After the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone performed the gifted secret technique, Branch Transfer, Ender was surprised and wondered, "Why would the Branch of this Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone give birth to a Soul?"
He had carefully sensed it; the newly born Branch had a Soul, and this Soul was of the same Origin as the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone, both splitting off from the human main body.
The difference was that this Branch's Soul was separated from the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone without any warning.
According to the Original Universe's operating rules, a Clone's Clone cannot further conceive a Clone, meaning Ender's Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone cannot conceive another Clone.
Such 'matryoshka doll' behavior is not permitted by the Original Universe's operating rules!
The Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone is a plant-type life form with a Soul. As a Branch split from the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone, it should not have a Soul, only a trace of the main tree's Soul power to control its actions.
But now, the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Branch has a Soul, which is equivalent to an independent Clone that can comprehend the operation of Law!
"It can comprehend the operation of Law... Doesn't that mean both Gu Yu Ancient Tree Branches can comprehend Law!"
Ender's face showed joy, "And I also effectively have three Clones!"
"With three Clones that have high Law talent, I can completely place the two Branches on the rooftop of my residence to comprehend the Wood Origin Law and Space Origin Law."
"The Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone can integrate the comprehended Law in the world ring, while my human main body can focus on Cultivating claw techniques, movement techniques, and amplitude."
He laughed heartily, thinking, "With three Clones Cultivating simultaneously, my future achievements will be limitless!"
Gifted Secret Technique — Branch Transfer!
From the hundred-meter-tall Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone, a branch less than one meter long broke off and fell. Then, under the effect of the secret technique Branch Transfer, the branch quickly rooted.
At the same time, a part of the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone's Soul was missing, and this part of the Soul appeared on this newly born Branch. Thus, the newly born Branch, like the previous one, gained a Soul.
"It's not an accident!"
After transferring his consciousness to the Gu Yu Ancient Tree Clone, the hundred-meter-tall tree trembled slightly, "The second Branch also has a Soul!"
Ender thought, "Return to the residence rooftop."
Subsequently, the human main body left the world ring and returned to the quiet room of his residence, opened the door, and quickly ran to the rooftop.
Upon reaching the rooftop, Ender took out two one-meter-tall Branches from his world ring and simultaneously extracted two piles of soil to plant the Branches.
He felt a bit amused, "Planting myself, this is a first..."
After planting the two Branches on the rooftop, Ender used the two Branches to observe the externally manifested Laws of the Beginning Universe.
In an instant, he felt a shock, "This feeling!"
One main body, three Clones, with a single Soul Origin. What one comprehends, all four can comprehend.
Compared to the human main body, the two Clones had significantly higher talent in Space Origin Law and comprehended Space Origin Law even more clearly in the Beginning Universe!
Therefore, when the two Branches had new insights into Space Origin Law, he could receive these new Law comprehensions.
Ender frowned slightly, thinking, "The improvement from having Clones is very obvious, but I'm still not used to my current state and need some time to adapt."
With his Soul split into four, it was equivalent to having four bodies waiting for him to control, which made him, accustomed to only having one body, very unaccustomed.
With two Branches comprehending Law, Ender could also have his human main body Cultivate claw techniques, movement techniques, and amplitude in the Virtual Universe.
From today on, he planned to switch to Cultivating as a Warrior, and specifically, a Warrior who uses claws as a weapon!
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Virtual Universe, Yu Xiang Mountain Primal Secret Realm, Manor No. 115.
Returning to his bound study, Ender sent an email to Marquis Bone Forging as he left, inviting him to the training ground to guide his Cultivation.
Upon arriving at the training ground, he saw the somewhat aged White-maned werewolf Mullie, Marquis Bone Forging — Beikuku, dressed in gray battle armor.
Seeing Marquis Bone Forging arrive, Ender respectfully said, "Senior."
Marquis Bone Forging nodded slightly, then directly said, "Your Highness! You are in Primal Chaos City and should focus on comprehending Law. Cultivating claw techniques, movement techniques, and amplitude at this time is a waste of precious time."
Ender smiled and said, "Senior, don't worry, I am also comprehending Law at this time."
"Multitasking?"
Marquis Bone Forging sighed secretly, "If multitasking could truly replace focused Law comprehension, our Human Race would have produced many more powerful individuals long ago!"
Seeing Ender's firm attitude, he felt that further persuasion would be useless and might even offend this Disciple of a Universe Venerable, so he simply said no more.
He believed it would be much better to wait until Your Highness had suffered the consequences of multitasking and felt regret, then offer advice.
"I achieved Immortal status with Gold Origin Law," Marquis Bone Forging said, "Your Highness, if you Cultivate claw techniques, you should focus on Wood Origin Law and Space Origin Law."
