Nurturing the Third Clone!

Last time, the strongest World Tree intervened, but not this time. Clearly, it wanted its child to suffer a little, to learn a lesson. Moreover, its divine power had long secretly enveloped the main trunk of the 'Sector Lord-level World Tree,' ensuring its child wouldn't die. Since that was the case... it decided to let the child fight a bit more. The Peak King-level slave, however, was somewhat frenzied. Its divine power burned directly, like a blazing star. The powerful burning divine power instantly turned the countless surrounding branches and leaves into 'hissing' nothingness, making it impossible to approach. “Snap!” A crisp sound. As if jade had shattered, the massive branch, over three hundred meters in diameter, was directly snapped off by the Peak King-level slave. “Go!” The Peak King-level slave immediately prepared to teleport away. Following Luo Feng's orders, it first threw the Fire God Origin Crystal, then seized the World Tree branch and fled. With its power after burning its divine body at the Peak King-level, it indeed easily snapped off a branch of the World Tree. “Buzz!” The strongest World Tree, which had been observing everything, finally intervened. An invisible force swept directly past the Peak King-level slave. The slave, who had just been holding the three-hundred-meter-thick World Tree branch, trembled entirely, then 'whoosh~~~' turned into dust, scattering in the air, and then even the dust vanished into nothingness. Fallen! ... From the Peak King-level slave's teleportation, snapping the World Tree branch, to its demise... less than half a second passed. “Still dead,” the Demon Killer Clone muttered. “I thought the Peak King-level slave would be killed after its first teleportation to throw the Fire God Origin Crystal, drawing attention, and then attempting a second teleportation. I didn't expect it would even get a chance to snap off a branch,” the Demon Killer Clone wondered silently. With the strongest World Tree's capabilities, once it detected something, it could instantly kill it. Luo Feng had no idea... about the matters between the World Tree father and son. “Buzz, buzz, buzz~~~” Countless broken branches and leaves flew through the air, shooting in all directions. The powerful shockwave also caused some plant seeds to scatter, and among them, some leaves landed near the Demon Killer Clone's location. “It's here!” The Demon Killer Clone anticipated that moment. It dared not show any special reaction, floating like an ordinary fluff ball with the shockwave. Whoosh! One of the broken branches, with only a single leaf attached, was the first to strike towards the Demon Killer Clone. “This is the moment, go!” The Demon Killer Clone seemed to be caught in the shockwave as well, flying erratically and directly colliding with one of the World Tree branches. “Whoosh!” Teleportation! Silently... it instantly teleported tens of light-years away, leaving Jiuyou Space. ... In the core of the tree island, within the World Tree territory, the crown of the Sector Lord-level World Tree trembled, and it roared, “It's me again, it's me again, they're attacking me again, why is it always me? Damn it, damn it!” “Haha, poor Qiqi.” “Qiqi, didn't you say not to interfere? If you didn't, that outsider would have escaped.” “I said not to interfere! Even if a branch was stolen, I would accept it. Father, why did you interfere?” The attacked Sector Lord-level World Tree roared in anger. “Stop being childish. Such a large branch is enough to cultivate a Life Tree. I would never stand by and watch that outsider steal that World Tree branch,” a gentle voice echoed throughout the World Tree territory. “Hmph.” The Sector Lord World Tree immediately began to recover, simultaneously attracting some broken branches and leaves from afar, pulling them back into its crown. It didn't even notice that a single leaf had disappeared. In the entire World Tree territory... when the Demon Killer Clone escaped, only the strongest World Tree, relying on its perception of that space-time, reacted instantly. But by the time it noticed, the Demon Killer Clone had already teleported outside Jiuyou Space. As for the 'Sector Lord-level World Tree' not noticing the disappearance of one of its leaves, it wasn't strange. There's a fundamental difference between the Sector Lord level and the Undying level. Once one steps into Undying, every leaf integrates a soul life imprint, allowing for clear perception. But a Sector Lord's 'World Tree'... in fact, Sector Lord-level plant life still retains certain plant characteristics. A leaf without a trace of a life imprint simply cannot be sensed. Let alone plants, even a human Sector Lord, if an arm were severed and taken tens of light-years away, wouldn't be able to sense it. Coupled with the extensive damage from the explosion just now. The Sector Lord-level World Tree simply didn't realize... that a broken branch and leaf had been taken. “Teleportation? A Universe Venerable-level teleportation?” “Its hidden aura went undetected even by me, that must be a talent secret technique. A Universe Venerable who knows how to alter their aura, stealing a mere branch and leaf?” The strongest World Tree wondered to itself, but didn't dwell on it. To it, its child losing a leaf was like a human shedding a bit of dandruff. ... In the void outside Jiuyou Space. Whoosh! Black-Clad Luo Feng appeared out of thin air, holding a vibrant green, jade-like branch and leaf. “Hahaha, hahaha... finally, it's mine,” the Demon Killer Clone stared at the branch and leaf in its hand, immensely excited. “The third clone!” “With this, if luck is on my side, I can nurture a World Tree