Zhou Huai shook his head vigorously. Since he couldn't figure it out, he decided to stop thinking about it.

Since I can't sleep anyway, I might as well summon a professional clone to relieve my boredom!

Upon thinking of this, Zhou Huai's eyes immediately lit up.

After successfully defeating Kujo Naruya, the system's challenge mission was completed.

Because his main body was on the verge of death at the time, he didn't have time to check the mission rewards.

That's the ultimate reward for successfully defeating an SSS-level powerhouse—a guaranteed SSS-level class draw!

This will be his second SSS-level clone.

Just thinking about it is incredibly exciting!

"System, activate the draw panel!"

With a slight tremor, his consciousness instantly sank into the mysterious space deep within his mind.

The enormous rotary knob once again floated silently in the void.

This time, inside the entire transparent glass dome, there were no colorful spheres, only a few small spheres floating there, emitting a dazzling light.

【Guaranteed one SSS-level professional ball draw! Draw now?】

A cold, impersonal system notification sounded.

"yes!"

Without hesitation, Zhou Huai pressed the red 【Extract】 button with his mind.

"boom!"

The entire rotary knob instantly erupted with an extremely dazzling light, and the inside of the machine began to spin rapidly, creating a void storm. The SSS-level spheres containing terrifying power collided violently inside, and each impact felt like a thunderclap exploding in one's mind.

Zhou Huai stared intently at the exit of the rotary dial, even holding his breath.

"Click—"

A crisp mechanical sound rang out.

The rotation speed of the knob began to slowly decrease.

Finally, a mysterious little ball with an intricate golden pattern on its surface and a deep black color slowly rolled out from the exit.

It did not burst into dazzling light, but instead floated quietly in Zhou Huai's consciousness space.

It then transformed into an ancient-style professional scroll.

【Congratulations, host! You have obtained the only hidden SSS-level class: Great Sage!】

Zhou Huai's heart clenched violently, and his eyes widened suddenly.

The Great Sage?!

Hearing this job title.

Zhou Huai subconsciously thought of a monkey that could go anywhere and do anything.

Could it be... the Monkey King?

The system can even create mythical characters like this?

With a mixture of absurdity and anticipation, he eagerly sank into his consciousness to examine the brand-new career panel, only to discover that he had misunderstood it from the very beginning.

【Clone Panel (Unnamed)】

【Class: The only hidden class, SSS-rank Great Sage】

【Level: LV1】

【Health Points】: 1800/1800

【Mana Points】: 1500/1500

【Strength】: 100

【Agility】: 90

【Stamina】: 150

【Spiritual state】: 190

【Skill List】:

Passive Skill 1: Body of Merit: Starts with 100 base merit points. For every 100 merit points accumulated, ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) all attributes increase by 100.

Acts such as actively rescuing the innocent, slaying evil targets (monsters, morally deficient individuals, evil beings, etc.), and upholding the righteous order (stopping plunder and punishing perpetrators of violence) can accumulate merit points;

Immune to all negative effects (curses, corruption, mind control, slow, etc.) for self and friendly units within a 30-meter radius. Permanently surrounded by a soft holy light, dealing merit burn damage to unholy targets. The higher the merit value, the higher the damage.

When the merit value is greater than 10,000, a Golden Body of Merit can be created, which reduces damage by 50%. The higher the merit value, the higher the damage reduction, up to a maximum of 90%.

When the Golden Body is activated, the Holy Light grants a healing effect, restoring 5% of the user's and allied units' health per second. The higher the merit value, the stronger the healing effect (up to 10%/second).

(Current merit points: 100.)

【Passive Skill 2: Blessed with Good Fortune: Within a 500-meter radius, friendly units and the user gain a bonus to merit and good fortune. The higher the merit value, the stronger the effect. It inflicts bad fortune on those who are morally corrupt.】

【Active Skill: Words Become Law: Consumes 500 mana. Using one's own spiritual power as a medium, transforms words into the power of rules, altering objective things or applying specified effects. The higher the spiritual power, the longer the effect lasts and the wider its coverage. However, it will suffer a backlash effect; the greater the change to objective things, the stronger the backlash effect. Merit points can be used to offset the backlash. No cooldown.】

...

After Zhou Huai read through the terrifying skill description word by word, he was completely stunned and it took him a long time to recover from his shock.

He then realized that he had completely misunderstood.

