Wood Clone

Biodata

Name	Wood Clone (木分身)
Alias(es)	Wood Release Clone; Lin Yu (while acting in the original body's place) 270 333
Type	Neutral Character (AI)
Species/Race	Wood Release clone 33
Gender	Male 270
Creator / Original	Lin Yu 33 318
Affiliation	First Martial University; Federal Parliament as a Federation Envoy 270 641
Occupation/Role	Lin Yu's autonomous proxy, combatant, scout, and instructor 33 684
Status	Active; Wood Clone units continued fighting magical-beast forces 809
First Appearance	Chapter 33

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Approximately half of Lin Yu's peak strength; capable of contending with third-tier magical beasts	33	The first deployed Wood Clones possess independent consciousness and can receive search orders.
Level 52 / sixth-tier strength	279	Despite the enormous gap to level 97 Huangfu Long, the clone manifests a Complete Body Susanoo and survives their sparring match.
Tier Seven	318	Lin Yu deliberately creates a seventh-tier clone to stir up trouble at Sakura Martial University without exposing greater strength.
Mid-stage eighth rank	353	The clone activates Sage Mode against Eternal Night Church Pope Ya'en, gaining spiritual power Ya'en judges nearly comparable to the Emperor Realm.
Domain-level threat	542 546	It subdues an Emperor-Realm expert, then breaks Sakura Shrine's barrier and shields before devastating the shrine with a Conqueror's Haki-coated punch.

Background

Wood Clones are wooden duplicates created through Lin Yu's Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique. They can think and act independently, follow direct orders, communicate information, and use the original body's abilities at reduced strength. Their initial combat output is roughly half of Lin Yu's peak, though Lin Yu can adjust a clone's strength for a particular mission. 33 38 318

The clone most frequently seen at First Martial University is markedly more uninhibited than Lin Yu. While Lin Yu cultivates or handles larger plans, the clone attends in his place, explores the campus, challenges students, and attracts attention that Lin Yu would rather avoid. 267 270 300

During the Sakura Martial University operation, Lin Yu assigns a Tier Seven Wood Clone to impersonate him, provoke the university's students, and occupy Sima Hao while the original investigates the Eternal Night Church. The clone's actions expose Abe Shinji's Ghost Shadow form, gather intelligence on Ya'en's faction, and help Lin Yu locate the Eternal Night Secret Realm. 318 337 338 368

Appearance

A Wood Clone initially manifests as a wooden-carved version of Lin Yu before transforming into an indistinguishable duplicate. Even Ya'en, who knows it is a clone, cannot detect a difference in its figure or aura from Lin Yu himself. 33 450

• Resembles Lin Yu exactly after formation. 33
• Has blue, star-like eyes. 333
• Can dissolve into dead wood and sink into the ground when dismissed or withdrawing. 300 368
• May form from or merge with the surrounding environment for stealth. 655

Personality

The Wood Clone is playful, restless, and openly high-profile. It dislikes being confined to classes or passive assignments, treating record-breaking tests and hostile challenges as entertainment. Its tendency to taunt opponents and seek “fun” sharply contrasts with Lin Yu's more restrained public demeanor. 270 271 335

Despite this recklessness, it remains loyal to the original body's objectives. It accepts missions to misdirect enemies, collect intelligence, protect allies, and create time for Lin Yu's larger plans. It can also show restraint when collateral damage would interfere with those plans. 318 337 545

The clone is ruthless toward enemies who threaten Lin Yu's family or allies. Learning that the Eternal Night Church intends to target Lin Yu's parents provokes intense killing intent, while its campaign against the Tokugawa Family and Sakura Shrine is carried out without remorse. 344 543 544

Abilities & Skills

Autonomous Clone Physiology

Wood Clones possess independent consciousness rather than functioning as simple illusions. They can speak, reason, fight, relay information, and act without continuous supervision. 33 38

• Initially possess about half of Lin Yu's peak strength. 33
• Can use the original body's abilities, though their output depends on the strength allocated to them. 38 318
• A single clone can approach four-fifths of Lin Yu's strength, but creating more clones reduces their individual power. 346
• Can transform into wood to withdraw, disappear, or transmit accumulated information back to Lin Yu. 300 368
• Lin Yu can create Wood Clones in enormous numbers; one deployment consists of 333 units. 681

God's Eye and Sensory Techniques

The clone uses the evolved God's Eye alongside Observation Haki for exceptional detection, perception, and battlefield awareness. 272 273

• Possesses dynamic vision and a 360-degree field of view without blind spots. 272 325
• Uses Observation Haki to predict incoming attacks several seconds ahead. 273
• Detects hidden entities, hostile surveillance, and unusual auras across a wide area. 325 471
• Perceives and physically attacks soul-like forms by applying the Human Path's power to its strikes. 338
• Combines Observation Haki with Chaos Domain to block Zhang Ruochan's mind-reading ability. 639 640

Spatial Mobility

The clone can move at extreme speed through both physical techniques and the Flying Thunder God Technique. 273 690

• Uses Soru to vanish and maneuver through dense attacks. 273
• Inscribes Flying Thunder God Formulas while moving, then teleports through openings in an attack formation. 273
• Uses Geppo to step through the air. 705

Wood Release

The clone retains Lin Yu's Wood Release techniques and can employ them for scouting, battlefield control, defense, and giant-scale combat. 33 354

• Wood Clone Technique — creates additional independent wooden duplicates. 33
• Wood World Advent — transforms the battlefield into a dense forest and overwhelms massed opponents. 337
• Wood Dragon Technique — attacks powerful targets, though Ya'en's domain can dismantle it. 353
• Sage Art: Wood Human Technique — summons a several-hundred-meter Wood Human capable of striking Domain experts. 354 355
• Slander Technique — raises fanged, ghost-faced wooden shields; the shields are vulnerable to Ya'en's spatial-domain attacks. 355

