The human is devouring, a new talent every month.

Chapter 32 Silver Talent - [Clone]!

"Master, the prize money from the Genius Battle has just been transferred to your private account." The voice of the auxiliary computer 'Alice' rang in Lu Ming's ears at just the right time.

Upon successfully joining the Primal Secret Realm, the Virtual Universe Company also awarded him a cash bonus of 100,000 Chaos Units. For Lu Ming, who was still just a small Star-level being, this was a considerable sum of money.

"Alice, are there any other important emails?" Since the Genius Battle ended, Lu Ming has once again received a large number of congratulatory emails and call requests. Moreover, Lu Ming wasn't actually very familiar with a significant portion of these people before.

Many people are only interested in his current fame and status and want to establish a connection with him. Lu Ming had Alice block these harassing emails for him.

Lu Ming only seriously replies to emails and phone calls from his teachers, friends, and family.

"Master, there isn't any at the moment..."

"drop!"

Just as Alice was about to answer, a clear notification sound suddenly rang out.

"Who sent the email?" Lu Ming asked in a deep voice.

Because Lu Ming had previously set up a do-not-disturb mode in the email management system, no notification sound would be heard when receiving regular emails.

Therefore, the sender of this email is obviously someone who is important to Lu Ming, or someone whose status is extremely unusual.

"Master, this is a congratulatory email from Lord Jinlan..." Alice quickly unfolded the email. The message was concise, essentially encouraging Lu Ming's outstanding performance in the Genius Battle while also warning him not to be too complacent. It also mentioned that he would receive a 'small gift' as a gift.

Lu Ming was still looking forward to the "small gift" given by a ruler of a universe.

Soon, the staff of Jinlan Dojo delivered the small gift to Lu Ming.

"What is this?" Lu Ming opened the box and a statue about 30 centimeters in size appeared in his hand. It was carved from a semi-transparent cyan material. Just looking at the statue, one could faintly feel a chilling aura.

The statue depicts a wild beast that resembles a blue-haired gorilla. However, an inexplicable aura of ferocity emanates from this strange creature!

Destroy the giant beast statue!

And it looks even more exquisite than the giant statue in the secret canyon!

"King Jinlan is indeed very kind to me, actually giving me this." Lu Ming played with the miniature version of the Destroyer Beast statue, overjoyed.

He was worried that he wouldn't be able to encounter the giant beast statue in the secret canyon again on his journey to the primordial universe, which would slow down his cultivation. Unexpectedly, the King of Jinlan Kingdom gifted him an even better one!

"Although it's much smaller in size, the intricate patterns and spirit on the statue are much more refined and clear. With this, I won't have to worry about having nothing to do for three years while traveling." Lu Ming was very satisfied with the gift and felt even more grateful to the King of Jinlan.

Although the two have never actually met, the help the other has given him has been tremendous.

If he hadn't been granted special permission to cultivate in that secret canyon for five years, even if he had achieved a good ranking in the Genius Battle, he wouldn't have been able to master the "Destroying True Body" technique so quickly, and his progress in strength would certainly have been far less than it is now.

"Unfortunately, it was only during the first time I received guidance that I gained such a powerful talent." King Jinlan had guided him twice in total, but only the first time did he obtain the purple talent [Will of the Overlord]. The second time, he only obtained the blue talent [Advanced Spear Mastery].

Thinking about it, it makes sense. If the King of Jinlan gets a purple talent every time he gives guidance, wouldn't he be able to farm purple talents like crazy if the other party gave him guidance ten or eight times?

Obviously, such a thing is impossible. According to Lu Ming's own guess, unless the King of Jinlan Kingdom suddenly accepts him as a personal disciple, he has no chance of getting a second high-quality talent from the other party.

"However, I won first place in the Human Peak Genius Battle this time, and also achieved the special achievement of clearing seven trial towers... The quality of this new talent that I'm about to draw can't be low, right?" Lu Ming was very much looking forward to it.

The new talent selection takes place on the 7th of each month, so Lu Ming needs to wait a few more days.

……

On this day, in the familiar independent cultivation room, Lu Ming sat cross-legged calmly, his consciousness sinking into his mind.

Today is the day he draws his new talent, and his intuition tells him that he's sure to get it this time!

"Come on!" Soon, streams of pure, flawless, and unprecedented silver light instantly filled Lu Ming's soul ocean.

"This is... an unprecedented silver talent!" Lu Ming couldn't help but feel a slight surge of joy. The effects of a purple talent were already so powerful and significant; this silver talent, an even higher level, certainly wouldn't disappoint him!

"This talent is... clones?!" As the silver light completely merged into Lu Ming's mind, his consciousness quickly grasped the basic information of this new talent.

[Clone] (Silver): In the darkness, you have been favored by the will of the universe and granted the authority to create three new clones.

The basic information about the new talent is as concise and clear as ever.

But Lu Ming understood the actual effect of the new talent almost instantly.

"This new talent has actually granted me this essential life-saving ability—cloning!"

Clone!

Even for many great beings in the primordial universe, the ability to create clones is extremely precious and rare.

Countless powerful individuals yearn for this extraordinary ability. Unfortunately, once they miss their prime and begin to develop it, it is often impossible to acquire this talent.

Throughout the universe, the art of creating clones can be mainly divided into two types.

A kind of clone similar to a "Soul-Devouring Beast" has its own partial strength and understands all the laws and insights of the original body. Although it cannot cultivate on its own, it can create more clones.

According to Lu Ming's speculation, the Chaos Monument Guardian in the initial universe was likely a special life form that had possessed something similar to a "Soul Devouring Beast".

Another type, like the Golden Horned Beast, can give birth to three clones. The three clones share the same soul and consciousness, and can cultivate independently, working together to achieve better cultivation results.

In this situation, the number of clones is generally limited to three or less. The clone technique that Lu Ming obtained this time is the latter type.

Furthermore, Lu Ming also noticed the sentence in the basic introduction of his [Clone] talent: "In the darkness, you have been favored by the will of the world's origin."

On the surface, this statement seems to simply explain the origin of Lu Ming's [Clone] talent—a gift from the primordial will of the universe. But Lu Ming felt there was more to it than met the eye…

"Never mind all that. I'll explore the hidden effects later. First, I'll figure out how to use this new talent." If I want to grow into a true powerhouse, I'll inevitably have to train in various secret realms and even inter-clan battlefields in the universe. And these places often contain countless dangers.

Even the most gifted genius wouldn't dare say they're guaranteed to survive.

If something unexpected happens and the child dies prematurely during the growth process, then everything becomes meaningless.

The innate secret technique—cloning—is arguably the best life-saving talent in the entire universe.

As long as the core of the soul remains intact, or all the clones are destroyed at once, there will always be a chance to "make a comeback".

(End of this chapter)