Chapter 103: Preparation: Forming the Doppelganger

Virtual Universe, Primitive Zone Estate No. 135.

Zhou Yang sat on the sofa in the quiet room.

In front of him, a Light Curtain hovered silently, displaying the internal 'Backend Management' interface that only core geniuses of the Virtual Universe can log into.

The interface has three options—'Life'—'Study'—'Cultivation'.

Zhou Yang opened the 'Life' interface.

Inside, a multitude of subcategories instantly appeared, such as 'Star Map', 'Diet', 'Nutrient Pod', 'Residence', 'Spaceship', and so on.

Zhou Yang clicked each subcategory to examine them.

First was the Nutrient Pod; he personally had little need for a Nutrient Pod.

His Law Perception, consciousness intensity, etc., were sufficient; Universe Level stages one through nine posed no bottleneck for him.

During his thirty years in Chaos City, nourished by Life Yuan Power, his bodily strength had already been reinforced to Universe Level nine.

If not for a temporary suppression of his realm, breaking through to Domain Lord Level now would be a piece of cake.

He opened each option and looked through them, and finally only applied for a complete Star Map that almost covers all territories of the major cosmic races, as well as an ordinary e9‑class spaceship.

The Virtual Universe Company is extremely generous to its internal core geniuses; many things like diet, residence, and so on are supplied for free.

Even spaceships: members of the Primordial Secret Realm can freely apply for a ship ranging from Class A to Class E.

Members of the Tai Chu Zone and below can freely apply for a ship ranging from Class A to Class D.

However, these ships are mass‑produced standard vessels from the Virtual Universe Company, certainly not comparable to some meticulously crafted custom ships.

He then opened the Study tab, which is divided into two sections: 'Theory' and 'Practice'.

In the 'Theory' section, he can watch for free many lectures by Seal King Immortal and even Universe Nation Lord‑level masters aimed at Primitive Zone members.

Just this treatment alone, if spoken of, would drive many people to envy to the point of madness.

To know, even the former Lord of Yunmo Star, Huyan Bo, considered obtaining even a sentence or two of guidance from a Seal King Immortal to be a lofty wish.

Let alone ordinary 'Loose Cultivator' adventurers.

The 'Practice' part is where one tests one's cultivation level.

They are respectively the 'Illusion Sea' for testing consciousness intensity and will, the 'Immortal Altar' for testing bodily force amplitude, and the 'Tongtian Bridge' for testing Law Perception.

Zhou Yang was already familiar with these, gave them a cursory glance and skipped them.

But the final 'Cultivation' section caught Zhou Yang's attention.

Here, all Universe Level geniuses can take on individual missions, with difficulty tiers: Safe (death rate 0%), Normal (10%), Hard (20%), Dangerous (50%), and Desperate (90%).

Members of the Four Great Core Secret Realms can accept suitable missions according to their own condition, and upon completion receive large Mission Points rewards.

Zhou Yang, familiar with the original plot, naturally delved deeper than others.

The Mission Points from these cultivation missions are secondary; the truly important thing is the 'Hidden Opportunity' concealed deep within each cultivation world.

For example, the 'Blood Luo Crystal' that Luo Feng obtained in the Blood Luo World in the original work, and the 'Magic Sound God General Inheritance' he luckily seized in Magic Sound Mountain—those are the truly important places in each cultivation world!

Zhou Yang exited the Backend Management interface and began pondering his current situation in his mind.

"My Law Perception, soul, will, etc., are advancing extremely quickly; what I lack is a method to make Law Perception and soul power erupt completely, even double‑burst!"

"After all, the Source Divine Weapon is merely a weapon; its combat methods are too single‑dimensional. What I need are Secret Techniques, such as Power Amplitude Secret Technique, Soul Amplitude Secret Technique, and so on."

