96 Chapter 96: The Burden of Replication
"'Seeking Defeat' Team wins!"
After a moment of stunned silence, the host made a decision and announced the outcome of the match.
The on-site audience was equally shocked one by one. Despite losing their golden spirit coins, they felt that this battle seemed to be worth watching.
The 'Inferno' Team, the Silver Spirit Fighter Team, a powerful team with four Silver Spirit Fighter Badges among its members, was easily defeated by a team composed of only two individuals.
Moreover, within the two-person team, one was an auxiliary Spirit Master.
What's the difference between this and a one-against-seven scenario?
In such a match, it's astonishing that the 'one' side can effortlessly crush the opposition and emerge victorious.
Tonight, the Great Spirit Arena is destined to be silent, to be quiet.
Even amidst the external clamor, the audience and members of the Inferno Team remained silent.
The victory in the battle was unquestionable.
Su Wen, however, didn't become complacent because of this. His true Soul Power level had reached forty-eight, and facing seven Spirit Elders was relatively normal. Although he didn't use the Fourth Spirit Skill and his use of Soul Power didn't surpass the level of a Spirit Elder, he was still a Spirit Ancestor.
However, he was satisfied with this battle. A strong start. He immediately gained several Spirit Skills he wanted to try.
"Exchange-type Spirit Skills that involve space—experience it for a while. If it's suitable, even if it consumes Soul Power in the long term, I need to maintain it."
"Some elemental transformation Spirit Skills—immunity to attacks of the same elemental property is not very useful for me. However, elemental transformation itself has other uses; I can try to develop it."
"Finally, there's the type of Spirit Skill I'm particularly looking forward to."
Although this clone is the Flame Clone, only a temporary duplicate and not a physical entity, it is still, in essence, a form of duplication. Su Wen had some ideas he wanted to verify.
Descending from the arena and returning to the rest area, Su Wen had already Replicated the Spirit Skills of those two Spirit Masters. At the same time, he also understood why the lean man didn't appear on the stage in the original work during the Spirit Master Competition.
"First Spirit Skill: Flame Clone, Second Spirit Skill: Multiple Clones, Third Spirit Skill: Flame Exchange."
Sensing the combination of this genius Spirit Master's Spirit Skills, Su Wen fell into silence.
Very well! There's a reason you're not outstanding enough in the Spirit Elder Realm. The core Spirit Skill is simply the First Spirit Skill: Flame Clone. One could say that this lean man acquired an excellent Spirit Skill with his First Spirit Skill but mistakenly took it as the core for development.
"At least in the early stages, it has no effect. With a shortage of Spirit Skills, many of his ideas are destined to remain unrealized. Ideals are plentiful, but reality is bony."
"The conditions for Flame Exchange are somewhat stringent. It requires a flame link to be established before a swap with Flame Clone can occur."
Without a range-based, continuous Spirit Skill of the flame type, Flame Exchange is difficult to utilize effectively.
"As for Blazing Body, it differs somewhat from what I had in mind. The semi-elementalization lacks the features I envisioned. It only enhances one's flame resistance, and the physical body remains a tangible entity, susceptible to damage."
However, improving flame resistance is still a useful Spirit Skill for Su Wen.
"It seems that in the future, if conditions allow, I should try to Replicate as much as possible. Even if some turn out to be useless, they can be discarded. At the very least, I shouldn't miss out on Spirit Skills that may appear different from my expectations but are beneficial to my cultivation." Su Wen made a decision, treating this Spirit Fighter experience as a practice in collecting Martial Spirits and Spirit Skills.
"Xiaowen, let's change your upcoming tasks. You and Rong Rong will challenge the Spirit Elder Team for the first three days. If you win all matches, starting from the fourth day, you'll advance to challenging the Spirit Ancestor Team. Of course, if you find it challenging, from the fourth day onwards, you can also attempt a 2v2 challenge against the Spirit Ancestor Team." Qin Ming quickly devised a new plan based on Su Wen's situation.
Su Wen's combat power had already exceeded expectations, forcing Qin Ming to create a training plan tailored specifically for him.
"Understood."
The Emperor Team's group battle unfolded shortly afterward, similarly achieving victory in a dominating manner.
However, upon learning of Su Wen's achievements, Yu Tianheng and the others couldn't feel entirely happy. Instead of enjoying in the rest area, they went to various arenas to watch matches, learning techniques and combat skills from various Spirit Masters.
In the evening, after finishing dinner, they returned to the hotel early for meditation and cultivation.
Su Wen returned to his room, preparing to embark on the long-awaited experiment.
"Flame Clone!"
His Book Martial Spirit transformed into a flower formed by flames, with three illusionary Spirit Rings hovering around it.
The first Spirit Ring flickered.
A duplicate constructed of flames condensed in front of Su Wen.
With a high level of control over fire, Su Wen manipulated the flames to construct the Flame Clone. He lowered its temperature as much as possible, containing the damage caused by the flames and minimizing destruction to the surrounding ground.
As he sensed the structure within the Flame Clone, Su Wen fell into contemplation.
"Is it possible?"
He wondered if this type of Flame Clone would meet the requirements.
Surrounding the entire room with Soul Power, he took a black box from a storage spirit tool.
Opening the box, the right leg bone of the Blue Silver Emperor appeared before him.
The fluctuations emitted by the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone were gentle. Combined with Su Wen's specific developments in this area, he used Soul Power to shield its fluctuations.
He took out the right leg bone and attempted to install it onto the Flame Clone's right leg.
"No response at all," Su Wen was slightly disappointed. "It seems I'll have to absorb the Spirit Bone myself to gain the Spirit Skill associated with the Spirit Bone."
Once a Spirit Bone was absorbed, it became challenging to remove. Limb bones were easier to manage; if Su Wen severed his arms or legs, he could extract the Spirit Bone. However, the torso and skull bones couldn't be removed except through the death of the Spirit Master.
Apart from External Spirit Bones, a Spirit Master only had six chances in their lifetime to absorb Spirit Bones.
With high spirits, Su Wen gained confidence after obtaining the Immortal Grass. Now, he believed that he wouldn't lack Spirit Bones in the future, not even a hundred-thousand-year-old Spirit Bone. Moreover, the right leg bone of the Blue Silver Emperor had a seemingly useless flight-related Spirit Skill, so he had refrained from absorbing it at the time.
This right leg bone also possesses a recovery-type divine skill that attracts him.
Therefore, he thought of using a clone-type Spirit Skill to attempt a brief fusion and exhibit the Spirit Bone technique within it.
At least for now, the Flame Clone couldn't fulfill this idea.
He placed the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone back into the box, closed it, and then stored it in the storage spirit tool.
Although the Flame Clone didn't show effectiveness in the envisioned brief fusion with the Spirit Bone technique, it remained the core of substitution and wasn't entirely useless.
"The maintenance of the Replication page for the Snow Silkworm doesn't consume much, but the consumption of the two Martial Spirits replicated this time is somewhat noticeable for me."
This is an ongoing expenditure, not a one-time cost.
Over the years, it accumulates into a significant value.
In the future, Su Wen may have to replicate many potentially useful Spirit Skills, and the burden will only grow.
"I'll need to think of a solution for this."
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