It turns out that this Great Sage is not the same as that Great Sage.

This is not the mythical, earth-shattering, war-mongering monkey, but... the saint of saints!

This is an SSS-level profession with extremely high moral standards; one could even say it was created specifically to protect the righteous path of the world!

As long as you keep accumulating merit, you can become stronger without limit!

Every 100 merit points can be exchanged for 100 points in all attributes! What terrifying growth potential!

Not to mention the Golden Body of Merit, which grants immunity to negative effects, merit burn, and up to 90% damage reduction, as well as the group healing aura that's practically a mobile fountain...

This is a versatile warrior who combines support, tanking, and damage output all in one!

As for the passive skill "Good Fortune," although the description is simple, Zhou Huai is very clear that luck can play a heaven-defying role at crucial moments!

As for that last active skill...

Words become law!

Zhou Huai's heart skipped a beat.

This is no longer a matter of skill; it is the authority of the gods!

Transform words into the power of rules, and change objective things!

What incredible power this is! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Although there will be a huge backlash, it can be offset by merit points!

This is the trump card tailor-made for this profession!

【System prompt: Please name your new clone.】

The notification sound snapped Zhou Huai out of his euphoria.

He forced down his turbulent emotions and began to think seriously.

What kind of name should a righteous and awe-inspiring saintly profession have to be worthy of its status?

Zhou Huai thought for a moment, and then a name suddenly flashed into his mind.

Lao Tzu, Li Er!

In his previous life's memories, this was hailed as the head of the Three Sages of the East, the founder of Taoism, and a supreme being close to the Tao itself!

Using his name to represent the profession of this Great Sage's incarnation is truly fitting!

Upon realizing this, Zhou Huai was taken aback.

His thoughts were drawn to the mystery that had troubled him for so long.

Xiang Yu, Yi the Archer, Gandalf, Gabriel, Ou Yezi...

Now, there's another Li Er.

He suddenly realized that the inspiration for naming all his clones came from distant memories of his previous life.

Is this really just a coincidence?

Is there any possibility?

In the previous world, was there really a saintly professional named Li Er?

Now that I think about it carefully, it's very likely that Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King, Yi the Archer, Gandalf the Forbidden Spellcaster, Gabriel the Six-Winged Archangel, and Ou Yezi the Master Craftsman... these people were probably not made up by me.

They are very likely to be incredibly talented and powerful professionals who actually existed in their previous world!

It is precisely because they were so powerful, so powerful that they left a deep mark on the long history of that world, that they were imprinted in one's subconscious!

So whenever I need to name my clones, these names always pop into my head uncontrollably the moment they appear!

The more Zhou Huai thought about it, the more likely it seemed!

“If that’s really the case...” Zhou Huai murmured to himself, his eyes becoming complicated, “Then my nightmare, and my so-called time-travel memories, might not be entirely unfounded.”

He shook his head, suppressing these chaotic thoughts.

Let's call him Li Er!

【System notification: Naming successful! Clone Li Er created.】

【System prompt: Please customize the appearance of your clone, Li Er.】

Next up is the character customization section.

This time, Zhou Huai did not refer to any of the images from his memory.

He began to carefully shape the saint based on his own understanding of him.

He sculpted the likeness of an old man with white hair and a youthful face for Li Er.

With a slender face, long eyebrows reaching his temples, and a pair of peaceful eyes that hold the profound truths of the universe and can see through all the illusions of the world.

Although not physically imposing, he exuded a transcendent air of harmony with heaven and earth.

Throughout the entire process, Zhou Huai was extremely focused and dedicated.

It took him two full hours to finally complete this "work of art" that can be described as perfect.

As Zhou Huai silently recited "Completed" in his mind, a flash of white light appeared in the center of the room!

The old man, dressed in a simple gray Taoist robe and possessing an extraordinary demeanor, appeared out of thin air in the room.

He stood there quietly, his eyes slightly closed, like an unchanging sculpture.

However, at the very moment Li Er appeared—

An anomaly, a sudden occurrence!

"Boom—!"

Outside the window, the sky, which was just breaking into dawn and still had a hint of pale light, suddenly changed color!

The once tranquil clouds were instantly stirred up by an invisible force, and they frantically converged towards the sky above Donghai City!

Immediately afterwards, dazzling rays of light tore through the sea of ​​clouds and shot out!