Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 75 The Perfect Tool

When Zhao Youyue saw Lin Xiufeng's eyes suddenly light up and he looked at them with a sparkling gaze, she knew that he had thought of something again!

Sure enough, Lin Xiufeng said with great interest:
"You say the clones have superhuman strength, combat abilities, and do things similarly to us. So, how about we make them armor?"

Fang Yuan was taken aback, then slapped his thigh in rare excitement and exclaimed:

"Brilliant idea! The clones consume Heavenly Martial Power. We can absorb them, replicate them again through the water's reflection, and not worry about the wear and tear on the armor at all!"

"Great idea!" Ren Xing was also very happy. Just thinking about how powerful it would be to be covered in scale armor to protect one's vitals!
Thinking about it, I said, somewhat impulsively and with a touch of regret:
"It's a pity that the clones are disobedient. They won't cooperate when we try to absorb Heavenly Martial Power, and they even attack us when we try to force them. Otherwise, it would be great if we could absorb Heavenly Martial Power indefinitely."

"The most important thing is that the clone can cultivate the star points in a different position than us, and we don't lack Heavenly Martial Power either."

Zhao Youyue remembered the triangular eyes, the crown, and the incredible statistics she obtained from Meilin; on average, the daily rate of acquiring martial arts skills was quite slow.

But they were quick.

However, Zhao Youyue roughly understood why unorganized Heavenly Warriors were usually one Heavenly Warrior leading a group of Heavenly Martial Souls.

When a mutated beast is discovered, the Heavenly Warrior can exclusively enjoy most of the Heavenly Warrior Power.

But if you encounter something like a tiger or a dragon, you'll have to share the problem and call for help.

Lin Xiufeng's idea received strong support from the entire group.

Before the efficiency of double cultivation in the Star Cave was confirmed, no one was in a hurry to join the Heavenly Martial Group.

Once the four clones had finished preparing the scales, they transported the bones back and forth.

Lin Xiufeng and his group created tiger-dragon bone powder in the mirror-like world on the water's surface, while the four clones created scales and armor on the outside.

The reason there are four clones outside is because it's been raining outside, and it's very uncomfortable to be soaked.

Lin Xiufeng and the others could only make do with the four clones.

We can't let them suffer, can we?

Making scale armor was indeed very time-consuming. Fang Yuan and his capricious clones spent six days working on it, and their Heavenly Martial Power was exhausted.

Zhao Youyue's clone worked for forty days, while Lin Xiufeng's clone worked for sixty-five days.

Fang Yuan and Ren Xing's clones consume about one layer per day, Zhao Youyue's clone consumes more than one layer per day, while Lin Xiufeng's clone consumes less than one layer...

The most diligent copy was indeed Zhao Youyue's, which was particularly curly; Fang Yuan and Renxing's copies were very diligent and stable; Lin Xiufeng's copy was clearly slacking off.

This was Lin Xiufeng's first time absorbing a clone, but he had seen Fang Yuan and Ren Xing operate it many times before.

Lin Xiufeng looked at the identical face beneath the water's surface, feeling as if it were a clone.

'This clone actually obediently came closer to let me absorb it?'

'That's unlike me. If I were him, I would have run away long ago. I wouldn't do it to be a tool for myself!'

'I wonder how it was achieved. Perhaps this place was used to verify some kind of experiment?'

As Lin Xiufeng was thinking, she urged him impulsively, "What are you doing! How long have you been spacing out! Even if you're slacking off, you should slack off too!"

"If he hadn't been slacking off, his clone wouldn't have been either!"

Zhao Youyue was furious just thinking about it; the clones were outrageous, making the process much slower.

"Alright, alright, stop rushing me. It's the first time absorbing a clone, of course I need to do some mental preparation, right?"

Lin Xiufeng replied unhappily, took a deep breath, and plunged into the water.

The clones then burst out of the water.

Two heads collided at the surface of the water...

The clone instantly became quantumized light, and something surged into Lin Xiufeng's body...

At the same time, there are also memories belonging to the clones...

Lin Xiufeng had already heard these things from his friends.

He felt no unfamiliarity whatsoever with these added memories!
Because the clone experiences the same emotional reactions and psychological activities as the original.

The process felt as natural and comfortable as if it were part of Lin Xiufeng's body, as if she were returning home.

As the clones became luminous and flowed into Lin Xiufeng's body, they experienced distinctly different sensations as they passed through acupoints and the Xing acupoint.

