My starting summon is a small skeleton - Chapter 438: 435 Infinite Clones

Chapter 438: 435 Infinite Clones

Outside Elder Mountain, Area 1.

As Lu Wuyi took a step forward,

The elders, who had just been cowering and respectful, suddenly attacked.

Their attack was not an impulsive burst but a well-thought-out, meticulously planned fatal blow.

Zhao Xue’en and Zhang Mingrui, two Epic 3 stars, one sealed the space, the other controlled Lu Wu’s energy.

Either of these Epic 3 star beings alone was enough to suppress the Epic 2 Star Lu Wu, let alone both attacking together.

Their timing caught Lu Wu at his most relaxed moment; he did not even have time to react before he was suppressed.

At that same moment, the remaining two elders struck.

One chopped off Lu Wu’s arm, dislodging the refined “Gate Fragment” from him, the other blew Lu Wu apart directly.

This series of actions, though described slowly here, happened in an instant.

Lu Wu, who had just been in control, vanished in the blink of an eye.

Such were the tactics of these four elders.

After all, they were members of the Twelve Elders, standing at the pinnacle of the Alliance for centuries.

They had seen and experienced more schemes and events than Lu Wu had had meals.

Such beings were not so easily manipulated by Lu Wu.

Their prior submission was merely to lull Lu Wu, to shift the battlefield, avoiding conflict near the lab and aiming to preserve Fei Yinghao’s experience in refining the gate fragments to the greatest extent.

Once they lured Lu Wu out, they handled him in minutes.

It was swift and decisive.

However, after the deed, the elders couldn’t help frowning as they watched Lu Wu’s body dissipate inch by inch.

“Is it still a clone?”

This wasn’t the result they truly wanted, but it was somewhat expected.

“If it’s a clone, let it be. At least the fragment remains. If he had taken it, the consequences would have been unimaginable.”

The elders shifted their gaze to the fragment left by Lu Wu,

Specifically, Zhao Xue’en and Zhang Mingrui, the two Epic 3 stars.

A gleam appeared in their eyes.

It was a covetous glimmer for that particular fragment.

This wasn’t just any fragment; it had been newly refined and could grant a wish.

Possessing such an item could bring unimaginable benefits, hence both Zhao Xue’en and Zhang Mingrui desired it for themselves.

But this was a delicate matter.

So the two of them looked at each other and hesitated to speak.

However, a tense atmosphere began to emerge between them.

Just as they seemed on the verge of turning on each other for the fragment, the other two elders couldn’t sit by silently.

“I suggest we use this fragment to track down Lu Wu. He’s a major trouble, and if we don’t deal with him quickly, we might end up following in Old Fei’s footsteps,” Old Huo suggested.

“I agree!”

Zhao Xue’en and Zhang Mingrui both nodded.

Their straightforward answers relieved Old Huo. However, just as he relaxed, he suddenly saw Zhao Xue’en and Zhang Mingrui both reaching for the Gate Fragment.

“I knew it, Old Zhao, playing the saint!”

“You were the first to make a move, don’t accuse me of theft!”

As they saw each other’s actions, they cursed and counterattacked, continuing to reach for the fragment.

Just as these allied elders who had smoothly subdued Lu Wu were about to turn on each other, a “crack” sound rang out.

Subsequently, a mysterious power erupted.

“Not good!”

The four elders’ faces changed, and even Zhang Mingrui and Zhao Xue’en, disregarding the fragment, stepped back cautiously to observe the “Gate Fragment.”

As they watched, the fragment began to violently pulsate,

Making it feel like an erupting volcano, utterly terrifying!

The elders’ tension and anxiety skyrocketed, and just as their stress peaked, another “crack” sounded, and the “Gate Fragment” shattered, vanishing with all traces.

“What happened?”

Zhao Xue’en and the elders were baffled and rushed over to see. Upon closer inspection, their expressions changed.

They confirmed once again that the piece they had intercepted wasn’t a Gate Fragment but just a worthless rock.

