The Overpowered Wood Clone

"Ah! Such a good boy!"

Ji Xuejun instantly revealed the smile of a young girl.

"..."

Lin Yu looked at Ji Xuejun speechlessly. Hey, hey, you're the peerlessly domineering Ji Xuejun. What's with that girlish expression? It doesn't suit you, does it? I only called you Senior Sister once. Do you have to be this happy?

When Ji Xuejun saw Lin Yu staring at her with a strange look, her expression immediately straightened. If not for the faint blush on her cheeks, Lin Yu would have suspected he had just hallucinated!

"Xiao Yu, the situation is urgent. Let's head to the secret realm now!"

"Alright!"

After the two left the garrison headquarters, Ji Xuejun immediately turned toward the outskirts of the city!

"We'll investigate the Flame Secret Realm first. Stay with me later, and don't run around carelessly. Although a third-tier secret realm isn't that dangerous, the situation is rather unusual right now. No one can say what might happen inside!"

"I understand."

Lin Yu nodded. He wasn't stupid. With a big shot around, wouldn't it be great to just hang back and take it easy? Besides, who said he had to make a move himself?

Two hours later, Ji Xuejun brought Lin Yu to a secret realm. Several people were already waiting at its entrance!

"Boss!"

As soon as Ji Xuejun and Lin Yu got out of the car, the people guarding the secret realm came over. One of them called out.

"Mm! Is everything ready?" Ji Xuejun asked. At this moment, she had completely lost her previous girlish demeanor. Every word and action exuded dominance.

"Everything's ready, Boss. These are the brothers who encountered the Flame Wolf King before. They'll take us to that place first."

"Alright, then let's go!"

After saying that, Ji Xuejun took the lead toward the secret realm, and Lin Yu and the others quickly followed.

After entering the secret realm, Lin Yu felt the surrounding temperature rise noticeably. Just from the name Flame Secret Realm, one could roughly guess its environment. The boundless, expansive land was charred black as though it had been scorched by fire. Countless cracks crisscrossed the ground, and flames occasionally surged from beneath the earth. It was a scene of apocalyptic burnt wasteland.

"This way, Boss!"

One of the middle-aged men spoke, then took the lead in a certain direction. Everyone followed after him.

"Boss, this is the place. We encountered that peak fourth-tier Flame Wolf King right here!"

The middle-aged man pointed at a small basin ahead filled with jagged, strange rocks.

"Be careful. Search around and see if there are any unusual places or objects. Return here in an hour."

"Yes!" everyone answered, then scattered in all directions.

"Xiao Yu, come with me."

After saying that, Ji Xuejun prepared to head in one direction.

"Wait, Sister Xuejun!"

"Mm? What is it?" Ji Xuejun looked at Lin Yu in confusion, stopping just as she was about to step forward.

"This is too slow. Wait for me."

Without further nonsense, Lin Yu clapped his hands together. "Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique."

Several wooden-carved versions of Lin Yu rapidly appeared behind him. They then quickly landed on the ground and transformed into clones identical to Lin Yu.

"You guys split up and search in different directions. Tell me immediately if you find anything."

Lin Yu directly gave the clones their orders. The Wood Clones nodded, then shot off in all directions like bolts of lightning, vanishing in an instant.

"Let's go, Sister Xuejun!"

Once the clones had completely disappeared, Lin Yu spoke to Ji Xuejun, who was already standing there dumbfounded.

"What was that just now?"

Having witnessed the entire process, Ji Xuejun was now utterly bewildered. With just one clap, so many Lin Yus had appeared. Was that some kind of magic trick?

"Clones. I made them with Wood Release. Didn't you see?"

"I saw them, but... but why can they act on their own? And why are they conscious?"

"Isn't that normal? Otherwise, how could they be called clones? Shouldn't they have some strength and awareness? If they had neither, what kind of clones would they be?!"

Ji Xuejun no longer knew what to say after hearing Lin Yu's explanation. Not only did they have consciousness, but they also had strength. Didn't that mean they could fight too?

"As for their strength, they're about half as strong as I am at my peak. They're not that powerful, but they should be able to exchange a few moves with third-tier magical beasts."

Seeing Ji Xuejun's hesitant expression, Lin Yu guessed what she wanted to ask. He didn't keep her in suspense. Besides, it wasn't much of a secret. Lin Yu would definitely use such a useful skill as Wood Clones often in the future. Once he used it enough, people would eventually figure it out, so there was no need to hide it.

"You're saying those clones you just created have third-tier strength?"

Ji Xuejun's expression twisted slightly. She had thought the clones being conscious was already overpowered enough, but now he was telling her they were so strong as well. What kind of ridiculous talent was this? How could such a bugged skill even exist?

Just imagining fighting Lin Yu in the future, only for him to clap his hands and make her fight several clones only slightly weaker than the original at once, made Ji Xuejun feel terrified. That was enough to make anyone despair, wasn't it?

"Mm, it's a pity they don't inherit one hundred percent of my strength!"

Lin Yu said with some regret. However, he did not care too much. He still had an even more absurd clone that he had yet to reveal: the Rinnegan's Limbo: Border Jail.

The shadows summoned by Limbo were not only nearly as strong as the original body, but they were also invisible and intangible. That was the true godly technique, capable of both offense and defense. If he had to name a weakness, it was that after being used for a period of time, Limbo's shadows had to return to the original body, which was essentially a cooldown period.

"Heh heh heh..."

Ji Xuejun could only respond to Lin Yu's humblebragging with a string of dry laughs. You still want one hundred percent strength? Why don't you just fly to the heavens? If you don't want them, give them to me. I want them!

Ji Xuejun said nothing more and began searching the surrounding area with Lin Yu.

After a while, Ji Xuejun's subordinates gradually returned. They had searched this area for a long time, yet none of them found anything strange.

Ji Xuejun lowered her head in thought. She and Lin Yu had also carefully investigated the vicinity, but the two of them had found nothing.

"It seems that Wolf King only came here after it underwent an abnormal change. Let's go take a look at where the Flame Wolves live."

Ji Xuejun finally decided. Since they had found nothing here, they could only go deeper and see if they discovered anything.

"Wait, something's happened."

At that moment, Lin Yu's voice rang out. Ji Xuejun froze briefly, then realized that one of Lin Yu's clones had probably used some unknown method to send him a message.

Lin Yu closed his eyes and sensed the information sent by the Wood Clone. He then opened them and pointed in one direction.

"Over there. About five kilometers from here, there's a magical beast in a condition similar to the King Slime I encountered before."