I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate

”Can I touch these two things now? Will it be dangerous?” Su Ze asked cautiously.

The Mother Tree’s Spiritual Transmission entered his mind. ”The Bloodline Crystal is no longer a problem. Once you reach Saint-level, you can absorb it without worry. As for that piece of jade, it’s a good material for nurturing and storing a soul. I have already transferred the Divine Residual Soul from the Bloodline Crystal into the jade. He is extremely weak and in a deep slumber, so you don’t need to worry.”

Su Ze was still uneasy. ”Will he burst out of the jade and possess my body?”

”Rest assured, he doesn’t have that ability,” the Mother Tree comforted him. ”What we call a ’soul’ is actually the source of Spiritual Power. Before reaching the divine level, it’s called ’spirit.’ After becoming divine, it’s generally called ’divine sense.’ This residual soul is so weak it can’t even emerge from its host object on its own. It can only maintain its existence without dissipating by remaining in a constant slumber. If it wants to possess someone, it would require someone to willingly take it into their body.”

”Like absorbing the Bloodline Crystal?” Su Ze understood. The process of absorbing the Bloodline Crystal was exactly that—taking the crystal, along with the residual soul inside it, into his body!

”He’s a divine-level being. How could his soul be so weak?” Su Ze asked, confused.

”He is a residual soul. His soul was shattered, so he has effectively died once already. Someone simply gathered his fragmented soul, allowing him to barely cling to life,” the Mother Tree said. ”Only the Bloodline Crystal and the jade in your hand have the effect of nurturing a soul. If he were hosted in any other object, he would have likely died long ago.”

Hearing the Mother Tree’s explanation, Su Ze finally relaxed. He walked forward and tentatively touched the Bloodline Crystal, then the jade. After confirming there was no issue, he put both items away.

The Mother Tree added, ”Actually, if you can communicate and reach an agreement with the residual soul in the jade, you could even borrow some of his power. Although he’s weak, his rank is extremely high, so he can still be of great help to you.”

”Of course, in his current state, he definitely won’t be willing to communicate with you unless he recovers to a point where he no longer needs to slumber.”

Su Ze thought of Amida, who had once summoned a phantom of the God of Evolution from this very jade. Clearly, it was based on the same principle.

However, Su Ze wasn’t considering this for now. Facing a malevolent alien divine spirit, he was afraid things would go sideways. After all, the difference in their life-form tiers was too great.

’But it would be great if I could learn the purple-skinned people’s true objective from the residual soul in the jade.’

But that was a matter for the future.

Su Ze was more interested in the Bloodline Crystal. He asked, ”Mother Tree, where exactly did this Bloodline Crystal come from? Once I become a Saint-level Overlord, can I absorb it directly as a Tier Five extract?”

”A Bloodline Crystal is an Inheritance Crystal. It’s formed when a divine-level intelligent life-form permanently reduces the power of one of its divine skills to condense a prototype of that skill outside its body. This crystal can be absorbed by a Saint-level life-form, allowing them to obtain that Divine Skill Prototype,” the Mother Tree replied. ”It can substitute for both Tier Five and Tier Six extracts. As for when to absorb it, that’s for you to decide.”

’Since it can replace both Tier Five and Tier Six extracts, it would obviously be more worthwhile to use it as a substitute for a Tier Six one.’

Besides this Bloodline Crystal, Su Ze currently had one vial of a Tier Five extract and one vial of a Tier Six extract.

However, if his Divine Grace of Evolution continued to work after he reached Saint-level, these extracts wouldn’t be nearly enough.

Besides, the skills within these extracts might not even be suitable for him.

...

The Mother Tree hoped Su Ze would break through to Saint-level within Miracle Oasis before leaving, so he would have some means to protect himself in the outside world.

Su Ze had the same intention.

The more he learned, the more he felt his own strength was insufficient, and the more urgent his desire to improve became.

Right now, his mind was completely focused on breaking through to Saint-level!

The Blue Star crisis, the survival of humanity—he couldn’t worry about those things for now.

All he wanted was to protect himself. First ensure his own survival, and then, if he had the ability, protect the people around him.

The great enemies standing in his way right now were the King of Mu, the Filth Earth Organization, and the Evolution Divine Teachings, not some aliens.

’First, complete the fourth evolution and reach Saint-level...’

’Then, get ready and make a trip to Mu Country to complete my ”Divine Grace of Evolution” skill.’

These were the short-term goals Su Ze currently set for himself.

Without Su Ze even having to ask, the Mother Tree opened the Emerald Spaceship and let him into its training room to absorb the extracts.

Mr. Ya also benefited, getting the chance to use the training room’s acceleration function with Su Ze.

All of Miracle Oasis’s resources were now open to Su Ze, helping him grow as quickly as possible.

However, Su Ze specifically asked and learned that the Spiritual Plants inside the spaceship did not completely obey the Mother Tree’s commands. There were quite a few Tier Six Spiritual Plants in the ship, some with strength rivaling the Mother Tree’s, and she couldn’t do anything about them.

Therefore, if Su Ze wanted to go into the cultivation room to pick Spiritual Plants and natural medicines, he still had to rely on himself.

The spaceship, embedded in the Mother Tree’s main trunk, opened its entrance, and the Mother Tree sent Su Ze and Mr. Ya inside.

Stepping into the spaceship once again, both Su Ze and Mr. Ya were prepared for a period of intense, secluded training. Before entering, they had both sent a message to Liou Wenxin and Mrs. Yun in their group chat, vowing not to come out until they reached Saint-level.

