Talent Secret Art: Clone! Breaking the Shackles of the Primordial Universe?!

Time, passing second by second.

For ordinary people, this week might have been just seven days spent struggling for a livelihood, but for that colossal creature lying on the desolate coastline, it was a critical moment determining life and death.

Inside that massive, black-scaled corpse, a soul-stirring game of chess was being played.

With the stern prodding of the demon Babata, combined with Luo Feng's own will—tenacious as a blade—and the Inheritance Soul Seal, the outcome was naturally foolproof.

Finally, at dusk, as the week was about to expire.

"Roar—"

The Golden Horned Beast, which had lost all signs of life and lay on the ground like a black mountain range, suddenly snapped open its long-closed, dark golden eyes!

A low, hoarse roar, yet one containing boundless ferocity, instantly shattered the surrounding reefs and soared straight into the clouds!

Following this, a series of movements that would appear comical and bizarre to an outsider began to unfold.

This Starry Sky Behemoth, capable of destroying Earth, was currently like an infant who had just learned to walk.

At one moment it would flap its enormous scaled wings, at the next it would stiffly move its four limbs—

Everything looked awkward and filled with a sense of incongruity.

"My god..."

A mental fluctuation, filled with shock and helplessness but mixed with irrepressible ecstasy, was transmitted directly into the mind of Lin Yuan.

"This new body is just too hard to control! It feels like wearing a suit of iron weighing thousands of pounds; even lifting an eyelid is a struggle!"

Luo Feng complained bitterly.

But he knew better than anyone that this "suffering" was worth it.

As his consciousness gradually took over the body, the powerful strength engraved deep within the genes of the Golden Horned Beast, along with its innate inherited memories, surged forth like a tide, completely overturning his perception of power.

This was no mere body; it was a mobile treasure vault!

Lin Yuan stood on a massive reef with his arms crossed, watching the Starry Sky Behemoth "clumsily" adapting to its body, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Alright, stop clowning around."

Lin Yuan transmitted via spiritual force, interrupting Luo Feng's "rehabilitation exercises."

His expression turned serious as he said, "You have successfully performed the soul transfer, but this is only the first step. Next, you can begin to gestate a clone using a single strand of hair."

"After that, go stay in the sea for a while."

Luo Feng nodded. He understood the first part, but asked with confusion, "Why?"

Lin Yuan replied speechlessly, "I suppose you want to experience the methods of Hong and Thunder God firsthand."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the corners of Luo Feng's mouth twitched violently. He had been so exhausted by the soul transfer process that he had forgotten this point!

"The deep sea is vast and boundless, filled with countless sea monsters; it is the most natural cover. Moreover, the number of king-level monsters inside is as numerous as the hairs on an ox, which is just enough for you to practice and adapt to the combat style of this body as quickly as possible."

"Unless your human clone is gestated and born, you must never show your face!"

"Understood."

The massive head of the Golden Horned Beast nodded stiffly, a trace of gratitude flashing in its dark golden pupils.

Luo Feng knew very well that if he were discovered now, even if he claimed to be Luo Feng, no one would believe him. Instead, he would be treated as a cunning monster with intelligence and face a nuclear strike from all of humanity.

At that point, he would truly be unable to explain himself.

"Go. The day you return will be the day you become a true powerhouse." Lin Yuan waved his hand.

Rumble—

The Golden Horned Beast took one last deep look at Lin Yuan, then hesitated no longer. Its massive body turned clumsily, its four hooves exerted force, and it crashed into the surging sea.

Huge waves splashed a hundred meters high, and the black scales quickly submerged into the deep blue seawater. Within moments, it had completely vanished beyond the range of the detection equipment.

Watching the sea surface return to calm, Lin Yuan let out a soft breath.

Luo Feng's destiny was now completely secured.

And next, it was time for him to reap his own rewards.

Lin Yuan did not linger on the shore; he turned and strode toward the intelligent fighter jet parked not far away.

Just as he stepped onto the cabin door—

That long-awaited mechanical voice finally sounded in his mind!

[Mission "Head to the Sea, Capture the Golden Horned Beast" completed!]

[Distributing rewards now—]

[1. Innate Secret Technique: Clone]

[2. Essence Blood of a Void Behemoth]

Hum!

