Retreat and Surrendering the Clone Technique (1)
Along with that sound came the sounds of various weapons, but that sound resonated in the minds of everyone present, and even in most of the "Constant Sand Secret Region".
Qie Qiong heard it, and of course, the Lord of Sky Wolf also heard it.
The void sands that had regrouped in the "Constant Sand Secret Region" broke through and opened a gap more than ten light-years wide.
Then, from within that hole, Starry Sky River appeared out of thin air, several light-years wide and infinitely long, seemingly stretching straight to the end of the universe.
If you look closely, you'll also find countless strange artifacts in the Starry Sky River, from which all sorts of sounds originate.
"The Thousand Treasure River?!" The Lord of Sky Wolf was shocked.
"Hahaha, the city lord is saved!" Venerable Star Demon laughed.
The three of them had been in despair since Qie Qiong was seriously injured, and they were overjoyed at the unexpected turn of events.
As for Qie Qiong, he had long guessed that the Human Race would have Universe Master to come and meet them.
After all, this is the border between the human and demon races.
As for Qie Qiong, it is well known that he was previously a Universe Venerable without an avatar.
Even after becoming Top Universe Overlord, it will not possess that.
Given the situation of the Human Race and the Demon Race, the Demon Race would never let go of an opportunity to kill a top Human Race expert.
Yes, a top-tier expert!
Including Qie Qiong, there are only four Top Universe Overlords among the Human Race, and their strength ranks among the top twenty-three in the Human Race.
The Lord of Sky Wolf's eyes flashed with shock and anger. He flew swiftly to the entrance of the Sky Wolf Palace and roared, "Chaos City Lord, now that you're here, show yourself!" Flames erupted all over his body, pressing down on the Starry Sky River.
However, upon contact with the Starry Sky River, it generated an overwhelming pressure that extinguished all the flames surrounding the Lord of Sky Wolf.
This was the power of a top-tier Universe Master. The flames that Qie Qiong could only shake with all his might were extinguished in the face of his pressure, without even a trace of resistance.
Even the Sky Wolf Palace, amidst this Starry Sky River, resembles a small boat, swaying precariously, seemingly at risk of capsizing at any moment.
The three Venerables were dumbfounded. The Lord of Sky Wolf, who had just been so powerful, was now only able to barely put up a fight.
This is because the three Universe Venerables did not have a good understanding of the realm of the Universe Master, while Qie Qiong already knew about it in his previous life.
The difference between a fifth-order Universe Master and a third-order Universe Master is simply too great.
"Lord of Sky Wolf, I didn't expect it to be you. Coming to my Human Territory, do those two Demon Race not want you to go back?" A towering figure, tens of thousands of kilometers high, strolled over across the Starry Sky River.
Even the mighty Lord of Sky Wolf, who was originally towering to Qie Qiong, appeared insignificant before this figure.
Not to mention Qie Qiong, if you don't have good eyesight, you won't even be able to find him.
The newcomer was one of the Chaos City Lord's avatars.
Although he wasn't the most powerful Main Combat Clone, he was still among the most powerful of the Primal Universe Master.
His entire body was covered in silvery-white skin, and his head was covered with thousands of tentacles.
When he appeared, the Starry Sky River that carried thousands of artifacts transformed into the "Thousand Treasure Robe" and draped it over his body.
"This is my tribe's territory. When did it become your Human Race?"
"However, since Chaos, you've arrived, I'll let this little guy go this time." With that, the Lord of Sky Wolf vanished into the Heavenly Sky Wolf Palace, which then transformed into a streak of Flowing Light and flew away, reaching the speed of light before entering the Dark Universe.
Within the Thousand Treasure River area, even the Lord of Sky Wolf, relying on the power of the Sky Wolf Palace, could not teleport away.
The majestic Chaos City Lord stood in the void, his Thousand Treasure Robe, formed from the Thousand Treasure River, flowing with Stars.
His gaze finally settled on the figure whose breath had weakened and whose silver-gold armor was tattered.
Looking at this newly Top Overlord of the Human Race, the Chaos City Lord's eyes revealed undisguised admiration.
"Qie Qiong." The Chaos City Lord's voice resounded directly in the minds of Qie Qiong and the three Venerables, Star Demon, Pan Fu, and Thousand Illusions, who were still in shock in the distance, "I never imagined that you could cultivate to this level so quickly."
