Chapter 690 - My Doomsday Territory

**My Apocalyptic Territory - Chapter 670: Something's Off With This Clone!** Lorin left the Purple Agate Earl with her contact information before departing. She intended to develop Blue Water Duchy into a regular client. However, Lorin underestimated the poverty of the Grand Duke of Blue Water. In the past few months, the Grand Duke hadn't bought any more puppets, and the situation was similar with Duke Nuocang. Upon receiving contact, Lorin planned to recommend several high-end puppets to the Grand Duke of Blue Water to combat pirates. But the Grand Duke wasn't interested. No matter how advanced the puppets were, they couldn't compete against pirates with bounties in the millions. Even if he wanted them, he couldn’t afford them. Apart from one treasure, Blue Water Duchy had little left to offer. "So, you're saying the Grand Duke wants to hire us to deal with those pirate groups in exchange for a special treasure?" These pirate groups, with leaders holding bounties between five million and seventeen million, were specifically chosen by the Grand Duke. He believed that Black Skull couldn't handle all pirates, especially top-tier pirates like 'Bone Blade,' whom the Grand Duke didn't dare send Black Skull after—knowing it would be a lost cause. He was forthright with the intelligence he provided—if Lorin's team couldn't handle 'Bone Blade,' then who could? By taking out the most dangerous pirate groups as a warning, that's all they could realistically achieve. "The Grand Duke says that once we eliminate one target, he'll hand over the treasure. For this, I even signed a contract, though compared to the contracts made by our Green Shade, it’s much less binding and secure." "Oh, here's the appearance of the treasure the Grand Duke is offering." Lorin took out a memory crystal. Compared to Green Shade versions, the projection from this crystal had some imperfections. But it didn't hinder the display of the treasure. A fist-sized gem radiated visible waves, forming a serene aqua-blue aura. "A Water Elemental Origin Treasure!" Tang Yu's knowledge far surpassed Lorin’s, thanks to his clone’s extensive reading habits. He had already gone through most of the literature and documents discovered in the Holy City. Origin treasures, while lacking rule attributes and unsuitable as main materials for sacred artifacts, were in no way less precious than the 'World Tree Log' from before. Over these years, in his efforts to enhance the affinity of his various clones, he'd been scouring for treasures across elements. With an exploration corps constantly adventuring and trading within the Mountain and Sea Realm with major factions and independent Void Walkers, he managed to assemble several high-quality clones. Yet, he hadn't come across a single origin treasure. Had anyone realized that the Grand Duke of Blue Water possessed such a treasure, perhaps Blue Water Duchy would have long fallen. Tang Yu could forcibly invade the Grand Duke’s castle to seize the Water Elemental Origin Treasure. However, he decided against it. He had his principles and rules of conduct... Unless it was a matter of life and death. "Should I go and respond to the Grand Duke?" Lorin was eager. "Besides this origin treasure, those pirates’ storages must hold valuable items. It's a rare opportunity to come across so many major pirates!" "And now, with the Grand Duke’s intelligence, we can accurately target the location of specific pirate groups!" She spoke more excitedly with each sentence. Tang Yu nodded slightly in agreement. The Water Elemental Origin Treasure was tempting enough, and the pirate treasures promised to be just as rewarding—a dual delight. "You make a good point, but for this major pirate hunt, you won’t be going." "What??" Lorin was utterly bewildered. "But this is the deal I secured!" "Aside from you, Kong, Xie Yi, Xiao Li, and Tai Lun, none of you will be going either, as the Black Skull pirate group has to enter Yuhai in over half a month." Directly confronting the Abyss Pirate Group, the Black Skull now held a significant reputation among major pirates—except perhaps the Grand Duke of Blue Water, who was unaware of this. If Lorin and the others appeared, they would be easily recognized. Should news of Black Skull hunting pirates spread, it might hinder future journeys to Yuhai. Star Spirit Xingyue and the three Carmen brothers had been barely noticeable before. Yet Tang Yu did not choose them either. After pondering briefly, the bounty hunter team comprised himself, Nancy, Yilian, Gray Blade, Roche, and Winnie. Nancy was the main attacker. Yilian served as control and damage. Gray Blade specialized in surprise attacks with short bursts capable of severely injuring powerful enemies' origins. He himself... Well, he served as support, mainly to prevent the pirates from escaping. Roche and Winnie were essentially along for the ride. They called it a