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--- Chapter 199 ---
After dinner, Han Yuan slumped on the sofa lazily, resting his head on Ah Yin's soft lap pillows.
Han Yue saw Ah Yin's action and pouted jealously, but held herself back from wanting to give her brother lap pillows as well. Yet, a certain angel girl wasn't so subtle.
"Are you going to tell others about World Travel?" asked Qian Renxue while gritting her teeth. The corner of her slender eyebrow is twitching constantly.
Han Yuan closed his eyes and replied, "Of course."
"Why wouldn't I?"
"Travelling to another world is dangerous, and I wanted everyone to know and prepare in case I wasn't around. Then, again, Ah Yin's comment gave me an idea to prevent that."
"The clone? Are you really going to make one?" Ah Yin was surprised at his reply. "Creating another body is indeed not difficult, considering how you revived Xiao Wu's mom, but the barrier between the two worlds might not allow a connection between you in your second body, right?"
Han Yuan smiled faintly, "Don't worry about it. I already have an idea how to do it."
"Wait, don't tell me you're planning to split your soul." Han Yue suddenly interjected, knowing very well what her brother was capable of.
After learning how Han Yuan developed a second spiritual sea, or Spiritual World, Han Yue gradually connected the dots and realized that Han Yuan could split his soul into two. While this procedure is dangerous, only Han Yuan can attempt it.
Han Yuan chuckled, "Yup!"
"The idea is simple. I split off a small portion of myself and then develop it into a Soul Core. The clone can continuously grow into another me, a backup in case of emergency."
"As for the body, I didn't plan to create one."
"I will let my soul possess a native cultivator's body in another world so that I won't get rejected by the world's will."
"In Douluo Planet, I have Thirteen to protect me, but I can't say the same for this new world. I need to be cautious with my arrival."
"In other words, reincarnation?" Ah Yin, Han Yue, and Qian Renxue gave Han Yuan a complicated look.
Han Yuan hummed in agreement, "Pretty much, though transmigration works, too."
While that was Han Yuan's plan, he actually didn't tell the girls everything about his plan. He didn't just plan to create a clone of himself. He planned to develop a hivemind, which would connect to other words with him as the anchor.
Han Yuan came up with this idea after recalling some novels where the protagonist's soul got split by accident and then reincarnated into many worlds at once.
Then, those split reincarnations gathered in a special space, where they shared their cheats, discussed the development of their worlds, and exchanged memes with each other, very much like a Chat Group.
Han Yuan got this idea because of the "void" that kept his soul drifting for an unknown time. If he could exploit the "void" with this idea and use it to his advantage, then growing stronger quickly is just a matter of existing for him.
"When are you going to start? I wanted to observe how you do it," asked Qian Renxue. "You wouldn't mind, right?"
Han Yuan narrowed his eyes, "Sure."
"But I have to warn you that the process might be harder than you currently envision."
"Also, don't even try to replicate it."
"As much as I have some skills in Soul and Spirit, losing a portion of your soul wouldn't only weaken yourself, but would also erase part of yourself, and I'm not just talking about memory. I am talking about your talent, mind, and even spirit."
"I know." Qian Renxue replied unhappily.
"Good, I will start tonight." Han Yuan yawned, rubbing his head against Ah Yin's lap pillows. "First, I am going to take a nap."
"Well, take a nap then." Ah Yin smiled, completely trusting her dear son's ability. She caressed his hair gently, leaving Qian Renxue speechless.
"Shouldn't Xiao Yuan prepare more thoroughly?" Qian Renxue glanced at Han Yue, who had a similar smile to Ah Yin. "What if he fails?"
Han Yue shook her head gently, "Then, you don't know him long enough, Renxue. Xiao Yuan, he won't fail. If he already made such a big decision, it means he was confident enough to back it up."
"If he weren't confident, then he would take a step back and think more."
"As simple as that."
"But weren't you worried?" Qian Renxue was confused.
Han Yue sighed, "Of course!"
"Look at Ah Yin, do you think she wasn't?"
"Kuku, to me, Xiao Yuan is the only light in my life. The mere thought of him gone from my grasp is enough to make me insane." Ah Yin suddenly spoke her thoughts.
"I have been waiting for him too long."
"Yet, I couldn't watch his vision pass."
"I wished the best for him. As long as I can accompany him, even for a second, that is better than nothing."
"Because someday, he will fly higher than any of us."
