As Chaos City Lord waved his hand, Qin Cang instantly received the auras of five Special Lifeforms.
The first was a strange lifeform resembling a whale, its entire body glowing with seven-colored light.
The second was a vine-like lifeform, with 1,296 vines waving about.
The third was a gigantic azure beast, roaring up at the sky.
The fourth was a black rock, radiating an endlessly profound aura, as if it could Devour even the soul.
However, Qin Cang wasn't very satisfied with any of these four lifeforms.
In terms of overall strength, Qin Cang judged that the whale-shaped Special Lifeform was the strongest. Its Life Gene Level reached 3,000 times, and once mature, it could grow to 7 million kilometers in length. In both size and Gene Multiplier, it was unquestionably one of the very best Special Lifeforms. But Qin Cang didn't like it.
Each vine of the vine-like lifeform could grow up to a million kilometers long, but its Life Gene Level was very low, a mere 1,500 times. That was far below Qin Cang's theoretical breeding limit of 6,000 times. Moreover, plant lifeforms were difficult to move around. Since this was only his First Clone, and Qin Cang's plan was to create a powerful Special Lifeform as a clone, plant lifeforms could only be a backup option.
As for the black rock, its Life Gene Level reached 4,000 times, making it a one-of-a-kind Special Lifeform in the universe. Its theoretical diameter exceeded ten million kilometers, though there was no exact figure for how large it could get. It seemed this wasn't a rock at all, but a massive mountain disguised as one.
The last was the azure beast, known as the Aurora Crystal Dragon. Its dragon head was fearsome and majestic, and its entire body was covered in azure scales that shimmered with liquid light. A pair of wings made of countless ice-feather crystals spread from its back, beautiful and holy.
More importantly, the Aurora Crystal Dragon had a Gene Multiplier of 5,500 times. After becoming an undying, it could reach 100,000 kilometers in length. That Gene Multiplier and immense size alone were enough to leave its opponents in despair.
If there hadn't been a fifth choice, Qin Cang might have chosen the Aurora Crystal Dragon as his First Clone. After all, it was practically perfect in every way.
The fifth Special Lifeform was called the Sky Canopy Python.
The Sky Canopy Python had been born in the Ancestral God Secret Realm, the universe's greatest secret realm.
It was one of the most terrifying Special Lifeforms bred in the Ancestral God Secret Realm.
However, after the Sky Canopy Python had finished maturing, instead of waiting to become undying like other Special Lifeforms, it had relied on its powerful Innate Secret Technique to disguise itself as an undying and venture out into the world.
Of course, it hadn't been foolish enough to leave the Ancestral God Secret Realm. It had been in a place within the realm where treasures were bred when other powerful beings discovered its identity. The various powers then joined forces to hunt it down.
As they fought to capture the Sky Canopy Python, the Human Race had received word through the Virtual Universe and quickly organized people to capture it. Beyond the Five-Colored Aurora Lake, the Ancestral God Sect had no say in whether it lived or died.
Although the Sky Canopy Python had ultimately escaped with the protection of several divine generals from the Ancestral God Sect, the Human Race had obtained some of its blood during the battle and preserved it to this day.
In their initial assessment, the Human Race had estimated the Sky Canopy Python's Gene Level at over 4,000 times!
Later, after the Sky Canopy Python became undying, its true Gene Level was revealed: a staggering 5,000 times. Though it couldn't match the azure beast, it was still one of a kind in the universe.
Clearly, any Special Lifeform bold enough to throw itself into a fight before becoming undying would be a real troublemaker once it reached that level. Yet the Universe Masters of the various powers couldn't very well attack an undying.
But ordinary undyings and Venerables were no match for the Sky Canopy Python, either. After it became a Venerable, it was surrounded and killed on a Primitive Star—and couldn't even be resurrected.
To this day, no new Sky Canopy Python had appeared in the universe. If Qin Cang hadn't come along, then even with this heaven-defying lifeform's genetic material in their possession, the Human Race might never have been able to use it. After all, the Clone Secret Technique was already exceedingly rare, and a Clone Secret Technique capable of breeding a super Special Lifeform like this was even rarer.
