Phantom Color Flowing Light Bead

The Ability of Clones!

Hearing Qin Cang's words, Demon Wing Venerable was startled. He had thought his disciple would want some Supreme Treasure, perhaps a treasure that could help him comprehend laws, or even some other strange and unusual item.

But one of the few things he hadn't expected was the Ability of Clones.

After all, the Ability of Clones was extremely rare. Even he had obtained it through sheer luck. Back when he was cultivating, the Human Race and Demon Race were constantly at war. During a World Lord Level battle, he had been incredibly fortunate to encounter a World Lord Level Two-Headed Demon Marten. It had taken every ounce of his strength to capture it alive and possess its body.

Demon Wing Venerable had been lucky: the Two-Headed Demon Marten had not only possessed an exceptionally pure bloodline, but had never given birth to a clone.

Back then, he had only known about the Ability of Clones. He hadn't given any thought to raising a clone, and somehow ended up raising his original body as one.

It wasn't until he broke through to become an undying that he understood the importance of clones. He secretly regretted not holding back a little longer and choosing an exceptionally outstanding Special Lifeform as his clone.

Perhaps the Human Race would soon welcome its fourth Top Universe Overlord.

Still, even without raising a powerful Special Lifeform as a clone, simply possessing the Ability of Clones had allowed him to avoid countless deadly situations and gradually reach where he was today.

Without a clone, perhaps he could still have attained his current strength and status, but it would have taken much longer.

Qin Cang had mentioned wanting the Ability of Clones only to see if it might be possible.

After all, having read the original story thoroughly, he knew just how powerful and precious clones were. One could say that the strength of a clone depended entirely on the person who possessed it.

Take Luo Feng, for example. All four of his Divine Bodies had sixth-tier strength in the Primal Universe. Chaos City Lord's three clones each had fifth-tier strength, and each had its own role. They were all pillars of the Human Race.

"Teacher, if it's too difficult, there are other things I'd like. We can talk about clones another time." Qin Cang said dejectedly. Demon Wing Venerable had been silent for so long that it was probably too difficult to obtain. He could only settle for something else.

"Hahaha! I may not be one of the few Universe Overlords in the Human Race with a clone for nothing. Your senior brothers received the same treatment, but they were much more timid than you, their horizons were narrower, and their talent was inferior to yours. They didn't get anything truly valuable from me. They're nothing like you, my little money pit.

"You want the Ability of Clones? I can tell you, it's very difficult."

Hearing this, Qin Cang had already given up on getting the Clone Talent. If even an ancient, powerful, wealthy Universe Overlord like Demon Wing Venerable called it difficult, what kind of price would it take?

"But you're also incredibly lucky. It's been fifteen million eras since anyone broke through the Domain Lord Level Primal Sky Mountain. In fact, no one has broken through any of the Primal Heavenly Mountains in fifteen million eras. Even among our five great factions, the last person to break through the twentieth level of the Sky Bridge as a World Lord did so fifteen million eras ago."

"Teacher, what does that have to do with me getting the Ability of Clones?" Qin Cang asked, puzzled.

"Hahaha, of course it's related. There are two ways to obtain the Ability of Clones. The first is through possession, like the Two-Headed Demon Marten I possessed, or a Golden Horned Beast among the Starry Sky Behemoths. These special bloodlines all possess innate Clone Secret Techniques.

"The second is to be granted the ability by the Primal Universe. Getting the Primal Universe to grant it is extremely difficult. No one knows what the requirements are.

"However, some treasures in the universe have a similar effect. They can essentially force the Primal Universe to grant the Clone Talent."

Without waiting for Qin Cang to respond, Demon Wing Venerable continued, "The conditions for these treasures to form are extremely harsh, no less difficult than cultivating Special Lifeforms with gene levels several thousand times higher. What I want to tell you about is the Phantom Color Flowing Light Bead."

With a wave of Demon Wing Venerable's hand, Qin Cang received information about the Phantom Color Flowing Light Bead.

"The Phantom Color Flowing Light Bead is a rare treasure that can only possibly form after tens of billions of eras of gestation in a place where the Ten Great Laws converge. Its greatest use is that it can be integrated into a World Lord's Internal World. Once integrated, it allows the World Lord to nurture a clone, whose upper limit is one hundred times the gene level the World Lord had when the bead was integrated," Demon Wing Venerable explained.

"Teacher, does that mean you can get your hands on a Phantom Color Flowing Light Bead?" Qin Cang asked excitedly.

"Of course. Seven million eras ago, an undying from the Human Race found one while exploring a secret realm. It eventually ended up in the Human Race Treasury.

"Although this strange treasure allows someone to nurture a clone, integrating it greatly increases the difficulty of breaking through to become an undying. I suspect you would need to fully comprehend the three branches of either the Law of Time or the Law of Space, and create a peak-level secret technique of your own, before you could break the Original Core and become an undying.

"So, for that undying, keeping such a treasure would have been a waste. He was better off handing it over to the race in exchange for a reward. And when it comes to the race allocating resources like this, the price isn't the main consideration. Talent matters more," Demon Wing Venerable explained.

"Disciple, I'm not worried about your talent. You've cultivated for only seven thousand years, yet you've already reached the 16th Level of the Sky Bridge. You've even created Flame Radiance Breaking the Void, a move that could just barely be called a top-tier secret technique. After integrating this bead, you should still be able to break through to become an undying someday." Demon Wing Venerable's words carried a hint of concern.

"Teacher, is there some other difficulty?" Qin Cang noticed the worry in his teacher's eyes.

"The biggest difficulty now is getting those Universe Masters to agree. If it were some other resource for clones, that would be one thing. But allocating a resource like the Phantom Color Flowing Light Bead is far too important. If used properly, it could help our Human Race cultivate two Top Universe Overlords. So treasures like this require the approval of a Universe Master.

"Naturally, those Universe Masters want their own disciples to use treasures like this. My strength isn't bad, but I'm still far behind them.

"Getting those fellows to agree will be difficult."

"Teacher, you know about the way our Yan God Clan's genes break through, don't you?" Qin Cang said with a smile.

"Of course I do. Could it be that you..."

"That's right, Teacher. When my Yan God Clan advances to the Domain Lord Level and World Lord Level, our genes automatically advance to three and six times those of ordinary lifeforms in the universe. And I fused with three Xueluo Crystals back then. Doesn't that mean I can nurture a Special Lifeform clone with a gene multiplier of a thousand?"

Qin Cang was ecstatic. Although the Yan God Clan's genes could evolve, who knew how long it would take to reach a thousand times? A clone with a thousand-fold gene multiplier right from the start was the real deal.

As soon as Qin Cang said this, Demon Wing Venerable immediately understood what he meant.

"Hahaha, that's wonderful! I had no idea your Yan God Clan was so special. Your foundation may be weak for now, but given time, the Yan God Clan will surely have a place in the Human Race.

"Don't worry, disciple. I'll make sure this gets done. I'll make you the Human Race's fourth Top Universe Overlord and your Yan God Clan's first Universe Venerable. It'll also give me something wonderful to brag about with my friends over drinks.

"And why settle for a mere thousand times?

"Since you've already fused with three Xueluo Crystals, you can fuse with even more. I'll apply for the resources for you and make sure you nurture a one-of-a-kind Special Lifeform with a gene level of several thousand times."