vacation. ... On the second-largest island of the Blue Water Duchy, pulsing with activity, lay the bustling city of Port City. Millions of humans resided there. Currently, the city was engulfed in thick smoke, with numerous buildings collapsing, bloodstains and mangled corpses visible everywhere. "Hahaha, cry out in despair, rage on." Several creatures, clad in scales and running on all fours, raced through the ruined streets. Their jaws parted to reveal sinisterly white fangs set in cruel expressions. The Mogor species. An intelligent race also residing in the Endless Sea. This race was vicious, warlike, yet plagued by internal strife. While Mogor tribes weren't particularly powerful, their relentless bloodlust made the Mogor Pirate Group infamous at sea. Led by Captain Golagola, carrying a seventeen million bounty, they were the top pirate group in the intelligence provided by the Grand Duke of Blue Water. Tang Yu's team targeted them directly. Faced with the devastation of Port City, the team frowned collectively. After all, Blue Water Duchy was still a human realm. The Mogor species, in their eyes, resembled beasts gifted with intelligence. "The Mogor Pirate Group should have over three hundred individuals in Port City, including the leader and several key members. Ideally, we draw them out." Tang Yu suggested. "Leave it to me." Towering over two meters, clad in heavy armor, Roche projected an intimidating presence. "Teaching juniors on the territory endlessly, I haven't enjoyed a proper fight in ages." "Neither have I." Winnie's golden hair fluttered, "We Saint Priests aren't just medics." As they spoke, Roche leapt from a high vantage point, landing with a crash that left a crater in the street, a Mogor underfoot reduced to a pulp. He swung a massive, door-wide sword in a wide arc. Splurt— Blood sprayed across the ground, yet none reached within a meter of him. Winnie extended her senses, soaring into the sky, casting "Judgment Thunder" with sweeping gestures. In moments, the Mogor Pirate Group suffered nearly a hundred casualties. Though these were mere lackeys, Roche and Winnie's brazen actions finally drew the attention of the pirate group's stronger members. Inside a luxurious building in Port City. Everywhere one looked, it was a scene of debauchery. The city lord of Port City, once a formidable Void Step master, could now only nod subserviently, his body marred with wounds, aura withered. Suddenly, Pirate Captain Golagola, lacking eyebrows, twitched his skin and licked his lips, "More prey has arrived." One swipe of his claw and half of the luxurious building exploded to dust. The city lord of Port City was instantaneously killed. With a swoosh, Golagola and several key pirate members shot into the sky. Instantly, they spotted Winnie, Roche on the ground, and farther away, Tang Yu’s team. "Bounty hunters? Tch, how audacious. Let me think, have I polished off five? Six teams of hunters before this? Too many, I've honestly lost count hahaha!" Golagola's words dripped with arrogance, yet he swiftly committed their appearances and auras to memory. None matched any known pirates or bounty hunters. Judging by the aura leaked in those two humans' strikes, they should be Void Step. Relying on Void Step's "immortality," were they growing reckless? Assuming even if they failed, they could escape... Foolish, you bounty hunters are just as naive. You seek to exchange our heads for bounties, and aren't we hunting you the same way? **"One, two, three, four, five—all the key members of the Mogor Pirates are here. That saves us some trouble. As for the other pirate lackeys, we don't need to worry about them. Once their leadership is gone, the entire pirate group will crumble in no time, and the city defense forces of Port City and surrounding areas will handle the rest." Roche and Winnie, pretending to be cautious, retreated back to where the group stood. As Golagola and several Mogor Pirates' strongmen approached, Tang Yu calculated the distance between them. Suddenly, "Activate!" Centered at his position, an invisible wave spread out transforming everything around into black and white. Distant explosions and cries vanished into a world of silence. The hunt began! Silently, Gray Blade appeared behind one of the Mogor's Unity Realm warriors, crossing his daggers to pierce and seal the warrior's source energy, immobilizing him and preventing any sound. Thud! Swish swish! In the blink of an eye, Gray Blade’s hands became a blur as he stabbed the Mogor’s Unity Realm foe 88 times. Each strike delivered deadly source energy corrosion. In mere moments, the Mogor’s Unity Realm source was reduced to less than 60%, his aura significantly diminished. The other Mogor strongmen only realized what had happened, unleashing a flurry of attacks toward Gray Blade, their claws tearing through air only to find an afterimage. Meanwhile, Roche and Winnie engaged their chosen foes. Two