I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate

Chapter 469: Chapter 312: New Skill, Tier 6 S-Rank: Instant Simulation

Su Ze hesitated for a moment.

Choosing the largest mass of mist would mean getting the strongest skill from the Mirage King Extract, but it might not be suitable for him.

If it was a defensive skill or an escape skill, that would still be acceptable.

He was just afraid that if he got a ranged attack skill, a healing skill, or something similar, it would be awkward; it might as well be a wasted skill slot.

However, based on the aura Su Ze sensed, the skill represented by the large mass of mist was not a conventional type. It definitely wasn’t a ranged attack or healing skill, nor was it a defensive or survival skill.

It seemed more like a skill type he had never encountered before.

If he chose the small mass of mist that represented an attack skill, he definitely couldn’t go wrong. The floor was high, and a Tier 6 attack skill couldn’t be that weak.

Even if it wasn’t very useful, he could directly merge it into "Strongest Punch."

Of course, the skill’s ceiling wouldn’t be that high either, so he couldn’t have too high expectations for it.

After thinking it over, Su Ze finally plunged headfirst into the largest mass of mist.

He admitted he was taking a gamble.

But with his personality, if he didn’t choose the strongest skill, he would probably always be curious about what it was. He would forever wonder and fantasize about what kind of skill he had missed out on.

His consciousness returned to his body. Su Ze took several deep breaths, like someone who had been holding their breath underwater for a long time. This was the longest he had ever spent on the skill selection phase.

He couldn’t wait to experience his newly acquired skill, but suddenly, a wave of heat washed over him. An energy surged from within, strengthening his entire body.

This was his "Knowledge is Power" skill activating again, performing a Cell Enhancement on him.

When the Cell Enhancement finished, Su Ze’s constitution had slightly improved again, but he couldn’t be bothered with that right now. He immediately closed his eyes to experience the effects of his new skill.

After a long moment, he opened his eyes, which shone with excitement.

His gamble had paid off!

This new skill, he called it "Instant Simulation."

Its effect was simple: to simulate another person’s skill.

Instant Simulation: Simulate and immediately use a skill seen within the last ten seconds. When attempting to simulate a skill of a higher level, the effect will be weakened or the simulation will fail.

In simple terms, he could simulate a skill he had seen within the last ten seconds and use it immediately; he couldn’t store it for an extended period.

As a Tier 6 skill itself, if Su Ze used "Instant Simulation" to copy a skill above Tier 6—a Divine Skill—the simulation would either fail or the Divine Skill would be weakened to a Tier 6 level.

But if he simulated a skill below Tier 6, for example, a Tier 3 skill, it wouldn’t grant it the power of a Tier 6 skill.

Additionally, its cost varied. The cost of using "Instant Simulation" was determined by the skill it was simulating.

The simulated skill’s effects scaled with Su Ze’s own attributes.

For example, if Su Ze simulated a psychic attack skill, its strength would be determined by his own Spiritual Power, not the Spiritual Power of the original user.

However, the skill had one drawback: a relatively long cooldown time.

No matter what skill was simulated, it would enter a cooldown period of about an hour. In other words, the skill could only be used once per hour at most.

Although Su Ze had failed his evolution exam, he could still recognize how powerful and precious this skill was.

It had so many possibilities and an extremely high ceiling.

Although it wasn’t purely an offensive skill, Su Ze could absolutely use it as one. As long as he simulated someone else’s offensive skill, he could still merge it into "Strongest Punch."

He could even use it as a defensive skill, an escape skill, or any other type, as long as he had a suitable subject to copy from.

In fact, Su Ze had a very suitable candidate for simulation right by his side: Mr. Ya.

Mr. Ya’s skills were high-quality and practical.

Whether it was "Void," "Invincibility," or "Shadow Clone," they were all extremely useful skills.

’Looks like I’ll have to bring Mr. Ya with me wherever I go from now on.’

At that thought, Su Ze eagerly called Mr. Ya over from the next room, ready to give the simulation a try.

Of all the skills Mr. Ya possessed, the most powerful and most worthy of simulating was undoubtedly "Void." That was the first skill Su Ze attempted to simulate.

But reality dealt him a harsh blow—his very first attempt to use "Instant Simulation" ended in failure!

This meant that the "Void" skill’s level exceeded that of "Instant Simulation."

And it probably wasn’t just by a little, either. Otherwise, he should have at least managed to simulate a weakened version of "Void."

In fact, regarding the skills absorbed from Bloodline Crystals, although they were all called Divine Skill Prototypes, their specific tiers were actually hard to determine.

This was especially true for skills from Golden Bloodline Crystals, which felt higher-level and more powerful than skills from Purple Bloodline Crystals.

It was really hard to say what specific level skills like "Void" and "Divine Grace of Evolution" belonged to.

Therefore, Su Ze wasn’t surprised by the simulation failure; he had been mentally prepared for it.

Since the simulation failed, the skill naturally didn’t enter cooldown. Su Ze tried again, this time attempting to simulate Mr. Ya’s "Invincibility" skill.

This time, it succeeded instantly!

Now he could be certain. He could successfully simulate skills of Tier 6 and below. Skills from Golden Bloodline Crystals were impossible to simulate. As for whether skills from Purple Bloodline Crystals could be simulated, that was still uncertain.