Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 104 Mission World

Zhou Yang felt that he was in a very strange state.

As the strange 'clone runes' deep within his soul began to connect, his soul power was instantly activated and 'diverted,' or rather 'split' into the ten 'clones.'

Under the influence of those strange runes, the portion of soul power that flowed into the clone quickly took root and activated in the 10 clones, as if forming an independent individual.

However, this "independence" was only relative, and it did not make Zhou Yang feel any sense of separation.

If he were to describe the feeling in detail, he felt as if he had ten extra heads, ten extra bodies, and ten extra hands and feet.

His consciousness was like a mainframe computer, able to control these extra limbs at will.

The autonomous consciousness that splits out and develops from these clones is like a series of sub-controllers, which can make the host's control more flexible and changeable, but ultimately it is still under the control of the host.

"That's amazing!"

Zhou Yang silently sensed the situation of each of his clones.

"The soul strength of the clone is about one-thousandth that of the main body. This should be the maximum that the 'Clone Rune' can achieve."

"As for the physical body, it was conceived in a cloning pod and is roughly at the level of a normal ninth-order human in the universe."

"The soul is weak, and the physical strength is average, but the understanding of laws and the experience of secret techniques can be shared with the main body."

"Overall, the combat power he unleashes is probably equivalent to that of an average human genius, and he should be able to pass through the fourth or fifth level of the Sky Bridge."

Zhou Yang frowned slightly.

The difference in combat power between the 4th and 5th floors of the Sky Bridge and the 8th floor is not simply half.

"Wait a minute, my clone's combat power is probably less than half of my original strength. Aren't all of Teacher's clones about 60% of their original strength?"

"Is it because the clone's soul is too weak?"

He pondered silently, then his eyes lit up.

"By the way, I wonder if the part of the soul in the clone can cultivate the 'Three Souls Nine Refinements' on its own?"

With a thought, his ten clones immediately sat cross-legged, and the part of his spiritual body in his sea of ​​consciousness instantly condensed into human form.

Those individual consciousness entities were also sitting cross-legged, but their hands began to form special hand seals in specific postures.

"Buzz~"

As each hand seal was formed, a slightly burning sensation instantly surged into my heart.

Under this scorching heat, the ten divided souls seemed to be being tempered.

"It really works!"

After just a slight attempt, an overwhelming joy welled up on his face!

Those divided souls could actually operate the "Three Souls Nine Refinements" on their own, and perhaps because the divided souls were too weak, the effect of the "Three Souls Nine Refinements" was particularly obvious!

After just one round of hand seals, he could clearly feel that each of his divided souls had grown stronger.

"Meteor Tear is truly amazing! A casually released 'Three Souls Nine Refinements' technique is so powerful; it could easily become one of my greatest trump cards for future rise!"

Zhou Yang was thrilled.

The weakness of clones created using the Candri clone technique lies in their souls, which are many times weaker than the original body!

If the "Three Souls Nine Refinements" technique can make up for this deficiency, it doesn't need to be too strong; it just needs to make the clone's soul grow to the level of a normal human.

Given the ability to share the core laws and secret techniques, the combat power that the clone can unleash is likely to surpass that of most human geniuses!

"Each clone cultivates the 'Three Souls, Nine Refinements' technique to strengthen their soul, and with the main body also constantly cultivating, the power they can feed back is increasing, so the clones' combat strength can definitely improve rapidly!"

"Even Master Kandri probably never imagined that his secret technique would be so well-suited to me!"

Zhou Yang felt a surge of pride and began to consider his next plan.

"The clone is complete; now it's time to consider the mission."

He shouted in his mind:

"Babata, commission a batch of equipment for creating clones in battle. Also, search the treasure vault for a secret technique that allows me to conceal my presence and change my form."

"receive!"

In the endless starry sky, among billions of races, endless battles take place every moment.

The path to strength is never easy.

Truly powerful individuals always grow stronger through repeated trials and tribulations.

After the initial period of comfort, the members of this year's Genius Battle gradually realized this.

One by one, these geniuses began to take on missions and enter the world of cultivation to hone their skills.

Luo Feng went to the dangerous-level world "Blood Luo World", Rong Jun went to the difficult-level world "Blood Demon Cave", and Bo Lan went to the dangerous-level world "Nine Star Sea".

The once bustling Yuxiang Mountain quickly became deserted again.

Six months later, a long, sword-shaped spaceship with a deep blue body departed from Zhou Yang's territory and flew rapidly towards the strange starry sky within the area of ​​the Primal Secret Realm.

This is an ancient mountain range that has existed for countless billions of years.

The mountain range, stretching for hundreds of millions of miles, is covered by towering, dense forests. From time to time, the roars of unknown beasts can be heard from the forests, which sound extremely terrifying.

"Whoosh!"

A blurry figure plunged into the dense jungle, then slid quickly to the ground, clinging to a thick, ancient tree.

The figure was extremely rugged in appearance, wearing a gray-brown animal skin coat and animal skin boots, with his arms and calves exposed.

With his messy hair hanging down, he looked exactly like a wild man.

However, the dark spear he carried on his back and his deep, unfathomable black eyes added to his mystique.

"I thought this ancient temple ruins world would be a ruined world, but the environment looks pretty good."

"Zhou Yang, who looks like a 'wild man,' murmured."

"That's normal. This world is ridiculously large. The ruined ancient temple is only in the core area of ​​this world. How could it all be ruins?"

Babata replied in his mind, "Zhou Yang, there are almost no technological products in this world, so I don't usually show up. Call me if you need anything."

"it is good."

Zhou Yang nodded.

The world he is currently in is the world of the dangerous mission 'Ruins of the Ancient Temple'.

This was Zhou Yang's first cultivation mission, and he had naturally done a thorough understanding of this mission world beforehand.

Legend has it that countless eons ago, there existed powerful ancient gods in this world.

Ordinary people living in this world can communicate with the ancient gods through special rituals and pray for them to grant them power that transcends the mortal realm.

It was precisely because of this powerful force bestowed upon them by the ancient gods that they were able to survive in this world overrun by savage beasts.

However, no one knows when it started, but all those powerful 'Ancient Gods' have disappeared, and even the temples where the 'Ancient Gods' lived have become ruins.

Fortunately, the magical sacrificial ritual was still working for some reason. As long as the sacrificial offerings met the conditions, the worshipper would receive a mysterious energy feedback, granting them various magical abilities.

"Ruins of the Ancient Temple Quest 1: Collect any one drop of 'Ancient God Blood'. Quest completion reward: 10,000 points."

"Ruins of the Ancient Temple Quest 2: Collect 36 different types of 'Ancient God Blood'. Quest completion reward: 100,000 points".

These are the two requirements for the dangerous-level "Ruins of the Ancient Temple" mission.

The frustrating thing is that the quest doesn't explain what "Ancient God Blood" is or where to obtain it.

"Let's try making contact with the 'native' inhabitants of this world first."

Zhou Yang sighed inwardly. He quickly determined his direction, and his figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

(End of this chapter)