Talent Secret Method Evolution, Complete Control Over Leo

"Mm, no rush. Let me look at the other Innate Secret Arts that suit me first."

Wu Sheng's eyes gleamed, growing more and more expectant of the remaining Innate Secret Arts.

"Innate Secret Art 'Demon Ape Transformation'—originally only used to alter body shape and appearance, later can evolve into a body-type amplification secret art."

"Innate Secret Art 'Demon God Transformation'—an evolved version of 'Demon Ape Transformation,' adding a disguise ability, such as changing one's own aura!"

Seeing this, Wu Sheng sighed again.

This Innate Secret Art was quite useless for him at his current stage. Without the ability to change his aura, no matter how he transformed, anyone familiar would recognize him at a glance.

But if he had such a "disguise" ability, this move of his might even surpass the Demon-Slayer Clan's Innate Secret Art "Copy"!

Then he continued reading...

"Innate Secret Art 'Soul Control'—after evolution, the 'Control' quota expands to five. The 'Control' brand will fully merge into the target's soul, reducing the risk of discovery. The 'Control' target retains autonomy, eliminating backlash effects, and preserving abilities like Law Sharing. Note: Quotas remain non-interchangeable!"

"Innate Secret Art 'Soul Assimilation'—after evolution, the 'Assimilation' quota remains unchanged, and the avatar quota is locked, eliminating backlash effects. A symbiotic connection can be established between the new avatar and the Original Body, while retaining the new avatar's own advantages, such as the Inner World. Note: An avatar is still an avatar. The Original Body's fall greatly affects the avatar, but the reverse has no effect. Quotas remain non-interchangeable!"

"Damn, damn, damn—outrageous, absolutely outrageous!"

Seeing these descriptions, Wu Sheng grew more and more hopeful about his future.

For example, if he reached Star Grade now and used "Assimilation" to create an avatar, that avatar would only be a high-level puppet he could remotely control, with the risk of backlash. If the avatar died, his "Assimilation" quota wouldn't be wasted, and it wouldn't affect him. But likewise, if he died, the avatar would die too.

Because this kind of avatar was more like a divine power avatar, lacking the mutual symbiotic connection between true clones.

But if he used the evolved Innate Secret Art "Assimilation" to create a new avatar, that would be incredible.

The new avatar wouldn't just be similar to a clone—according to the description, it could even retain its own Inner World, or even a Divine Kingdom.

Of course, this was Wu Sheng's preliminary understanding. He felt there would be other additional restrictions, but the overall effect should be about right.

By then, a new avatar could rival half an Original Body. If the new avatar died, the Original Body wouldn't be affected. If the Original Body died, the new avatar would suffer backlash and heavy damage, but it could still use its own Inner World to reconstitute the Original Body.

One Original Body, three avatars—maybe he could even condense four Inner Worlds, or even four Divine Kingdoms!

"Haha, the idea is beautiful, but there'll definitely be plenty of restrictions!" Wu Sheng laughed. He'd never heard of anyone having four Divine Kingdoms at once—that would completely violate the Primordial Universe's operating laws.

"If I really choose this Innate Secret Art, I'll have to be very careful when selecting an avatar target."

Wu Sheng understood clearly. The Golden-Horned Giant Beast could nurture clones by just finding a strand of hair or a scale and growing it in its Inner World.

But his Inner World didn't have that ability!

He first had to find a living being with a soul, then use the Innate Secret Art "Soul Assimilation" to completely merge that soul with his own—that was how an avatar came to be.

Of course, this was also a major factor in why an avatar could retain its Inner World!

But Wu Sheng's current "Assimilation" ability couldn't establish a symbiotic connection between the avatar's Inner World and his own. If the avatar died, the Inner World attached to his Life Core would also dissipate.

So choosing an avatar target was something Wu Sheng had to be very careful about.

After all, once the "Assimilation" ability evolved and the symbiotic connection was established, the avatar quota would be locked.

If the new avatar died, he could only reconstitute it through his Inner World—he couldn't pick another target to serve as an avatar.

"Hm? Why isn't there a third-stage Innate Secret Art?"

Wu Sheng browsed carefully and found that none were recorded for the third stage. He chuckled.

"I'm too greedy. That's no good. Fine, I'll read through all these Innate Secret Arts one by one, then think carefully about which one to choose!"

