As he spoke, he added,

“Don’t tell me to wait for Apartment 0000 to open—I want this—”

“To comprehend an S-tier skill before Apartment 0000 opens.”

This early opening of Apartment 0000 was most likely targeting him.

He hoped to let his main body master a more decisive S-tier skill before that happened.

Especially after witnessing the S-tier skills of both Light-type and Dark-type abilities,

Jiang Ye became increasingly convinced—

When it comes to skills, S-tier was a huge dividing line.

As long as his main body could master an S-tier skill,

his overall strength would undergo a qualitative leap!

By then, whether it was clearing his Personal Instance, killing Administrators, or entering the newly opened Apartment 0000, he’d have a lot more confidence.

And that confidence would compensate for his disadvantage compared to other Game Players—namely, that he had never played games.

Jiang Ye had it all figured out.

Meanwhile, Wang Chengjin was cursing in his head—

If it weren’t for the current situation, he really wanted to say:

You want to comprehend an S-tier skill?

Do I look like an S-tier skill to you?

If I had that kind of ability, would I be kneeling here like this?

…

Wait, no.

Even if he did have that kind of ability, he’d still have to kneel.

Because even if he had one or two more S-tier skills…

He might still end up dying at Jiang Ye’s hands.

Lin Jing had an S-tier skill, and didn’t he still surrender?

Thinking that, Wang Chengjin was confused.

To be honest, he thought that with Jiang Ye being so strong already, an S-tier skill shouldn’t matter that much to him.

It was like a regular person winning a million in the lottery—life-changing fortune.

But for someone earning a million per day, a million was still money, but nowhere near as meaningful.

Jiang Ye was like that rich guy.

He was already so strong—why obsess over an S-tier skill?

Wang Chengjin found it odd, but with the current power dynamic, he just wanted to survive and didn’t dare question the man holding his life in his hands.

So after a brief moment of thought, he quickly offered a few ideas.

He started with a disclaimer:

“During the Beginner Apartment phase, except for when awakening initial talents—where SS-tier or SSS-tier players have a chance to comprehend S-tier skills…”

“It’s basically very difficult to learn S-tier skills.”

“First, S-tier Skill Scrolls are extremely rare and hard to find;”

“Second, even if you get one, beginner-level comprehension is usually too weak to master it.”

“You’d just end up wasting the high-level Skill Scroll.”

That same disclaimer had already been explained to Jiang Ye before by Cheng Qun.

Back then, Jiang Ye had backed off.

But now, facing Wang Chengjin, his expression was completely blank.

Wang Chengjin quickly continued, “To put it simply, new players don’t have enough comprehension to master S-tier skills.”

“The Beginner Apartment’s built-in Enlightenment Room isn’t enough either.”

“To learn S-tier skills, you need access to higher-tier Dojos.”

“Places like that exist in Apartment 0000, but you said you want to get it done before it opens.”

“So, the few scenarios I can think of where advanced Dojos might appear…”

“First would be the ‘Stellar-Tier Dojo’ listed as a Kill-on-Sight Order reward!”

“If you can kill Huang Bo, you’ll have a chance to enter a Stellar-Tier Dojo and comprehend an S-tier skill.”

“In fact, there’s likely a Dao Monument inside the Stellar-Tier Dojo. If you meditate there long enough, you might even awaken the talent associated with that Dao Monument!”

Sounds tempting.

But!

Jiang Ye shot Wang Chengjin a sideways glance, clearly growing impatient.

Wang Chengjin quickly added,

“Besides that, extremely difficult Personal Instances might contain Dojos too;”

“Some unique Secret Realms might also have them…”

“And the illusion trial within the Void Mirror might also…”

Three sentences in a row, three “might”s.

He could tell Jiang Ye was getting increasingly annoyed.

Just as he was about to say more, Jiang Ye suddenly asked,

“The Void Mirror you mentioned—are you talking about the item that’s a reward for the Thirty-Win Streak? What exactly does that thing do?”

Wang Chengjin let out a sigh of relief and quickly explained:

“The Void Mirror is a pretty powerful Eerie Item. It has five main effects—”

“Effect One: Peering into the past.”

“The mirror can show glimpses of a person’s past.”

“So this is mainly used on enemies or people under interrogation—to learn about their history;”

“Effect Two: Foresight.”

“The mirror surface can display vague future images.”

“Of course, it’s not accurate. These predictions are more like warnings—what might happen, not what will happen.”

“Effect Three is Soul Healing—used to treat mental or spiritual damage.”

“Effect Four is the illusion trial I just mentioned.”

“It’s kind of like a Secret Realm trial, but like the Duel Arena, it’s virtual.”

“But if a Dojo appears inside that trial, the comprehension boost it provides is real.”

“Effect Five is the negative counterpart to Effect Three.”

“The Void Mirror’s ‘Soul Healing’ transfers a player’s mental damage into the mirror.”

