Chapter 883: Impressive Clone(s)

There was a total of six vortexes that formed around him. As Krune intensified his concentration, the number of vortexes in the surroundings increased to twenty. He decided to stop at this number until he learned more about them and became more proficient in the process.

A tremendous quantity of Godly Energy was sucked into each vortex, forming smaller vortexes of their own as they began to condense into spheres of Godly Energy. While that was happening, Krune noticed how they resembled his Wisp Core.

He left most of them to continue about the process while he focused on three spheres at the end, causing them to change their structures slightly. Instead of Wisp Cores, they transformed into equipment. Besides those pieces of equipment, some vortexes took on another form, taking on the appearance of equipment spirits.

Krune then focused on another Wisp Core, changing it into a beating heart that soon developed into a human. He also experimented with other vortexes, changing them into demon beasts.

'So, I can change their structures without even having to make sure a small part of them resembles the Wisp Cores. Well, that saves me a lot of trouble,' Krune thought to himself as he watched the Godly Energy swirl into each figure and condense their forms—humans, equipment spirits, and demon beasts.

It took about five minutes before they finished condensing. It was a long process, considering he was in an environment with dense Godly Energy whose quality alone was equivalent to a Rank Three God Stone.

In other words, if he tried it in a regular environment, it would take even longer to condense them. Nevertheless, Krune was still satisfied with the result. After all, his incarnation wasn't based on instant effects but that of accumulation.

Therefore, as long as it was possible, he would be able to create them and store them. At the very moment they finished forming, Krune noticed how the energy in each of them was at the level of a First Stage Godly Fusion Realm cultivator.

With one thought, they began to pull in Godly Energy, accumulating energy as their cultivation bases gradually increased with time. They were cultivating, but it wasn't as if they had any cultivation bases. Krune was just attributing the energy in them to the respective cultivation base.

They were just sacks of energy, after all. Within a few hours, the quantity of energy in them had eventually reached the Second Stage of the Godly Fusion Realm. But while he was watching the process, Krune noticed a stark difference between them.

The Pseudo-Wisps who were in his Wisp form reached this level the fastest, followed by the equipment spirits, demon beasts, with humans being the last. Not only that, but this difference was by a lot, almost an hour between the Wisp form and Human form.

'So that means, the closer they are to my true appearance, the greater their efficiency,' Krune nodded as he understood what was happening, turning the appearance of every Pseudo-Wisps into Wisps. This was a secluded place anyway, so there was no danger of a third party stumbling upon them.

Besides, normal people were unable to recognize a Wisp. It must be noted how even Dima failed to recognize his true appearance and assumed he was a True Spirit. After all, none of them might have come across a Wisp or a True Spirit in all their lives. With that, they were just guessing.

When even the Guild Master of Sunkan City's Spirit Awakener Guild, a Semi-God Realm cultivator failed to guess his race, there was almost zero possibility of the regular populace being able to guess it correctly. Even then, he had no reason to show them his true appearance. It was only because the current place was secluded did he relax a bit.

To pursue greater efficiency, Krune turned all the Pseudo-Wisps into his original form, the Wisp form. The moment he did so, the vortex of Godly Energy being siphoned into them increased.

Then again, Krune noticed how he hadn't even made a dent in the amount of Godly Energy available in the dome. After all, it had been collecting energy from the entirety of the Lawless Plains for at least a couple of years. With that, it went without saying that the quantity of energy it had accumulated was massive.

The cultivation stages of the Pseudo-Wisps increased by one stage every few hours. After all, even when cultivating using Rank One God Stones, Krune broke through the stages of the Godly Fusion Realm in a matter of days.

Now, in the presence of Godly Energy, whose quality was akin to a Rank Three God Stone, their cultivation speeds were staggering.

'Let's check my other abilities,' Krune thought as Little Krune took action, exiting his Wisp Core. It burrowed into a Pseudo Wisp, taking control of it. Thanks to the shared thoughts, Krune felt as if he had two bodies right now.

The only defect of the Pseudo-Wisps was the fact that they didn't have any sentience.

Now, with a fragment of Little Krune taking control of one of them, it became no different from an actual Wisp. It wasn't a different individual per se but Krune himself. That was the sole difference. In any case, it was just a clone of himself that he could actively control.

