UGB Chapter 1965: I can't afford to gamble, and I can't afford to lose.
Chapter 1965: I can't afford to gamble, and I can't afford to lose.
What comes into view...
Within the thick, churning core of the dark clouds,
A gigantic vertical pupil, obscuring the sky and stretching across the vast expanse, slowly materialized, perched atop the firmament and overlooking the boundless airspace.
Within its gigantic pupil, lightning surged, purple bolts intertwined, and thunder lurked, devoid of joy or sorrow, cold and vast, infinitely majestic.
It is like the eye of heaven that controls the killing and killing in the world and judges the life and death of all things.
The moment the giant eye appeared in the world...
A vast, overwhelming, and destructive aura descended, precisely targeting Shark Minghong's meridians and the origins of his laws.
An extremely fierce and chilling power of heavenly killing intent swirled around him.
It was as if endless heavenly lightning would descend at any moment, annihilating it completely, turning it into ashes, and causing it to vanish from the world.
Seeing this scene,
Sha Minghong let out a cold sneer, his voice shaking the surrounding area and echoing through the void:
"Now I have completely recovered my cultivation at the Void Refining Realm, and I am no longer in the weak and powerless state I was when I was born."
If the Langya Formation were intact and at its full power, I might still be somewhat wary and fearful.
Do you really think you can suppress me and force me to admit defeat with just this broken and incomplete formation that has been eroded over countless ages?
You're just delusional!
He was arrogant and assertive in his words, full of confidence.
Deep down, however, he felt a sense of unease and apprehension.
Are outsiders unaware of the unparalleled terror of the Langya Formation?
He had personally experienced the overwhelming power of this formation.
They are also the ones who know best the horror involved.
The destructive power of the complete formation from years ago nearly annihilated him completely.
Even after countless ages of erosion and the formation has become broken and incomplete, it still harbors unparalleled killing power and deadly intent.
He himself has not yet recovered to his peak combat strength.
Its foundation is incomplete and its secret techniques are limited.
This standoff...
Victory is by no means assured; the outcome is still uncertain.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Buzheng, who stood in the void, remained completely calm and composed, his aura serene and even.
There was not the slightest sign of agitation.
Obviously.
He didn't take the other person's words to heart at all.
His calm expression and clear, crisp voice broke the deathly silence of the arena.
"And now!"
The four words fell, and the void trembled!
The moment the words left his mouth...
The entire void suddenly trembled, the surrounding spiritual energy surged wildly, and the dark spatial folds unfolded layer by layer.
A figure with obscure and hidden power slowly stepped out from the void rift.
This person was covered by a layer of distorted and fluctuating light, which obscured his aura, making it impossible for others to discern his true nature.
Looking again...
One stands above the clouds in the southern sky, and the other treads in the void of the northern land!
Two figures, one from the south and one from the north, faced each other from afar, instantly forming an encirclement that firmly trapped Shark Minghong, who was suspended in mid-air, in the very center of the void, blocking all his escape and breakout paths.
At the same time.
The oppressive force between heaven and earth suddenly surged, pressing down on the center layer upon layer!
The chilling atmosphere instantly reached its peak.
High in the air, Sha Minghong, trapped in the center of the encirclement, saw this scene. His already gloomy face grew even more somber, his dark eyebrows furrowed tightly, and his complexion dark as ink.
As if gathering endless storms, a thick aura of hostility almost dripped from his brows and eyes.
Even the crimson aura surrounding him churned violently.
He had a ferocious, murderous look on his face.
But this is merely a facade.
However, upon closer inspection, one would find that deep within those extremely gloomy eyes lies a profound calm.
He showed no sign of emotional fluctuation.
Obviously.
There was no panic or anger in his heart; his mind was clear and calm.
A hint of mockery even crept into their eyes.
In his eyes, this scene was already within his expectations.
"really!"
Sha Minghong sneered inwardly, his eyes sharp as knives, fixed on the two figures in front and behind him.
"My guess was correct."
This Nightmare Clan child has finally awakened the power of his bloodline to create clones.
He had seen countless magical arts and supernatural powers in the upper realm, and his vision far surpassed that of cultivators in the lower realm. He could see right through them at a glance.
In his eyes, even though Cheng Buzheng was born into a naturally blessed spiritual race, he was rooted in the lower realm, which lacked resources and had incomplete traditions.
Ultimately, his vision was somewhat shallow and his perspective limited.
The opponent foolishly separated a portion of their hard-won and invaluable source of laws and transferred it into their clone.
Such a self-destructive act, damaging one's own foundation and severing one's own path to immortality...
If this were placed in the upper realm where Taoism flourishes, it would only become a laughing stock among countless cultivators, making them a laughingstock.
At this moment, Sha Minghong's previous speculations were completely confirmed.