Rinnegan and Susanoo Techniques

The clone can access Lin Yu's Rinnegan-derived powers, including large-scale repulsion and Susanoo manifestations. 278 337

• Shinra Tensei — produces a repulsive-force field that deflects or annihilates a combined barrage from nearly one hundred third-tier fighters. 337
• Complete Body Susanoo — manifests a blue, four-armed, winged armored giant over two hundred meters tall. 278
• Majestic Attire: Susanoo — equips a Wood Human with Susanoo armor and giant blades. 380
• Susanoo can regenerate lost components, but Huangfu Long's blade aura still cuts through it with overwhelming ease. 278

Haki and Six Powers

The clone demonstrates mastery of the Six Powers and multiple forms of Haki, often relying on physical ability even when spiritual power is suppressed. 335 689

• Armament Haki — reinforces its body, its Wood Human, and Susanoo weapons; it blocks Miyamoto Masao's blade and lightning attacks barehanded. 336 354
• Conqueror's Haki Coating — coats a punch with domineering force sufficient to destroy Sakura Shrine's defenses and devastate the surrounding area. 546
• Iron Body: Hard — endures Elder Li's near-eighth-rank physical strikes without meaningful injury and without spiritual power. 689
• Kami-e — evades a barrage of Elder Li's punches through paper-like body movement. 690
• Shigan — used as close-range piercing attacks, multi-finger strikes, and air-bullet-like ranged attacks. 690
• Rankyaku — fires crescent-shaped blade waves capable of instantly defeating challengers. 335

Relationships

• Lin Yu — Original body and creator; assigns the clone missions, receives its intelligence, and is frequently exasperated by its showy behavior. 300 318 323
• Ji Mingming — First Martial University student who guides the clone through the Testing Pavilion and addresses it as “Brother Yu.” 270 271
• Huangfu Long — Senior brother and sparring partner; easily defeats the clone's Susanoo but recognizes its extraordinary strength for its level. 278 279
• Christina / Chris — Initially assigned to protect the clone, later supplies it with intelligence concerning the Eternal Night Church. 298 299 344
• Qin Wangyan — Mentor-like ally who teases the clone, involves it in Federal Parliament affairs, and supports its Federation Envoy appointment. 625 641
• Elder Li — Mentor and training partner; proudly teaches alongside the clone after it introduces the Six Powers. 684 690 691
• Yang Xue — Temporary ally during the operation against Sakura Shrine; regards the clone as her lord after witnessing its power. 544 546
• Zhang Ruochan — Federation Speaker whose thought-listening ability unsettles the clone until it counters her with Observation Haki and Chaos Domain. 639 640

Story Role / Major Arcs

Flame Secret Realm Investigation

Lin Yu deploys multiple Wood Clones to search the Flame Secret Realm after the Flame Wolf King's abnormal behavior raises suspicions. The clones split up, investigate independently, and report discoveries back to Lin Yu. 33

First Martial University Testing

Freed from class attendance, the clone visits the Testing Pavilion and turns the school's assessments into a spectacle. It breaks a strength tester rated for 500 tons without spiritual power, clears the bullet-dodging hidden stage through future sight and Flying Thunder God, and repeatedly breaks records. 270 271 273

Sakura Martial University Challenge

Posing as Lin Yu, the clone accepts Miyamoto Masao's arranged duel under a barrier that suppresses everyone to third-rank power. It defeats individual challengers with single attacks, withstands Miyamoto's Blade Release: Armor Form, repels a mass assault with Shinra Tensei, and ends the group battle with Wood World Advent. 333 335 336 337

It subsequently exposes Abe Shinji's Ghost Shadow form, discovers that the state is connected to Demon Blade Muramasa, and defeats Abe Shinji by striking his soul-like body. 338

Eternal Night Church Operation

The clone confronts Pope Ya'en at Sakura Martial University, using Sage Mode, Wood Dragon, Wood Human, Armament Haki, and defensive Wood Release against Ya'en's domain. It later allows itself to be drawn deeper into the enemy's operation, gathers intelligence, and escapes as wood after helping Lin Yu trace a Flying Thunder God mark to the secret realm. 353 354 362 368

The clone's work is later credited as the beginning of the Eternal Night Church's downfall, and it is reported to have single-handedly wiped out the organization, including a level 99 guardian magical beast and a peak mid-stage Emperor-Realm expert. 450 625

Sakura Shrine Destruction

After eliminating members of the Tokugawa Family to obtain Sakura Shrine's location, the clone travels to Fushi Mountain with Yang Xue. It attacks the shrine alone, destroys its defenses with a Conqueror's Haki-coated punch, and devastates the shrine and surrounding mountain area. 543 544 545 546

Federation Envoy and Six Powers Instructor

The clone represents Lin Yu at Federation Headquarters and the Federal Parliament, where its power forces public recognition of Lin Yu's accomplishments. It is named a Federation Envoy, though it considers the position more trouble than it is worth. 628 630 641

Later, it introduces and demonstrates the Six Powers alongside Elder Li, becoming a central instructor in their wider promotion throughout Dragon Glory. Its demonstrations inspire large-scale public training efforts. 684 689 690 705

Trivia

• Lin Yu considers the Wood Clone's personality unusually hyperactive compared with the Wood Clones he knew of from his previous life. 681
• The clone claims that even if destroyed, it can be replaced quickly enough that “eighteen seconds later” it would be fine again. 323
• It considers the Federation Envoy title dispensable despite others treating it as a highly coveted honor. 641