Xu Ai and the First Clone

"Woke up from a nap, and somehow I've transmigrated?"

Xu Ai rubbed her dizzy and aching head in silence, while fragments of over a decade of memories flooded her mind in a frenzy.

It might have been an instant, or perhaps a few minutes or hours, but Xu Ai finally finished absorbing all the memories.

"The Grand Nirvana... base cities... Hong and Thor... so this is Swallowed Star..."

Xu Ai was speechless; many people claimed that the power levels in Swallowed Star didn't even rank in the top ten among all novels.

But in reality, just in terms of the described worldview, the Primal Universe was truly exaggeratedly vast.

A medium-sized Universe Country, or 1 Star Domain, contained over 1,000 galaxies, while a high-level Universe Country, or 1 Star Sector, averaged 10,000 Star Domains, and the Human Race possessed 1,008 Universe Countries...

That didn't even count the Universe Secret Realms controlled by the Human Race, some of which were no smaller than high-level Universe Countries.

Beyond the core region of the Primal Universe, there were also the Monster Race, the Automaton Race, and the Zerg—the three peak races. The territory of each was no less than that of the humans, and these four races occupied the vast majority of the core Primal Universe.

And that was only the core; the non-core Primal Universe was even larger and more expansive, not to mention the many secret realms!

With such vast space, the time scale was naturally equally exaggerated, with the later stages calculated in trillions of epochs, and a single epoch...

Not to mention the boundless Universe Ocean outside the Primal Universe, and beyond that, the Three Thousand Dimensional Universe Ocean and the Origin World composed of the mysterious Origin Continent!

And there was more than just one or two Origin Worlds...

Compared to the hollow and empty multiverse of Marvel, Xu Ai felt that the Primal Universe of Swallowed Star was even larger...

"I wonder if this cheat of mine can actually make a splash..."

With a thought from Xu Ai, a panel appeared before her.

This system was also quiet, lacking any sound to indicate its presence; if not for the information about it in her memories, Xu Ai wouldn't have noticed it at all.

"The functions are quite concise, just one clone..."

One clone per realm. Although Xu Ai was currently only an Intermediate Student, the system still classified her within the Apprentice Level.

Following the prompts in her memory, Xu Ai skillfully opened the clone function, and a series of character templates appeared.

Names like Heavenly Emperor Ye, Abandon Heavenly Emperor, and Heavenly Emperor Huang emerged one after another.

However, the vast majority were grayed out, meaning Xu Ai could not generate those corresponding clones.

There was no helping it; the limitations of the cheat prevented Xu Ai from choosing a clone that exceeded her own strength.

At the same time, since she was in Swallowed Star, any clone Xu Ai generated had to conform to the rules of this world. For instance, if Xu Ai chose Abandon Heavenly Emperor, given his settings, he would likely be a Special Lifeform...

A Special Lifeform would be at least Star Level, which Xu Ai naturally couldn't select...

"There's also a recommended option?"

Perhaps the system's recommendation was what it considered the most suitable clone for Xu Ai right now?

Thinking this, Xu Ai opened the recommendation option, and an immortal fairy of extreme beauty and peerless grace appeared before her eyes.

Below the template, the identity was written clearly—Empress Ruthless!

"This... I can choose her? Why...?"

Xu Ai opened her mouth, wanting to voice her confusion, but then she immediately shut it.

Empress Ruthless didn't have any special constitution; she was just an ordinary human. The only difference was her shocking, earth-shattering comprehension!

It had to be said that she truly fit Xu Ai's choice perfectly.

Empress Ruthless was the most brilliant and talented empress in history, the first person in history to transform into a Chaos Body, the most talented woman of all time, and the most ruthless person in history.

The words used were always "most" and "first," never followed by "one of."

Truly, compared to those with special constitutions like Heavenly Emperor Ye or Heavenly Emperor Huang, the rise of Empress Ruthless was simply too exaggerated...

"Then, it's decided, it's her!"

Xu Ai pondered the settings of Empress Ruthless for a moment, and without further hesitation, she chose her!

Next, the system popped up a prompt to set the identity and background. Xu Ai thought about it; Empress Ruthless was on the same level as her, but in reality, she had been forcibly pinned to the Apprentice Level by the system, while she herself was only an Intermediate Student.

"If it's like this, there's a lot of room for manipulation..."

Xu Ai's eyes lit up. Setting her to the peak of the Apprentice Level was normal; there was no reason for Xu Ai to let Empress Ruthless start from scratch.

