The Birth of the First Clone

Lin Yuan stood within the Clone Space, gazing at the massive golden sphere before him.

"I can feel it; it is about to finish gestating!" Lin Yuan felt a surge of anticipation in his heart.

When this golden sphere first began to gestate, it was only one meter in diameter. Over the past one hundred and eighty-plus years, it had grown bit by bit, and now it spanned a full 500 kilometers in diameter. No matter where one stood in the Clone Space, this enormous sphere was visible.

Time flowed on.

Throughout these years, Lin Yuan's cultivation had never once ceased.

In the first few decades, Lin Yuan visited his teacher Marquis Yuankun frequently, but as time went on, the person he consulted most often was his mentor Moke.

The mysteries behind the Law of Earth Origin became increasingly difficult, and as his progress in comprehension slowed, Lin Yuan stopped wasting time and began to focus fully on comprehending the Law of Fire Origin.

After all, his talent for the Law of Earth Origin would soon undergo a massive boost, so delving into it now would be counterproductive.

In terms of tempering his mind and will, Lin Yuan remained consistent, drinking a cup of diluted Black Jade Venom every ten days. He had never missed a day in all these years, and his willpower had been steadily increasing.

Lin Yuan had now mastered the second level of the Ten Thousand Hearts Undying secret technique. During the process of practicing Ten Thousand Hearts Undying, his willpower had also been growing. Lin Yuan's current willpower had reached the peak World Lord level.

During the ranking tournament over eighty years ago, Lin Yuan failed to maintain his first-place ranking in the Holy Land, dropping to second.

Lin Yuan had defeated every student except for Brian, just as he had before.

However, Brian's comprehension of the Law of Space Origin had improved once again; this time, the number of Phantom Body clones he could manifest reached over a thousand.

In swordsmanship, Brian was also more refined than before. As for his movement techniques, under the augmentation of the wind and space origin laws, they became incredibly elusive. Lin Yuan simply could not find Brian's true body and was forced to accept defeat.

There was no helping it; the gap in the Law of Space Origin was too large, and Lin Yuan's progress in space law comprehension over these years had been relatively limited. Furthermore, his strongest attacks—those based on the Law of Fire Origin—could not land a hit on his opponent.

As for the other top-ranked students, their strength had improved to varying degrees, but their rankings remained largely unchanged.

Previously, the World Lord Fenyu had mentioned that Resk and Barry had the potential to pass the C-Rank Assessment in the future, but with only a few years left until the Peak Warrior Tournament, both had attempted it many times and still failed to pass. None of the other geniuses had managed to pass the C-Rank Assessment either.

"Boom—!"

Air currents containing the four origin laws of wind, earth, time, and space began to permeate the Clone Space.

"It's starting!" Lin Yuan felt his heart race with excitement.

The massive golden sphere floating in the air trembled slightly, its surface beginning to crack before it fell from the sky.

Inside the fractured sphere appeared a golden Life Crystal Core, with four complex law patterns interwoven across its surface.

Streams of golden energy surged from the Life Crystal Core, and this released life energy gradually condensed, forming the outline of a human figure.

A moment later, the energy fully solidified, and a figure standing over eight hundred kilometers tall appeared in the Clone Space.

The physique and appearance of this figure were identical to Lin Yuan's original body—it was quite literally a giant version of Lin Yuan. This was his Storm Ruins Spirit Clone.

"Truly marvelous." Witnessing the entire birth process of his clone, Lin Yuan couldn't help but exclaim.

The Storm Ruins Spirit Clone opened its eyes, locking gazes with Lin Yuan, and both of them broke into a smile.

The Storm Ruins Spirit Clone was currently at Universe Level 9. It didn't matter if the clone absorbed energy to advance to Domain Lord or World Lord level; the clone's advancement would not affect the original body's participation in the tournament, it would only make the original body stronger.

Suddenly—

[Detected an increase in your genetic level, Lucky Roulette System upgraded! From now on, every time your genetic level increases by a certain multiplier, you will receive lottery attempts. New feature added: Prize Pool Refresh. When you have obtained more than half of the rewards on the wheel, you may choose to refresh the prize pool. Note: The No. 0 special reward will not be refreshed.]

[Your genetic level has increased for the first time; you have received one guaranteed 0-10 lottery attempt. Would you like to draw?]

"I can get lottery attempts from increasing my genetic level now?" Lin Yuan was startled. "And I can refresh the prize pool too!"

"Draw." Lin Yuan didn't hesitate; he would draw first and worry about the rest later.

[Congratulations! You have obtained the No. 9 special reward: 1% comprehension of a Higher Origin Law. Would you like to claim it?]

"Comprehension of a Higher Origin Law!" Lin Yuan was overjoyed. "Do not claim it yet."

The upgrade to the Lucky Roulette, combined with drawing comprehension of a Higher Origin Law, had already left Lin Yuan pleasantly surprised, but it wasn't over yet!

[You have comprehended a sliver of the Law of Time Origin; you have received one guaranteed 0-10 lottery attempt. Would you like to draw?]

The Storm Ruins Spirit was naturally attuned to the four origin laws, possessing a certain degree of comprehension of these four laws from the moment of its birth.

"Draw!" Lin Yuan silently commanded.

[Congratulations! You have obtained the No. 6 special reward: one Flame-Ice Divine Envoy Inheritance Crystal. Would you like to claim it?]

"An Envoy Inheritance Crystal? Claim!"

"Swish!"

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

"Sss, sss."

Dense, mysterious characters appeared on the crystal. Lin Yuan could not read them at all, yet he could perfectly understand the meaning they conveyed.

"This is the Inheritance Crystal of the Flame-Ice Divine Envoy. Any World Lord level lifeform with a soul can accept the complete inheritance of the Flame-Ice Divine Envoy."

"After accepting the inheritance, one may practice the 'Flame-Ice Divine Envoy Secret Technique'. Once the secret technique is cultivated to perfection, one will become a candidate for the Flame-Ice Divine Envoy."

"If the previous Flame-Ice Divine Envoy falls, there is an opportunity to become the next 'Flame-Ice Divine Envoy'."

"One inheritance crystal can only be used once every 10,081 epochs. This inheritance crystal has not yet been used."

After Lin Yuan finished reviewing this information, he was greatly shocked.

In the original work, Luo Feng had accepted the Demonic Sound Divine General Inheritance, but the Divine General Inheritance was ten million times more difficult than the Divine Envoy Inheritance.

The Divine Envoy Inheritance was far inferior to the Divine General Inheritance, and the cultivation limit of the Divine Envoy Inheritance was only the peak of the King level; even if one became a Divine Envoy, their strength could only reach the level of the most ordinary Universe Venerable.

Furthermore, if one cultivated it to perfection, their achievements for the rest of their life would be permanently restricted to below that of an ordinary Venerable, with no possibility of advancement.

"The inheritance within this Inheritance Crystal seems to be related to the three origin laws of water, fire, and space, but it can only be used by those at the World Lord level at the very least, and they must be living beings with souls." Lin Yuan felt it was a bit of a pity.

"However, it is actually an unused Inheritance Crystal! Its value must be greatly increased! I remember that one can exchange Inheritance Crystals within the Hong Alliance; I can exchange it for one that suits me later or sell it directly," Lin Yuan thought to himself.

"This Inheritance Crystal is of no use to me at this stage, so I'll just keep it for now."