"You should do the same, Renxue. Or else, you wouldn't have any position in Xiao Yuan's life." Ah Yin gazed at Qian Renxue calmly.
Qian Renxue stared back at Ah Yin's eyes and saw immense and hungry emotion beneath them, shivering slightly. It's not love, but also an obsession.
'This woman is crazy!' The angel girl thought.
Then, she shook her head in her heart. 'Maybe this is normal if one loves someone so much.'
'Mom was also like this...'
She clenched her hand, "Hmph, I will show you."
"As long as you understand." Ah Yin hummed casually.
...
Han Yuan took an hour nap before waking up, as Di Yating was screaming in his mind, mainly because of the World Travel thingy. The dragon was shocked because he actually could do such a thing.
Of course, Han Yuan couldn't. The one with the world-travelling function is his system, though he didn't correct it.
"Han Yuan, I have to remind you of something." Di Yating said with some worried tone. "Splitting your soul is very painful, and might cause chaos in the Spiritual World."
"The risk is not worth taking, but are you still going to do it?"
"Yup." Han Yuan replied decisively.
"Just watch."
"Oh, also protect your home in my Spiritual World. I can keep the world intact, but not the thing you made."
"..." Di Yating.
'Damn, I'm worried for your well-being, but you're worried about my property instead.'
Even then, Di Yating couldn't help but feel comforted by her contractor's confidence.
Han Yuan opened his eyes in the real world and gave Qian Renxue and others a smile, "Let's start."
Everyone moved out. Watching Han Yuan meditate near the waterfall, as his immense spiritual energy burst out. Yet, the truth is, this burst is just a sliver of the amount Han Yuan had inside.
"So strong!" Qian Renxue retreated a few steps, afraid of getting knocked out by the spiritual pressure.
Ah Yin and Han Yue stayed in their position, staring at Han Yuan's face to see if he was in discomfort. Thankfully, Han Yuan's control over spiritual power is high.
A third eye appeared between Han Yuan's eyebrows, flashing with the Divine Power of Thunder God. Silver electricity flashed left and right, razzing the ground.
"Secret of Souls - Soul Blade." Han Yuan recited and condensed all his spiritual power into his Spiritual World. Then, he located an insignificant part of his soul, like his right pinky finger, and cut it off.
Han Yuan gritted his teeth, feeling boundless pain from getting his soul body cut off. And it's just a pinky.
He couldn't imagine cutting off more.
He calmed himself down, sealed the pinky soul, and slowly moved it into the Spiritual World, where it can be cultivated and nourished with the Life Gold and his spiritual power.
BOOM!
The spiritual world shook violently, rejecting the pinky soul. Thankfully, since it was part of Han Yuan's self, the rejection slowly diminished, leaving a floating pinky that was inside a golden bubble.
"Secret of Souls - Nirvana." Han Yuan mumbled, regrowing his Pinky Soul at the price of consuming several dead spirits he had gathered inside his authority.
Following that, Han Yuan concentrated on his split soul. He nurtured the soul and infused it with his spirit and existence, transforming it into an extension of himself that was under his will.
Slowly, but surely, the pinky transformed into a smaller version of Han Yuan.
However, all of a sudden. The smaller version of Han Yuan got swept by four forces. The purple-silver light, dark golden light, white cloud light, and deep purple light, as if they were baptizing it.
Han Yuan recognized these forces as they were none other than his own martial souls!
ZZzt!
Roar!
Bzzz.
Hmm.
Han Yuan heard four distinct hums from his soul as if nods of agreement to his action. He chuckled bitterly, "At least you guys are doing something this time."
"Especially, you, Ant King."
The haughty Clear Sky Ant King rarely made a move unless it was to show off, but it actually blessed his split soul.
Finally, the split soul grew significantly in size, though smaller than Han Yuan, and opened its eyes.
They stared at each other as if staring into a mirror.
We are one!
One thought echoed in their minds.
Han Yuan instructed the split soul to rest until he had made sufficient preparations for their journey into the world. He then conjured a castle within the Spiritual World, featuring a round table inside.
Two thrones manifested: one for Han Yuan, set as "0" Numeral because he represented the origin, and another for the split soul, naturally designated as "1."
Han Yuan stared at the split soul sleeping on the number 1 throne and realized something, "If I keep splitting my soul, inheriting or wielding more than one God's seat is possible."
"But for now? It's enough."
Unknown to Han Yuan right now, he was about to start a new path of cultivation.