Qie Qiong bowed slightly, his voice steady. "You flatter me, City Lord. If you hadn't arrived in time, we would likely not have escaped the clutches of the Sky Wolf." He raised his head, his silver-gold eyes looking at the Chaos City Lord. "City Lord, just now, the Lord of Sky Wolf descended. His oppressive aura and the aftershocks of the battle caused the destruction of our Human Race's King-level Immortal and divine bodies. They suffered this undeserved calamity because of me. I beg you, City Lord, to intervene, Reverse Time and Space, and resurrect them."
Although Qie Qiong is now confident in cultivating to become the Universe Master, it's uncertain how long that will take.
Furthermore, even if King Rank, they will inevitably be resurrected if their clan experiences a large-scale resurrection.
But those King Rank died because of him, so please let the Chaos City Lord revive them now. Anyway, he still has the resources to revive a few King Rank.
"Hmm." The Chaos City Lord's gaze swept over the empty void, and he nodded slightly, his voice gentle, "They are the elite of my Human Race's younger generation. Those who perished here should be resurrected. Qie Qiong, step aside."
Upon hearing Qie Qiong, Qieqiong immediately flew back respectfully to rejoin Star Demon and the other two.
The Chaos City Lord's gaze became incredibly profound, as if it could pierce through the River of Time.
He slowly raised one hand and gently brushed it across the area where the King Rank had vanished.
"Certainly!"
An invisible yet vast will, so powerful that even Space-Time bowed before it, instantly enveloped that area, and time seemed to freeze for a moment.
Then, under the gaze of the three people and Qie Qiong, the scene in that void began to rewind at an astonishing speed.
Time is reversing wildly.
The shattered Space Fragment coalesced from nothingness, flying back to their original positions; the evaporated and annihilated void sands re-emerged and converged; the raging aftershocks of energy were wiped away as if by an invisible giant hand. All the chaos was rewinding, returning to the instant before the Lord of Sky Wolf's world-destroying claw struck.
The scene rapidly reversed, the power of the terrifying giant claw being "retracted," and the scattered deep purple sea of lightning reformed.
Finally, the image freezes on the moment when the figures of those twenty-odd Human Race, King-level Immortal, reappear.
Their faces were still frozen with the horror and despair of witnessing the arrival of the Lord of Sky Wolf, and their eyes were filled with bewilderment and powerlessness in the face of the power of the Universe Master.
The figures of the Sky-Splitting King and the Saint Luo King were crystal clear, and even the faint divine power fluctuations remaining around them were precisely locked onto by the powerful will of the Chaos City Lord.
"Space-Time reversal." The Chaos City Lord's voice was like a whisper of the laws of the universe.
The scene of Space-Time reversed to the moment before the claws fell was like a spring that had been compressed to its limit suddenly being released.
The torrent of time suddenly resumed.
Boom.
An invisible backlash suddenly struck the Chaos City Lord, as if the will of the entire Primal Universe was punishing him for forcibly altering predetermined history.
However, this power might not be very effective against Universe Master with a small divine body.
But for the Chaos City Lord, this Special Life Clone, resurrecting a few King-level Immortals is merely a drop in the ocean.
His body, radiating a silvery-white light, remained as steady as Rock, as if it were a pillar supporting the entire universe, bearing the full force of that terrifying backlash.
As this backlash erupted and was endured, the frozen Space-Time rippled outwards like waves.
The next moment, the figures of more than twenty Human Race, King-level Immortal, appeared vividly in this Space-Time, with frozen expressions of astonishment, along with their divine physical states at the instant they were locked in.
They even bore traces of the previous battle, but their lives were incredibly vibrant.
As if they had only experienced a brief Space-Time displacement, the twenty-odd King-level Immortal looked around in bewilderment. When their gazes fell upon the majestic figure of the Chaos City Lord, who exuded endless majesty, and when they felt their own divine bodies intact, they instantly understood what had happened.
"It's the Chaos City Lord!" One of the King Rank, recognizing this avatar of the Chaos City Lord, exclaimed in surprise, "It was the Lord of Chaos who saved us!"
"Reverse Time and Space, thank you, Lord City Lord, for your life-saving grace!"
All the resurrected King Rank knelt down in unison in the void, facing the Lord of Chaos City Lord, and shouted.
The Chaos City Lord's gaze swept over the kneeling crowd, finally settling on Qie Qiong, whose aura had clearly recovered considerably. His gentle voice rang out again, tinged with approval. "Qie Qiong, you did very well. This place is not safe to linger; come with me back to the Initial Universe."
As the Chaos City Lord finished speaking, the vast Thousand Treasure River swept up everyone, and with a flash of light, it carried Qie Qiong, the three Venerables, and all the resurrected King-level Immortals into the Constant Sand Secret Region.
