I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate

The man with the square face gave a bitter laugh. He knew that once Su Ze entered that portal, it meant he was eliminated.

The consequence of being eliminated in the Divine Dice was simple: death!

Su Ze glanced at the square-faced man without a word and flew directly toward the portal above his head.

Upon entering the portal, Su Ze was momentarily stunned. He found himself in a magnificent hall. However, its decorative style—from the main color palette down to the intricate patterns—was completely different from any country on Blue Star.

Su Ze had seen these patterns before on the armor worn by the purple-skinned people... This discovery further confirmed his suspicion that the creators of the Divine Dice were indeed the purple-skinned people.

The most conspicuous feature in the hall was a wall directly in front of Su Ze. Three rows of crystal shelves had been built into it, and on these shelves rested dazzling purple crystals. Each crystal was about the size of a fist and had an irregular shape.

The purple crystals emitted energy fluctuations of an extremely high level, along with a constantly flowing purple light of evolution, making Su Ze feel an instinctual, biological pressure.

’Is this... a Bloodline Crystal?’

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, purple—the purple light of evolution corresponded to a life that had evolved seven times! In other words, a so-called god-level life form!

Although no god-level life forms had ever been recorded on Blue Star, based on the colors of the rainbow, the purple light of evolution matched what people imagined for a god-level life form.

The Bloodline Crystals were emitting a purple light of evolution, which also fit with the idea that Bloodline Crystals were inheritances from gods and contained Divine Skill Prototypes.

’So many Bloodline Crystals...’ Su Ze counted them, row by row.

Of the three rows of crystal shelves, the bottom row had the most Bloodline Crystals, a full fifty or sixty of them!

The second row had far fewer, with only a dozen or so, and the purple light of evolution emanating from them was considerably richer.

On the very top row, a single, solitary Bloodline Crystal sat alone.

However, the purple light on that Bloodline Crystal was so dense it seemed almost tangible, too rich to dissipate.

Looking at the three rows of Bloodline Crystals, Su Ze was reminded of ancestral tablets from ancient times. The higher the placement, the higher the seniority; the lower the placement, the lower the seniority.

It didn’t take a genius to figure out that the higher up the row, the more precious the Bloodline Crystal.

’It seems Bloodline Crystals, just like extracts, are divided by quality.’

’I wonder where the Bloodline Crystal I absorbed, the one with the Divine Grace of Evolution, would rank.’

’This sixth trial... there’s no test? I just get to take a Bloodline Crystal?’

Slightly puzzled, Su Ze took a few steps toward the wall full of Bloodline Crystals, only then noticing a circular crystal platform on the floor about two meters in front of it.

At the same time, a piece of information entered Su Ze’s mind...

’It wants me to stand on the crystal platform to test which Bloodline Crystal I’m compatible with...’ Su Ze frowned slightly. After a moment of thought, he walked toward the platform.

Su Ze had always maintained a healthy dose of suspicion toward the Divine Dice, but having come this far, he had no other choice.

He couldn’t get out without clearing the trial. Since entering the Divine Dice, his fate was no longer in his own hands.

Su Ze stepped onto the crystal platform. It immediately began to rise slowly, and points of white light lit up, enveloping his entire body. This light then connected with the Bloodline Crystals on the shelves.

When the light projecting from Su Ze’s body shone on the bottom row of the crystal shelf, that entire row of Bloodline Crystals seemed to come alive, as if they were about to leap at his face.

They rolled and bounced on the shelf but were held back by a transparent barrier of light that prevented them from flying out.

’What’s going on? This whole bottom row of Bloodline Crystals has taken a liking to me?’

Su Ze watched the dozens of Bloodline Crystals on that row continuously ramming against the light barrier. It felt as if they were hungry wolves that had caught the scent of blood.

A chill ran down his spine.

’These Bloodline Crystals don’t look like anything good!’

The light from Su Ze’s body continued to move upward. When it reached the second row, the dozen or so Bloodline Crystals there also began to stir, spinning and leaping on the crystal shelf like a group of brazen hussies trying to seduce an innocent virgin like Su Ze.

’Can’t you be a little more reserved!’

Faced with these overly enthusiastic Bloodline Crystals, Su Ze grew even more cautious.

’Did King Mu also go through what I’m going through right now...’ Su Ze couldn’t help but wonder. ’King Mu also received a Bloodline Crystal as a reward. Did he also once stand on this crystal platform, being chosen by a bunch of Bloodline Crystals?’

Speaking of which, a large part of the reason Su Ze had entered the Divine Dice was to figure out King Mu’s schemes.

Back then, King Mu had obtained a Bloodline Crystal but hadn’t absorbed it himself. Instead, he had left it for Princess Zhuzhi. Moreover, the Bloodline Crystal he obtained was very special; even a Mortal-level Life Form could absorb it.

’I wonder which row on this crystal shelf King Mu’s Bloodline Crystal came from.’

Although the Bloodline Crystals on the second row of the shelf seemed very interested in Su Ze, they were still blocked by the transparent light barrier. The light projecting from Su Ze’s body continued upward, soon reaching the top row.

A single Bloodline Crystal was displayed on the top row. This one seemed much more composed, not jumping around like the others.

