Clone Design: "Space Aspect Origin Spider"!

After Chen Yi left the Ganwu Country Lord's cultivation grounds, a plant life-form transported him to the vicinity of the Ganwu Secret Realm using Divine Kingdom Teleportation.

He returned to his residence.

He could not help feeling reflective... Taking Ganwu as his master was no different from ascending to heaven in a single step.

A high-ranking Universe Venerable, a Universe Country Lord who ruled over a vast domain.

In this universe, he was already a supreme overlord. With a teacher like that, Chen Yi could become Undying and coast through the rest of his life.

"But..."

"My goal isn't just to coast through life."

Chen Yi held the Ganwu Seal.

The item was quite simple. It contained 108 special imprints, and according to the instructions the Ganwu Country Lord had given him, the 108 imprints represented the 108 essences of the Law of Space.

It was a treasure the Ganwu Country Lord had crafted to help people comprehend the fundamentals of the Law of Space.

"In that case, it's actually similar to the first three diagrams on the Nine Universes Chaos Stele." Chen Yi remembered the Nine Universes Chaos Stele in Chaos City.

Its first three diagrams used 108 kinds of raindrops to explain the 108 essences of the Law of Space.

The documentation also said that the Ganwu Country Lord had created the Ganwu Seal by using the Nine Universes Chaos Stele as a reference, and it included a description of the stele.

In his assessment of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, the Ganwu Country Lord had said that it was one of humanity's 52 Chaos Tablets not because its explanation of the 108 essences was so rare, but because it had been the first to provide such an explanation, and had done so in an exceptionally systematic and standardized manner.

A great many derivative Space Secret Techniques had also sprung from it.

Moreover, the 108 essences were covered by only the first three diagrams on the Nine Universes Chaos Stele, not the whole stele.

The Ganwu Country Lord had said that his Ganwu Seal, in the areas covered by the first three diagrams of the Nine Universes Chaos Stele-that is, some of its early effects-compared with the actual Nine Universes Chaos Stele and Space Secret Techniques such as Space-Time Essays...

There would be a gap, but not a particularly large one.

As for the later parts, however, they were beyond his ability to replicate.

Even so, the Ganwu Seal was already an extraordinary treasure.

Chen Yi tried out the Ganwu Seal. The profundities of the Law of Space contained within it felt vague and indistinct to him.

But the few subtle aspects he could perceive were not too difficult for him to comprehend.

That made one thing clear: his talent for the Law of Space really was not very high... which was why he could not perceive it clearly. His comprehension, however, was quite good, making it easy for him to understand those subtle profundities.

Normally speaking,

A genius like him, with high comprehension... but uneven talent for the laws, could only wait until World Lord Level, when his perception of the laws became clear, before concentrating on comprehending the Law of Space and gaining its recognition to make up for some of the shortcomings in his talent for it.

That was also the path the Ganwu Country Lord envisioned for Chen Yi.

"But... I have the Cloud Raising Mirror. I can draw talent for the Law of Space!"

Chen Yi began organizing his design for Luo Feng's second Clone. He felt that comprehension of the Law of Space was essential.

He was not the only one who needed to draw it.

Luo Feng himself also needed talent for a higher law.

In cultivation, talent for the laws was very important.

The seemingly simplest and cheapest way to improve it was possession, or nurturing a Clone like the Golden Horned Beast.

But...

That was not easy either.

The Chaos City Lord had once mentioned that the Golden Horned Beast could only be considered a middling opportunity in the universe, but he had said that from the standpoint of his own status and understanding.

Used properly, the Golden Horned Beast's Clones were an opportunity as vast as the heavens.

Take the first layer of the Void Spirit Refining Technique, for instance.

It could only improve a person's talent for the law they were best at, and only to the corresponding standard of a Star Level Golden Horned Beast. This external boost to law talent from the Soul of Nothingness would not improve as one's realm rose.

If he wanted the secret technique to remain powerful, he would need Points to create the higher second and third layers...

Even the tremendous improvements Luo Feng and Hong had gained were possible because they were perfectly suited to the secret technique. Both their talent for mental state and their talent for willpower could be called unparalleled, producing that improvement.

A secret technique or treasure that could improve talent for the laws without any restrictions or prerequisites would require an astronomical number of Points.

The fact that the Cloud Raising Mirror could directly improve something like law talent was already terrifying enough.

It was only reasonable that the Points required would be higher.

After all, right now...

Ultimately, the main problem was still that Chen Yi had only two Cloud Raising targets. The rate at which he earned Points was the issue.