In the Initial Universe, within the Chaos City Lord's Mansion, lay a small, Vast World.
The land here seems boundless, with only layers upon layers of corpses as far as the eye can see.
The corpse, as large as a planet, still bore the scorch marks of energy collisions, enough to imagine the immense power it possessed in life; compared to—
The remains of the young humans, their bones shimmering with an eerie luster, possessed a hidden, formidable power. When these auras mingled together, they became the most direct proof: this was once a battlefield where peak experts fell, now only ruins remain, silently swaying in the wind.
At this moment, only the majestic figure of the Chaos City Lord and the fully recovered Qie Qiong remained in this world.
The Chaos City Lord's silver-white face displayed both gentleness and majesty.
He looked at Qie Qiong, his eyes full of praise, "Qie Qiong, you did a fantastic job this time. Not only did you successfully slay the Demon Race's Skeleton Overlord, but you also held out against the Lord of Sky Wolf for a long time. Our Human Race has gained another pillar of strength!"
His voice was gentle, yet carried a convincing power.
Qie Qiong bowed slightly and said, "If the city lord hadn't arrived in time, I would have been suppressed by that Sky Wolf long ago. I know I still have shortcomings, and the biggest hidden danger is that I don't have a clone."
He raised his head, his silver-gold eyes staring directly at the Chaos City Lord, and said, "In this experience, facing the Universe Master, one mistake could mean annihilation. Although Qie Qiong has some strength, he is ultimately no match for such an existence. If it weren't for the Lord of Chaos's rescue, Qie Qiong would already be dead."
The Chaos City Lord nodded slightly, indicating his understanding. "The technique of creating clones can only be obtained before Immortal. The Clone Secret Technique is extremely rare and precious. However, as Top Overlord of my Human Race, as long as you are not Soul Control and taken back to the enemy's territory, the Giant Axe will revive you. There is no need to worry so much."
This is why he didn't make the first move when fighting the Lord of Sky Wolf in Qie Qiong. He had already arrived, but he still wanted to see the strength of this newly Top Universe Overlord.
Moreover, he was confident that he could save Qie Qiong when he was truly in danger.
If Qie Qiong knew what the Chaos City Lord was thinking, he would agree with it.
If his apprentice is in danger, he can save him, but only after the apprentice has exhausted all his strength.
True strength is never achieved through shelter and protection.
"Qie Qiong understands." Qie Qiong took a deep breath, preparing to begin her performance.
He flipped his hand, revealing a coin that shimmered with strange, mysterious patterns.
A silver scroll, made of neither gold nor jade, appeared in the palm of the hand.
The scroll's surface flowed with a deep silver luster, shielding it from the Primal Universe's perception.
This is precisely the Clone Technique produced by the system!
"Lord of the City," Qie Qiong presented the scroll, his voice excited, "During my exploration of the core area of Constant Sand Secret Region, I obtained the Domain Supreme Treasure Thunder Annihilation Domain and some Time Constant Sand was only the smallest of my gains; the greatest gain was discovering this item."
He paused, seemingly recalling the scene. "This secret technique was extremely well hidden. If it weren't for my good fortune, I wouldn't have been able to obtain it."
The Chaos City Lord's gaze instantly focused on the silver scroll, the material of which was neither gold nor jade and the flowing secret patterns were difficult for him to fully discern at first.
Moreover, if the scroll is not in front of him, he cannot even sense its existence. For example, right now, in his perception, Qie Qiong's hand is clearly empty.
He asked in a deep voice, "What is this?"
"This is a scroll containing the inheritance of a special technique for creating clones." Qie Qiong's voice carried a hint of excitement. "Qie Qiong has made some initial comprehension; this technique allows cultivators to create clones."
"Huh?" The Chaos City Lord was momentarily stunned, "Clone Technique?"
You should know that in this universe, there has never been Clone Technique that can be cultivated; they are all Innate Secret Techniques of life.
"Yes, it's the Clone Technique. According to this secret technique, it allows a person to split off half of their divine body, creating a clone."
"A split divine body?" the Chaos City Lord asked, puzzled. "Isn't that something even the Immortal Clan does?"
"The secret technique says that the most important condition for this technique is to cultivate in the universe of the Universe Supreme Master. Once the clone is cultivated, as long as it does not leave the universe of the strongest being, it will have already perished in the Primal Universe's rules. In the Primal Universe, the clone will only have fifty percent of its divine body left, and it can then be restored to its state before the split. The clone that was split off will always exist!" Qie Qiong explained.