“So…”

Jiang Wenxing deliberately paused here, actually not wanting to directly voice his doubts about the Nomadic Merchant.

But the meaning in his words was quite clear—

The Nomadic Merchant had never participated in the competition for reincarnation slots, meaning they didn’t engage in the extreme court sessions of the Court of Disorder.

Why would this particular “Nomadic Merchant” suddenly appear this time?

Thus, his suspicion was hidden within his words.

However…

Listening to his words, Jiang Ye was completely stunned!

Honestly speaking, he had no idea who Jiang Wenxing was and had never heard this name before.

But from Jiang Wenxing’s current words, it wasn’t hard to deduce—

This guy…

was a Reincarnator!!

Meanwhile, his words also revealed…

Although the Nomadic Merchant also participated in reincarnation.

The Nomadic Merchant’s status seemed to transcend that of Reincarnators?!

So, this Jiang Wenxing who had experienced reincarnation…

Could he be the Administrator 4444 from Zhou Qiming’s memories, from the previous reincarnation cycle?

Or perhaps, besides Administrator 4444…

Were there other players in the entire Doomsday Apartment who had also achieved reincarnation?

Actually, from Jiang Wenxing’s words, Jiang Ye vaguely inferred—

The number of players in the entire Doomsday Apartment who had achieved reincarnation might not be just one!

So could it be that…

Players like the chubby guy, the Guiwen Grandmaster, and this Jiang Wenxing…

They were all reincarnated players?

Reincarnated players were equivalent to having experienced the complete Doomsday Apartment in advance.

They were like the game’s “beta testers.”

Therefore, in this new cycle of the Doomsday Apartment, they could easily occupy high positions!

So from this perspective, the entire situation of the Doomsday Apartment, which Jiang Ye previously understood as “Ordinary Players <
Permission Players <
Nomadic Merchant,” needed further modification.

That is—

Ordinary Players <
Permission Players <
Reincarnated Players <
Nomadic Merchant!

Of course, among Permission Players, there were ordinary permission players and advanced permission players who had experienced the [Eighth Day Major Reshuffle].

Just like how ordinary players also had differences in strength.

So among Reincarnated Players, there were likely also differences in strength!

Like that Administrator 4444 from the previous reincarnation cycle in Zhou Qiming’s memories…

He might be relatively weaker among Reincarnated Players.

After all, he had only barely figured out the means of reincarnation from the last cycle.

He might not even have successfully reincarnated.

But this Jiang Wenxing…

Given his utterly arrogant demeanor, even daring to question the Nomadic Merchant…

He probably wasn’t at the bottom among Reincarnated Players!

No wonder he was so flippant and dismissive toward the other strong players present;

No wonder Zhou Yuling seemed completely off when facing him…

This guy’s strength was probably even more outrageous than Jiang Ye had imagined!

Very likely, he was on the same level as the chubby guy and the Guiwen Grandmaster!

Just thinking about the methods and strength of the chubby guy and the Guiwen Grandmaster…

At this moment, Jiang Ye, who had mobilized all his clones to forcibly impersonate the Nomadic Merchant, was utterly panicked!

He felt like the fraud from the story who joined the orchestra without knowing how to play, completely lacking real strength but stubbornly pretending here!

He even seriously suspected—

Although Jiang Wenxing hadn’t directly questioned his “Nomadic Merchant” identity.

The fact that he dared to say those words while facing the pressure of confronting the Nomadic Merchant…

Probably meant his level of suspicion outweighed his fear of the Nomadic Merchant!

If Jiang Ye, impersonating the Nomadic Merchant now, couldn’t deliver a harsh lesson to this Jiang Wenxing with thunderous means…

Then no matter how eloquently he argued…

This Jiang Wenxing probably wouldn’t acknowledge him as the Nomadic Merchant anymore!

But the problem was…

Jiang Ye simply didn’t have any thunderous means to suppress Jiang Wenxing!

Damn it!

What to do, what to do…

Nomadic Merchant daddy, are you there?!

If you are, could you help slap this Jiang Wenxing away?!

Even more critically—

Right now it wasn’t just Jiang Wenxing’s doubts…

There was also Clone No. 1 being drained of blood by the 「Formless Tree」!

Everyone else’s attention was focused on Jiang Ye, the fake Nomadic Merchant, and Jiang Wenxing, the Reincarnator, so they hadn’t paid much attention to Jiang Ye who was being drained of blood.

But Jiang Ye himself was naturally constantly aware.