The Sky Canopy Python had a Gene Level of 5,000 times, so naturally it wasn't small. After becoming undying, it could exceed 60,000 kilometers in length. Though it wasn't as large as the Aurora Crystal Dragon, it still ranked among the largest lifeforms in the universe—if one didn't count plant-type and rock-type Special Lifeforms.
"Qin Cang, you've been looking for quite a while. Tell me, what's your choice? All the Special Lifeform materials currently suitable for you in the Human Race are here." Chaos City Lord said.
The Human Race had always been generous in cultivating its geniuses. As long as you showed sufficient talent, all kinds of treasures and secret techniques were available for you to use. They wouldn't hold anything back, as long as it helped you grow stronger.
Moreover, with the Virtual Universe, no one in the entire universe managed the distribution and use of resources better than the Human Race. Even the Machine Race fell a little short.
These Special Lifeform materials would only gather dust in the treasury if no one used them. They could only reach their full value when put to use—and only if they went to the right person.
Without the right conditions, bringing out these materials would be a waste.
Back when Luo Feng had searched for materials for his Third Clone, he'd combed through the treasuries of the Human Race and the Hong Alliance without finding a suitable one. That didn't mean the treasuries lacked good materials.
The problem was that Luo Feng's requirements were simply too outrageous. First, the Gene Multiplier couldn't exceed 1,000 times. The lifeform also had to be as large as possible, preferably a flesh-and-blood lifeform, and its Innate Secret Technique had to be as powerful as possible.
Otherwise, any one of the materials above would have been enough for Luo Feng. That wasn't even counting the materials they hadn't brought out. But giving Qin Cang one of those Special Lifeforms with a Gene Multiplier of only a few hundred times would truly waste his Clone Talent.
Across the entire universe, the only one who seemed to meet all of Luo Feng's requirements was the son of Lord of Nine Serenities. But the Human Race had no information whatsoever about that son. It was only by a stroke of luck that they had obtained a bit of seawater and used it to breed his Third Clone. The World Tree he had chosen earlier had been perfect in every other way, apart from not being a flesh-and-blood lifeform and thus being unable to cultivate the Nine Calamities Manual. But its Gene Multiplier was too high, exceeding the Golden Horned Beast's breeding limit.
Of course, Qin Cang's ideal choice for his Second Clone was also the World Tree or the Nine Nether Sea. After all, neither of those Special Lifeforms had any real weaknesses, whether in Law talent, Gene Level, Innate Secret Technique, or size.
"Reporting to you, City Lord. My choice for my First Clone is the Sky Canopy Python!" Qin Cang said resolutely. Although the Aurora Crystal Dragon and Sumeru Demon Whale were both incredibly powerful and no weaker than the Sky Canopy Python, Qin Cang still chose the Sky Canopy Python.
After all, the Aurora Crystal Dragon specialized in the Time Law, while the Sky Canopy Python specialized in the Space Law. As for the Sumeru Demon Whale, although it had good talent in both time and space, it wasn't part of Qin Cang's plans.
"Good. I thought you'd choose that. Your teacher and I both felt that the Sky Canopy Python or the Aurora Crystal Dragon would be the most suitable choices for you. And the blood sample the Human Race has is just enough for you to breed a clone. In fact, this is the only genetic material from a Sky Canopy Python anywhere in the universe. If you manage to breed one, you may well become the only person in this universe with a Sky Canopy Python." As Chaos City Lord spoke, he waved his hand and summoned a Space Ring.
"The hereditary material of the Sky Canopy Python is inside. I hope you can successfully breed one. Begin now. I'll watch as you do it."
After Qin Cang had finished having his Original Core transformed, Chaos City Lord had brought him back to Chaos Ruins. After all, although the Thousand Treasure River Secret Realm had no other clone stationed there, another Universe Master could take his place. But under normal circumstances, Chaos City was home to only one Universe Master: Chaos City Lord. Newcomers were constantly arriving in the Initial Universe to cultivate, and he had to identify which ones were Alien Race spies. Naturally, he couldn't stay away for too long.
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