Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 248 The Art of Cloning (Two Chapters Combined)

Once Yang Wu regained consciousness, he immediately found himself in a vast, desolate space.

"Teacher!" the Nine Swords Venerable called out respectfully.

"Huh?" Yang Wu then noticed that an incredibly imposing figure had suddenly appeared not far in front of him.

This figure was as imposing as a mountain, dressed in ancient crimson armor, with a long dragon tail and eyes that seemed to contain the entire universe. The invisible domineering aura emanating from him distorted the surrounding space.

When Yang Wu's gaze fell upon this figure, he immediately felt a tremor in his soul. Even with his second level of cultivation, he was unable to contend with it.

At first, Yang Wu only saw a figure, but then he seemed to see endless cosmic laws.

The magnificent and vast laws of the universe constantly exuded an aura of dominance, causing Yang Wu to completely submit to them.

"Teacher!" Venerable Nine Swords bowed and said, "Another Black Warrior has emerged from my Virtual Universe Company lineage. He is also my disciple, Yang Wu. Today, I have been ordered to bring him to pay his respects to you, Master!"

"Yang Wu!" The Nine Swords Venerable turned slightly to look at Yang Wu and said softly, "Greetings to your grandmaster!"

Yang Wu also bowed respectfully and said, "Yang Wu greets Grandmaster!"

Yang Wu held these most outstanding beings among humanity in the highest esteem. It was because of their existence that the human race could stand at the pinnacle of this vast universe.

Without the protection of these great beings, the status of humanity in the universe would be predictable, probably not much better than that of the natives of the outer battlefields.

"Yang Wu!" A powerful voice rang out.

Yang Wu and the Nine Swords Venerable listened respectfully.

The Lord of Dragons looked at Yang Wu and said with a smile, "Your performance in the Blood Luo World was quite good. You were able to fuse twelve Blood Luo Crystals, which is extremely rare among our human race!"

"Your cultivation time is extremely short, yet your willpower is remarkably strong, and now you've even become a Black Warrior," the Dragon Lord praised. "Would you be willing to become my disciple?"

"The Dragon Lord's disciple?" Yang Wu was slightly taken aback, then looked at the Nine Swords Venerable beside him.

In human society, the master-disciple relationship is incredibly strong; it's virtually impossible for someone to betray their master or ancestors. If someone were to do such a thing, they would immediately become the common enemy of all powerful individuals!

Moreover, most strong individuals will have several teachers.

Because when you climb from the bottom to the top, you may easily encounter the problem that your teacher is not capable enough to guide you.

For the sake of human development, we cannot limit each person to having only one teacher, as that would only hinder the talent of the disciples.

Like Yang Wu's teacher, Jin Guanghou, although his understanding of the laws was still higher than Yang Wu's, Jin Guanghou could no longer guide him after Yang Wu embarked on the path of analyzing the essence of the laws.

Yang Wu never imagined that he would only have two teachers. If other universe lords wanted to take him as a disciple, Yang Wu would definitely not hesitate.

However, this Lord of Dragons was the teacher of the Nine Swords Venerable, his nominal grandmaster, so Yang Wu naturally had some hesitation.

Upon seeing Yang Wu's gaze, the Nine Swords Venerable quickly nodded, signaling Yang Wu to agree.

As for the Lord of Dragons, he was quite satisfied after seeing Yang Wu's gaze.

This also shows that Yang Wu was a person who respected his teachers and valued the Way.

"Such things are very common among our human race!" the Dragon Lord explained. "You two can continue to address each other as master and disciple!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Wu immediately bowed respectfully and said, "This disciple is willing!"

The Lord of Dragons nodded slowly.

"Yang Wu, I know you've chosen the path of dissecting the essence of the laws," said the Lord of Dragons. "I'll give you fifty thousand years! If you can become a King-level Immortal within those fifty thousand years, I'll accept you as my personal disciple!"

"To become a King-level Immortal within 50,000 years?" The Nine Swords Venerable standing to the side thought to himself, "With Yang Wu's talent, achieving this shouldn't be too difficult."

Generally speaking, once one's understanding of the laws reaches the eighteenth level of the Bridge to Heaven, one can become a King-level Immortal, which is much simpler than traversing the Primal Heavenly Mountain.

The most crucial point is that Yang Wu became a Black Warrior, so the Dragon Lord lowered his requirements for his understanding of the laws considerably.

"This disciple will certainly strive to do his best!" Yang Wu said respectfully.

"You have comprehended the laws of space. From now on, just continue to cultivate with the Nine Swords!" The Lord of Dragon Journey smiled and said, "My Virtual Universe Company cultivates geniuses, and the higher their talent, the more resources they receive. Of course, most resource allocation will only take place after reaching the World Lord level. You are my disciple, so I will also give you some resources."

"Thank you, Teacher!" Yang Wu said respectfully.

"What do you need right now?" the Dragon Lord asked casually. "Secret techniques? Treasures? Or rare and precious items?"

Yang Wu quickly and respectfully said, "This disciple wishes to request the method of creating a clone!"

