Egg of the Golden Horned Beast

Because Wang Yi had given specific instructions, the guards did not take the initiative to retrieve the golden horn beast egg. Instead, they reported back and remained on standby, waiting for Wang Yi to arrive.

Wang Yi, who was originally training with Hong and Thor on Mars, immediately returned in his spaceship upon receiving the report.

Half an hour later, a streak of light appeared on the horizon, quickly expanding and descending to the Pacific Ocean. It transformed into a black, saucer-shaped spaceship over 100 meters in diameter.

This was Wang Yi's top-tier C9-class spaceship.

The hatch opened, and Wang Yi, dressed in a black and red combat suit, flew out and dove straight into the sea. After his departure, the spaceship slowly submerged itself into the ocean.

Deep on the seabed, Wang Yi soon found the oval black egg, approximately twelve meters in diameter, adorned with strange golden markings on its shell. After examining it closely, a smile appeared on his face. "It really is the egg of a golden horn beast. Well done," he said.

Upon receiving Wang Yi's praise, the slave guard members who had first discovered the egg beamed with joy. Wang Yi had promised them that if they worked hard for him, they would eventually earn their freedom. Exceptional performance or significant contributions could even accelerate that process. Once free, they could choose to leave and live on other planets or continue working for Wang Yi.

Wang Yi flew up and stood on the black dome of the egg, watching silently as the guards stood by, unsure of its significance but aware of its importance to their master.

"Sign in," Wang Yi said inwardly.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully signing in. You are rewarded with the golden horn beast's talent secret method: 'Clone'.]

[You have obtained the talent secret: 'Clone'.]

[Number of check-ins available at this location: 0]

An unfathomable force instantly surged through Wang Yi's body. In his dantian, among the eight fiery red miniature planets, a 20-centimeter-wide red mysterious pattern condensed, covering a transparent crystal ball that emitted a red light. This crystal ball, called the pronucleus or soul pronucleus, appeared as an infinite misty world inside.

The pronucleus, formed from the talent secret, is a self-contained sphere capable of nurturing life, but it has no direct influence on the host's strength. Wang Yi's strength would still progress through standard cultivation, with the pronucleus serving as a separate entity.

The real key to Wang Yi's newfound power lay in the pronucleus, which allowed him to use other biological genetic material to create three clones of himself. The only limitation was that the clones could not exceed a hundred times the genetic level of his own body.

In other words, with Wang Yi's current genetic level being three times that of an average human, he could create clones with a genetic level below three hundred. These could be planetary, universal, or even world master-level beings. As long as the pronucleus remained intact, even if Wang Yi or his clones were destroyed, he could regenerate indefinitely through the pronucleus.

This effectively gave Wang Yi the same clone talent as the golden horn behemoth!

Wang Yi was pleased with this reward. With three clones and his main body, he would eventually control four bodies.

Even more impressive was the ability to nurture life with a genetic level a hundred times greater than his own. Despite having a genetic level of only three times, Wang Yi could already breed a golden horn beast with ten times the genetic level!

But... Wang Yi wasn't too fond of the golden horn beast.

While the golden horn beast was one of the twelve peak bloodlines of space beast race, with a genetic level of only 10, it paled in comparison to the many special life forms in the universe, some of which had genetic levels in the hundreds of thousands and possessed extraordinary abilities.

Special life forms could easily break through to immortality, unlike the golden horn beast or Zerg mother empress, whose peak bloodlines made achieving immortality more difficult.

Wang Yi preferred to reserve his clone choices for something more powerful, unless he had no better options. His affinity lay with fire, whereas the golden horn behemoth had a metallic nature, making it an unsuitable match.

If he had the chance to create a clone of the flaming space beast, another of the twelve peak bloodlines, he might consider it.

Wang Yi also wondered whether the clone talent of the golden horn beast would work for his own clones. If it did, he could capture other golden horn beasts and create an army of clones.

"I must choose my three clones carefully, not rush into decisions," Wang Yi thought. He understood that each clone would play an indispensable role in his future strength and development.

With his improved life-saving ability and enhanced talent, Wang Yi was in a good mood as he turned his attention back to the golden horn beast egg under his feet.

Now that he had gained the clone talent, the egg wasn't as important to him anymore.

After some thought, he gave the order: "Move this egg back for me."

He planned to leave the egg for Luo Feng. How Luo Feng chose to handle it—whether by capturing the golden horn beast and regenerating a human body—was of no concern to Wang Yi.

However, Wang Yi believed Luo Feng would make a wise choice.

...

"Wang Yi, you look happy. Did something good happen? Did your wife give birth?" Thor joked when Wang Yi logged into the virtual universe later that evening and met Thor and Hong at Jiuxing Bay.

"Get lost!" Wang Yi wasn't in the mood to entertain Thor's bald jokes.

This bald-headed tease often poked fun at Wang Yi's unborn child, something Wang Yi had long grown tired of.

Thor's constant jesting was part of why Wang Yi had beaten him so thoroughly in reality. But Thor didn't seem to connect the dots and continued his playful teasing.

"Serves him right!" Wang Yi thought.

"By the way, Luo Feng, I need to talk to you." Wang Yi turned to Luo Feng, who had been smiling beside him.

Luo Feng, who had achieved success and recognition, was in high spirits. His enemy Li Yao was dead, and Li Yao's widow, Vinina, had fled to Europe, too afraid to show her face in China.

Not only had Luo Feng become the Hu Yan Bo's disciple, he now held the position of Inspector of the Jiangnan Guild Hall. Recently, he had even been seen spending more time with Xu Xin, adding to his already successful life.

"What is it?" Luo Feng asked casually.

Wang Yi looked at him seriously, causing Luo Feng to instinctively adopt a more serious expression.

Even Hong and Thor, who had been silently observing, stopped speaking and watched the exchange with curiosity.

They were wondering what Wang Yi was going to say to Luo Feng in such a solemn tone.

Then they heard Wang Yi speak:

"Luo Feng, if you were given a chance to become stronger quickly, but at the cost of not remaining human, would you take it?"