The two cultivators before me, one from the north and one from the south, had completely different appearances, and their auras, in terms of strength and flow, seemed to have no overlap whatsoever...
However, with his profound knowledge and the unique insight of a top cultivator from the upper realm, he clearly sensed the shared origin and essence within the two individuals.
The two figures' essences were perfectly integrated.
They are like two parts of one body, derived from the same source, without the slightest deviation.
Based on this alone...
He was now 100% certain that the two people facing off before him were not cultivators at all, but rather clones of that Nightmare Clan child.
This is the foundation of cultivators from the upper realm; even when trapped in the predicament of the lower realm, they can still see through illusions and understand the essence at a glance.
But just as Shark Minghong was secretly mocking and confidently asserting his position...
He intently examined the two physical bodies, sensing the highly similar and vast fluctuations of law within them.
The slight mocking smile in his heart vanished instantly.
Instead, there was an increasingly intense shock.
A sense of solemnity swept over me.
"wrong!"
Sha Minghong's pupils contracted slightly, and he was suddenly jolted, overturning his previous judgment.
"This is no ordinary clone technique!"
The art of creating clones, in the lower realms where traditions are fragmented and methods are scarce, is considered an unparalleled supernatural power.
Even in the Spirit Realm, where powerful beings abound...
It is also a precious secret technique that many cultivators vie to master.
However, looking at all the existing clone abilities and derivative secret techniques in the spirit realm, there is an insurmountable iron law:
The 99% clone technique is only applicable to cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage.
Once a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage and comprehends the laws that resonate with their own being...
Ordinary clone techniques would then become completely useless.
Even if one spends a huge amount of resources to improve the cultivation of the clone, its realm can only be at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.
That is, the realm of half-saint.
Their combat strength is at most slightly better than that of a half-saint cultivator.
If one were to encounter a semi-saint level expert with profound foundations and powerful techniques...
They might even be suppressed or killed by the opponent.
Ultimately, it lies in the unique nature of the origin of the law.
Ordinary clone techniques are simply insufficient to contain the fundamental laws that a Nascent Soul cultivator has painstakingly comprehended.
Even if cultivators refine rare and precious materials and use unparalleled artifacts to temper their avatars, they can barely maintain the capacity to bear the weight of the laws...
That cannot circumvent the uniqueness of the law.
This is because every strand of the fundamental law that a Nascent Soul cultivator comprehends is unique and bound to their own Divine Soul Dao.
Even a tiny fragment could be transferred into the clone...
The foundation of the Great Dao and the essence of the Laws of the original body will be correspondingly damaged.
The path to immortality values life!
The ultimate goal of spiritual practice is to attain immortality and enlightenment.
Almost no one is willing to sacrifice their own foundation of cultivation and jeopardize their future path to immortality for a meager increase in combat power.
It should be understood that every insight a cultivator gains into the laws is the result of years of accumulation and countless refinements.
It is also obtained by expending one's lifespan and effort.
Even in the upper realm, there are extremely rare and precious treasures that can help cultivators comprehend the laws.
Only the most prestigious and prestigious sects, the most enduring sects, and the most direct descendants of the true spirits have the privilege of such luxury.
Ordinary cultivators don't have the resources to squander money like that; they would only exchange it for more cost-effective treasures.
True!
Within the spirit realm, there are indeed top-tier clone abilities and secret techniques suitable for cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage and above.
But this kind of inheritance is the best in the world.
Extremely scarce!
Even the most powerful and dominant sects may not possess such methods.
Its rarity far surpasses that of ordinary, low-level clone abilities and secret techniques.
But right now...
This supreme Dao inheritance, which exists only among the top forces in the upper realm, has actually appeared in the body of a Nightmare Clan cultivator from the lower realm.
This is mind-blowing! Unbelievable!
This greatly shocked Sha Minghong, who was used to seeing all kinds of magic in the world.
This completely exceeded his expectations.
His certainty that this was no ordinary clone technique...
It's not just because both physical bodies possess stable law fluctuations,
Furthermore, through his meticulous investigation, he sensed several completely different and varying levels of law fluctuations within his two clones.
Among them is not only the Blood Law, which he has devoted his life to studying and mastered to a very high degree,
There is also the Five Elements theory of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
The aura of the Five Elements Laws is faint, barely at the entry level, yet it is truly refined and not a false illusion.
besides···
There was also a vast, boundless, and immense fluctuation of unknown laws.
Even with Sha Minghong's extensive knowledge and experience, he couldn't discern the origin of this law.
But he knew perfectly well in his heart...
Such a vast fluctuation of Qi must be a top-tier Dao law, comparable in grade to the laws of space.
What shocked him even more was...
This rare and top-tier law has actually been comprehended by the other party to the second realm, the Rune Realm.
It is only slightly behind the progress of the Blood Law.
But that's not even the most amazing part.
The most incredible thing is...
Both of the opponent's physical bodies fully contained these seven Great Dao Laws.
