The First Clone Is Born

Lin Yuan stood inside the Clone Space, gazing at the enormous golden sphere before him.

"I can feel it—it's almost ready!" Lin Yuan thought, filled with anticipation.

When it had first begun to gestate, the golden sphere had been only one meter in diameter. Over the past 180 years, it had gradually grown larger and larger. Now, it was a full 500 kilometers across. No matter where you stood in the Clone Space, you could see the colossal sphere.

Time passed.

Lin Yuan had never let up on his cultivation over the years.

During the first few decades, Lin Yuan visited his teacher, Marquis Yuankun, often. But later on, the person he sought advice from most was his mentor, Moke.

The mysteries behind the Law of Earth Origin were becoming increasingly difficult to grasp. When his progress slowed, Lin Yuan stopped wasting time and began focusing all his efforts on comprehending the Law of Fire Origin.

After all, his talent for the Law of Earth Origin would soon see a tremendous boost. It wasn't worth the effort to delve too deeply into it now.

As for tempering his will, Lin Yuan continued as before, drinking a cup of diluted Black Jade Venom every ten days. He had never missed a dose in all these years, and his willpower had steadily grown stronger.

Lin Yuan had now reached the entry level of the second layer of the Ten Thousand Hearts Undying Secret Technique. His willpower also grew as he cultivated it. He had now reached the Peak World Lord level of willpower.

At the Ranking Tournament more than eighty years ago, Lin Yuan failed to hold on to his first-place ranking in the Holy Land and fell to second.

As before, Lin Yuan defeated every student except Brian.

But Brian's comprehension of the Law of Space Origin had improved again. This time, he produced more than a thousand Phantom Bodies.

Brian's swordsmanship had improved as well. And with the mysteries of the laws of wind and space bolstering his movement technique, his movements had become incredibly elusive. Lin Yuan couldn't find his true body at all and had no choice but to concede defeat.

There was no helping it. The gap in their comprehension of the Law of Space Origin was simply too great. Lin Yuan had made limited progress in comprehending the Law of Space over the years, and his most powerful attacks, which used the Law of Fire Origin, couldn't hit Brian at all.

As for the other top-ranked students, their strength had improved to varying degrees, but their rankings had barely changed.

World Lord Fenyu had once said that Resk and Barry had a chance of passing the C-Rank Assessment. But with only a few years left before the Peak Warrior Tournament, both had tried many times and still failed. None of the other geniuses had passed the C-Rank Assessment either.

"Boom—!"

Air currents containing the four Origin Laws of wind, earth, time, and space began to spread through the Clone Space.

"It's starting!" Lin Yuan was trembling with excitement.

The enormous golden sphere floating in the air quivered slightly. Cracks began to spread across its surface, and then it fell from the sky.

A golden Life Crystal Core emerged from the cracked sphere, its surface covered in an intricate weave of secret patterns from four laws.

Streams of golden air poured out of the Life Crystal Core. The released life energy gradually condensed, taking the shape of a human silhouette.

A moment later, the energy had fully solidified. A figure more than 800 kilometers tall appeared in the Clone Space.

Its build and appearance were identical to Lin Yuan's Original Body. It was like a gigantic version of him. This was Lin Yuan's Storm Ruins Spirit Clone.

"How incredible." Having witnessed the entire process of his clone's birth, Lin Yuan couldn't help but marvel.

The Storm Ruins Spirit Clone opened his eyes and met Lin Yuan's gaze. They both smiled.

The Storm Ruins Spirit Clone was now at Universe Level 9. It didn't matter if the clone absorbed energy and advanced to Domain Lord or World Lord Level. The clone's advancement wouldn't affect Lin Yuan's participation in the Warrior Battle; it would only make his Original Body stronger.

Suddenly—

[Your Gene Level has increased. The Lucky Roulette System has been upgraded! From now on, whenever your Gene Level increases by a certain multiple, you will receive a draw. New feature added: Refresh Prize Pool. Once you have obtained more than half of the rewards on the wheel, you may choose to refresh the prize pool. Note: The special reward at Number 0 cannot be refreshed.]

[Your Gene Level has increased for the first time. You have received one guaranteed draw from Numbers 0–10. Would you like to draw?]

"An increase in Gene Level can get me a draw too?" Lin Yuan was startled. "And I can refresh the prize pool now!"

"Draw." Lin Yuan didn't dwell on it. He'd draw first and think about the rest later.

[Congratulations! You have obtained the special reward at Number 9: 1% comprehension of a Higher Origin Law. Would you like to claim it?]

"Comprehension of a Higher Origin Law!" Lin Yuan was overjoyed. "I'll hold off on claiming it."

The Lucky Roulette System's upgrade and his draw of a Higher Origin Law had already left Lin Yuan pleasantly surprised, but that wasn't all!

[You have comprehended a trace of the Law of Time Origin. You have received one guaranteed draw from Numbers 0–10. Would you like to draw?]

Storm Ruins Spirits were naturally attuned to four Origin Laws. From the moment they were born, they possessed some degree of comprehension of those laws.

"Draw!" Lin Yuan said inwardly.

[Congratulations! You have obtained the special reward at Number 6: one Flame-Ice Divine Envoy Inheritance Crystal. Would you like to claim it?]

"A Divine Envoy Inheritance Crystal? Claim it!"

"Whoosh!"

A half-red, half-blue crystal appeared in Lin Yuan's hand. He examined it closely.

"Hiss, hiss."

Dense lines of mysterious text appeared on the crystal. Lin Yuan couldn't understand the words, yet somehow, he understood what they meant.

"This is the inheritance crystal of the Flame-Ice Divine Envoy. Any World Lord-level lifeform with a soul may receive the complete inheritance of the Flame-Ice Divine Envoy."

"After receiving the inheritance, you may cultivate the Flame-Ice Divine Envoy Secret Technique. Once you have perfected the technique, you will become a candidate to succeed the Flame-Ice Divine Envoy."

"If the previous Flame-Ice Divine Envoy falls, you will have a chance to become the next Flame-Ice Divine Envoy."

"One inheritance crystal may pass on its inheritance only once every 10,081 eras. This crystal has never been used."

After reading this information, Lin Yuan was stunned.

In the original story, Luo Feng had received the Demonic Sound Divine General Inheritance, but the Divine General Inheritance was tens of millions of times harder to obtain than the Divine Envoy Inheritance.

The Divine Envoy Inheritance was far inferior to the Divine General Inheritance. The highest one could reach by cultivating it was the pinnacle of King-level strength. Even after becoming a Divine Envoy, one's strength could rise no higher than the level of an ordinary Universe Venerable.

And if one perfected the technique, one's achievements for the rest of their life would be capped below the level of an ordinary Venerable. There would be no further advancement.

"This inheritance crystal seems to involve the Origin Laws of water, fire, and space. But it can only be used by a World Lord or higher, and the recipient must have a soul." Lin Yuan felt a little regretful.

"But it's an unused inheritance crystal! That must make it much more valuable. I remember the Hong Alliance allows members to exchange inheritance crystals. I can trade it later for one that suits me, or sell it outright." Lin Yuan considered this.

"This inheritance crystal is no use to me at the moment. I'll hold on to it for now."