The chance of obtaining a Cloud Raising slot is really low. Since I got Hong as my second Cloud Raising target, I've completed several four-star and five-star objectives, but I still haven't gotten another slot...

So... I'll have to be more careful when choosing Cloud Raising targets from now on. I have to choose ones with potential, or their realms will be too low in the future, and their output won't be enough.

I'll organize the Clone plan, think it through, and then have it created.

I need to hurry.

The Golden Horned Beast needs time to nurture a Clone, too.

As for Points,

During this period, Chen Yi had been trying to get Luo Feng and Hong to tackle four-star objectives.

That would earn him some extra Universal Points.

But four-star objectives were rare.

They had only completed one a while ago, when the Nuolanshan Family crisis was resolved. Given the standing of the Mutual Aid Alliance's members, dealing with the Nuolanshan Family crisis had been far too easy.

The fleet carrying members of the Nuolanshan Family had passed through the wormhole. After discovering that Earth already had an owner, and that its owner was a member of the Ganwu Secret Realm, they had fled on the spot in fear, not daring to investigate further.

Even so, Luo Feng, who had become bloodthirsty after possessing the Golden Horned Beast, had killed them.

Along with several Universe Level members of the entire Nuolanshan Family,

They had been pulled out by the roots.

That was because Luo Feng had heard about the future Senior Yun had foreseen. In the timeline without Senior Yun, the Nuolanshan Family had nearly enslaved all of Earth.

Although they posed no threat now, he knew what had happened in the other timeline.

Naturally, Luo Feng had shown no mercy. Now... Luo Feng's Golden Horned Beast was already at Universe Level, so his Cloud Raising objectives were naturally also at Universe Level.

As a result, Chen Yi had received five million Points for completing a Universe Level four-star objective!

That could be considered the Nuolanshan Family's final gift.

The Universal Points for a Universe Level four-star objective were a thousand times those for a Star Level four-star objective, perhaps because four-star objectives for higher-level Cloud Raising targets were often harder to complete.

For example, Luo Feng's "Defeat Bolan" objective was only a four-star objective.

It did not even reach five stars.

Completing this four-star objective had also provided one chance at a targeted draw. This time, Chen Yi had chosen Luo Feng's "tenfold Gene Level."

He had, however, chosen to raise the Gene Level of his Starry Firmament Hibernation One Clone.

His human original continued to keep a low profile with a onefold Gene Level.

Besides that,

Universe Level Cloud Raising missions now came once every ten years, with a random payout of 7.3 million to 36.5 million each time...

He had currently completed one Universe Level communication and interaction mission each with Luo Feng and Hong.

His ordinary Points and Universal Points totaled 21 million.

But now, he would only receive that many Points once every ten years. Before the Genius Battle began, this would be his only batch.

So, in Chen Yi's view, it was not enough to spend.

For example:

The second layer of the Void Spirit Refining Technique.

It could raise the Soul of Nothingness's talent for the laws to a level that was excellent even at Universe Level, but it cost as much as nine million Points.

Hong has already broken through to Universe Level. Now only Luo Feng and I will be participating in the Genius Battle.

As for Hong, I can rely on other resources to help him develop. The priority now is preparing Luo Feng and me for the Genius Battle. Putting everything into creating a Clone would be a good choice. After all, creating a Clone only requires a complete genetic sample from a powerful life-form.

The only limitation, instead, is the Golden Horned Beast's ability to nurture it...

After sorting through the various Clones he had designed using the Cloud Raising Mirror, Chen Yi found one that was particularly formidable.

Compared with the other Clones, it possessed a unique talent.

And that talent was immensely valuable to Chen Yi.

This is the one!

[Item to be created: one genetic sample of the "Space Aspect Origin Spider"]

["Space Aspect Origin Spider" description: an energy-based life-form with an innate gene multiplier of 100. Its adult body is six meters long. It can devour high-grade space-related treasures to improve its law talent and gene multiplier. As an energy life-form, it is immune to all Soul Attacks...]

[Its talent for the Law of Space is approximately 1.5-2 times that of the Demon Killer Clan sample data provided by the mirror's master at the same level. In other words, the higher its realm, the greater its growth coefficient compared with the Demon Killer Clan's.]

["Innate Secret Technique-Aspect Transformation": Can transform its own spatial form into a temporal form, proportionally converting its talent for the Law of Space into talent for the Time Law at 0.6 times the original level. While transformed, it temporarily loses its talent for the Law of Space.]

["Innate Secret Technique-Myriad Aspects": Can lock onto and record a life-form's information, then imitate it to change its appearance and mimic its aura.]

[Price: 20.8 million Points]