“How could this happen?

How could the Gate Fragment turn into this?”

Old Huo was utterly confused.

While Zhao Xue’en and Zhang Mingrui both frowned and pondered.

They tried to figure out where the problem occurred.

When had Lu Wu swapped the Gate Fragment?

Suddenly, a realization dawned on the elders.

“There!”

Immediately, they rushed towards Elder Mountain, precisely towards the lab.

“Old Zhao, Old Zhang, why the rush? Did you figure out where something went wrong?” Old Huo, puzzled, followed them.

“The problem is at the lab!” Zhao Xue’en said, squinting his eyes.

“Do you remember how many people were there at the lab?” Zhang Mingrui asked.

Old Huo recalled, “Besides Lu Wu and Old Man Fei, there were a bunch of almost unnoticeable Cultivation Masters!”

“Exactly, those Cultivation Masters. If Lu Wu could disguise himself as Mu Laogui to infiltrate, disguising as a Cultivation Master wouldn’t be difficult.”

“But wasn’t he already disguised as Mu Laogui…”

“Who told you he could only disguise as one?” Zhao Xue’en said coldly.

Old Huo suddenly understood, “You mean, Lu Wu sent two clones into Elder Mountain, one disguised as Mu Laogui and the other as an ordinary researcher.”

“Right, he took the opportunity while explaining his abilities to us, secretly passed the ‘Gate Fragment’ to another clone, used ‘All Things’ to simulate the fragment’s aura, and while the Mu Laogui clone distracted us, the other took the chance to escape.”

“One more thing, this last one, is very likely not a clone!

With three clones already deployed in such a short time, even he has limits.

This wave of clones cost him a lot, and it would take him years to recover, so I am sure the one inside is eighty percent the real body,” Zhang Mingrui asserted.

The elders, upon hearing this, suddenly perked up.

They all knew what this meant—it meant they had a chance to resolve the issue of Lu Wu once and for all.

Thus, they rushed forward with even greater urgency.

As they rushed, their orders were also issued: the entire Elder Mountain was sealed off. Without their command, not even a fly could escape. Today, they intended to ensure that Lu Wu remained within Elder Mountain.

They thought this would be a challenging endeavor.

At the very least, finding Lu Wu’s original body wouldn’t be easy.

But they were wrong. When they returned to the laboratory, they saw the trembling researchers and Cultivation Masters, and Lu Wu in the center of the lab, reviewing various data reports.

The moment they saw Lu Wu, the group of old men was stunned, but they quickly recovered and looked at Lu Wu with wariness in their eyes.

Conversely, Lu Wu appeared quite calm; he even checked the time.

“Three and a half minutes, about what I expected. I must say, that was somewhat slow.”

Zhao Xue’en and the others had a change of expression, about to say something, when Lu Wu put down the documents in his hand and turned to look at them.

“By the way, I think I only introduced my ‘Epic Power’ to you guys; I forgot to introduce the ‘Epic Power’ of my pet, silly Han.

Hmm, you should be familiar with the cloning process, right?”

Lu Wu’s topic shifted abruptly, leaving the old men confused. They couldn’t grasp how Lu Wu could discuss his pet’s ‘Epic Power’ in such a situation, let alone how he jumped from the topic of ‘Epic Power’ to cloning.

Regardless of whether they understood or not, Lu Wu directly said, “Cloning essentially boils down to two key points: energy and spiritual power.

Theoretically, given infinite energy and spiritual power, one could endlessly create clones.

Of course, that’s just theory, and realizing this theory is quite challenging.

After all, finding materials that match the energy is hard, and the agony of mental divide is too torturous and damaging.

Thus, typically, those of Epic Level might have just one or two clones, which they might have spent years, or even decades, to obtain.

If slightly more, usually they would not exceed five, and that too would risk reducing their strength.

But I am different!”