Saying this, he formed his five fingers into a claw and casually waved them a few times, and streaks of claw shadows appeared in the air.
Marquis Bone Forging asked, "Your Highness, can you sense which Laws these few claw strikes of mine contain?"
"Gold Origin Law and Space Origin Law!"
Ender, who had observed carefully earlier, replied, "And it is primarily Gold Origin Law, supplemented by Space Origin Law."
Marquis Bone Forging nodded, "Indeed."
He was not surprised that Ender could answer, as someone who could be taken as a Disciple by a Universe Venerable could not possibly be unable to answer such a simple question.
"Your Highness."
Marquis Bone Forging said, "Due to different Law comprehensions, I cannot teach you too much about claw techniques; it will be more about guidance on techniques."
Hearing this, Ender nodded, understanding this point.
However, he was still very interested in Marquis Bone Forging's claw techniques because his claw techniques were very compatible with the Gold Beast God, and Blood River World was the fallen place of the Gold Beast God, containing images of his battles.
Learning Marquis Bone Forging's claw techniques could help him better comprehend the battle images left by the Gold Beast God.
"Therefore, I suggest Your Highness can exchange for claw-type secret techniques of Space Origin Law or Wood-Space two Laws to Cultivate."
Marquis Bone Forging suggested, "Weapons can also be chosen accordingly. Although claw-type weapons are relatively rare, they can still be selected."
"I have already exchanged for a fifth-tier Force Weapons, Devil Shadow Claw." Ender put on a pair of black hand claws.
"A fifth-tier Force Weapons of the Space Origin Law type." Marquis Bone Forging said, "It seems Your Highness intends to Cultivate claw-type secret techniques of Space Origin Law."
Ender explained, "Primarily Space Origin Law, supplemented by Wood Origin Law."
"Besides claw-type weapons, Your Highness should also be equipped with two arm shields."
As Marquis Bone Forging spoke, he shook his hands, and two arm shields, over twenty centimeters in diameter, appeared on his arms.
Seeing this, Ender immediately understood, "Use arm shields for defense?"
"Yes." Marquis Bone Forging said, "Claw-type weapons are hand skills, so naturally, you cannot hold a battle shield like with a single-handed battle sword or battle axe; you can only use arm shields for defense."
"In fact, compared to long weapons, our claw-type weapons are more suitable for using arm shields."
Marquis Bone Forging performed various arm postures; the arm shields, over twenty centimeters, did not hinder arm movement. Ender nodded, manifested two arm shields over twenty centimeters, and planned to exchange for two fifth-tier arm shields after the Cultivation session.
Seeing Ender put on the arm shields, Marquis Bone Forging began his guidance, "Claw techniques are for close combat, with swift attacks and flexible, ever-changing Moves..."
Marquis Bone Forging explained the characteristics and Moves of claw techniques, and occasionally demonstrated for Ender, to help him remember and understand better.
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After more than ten days, Ender had mastered the characteristics and Moves of claw techniques and developed his own style, with claw techniques that were sharp yet not lacking in softness.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Ender, wearing the Devil Shadow Claw and fifth-tier arm shields, practiced his claw techniques in the training ground. Streaks of black afterimages appeared before him, and the sounds of tearing air continuously echoed.
Seeing this scene, Marquis Bone Forging, standing in the distance, watched and nodded occasionally. Ender's Comprehension Ability and talent in claw techniques satisfied him.
Meanwhile, Mullie, the leader of the guard army, who was standing by, was somewhat surprised by the claw techniques Ender displayed. "Your Highness's claw techniques have already formed his own style. Although learning other people's claw techniques will be slower in the future, creating secret techniques will become much easier."
After Ender finished practicing his claw techniques, Marquis Bone Forging said, "Your Highness, your current claw techniques have already formed your own style. You can now go and Cultivate other people's claw-type secret techniques."
Hearing this, Ender nodded, "Understood."
He had previously exchanged for the secret technique "Instant Shadow Illusion Body" and "Devil Shadow Claw," which was a secret technique that came with the fifth-tier Force Weapons Devil Shadow Claw.
However, he was forbidden from Cultivating this set of secret techniques; Marquis Bone Forging required him not to Cultivate other people's claw techniques before his own claw techniques had formed their own style.
Marquis Bone Forging's explanation for this was that there are many branches in the Human Race.
Some branches have long arms, some have short arms, some have four arms, and some only have two arms.
Due to the differences in branches, bodies will also vary, and claw-type weapons, unlike other weapons, rely heavily on the body.
Furthermore, before forming one's own style, Cultivating another person's secret technique can easily be influenced by their combat style, which is not conducive to future growth.
