area51novel Chapter 30, Second Soul Skill: Blue Silver Clone!
Chapter 30, Second Soul Skill: Blue Silver Clone!
Chapter 30, Second Soul Skill: Blue Silver Clone!
A few minutes later, Tang Chuan pushed open the dormitory door with practiced ease, only to find the room empty.
Clearly, his roommates were all in class, and the room was unusually quiet.
He slammed the door shut, then reached out and pulled the curtains tight, shutting out all outside light.
"Nobody here? Perfect timing, I can try out my second soul skill!" Tang Chuan muttered to himself, his eyes revealing a hint of excitement and eagerness.
The reason he returned late this time was not only because hunting the Thousand-Year Soul-Splitting Vine and absorbing its soul ring took a lot of time, but also because he absorbed the palm bone of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, which caused him to return half a day late. Absorbing the external soul bone was something he hadn't planned.
He never expected that this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest would bring such an unexpected surprise.
Tang Chuan's eyes shone brightly. With a flick of his wrist, a blue-gold blade of grass quietly emerged from his palm, slowly wriggling and radiating a vibrant life force.
Two purple spirit rings quietly appeared beneath his feet.
"Second Soul Skill, Blue Silver Clone!" Tang Chuan silently recited in his heart, his eyes slightly twitching.
In an instant, a warm yet extremely vibrant soul power began to circulate within his body. Subsequently, his body rippled like water, and then an indescribable and strange change quietly unfolded on his body.
Tang Chuan's chest muscles slowly bulged, and a blue-gold vine pattern appeared on his skin. As his soul power flowed, his entire body seemed to be pulled outward by an invisible force!
"Whoosh—"
The next moment, a blurry human-shaped outline slowly swelled up on his body surface. The outline gradually became clearer, and the bones, muscles, and skin seemed to grow and condense as if they were being copied and pasted.
With a faint wriggling sound, a copy of him, exactly like Tang Chuan, silently split off from his body!
This scene was extremely shocking and bizarre!
When the second Tang Chuan opened his eyes, his expression was somewhat blank, but his movements were very agile. His appearance, aura, physique, and even his clothing were exactly the same as the original. Only his soul aura was slightly weak, as if it were an empty shell, and he obeyed orders without question.
"This is my clone?"
Startled for a moment, Tang Chuan closed his eyes slightly, and his spiritual energy slowly sank into his body.
He tried to establish a deeper connection with the clone that had just split off, and quickly sensed its state through telepathy.
"Not bad, this clone's soul power, speed, strength... are all about 80% of my original body's." Tang Chuan murmured, slightly surprised.
Although this clone almost perfectly replicated the appearance, it was only about 80 percent of the original in terms of strength, speed, and defense.
In terms of soul power and mental power, they are significantly inferior.
"Eighty percent for one body, but what if there are two?"
Tang Chuan took a deep breath and once again activated his soul power. The second clone slowly broke out of his body, and a moment later, a new version of himself stood beside him.
Then came the third and fourth rounds!
"drink--!"
In just a short while, fine beads of sweat appeared on Tang Chuan's forehead, and his face was slightly pale. With each clone he released, the consumption of soul power and the burden on his body increased exponentially.
Especially the skill of creating clones, which combines spiritual power and soul power, severely drains the life essence within the user.
"So tired!" Tang Chuan finally collapsed to the ground, unable to support himself any longer. His chest heaved violently, and he was drenched in sweat.
Four figures, identical to him, stood before him.
Four clones surrounded him, each possessing an aura similar to his original body, though Tang Chuan could clearly perceive them through his spiritual senses.
The power of these four clones has been further diluted and evenly distributed, with each clone possessing only about 20% of the strength of his original body.
"As expected." Tang Chuan said breathlessly in a low voice:
"The core principle of this soul skill is to extract the soul power and life force in my body in a certain way and then reshape them into a substitute with basic combat power. If that's the case, then when I cultivate to level 90 or above in the future, and my soul power and life force are strong enough, I will be able to create clones on a large scale, and even create a small army of soul masters."
"Currently, I can only maintain four clones at the same time, which is my limit. Moreover, in terms of quantity, the more clones there are, the lower the combat power of each individual clone is. The total combat power of all clones should never exceed 80% of the main body."
"However, in the early stages of my battles, having an extra helper with about 80% of my original strength is more than enough. This soul skill can even be used as a substitute for death in certain situations."
"If we combine it with a simulation soul skill, we can disguise one of the clones as someone else." A glint flashed in Tang Chuan's eyes, and an even more insane idea surfaced in his mind.