Furthermore, the progress of comprehension, the degree of refinement, and the rhythm of operation of the seven laws are highly consistent.
It is like a perfect replica, exactly the same.
This is precisely the unique characteristic of the top-tier clone abilities in the upper realm.
Even the most ordinary cultivator, with the shallowest perspective, would never divide the entire origin of the laws they have painstakingly comprehended into two.
This approach will not only significantly weaken the main body's combat power,
It even directly damages the foundation of the Great Dao.
It is a completely self-destructive path to immortality.
Even in the Upper Realm, where cultivators spare no expense, expending precious treasures to refine their avatars to the point where they can withstand the power of laws, in order to enhance their combat strength...
That would only shift the origin of secondary laws.
However, he would never act rashly in accordance with the core principles he cultivated.
This is the foundation of the future path to immortality.
Naturally, he wouldn't make a short-sighted move by dividing all the laws he had comprehended throughout his life and transferring them to his clone.
Even if such an unwise thing is done...
The fundamental laws within a clone will never be exactly the same.
There is absolutely no difference.
Under heaven, only the legendary supreme clone technique possesses the heaven-defying ability to replicate all the Great Dao Laws of a cultivator and evenly distribute the Dao Fundamentals.
"so!
The bloodline clone technique awakened by this Nightmare Clan child is almost certainly a top-tier clone method of an unparalleled divine power!
In the blink of an eye...
Countless thoughts raced through Minghong's mind, unfolding layer by layer.
This conclusion was finally settled and firmly rooted in my heart.
At that moment, Sha Minghong did not feel the joy of a great opportunity ahead; instead, a deep sense of loss welled up in his heart.
And it swept over his mind in an instant.
He sighed inwardly:
"Then my desire to replicate this person's bloodline abilities is completely hopeless."
There's absolutely no chance left.
The innate bloodline supernatural abilities of the Heavenly Spirit Clan may be replicated, even if they are ordinary bloodline supernatural abilities.
However, such supreme divine abilities, including the ability to create clones, have long transcended the realm of ordinary spells.
It is a unique, innate source of the Great Dao, a gift from Heaven, and it is bound to the divine soul.
It is impossible for outsiders to replicate or plunder it.
Even if he forcibly possessed the other person's body...
This heaven-defying divine power will also perish along with the host's soul, completely disappearing from the world.
In an instant!
Shock, astonishment, resentment, and disappointment... a multitude of emotions churned within Sha Minghong's heart.
He never imagined that the Nightmare Clan prodigy he had schemed against and painstakingly investigated was not at all a naturally gifted spiritual race.
Nor are they Nightmare Clan cultivators.
He was merely a human prodigy who had concealed his identity and possessed immense power.
Above the void, Cheng Buzheng stood quietly, a faint light flowing around his body, his posture upright.
He frowned slightly as he looked at Shark Minghong across from him, whose emotions were shifting, whose eyes were unpredictable, and whose expression was constantly changing. His heart was full of doubts.
"What exactly is this old monster plotting?"
Why are you so hesitant and reluctant to make a move?
As the thought crossed my mind, a sense of unease quietly began to grow:
"Could it be that the ancestor of the Purgatory Clan has a hidden trump card?"
"Could they break through the great formation left behind by the powerful Langya cultivators in this realm and escape?"
Thinking of this,
Cheng Buzheng's mind became serious.
This formation, left behind by an ancient powerful being, is the last trump card to suppress Shark Minghong and protect this world.
There is no backup plan to cover the losses.
Once Sha Minghong is freed, with his unparalleled cultivation at the Void Refining Realm, no one in this lower realm cultivation world will be able to contend with him.
This person is inherently violent, bloodthirsty, and indiscriminate in killing!
Even the descendants of the Purgatory Clan, who had worshipped him for countless years, were all slaughtered.
The Purgatory Continent, once home to countless Purgatory Clan cultivators, is now deserted for thousands of miles.
This is enough to prove the ruthless nature of this demon who slaughters all living beings!
If they escape, billions of lives in the entire cultivation world will surely face annihilation, with rivers of blood flowing!
Tragedy and loss of life will be an inevitable outcome.
Although Cheng Buzheng's own foundation far surpasses that of other cultivators at the same level, and he possesses the potential to break through to the Void Refinement Realm, he is currently only at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.
There are no shortcuts to spiritual practice.
Let alone breaking through to the Void Refining Realm, even just advancing to the late Nascent Soul stage?
That also requires a long period of time to settle.
The forging of the power of laws!
The refinement of the foundation!
Each of these steps requires gradual accumulation and takes a huge amount of time; it cannot be accomplished overnight.
And that's precisely why...
At this moment, he simply could not bear the terrible consequences of Shark Minghong escaping.
He simply can't afford to gamble.
We can't afford to lose. (End of Chapter)