"The technique of creating clones?" The Lord of Dragons smiled, then asked, "Was it Nine Swords who reminded you of it?"

"Teacher!" Venerable Nine Swords bowed immediately.

"Nine Swords, it seems you still can't forget what happened back then!" The Dragon Lord shook his head and sighed, "Actually, you were just unlucky!"

"What happened back then? Master Nine Swords was unlucky?" Yang Wu thought to himself, "Could it be about the clone?"

suddenly--

With a wave of his hand, the Lord of Dragons caused a giant screen to appear in mid-air.

"There are 27 cosmic-level clone techniques here; you can choose any one of them!"

The Lord of Dragons said in a deep voice, "Of course, different choices will lead to different levels of difficulty in breaking through to immortality. You must choose carefully!"

"27 clone techniques that can be used at the cosmic level?" Yang Wu stared at the huge screen, utterly shocked.

He only had one method of creating a clone to choose from in the virtual universe company's treasury, but unexpectedly, there were 27 different methods to choose from.

Yang Wu carefully observed the clone techniques on the screen, trying to find the one that best suited him!

"These 27 methods of creating clones can be broadly divided into two categories! One is to possess other cosmic life forms with the talent for creating clones, such as the Golden Horned Beast and the Hill and Ravine Beast among the Starry Sky Beasts, some special bloodlines of the Demon Race, and some uniquely gifted races in the universe; the other method is to fuse with some special treasures. When breaking through to the Domain Lord level, one's singularity can merge with that treasure, and finally, when breaking through to the World Lord level, they will become one's inner world!"

The Lord of Dragons explained, "The first method requires sacrificing one's own body; the second method, relatively speaking, is much more difficult to break through to immortality!"

"At the cosmic level, the best option for you is the second method! Because, if you're going to possess someone, the best choices are the Golden Horned Beast and the Hillside Beast. While these two are good, the number of clones they can create is limited. They simply cannot create some of the most extraordinary and unique life forms in the universe."

"As for special life forms even more powerful than the Golden Horned Beast, there simply isn't a 'cosmic-level' realm among them!"

"However, if you choose the second method, because that special treasure and the singularity are now integrated, breaking through to immortality will be even more difficult in the future. The choice is yours!"

"Yes!" Yang Wu replied respectfully.

As the Lord of Dragons explained, the most outstanding methods of possession are those of the Golden Horned Beast and the Hill and Valley Beast. However, these two have a limit to the number of clones they can create. Even after Luo Feng cultivated the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual, his Golden Horned Beast clone could only create clones with hundreds of times the genes of ordinary life forms.

Although he didn't know if the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual had raised the upper limit of the Golden Horned Beast's ability to create clones, Yang Wu didn't dare to gamble. Moreover, even a special life form with hundreds of times the genetic potential wouldn't amount to much in the universe without the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual.

Therefore, Yang Wu focused all his attention on the second method from the very beginning.

Most of the 27 methods of creating clones on the screen are obtained through possession, while only three involve fusing with treasures.

Once successfully fused, the One Qi Yuan Water Pearl can give birth to an avatar, and at most, it can give birth to a special life form with no more than a hundred times the genetic potential. However, to break through to immortality, one's understanding of the laws must be comparable to that of a King-level being!

Once the Origin Pearl is successfully fused, it can give birth to two clones, and can even give birth to a special life form with a gene density of up to a thousand times. To break through to immortality, one must at least have the comprehension of the laws at the peak of the King-level!

After successful fusion, the Star Pearl can give birth to three clones, and can give birth to special life forms with up to three thousand times the genes. To break through to immortality, one must have the understanding of the laws at the peak of the King-level, comprehend the ultimate secret technique that suits oneself, and have an extremely powerful amplitude secret technique!

These three treasures are all incredibly powerful, each with a greater difficulty level than the last in terms of breaking through to immortality!

Ordinary realm lord beings only need to comprehend any one of the eight lower-level fundamental laws—metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and light—to break through to immortality.

For a typical Golden Horned Beast, whose inner world far surpasses that of an ordinary life form and whose genes are ten times that of an ordinary life form, breaking through the shackles of the original core is ten or even a hundred times more difficult than for an ordinary life form. Generally speaking, it takes at least a Marquis-level understanding of the laws to break through to immortality.

Above that are beings like the Zerg Queen, who defy the heavens. To break through to immortality, one needs at least the enlightenment of a king!

The more powerful and extraordinary a life form is, the more difficult it is to become immortal!

If he were to fuse with that Star Pearl and break through to the Immortal realm, he would likely be almost identical to Luo Feng in the original story!

After careful consideration, Yang Wu focused his attention on the Star Pearl and respectfully said, "Teacher, this disciple wishes to fuse with the Star Pearl!"

Yang Wu chose the Star Pearl for two reasons.

First, Yang Wu has the aid of a simulator, which allows him to simulate for a hundred times longer. Even if breaking through the constraints is extremely difficult, he has enough confidence.

