blogombal Chapter 65 Illusory Clone Intestine
Chapter 65 Illusory Clone Intestine
Under Yan Zu's covert guidance, the group searched along the way and encountered several thousand-year-old soul beasts, but Yan Zu rejected them all: "That armored rhinoceros is more defensive and focused on power attacks, so it's not suitable."
"That ghost vine is too aggressive, and the spirit ring might come with poison or corrosive effects, so it's not suitable."
After walking for about two hours, we passed through a dense ancient forest, and suddenly a small clearing appeared in front of us.
In the center of the open space, a peculiar group of fungi grew—each one shimmering with a pale azure halo, its caps shaped like umbrellas, covered with intricate, illusory patterns. A gentle breeze would cause blurry, ethereal images to appear around the fungi.
In the center of this group of fungi, a Thousand Illusions Glass Fungus, which is much larger than its kind and stands 1.5 meters tall, stands out. Its cap is a deep indigo blue.
"That's it! Thousand Illusion Glazed Fungus!" Yan Zu's eyes flashed with golden light as he affirmed, "Judging from the concentration of its illusion patterns and the number of clones, its age is exactly sixteen hundred years. Its soul rings will most likely grant it the ability to create clones, and plant-type soul beasts have gentle soul power, which is highly compatible with food-type martial souls."
Oscar gazed at the fungus that could freely conjure phantoms and felt a strange sense of familiarity. His intuition told him that this was absolutely the most suitable soul beast for him! "That's it! Yan Zu, I'll listen to you!"
Although the acquisition process had its ups and downs, it was not particularly difficult.
Sensing danger, the Thousand Illusion Glass Fungus instantly disguised itself as a boulder and released four clones with the same aura as its original body, which scattered and fled in all directions, attempting to confuse the situation.
However, Yan Zu's Insightful Eyes could easily penetrate the disguise and accurately pinpoint the true location. He shouted, "The true body is the boulder on the left! Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, restrain the clones! Tang San, use your Blue Silver Grass to seal off the space around the true body!"
Everyone immediately took action. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing quickly killed three clones, while Ma Hongjun unleashed Phoenix Fire Lines to force back the last clone.
Tang San's Blue Silver Grass surged out like a tide, firmly binding the Thousand Illusion Glazed Fungus disguised as a boulder; Zhao Wuji's Soul Saint aura erupted, suppressing the restless soul power within the fungus.
Ning Rongrong simultaneously amplified everyone's speed and strength to ensure a decisive victory. With everyone's cooperation, the Thousand Illusion Glazed Fungus's disguise was forcibly broken. After its true form was exposed, its soul power rapidly weakened, and its main consciousness was quickly defeated. Oscar stepped forward and killed it.
Oscar sat cross-legged and began absorbing the purple spirit ring that emitted a faint halo. The spirit power of the Thousand Illusion Glazed Fungus was gentle in nature and had a very high compatibility with Oscar's food-type martial spirit, making the absorption process exceptionally smooth.
An hour later, Oscar successfully absorbed the new soul skill. His eyes shone brightly as he opened them, and his soul power stabilized at level thirty-one. He jumped up excitedly, eager to demonstrate his new soul skill.
"Ahem," Oscar cleared his throat, a signature, slightly lewd smile spreading across his face, "I have a... Thousand Illusion Clone Intestine!"
As he chanted the incantation, a sausage shimmering with iridescent patterns and emitting a faint, refreshing scent of herbs appeared in his hand. The iridescent patterns on the sausage's surface were still slowly flowing, with faint, ethereal shadows flickering within them, and its texture was completely different from the large and small sausages he had encountered before.
"Thousand Illusion Clone Intestine? What's its effect?" Ma Hongjun curiously leaned closer, sniffed it, and said, "This aura is quite strange, sometimes strong and sometimes weak."
Oscar proudly declared, "My third soul skill, Thousand Illusion Clone Intestine! Effect: After consumption, it can split into three clones that are completely identical to the original body in aura and appearance. Each clone possesses 30% of the original body's soul power, can move autonomously, and evade attacks. The duration is 1 minute! If a clone is fatally attacked, it will dissipate directly without causing damage to the original body. As my soul power level increases, the number of clones and the duration will also increase!"
