The Second Talent Clone

Time passed, winter faded and autumn arrived.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a year had passed since Lynn began his seclusion.

Sizzle~~

As Lynn inhaled and exhaled, wisps of golden light were drawn into his body.

A Pseudo Soul Gold Bead floated before Lynn; its once-vibrant golden glow was now dim, as the soul essence within was nearly exhausted by Lynn's absorption.

In its place, Lynn's soul body had expanded several times over.

Lynn's soul body was similar to that of Lin Lei, both taking the form of a sword, but unlike Lin Lei's, Lynn's soul body leaned toward a sense of heaviness. If one had to describe it, it felt more like "a heavy sword has no edge, yet possesses great skill."

Hum~~

After an unknown amount of time, Lynn's soul power finally reached the limit of the Saint Domain stage, and he opened his eyes from his meditation.

In the void, countless golden characters began to pulse.

[Host: Lynn]

[Life Level: Saint Domain]

[Race: Ordinary Human (Coiling Dragon World)]

[Main Body Talent: Fire Element Affinity (White)]

[Talent Clone: Xiao Yan]

[Number of Clones Possible (Limit): 2 (3)]

[Current Clone Talent Limit: Silver Talent]

Looking at the panel, Lynn couldn't help but nod to himself.

Compared to over a decade ago when Lynn had just awakened the Origin Bead and his panel was almost blank, it finally had something worth looking at now.

"Roger is still in the South Sea, and there are no deities on the continent; it is the perfect time to create a clone."

Lynn thought, his mind stirring.

The Origin Bead within his sea of consciousness began to rotate.

An incredibly intense sensation of being torn apart emerged from the depths of Lynn's soul. Even though Lynn had experienced it once before and had prepared himself mentally, he couldn't help but grimace at the agonizing pain of splitting his soul.

"Damn it, this is even more painful than the first time!"

Lynn cursed angrily.

Creating a clone this time was different from creating Xiao Yan. Back then, Lynn's mental power wasn't strong, and the soul strength he split for Xiao Yan was only at the level of an ordinary person his age.

But this time, Lynn intended to split a portion of soul power equivalent to an ordinary Saint Domain mage to accelerate the clone's growth.

Consequently, the pain caused was far greater than before.

"Ah... I can't take it, I can't take it, I'm going to break..."

Lynn's screams lasted for a full few minutes, and it wasn't until a phantom figure appeared before him that the intense pain receded like a tide.

Hiss~~

Lynn bared his teeth, letting out sharp gasps.

"Damn... just thinking about having to go through this torture many more times makes me want to die."

Lynn grumbled, his gaze shifting to the void.

The soul had been split; it was time to choose a talent for the clone.

Hundreds of lines of golden text densely occupied Lynn's vision.

At a glance, Lynn spotted quite a few old friends.

[Do Not Bully the Young and Poor: Silver Talent...]

[Fallen Genius: White Talent...]

[Protect Everyone Behind Me: Silver Talent...]

[You Have the Path to Death: White Talent...]

Aside from these old friends, Lynn also saw some talents that were both familiar and strange.

For example...

[Fallen Genius Yet Again: Silver Talent, an upgraded version of the white talent "Fallen Genius." After falling from the Saint Domain to a Level 3 warrior, this talent can be upgraded. It significantly increases the comprehension of laws: become a Lowgod in one year, a Midgod in ten years, and a Highgod in a hundred years.

Side effect: After becoming a Highgod, the divine clone automatically transforms into three God Divine Sparks—a Lowgod spark, a Midgod spark, and a Highgod spark—which are instantly refined by the Saint Domain main body, preventing any further progress from then on.

Talent Rating: Please choose carefully; after all, there is no golden talent "Fallen Genius Yet Again Yet Again."]

Or perhaps...

[Do Not Bully the Middle-Aged and Poor: Silver Talent, this is a special talent.]

Before equipping this talent, you must complete a prerequisite quest: find someone who bullied you in your youth and shout, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully the middle-aged and poor!"

Once the talent is activated, your aptitude for Fire Laws will be greatly increased, and your combat power will be doubled when using Fire Laws in battle.

Talent Evaluation: Do not bully the young and poor, do not bully the middle-aged and poor, do not bully the elderly and poor; the dead are the greatest!

Looking at the many bizarre talents, Lynn felt his temples twitch and rubbed them with an exhausted expression.

"What on earth is all this?"

"I've looked through hundreds of talents and haven't found a single one I'm satisfied with. Refresh! I refuse to believe I can't roll one that catches my eye!"

Lynn controlled the Origin Bead to rotate, and the golden characters in the air refreshed continuously.

Lynn scanned through the talents one by one at high speed.

White talent [Thunder Dragon Bloodline], trash, next.

Silver talent [Water Dragon King Bloodline], a common divine beast bloodline, not even as good as the activated [Do Not Bully the Middle-Aged and Poor], next.

Silver talent [Pseudo-Soul Mutator], bad luck, next.

Countless talents refreshed rapidly until the appearance of one caught Lynn's attention.

[Behind Me Are Thousands of Fellow Daoists]

"That's a strange name. Let me see what this is about."

[Behind Me Are Thousands of Fellow Daoists: Silver talent. This is a special talent that can be upgraded to a golden talent.

To equip this talent, your clone must possess extremely powerful soul strength, no lower than a Level 7 Mage.

Once the talent is activated, you can condense your soul strength into a soul treasure, the Ten Thousand Soul... Human Emperor Banner. All those who are fated may enter the banner to explore the Great Dao together!

All who enter the banner will be forced to... voluntarily dedicate everything they have to enhance the clone's various aptitudes until they reach the limit of what a silver talent can strengthen.

(This talent requires a large number of fellow daoists to manifest its true power.)

(The enhancement of law aptitudes only applies to Death-type talents.)

Talent Evaluation: Fellow Daoist, you are fated with me; there is a seat waiting for you inside the Human Emperor Banner!]

Looking at the talent description, Lynn's brows furrowed tightly, and he slammed his palm onto the table.

"I, Lynn, have acted with integrity and honor my entire life. How could I possibly choose such an evil talent?"

"What Human Emperor Banner? Isn't this just a Ten Thousand Soul Banner!"

"Such demonic methods! I, Lynn, am ashamed to be associated with them!"

"Hmph!" Lynn let out a cold snort.

The Southern Wilderness is the most desolate region on the Azeron Continent. Because it is so remote, it has become a paradise for fleeing criminals.

Wanted fugitives from various countries have all flocked here to take refuge.

"Damn it, what kind of person is this guy?"

A middle-aged man in green robes ran frantically through the mountains and wilderness, glancing behind him from time to time.

A hundred meters behind the middle-aged man, a black-haired, black-robed man with a sinister appearance followed unhurriedly, emitting a "Heh heh heh..." laugh.

Under the pressure of the chase, the middle-aged man didn't have time to think and instinctively ran in a certain direction.

Before long, a marketplace hidden in the darkness appeared in their line of sight.

It was Green Wood Market, one of the largest black markets in the Southern Wilderness plains.

"Your task is complete; you can die now." Seeing Green Wood Market, the black-robed man gave a sinister smile.

As his voice fell, a large banner wreathed in black smoke suddenly appeared above the black-robed man's head.

Then, the banner rapidly expanded, fiercely swallowing the fleeing middle-aged man.