late-stage Unity Realm warriors. Though they hadn’t yet touched the level of laws and couldn’t severely injure opponents’ sources within mere moves, they firmly gained the upper hand in just twenty to thirty seconds. Roche and Winnie remained unscathed, whereas the Mogor’s Unity Realms suffered multiple injuries, their sources greatly reduced. At this moment, only the Mogor Pirate Captain Golagola hadn’t acted. He studied the others—Tang Yu, Yilian, Nancy—and three more, surveying the surrounding monochromatic landscape... "As bounty hunters, you truly exceeded my expectations, but…" Boom!!! An overwhelming aura erupted, stirring a tempest even within the sealed "Lock of Earth" space. Even Tang Yu felt a tinge of surprise. Intelligence indicated that the Mogor Pirates' leader was merely of Unity Realm, albeit a top-tier one with brief instances of contending against Divine Dominion warriors. Yet still, just Unity Realm. And now, The presence unleashed was undoubtedly of the Divine Dominion. No novice to Divine Dominion. "Though you outnumber me, the greatest difference between Divine Dominion and Unity Realm is the Divine Domain! You'll never comprehend the might of a Divine Domain!" Golagola proclaimed as he unleashed his Domain... Expanding thirty kilometers in radius, far beyond that of an entry-level Divine Dominion. Under the Divine Domain’s cover, opponents found it hard to move, while his own power surged. Even against top-tier Unity Realm opponents, he... Huh?! Golagola stared blankly as the blue-clad woman across from him released her own domain. An icy blue domain expanded rapidly, surpassing his boundaries in the blink of an eye. One hundred kilometers, two hundred kilometers... It was like a pebble against a boulder—the Divine Dominion of Golagola was utterly crushed. Completely and thoroughly. ... In Blue Water’s Grand Duke’s fortress, Upon learning that Black Skull had already dealt with the Mogor Pirates, his shock was immense. "This is the treasure my ancestors obtained by chance, esteemed lady, regarding the other pirate groups…" The Grand Duke of Blue Water was anxious. Even with a contract, there was always the risk of Black Skull going back on their word, but he had no other choice. Lorin waved her hand, feeling rather gloomy, relegated to merely being a liaison. "The other pirates are quite troublesome..." The Grand Duke was startled until he heard: "Just provide me with all the intelligence related to the pirates, and we can expedite our efforts." Grand Duke of Blue Water: “Huh?” ... In Green Shade, In the Lord Castle, Tang Yu's clone laboratory. Clones could take many forms—puppets, bodies of freshly deceased beings, among others. He could craft puppets with surpassing second-class strength, and, with his fighting consciousness and laws, challenging third-class was feasible. However, puppets had limited potential, nearly non-existent. Aside from Prototype One, Two, and the Nightmarish Puppets, Tang Yu hadn’t encountered any others capable of independent improvement. Seizing other lifeforms encountered substantial soul rejection. Only in cases of extraordinary powerhouse beings was it worthwhile, otherwise, the results were mediocre. Thus, Tang Yu chose another approach. Using his own genes as a base, fusing various elemental treasures, he cloned a body closely attuned to his soul and possessing high affinity in a specific element. Such clones also held significant growth potential. His spatial clone was still hunting, while Tang Yu’s main self held the fist-sized azure orb-shaped treasure. "Heart of the Ocean Blue": Water Elemental Origin Treasure Function: … (details omitted) "Crafting a water-element clone with the Heart of the Ocean Blue should yield the strongest and most potential-filled of all my clones, almost akin to an embodiment of water's origin." The cloning lab utilized the territory’s most advanced facilities, connected to the workshop’s operational system. Though unable to fabricate within the workshop, extending the time required for clone cultivation—possibly two or three days—the technological merit was no less significant, and Tang Yu hadn’t encountered error beyond the initial trials. Infusing his genetic material, he sequentially added various water-element treasures, finally merging in the "Heart of the Ocean Blue." Glup glup~ Nutrient liquid bubbled within the culture chamber. A form, partially resembling Tang Yu, gradually matured inside the chamber. Its growth was visibly rapid. In a mere few days, Tang Yu decided to wait within the cloning hut. Time flew by, The water-based clone neared an adult stature, facial features bearing a 70% resemblance to Tang Yu. However, Tang Yu frowned. Something felt off about this clone’s facial contours—were they soft due to the water element? Its waistline appeared rather slender. The chest seemed quite developed. The Adam’s apple… Where was the Adam's apple?! w(゜Д゜)w!