"Three clones?!" Everyone was taken aback. The tactical value of this soul skill was simply off the charts! Not only could it block damage for the main body and distract the enemy, but it could also assist the team in delivering supplies. Whether in one-on-one battles or team battles, it could play a huge role, and its growth potential far exceeded that of the flying sausage.
Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes lit up: "Oscar, your third soul skill is amazing! With the clone, you no longer have to hide at the back of the team afraid of being ambushed, and you can provide flexible support for us!"
Zhao Wuji laughed heartily, "Excellent! What a brilliant Thousand Illusion Clone Intestine! Yan Zu, you have a sharp eye! This soul skill is more than ten times stronger than that one-minute flight skill! With each person having three more clones in a team battle, our endurance and margin for error are doubled. Oscar, you've really taken off!"
Dai Mubai patted Oscar on the shoulder: "Great job, Uncle Big Sausage! In the future, when you fight, just release more clones. I guarantee the enemy won't be able to tell which one is the real one!" He clearly highly approved of this tactical soul skill.
Ma Hongjun put his arm around Oscar's shoulder and winked, saying, "Old Oscar, you can bring a couple more 'stand-ins' when you're picking up girls now, just play it safe!"
Oscar chuckled, shoved Ma Hongjun aside, and walked up to Yan Zu, bowing respectfully: "Yan Zu, thank you! If it weren't for you, I would have missed out on this perfect spirit ring for me! This clone sausage is practically tailor-made for me! If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know!"
Yan Zu helped him up and smiled, "We're all partners, it's only right. This Thousand Illusion Clone Intestine has enormous potential. Polish it well, and it can become your core asset in the future."
Amidst the general joy, only Tang San, though smiling and congratulating Oscar, harbored a dark glint in his eyes. Oscar's acquisition of such a flexible tactical soul skill would undoubtedly elevate his status within the team, and all of this was inseparable from Yan Zu's "guidance."
He subconsciously touched the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night amulet at his waist, where he kept the hidden weapons he had crafted. He needed to improve his strength much faster!
Next, it was time to find a spirit beast for Tang San. The group continued their search in the mixed zone. Tang San hoped to obtain a powerful control or attack spirit skill, focusing on spider- or snake-type spirit beasts.
After searching for most of the day, they found no suitable spirit beast, but once again they heard the familiar sounds of fighting and shouting.
"You beast! Where do you think you're going to run now!"
"Old woman, block its left side!"
The direction from which the sound came was marked by intense fluctuations in soul power, and the faint sound of trees breaking could be heard.
Zhao Wuji signaled for everyone to hide, and they quietly approached. Parting the dense foliage, they saw a scene of devastation in the woods ahead, where Dragon Duke Meng Shu and Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang were jointly attacking a soul beast. And that soul beast was none other than—a Human-Faced Demon Spider!
This monstrous spider with a human face was terrifying. Its eight spear-like legs shimmered with purple light, and white patterns on its carapace formed a distorted human face. It constantly spewed purplish-black venomous webs and mist from its mouth, moving swiftly and fiercely. Ironically, it also bore burn marks and marks from being stabbed by a snake staff, clearly indicating that it had been injured before.
"It's them again?" Ma Hongjun muttered. "This time it's spiders? What about the crested snake? Could it be...?"
Yan Zu's lips twitched almost imperceptibly, and he couldn't help but think to himself, "These two, one a Soul Douluo and the other a Soul Emperor, why do they keep failing at capturing thousand-year-old soul beasts? In the original story, the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Snake escaped, and they're having such a hard time capturing the Human-Faced Demon Spider? Their professional skills are a bit worrying..."
He noticed that although the human-faced spider was suppressed by the two powerful figures, it charged around and became extremely ferocious. For a time, it even made the Dragon Lord and Snake Lady a little flustered. They were mainly worried about its potent poison and sudden outburst. They wanted to capture it alive for Meng Yiran to absorb, so they were inevitably constrained.
Meng Yiran stood a little distance away, looking on with anxiety and frustration.
Just then, the human-faced spider seemed to be driven to desperation. With a hiss, it suddenly spewed a large cloud of poisonous mist at the Dragon Lord and Snake Lady, taking the opportunity to break through towards the direction where the Shrek group was hiding!
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