The moment Qin Zhao unhesitatingly chose to strip away his Earth-style talent and fuse with the Godhead to create a God Clone, he clearly felt a tremor in his soul, something closely connected to the boundless earth beneath his feet. It was gently and precisely drawn out by an invisible hand.
The agonizing pain he had expected, as if his soul were being torn in half, never came. The whole process went as smoothly as water flowing into its course. There was only a strange sense of separation, as though he were gently taking off a garment that had never belonged to him, without harming his foundation.
[Item: Earth-style Godhead (God Clone condensing: 1%)]
The information on the panel had changed. Qin Zhao could feel that the Earth-style Godhead, rewarded by the system and suspended between reality and illusion, was carrying the stripped "superior Earth-style talent" in a way he couldn't fully understand, beginning to absorb some unseen force.
Time passed quietly.
Qin Zhao sat cross-legged in the scorching desert. Most of his attention remained on his original body and his comprehension of the other Origin Laws, such as Water, Fire, Wind, and Thunder. Yet a subtle connection remained, linking him to the slowly forming Earth-style Divine Clone.
The progress began at 1% and climbed slowly but steadily. 10%... 30%... 70%...
When the progress bar reached 99.99%, inspiration struck Qin Zhao. All his attention gathered in an instant, immersing him in the final stage of transformation.
"Vmmm—"
It wasn't a real sound, but a tremor that came from the soul itself. In the virtual space, centered on Qin Zhao's original body, the vast desert around him suddenly came to life! Endless streams of earthy-yellow energy rose from every grain of sand. The dense aura of the earth even temporarily suppressed the scorching planet above.
The next moment, all the phenomena abruptly drew back, rushing toward Qin Zhao and gathering before him. It wasn't like the process described in the Coiling Dragon World, where one drew Divine Power from an ocean of elements. Under the system's might, the whole process seemed more like the flawless execution of a predetermined program.
An earthy-yellow light rapidly condensed and compressed before Qin Zhao. At its core, an earthy-yellow crystal—the Earth-style Godhead—pulsed faintly like a heart, radiating a weighty, steady aura. It was linked to Qin Zhao's soul at the deepest level, yet existed independently of his original soul.
There was no pain, no struggle, not even the slightest sense of resistance.
As the light faded, a naked figure appeared before Qin Zhao out of thin air. Its features and build were identical to those of his original body, but a faint, glasslike earthy-yellow sheen flowed across its skin, giving it the enduring, weighty air of something that bore all things.
The figure opened its eyes. Its pupils were a deep, pure earthy yellow, and within them, scenes of mountains rising and falling and the earth changing over time flickered past.
The Earth-style Divine Clone was complete!
The instant the Divine Clone finished forming and opened its eyes—
"Boom!!!"
The consciousness cores of Qin Zhao's original body and Divine Clone shuddered violently at the same time! The cosmic law fluctuations concerning the essence of Earth, which he had once needed to painstakingly analyze and understand through his Earth-style talent, now felt clearer and more familiar than ever!
The barrier was gone! The veil between him and the Law of Earth Origin had been torn away by an irresistible force!
Although Qin Zhao's original body had lost its Earth-style talent and could no longer actively guide or comprehend the fluctuations of the Law of Earth Origin in the cosmic energy, his soul shared the same origin as his Divine Clone, and their senses were completely shared.
Now, through the Divine Clone's utterly pure Earth-style Divine Body and Godhead, Qin Zhao could "see" the complete Law of Earth Origin!
He "saw" the vast network of the Law of Earth... Countless mysteries of the Law of Earth, like imprints long engraved in the depths of his soul, were suddenly illuminated and connected!
And at the very moment Qin Zhao's Divine Clone took shape and communicated with the Universe Origin through its pure body of law, his original body officially crossed the threshold into the Law of Earth Origin!
"This feeling... It's incredible! The complete Law of Earth Origin is almost identical to the Earth-style Laws in the Coiling Dragon World! That means I can comprehend the Origin Laws in the Swallowed Star World by cultivating the profound mysteries of the Coiling Dragon World!"
Qin Zhao's original body and Divine Clone murmured at the same time, their voices overlapping with shock and boundless delight.
What his original body felt was insight—the clarity of understanding laws from a higher dimension. What the Divine Clone felt was immersion, an intimacy that came from becoming part of the law itself.
The two experiences complemented each other, taking his understanding of the Law of Earth Origin beyond merely comprehending a trace of it and straight to the threshold of the law! With the Divine Clone's appearance, Qin Zhao's panel also changed.
[Name: Qin Zhao] [Talent: Earth-style (Superior) Water-style (High)... (High or below omitted)] [Achievements: Saint Realm, Lowgod] [Secret Technique: 128 Martial Arts Secret Techniques (Mastered: 97%)] [Comprehension: Earth-style Laws (Earth Element 100%, Pulse of the Earth 2%)] [Items: None] [Buffs: None]
With a thought, the Divine Clone covered his body with an earthy-yellow robe formed from the purest Earth-style Origin Force. The law patterns on it were faintly visible, and it radiated a steady, mountain-like aura. He stepped forward and merged into Qin Zhao's original body as if by Teleportation.
Qin Zhao's original body gave a faint shudder. A subtle earthy-yellow gleam flashed across his skin, and his aura seemed to grow more restrained and weighty.
He slowly raised his right hand. Without deliberately summoning it, a tiny sphere of slowly rotating sand formed naturally above his palm. It looked ordinary, but contained tremendous earth energy within, ready to burst forth. Even the surrounding space seemed to distort ever so slightly.
The ability to wield a little of the power of law was proof that he had truly crossed the threshold into the Law of Earth Origin!
"Planet Level, just beginning to comprehend the Law of Earth Origin... And I also have an Earth-style Divine Clone that can exist independently, cultivate on its own, and share its comprehension with me—and won't die as long as my soul remains intact!"
Qin Zhao's eyes gleamed. The little frustration and grumbling he'd felt before had long been replaced by overwhelming delight.
The Coiling Dragon Achievement System might have had an abstract way of judging combat power, but the reward it had given him was practically a cheat-level existence in the Swallowed Star World!
After all, he now had a Divine Clone with an independent consciousness that shared his comprehension of laws and had already begun to transform into a life of energy, much like an undying being! Its value was immeasurable!
Although Qin Zhao's Earth-style Divine Clone wasn't particularly powerful yet, its potential was enough to make anyone take notice!
"Comprehending laws separately is more efficient!"
A streak of earthy-yellow light flew out of Qin Zhao's original body and landed beside him, transforming into an Earth-style Divine Clone identical in appearance.
The Divine Clone glanced around at its surroundings, feeling the more direct, clearer connection to the Laws of the Universe Origin. A satisfied smile appeared on his face. He looked toward his original body. No words were needed; their consciousnesses were already in sync.
"My original body can cultivate the higher laws, while we Divine Clones..." The Earth-style Divine Clone slowly raised his hand, feeling the ever-present, jubilant source of the Law of Earth in the air. "...will focus on exploring the depths of the various elemental laws! Each of us has our own role, and we'll learn from each other. The road ahead... will be wide open!"
Qin Zhao's original body smiled too.
Having a Divine Clone meant that his path of cultivation had an absolute safeguard and a "cheat" that could comprehend laws around the clock! Though it could only study the Lower Origin Laws, at least it guaranteed a path to immortality.
He only had one Earth-style Divine Clone for now, but Qin Zhao believed that if he earned enough achievements in the Coiling Dragon Achievement System, he would eventually gather Godheads for every elemental law and create an all-element Divine Clone.
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