Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 250 The Choice of the Clone (Two-in-One)

Yang Wu had traveled from the Primordial Secret Realm to the Primordial Secret Realm in order to fuse with the Blood Luo Crystal in the Blood Luo World. The spaceship traveled at fifty times the speed of light in the dark universe, which took about three months.

Now, because the Nine Swords Venerable's spaceship has fused with an immortal-level auxiliary metal life form, it is traveling at 120 times the speed of light in the dark universe. It will only take a little over a month to return to the original secret realm.

A little over a month is but a drop in the ocean compared to the long lifespans of Yang Wu and the Nine Swords Venerable.

Yang Wu rarely had the opportunity to spend time with the Nine Swords Venerable, so he naturally seized the time to ask him about the various problems he encountered in his cultivation.

One person is willing to learn, and the other is willing to teach.

After all, the Nine Swords Venerable was a cosmic venerable who had comprehended the laws of space. His individual guidance to Yang Wu naturally enlightened Yang Wu, and even made him beam with joy.

This guidance lasted for ten days.

……

Ten days later, the Nine Swords Master stopped instructing Yang Wu.

Yang Wu, on the other hand, sat quietly in the spaceship's control room, silently sensing the Star Bead within his body that had become one with him.

It can no longer be called the Star Pearl; to be precise, it should be considered Yang Wu's original core.

The ability to create clones granted by the Star Pearl is similar to the clone talent of the Golden Horned Beast in the original work. Both clones are created by nurturing one's own clones through the inner world, except that the Star Pearl is more powerful than the Golden Horned Beast's original core.

Among all the clone techniques used by various races in the universe, the clone technique of the Golden Horned Beast is already considered extremely good!

After all, the fact that clones can be created with just a little genetic material makes choosing clones much more convenient and simple.

For unique life forms in the universe, obtaining genetic material is naturally easier.

After the Star Pearl completely merged with Yang Wu's body, it transformed into a true life core in the dantian, and Yang Wu's soul entered it.

As for the miniature black hole in Yang Wu's dantian and sea of ​​consciousness, it has now become a carrier of Yang Wu's consciousness.

From now on, as long as the life core formed by the Star Pearl is not destroyed, it doesn't matter if Yang Wu's body is completely obliterated.

The Star Pearl is comparable in value to a top-tier treasure. Even though it is somewhat lacking in defense, even an Immortal Army Lord would be unable to destroy Yang Wu's core without burning his divine power.

The best way to kill Yang Wu is through soul annihilation or soul enslavement. The original core is not afraid of physical attacks, but Yang Wu will have to defend himself against attacks targeting the soul.

Of course, Yang Wu's will has now reached the peak of the Realm Lord, and his cultivation realm has also entered the second level. Although his consciousness is a bit weak, he is still somewhat confident in defending against the soul attack of the Immortal Army Lord!

Within the core formed by the Star Pearl, there is also a void space that all the clones Yang Wu has created can enter, but it cannot accommodate other life forms or items for the time being.

Only after breaking through to the realm master level in the future, and the primordial core merging with the singularity transforming into an inner world, can life other than Yang Wu himself survive, just like in the outside world.

The opportunity to create three clones through the fusion of the Star Pearl is at the cosmic, domain lord, and world lord levels respectively.

When a clone is conceived, only a small amount of genetic material is needed to develop into an embryo. The specific gestation time depends on the clone's genetic level and size.

"A clone can be created at the cosmic level?" Yang Wu was overjoyed upon sensing the message from the primordial core.

"The Star Beads have been successfully fused, haven't they?"

Seeing the joy on Yang Wu's face, the Nine Swords Venerable asked with a smile.

"Yes!" Yang Wu nodded.

He had thought that this method of creating clones through external forces would have more limitations in other aspects, but he never expected it to be so convenient.

Come to think of it, the Star Pearl is the most outstanding clone treasure among all humankind, its value comparable to top-tier treasures.

For a cosmic-level little guy to pay such an astonishing price, there can't possibly be too many restrictions.

Of course, breaking through the limitations of the original nucleus is enough!

Of all the countless brilliant talents among humankind, only one person has broken the shackles of the Star Bead.

"After fusing with the Star Pearl, the first avatar can be created at the cosmic level!" the Nine Swords Venerable said slowly. "Of course, the number of avatars that can be created at the cosmic level cannot exceed the cosmic level!"

Although the Nine Swords Venerable did not have a clone, he was quite familiar with the effects of the Star Pearl.

Then, the Nine Swords Venerable smiled and asked, "Yang Wu, have you decided what kind of clone you want to create?"

"Please give me your guidance, teacher!" Yang Wu said respectfully.

Although Yang Wu was very familiar with the original work, he could only choose the lives mentioned in the original work, so his knowledge was naturally incomparable to that of the Nine Swords Venerable.

If this vast universe and endless time and space are a book, then Luo Feng's growth experience in the original work is one of the more important pages in it.

While Luo Feng's experiences are important and fascinating, they ultimately cannot represent the entire universe.

