Guaranteed Immortal

Just as Qin Zhao unhesitatingly chose to strip away his Earth-style talent, fuse the godhead, and create a divine clone, he clearly felt a certain tremor in his soul that had been tightly connected to the boundless earth beneath his feet, as if gently and precisely drawn out by an invisible hand.

The excruciating pain of his soul being forcibly torn in two, which he had anticipated, never came. The entire process was as smooth as water flowing into a channel, with only a strange sense of "stripping away," as if lightly removing a coat that didn't belong to him, without harming the foundation.

[Item: Earth-style Godhead (Condensing Divine Clone 1%)]

The information on the panel had already changed. Qin Zhao could sense that the Earth-style godhead, rewarded by the system and existing somewhere between reality and illusion, was carrying that stripped "Super-grade Earth-style talent" in a way he couldn't fully comprehend, beginning to absorb power from the unseen.

Time passed quietly.

Qin Zhao sat cross-legged on the scorching desert, most of his mind still focused on comprehending his main body and the other Laws of the Universe Origin—Water, Fire, Wind, and Lightning—but a subtle connection always maintained the slowly forming "Earth-style Divine Clone."

The progress started at 1%, climbing slowly but steadily. 10%... 30%... 70%...

The moment the progress bar jumped to 99.99%, Qin Zhao's mind was enlightened, and he instantly gathered all his focus, immersing himself in the final step of transformation.

"Hum—"

This wasn't a real sound, but a tremor originating from the soul level. Within the virtual space, centered on Qin Zhao's main body, the vast surrounding desert suddenly "came alive"! Endless streams of earthy yellow energy rose from every grain of sand, and the overwhelmingly dense aura of the earth even temporarily suppressed the blazing heat of the planet above.

The next moment, all the phenomena abruptly converged, madly gathering in front of Qin Zhao. Unlike the process described in the Coiling Dragon World of drawing Divine Power from the Elemental Seas, under the system's immense power, the entire process felt more like the flawless execution of a preset program.

A beam of earthy yellow light condensed and compressed wildly before Qin Zhao. At the core of the light, a crystal exuding a heavy, steady aura—the Earth-style Godhead—pulsed faintly like a heart. It had the most fundamental connection to Qin Zhao's soul, yet it was independent of his main soul.

No pain, no struggle, not even a hint of stagnation.

The light faded, and a naked figure materialized out of thin air before Qin Zhao. The figure's appearance and build were identical to Qin Zhao's main body, but a faint, glass-like earthy yellow luster flowed across its entire form, exuding an eternal, weighty charm that bore all things.

The figure's eyes opened, revealing pure, deep earthy yellow pupils, within which scenes of mountains rising and falling and the earth shifting flashed briefly.

The Earth-style Divine Clone was complete!

The moment the divine clone fully condensed and its eyes opened—

"Boom!!!"

Qin Zhao's main body and divine clone both shuddered violently at their core consciousness! The fluctuations of the cosmic Laws concerning the essence of "Earth," which he had previously sensed vaguely through his Earth-style talent and struggled to analyze, were now unprecedentedly clear and intimate!

The obstacle was gone! The veil between him and the Law of Earth Origin had been torn apart by an overwhelming, irresistible force!

Although Qin Zhao's main body had lost its Earth-style talent and could no longer actively guide or comprehend the fluctuations of the Law of Earth Origin within cosmic energy, his soul was of the same origin as his divine clone, and their perceptions were fully shared.

Now, through the divine clone's pure "Earth-style Divine Body" and "Godhead," Qin Zhao "saw" the complete Law of Earth Origin!

He "saw" the vast network of the Law of Earth... Countless mysteries of the Law of Earth, like marks long engraved deep in his soul, were instantly illuminated and connected at this moment!

The moment Qin Zhao's divine clone took form and communicated with the universe's origin through its pure Law body, his main body also officially crossed the threshold of the Law of Earth Origin!