After a full seven or eight days, Wu Sheng felt his understanding of Innate Secret Arts had risen to a much higher level.

"Worth it, totally worth it! 1 trillion Cosmic Crystals—just reading the content of these Innate Secret Arts alone is already a steal."

"Tsk, 'I Am the Universe,' 'Space-Time Control,' 'Dark World'..."

"Each one rivals a Universe Master Level ultimate secret art, at worst an Ultimate Level. What a pity!"

Wu Sheng shook his head and sighed. "Pity I have to pick the one that suits me best."

Blindly chasing the most powerful—even if he exchanged for it, he couldn't use it, so it would be the same as not having it.

"The ones that suit me best are the evolved 'Soul Devour' and 'Soul Control,' followed by 'Assimilation.'"

"Of these three, the first two have Law-related auxiliary effects, best for my future Law cultivation. 'Assimilation,' in my view, is even stronger than an ordinary 'Clone' ability. If I find a good body and assimilate it into an avatar, it'll definitely help me comprehend Source Laws."

Wu Sheng sighed. He wanted all of them.

But his first purchase in the Time-Space Shop was free; the second would cost another 1 trillion Cosmic Crystals, and the third a whopping 10 trillion.

Where was he supposed to get that kind of money?

He couldn't just get lucky and kill a few more Kadi or Li Hu types, could he?

After all, their money came from the forces backing them. Even if he killed ten times as many Li Hu after leaving the Trial Ground, he still might not scrape it together.

"Damn it, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. I'll go with 'Soul Control.'"

Wu Sheng gritted his teeth.

"Soul Control" wasn't as good as "Soul Devour" for auxiliary Law comprehension, nor as good as "Assimilation" for survival. But it balanced both, and its quota wasn't fixed. If a "Control" target died or he withdrew the quota, he could reuse it on a new target.

Most importantly, he was still at Planet Grade. "Assimilation" only unlocked its first quota at Star Grade, with the second and third at Cosmic Level and Domain Lord.

But "Soul Control" counted from the Apprentice stage—his current two quotas could be used right away.

Besides...

"This Leo isn't being honest either—he keeps trying to bite back at me through the 'Mind Control' imprint whenever he gets the chance. He's nothing like Man Gu; if I let him regain even partial freedom, he might just rat me out to those higher-ups at Thunder Star Mountain. Then I'd be screwed!"

"Only by keeping him firmly under my thumb with the evolved 'Mind Control' can this guy truly serve my purposes. Hmm, I can also use his Innate Secret Art to try and comprehend my own domain."

"I can't wait any longer!"

Wu Sheng narrowed his eyes, and the Time-Space Shop materialized once more. From the "Innate Secret Art" section, he picked out the "Evolvable" tag and found the description for the new "Mind Control."

After reading it over several times, he let out a long breath.

He clicked confirm.

Ding!

The golden characters slowly began to coalesce, and then an overwhelming pressure came from somewhere around him, gradually pouring into those golden glyphs.

A few seconds later, a droplet radiating endless golden light took shape. As Wu Sheng stared dumbfounded, it shot straight into the center of his brow.

That speed easily surpassed light itself.

Inside Wu Sheng's Inner World...

That golden droplet descended abruptly. It first passed through the nine miniature planets formed from Wu Sheng's soul, then vanished into the eye of the Azure Wind Pillar, which stood nearly nine kilometers tall.

Shiiing!

A blaze of golden light, accompanied by waves of pressure, burst forth from the Azure Wind Pillar, enveloping everything in the Inner World—including the nine miniature planets of Wu Sheng's soul. Yet it carried no aggression, only a comforting, intimate warmth.

Rumble!

Wu Sheng's Inner World seemed stimulated by something; this eighty-kilometer-wide, -long, and -high space began to slowly expand once more.

"Haha, what a gain! My Genetic Primal Force was stuck at Eighth-Order Peak, and now with this boost, I've advanced straight to Ninth Order. From here on, I just need to stockpile energy, and I can break through directly to Star Grade."

Wu Sheng examined his Inner World internally, finding it had transformed to ninety kilometers in size, and his Primal Force wind pillar had reached nine kilometers in height. Combined with the nine miniature planets of his spiritual willpower...

He was quite pleased!

"Leo, Leo, now it's time for you to try out my new Innate Secret Art!"

Wu Sheng looked at the Blue Armor Giant not far away, still wearing a vacant expression, and spoke with a grin.