Just like the hundred realm lords in the primordial secret realm, none of them were mentioned in the original text, but they actually existed, and each of them had a talent that surpassed that of Uka and the others!

Although Yang Wu had some plans in mind regarding the selection of his clone, this did not prevent him from listening to the Nine Swords Venerable's advice.

With a wave of his hand, the Nine Swords Venerable immediately displayed a huge screen in the spaceship's control room.

"These are the 81 options I can think of that are best for you. You can choose any one!" the Nine Swords Venerable said softly. "Of course, if you have a better option, you can also conceive it yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Wu immediately looked up at the screen.

Fiery Star Beast, Destroying Star Beast...

Star-eating grass, blood devil flower...

The lives of the Ci'an race, the lives of the Demon Slayer race...

After reviewing all 81 options, Yang Wu couldn't help but feel puzzled. He then asked the Nine Swords Venerable, "Teacher, among these 81 life forms, the one with the highest genetic multiplier is only ten times! As far as I know, there should be some special life forms in the universe, right?"

"You know quite a lot!" said the Nine Swords Venerable.

Logically speaking, given Yang Wu's status as a member of a cosmic-level primordial secret realm, he shouldn't be able to find information about special life forms at this time.

Of course, Yang Wu has now become a disciple of the Dragon Lord, so his authority has naturally increased considerably.

However, the Nine Swords Venerable didn't think too much about it and continued, "Of course, there are some extremely rare and special life forms in the universe! They are born special, and even if they are World Lords, their lifespans are endless! However..."

"Those special life forms, even the weakest ones, are at the World Lord level, which you cannot cultivate at the Universe level!" Nine Swords Venerable exclaimed.

When others try to create clones, they are unable to do so because they have reached their limit. However, this disciple of his could only choose a weaker clone because his cultivation level was insufficient.

Upon hearing this, Yang Wu was startled and quickly asked, "Teacher, are there no cosmic-level special life forms in this universe?"

"I don't know either! Maybe there are, maybe there aren't!" The Nine Swords Venerable shook his head and said, "However, our entire human race, and even the entire Hong Alliance, do not possess any remains of cosmic-level special life forms!"

"This..." Yang Wu had completely given up hope.

He clearly remembered that in the original story, after Luo Feng completed the recognition of the Star Tower as its master, the Lord of Chaos City once persuaded him to break through to the Immortal level.

However, Luo Feng refused to break through, citing a lack of materials to nurture his third clone.

Luo Feng once said that most of the special life remains in the Hongmeng Treasure Vault were of the Immortal level, and those of the World Lord level were extremely rare!

But what Yang Wu didn't expect was that the human race didn't even have a single remnant of a special life form at the cosmic level!

"Could it be that I can only give birth to life forms with ten times the genetic potential?" Yang Wu thought to himself.

Seeing Yang Wu's disappointed expression, the Nine Swords Venerable continued, "Actually, you could have waited until the World Lord stage to nurture all three clones! As long as you haven't broken through to Immortality, the opportunity to nurture clones won't disappear! But in that case, you currently have no clones, and your ability to survive before breaking through to the World Lord level is greatly reduced!"

"Yang Wu, you have three chances to create a clone. It's essential to develop one now to improve your survival ability! Moreover, creating a clone will also accelerate your cultivation!"

"Disciple understands!" Yang Wu said respectfully.

For Yang Wu, the greatest use of his clones is his ability to save his life!

With clones, he could, like Luo Feng, continuously send them on adventures to cosmic-level cultivation missions to seek opportunities.

Furthermore, the clones can cultivate independently, which is also very important.

Therefore, at the cosmic level, Yang Wu must create an avatar!

"Although life forms that can reproduce in the universe are somewhat weaker than those special life forms at the genetic level, it doesn't mean that they are necessarily weaker in other aspects! In fact, some special life forms with genetic multiples of several tens of times are not as strong as the twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts in terms of overall strength!" Nine Swords Venerable explained.

Yang Wu nodded upon hearing this.

The Golden Horned Beast, which possesses the talent to create clones, is definitely stronger than some special life forms with lower genetic diversity!

Other top bloodlines also have their own advantages!

The Nine Swords Venerable continued, "When you choose your first clone, you mainly need to consider two aspects!"

"First is comprehension, which is key to your understanding of the laws. Choosing a good clone will increase your chances of conquering the Heavenly Mountain, a realm lord level, in the future. Second is size; the larger your size, the larger your divine body will be after you break through to immortality. And if your clone perishes, you can always regenerate it!"

"The auxiliary plant life forms I listed, such as the Star-Eating Grass and Blood Demon Flower, belong to the second type of choice—those with incredibly large sizes. Using the best cultivation methods, when they grow to the peak of the Realm Lord level, their spread reaches a million kilometers!"

"Although it is extremely difficult for auxiliary plants like the Thousand-Vine Star-Eating Grass to break through to the immortal stage, it is nothing compared to the constraints of the Star Pearl!"

