Chapter 509: Chapter 486: Clone The talent of doppelgänger comes from a particularly powerful Water Demon. That formidable monster, resembling a mass of black sludge, with a massive body covered in numerous tentacles. Each of its tentacles can split into a small Water Demon the size of a calf, with considerable offensive power. Lou Yi had been coveting this talent for a long time. But it wasn’t until mastering the Surprise Tide Martial Technique that he felt confident in killing it. Of course, even after killing the Water Demon, it was possible that the talent would not be obtained, but fortunately, Lou Yi’s luck wasn’t too bad this time. He unhesitatingly chose the doppelgänger talent. Doppelgänger (Not Initiated 0/200) → Doppelgänger (Initiated 0/600+1 Blood Jade Lotus) Strange memories subsequently appeared in his mind. In these memories, Lou Yi transformed into a small piece of black sludge in an unknown swamp, lifeless and unnoticed among many other pieces of sludge. Until one day, two terrifying monsters emitting radiant sunlight-like brilliance had a fierce battle. The nearby mountains were flattened, the lake was evaporated, the wind was fierce, and torrential rain fell continuously, affecting the entire realm. One monster let out a scream, and a large amount of its vital blood rained down from the sky. One drop happened to fall onto the sludge, causing it to emit a faint radiance, as if it had gained a spirit. Unknown years passed, and the sludge gradually developed consciousness, understanding its identity, and eagerly wishing to leave this place to explore more of the world. Unfortunately, it couldn’t move and could do nothing but passively wait for an opportunity. As time went on. Sometimes fish and shrimp died on it and were absorbed. Fallen leaves were decomposed by it. The consciousness of the sludge grew stronger, its surface becoming smoother and more lustrous, and it sprouted some inconspicuous tentacles that helped it hunt for food and strengthen itself. As it continued devouring various living fish and shrimp, the sludge began to expand in size, increasing its coverage area, and it could even slightly squirm to change its position. It found other soil that had been activated by the monster’s blood before, and began to devour them one by one, enlarging itself. In the end, the sludge finally transformed into a monster, able to move independently, hunt, and become a tyrant of the swamp. At the same time, it discovered that its body could split into entities resembling doppelgängers... The memory abruptly ended there, and Lou Yi opened his eyes. In the void, a large amount of energy surged into his body, violently remodeling his physique, rewriting his genes. He felt a burning pain in every part of his body, his skin turning an intense fiery red, generating terrifying heat, with a lot of white mist exuding from his surface. After the transformation was complete, Lou Yi felt his body had become much lighter, almost as if reborn, even though there seemed to be no significant change in appearance. The Attribute Panel began to display an introduction to the doppelgänger talent for him. Doppelgänger (Passive): With time, the elasticity and recovery ability of the body will gradually enhance. Doppelgänger (Active): (The separated flesh and blood can form a doppelgänger, the initial strength of which is related to the blood qi content of the flesh and blood, with the final limit not exceeding one-third of the main body’s; The doppelgänger can inherit most of the main body’s martial skills and magic spells, but currently can only replicate one talent, so choose wisely; The doppelgänger is entirely controlled by the main body, which can preset rules to ensure that even when far from the main body, it can act under the rules; Currently, only one doppelgänger can be formed, and if it is destroyed, it can only be reformed three months after the last division...) Looking at the introduction on the Attribute Panel, Lou Yi began to ponder. This doppelgänger talent seems more limited than imagined. However, it’s still at the beginner stage, so expectations shouldn’t be too high. It’s imaginable that as the doppelgänger talent advances in the future, its power will surely be greatly enhanced. ’Puff!’ Lou Yi released all defenses, letting the transparent red qi from his right hand form a blade, severing his entire left arm, which fell to the ground. "Doppelgänger." In the next moment, the fallen left arm became blurry. It transformed into a blob of clay-like flesh on the ground, continuously contracting and enlarging, with numerous ’bubbling’ air bubbles forming. The flesh soon transformed into a human shape. About ten breaths later, a human identical to Lou Yi appeared in the room. He was naked and barefoot, staring blankly ahead, with no spirit in his eyes. The original Lou Yi, who lost an arm, grew a new one quickly under the enhancement of the regeneration talent. However, a permanent part of his blood qi was lost, roughly one-tenth, which would take considerable time to replenish. From this, it can be inferred that the blood qi contained in the current doppelgänger is about one-tenth of the main body. But if endowed with ’Surprise Tide’, ’Glazed Armor’, ’Body into Sword’ martial techniques, it could reach the strength of an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage or Demon General, capable of accomplishing many tasks. Next, Lou Yi needed to add a replicated talent to the doppelgänger. He looked at the Attribute Panel, where a stacked square symbol appeared next to each talent, indicating it could be copied over. Lou Yi pondered for a moment, then chose the Disguise talent. Upon clicking the square symbol, a prompt appeared on the Attribute Panel: Replicating Disguise Talent requires a hundred breaths’ effort, would you like to proceed? "Yes." In the next moment, a semi-transparent progress bar appeared, its length steadily increasing. Once it reached the end, the doppelgänger emitted a flash of white light, signifying the successful replication. Under Lou Yi’s mental control, the doppelgänger’s surface flesh started to continuously indent, protrude, and elongate, with the bones making a ’crackling’ sound. Soon, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man appeared in the room. Lou Yi nodded in satisfaction, as even with his current eyesight, he couldn’t detect anything unusual about the man. Next came the process of infusing the doppelgänger with spirit. In his mind, the circling falcon reluctantly flew out and charged toward the doppelgänger’s head. Leaving behind a broken wing in its brain, the falcon became somewhat indistinct and quietly returned to hibernate within Lou Yi. Simultaneously, Lou Yi wrote some rules for the doppelgänger on the Attribute Panel: ’Never betray the main body; if such thoughts arise, self-destruct.’ ’In case of the risk of capture, self-destruct in advance...’ ’Before crossing, all memories of the main body are to be uniformly deleted...’ ’No physical contact with the main body’s female friends...’ In his previous life, Lou Yi was a programming expert, proficient in algorithms, and the rule-writing process brought back a lot of fond memories. Of course, there might be bugs in these rules, but as the experience with the doppelgänger talent grows, and the bugs will be eliminated one by one until nearing perfection. The most important is undoubtedly the first rule. Actually, there’s a similar restriction in the Attribute Panel, but Lou Yi added it again, for double assurance. After writing the rules, Lou Yi injected them into the doppelgänger through the Attribute Panel. At the same time, a replicated simplified version of the Attribute Panel was generated in the doppelgänger’s mind. Once the doppelgänger was fully established, it displayed spirit and emotion in its eyes, no longer appearing lifeless. Lou Yi’s main body could connect to and disconnect from the doppelgänger’s perspective at any time, a wondrous sensation that took him a moment to adapt to. Regarding the sensing distance, there was no prompt from the Attribute Panel, necessitating personal experimentation. But it is expected that over hundreds or even thousands of miles, the connection would remain stable. Even if disconnected, in the instant of the doppelgänger’s demise, information can be relayed back to the main body. Instantly, Lou Yi thought of the perilous Nether Demonic Realm. The waters run too deep there, so it’s perfectly feasible to send a doppelgänger in his place, sparing the main body from taking unnecessary risks. ...