"The Senior who created the 'Devil Shadow Claw' secret technique has a body shape very similar to ours, so Your Highness will be less affected by Cultivating this secret technique."
Marquis Bone Forging said, "Additionally, while Cultivating claw techniques, Your Highness must also Cultivate movement techniques and coordinate them with claw techniques to maximize close combat ability."
Hearing this, Ender nodded, "Understood."
After a few more pointers, Marquis Bone Forging bid farewell, saying he would return for guidance in three months.
"Senior Mullie." Ender asked White-maned werewolf Mullie, "What do you think of my claw techniques?"
"Your Highness has already formed his own style, and Your Highness's gifted Comprehension Ability is also very strong."
Mullie said, "What Your Highness needs to do now is to stick to your own style. This is also why Lord Marquis Bone Forging said he would return for guidance in three months."
Hearing this, Ender suddenly realized, "So Marquis Bone Forging was afraid of influencing me, which is why he rarely demonstrated his own claw techniques in front of me during this period."
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Mullie." Ender respectfully thanked him.
Mullie bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness is too polite."
The two chatted for a while longer, then Mullie bid farewell and left, leaving Ender alone in the training ground.
"Now that my claw techniques have formed my own style, the next step is to Cultivate claw-type secret techniques and movement techniques."
Standing in the training ground, Ender thought carefully, "I had previously exchanged for 'Instant Shadow Illusion Body' and 'Devil Shadow Claw.' Both of these secret techniques are Space Origin Law-type secret techniques and can also help me Cultivate Space Origin Law."
"From Marquis Bone Forging's style of guidance, it seems he is encouraging me to create secret techniques in the future, after all, what one creates oneself is the most suitable."
After thinking it over, he resumed his Cultivation and decided not to attempt the Tongtian Bridge until he had achieved some success on the Warrior.
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Primal Chaos City.
As many newcomers arrived in Primal Chaos City, the Primal Chaos City Lord, clad in dark red battle armor, came to the Beginning Universe entrance to investigate the backgrounds of these individuals, to prevent alien spies from infiltrating the Beginning Universe.
After the investigation, he returned to the City Lord's Mansion and, while checking on Kedi's current status, unexpectedly saw two small trees comprehending Law on a residence rooftop not far outside the City Lord's Mansion.
"Hm?"
The Primal Chaos City Lord carefully investigated and found that the two small trees had identical Soul auras, and their Soul imprints were undeniably human.
"128 times life gene level!"
Even the Primal Chaos City Lord couldn't help but feel a slight surprise upon seeing a life gene level that defied the operating rules of the Original Universe.
"Special life form?"
He was somewhat puzzled, then investigated the residence and saw a familiar young fellow whose Soul aura was identical to the two small trees.
"It's him." The Primal Chaos City Lord became even more puzzled, "His Clone is a Gu Yu Ancient Tree. How can a one-meter-tall Branch comprehend Law?"
The Primal Chaos City Lord, as a leader of the Virtual Universe Company, naturally knew about Ender's choice to use a Gu Yu Ancient Tree to conceive a Clone, but the current situation was somewhat beyond his expectations.
"His human main body's life gene level is also 128 times; the first time I investigated him, his life gene level was 32 times!"
The Primal Chaos City Lord quickly reached a conclusion, "If there are no surprises, the Legacy he obtained should contain a secret technique capable of increasing life gene level!"
According to the Original Universe's operating rules, aside from naturally occurring special life forms, normal increases in life gene level below the Universe Master can at most reach 100 times.
However, some special encounters that defy the Original Universe's operating rules are not included in this!
100 times life gene level is the limit for normal increases in life gene level. Many Universe Overlords or Top-tier Universe Overlords who are not special life forms are only at this level.
Time Reversal!
As the Primal Chaos City Lord reversed time, scenes of the residence played in reverse. Soon, they arrived at the moment Ender disappeared and transformed from dust to intact.
With a thought, the scene inside the residence began to play forward. Watching Ender continuously turn into dust and reappear, the Primal Chaos City Lord immediately understood.
"As expected of an Ancient Inheritance." He sighed, "The secret technique for increasing life gene level results in death if Cultivation fails, so there's a Supporting secret technique to conceive Clones, to ensure the normal Cultivation of the former secret technique."
Such a secret technique that can increase life gene level beyond the 100-fold limit has already violated the operating rules of the Original Universe. There's no need to ask; it's clearly a secret technique that cannot be shared.
"Lucky little fellow..."
Leaving this whispered remark, the Primal Chaos City Lord vanished without a trace, and the scene inside the residence returned to the normal time period.
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Ender was unaware of the Primal Chaos City Lord's arrival and departure. At this moment, he had already decided to hunt Primal Chaos Beasts, having coveted the Primal Chaos Spirit for a long time...