The feeling was as if the clone's acupoints and acupoints had entered, overlapping with Lin Xiufeng's own, and then merging. There was no increase in energy out of thin air; it was as if, during the merging process, the weak acupoints were being fused with the stronger ones.

Lin Xiufeng had not cultivated a certain acupoint, yet its condition was as strong as another acupoint he had cultivated for more than two months.

Just as Zhao Youyue and the others said, only by fusing with a clone can one truly experience it.

Even though Lin Xiufeng already knew that the clones hadn't mastered the Star Acupoints, they could still be enhanced simultaneously during fusion.

But after actually experiencing it, I still found it miraculous and incredible.

In this way, their progress in cultivating star points doubled!
'So what if they're the old Heavenly Martial Warriors of the Heavenly Martial Clan? They might not be my match now, and given time, they'll be even more formidable!'

Lin Xiufeng was in high spirits, feeling that the only problem in getting revenge was confirming the identity of his enemy.

"Lin Xiufeng, what are you daydreaming about? Did you realize that your clone has taken advantage of my clone quite a bit?" she snapped irritably.

"Zhao Youyue, being willful is disrespectful to you!" Lin Xiufeng shouted.

"Stop sowing discord and stop slacking off! Get the clones to work! We also need to continue searching the area."

Zhao Youyue was not fooled and was concerned about the progress of the scale armor.

They'll have to stay here until the scales are finished, which is really frustrating!

After the bone meal was made, they searched some nearby areas in the days that followed, but found no mutated beasts or human traces.

But since I'm idle anyway, I have to keep searching.

Lin Xiufeng sank to the surface of the water, and the mirror-like surface of the water successfully created a copy of Lin Xiufeng.

Lin Xiufeng carefully observed the changes in herself and found that nothing was missing from her body.

When the clones were created, just like Zhao Youyue and the others, a dense mass of celestial martial energy surged down from the sky.

The Heavenly Martial Power within the clone's body did not arise out of thin air, but was a gift from the Mirror World region.

He pondered, what if he could control a Celestial Warrior enemy and artificially replicate him through a mirror?

By attacking the clone again, they can repeatedly absorb the Heavenly Martial Power.

This plan sounds feasible, with only two problems.

First, controlling a Heavenly Warrior with a large Heavenly Martial Power reserve is not feasible, as they have no one to stop them from escaping. If controlling someone with little Heavenly Martial Power, the clone will not have much Heavenly Martial Power to absorb.
Secondly, it is unknown whether there is an upper limit to the replication of the mirror world, or whether the Heavenly Martial Power will be unable to create replicas once it is exhausted.

Zhao Youyue jumped into the water and pulled Lin Xiu towards the deeper water to dive...

But on the other hand, it is floating on the surface of the water.

The four people emerged from the water one after another, while the four clones went to the mirror world to continue their hard work, making scales.

Lin Xiufeng noticed that Zhao Youyue's expression was a bit strange, so he asked:
"What are you doing?"

"Have you searched the clone's memories?"

"Not yet, what's so special about it? It's just making scale armor every day."

Lin Xiufeng was too lazy to recall it carefully.

“Oh…that’s true.” Zhao Youyue’s expression was a little strange, and she blushed for no reason. She avoided Lin Xiufeng’s gaze but didn’t say anything more.

Lin Xiufeng went ashore and said worriedly, "I have to change clothes again. This rainy year is never going to end."

"I'm used to wearing wet clothes, I'm too lazy to change, and wearing a raincoat is too much trouble."

She stretched out her limbs in a carefree manner, wearing only a swimsuit and a swim cap that covered her hair, making her head look like it had a big bump.

She doesn't need to be changed!
"Never mind, I'm only wearing swimming trunks anyway." Fang Yuan took off her wet clothes and hung them to dry in the rock cave.

Zhao Youyue picked up the breastplate, compared it to her own, and found it to be a good fit. The design was simple, protecting the vital areas. Some scales extended from the center to the top and bottom, covering the abdomen and ribs. The combination of the back armor and shoulder armor was not yet finished.

The overall principle is to provide close-fitting protection without affecting the appearance of outer clothing.

The main purpose is to protect vital acupoints, while also protecting key acupoints as much as possible, without affecting movement.

"The scale breastplate is finished. Why don't you all put it on and see if there are any details that need to be adjusted?"

That was a good suggestion; all four of them put it on.

(End of this chapter)