Thinking of this, Tang Chuan immediately raised his right hand, and a wisp of blue-gold light shone from his palm, then gradually became transparent and illusory, which was his first soul skill, Simulation.
"Change."
With a low shout, the first clone standing to his left suddenly began to change. The muscle lines rearranged, the skeletal structure continued to compress, and the height slowly decreased.
A moment later, a young man dressed in blue, with long hair and a gentle demeanor, stood in the spot—his face was exactly the same as Tang San's!
"Again."
Without pausing, Tang Chuan turned his gaze to the second clone.
As the light flickered, the clone began to transform rapidly.
Her slender figure became delicate, her waist was so slender that you could wrap your hands around it, her long black hair fell to her waist, and two cute tufts of hair stuck up slightly in front of her forehead. She was exactly the same as Xiao Wu!
"Haha, interesting..." Looking at Tang San and Xiao Wu in front of him, Tang Chuan's lips curled into a meaningful smile.
He then activated his mental power and issued a silent command.
The next moment, the clone disguised as Xiao Wu flashed and suddenly pounced on Tang San with amazing speed and no mercy, directly attacking Tang San's lower abdomen.
"boom--"
A violent impact erupted, shaking even the air itself.
The fake Tang San didn't even have time to parry before he was kicked away, slamming hard against the wall before sliding vertically down and falling to the ground, unable to get up.
"Haha, this is fun!" Tang Chuan said thoughtfully, a fiery glint in his eyes.
Just then, a boy's voice suddenly came from outside, sounding slightly puzzled: "Did you hear that? There seems to be some noise in the dormitory."
Upon hearing this, Tang Chuan's expression changed slightly. Without even taking a breath, he immediately moved his mind, and the clones instantly shattered like bubbles, merging into his body, and the fluctuations of his soul power also disappeared.
He took three steps at a time and sat down on the bedside, closing his eyes as if he were taking a nap.
"Crunch—"
The dormitory door was pushed open, and several boys in school uniforms filed in.
The leader was a tall, sharp-looking young man named Wang Sheng. As soon as he entered, he saw Tang Chuan and quickly asked, "Brother Chuan, where did you go? I heard you didn't return to school, and the teachers at the academy are all looking for you."
"I've already reported back to Director Su after I got back," Tang Chuan said calmly.
"Oh, that's good then." Wang Sheng didn't think much of it, shrugged, and laughed, "I thought you dropped out of school and ran away."
After saying that, he smiled and walked towards his bed. Just as he was about to tidy the sheets, he heard light footsteps at the door again.
"elder brother!"
A familiar and clear young voice came from inside. Tang San ran in quickly, his eyes lit up, and when he saw Tang Chuan, his face immediately lit up with joy.
"You're finally back! I just heard from Director Su that you reported for duty, so I rushed over to find you." Tang San jogged over, sounding a little anxious. "Where did you go this time? Why did it take you so long to come back? But... it's good that you're back safe and sound."
As an adult reincarnated, Tang San naturally noticed Tang Chuan's uniqueness from a young age, and even wondered if his older brother might be like him.
Was he also a time traveler?
But as a time traveler, Tang San knew that everyone had their own secrets, so he never asked too many questions.
Tang Chuan looked at Tang San, just about to explain, when the latter seemed to remember something and casually took out a letter from his pocket.
"Brother, after I returned to Holy Soul Village, Father... he was already gone, leaving us only a letter." Tang San's expression immediately darkened, and he said in a low voice.
"Would you like to take a look?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Chuan stared at the letter in Tang San's hand for a long time before shaking his head slightly: "Never mind, it's fine as long as you've read it."
His tone was calm, his face expressionless, but the light in his eyes held a hint of complexity.
Seeing this, Tang San didn't say anything more, and the atmosphere became slightly silent. After a moment, he asked again, "So where have you been these past few days? Why did you suddenly disappear?"
"I went to hunt spirit beasts to obtain spirit rings," Tang Chuan said seriously, looking up at his younger brother without hiding anything.
"You're alone?" Tang San was slightly taken aback, his expression showing surprise.
"Hmm." Tang Chuan nodded, his tone casual.
At this moment, Tang San's pupils contracted slightly. He had already noticed that there was something different about his brother, and his mind was not like that of a child of a few years old.
"Brother." Tang San suddenly smiled, a barely perceptible glint in his eyes, and said, "Now that you've become a Soul Master, how about we spar?"
"A friendly spar?" Tang Chuan raised an eyebrow and gave Tang San a half-smile.
"That's right." Tang San nodded seriously and said, "Our teacher said that we students in the academy should spar more often to improve our combat abilities. We're both Soul Masters now, so sparring will help us understand each other's strength."
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