Refining was the act of effectively processing consumed matter to enhance one's Physique and strength. A Refining Ability was enough to allow him to grow powerful in any environment and within any race. After all, life could not exist without eating!
In his "past life," he was eaten through Refining. In this life, he would use Refining to eat other creatures. It was a fitting Reincarnation. Eating his way to Power—that would be enough.
The Clone did not know what Ability the Ring Spirit had given him, nor did he know what race he would undergo Reincarnation into. The reason he asked for an Ability this time was to enhance his comprehension. Without sufficient strength, he had ended up being Refined and eaten last time. He felt that if his strength had been sufficient, the Divinity Transformation old man wouldn't have been able to do anything to him. Then, he would have possessed greater strength to change the future of the Demon Race, and perhaps even gain more comprehension.
