Clearly, Zhou Qiming was afraid of the Entropy Scythe.

But after guessing that thing had a time limit, he calmed down again.

When facing someone like Jiang Ye, he had no fear at all, and didn’t hold back in the slightest.

However, Jiang Ye wasn’t in a good mood right now.

He was seriously annoyed.

Listening to Zhou Qiming yap on and on felt like—

his kid had just been abducted by human traffickers, and the aunt next door insisted on dragging him into a game of mahjong.

Yeah, Zhou Qiming was that damn aunt forcing him to play mahjong!

So f***ing annoying!

Jiang Ye didn’t even process what he was saying—it all went in one ear and out the other.

Naturally, he didn’t give any particular response.

His attention was still locked on the ruins of the Void Mirror Palace.

The closest one to the Mirror Palace was the Light-type Replica.

Under the terrifying power of Artistic Explosion, even Light-type had to flee.

But thirty seconds later, the explosive force finally started to subside.

The Light-type Replica took a gulp of Moonlight Essence to recover his stamina.

Then, without hesitation, he slipped back toward the Mirror Palace ruins where the Comprehension Replica had been.

At the same time, another streak of Light and Shadow Escape followed nearby.

Naturally, it was none other than He Xingyue.

Jiang Ye didn’t hold back and immediately reminded her:

“Go ahead, but remember what we agreed on—”

“The loot from the corpse, all of it is mine.”

He said it lightly, even a bit arrogantly.

But only Jiang Ye himself knew—his heart was bleeding inside!

Please, let the Comprehension Replica not actually be a corpse…

Yet to his surprise—

He Xingyue responded in clear confusion:

“Loot from what corpse? …Do you know what caused that terrifying explosion?”

Jiang Ye frowned and blurted out, “Probably that one earlier…”

Instinctively, he didn’t want to expose the connection between the Light-type Replica and the Comprehension Replica.

But as he spoke, his eyes suddenly froze, and he went rigid.

He Xingyue, seeing him stop mid-sentence, circled around curiously: “What’s wrong?”

Jiang Ye snapped out of his shock and asked directly:

“You… don’t remember?”

He Xingyue looked puzzled: “Remember what?”

Tss…

Jiang Ye didn’t continue by saying the words “humanoid fan.”

But based on her reaction…

He faintly drew a shocking and bitter conclusion—

He Xingyue had no reason to fake it.

So she really didn’t remember the humanoid fan!

Which meant… she didn’t remember the Comprehension Replica!

So…

Could it be… the Comprehension Replica really was erased by Death Priority?!

Only the other replicas still remembered him…?

Just thinking about that possibility made Jiang Ye’s heart sink.

Light and Shadow Escape was incredibly fast.

In practically a blink, the two beams of light reached the center of the explosion in the Mirror Palace—

where the destruction was most severe.

Sure enough, he saw no trace of the Dice of Fate or the Comprehension Replica.

As if… nothing had ever existed there.

He Xingyue also found it strange.

Her light form circled the blast zone several times, seemingly inspecting something carefully.

But she couldn’t find anything and murmured doubtfully:

“With an explosion this powerful, what could have caused it…”

“You said earlier—I don’t remember… what were you trying to say? Do you know something?”

Jiang Ye didn’t answer. He just canceled his Light and Shadow Escape, stood in human form amidst the ruins,

sometimes shifting his steps, sometimes squatting down, as if searching for something.

His method of investigation was naturally far more meticulous than He Xingyue’s spinning light-form sweep.

She thought for a moment, then also revealed her human form.

But her whole body was wrapped in a heavy black robe, her face completely concealed.

This time, the voice through the robe turned back to the previous deep male tone and continued asking Jiang Ye:

“What was that about loot from a corpse? So someone was here at the blast zone before?”

“Then why do you remember and I don’t?”

As she said this, her voice carried a tinge of shock, as if she had begun to suspect something unimaginable.

Jiang Ye still didn’t answer, only looked heavier and heavier as he combed through the rubble.

That wretched, ugly face of his—when focused and serious—actually had a trace of handsomeness.

He Xingyue was about to speak again when Jiang Ye suddenly froze, his eyes wide in shock, as if he’d just seen a ghost.

She immediately asked, “What is it? Did you find something?”

She followed his gaze,

but all she saw was debris—nothing unusual at all.

She frowned and glanced at Jiang Ye.

And then she noticed—his eyes looked a bit hollow.

As if… he wasn’t actually seeing a physical object.

He Xingyue had a thought, checked the Apartment Chat Group, even spent time flipping through the chat logs—

but still couldn’t find anything out of the ordinary.

Of course she couldn’t.

Because what Jiang Ye “saw” was the Comprehension Replica!

To be precise…

he didn’t “see” it—he felt it!

In that instant, he felt it—

the Comprehension Replica had merged with him!

Even though the usual soul-link between replicas was gone,

he was sure—

the Comprehension Replica had returned to him!

And with a single thought,

he could now access the Comprehension Replica’s Data Panel!

But this panel—

was completely unlike a regular player’s!

The Comprehension Replica used to have a name.

But now, it had become—

[Observer]

[Special Status: Existence Denied]

[Abilities: Grip of Fate (SSS), Lofty Ambition (SSS), Comprehension Enhancement (S)]

[Skills: Heart of the Swan (SS), Vow (S)]

[Ultimates: Prophecy (SSS), Fate Thread (SS), Dice of Fate (S)]

This…

This this this!!!

The Comprehension Replica had not only severed ties with the other replicas—

it had lost its name, and become what was now called “Observer”!

And on this panel…

no Level, no Attributes, no Combat Power, not even Survival Points!

Abilities and skills were still there—but the insane part was—

It suddenly had two SSS-tier abilities!

Even the previous A-tier Comprehension Enhancement had been upgraded directly to S-tier!

Of course, that ability still didn’t come with any specific skill—but still.

However, within the effect of the ability itself, a new line had appeared: “Easier to attain epiphany.”

And the SSS-tier Lofty Ambition had clearly evolved from the original SS-tier version.

That was obviously the reward for his decisive use of Vow during that life-or-death moment!

As for the other SSS-tier ability, Grip of Fate, it was probably obtained from gripping the spinning Dice of Fate without dying, right?

Jiang Ye was desperate to know—what exactly had that near-fatal Dice of Fate brought him?

So, without hesitation, he dove deeper into the data panel, starting with the special status “Existence Denied.”

[Existence Denied (What birth is there to speak of, if none ever lived)]

[You have severed “past,” “future,” and “karma,” erasing all traces of “existence.”]

[You are neither alive nor dead, existing outside life and death as a state of “non-existence.”]

[You cannot interact with the world, cannot be locked onto by any means, nor lock onto any other being.]

This…

Existing outside of life and death, neither alive nor dead!

Even all traces of existence had been erased—he could no longer interact with the world…

Wasn’t this essentially Death Priority?!

So, the Comprehension Replica really had been hit by Death Priority!

So then, the effect of Death Priority—was it that, even after being “completely erased,” one could still continue observing the world as an Observer?

No—that wasn’t right.

Upon closer thought, Jiang Ye realized that Death Priority was absolute “non-existence.”

There would be no becoming an Observer afterward.

The reason the Comprehension Replica had become an Observer must be related to the fact that… it survived!

So, the normal effect of Death Priority was indeed total erasure of all existence—a supreme form of death!

But because of his perseverance, and the SSS-tier reward for completing Vow,

the Comprehension Replica, which should have been completely erased,

instead became an Observer that transcended life and death!

From this, one could deduce—

Even the highest level of death, Death Priority, could not annihilate all of Jiang Ye by erasing a single replica!

Which meant—if any replica triggered Death Priority in the future,

even if that replica couldn’t use Replica Substitution to escape,

only that one replica would die.

The others—including the main body—would remain unaffected.

That meant, the next time Jiang Ye went around causing chaos,

he could rest a little easier.

Still—

While it was great that the Comprehension Replica wasn’t completely wiped out,

because of Existence Denied, he couldn’t interact with the world at all—wasn’t that practically dead anyway?

Now none of the other replicas could even sense his existence,

nor could they use replica skills on him.

And who knew whether, when midnight came, the main body would even be able to fuse with him again…

So this Observer Replica—was basically totally useless now!

Jiang Ye couldn’t help feeling a bit helpless.

But soon, he kept going—he checked out the new skills and ultimates corresponding to the two SSS-tier abilities.

First was the SS-tier skill Heart of the Swan, which matched with Lofty Ambition.

Its effect was simple—

When he used Vow to set a goal with a reward/penalty rank above A-tier:

If Vow succeeded, the reward would double;

If Vow failed, the penalty would be halved.

Beyond that, the most outrageous part—

When he set a Vow above A-rank, he could withdraw the reward in advance!

Now that was insane!

Originally, with only the S-tier Vow skill, any average player wanting to fulfill a high-difficulty goal would have needed a long time to build up strength.

Only once they’d gathered enough power could they hope to succeed.

Someone like Jiang Ye—who casually took on SSS-rank goals—could only do so because he had other replicas covering him.

But now? With advance reward withdrawal?

His growth speed could basically rocket upward!

Say Jiang Ye wanted to kill three Apartment Administrators within 30 minutes again—

Before even taking action, he could get the SSS-tier reward.

Who knows? That reward might include a god-tier item designed just for killing admins.

Then going after them would be so much easier!

So yeah, Heart of the Swan lived up to its SS-tier rating.

But what Jiang Ye cared about even more—was the far more mysterious SSS-tier ability: Grip of Fate.

This Fate-type ability had given him three ultimate-level powers!

Before this, Jiang Ye had never even heard of ultimates!

Still, even without knowing anything, it was obvious—

Ultimates had to be above skills in every way!

With a pounding heart, he quickly checked the three ultimate powers.

First up: SSS-tier Prophecy.

The moment he focused on the panel’s two-character label,

a dignified, emotionless voice echoed in his mind.

Like a god detached from the world, calm and neutral, it spoke:

“This is not prophecy…”

“It is fate. It is command.”

This…

Just hearing that voice gave Jiang Ye a spiritual shock—

like some higher existence had directly shaken his soul!

It took him a while to snap out of it.

Only once he recovered did he realize in shock—

That voice—was identical to his own!

No, not the voice of the Comprehension Replica, but Jiang Ye himself!

This…

He didn’t have time to dwell on it—

he immediately opened up the details for Prophecy:

[Prophecy (SSS)]

[Your mouth may not speak, only your thoughts may engrave decree.]

[White Decree: Alters probability. Outcomes with non-zero chance can be manipulated.]

[Black Decree: Sets restrictive rules. Target must obey; violation results in erasure.]

[Gold Decree: Sets absolute rules. All life must obey; violation results in erasure.]

[Colorless Decree: Creates events. Even 0% probability events may occur through decree.]

These four decree types were clearly ranked from lowest (white) to highest (colorless).

If he could ever inscribe a colorless decree…

That would be reality-bending, a true “whatever I say, happens” level!

Still—even without trying it, Jiang Ye could guess—

A colorless decree must be near-impossible to inscribe completely.

But forget colorless—

Even managing a black decree would be dimensional suppression!

After all, this thing let him set rules!

Jiang Ye didn’t have time to test it now, so he quickly moved on to the SS-tier ultimate Fate Thread.

Again, when he focused on it, that same neutral voice echoed:

“This is not fate…”

“It is a lie. An illusion.”

After a long pause, the details of Fate Thread appeared before him:

[Fate Thread (SS)]

[Your eyes may not see, but with thought, you may bind to the existence of beings.]

[You may alter your target’s memory;]

[You may simulate your target’s future;]

[You may graft karma from one to another;]

[You may share your target’s abilities;]

[You may assume your target’s identity.]

These five “you may” lines clearly progressed in intensity.

Just like he couldn’t inscribe a colorless decree outright,

he obviously couldn’t jump straight to stealing someone’s identity the moment a bond was formed.

He didn’t try to activate the ability yet—

but deep inside, he could sense—

there was already some special bond between the Comprehension Replica and the other replicas.

That’s why, when the Light-type Replica merged with the Comprehension Replica,

he could directly sense the Comprehension Replica’s existence!

Even access its data panel…

And even—while in this merged state—the Light-type could directly use the powers on that panel!

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