“That transfer of pain becomes a buildup of negative energy inside the Void Mirror.”

“Once the negative energy reaches a certain level, the Void Mirror mutates, and Effect Five kicks in.”

“It manifests as: the next time the Void Mirror is used, another version of yourself comes out of the mirror to kill and replace you…”

That should’ve been the end of it.

After all, Jiang Ye had only asked about S-tier skills.

But Wang Chengjin had good instincts.

He vaguely noticed Jiang Ye seemed especially interested in that negative effect.

So before Jiang Ye could even ask, he kept going:

“Of course, this negative effect can be cleared.”

“Using the Soul-Calming Bell, Cleansing Solution, or certain potions regularly will remove the accumulated negative energy.”

“In fact, some shady players wait until the Void Mirror is full of negative energy, then use it to reflect someone else.”

“That way, the ‘other self’ that comes out targets someone else entirely…”

“Of course, there’s an unspoken rule in the game—we don’t recommend players do this.”

“Because the thing that comes out of the Void Mirror is extremely bloodthirsty. After killing the player it’s based on, it will rampage and start killing others, ruining the game experience for everyone.”

“And it’s a pain to kill, too—and doesn’t drop anything useful.”

“So in the game, we usually just clear the negative energy with potions…”

At this point, something seemed to click for Wang Chengjin.

A game was one thing.

This situation was not a game.

Sure, Game Players loved to trash-talk, and some had questionable manners,

but most still followed those unwritten rules.

After all, they were part of society—nobody wanted to become the kind of person everyone wanted dead.

But now…

Would people still follow the Void Mirror’s unspoken rules?

If not, then the Mirror’s fifth effect might actually be a powerful advantage.

Take this very moment.

If Wang Chengjin couldn’t kill Jiang Ye himself, he had no choice but to kneel and beg for mercy.

But if he had a fully charged Void Mirror…

And at the brink of death, he turned it toward Jiang Ye—

Then the “other Jiang Ye” from the mirror might instantly one-shot him!

Sure, that mirror-spawned monster would go on a killing spree, plunging the Beginner Apartment into chaos.

But Wang Chengjin might just survive that chaos!

Eventually, other strong players harmed by the thing would gang up and take it down.

And Wang Chengjin would have escaped death!

Yes! Absolutely perfect!

The only problem was…

Wang Chengjin didn’t have a Void Mirror.

So that scenario existed only in his imagination.

Meanwhile, Jiang Ye was imagining something completely different.

A second version of himself coming out of the mirror after it’s charged with negative energy?

Another version of himself?!

Wouldn’t that just be a Replica?

Would his Replica dare disobey him?

If it did, he could just merge it with his other Replicas and force it into submission!

And who knows—maybe by midnight, he could achieve full integration!

Holy sh*t! Was Wang Chengjin brain-dead? How could he describe such a top-tier ability as a negative effect?!

This was clearly an absolutely broken positive effect!

Jiang Ye was nearly buzzing with excitement. He quickly asked,

“That ‘other self’ that comes out of the fully charged Void Mirror—is it a perfect replica of your abilities?”

“Pretty much,” Wang Chengjin nodded. “And since it’s charged with negative energy, it’s usually even stronger than you.”

Jiang Ye was getting more and more excited!

But soon, another thought struck him—

His main body couldn’t use the Replica Reflection Mirror or Phantom Lantern to create Replicas.

Which meant…

The Void Mirror would indeed be incredibly useful for him,

but it likely could only replicate a Replica, not his main body.

So his X-tier Infinite Replication might really be one of a kind.

Thinking this, another realization hit him—

He’d promised Wan Xin that the Thirty-Win Streak reward would go to him.

If he had really drawn the Void Mirror back then and known its effects, would he have been willing to trade it away to Wan Xin?

Following that train of thought, he remembered—

Wu Ying’s voluntary surrender during the Thirty-Win Streak.

And how Wu Ying said he would also surrender in the upcoming matches.

Back then, Jiang Ye hadn’t thought much of it. He’d just assumed that Wu Ying and the Duoe Organization behind him had finally accepted reality—that they couldn’t stop his win streak.

But now, in retrospect, that surrender was totally fishy!

Because Wu Ying surrendered, he didn’t win the full Thirty-Win Streak with his own strength.

Which caused a downgrade in the three reward options!

That’s probably why the Void Mirror didn’t even show up as an option!

If things kept going like this, with more opponents surrendering, he’d keep missing out on top-tier rewards!

And if the same thing happened at his 100-win streak—if the opponent just surrendered…

He’d most likely miss out on the Madman Mask too!

Thinking about this, Jiang Ye’s already negative impression of the Duoe Organization took another nosedive!

If he ever got the chance, he had to wipe them out completely to feel satisfied!

