-legged on the spot, using the Five Hearts Facing Heaven posture to absorb Cosmic energy. The remaining ten left the building and officially entered Base City No. 003.
As for Wang Cheng Main Body, he found a bed and simply lay down.
Erm, of course, Wang Cheng wasn't slacking off. After all, creating a thousand clones to train himself could hardly be called slacking. He was lying down to sense the Lightning Law.
Without any manuals to guide him, Wang Cheng could clearly sense the Lightning Law, but he had no idea how to master it. So all he could do was lie down and quietly sense it—the clumsy method.
As the saying went, read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear. If he kept sensing the laws, surely he'd eventually grasp a trace of them!
Besides, there had been no manuals when the universe was first born. Yet countless life-forms in the universe had still learned to master the laws, hadn't they?
A slow method didn't mean there was no way!
Inside the Residential Building, Wang Cheng and his 990 clones were all hard at work. Outside, not long after his ten clones had left, one of them ran into a monster.
It was a shadow hunched over another monster's corpse, gobbling it down. It wasn't especially large; excluding its tail, it was only a little over a meter long.
Its fur was jet black and glossy, and it seemed to glint faintly in the sunlight.
"An adult Shadow Cat!"
Wang Cheng quickly recognized the monster. It was probably a Junior Beast General.
"Running into a Beast General right after stepping out. Not bad!" Wang Cheng felt lucky.
His clones might only be Apprentice Tier 3, equivalent to High-level Warriors, but they weren't the least bit afraid of this Beast General-level Shadow Cat.
A Domain was the perfect combination of Origin Energy, will, and the body. Apprentice-level clones couldn't release their own Origin Energy, so they couldn't use a Domain. But that didn't mean Wang Cheng's clones were weak in combat. After all, he had already mastered the entire Nine Heavens Thunder Blade!
A fully mastered Nine Heavens Thunder Blade was nothing special in the universe, but it could still amplify one's strength sevenfold.
In terms of strength, the gap between a High-level Warrior and a High-level War General was only eightfold. That meant that if Wang Cheng's clone went all out, it would have strength close to that of a High-level War General. Naturally, he had no reason to fear the Shadow Cat.
Of course, combat wasn't just about strength and speed. There were many other factors, and that was one reason Wang Cheng had come out to fight.
No matter how strong you were, strength meant nothing if you couldn't bring it to bear. Only through plenty of combat could you build real battle experience.
"As my first opponent, let's see what you can do!" Wang Cheng took one step after another toward the Shadow Cat as it fed. The monster had clearly sensed him approaching, and soon let out a series of shrill cries to threaten him.
But Wang Cheng didn't react. His steps remained slow and steady.
At last, the Shadow Cat was thoroughly enraged. In an instant, it became a blur and vanished from where it stood.
Though furious, the Shadow Cat was cunning. It didn't attack Wang Cheng head-on. Instead, it circled into his blind spot, then suddenly lunged.
In an instant, Wang Cheng rolled aside, narrowly dodging the Shadow Cat's pounce.
"The Nine Heavens Thunder Blade can amplify my strength and speed, but not my reaction time. I have the advantage in strength and speed thanks to the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, but my reaction time can't match this Shadow Cat's—not even close!" Wang Cheng assessed their respective strengths as he quickly got to his feet and searched for the Shadow Cat, which had vanished again.
Perhaps it was thanks to his innate talent, but even though this was Wang Cheng's first real fight, he was remarkably calm.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Wang Cheng sensed a faint movement behind him. In an instant, without even thinking, he spun around and kicked.
Thud!
His foot had clearly connected, and a dark shape went flying.
There was no doubt about it: Wang Cheng had hit the Shadow Cat.
However, he wasn't sure whether he'd hurt it. To Wang Cheng, the Shadow Cat's body had felt remarkably soft. His kick had been like stepping on cotton.
"Why isn't it coming back?"
Wang Cheng stayed on guard for a moment, then realized in surprise that the Shadow Cat seemed to have run off!
"..."
Wang Cheng cautiously went forward to check. It didn't take long to confirm that the Shadow Cat really had fled.
It was no wonder monsters survived in this "Demon Cave." The moment things looked bad, they ran.
"I hope I run into you again!"
Wang Cheng didn't care much. He hadn't come here to hunt monsters; otherwise, he wouldn't have come without even bringing a weapon.
The Shadow Cat had run off this time, but that didn't mean they wouldn't meet again!
In fact, there was a good chance they would. City No. 003 wasn't that large, and Wang Cheng had sent ten clones to search for opponents. Running into the Shadow Cat again later would be perfectly normal.
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