Blue Star.
The weather was clear as ever.
Lin Yu returned to the human base.
This trip to the Abyss had brought him immense rewards.
Not only had his talent advanced twice, but his cultivation realm had also increased by one level, reaching the Spirit God realm.
Next, his goal was the Main God realm.
Upon his return, he was warmly welcomed with a banquet. However, Lin Yu declined, letting Lin Fan entertain the guests.
He, on the other hand, returned to his room.
After resting for a while, Lin Fan found him.
"Why are you here instead of at the banquet?"
"Oh, that banquet was so boring, just endless social niceties. You know as well as I do that strength reigns supreme. Only the weak care about such superficialities, so I found it uninteresting and came back."
Lin Fan grinned, "Big brother, you've gained so much this time, really! Keep up the good work!"
Lin Fan remained his usual roguish self.
Lin Yu chided him with a laugh, "You're not cultivating properly, are you just lying around now?"
Lin Fan chuckled, "Brother, I'm not good at cultivation. Leave that to fourth brother, Lin Wu. That kid's comprehension is heaven-defying. What he cultivates in a day is worth years for me."
Lin Wu's comprehension was evident to all, his monstrous talent greatly aiding Lin Yu in breaking through his cultivation.
Lin Yu smiled, "Lin Wu is cultivating right now. You shouldn't go out either, cultivate diligently!"
Lin Fan’s expression turned serious. "Brother, Blue Star is on the verge of a complete transformation! How can I possibly have the mood to cultivate? We need to prepare early!"
Considering the timing, Blue Star’s complete transformation was imminent, likely within days.
Lin Yu nodded. "That's true. This is indeed a major problem. When that time comes, the entire Blue Star will face another great crisis, with Main Gods from various realms descending. Even for me, it won't be easy to handle."
He was already very powerful, easily dealing with a dozen early-stage Spirit Gods. However, facing mid-stage or even late-stage Main Gods would not be so simple.
He might even be unable to win, as in the Main God realm, even a small difference in a cultivation stage felt like heaven and earth.
"Don't worry. My talent clones can be upgraded again. Once the upgrade is complete, I can even contend with late-stage Main Gods!"
After upgrading the talent clones, their numbers would skyrocket.
Even when facing late-stage Main Gods, he should have a fighting chance, at the very least, he could escape. If Lin Wu could comprehend a more advanced synergistic skill, he would be even stronger.
"Then what are we waiting for? Upgrade quickly!" Lin Fan urged.
"I was just about to upgrade. You came and interrupted me!" Lin Yu said.
Lin Fan repeatedly apologized, "My mistake, my mistake, brother, upgrade quickly!"
Lin Yu nodded and thought, "System, upgrade talent clones!"
"Ding, Host’s upgrade points are sufficient. Confirm upgrade?"
"Yes!"
"Ding, talent upgrading..."
"Ding, talent upgrade successful. Congratulations, the Speed First Talent Clone has been upgraded to SSSSS level!"
"You have obtained three abilities!"
First ability!
"Path One: Infinite Clones: Your clone count increases tenfold!"
"Path Two: Infinite Range: Your manipulation range increases tenfold!"
"Path Three: Infinite Combat Power: Your clones can inherit 1000% of your combat power!"
"Please choose one as your future development direction!"
"Choose Path One!"
"You have made your choice. Your clone count has increased to 50 million!"
"Ding, you can now establish a nation single-handedly."
"Ding, your clones will awaken self-awareness and gain low-level intelligence!"
Lin Yu showed a look of pleasant surprise.
The clones gaining self-awareness meant they now had souls.
Having a soul was considered a complete life. Although the clones would only have low-level intelligence, perhaps akin to beasts, with souls, they could directly use some of his soul-based skills in the future.
"Excellent, excellent!!!"
"System, what about the second ability?"
"Ding, you have obtained a permanent clone!"
"Please choose one of the three options as your permanent clone."
"Option One: Reincarnation Clone: You can obtain a clone with the ability to reincarnate."
"Option Two: Heavenly Dao Clone: You can obtain the Heavenly Dao as your clone."
"Option Three: Fusion Clone: You can designate one of your fusion clones to become a permanent clone, without affecting the clone count."
All three options were tempting.
Lin Yu fell into thought. He wanted all three, really.
The first, the Reincarnation Clone, had the ability to reincarnate. If it reincarnated as a son of an Immortal Emperor, that would be incredibly advantageous.
The second, the Heavenly Dao Clone, would directly make him the lord of a world. However, if it became the Heavenly Dao of a small world, that would be tragic, just like the Reincarnation Clone, its uncertainty was high.
The third, the Fusion Clone, was the simplest. It would allow a fusion clone to become a permanent clone. This effect was immediate and would directly increase his strength, but it felt somewhat ordinary, not inspiring much anticipation.
Which one should he choose?
"Lin Fan, what do you think?" Lin Yu asked.
Lin Fan chuckled, "Brother, you make the decision."
"Just tell me if you want me to!"
"Alright, I think, given the danger we are facing, we should prioritize increasing our strength. I suggest choosing the Fusion Clone. Think about it, if we choose the Fusion Clone, we can immediately increase our power by fifty thousand times!"
"Brother, have you considered how great an increase that is?"
Fifty thousand times?
This number was enormous.
Lin Yu was swayed!
After Lin Fan's explanation, he realized.