As his thoughts spun, his eyes narrowed again, and he turned to ask Wang Chengjin:

“I heard from Wan Xin that Lin Jing’s Ten-Win Streak reward was the Distorted Box.”

“Do you know if his Thirty-Win Streak reward was the Void Mirror?”

As soon as Jiang Ye asked that, Wang Chengjin figured they were thinking the same thing—

Jiang Ye was probably worried Lin Jing would use the Void Mirror’s fifth effect against him!

So Wang Chengjin said bluntly, “Lin Jing didn’t reveal any of his win streak rewards after the Ten-Win Streak.”

“But I’m guessing his Thirty-Win Streak reward wasn’t the Void Mirror?”

“I mean, if he really had the Void Mirror, he wouldn’t have needed to bail out like that, right?”

By now, Wang Chengjin wasn’t calling Lin Jing “Lin Shen” anymore.

Even the way he talked about him wasn’t as friendly as before.

Totally expected. Jiang Ye asked again, “So in our Apartment 9999, do you know if anyone else has a Void Mirror?”

Wang Chengjin shook his head, sighing, “You know how in the group chat, everything looks peaceful? That’s just ‘cause nobody wants drama, not ‘cause we’re all best friends.”

“So when it comes to win streak rewards, people treat them like personal secrets. No one’s gonna announce them publicly.”

Fair enough.

Jiang Ye didn’t like going around robbing people anyway, so he pushed that thought aside for now and returned to the main topic:

“Let’s forget the Void Mirror for now. Go on about how to actually comprehend an S-tier skill.”

“And this time, don’t give me any more ‘maybes’—I want viable methods!”

Wang Chengjin could tell Jiang Ye was getting impatient, let out a slow breath, and continued:

“Besides using a high-tier Dojo with a Skill Scroll to enhance comprehension, the other methods for learning an S-tier skill… are a bit sketchier.”

As he spoke, Wang Chengjin suddenly paused, and his expression shifted slightly.

Because Lin Jing—who had just recently left Apartment 9999—was suddenly back!

The group chat was already buzzing with his return, full of chatter.

Wang Chengjin glanced at the chat, then at Jiang Ye.

Seeing that Jiang Ye’s expression hadn’t changed, and he didn’t seem to care about Lin Jing’s return, Wang Chengjin continued:

“First, there’s a reward item for the Fifty-Win Streak called the Midday Soul Bowl.”

“A player can extract a portion of their soul and store it in the Soul Bowl to nurture it.”

“Then, by adding the heart’s blood, corpse oil, or souls of other powerful players, the Soul Bowl can gradually cultivate a powerful Divine Soul.”

“At a certain point, if the player nourishes it with their own heart’s blood again, the Divine Soul has a chance of awakening a talent.”

“And the strength of the awakened talent depends on how well the soul was nurtured.”

“In other words, the stronger the players you sacrifice—through their heart’s blood, corpse oil, or souls—the higher the chance the Divine Soul awakens a powerful talent.”

“And once it awakens, it’ll also come with an initial skill.”

“If the Divine Soul awakens an SS-tier Ability, there’s a significant chance it’ll come with an S-tier Skill.”

“Then, by merging the Divine Soul with your own body, you’ll instantly gain both the SS-tier Ability and S-tier Skill!”

Having explained this much, and knowing Jiang Ye would question it, Wang Chengjin added on his own:

“Of course, a ridiculously OP and shady item like this—something that could even grant you an SSS-tier Ability—definitely comes with major side effects.”

“First, once you store part of your soul in the Midday Soul Bowl, your attributes will drop, and you’ll feel fatigued more easily.”

“Second, to cultivate a Divine Soul strong enough to awaken an SS-tier Ability, the price is nearly the deaths of 10 players with SS-tier Abilities—or 1 with an SSS-tier Ability…”

“And finally, when you merge with the Divine Soul, there’s a risk of losing your mind.”

“And the stronger the Divine Soul’s talent, the greater that risk…”

Jiang Ye listened, nodding slightly.

This Midday Soul Bowl really was a busted, shady item.

In theory, it could even give someone an SSS-tier Ability!

But getting an SSS-tier ability through it was insanely difficult.

Especially the risk of going mad during fusion—it sounded similar to the side effects of mastering Glyph Pattern Abilities.

Of course, the most important point was—

The S-tier skill gained through this wasn’t what he wanted!

He wanted an S-tier skill that matched his Infinite Replication ability.

Not just some random S-tier skill that came along with an SS-tier talent.

So the Midday Soul Bowl wasn’t what he was looking for at all.

At most, it was just something he now knew existed—something he’d need to guard against, in case someone tried to use him as fuel for their Divine Soul.

Wang Chengjin could tell Jiang Ye wasn’t too interested in this shady method, so he quickly moved on: “There’s also the reward for an Eighty-Win Streak…”

But just as he began to speak,

there was a knock at the door of Room 2025 in Apartment 9999.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep