Luo Fan immediately unfolded his Water Domain.
In the next instant, a trace of special energy from within the transparent crystal flowed directly into his body through the Water Domain.
At that very moment, Luo Fan felt the exact same sensation he had experienced when absorbing a Water Source Crystal before.
However, before he could fully savor or comprehend it, the feeling quickly faded away.
But Luo Fan wasn't the least bit disappointed.
On the contrary, his eyes were burning with excitement.
Previously, he had been reluctant to use his Water Source Crystals.
After all, he could only obtain them from the system whenever his Water Domain broke through to a new level.
Yet for someone like him now, the trace of energy within a Water Source Crystal contained far too little of the Law of Water Origin.
Therefore, only by absorbing the special energy from a large number of Water Source Crystals at once could Luo Fan extend the time he spent comprehending the Law of Water Origin.
Just like before, when he had absorbed the special energy from ten thousand Water Source Crystals all at once to achieve a breakthrough.
Because his stock of Water Source Crystals was limited, he had only dared to do that during critical breakthroughs.
But now, things were different.
The creatures within this Secret Realm actually contained Water Source Crystals in their bodies!
Yes, this blue transparent crystal was indeed a Water Source Crystal!
However, the amount of the Law of Water Origin contained within it was far less than that of Luo Fan's original Water Source Crystals.
Even so, if the quantity was sufficient, it could still have a tremendous effect.
Moreover, the Secret Realm creature that the clone had killed earlier was merely a Planetary-level being.
And there were far more than just Planetary-level creatures here!
Luo Fan took out a detector from his spaceship and set its scanning range to maximum.
In the next instant, every lifeform within tens of millions of kilometers around him was detected.
Within that range, there were 134 Universe-level creatures, 87,739 Star-level creatures, and tens of millions of Planetary-level creatures.
Luo Fan thought for a moment, then decided to have a clone test things out first.
He selected the clone that was closest to a Star-level, first-rank Secret Realm creature.
The next moment, a wormhole appeared beside the clone that had been scouting ahead.
Without hesitation, the clone stepped into it.
Before entering, it transformed into the appearance of the Planetary-level Secret Realm creature that had been killed earlier.
When it emerged from the wormhole, it immediately sensed something.
Less than a kilometer away, there was a Star-level, first-rank Secret Realm creature.
Without delay, Luo Fan established a mission.
[Mission: Use a Space Worm clone to kill one Star-level, first-rank Water Source Beast. Reward: +10 Water Source Crystals, +1 Water Origin Law Comprehension]
So this creature was called a Water Source Beast, huh?
At this moment, Luo Fan finally learned the name of this type of Secret Realm lifeform.
At the same time, he confirmed that the crystal within the Water Source Beast was indeed a Water Source Crystal.
After establishing the mission, a Wave Fury Blade appeared in the clone's hand.
This was a weapon Luo Fan was now quite familiar with.
During this period, he had bought several specifically for the clones to use.
Covering the one-kilometer distance, the clone reached the Star-level, first-rank Water Source Beast in less than a second.
Luo Fan noticed that this Star-level, first-rank Water Source Beast looked different from the Planetary-level one he had encountered earlier.
This one had a pair of wings on its back and only a single head.
It had two eyes and one mouth.
The two holes on its face were probably nostrils.
In addition, it had a pair of sharp ears.
Apart from its face and ears, its entire body, including the wings, was covered in white fur.
At the same time, this Water Source Beast was significantly larger than the previous one.
As the clone approached, Luo Fan could clearly feel the creature's anger.
It swiped a claw directly toward the clone.
Without hesitation, the clone immediately activated the Water Domain.
The creature's movement immediately faltered and slowed.
Taking advantage of the opening, the clone struck with a single slash, instantly killing it.
Although the creature was a Star-level, first-rank being,
Even with only one percent of the Space Worm clone's full combat power, it could easily slay a Star-level, first-rank Water Source Beast.
Slicing open its body, the clone quickly located a Water Source Crystal inside.
This crystal was smaller than the ones Luo Fan had obtained before, roughly half the size of his previous Water Source Crystals.
The clone didn't keep the crystal but immediately opened a wormhole and sent it to Luo Fan.
Upon receiving it, Luo Fan felt its energy.
Sure enough, the aura of the Law of Water Origin within this crystal was stronger than that of the Planetary-level one he had found earlier.
He immediately used the Water Domain to absorb the trace of special energy contained within it.
The next moment, that familiar sensation returned.
This time it lasted slightly longer than before, though it still wasn't as strong as the Water Source Crystals rewarded by the system.
However, Luo Fan guessed that for Star-level, third-rank and fourth-rank creatures, the Water Source Crystals within their bodies would be roughly equivalent to the system-rewarded ones.
At this moment, most of the clones that had been exploring the surrounding areas, especially those that had just been in the Fire region—were moving toward the Water region.
Luo Fan left only three clones to continue exploring deeper into the Fire region.
He speculated that this Secret Realm might contain more than just two regions.
It was possible that there were six additional regions corresponding to the remaining six lower Origin Laws,
And perhaps even regions corresponding to the two higher Origin Laws!
Luo Fan had three clones explore deeper into the Fire region and three clones explore deeper into the Water region.
The remaining clones began hunting the Water Source Beasts!
The Water Source Beasts around Luo Fan immediately suffered.
For those of Star-level, second-rank or lower, the clones could kill them quickly and effortlessly.
Third-rank and fourth-rank beasts might require a few extra strikes.
Fifth-rank ones could struggle and fight with the clones for a while.
For sixth-rank, the clones could barely hold a draw.
And seventh-rank beasts posed real danger to the clones.
While the clones in the Water region were carrying out a massive hunt, one of the clones heading deeper into the Fire region suddenly encountered a crimson Secret Realm creature.
This creature looked very different from a Water Source Beast.
Water Source Beasts were almost always covered in white fur.
But this Secret Realm creature had only a layer of red-black skin, with no hair at all.
It looked almost demonic.
The clone could sense that it was only a Planetary-level creature.
Without hesitation, it struck and killed the creature with a single slash.
For Planetary-level lifeforms, the clone didn't even need to activate its domain.
It then searched inside the creature's body.
Sure enough, the clone discovered a red, transparent crystal.
The next instant, a wormhole appeared around the clone.
This had been opened by the Space Worm clone, ordinary clones could not create wormholes that reached so far.
Once Luo Fan took the red transparent crystal, the wormhole vanished.
Holding the red crystal in his hand, he unfolded his domain and began carefully sensing its energy.
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