"This feeling... so marvelous! The complete Law of Earth Origin is almost identical to the Earth-style Laws within the Coiling Dragon World! That means I can completely use the method of cultivating Coiling Dragon World Mysteries to comprehend the Laws of the Universe Origin in the Swallowed Star World!"

Qin Zhao's main body and divine clone spoke simultaneously, their voices overlapping, carrying a hint of shock and boundless joy.

What the main body felt was an "insight," a clarity of understanding the Laws from a higher dimension. What the divine clone felt was a "merging," an intimacy of becoming part of the Laws themselves.

The two sensations intertwined and complemented each other, allowing his understanding of the Law of Earth Origin to directly leap past the stage of sensing a thread of the Law and arrive at the level of crossing the Law's threshold! And with the appearance of the divine clone, Qin Zhao's panel quietly changed.

[Name: Qin Zhao]

[Talent: Earth-style (Super-grade), Water-style (High-grade)... (Below High-grade omitted)]

[Achievements: Saint Realm, Lowgod]

[Secret Techniques: 128 Martial Arts Secret Techniques (Mastery 97%)]

[Comprehension: Earth-style Laws (Earth Element 100%, Pulse of the Earth 2%)]

[Items: None]

[Buff: None]

The divine clone moved his mind, and a set of earthy yellow robes condensed from the purest Earth-style Origin Energy covered his body, with faint Law patterns appearing and disappearing, exuding a steady, mountain-like aura. He took a step forward, merging into Qin Zhao's main body like a teleportation.

Qin Zhao's main body trembled slightly, a barely noticeable earthy yellow light flickering across his skin's surface, making his entire aura seem more restrained and weighty.

He slowly raised his right hand, and without any deliberate effort, a tiny, slowly rotating sphere of sand naturally formed above his palm. This sand ball seemed ordinary, but within it contained vast Earth power, held in check, causing the surrounding void to show faint, subtle distortions.

Being able to call upon a trace of Law power—this was the mark of truly stepping into the threshold of the Law of Earth Origin!

"Planet Level, entry into the Law of Earth Origin... And I also have an Earth-style Divine Clone that won't die as long as my soul is intact, can exist independently, cultivate independently, and share its comprehension with me!"

Qin Zhao's eyes gleamed with sharp light. The earlier helplessness and complaints had long been replaced by this immense surprise.

This "Coiling Dragon Achievement System" might be somewhat abstract in its combat power assessment, but the actual effect of this "reward" it brought was practically a bug-level existence within the worldview of the Swallowed Star World!

After all, having a divine clone with independent consciousness, shared Law comprehension, and a nature already beginning to transform into an energy-based lifeform (similar to an Immortal)! This value was immeasurable!

Even if Qin Zhao's Earth-style Divine Clone wasn't particularly powerful yet, its potential was enough to make anyone take notice!

"It's more efficient to comprehend the Laws separately!"

A stream of earthy yellow light flew out from Qin Zhao's main body, landing beside him and transforming into the Earth-style Divine Clone, identical in appearance to him.

The divine clone looked around at the surrounding environment, feeling the more direct and clear connection to the universe's origin Laws, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. He looked at the main body, and without words, their consciousnesses were already synchronized.

"The main body can cultivate the higher-level Laws, while we, the divine clone..." The Earth-style Divine Clone slowly raised his hand, feeling the ubiquitous, rejoicing Law of Earth Origin in the air, "will focus on delving into the depth of the various Elemental Laws! We each do our part, corroborating each other—the path ahead... will be smooth sailing!"

Qin Zhao's main body also smiled.

Having a divine clone meant his cultivation path had an absolute guarantee, an "external cheat" that could comprehend the Laws 24/7 without interruption! Even if it could only comprehend the lower-level origin Laws, it at least guaranteed achieving Immortality!

Although he only had one Earth-style Divine Clone for now, Qin Zhao believed that as long as he achieved enough accomplishments on this Coiling Dragon Achievement System, he would eventually gather all the Elemental Law godheads and condense all-element divine clones.