As the reward was issued, Lin Yuan felt an extremely subtle yet earth-shattering change occur deep within his body.

Between his dantian and his sea of consciousness, in that void of chaotic nothingness, a point of light was born out of thin air.

The light rapidly condensed, solidified, and finally transformed into a crystal sphere radiating five-colored flowing light!

Origin Core!

That's right, it was identical to the indestructible Origin Core within the body of a Golden Horned Beast, yet its aura was even more mysterious and noble.

The moment this Origin Core took shape, Lin Yuan felt as if his soul had found the most secure fortress, instantly being drawn into it.

An unprecedented sense of security welled up within him.

As long as the Origin Core remains, the main body never dies!

Even if his physical body were blasted into slag, or his head were chopped off, as long as this Origin Core hidden deep within his body remained intact, he could make a king's return!

This was the most monstrous aspect of the Golden Horned Beast race, and now, Lin Yuan possessed this very ability.

The intelligent fighter jet soared into the sky, engaged its autopilot mode, and flew steadily at an altitude of ten thousand meters.

Inside the cabin, Lin Yuan poured himself a glass of red wine, sat on the luxurious sofa, and grinned from ear to ear.

With a thought, a transparent crystal bottle appeared in his hand out of thin air.

Suspended within the bottle was a drop of strange blood.

It did not blend together.

Instead, it presented as distinct black and white yin-yang colors, as if two swimming fish were slowly chasing and rotating around each other in the bottle, exuding an ancient, vast aura of chaos that seemed to originate from the very beginning of the universe.

This was—the essence blood of a Void Behemoth!

Although he did not know exactly which peak bloodline this "Void Behemoth" belonged to in the universe, based on this aura alone, Lin Yuan could conclude that it was definitely no less than the Golden Horned Beast, perhaps even stronger!

However, out of reverence for the unknown things of the universe, Lin Yuan did not let his excitement get the better of him and rush into action.

He forcibly suppressed his agitation and asked in his mind in a deep voice:

"System, explain this 'Talent Secret Technique: Clone' in detail. How does it differ from the Golden Horned Beast's talent for cloning?"

This time, the system responded, and the content of that response nearly caused Lin Yuan to drop the wine glass in his hand.

Lines of pale blue text appeared clearly on his retina.

[Talent Secret Technique: Clone]

[Introduction: This is a supreme talent secret technique, improved by the system and transcending the rules of the primal universe.]

[Function: The host can gestate any race as a clone (perfect life gene beings are excluded).]

[Limit: A total of three times. One gestation opportunity is granted at the Planetary level, Universe level, and World Lord level respectively.]

[Note: As long as the main body remains, the clones exist forever!]

Looking at this brief introduction, Lin Yuan's pupils contracted to the size of needle points, and a stormy sea surged in his heart.

"To actually... have three opportunities to gestate clones?"

At first glance, this seemed identical to the Golden Horned Beast. The Golden Horned Beast also gestates one clone each at the Planetary, Universe, and World Lord levels.

But!

Lin Yuan keenly grasped that seemingly inconspicuous yet terrifyingly profound description—

"Transcending the rules of the primal universe."

And that note—

"As long as the main body remains, the clones exist forever!"

Connecting these two sentences, an answer so heaven-defying that it made Lin Yuan's scalp tingle slowly emerged in his mind.

Having thoroughly read the original work, he knew very well that in the universe of Swallowed Star, although the art of cloning was heaven-defying, it had a fatal iron rule—

It was a limitation of the universe's operating laws: when a practitioner breaks through to become a "Universe Master," they must "return to the origin."

In other words, no matter how many clones you have, no matter how powerful your clones are, the moment you step into the True God level, all clones must return to the main body and merge into one, never to have clones again!

This was also the reason why Luo Feng lost his Golden Horned Beast and other clones after becoming a god; it was a huge regret and a shackle set by the universe for the sake of balance.

But now...

The system told him that this secret technique "transcends the primal universe."

"As long as the main body remains, the clones exist forever..."

Lin Yuan muttered to himself.

This meant that as long as he did not perish, in time, all four "hims" would become existences that made the universe tremble in fear. This had already broken the underlying logic of the primal universe!!!