Choosing both Martial Artist and Spirit Reader was also a must; as the most brilliant genius in history, it was only natural for Empress Ruthless to be proficient in the combat methods of both!

Then there was the position of Guest War God for the Xu Family. Since Xu Ai was a member of the Xu Family, she naturally had to consider her family.

The rest were just basic information, such as age, gender, and so on.

The gender was definitely female; could it be male? If she really made it male, Xu Ai feared she would be discouraged...

As for the age...

Xu Ai thought about it; with the grace of Empress Ruthless, her age should be around 20-25. Younger than that would be too green, and older would be too mature.

"Compromise, let's go with 23."

After filling in some information, the rest, like skills and life experiences, were left.

Xu Ai thought about it; skills didn't matter, but life experiences should be smoother. She added content like "smooth sailing" and "no tragic history," then simply chose to randomize the rest.

Immediately, a progress bar appeared in the mind of Xu Ai. As the bar grew bit by bit, the image of Empress Ruthless on the template became increasingly vivid.

When the progress bar finished, Xu Ai felt her vision blur for a moment, and suddenly she was seeing through two perspectives.

A truly magical feeling, multitasking with one mind?

In the Xu Family guest villa, a woman with an ethereal temperament and beauty like a celestial maiden sat cross-legged in the Martial Arts Hall, her eyes looking at the surroundings with indifference.

No, it shouldn't be called multitasking; rather, after the system created the clone, the soul power of Empress Ruthless and the soul power of Xu Ai merged, causing their total soul power to skyrocket, allowing Xu Ai to perfectly control the actions of both bodies simultaneously!

Before Xu Ai could do anything else, she saw Empress Ruthless's beautiful eyes sweep across the room.

"Wait, this..."

Xu Ai—no, it should be said that Empress Ruthless had a sudden flash of insight. She tilted her head slightly, closed her eyes, and her body began to operate the 'Five Hearts Towards Heaven' Cultivation Method involuntarily.

There were no changes in the surroundings, but within her body and her Consciousness Sea, Genetic Origin Energy and Spirit Force surged wildly, rushing toward the 'Dantian' in her abdomen and the 'Consciousness Sea' in her head, respectively.

The energy already present in those two locations began to rotate violently like a whirlpool, pulling in the newly arrived Genetic Origin Energy and Spirit Force, causing both vortices to gradually expand.

At a certain moment, after all the energy had gathered into the two vortices, they began to shrink. When they reached a certain point, they condensed into two self-rotating spheres.

Then, the two spheres began to expand and contract, expand and contract...

After undergoing countless cycles of self-tempering, a final, extreme contraction turned the two spheres into two imperceptible points. In an instant, the 'Dantian' and 'Consciousness Sea' shook violently, and two miniature planets—one ethereal and one solid—manifested.

Empress Ruthless slowly opened her eyes. Although her expression remained indifferent, it didn't matter; Xu Ai expressed it for her!

A dumbfounded face...

"Just... Planetary Level already?"

This... the comprehension of Empress Ruthless was simply too exaggerated. She had only just appeared! And she had already figured out how to break through to the Planetary Level on her own!?

Steadying her mind, Empress Ruthless prepared to channel her Genetic Origin Energy to see what her special ability was.

Before she could even close her eyes, she swept a glance over the surrounding environment and inexplicably felt as if she had grasped something again. Following that feeling...

She felt the surrounding air suddenly stagnate, as if time itself had frozen; even the second hand on the wall clock stopped moving.

Uh, this, this, this...

First-level Water Domain...

Xu Ai was also speechless on her end. If not for the difficult hurdle of energy accumulation, she seriously suspected that if she weren't careful, Empress Ruthless might very well break through several realms in one single breath!

At the very least, before reaching Immortal, Xu Ai did not believe Empress Ruthless would encounter any bottlenecks.

"As expected of the most brilliant and talented woman in history, this comprehension is just... exaggerated."

Empress Ruthless blinked her eyes.

Second-level Water Domain...

She had only just appeared, could she please slow down...

With this kind of comprehension that destined her to stand at the pinnacle, Xu Ai was certain that even if it were a Planetary Level—no, even if it were a Universe Supreme Being—no, even if it were a clone beyond God King, or even one reaching the level of a Hunyuan Lord, she would still be on the system's recommendation list! And she would definitely be in the number one spot!