Ever since he awakened his synchronization ability, his clones and his strength were synchronized. If his clones were a hundred thousand times stronger than him, he would instantly be elevated to the same level.
No, he would only increase by half, meaning fifty thousand times, because the clone would be twice as strong as the main body.
But even so, this was a terrifyingly huge number.
In the future, perhaps a single clone would possess Main God-level strength. Then, if he fused with it, even a late-stage Main God might not be his match.
He was already getting excited at the thought.
He just wondered if there were any hidden traps.
"System, if I choose the third option, will my strength really increase by fifty thousand times?"
"Host, I cannot disclose this information. You may try it!"
"System, how many upgrade points? I'll give you all of them!"
"Ding, one hundred billion, please!"
"Get lost! I won't give it!"
"Ding, you may! However, a gentle reminder from the system: Suddenly increasing so much power, be careful not to be overwhelmed by the strength and explode!"
"What the hell, I could explode? Luckily I asked the system, otherwise I wouldn't even know how I died!" 138 Reading Network
"System, I choose option three!"
"Ding, congratulations Host, you have obtained a permanent clone: Fusion Clone!"
In the next moment, an ability appeared in his mind: he could designate a fusion clone to become a permanent clone.
However, only one permanent fusion clone could exist at a time.
"Ding, there is one last ability. Please make your choice, Host!"
"Speak!"
"This is a talent ability of your clone talent. You can choose one as your talent ability."
"Talent Ability One: Blood God Son: Your main body can transform into one hundred and eighty million Blood God Sons. As long as one Blood God Son remains alive, you will not be completely dead."
"Talent Ability Two: Thought Clone: You will possess four hundred and eighty million Thought Clones. As long as not all Thought Clones are dead, you will not be completely annihilated."
"Talent Ability Three: Bloodline Rebirth: Your bloodline is your rebirth container. As long as any of your bloodline exists in the world, you will be resurrected from your descendants' bloodline after death!"
"Please make your choice!"
Lin Yu fell silent.
All three skills were very precious, but he was unsure which to choose.
"These are life-saving abilities. First, I'll rule out the third one. Cultivating descendants is too slow, and besides, I'm not a stud."
"Then it's between one and two, choosing a suitable one."
The effects of these two abilities were similar. Option one was to decompose his physical body into Blood God Sons. As long as the Blood God Sons were not dead, he would not die. However, after resurrection, his strength would likely not be the same as before.
Option two was Thought Clones, totaling four hundred and eighty million. Considering that humans have thirty thousand thoughts per second, it would only take him a day to acquire four hundred and eighty million Thought Clones. Afterward, if he distributed these Thought Clones across various realms, he would truly be difficult to kill.
In short, both skills were about becoming immortal, truly top-tier life-saving skills.
Regardless of which one he chose, the effect would be similar, with only the form of manifestation differing.
After pondering for a long time, he finally chose the second one, Thought Clones.
"Ding, congratulations Host for choosing ability two. You have obtained a new ability, Thought Clone!"
In the next moment, a new skill appeared in Lin Yu's mind: Thought Clone!
"Hoo! Finally, I have a life-saving skill. Let's see who can kill me now!"
Lin Fan saw that Lin Yu was done and said, "Brother, quickly, quickly, show us the ability!"
Lin Yu smiled, "Alright, let you have a look."
However, for the sake of his life, Lin Yu first released the Thought Clones.
Thought Clones originated from his thoughts. Except for him, no one else could see them.
Moreover, everyone had thoughts, and a person had thirty thousand thoughts per second. One could imagine that wherever sentient beings existed in the world, if one could see thoughts, they would densely fill the space.
Because of the Thought Clones, he could now see thoughts. He saw thoughts everywhere above the central city.
However, the thoughts of ordinary beings dissipated quickly, while his Thought Clones could persist for a long time.
"Go!"
Lin Yu commanded the Thought Clones to leave, to hide in various places around the world, and not to stay by his side.
Thought Clones continued to emerge. In a short while, there were over a million of them. They left the central city and went to other realms, to various forbidden zones.
There were hiding places for Thought Clones in almost every corner of the world.
As Thought Clones continued to appear, Lin Yu was not idle. Using his dual focus, he released his clones.
"There are now fifty million clones. This place can't hold them all!"
"Let's merge twenty clones first!"
Merge!
In the next moment.
White light appeared and then dissipated, and twenty clones materialized around him.
"Fusion!"
White light appeared again, forming a ball of light. The ball of light shattered, and an enlarged version of Lin Yu, only three meters tall, appeared beside him.
"Main body!" the fusion clone bowed and greeted him.
Lin Yu was slightly stunned, then quickly remembered that the clones now had self-awareness.
"What's your name?" Lin Yu asked tentatively.
Fusion Clone: "I... I... I...."
Lin Fan shook his head, "Brother, his intelligence is too low, like a beast. He probably doesn't even understand what a name is."
Lin Yu nodded in agreement. After all, you couldn't expect a beast to name itself. The fact that he understood the word "I" showed some level of intelligence.
"Let's make him a permanent clone!"
"Brother, only twenty clones have merged. Isn't that too few?"
"Do you want me to explode from the sudden surge of power?"
"No, brother, you should have said so earlier. Then we'll take it slow, starting with twenty."
Lin Yu nodded and thought, "Permanent clone: Fusion Clone! Designate!"