With his pilot-level clearance, Su Ze could now freely open all the doors inside the spaceship, including the door to the cultivation room guarded by the Big-Mouth Flower.

He no longer needed to enter a password; with a single command, the Big-Mouth Flower would immediately open its mouth.

Of course, the Central Treasure Vault hidden in the ship’s lower levels was still a forbidden area for Su Ze. That was a door only the captain had the authority to open.

Su Ze noticed that the spaceship’s energy reserves had now reached over fifty percent, which meant all of the ship’s functions could be used normally.

Su Ze and Mr. Ya headed straight for the training room. The space was huge, more than enough for them to practice Swan Dance 2.0. After taking their medicine, they began to ”fly wing to wing,” dancing the Swan Dance as they circled in the air.

Mr. Ya took a Heart-shaped Fruit, but Su Ze had used his long ago and could only substitute it with the slightly inferior Ten Thousand Miles Ginseng.

Even the Oasis Mother Tree couldn’t produce a digestive aid comparable to the Heart-shaped Fruit, unless Su Ze could find a way to pluck some more from the Heart-shaped Fruit Tree in the cultivation room.

Su Ze used his clearance to activate the training room’s acceleration effect.

The principle behind this acceleration was actually the release of a mist into the training room that sped up the body’s metabolism. As Su Ze and Mr. Ya trained while inhaling this mist, their efficiency naturally increased.

This mist came from a Tier Six Spiritual Plant, and for people like Su Ze and Mr. Ya who had not yet reached Saint-level, the effect was particularly pronounced.

After the two completed one set of Swan Dance 2.0, they felt the digestion progress of the Evolutionary Material inside them and wore identical expressions of astonishment.

Mr. Ya was so shocked his two front teeth felt like they were about to fall out. He muttered, ”My god, am I dreaming?”

Su Ze was much calmer. After all, he had always been ”high-speed,” and this time was just a matter of being several times faster.

Mr. Ya was as pumped as if he’d had a shot of adrenaline. He endured the soreness in his body and practiced the Swan Dance over and over again, cherishing the opportunity.

Naturally, Su Ze didn’t slack off either...

In the blink of an eye, more than half a day had passed. Mr. Ya was sore and numb all over, lying on the floor like a puddle of mud.

The physical strain of Swan Dance 2.0 was too great; those at the Butterfly Stage couldn’t practice it for long periods.

Of course, that didn’t include a freak like Su Ze, who could practice for days on end without needing to rest.

Still, he stopped along with Mr. Ya. He pulled up Mr. Ya, who was sprawled on the floor, and said, ”Come on, let’s go take a bath.”

...

In the living area’s bathroom, there was a medicinal bath pool. Soaking in it could strengthen one’s constitution.

Su Ze and Mr. Ya each leaned back on one side of the pool, idly chatting about what they would do after becoming Saint-level.

Su Ze smiled. ”I’m not planning to go to the Sovereign Country anymore. I’ll just be a Guardian God for Dongli in peace. If the Sovereign Country invites me again, I’ll just stall them.”

Ever since he learned that the Sovereign Country had been infiltrated by aliens to the point of being riddled with holes, and that even the Sovereign with the most power was under alien control, Su Ze had given up on his plan to go there.

’It’s better to just develop safely in Dongli.’

The entire Lin Hua Continent was beset by troubles from within and without, giving Su Ze the feeling that it could fall apart at any moment.

The Sovereign Country’s high command was infiltrated by alien forces, Luofan Country was in cahoots with the Evolution Divine Teachings, and Ancient An Country was colluding with the Filth Earth Organization. These were all hidden dangers, just waiting to erupt.

Once they did, the five hundred years of peace and stability that Lin Hua Continent had maintained would burst like a bubble.

”What about you, Mr. Ya?” Su Ze asked. ”What are your plans after you reach Saint-level?”

”Me...” Hatred flashed in Mr. Ya’s eyes. ”Of course I’m going to get my revenge first!”

He had never let go of the hatred carved into his heart and bones. Although he had killed Firoz in the Divine Dice, the ones who had directly caused his parents’ deaths, the siblings Moni and Mosang, were still alive and well.

Once he became Saint-level, he would be a top-tier assassin. No one in the entire Luofan Country would be able to stop him from killing whomever he wanted, nor would anyone be able to hold him back.

Su Ze nodded lightly. ”And after you get your revenge?”

”Of course I’ll still follow you, Boss.” Mr. Ya grinned, baring his teeth. ”If you’re a Guardian God in Dongli, then I’ll get myself a Guardian God title too. If you go to the Sovereign Country, I’ll follow you there.”

Su Ze said, ”I’m planning a trip to Mu Country to meet that cunning old bastard, the King of Mu. Do you want to come with me?”

”Is it dangerous?”

”Yes, very.”

”Then of course I’m going!”

”This time is different. I’m not confident at all. If you come with me, you might be in danger too.”

”Then I have to go even more.”

”Alright, it’s settled then. I’ll go with you to Luofan first. After you get your revenge, we’ll go to Mu Country together.”

Su Ze didn’t stand on ceremony with Mr. Ya and agreed in one breath.

There was no need for such formalities with his own people.

The two at the Butterfly Stage had already planned out everything they would do after becoming Saint-level Overlords.

It seemed the fourth evolution, which was extremely perilous in the eyes of others, was just a matter of course to them.

”I’ve already thought of the headline for Dongli’s news, and even the news for all six nations, in the near future.” Su Ze laughed, a bit wildly. ”Dongli Gains Two More Guardian Gods!”