Invincible Snake Emperor

Chapter 652: Chapter 613: Acquiring the Clone Secret Technique

After a full ten minutes of gnawing, the Yellow Demon King gave up in despair. It felt like his teeth no longer belonged to him. Full of resentment, he tossed the small iron cage to Tu Xiao’an.

Tu Xiao’an didn’t even try to catch it. With a flick of his hand, as if swatting a fly, he slapped the small iron cage to the ground. It landed with a metallic crash. The cage was probably damaged, and the impact made the Six-eyed Golden Lion inside see stars.

The Six-eyed Golden Lion was an incredibly ferocious being, but it didn’t fly into a rage. Its freedom, its chance to see the light of day again, was now entirely in this snake’s hands.

One glance at the Treasure Sword in his hand was enough to tell it was no ordinary item. Its domineering Sword Qi suggested it could very likely slice the iron cage open.

"My Clone Secret Technique could be called the most precious treasure in the world right now. You’re getting a real bargain today."

Tu Xiao’an shot him a sidelong glance. "Then by all means, don’t give me such a bargain."

"You..."

The Yellow Demon King was so enraged his killing intent almost spilled out. ’Damn this snake! He gets a great deal and still acts all high and mighty, as if I’m the one begging to give it away.’

"Hurry up. Do you want the Six-eyed Golden Lion out or not?" In truth, Tu Xiao’an was quite excited. He primarily cultivated the Elemental Technique; he didn’t really have any other special skills to speak of.

’Once I get this Clone Secret Technique, hehe... there might just be two Tu Xiao’ans in this world.’

"Brother Six Eyes, I’m taking a huge loss for you. When you get out, you’d better not forget this."

"Just hurry up! It’s just one lousy Secret Technique. You’re acting like your mother just died," the Golden-haired Little Monster in the cage snapped impatiently.

’Are all Weasels this melodramatic?’

’They only know how to covet what others have, but they’re completely unwilling to give up anything of their own.’

"Get ready to receive this!" Irked by the Six-eyed Golden Lion’s retort, the Yellow Demon King took a deep breath. His body flashed with light. He brought his index and middle fingers together, tapped his forehead, and then made a motion as if he were pulling something out.

SWOOSH...!

A shimmering ball of light was pulled from his forehead and drifted toward Tu Xiao’an’s.

Seeing how incredibly profound the small ball of light was, Tu Xiao’an’s eyes lit up.

"Transplantation," Wu Tianyi noted from behind, slightly surprised.

’This Yellow Demon King is certainly cautious,’ he thought. ’To use Transplantation just to transfer a simple Secret Technique directly into Tu Xiao’an’s mind.’

For some reason, Tu Xiao’an was suddenly reminded of the Ten Thousand Blood Pool, and the drop of Essence Blood that Demon King Liu had transformed into.

That Essence Blood had rushed into his forehead and attempted to possess his body.

This move from the Yellow Demon King felt eerily similar to Demon King Liu’s treacherous plot.

’Could it be that this Yellow Demon King has ill intentions as well?’

Tu Xiao’an took two small steps back. The king’s mark manifested on his forehead, and he didn’t rashly allow the small ball of light to merge with it.

"What’s the matter? I’m passing it to you, don’t you want it?" The Yellow Demon King was completely baffled by Tu Xiao’an’s behavior.

Just moments ago, he had been so eager, forcing him to hand over the Clone Secret Technique. Now that he was finally transferring it, the snake looked like he didn’t want to accept it.

Since starting his journey, the naive and relatively artless Tu Xiao’an had suffered quite a few losses at the hands of other demons. He turned to glance at Wu Tianyi.

Wu Tianyi gave a subtle nod.

’Alright, it seems I was overthinking things. The Yellow Demon King is being honest, after all.’

’But it’s never wrong to be cautious.’

Just then, the king’s mark on Tu Xiao’an’s forehead vanished as if a great gate had been thrown open. The small ball of light entered without any obstruction.

As it entered, the ball of light instantly broke apart in Tu Xiao’an’s mind, revealing its true nature. Immediately, it felt as though a torrent of knowledge was being forcefully poured into his head, and the cultivation method for the Secret Technique appeared in his mind.

"Ding... Congratulations, Host, for obtaining a fragment of the Rank Four Cultivation Method, ’Celestial Body Splitting Technique’."

Suddenly, the system’s notification sound rang out.

"Celestial Body Splitting Technique?" Tu Xiao’an’s eyes lit up, but his expression immediately darkened. Without even bothering to inspect the specific cultivation method, he opened his eyes, fixed a death glare on the Yellow Demon King, and demanded, "Why is it just a fragment? Are you screwing with me?!"

The Yellow Demon King was growing tired of the snake’s foul mouth. He sneered, "You should be grateful. This is a Rank Four Secret Technique; getting even a fragment is a great boon. Though it’s incomplete, it won’t stop you from cultivating a clone. It’s just the first half of the technique, so the resulting clone will only have half the strength of the original."

"However, if you master the cultivation well and use other aids, the clone can reach up to sixty percent of the original’s Power."

"It’s said that with the complete Secret Technique, a clone’s strength is nearly identical to the original’s—it can even die in the original’s place."

The reason the Yellow Demon King was so compromising and allowed Tu Xiao’an to have the upper hand was because he was merely a clone, possessing only the power of a Demon King.

When you’re under someone else’s roof, you have to bow your head. If he angered his opponent and they killed this clone, it would all be over for him.

If a cultivated clone fought a powerful opponent, consumed too much power, or suffered a heavy blow, it would simply dissipate.

This was somewhat similar to Tu Xiao’an’s Transformation Technique.

If it dissipated, all the effort spent cultivating the clone would be for nothing. Moreover, cultivating a complete clone was an incredibly difficult and draining process.

’Fifty percent, but up to sixty percent of the original’s power if I cultivate it well.’ Tu Xiao’an mused. ’That’s actually not bad at all.’

’And since this is the first half of the Secret Technique, that means there must be a second half out there.’

"Snake Demon King, I have passed the Secret Technique to you. Now, it’s your turn to do your part," the Yellow Demon King said.

"Hurry up! Let this venerable one out!" The Golden-haired Little Monster in the cage was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. The two of them outside were taking forever.

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