’What’s this? It’s not interested in me?’

Su Ze was a little displeased. ’You’re not even interested in a cheat-level genius like me? What more could you want?’

But in the next second, the Bloodline Crystal from the top row flew out directly, tracing an arc of purple light before hovering in front of Su Ze.

This time, the transparent light barrier didn’t stop this Bloodline Crystal.

And after it flew out, all the other agitated Bloodline Crystals quieted down at once.

Su Ze didn’t move. He didn’t reach out to take the Bloodline Crystal. He stood quietly for a long time, then took two steps back, only to find that the edge of the crystal platform was now sealed by an invisible barrier.

’If I don’t accept this Bloodline Crystal, I can’t leave.’

Su Ze pondered this. He had a feeling that something was off with these Bloodline Crystals, especially the ones on the second and third rows. They were far too enthusiastic!

’If the Bloodline Crystals on the second and third rows are problematic, then this one from the first row must be too.’

To be safe, Su Ze didn’t touch it with his hand. Instead, he took a medicine jar from his Storage Pendant, opened it, and tried to cover the Bloodline Crystal in front of him with it.

But the moment the jar touched the Bloodline Crystal, it shattered with a CRACK.

At the same time, another piece of information entered Su Ze’s mind, telling him to hold the Bloodline Crystal and sign a Bloodline Contract.

More information about the Bloodline Contract appeared in Su Ze’s mind... He had to pierce his flesh with the Bloodline Crystal, after which the crystal platform would help him and the Crystal form a Bloodline Contract.

The effect of the Bloodline Contract was equivalent to soul-binding. After signing it, no one other than Su Ze would be able to absorb this Bloodline Crystal.

On the surface, this seemed like a form of protection for Su Ze, preventing others from coveting his Bloodline Crystal, but in reality, it was fucking useless.

Because if Su Ze died, the Bloodline Contract would be automatically terminated.

Anyone who wanted to steal Su Ze’s Bloodline Crystal still could. In fact, someone who originally only wanted to rob him would now be forced to kill him because of the Bloodline Contract.

This also restricted Su Ze, making it impossible for him to sell or give the Bloodline Crystal to anyone else.

Su Ze felt like he’d been backed into a corner. If he had known this would happen, he would have just let Wan Qizhi take first place.

After some thought, Su Ze summoned his headless clone. With two people now standing on it, the crystal platform felt a bit crowded.

He controlled the headless clone to reach out and grab the Bloodline Crystal. This time, it went smoothly. The purple Bloodline Crystal emitted a gentle warmth as it lay quietly in the clone’s palm.

Next, he had to sign the Bloodline Contract to leave. Su Ze planned to have the headless clone sign the contract as well.

Even if the Bloodline Crystal later proved to be harmless, Su Ze could simply destroy the headless clone to break the Bloodline Contract.

The headless clone’s body originated from Su Ze. Although it had been corrupted by the Pope’s flesh, its genetics were still largely identical to Su Ze’s main body, and it was a living entity.

It was currently being controlled by Su Ze’s Spiritual Power, so the Spiritual Power within the headless clone’s body also came from Su Ze.

Su Ze could only hope that this headless clone, which was almost identical to him, could fool the Divine Dice and successfully sign the Bloodline Contract with the Bloodline Crystal.

If it failed, Su Ze had no other options; he would have to do it himself.

The headless clone picked up the irregularly shaped Bloodline Crystal and easily cut its palm with one of the crystal’s sharp edges.

The sharp point of the Bloodline Crystal pierced into the headless clone’s palm. A bloody light flared from the crystal platform below, connecting the Bloodline Crystal and the headless clone.

Throughout this process, Su Ze focused his full attention on observing any changes in the headless clone.

The only link between him and the headless clone now was his Spiritual Power. The moment he sensed something wrong, he would sever the spiritual connection without hesitation.

After a long moment, the bloody light gradually dimmed. A faint, almost imperceptible connection seemed to have been established between the Bloodline Crystal and the headless clone.

’It worked!’

A look of joy appeared on Su Ze’s face. However, before he could celebrate for long, a psychic assault suddenly shot out from the headless clone, heading straight for his main body!

Su Ze’s face fell in horror. He instinctively tried to sever the spiritual connection with his headless clone, but his Spiritual Power felt as if it had been frozen. His reactions were sluggish, and even his thoughts became stagnant.

Something Su Ze couldn’t identify, like a virus, traveled from the headless clone along the spiritual connection, tracing it back to its source and spreading to his main body, about to rapidly infect all of his Spiritual Power.

’It’s a trap!’

’The Bloodline Crystal really is dangerous!’

Just then, a phantom slowly materialized behind Su Ze.

Catching a glimpse of the phantom behind him from the corner of his eye, Su Ze felt a wave of security wash over him... ’Daddy Phantom is here to save me!’

In the next instant, the virus-like thing that had infected Su Ze’s Spiritual Power receded like a tide, pulling all the way back into the headless clone.

Su Ze’s sluggish thoughts instantly cleared. He decisively severed the spiritual connection with the headless clone!

Having lost the control of his Spiritual Power, the headless clone fell to the crystal platform with a THUD.

The Bloodline Crystal in its hand also rolled to Su Ze’s feet.