Lu Wu said, looking up with a grin at the elderly men before him, and under their partially guessed assumptions, he stated clearly, “My ‘Epic Power’, All Things, allows me to create clones from any material, however trashy, it only affects the usage time.

The ‘Epic Power’ of my silly Han allows me the liberty to squander spiritual power.

That means, the precious clones for you are quite cheap for me.

Those above Epic Level still require some effort to create, but those below Epic Level, if I wish to make them—it’s simply very easy and effortless…”

As he spoke, this very body of Lu Wu suddenly collapsed.

Then, Lu Wu’s voice appeared from another corner.

“I can make as many as I want.”

This sudden shift dramatically changed the expressions of Zhao Xue’en and others.

However, this was just the beginning; before they could recover, Lu Wu’s figure changed again.

“You know what this means, right?”

Th𝘪𝐬 ςh𝙖pƚ𝘦r 𝚤𝓈 p𝟬𝕤𝕥є𝐝 bყ 𝒦ḭƚ𝓮𝙣𝐨𝖛𝑒|

“It means,”

“If I wish,”

“I can appear beside you at any time, in any guise you cannot imagine.”

“It also means that I am an entity you cannot capture.”

“Lastly, let me say this, gentlemen, congratulations, you’ve made it onto my little list,”

“Until we meet again!”

With each sentence, a new clone appeared.

In the duration of this conversation, Lu Wu had used nearly ten clones, an act that thoroughly bewildered the elders at Elder Council.

Especially Lu Wu’s last statement.

The chilling words caused even Zhao Xue’en and Zhang Mingrui, both Epic 3-star entities, to feel a visceral sense of fear.

At this point, they clearly understood why Lu Wu suddenly pulled such a stunt.

His purpose was simply to keep this group living in fear and suspicion.

Countless indistinct clones, the ability to disguise reality with illusion, meant that every person they encountered daily might actually be Lu Wu himself.

Just the thought of this was enough to cause a breakdown, let alone experiencing it directly.

“Seal the mountain! Seal the mountain for me!”

“Issue the order, from now on, nobody enters or leaves Elder Mountain without our direct command!”

From Zhao Xue’en’s final tone, it was clear that this group of elders was completely panicked.

……

Elsewhere, within the Land of Burial in the Changping Secret Realm,

Lu Wu’s original body slowly opened his eyes, rubbed his throbbing temples, and could not help but emit a suppressed groan of pain.

Evidently, manipulating Elder Mountain so easily was not as simple as he had made it appear.

Especially the last move of switching clones continuously had drained Lu Wu significantly; he didn’t think he could casually use clones like that for some time.

Fortunately, Lu Wu had mostly accomplished what he had intended to.

“After experiencing that final move, those old ghosts at Elder Mountain are likely too scared to step outside for the time being.

Next, without surprises, they should be focusing on researching the Gate Fragment Refinement method I left them.”

Hmm, Lu Wu did not eliminate the refinement method when he returned.

He could have—it would have been a simple task.

But that was unnecessary.

Why remove it? Isn’t it better to leave it for Elder Mountain? Lu Wu was still counting on them to help him refine the Fragment.

Given the current state of Elder Mountain, as long as he wished, he could keep track of their refinement progress.

Hence, Lu Wu decided to be more generous.

He not only decided to leave the plans behind but even planned to assist them in optimizing periodically, to help them better refine the Gate Fragment.

Whenever Elder Mountain achieved results, he would go and congratulate them.

Of course, if they were sensible and insisted on giving him the Gate Fragment when he arrived, Lu Wu would reluctantly accept it, wouldn’t he?

But that was a matter for the future.

Compared to that Gate Fragment, what currently concerned Lu Wu more, or rather what he was more eager about, was that piece.

He had already obtained the Fragment from Fei Yinghao; he could have it in his hands within a day at most, and then he would be able to revive Dudu.

Thinking of reviving Dudu excited Lu Wu!

If he weren’t genuinely unwell right now, he would really like to go retrieve the Fragment himself…