"If you can break through your limitations and become immortal in the future, your divine power will be inexhaustible! Even a mid-level universe venerable would probably be unable to kill you!"

Yang Wu nodded to himself.

Under normal circumstances, when a realm lord reaches his peak, the size of all life forms has already reached its limit, and even if he breaks through to immortality, he cannot continue to increase it.

Therefore, large plant and rock-based life forms clearly have a significant advantage once they achieve immortality.

If we exclude special life forms, the Star-Eating Grass and Blood Demon Flower are undoubtedly among the best in terms of size!

"If it's impossible to conceive a special life form, conceiving an incredibly large clone is also a good option!" Yang Wu thought to himself.

"As for the Demon Slayer Clan and the Tz'an Clan, they are even more helpful for your comprehension of the laws of space! If the clarity of ordinary humans regarding the laws is one, then the clarity of the Demon Slayer Clan regarding the laws of space is one hundred, one thousand! These races are born to be favored by the laws of space!"

"Among them, the Demon Slayer Clan is an energy life form, hailed as the universe's number one assassin race. Although their life genes are comparable to ordinary life forms in the universe, they are born without souls, which can help you resist soul attacks! As for the Ts'an Clan, they have ten times the genes of the peak bloodline of the Starry Sky Beasts. While their comprehension of the laws is heaven-defying, their strength is also formidable!"

"And the Flame Star Beast, one of the pinnacle bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts, is also very suitable for you! It possesses great talent in the two fundamental laws of fire and space, and its body length reaches thousands of kilometers, which means it embodies both of the advantages I mentioned!"

"As for the Destroyer Beast, although it is only a few hundred kilometers tall and its laws don't quite match yours, it possesses an extremely heaven-defying secret technique—time stop!"

"Among the billions of races and all sorts of strange life forms in the universe, there are countless innate talents and secret techniques, but this talent of time stillness can be considered one of the most outstanding! Possessing this talent allows you to attack or defend as you please, and in the future, you can even use it to comprehend the laws of time!"

The application of spatial laws is extremely extensive, and can be mainly divided into three categories: teleportation, spatial strangulation, and spatial blockade.

These three main categories can be further subdivided into many smaller categories, such as teleportation of inanimate objects...

The methods of using the laws of time are divided into three main categories: time deceleration, time acceleration, and time freezing, which can control time within a spatial region.

If any one of the six categories of the laws of time and space is cultivated to its extreme, one will possess the strength to pass the twentieth level of the corresponding Heavenly Bridge.

Generally speaking, one must be at least at the peak of the King-level to use such an ability, and a very small number of weaker King-level individuals can also use it.

However, the time-stopping innate secret technique of the Destroyer Beast is incredibly powerful, allowing it to use methods that can only be used at the peak of the King level at the cosmic level.

"Teleportation" and "Time Freeze" are the most overpowered life-saving techniques among the two superior laws.

Comparatively speaking, time freezing might be even more powerful.

Because once a user uses this move on a certain space, all life within that space will be affected, and all life except for their own will will be bound and unable to move.

Although the time is relatively short, it is enough for me to escape or kill the enemy!

"Yang Wu!" the Nine Swords Venerable said with a smile, "These 81 types of life forms I've listed all have their own advantages. Ultimately, the decision of which to choose is up to you!"

Yang Wu nodded slowly. He could see that the 81 choices listed by the Nine Swords Venerable covered all aspects and were the most suitable choices for his clone in the universe.

The Star-Eating Grass is enormous, even comparable to some extraordinary life forms!

The Flame Star Beast is incredibly large, and its talent is extremely compatible with Yang Wu's. Moreover, it also possesses several heaven-defying secret techniques!

The Destroyer Beast possesses an incredibly powerful ability to stop time!

As for the Demon Slayer Clan's clones, the darlings of space, the strongest assassin clan in the universe, the most crucial point is their innate secret technique 'copying'!

In that perilous Demon Mountain mission, Luo Feng used this skill to break through the encirclement of numerous powerful phantom beasts, obtain the inheritance of the Demon Sound God General, and ultimately forcibly obtain the first stage reward!

This is arguably the easiest path for Yang Wu to replicate. Moreover, the Demon Slayer Clan is immune to soul attacks and possesses incredibly powerful survival techniques, making it a truly excellent choice.

The only pity is that it is too small. But Yang Wu will definitely choose a larger clone in the future. Before he becomes immortal, he can use cosmic crystals to nurture clones. Size does not have much effect!

But I'm so unwilling to accept it!

The slots for clones are incredibly precious! Yang Wu is clearly familiar with the original work and is already in a god-like position, so is there really no better option?

Suddenly—

A flash of inspiration struck Yang Wu!

"Haha, I've got it! In this universe, there are still two types of life forms that are most defying the heavens!"

I read a lot of the original text today, and I didn't see any special life forms below the level of a realm lord.

The easiest to see among them are the sea of ​​blood and the daffodils...

(End of this chapter)