"What!? Why just inform me right now!?" He is shocked to hear this; he cannot believe that the system that has been operating so well all this time would make such a great mistake.
[The gemstone of life is being suppressed by a powerful law from this world, especially inside this realm; the grade of the clone must also be raised in order for it to rank up to the supernatural level.]
He raises his eyebrow. He is quite shocked that the gemstone of life was actually suppressed, but upon recalling the information from the numerous books that he has read, he knows that there are multiple races in this world that are clearly superior to the creators of the system.
"Do you have any idea how to rank up Leon?" he hurriedly asks. He does not want to waste the soul power the gemstone of life accumulates.
[Obtain an Advanced Grade Soul Blessing and have the clone equip it; also, let it learn a martial art technique; it must reach a certain level in that technique in order to have all the requirements.]
"After that, what should I do?" He knows that with the talent of his pet, it can master basic swordsmanship that can rival an average Advanced Level warrior.
[Nothing; the clone does not need to do anything, as the gemstone of life will activate itself in order to evolve its holder; it is one of its most primary functions.]
"What about Glutton? It is in Advanced Grade; will it require a special condition in order for it to rank up?"
[Negative: the first fusion does not have any special condition to rank up until it reaches the supernatural level; it just needs to devour enough materials to rank up.]
"Nice!" He screams as he also fuses with his new soul blessing. It might just be a normal grade, but he knows that as long as he keeps killing, he will definitely obtain an advanced grade.
SKREE! Seeing his wanton killing spree, the Supernatural Grade ant commanding the army screeches. It then starts gathering energy into its antenna, sensing the danger with his enhanced senses.
He quickly runs away, but unfortunately for him, the energy ball has a lock-on function. With a cry, it flies towards him, and no matter which direction he goes, the ball of energy follows. Knowing that he cannot escape, he grits his teeth and prepares to take the attack head-on.
"Young master!" Seeing this, Elcio's expression changes, and he actually dares to block the attack with his body.
"You idiot! Get away!" Seeing this, Cleo's eyes widen, and he roars as he kicks him away before bringing his claws towards the ball of concentrated energy.
[Yin Claws] + [Tiger Pounce]
BOOM! He is blown away, as is his clone; the Supernatural Grade ant fires two shots just for them; the guards that were assigned to him quickly surround him to make sure he is fine; they were stopped by the army of ants; they were unable to help; and Elcio was the only person to be able to reach him as he was the closest.
He is covered with energy; his right hand is torn up; one can see the bones in it; he grits his teeth in pain as he looks at Elcio and mouths something to him before passing out.
The clone stands up, not caring about the damage it has taken; it lost one of its arms, but with the gemstone of life, it starts recovering at a rapid speed because of the amount of soul power that it has already accumulated.
Woof! Woof! Woof! Glutton kills the ants that try to approach its master; with its body not fully being physical, the ants are having a hard time dealing with it.
The people had already seen what this little monster was capable of. With its tiny body, it was able to swallow an ant twice as large as it; this had not just happened once but multiple times.
Elcio grabs one of the ants and quickly runs to Cleo's side. He starts cooking it and forcefully feeds it to him.
The guards were shocked by his action; one of them hurriedly grabbed him and threw him, and the guard captain roared at him.
"What are you doing!? Do you not see that the young master's condition is incredibly dire right now!?"
Elcio shakes his head hurriedly as he points at Cleo.
"Look! Look! His wounds are healing! We need to feed him the corpses of the ants in the area; if you guys find an Advanced Grade one, hurriedly bring it here for me to cook!"
The guards are startled; they quickly turn to Cleo, and just like Elcio had said, some small wounds in his body have started to heal, and the guard captain's expression changes.
"Bring the corpses here! Prioritise the Advanced Grade one! You! Start cooking!"
Elcio hurriedly nodded as he fed the already-roasted ant to Cleo. Each time the food was forced into his body, his recovery would speed up greatly.
After obtaining ten normal genetic enhancements from the ant flesh, Cleo snaps his eyes open, and his body starts cracking as his aura increases greatly.
"F*ck! How long have I been sleeping?" he asks, with his body now aching. It seems that his recovery is still incomplete, but he can now move his broken right hand, albeit barely.
"Young master! We have found an advanced-grade ant corpse!" After hearing this, his eyes light up, and he stares at the ant being dragged by the guard.
Elcio immediately starts cooking the ant; the person behind him was already salivating from the imagination of obtaining an advanced gene enhancement.
As he sinks his teeth into the flesh of the ant, the guard captain starts reporting to him about the actions of the ants during the couple of minutes he was immobile.
"The defenders and the army from our side have joined the battle; there are already supernatural warriors keeping the supernatural ants busy; the one that has killed the most ants in this short amount of time is none other than your friend that you brought with you."