"My soul power is at least dozens, even hundreds of times that of a peer genius; with such overwhelming soul power, if I cultivate a soul‑amplitude secret technique similar to the 'Magic Sound God General Inheritance', under a several‑tens‑fold amplitude, I fear a single Spiritual Shock could directly crush peer geniuses like Bolan and Luo Feng!"

"But such secret techniques are probably outrageously expensive."

Zhou Yang kept thinking, and his mind gradually cleared.

"First, cultivate the Clone Secret Technique; after success, my survivability will greatly increase, and I can start taking cultivation missions!"

"Then, while cultivating, I will also try to explore the hidden secrets behind each mission world; if I can obtain an opportunity similar to the 'Magic Sound God General Inheritance', that would be worth it."

However, he didn't intend to linger at the Universe Level.

After all, in the Swallowed Star world, World Master Level is the stage where perceiving the Fundamental Law is easiest and the speed of advancement fastest.

Opportunities in cultivation worlds can only serve as extra aid; take them if you can, but they must not affect the speed of advancement.

"It happens that I also need to cultivate the Clone Secret Technique and digest the insights gained from cultivating in Chaos City."

"In a hundred years, within a hundred years, regardless of how many missions I complete, I will directly break through to Domain Lord Level, then break through to World Master at the fastest speed!"

He silently set a deadline for himself.

"Babata, through the Virtual Universe Treasury, customize ten clone chambers and one hundred portions of Nutrient Fluid for me."

Zhou Yang shouted in his mind.

These clone chambers and Nutrient Fluid are what he needs to cultivate the flesh of his doppelganger.

His current strength is too weak; he cannot yet achieve the level of blood‑transformation, so he must resort to this clumsy method for now.

In the final month in Chaos City, aided by the Meteor Tear, he had already comprehended the mysterious sigil that must be inscribed for the Kandelina Clone Secret Technique.

Next, after a matching 'Container Clone' is birthed, he can inscribe this sigil onto both his original body and the clone, guiding a portion of his soul to flow into the clone.

Once this step is completed, the technique is considered successfully cultivated.

The rest is just to continuously nurture and harmonize, allowing the clone's combat power to rise quickly.

Babata's efficiency is extremely high; moments later, a response echoed in his mind.

"Order completed, total cost 1700 Mission Points, within the free quota for Primitive Zone members; the Virtual Universe Company will provide it for free."

"Huh, there's also this benefit?"

Zhou Yang laughed upon hearing it.

The Virtual Universe Company's delivery efficiency is extremely high; early the next morning, all the items he purchased were delivered to his residence.

"Yasai'er, forbid anyone from approaching the estate!"

Zhou Yang gave his guard leader a brief instruction, then slipped into the cultivation Secret Chamber.

He raised his hand and waved; a row of ten silver‑white clone chambers was placed side by side on the ground.

Each clone pod is nearly five meters tall and three meters wide, and its design looks extremely sci‑fi.

It is a product of Virtual Universe technology; as long as any segment of Gene and sufficient Nutrient Fluid are provided, a similar body can be cloned.

But this body is merely a lifeless object, lacking an independent soul or mind.

Zhou Yang follows the instructions to operate.

Crack!

On the side of the clone pod, a circular recess about twenty centimeters in diameter opens.

Zhou Yang inserts a finger into the recess; a slight sting is felt, and a drop of blood imbued with his Life Energy is drawn into the clone pod.

Then Mo Lu Se Nutrient Fluid rushes into the clone pod.

Stimulated by the Nutrient Fluid's powerful Life Energy, an embryo begins to develop rapidly.

Zhou Yang, following the procedure, activates each clone pod.

Then he sits cross‑legged in this cultivation chamber and begins, in a special way, to inscribe a series of mysterious Soul Split Secret Runes into the core of his soul.

A month later, the first batch of containers are fully gestated, and Zhou Yang's Soul Split Secret Runes are successfully inscribed.

After inscribing the corresponding Soul Guiding Secret Runes in each container, a shift in Zhou Yang's intention causes ten Doppelgangers to simultaneously open their eyes!

(End of chapter)