Passively, Krune was able to control the Pseudo-Wisps to move and execute a couple of orders. But that was his limit. Even for this, he had to concentrate a lot of attention on each one. Nevertheless, when Little Krune took control of a Pseudo-Wisp, it became no different from his actual self.

Krune took out some of his shields and threw them towards the clone. When inhabited by Little Krune, he decided to call them clones to avoid confusion. He also noticed how Little Krune was unable to fragment itself.

He attributed it to his cultivation base. Though, upon deeper inspection, he determined that it wasn't because of his cultivation base but rather Little Krune's. Once it reached the God Foundation Realm, it would definitely be able to fragment itself. Naturally, as its cultivation base increased, it would be able to fragment itself more and more.

The clone grabbed hold of the shield and manipulated it with experience not inferior to his own. It also controlled the shields by wielding both Godly Energy and Mental Energy. Though, there was one difference here.

Mental Energy existed in Krune thanks to his Universe Foundation. Even after his Universe Foundation was converted into a set of laws, it still continued to generate Mental Energy. But in the case of the clone, it had to convert some of its Godly Energy into Mental Energy before being able to use it.

It wasn't a problem, though, other than the fact that its actions were somewhat slower than Krune's. Then again, the difference was minute.

The clone manipulated the shield and played with it. It then took on his human appearance before subtly changing its Godly Energy signature while activating the Balance Laws on the shield.

Using this, it hopped on the shield and made a wide leap due to the repulsion force generated by the shield on its legs. The clone was able to do everything he was capable of. It was slightly weaker and slower than him, but that was more or less it. Other than that, it was the same as Krune in every aspect.

'I can do a lot just using this alone.' Krune smiled as he assumed his original form, watching his abilities improve drastically. He then began cultivating, wishing to increase his cultivation base as much as possible.

Little Krune returned to its spot inside his core and began cultivating. Basically, it was absorbing the energy he pulled into himself to cultivate. It did slow his overall cultivation speed, but considering the rich Godly Energy around him, Krune wasn't really bothered by it.

He closed his eyes and focused, deepening the concentration of his Land Incarnation as it encompassed the entire dome-shaped chamber. The number of Pseudo-Wisps being produced rose in number, hitting one hundred when he stopped.

He could sense that this was his current limit. Only when he reached the God Core Realm would this limit increase. If he forced himself to create more Pseudo Wisps, his mind wouldn't be able to handle the load and would shatter.

His body would then collapse soon after, resulting in his death. All the Pseudo-Wisps would also collapse and merge into the Land Incarnation, causing him to revive shortly after. Once he recovered and built his body, Krune would have to start from scratch once again.

That's why he stopped at this limit and continued to cultivate. He wished to make use of all the energy available in the place.

Mind Splitting Technique!

Both Krune and Little Krune activated it simultaneously, beginning to focus on comprehending the laws that made up their body in detail. After all, cultivating didn't take them much effort. They could blindly do it without any troubles, as they had been doing the same for two centuries now.

So, Krune wished to use this time to deepen his comprehension of all the laws that formed his body. That way, he would become stronger. Moreover, Krune's goal was to increase the size of his subspace. With that, he would be able to store a lot more things inside.

Besides, he liked the idea of a space where he could mine minerals and harvest precious herbs to use for his blacksmithing and cooking respectively. It would be an incredible feeling for sure. Since he already possessed the means to do so, it would be a waste not to focus on it.

Both Krune and Little Krune separately comprehended the spatial laws and other derivatives of it to help expand the subspace. They both had shared thoughts, so they were tackling the issue from two different perspectives.

The results weren't simple addition, but something grander. The moment Krune encountered a problem, the perspective of Little Krune allowed him to derive the result and understand the concept presented by the law. Similarly, when Little Krune encountered a problem, Krune's perspective helped it tackle the issue and comprehend the part. Also, since they were the same individual, their comprehension of the laws increased as a whole in both cases.

With that, this further boosted their ability to comprehend the laws uniformly. Krune felt joy as he noticed how his comprehension of the laws proceeded at speeds he never imagined was possible. But here he was, making it a reality.

The size of the subspace was steadily increasing with time. Just comprehending the laws alone wasn't enough to expand its size. After all, the laws only formed the foundation that the subspace worked on. To expand the subspace, a lot of Godly Energy was required.

Thankfully, there was a lot here. Within a couple of days, the volume of the subspace had increased from one cubic meter to two units of the same. The volume was the same as two cubes—of each possessing a cubic meter in volume—placed side by side.