I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense Chapter 1251

Chapter 1251: Chapter 1252: Skill: Verbal Barrage Clone Chapter 1251: Chapter 1252: Skill: Verbal Barrage Clone It sounds like a Righteous Sect, one that even the Blood Demon Sect fears. If they go there, they should be able to seek refuge. It's decided then, if they leave Buddha Country, they must head to Sword Sect to cultivate!

A crowd of cultivators departed one after another, leaving only Li Xiaobai and his party at the lecture platform.

Ergouzi, grinning wildly, tried to loop the rope around Li Xiaobai once again but was kicked to the ground. This damn dog really knows how to push his luck. It's only because his Sin Value is sky-high; if he switched it for good karma, not just small Golden Wheel Temple, even the Great Thunderclap Temple could be taken down.

Numbers flickered on the System panel.

[Host: Li Xiaobai!]
[…]
[Achievement Quest: Reverse Enlightenment (Current progress: 0.2%) Reward available for collection!]
[…]
The liberation of Golden Wheel City caused the numbers on the System panel to flicker, with the task progress of Reverse Enlightenment jumping from 0.1% to 0.2%, marking a minor advancement.

Compared to the major cities and temples in the core area, this city is still somewhat small in scale; the overall progress only increased by 0.1%. It seems that reclaiming all the cities will be a challenge.

“Kid, where to next?”

Xiao Lao Di asked.

“First, I'll get a couple of people to help with debt collection. We'll set off early tomorrow and bomb the surrounding cities.”

Li Xiaobai threw out a palm-sized map, which detailed all the major temples in the surrounding region. The map formed a circle, with temples densely spread around the perimeter like a Star-Roaming Chessboard, and sparse in the core area, with just a few temples scattered about, each occupying a thousand times the land area of Golden Wheel Temple. Great Thunderclap Temple alone sprawled over several stretches of unbroken mountain ranges, vast enough to be seen quite clearly.

“We only have four people here, who's going to collect debts?”

Ergouzi asked. It was not at ease with the idea of recruiting someone from the city as one of their own, as they could not be trusted. Let alone itself, the other two wouldn't be comfortable with the idea either. After all, they were all newly acquainted and, although it's pitiful that these people had been under the influence of the Buddhist Sect for so many years, who knew what kind of temperament they possessed once they reverted to their true selves?

You should know they weren't simple and faithful folks, coming from external sects, with some even from Super Sects. If they were tasked with debt collection and got their hands on a large sum of money, their greed might drive them to run off, rendering all their efforts thus far futile.

“Can't this old guy just split himself? Let him create a smaller version of himself to collect the debts!”

Ji Wuqing suggested, looking at Xiao Lao Di.

“You overestimate me; I can't produce so many External Incarnations. Soul separation is highly detrimental to one's vitality, but I can promise that if Great Thunderclap Temple is liberated, I can leave behind an incarnation to gather resources.”

Xiao Lao Di smacked his lips and said this.

Li Xiaobai's expression darkened; this old guy was obviously looking down on the resources of Golden Wheel Temple and aiming for a share in the wealth of the greater temples.

What wishful thinking.

“No need to rush, let me take a look!”

Li Xiaobai spoke calmly, his thoughts flicking through the System panel. Having just broken into Saint Realm, a few more sections appeared in the System.

All were either powerful Magic Treasures or skills.

All of the Magic Treasures, including Godzilla and SeCalming Divine Needle, had been unlocked, and after Exploding Star, a new explosive called Thousand Paper Cranes appeared.

[Thousand Paper Cranes: The explosive power is equivalent to the full-strength strike of a Half-Saint Strong Expert. (10,000 top-grade Immortal Stones)]
[Note: Art is like Thousand Paper Cranes; not only can they explode, they can fly too!]
This is good; these explosives can fly by themselves, saving even the effort of throwing. Quite smart.

In the skill column, besides skills like Hellfire that need to be advanced by the user, all other Divine Level skills have reached the power of Half-Holy Level, and cannot be measured by common sense. Moreover, a new skill has appeared.

[Ding! Detecting new skill acquired by the host: I Have a Million Clones.]
[I Have a Million Clones: Can summon a clone with a tenth of the host's strength, capable of independent thought. (1,000,000 top-grade Immortal Stones).]
[Note: The clone inherits all the statuses of the original body, and vice versa. Please use with caution.]
That's the thing!

Li Xiaobai's eyes lit up; he thought of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao appeared. What he lacked now was manpower, and with this thing, he could leave his people in every city!

Although that last note made him feel something was amiss, this skill could help him out of a tight spot, making it a timely aid indeed.

Activating the skill, one million top-grade Immortal Stones instantly vanished from his Space Ring.

At the same time, the void in front of the four people twisted violently, and then a dark shadow emerged without warning.

This shadow was pitch-black all over, with black features and black clothes; only its silhouette showed that it was exactly the same as Li Xiaobai, a spitting image of a shadow.

This “Shadow Li Xiaobai” started to move around as soon as it appeared, surveying the surrounding environment and the few people in front of it.

“Holy shit, kid, what the hell did you conjure up?”

Ergouzi was immediately terrified at the sight of this moving dark mass, his hairs standing on end.

“Don't make a fuss; this is my clone.”

Li Xiaobai said indifferently, observing the other side. This was his first skill not aimed at attack, summoning a clone, and he was very curious to see what the clone could do.

“Useless trash!”

The shadow spoke, and its first words were the essence of culture.

Li Xiaobai: “???”

The shadow continued, “Loser!”

Li Xiaobai: “I'll be damned…”

The shadow proudly declared, “I am Li Xiaobai!”

“I know, you are my clone.”

Li Xiaobai said dryly, noting that the clone was quite the trash-talker.

“To be precise, I am the one cleaning up your mess; you represent my incompetent side!”

The shadow said indifferently, infuriating Li Xiaobai to no end. This clone was annoying with its endless prattle!

“Are you angry?”

“That's the manifestation of your incompetence. The more useless a person is, the angrier they become. Moreover, if you really were capable, why would you summon me?”

“You acknowledge my ability because I do it better than you. Deep down, your subconscious relies on me!”

The shadow rattled on, leaving Li Xiaobai speechless.

“Damn, kid, when did you get a clone? And this clone looks so punchable, just like it was carved out of the same mold as you!”

Ji Wuqing stared at the shadow, his eyes involuntarily widening. An External Incarnation is not something just anyone could manifest.

Surprise was also evident in Xiao Lao Di's eyes. He could tell this was not an ordinary clone. Regular clones need the control of the original's will, while one with independent consciousness and even capable of arguing with the original, as seen here, could only be condensed with the power of the Divine Soul, similar to the relationship between an old beggar and his.

No matter how strong a person's Divine Soul is, splitting it to create an independent entity will inevitably impact their strength, and in severe cases, it can even harm their foundation. Yet Li Xiaobai casually created a clone, which was truly astonishing.

“The kid is not simple, eh? Able to condense such a high-level clone. But this guy is all black; I fear he might be unsuitable for the job of staying behind and collecting money, right?”

Xiao Lao Di said slowly, looking at the shadow.

The shadow turned its body slightly, seeming to twist its head toward him as well, with the same indifferent tone: “You're quite old, and still this ugly. Honestly, I really pity you!”

Chapter end

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