clone. Then, the World Tree will be rooted in my God Kingdom, empowering it and making my God Kingdom incredibly stable and vast! Moreover, its immense size will be even greater than Zuo Shan Ke's divine body, or Chaos City Lord's divine body. Even if my other clones nearly exhaust their divine power, they can quickly replenish it from the World Tree clone.” Different clones, yet the same divine power. For instance, the divine power in the Sea of Laws is the purest. Once integrated with a life imprint, it becomes owned divine power. Regardless of whether it's the Earthling Original Body, the Demon Killer Clone, the Golden Horn Behemoth Clone, or the World Tree Clone, all will eventually be formed by the divine power integrated with Luo Feng's soul imprint! Even if the Golden Horn Behemoth Clone loses 80% of its divine body, it can quickly replenish it from the World Tree Clone... Compared to the World Tree, 80% of the Golden Horn Behemoth's divine body probably isn't even one ten-thousandth of the World Tree's volume! “And it possesses the talent to control space-time.” “Hmph.” “If it can succeed...” The Demon Killer Clone grew increasingly anxious. Buzz~~~~ A verdant green light rippled in the nearby void, and an ordinary Undying slave stepped out from it. This ordinary Undying slave had been specially dispatched by the Golden Horn Behemoth in the 'Original Secret Region'. “Master's Master,” the slave respectfully saluted. “Let's go.” The Demon Killer Clone immediately took the slave and once again used God Kingdom teleportation... using the slave's God Kingdom as a transit point, they soon arrived at the Original Secret Region. ... Inside a majestic palace in the Original Secret Region. Sky Array King stood there, silently waiting. When the verdant light appeared, and the Demon Killer Clone and the Undying slave emerged together, Sky Array King immediately bowed, “Master.” “Mm.” The Demon Killer Clone nodded, but without bothering with anything else, directly ordered, “From now on, no one is allowed to enter my palace.” “Yes,” Sky Array King respectfully saluted. Whoosh! The Demon Killer Clone had already vanished. ... Within the Original Core's inner world. The Golden Horn Behemoth and the Demon Killer Clone both stood on the endless plains. The Golden Horn Behemoth, its mountain-like head lowered, watched the World Tree branch and leaf clutched in the Demon Killer Clone's hand. “The final hurdle,” the Demon Killer Clone murmured. “My inner world's nurturing has its limits, dozens or even hundreds of times the life level of the Golden Horn Behemoth Clone. And this World Tree is just about at the 'inner world nurturing' limit. Will it succeed, or will it fail...” Anxiety! Tension! After expending countless thoughts and making immense efforts, even the Earthling Original Body was implicated in that 'Jiuyou World'. Yet, Luo Feng would not regret it, as long as this third clone could be formed! After all, a suitable and powerful clone is incredibly difficult to obtain. “One last gamble!” The Demon Killer Clone suddenly waved its hand! The beautiful, jade-like broken World Tree branch and leaf flew directly into the sky. ... “One last gamble!” In the Jiuyou World, Luo Feng's eyes were faintly red, filled with unprecedented tension. ... All three clones anticipated this moment, a moment that would decide their fate! Whoosh! The green stream of light flew directly into the sky, continuously ascending... like an aurora, dazzlingly bright. The Demon Killer Clone and the Golden Horn Behemoth Clone both raised their heads to watch. The World Tree branch and leaf continuously flew upwards. One must know that the entire inner world has a diameter of hundreds of millions of kilometers, and this World Tree branch and leaf only stopped when it reached the absolute central core of the inner world, hovering there. “Talent Secret Technique—Clone!” Luo Feng's consciousness immediately issued the command. He had three opportunities for cloning: one for the Earthling Original Body, one for the Demon Killer Clone, and this was the last one! “Rumble~~~” The entire inner world began to tremble and shake. Endless world power started to converge frantically... For a moment, the entire inner world seemed to plunge into an apocalypse, and simultaneously, a gigantic golden sphere began to appear in the mid-air of the inner world. “The most crucial moment.” The Demon Killer Clone, the Golden Horn Behemoth Clone, and Luo Feng in the Jiuyou World, all were extremely nervous. “Bang!” The golden sphere suddenly trembled. Startling the Demon Killer Clone and the others. “Bang!” The golden sphere violently shook again, as if a Fire God Origin Crystal had exploded inside it. “Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!”... A series of continuous roars. Luo Feng's consciousness strongly felt the immense pressure from the World Tree's life imprint within the golden sphere. That pressure made the entire inner world feel unbearable. Cracks 'snap!' appeared on the golden sphere, and gradually, more and more cracks formed. “This is bad,” Black-Clad Luo Feng's expression changed drastically. “Bang~~~~” The final massive tremor caused the entire golden sphere to explode, turning into endless world power scattering everywhere, and the World Tree branch and leaf also completely vanished into nothingness in the process. Black-Clad Luo Feng and the Golden Horn Behemoth Clone silently watched this scene. Silence. The entire inner world was dead silent. ... In the Jiuyou World, the constantly nervous Luo Feng's heart also trembled. His fists involuntarily clenched, and a trace of pain and unwillingness flashed in his eyes. It failed! The nurturing... failed!