Secondly, after choosing the Star Pearl, it can nurture special life forms with three thousand times the genetic potential, which is basically enough to nurture most special life forms at the World Lord level in the universe. This allows Yang Wu to have more clones to choose from.

"kindness?"

Upon hearing Yang Wu's choice, the Lord of Dragons was quite surprised.

In his opinion, Yang Wu was most likely to choose the Qi Yuan Water Pearl, and choosing the Origin Pearl was also possible, but he never thought that Yang Wu would choose the Star Pearl.

After all, Yang Wu's current talent for the laws is still somewhat inferior to that of the most outstanding geniuses among humans.

Moreover, even the top geniuses are more likely to choose the Origin Pearl.

The Lord of Dragons was only slightly surprised, but the Nine Swords Venerable beside Yang Wu had already changed his expression drastically.

He finally managed to take on such a talented disciple. If he fails to break through to immortality in the end, then things will get really messed up!

"Yang Wu, the Origin Pearl is actually quite good!" the Nine Swords Venerable said softly.

"The Star Bead is an extremely rare treasure in the universe! Since our human race obtained it, a total of 17 peerless geniuses have tried to fuse with it! To date, only one person has successfully broken through the shackles and become immortal!" The Dragon Lord did not stop the Nine Swords Venerable from persuading Yang Wu, but slowly said, "As for the others, they have either already perished, or they underwent another possession before their lifespans expired!"

"So, Yang Wu, do you still intend to choose the 'Star Pearl'?"

The Lord of Dragons calmly said, "If you give up, I can let you choose again!"

The Nine Swords Venerable, standing to the side, also looked at Yang Wu expectantly, hoping that he would change his mind.

Yang Wu's expression also turned serious.

This was undoubtedly an extremely important choice for him.

"Even with the help of a simulator, can I really break through the constraints?" Yang Wu hesitated.

Not everyone can keep making great strides on the path to becoming a strong person. Once they get stuck at a hurdle, they will not make any progress for a long time.

Before becoming immortal, Zhenyan Wang was considered a peerless genius, but after breaking through to immortality, he failed to create an ultimate secret technique for hundreds of millions of years!

As for the other immortal kings, the gap is even greater!

These people were all unparalleled geniuses. After all, the accumulation of countless years by mankind could only amount to 100,000 kings.

However, after a slight hesitation, Yang Wu made his final decision.

"There's absolutely no need to dwell on this! If even with an emulator, I still can't break free from these limitations, I might as well just give up!"

"Master, my mind is made up. Please grant my request!" Yang Wu said respectfully to the Dragon Lord and the Nine Swords Venerable.

Even with the help of a simulator, Yang Wu would have hesitated when he first arrived in this world.

But now, as Yang Wu's will has been tempered and strengthened, his belief has become more and more steadfast!

"If Luo Feng could kill a King-level Limit Breaker at the Realm Lord stage, and rival a top-tier Universe Overlord at the Immortal stage, so can I!"

This is how Yang Wu has grown!

"Excellent!" the Dragon Lord exclaimed, "The Star Pearl is incredibly precious, comparable to a top-tier treasure! But since you're so confident, Yang Wu, I'll bestow it upon you directly!"

For the Lord of Dragons, while top-tier treasures are precious, they are not something he would even consider worth mentioning.

In his view, the most important thing is that Yang Wu sticks to his choice!

At worst, he can just possess another body before his lifespan ends. It's just a top-tier treasure; he can afford to waste it!

Of course, for the Nine Swords Venerable, top-tier treasures are already quite precious! The cyan battle robe he wore was only a treasure of this level.

"Thank you so much, Master!" Yang Wu said with great gratitude.

Even an ordinary treasure can cause powerful experts at the peak of the King level to fight each other to the death, let alone a top-tier treasure.

A top-tier treasure, if converted into Primordial Chaos Units, would cost at least trillions! Moreover, no one would be foolish enough to exchange a treasure for ordinary money.

Such a treasure, if not bestowed by the Lord of Dragons, would certainly not have been obtainable by Yang Wu at the cosmic level, even with the assistance of a simulator!

"This is the 'Star Pearl'!"

With a flick of his hand, the Lord of Dragons conjured a dazzling pearl that appeared out of thin air.

This bead is only about the size of a fist. It looks very ancient and has extremely complex patterns and various star carvings all over its body.

"Even if a cosmic supreme being were to emerge from my human race, the race would only reward him with a treasure of this value. Now, it is yours!"

With a wave of his hand, the Dragon Lord sent the dazzling Star Pearl flying right in front of Yang Wu.

"By imprinting your spirit upon it, you can see its specific usage. Simply store it in your sea of ​​consciousness or dantian, and after ten days, it will be completely integrated! Once the integration is successful, you will be able to create your first clone!"

Yang Wu reached out and took the Star Pearl, then a wisp of his mental power seeped into it, instantly establishing a mental connection.

After a brief consideration, Yang Wu directly integrated it into his dantian.

Yang Wu is a martial artist, so his ability to utilize the genetic energy within his dantian is naturally stronger.

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