He clearly felt…

Jiang Ye No. 1’s blood had been completely drained!

Even visibly, he had turned into a Desiccated Corpse!

In that state…

Not “minute by minute” but literally “second by second,” he could transform into the appearance of a 「Formless Leaf」!

The facts proved Jiang Ye’s premonition absolutely correct!

Just as he faced Jiang Wenxing’s doubts with internal panic…

That Clone No. 1, turned into a desiccated corpse after having all blood drained…

Indeed, before everyone’s eyes, transformed into a 「Formless Leaf」!

Previously, how Jiang Ye’s desiccated corpse turned into a 「Formless Leaf」 wasn’t witnessed by Jiang Ye himself.

But this time, he saw it clearly—

Just like that corpse with completely shriveled flesh and blood…

It somewhat resembled being tagged with a talisman by Lin Ling, its entire body suddenly shrinking.

As it shrank, its facial features became blurred but retained human form.

Finally, it turned into that palm-sized, human-shaped leaf form of the Formless Leaf!

And this scene, although happening suddenly.

Everyone present were strong players with extremely sharp senses!

Even though distracted by the fake Nomadic Merchant and Jiang Wenxing…

They still immediately saw the scene of Jiang Ye’s desiccated corpse turning into a 「Formless Leaf」!

At that moment, pairs of eyes widened fiercely!

However…

Just as Jiang Ye thought it was over, that his secret of being a 「Formless Leaf」 probably couldn’t be hidden anymore.

He saw…

That 「Formless Leaf」 transformed from Clone No. 1 didn’t shrivel up and fall to the ground…

But instead, as if pulled by some force, “whoosh,” it flew along the thick trunk of the 「Formless Tree」 into those densely packed branches.

Then…

It actually, just like that, grew onto this 「Formless Tree」!

Even, at this moment, all the leaves of this entire 「Formless Tree」 began swaying without wind, like wind chimes, emitting a rustling sound like wind through leaves!

This dense “rustling” sound seemed like a symphony performed by the 「Formless Tree」!

The sound felt inexplicably eerie!

Such a scene naturally made the strong players present overlook the phenomenon of Jiang Ye’s desiccated corpse turning into a 「Formless Leaf」.

And Jiang Ye, seeing this, suddenly realized—

In this situation, other players might not necessarily conclude that “Jiang Ye is a Formless Leaf.”

Instead, they should think—

Jiang Ye, drained of blood by the Formless Tree, turned into a Formless Leaf.

The logical relationship here was completely different.

The former logic suggested Jiang Ye was essentially a Formless Leaf!

While the latter logic suggested Jiang Ye was merely transformed into a Formless Leaf by the 「Formless Tree」.

Thus, the Formless Tree was the mastermind behind all this.

This way, Jiang Ye’s secret wasn’t exactly exposed.

And just as he felt slightly relieved internally…

He suddenly made an incredibly shocking discovery—

That 「Formless Leaf」 transformed from Clone No. 1…

After “it” grew on the 「Formless Tree」…

Jiang Ye could actually sense “it”!

Yes! Exactly that kind of clone-to-clone sensing!

So…

What the hell did this mean?!

Could it be that…

That 「Formless Leaf」 returning to the 「Formless Tree」 was considered “resurrected”?

Yes! This line of thinking was possible!

A 「Formless Leaf」 detached from the 「Formless Tree」 was an inanimate object, an item players could bind…

While a 「Formless Leaf」 growing on the 「Formless Tree」 was a living being!

And that living 「Formless Leaf」 was transformed from Jiang Ye’s clone.

So he could sense that 「Formless Leaf」 just like sensing a clone!

So, following this logic, did it mean—

Any of Jiang Ye’s clones feeding blood to the 「Formless Tree」 could exist as living 「Formless Leaves」 growing on the 「Formless Tree」?

Previously, Jiang Ye was only willing to experiment with one clone mainly because that clone drained by the Little Red Snake was confirmed “dead.”

Even though it eventually became a 「Formless Leaf」.

That 「Formless Leaf」 was essentially inanimate.

But now, it was equivalent to—

Jiang Ye’s clones feeding blood to the 「Formless Tree」 wouldn’t die!

But would exist in the form of living 「Formless Leaves」 growing on the tree.

So…

Jiang Ye feeding all his clones’ blood, with all clones turning into 「Formless Leaves」, didn’t seem like a bad deal?

Moreover, this way…

He could even utilize the rule of “Formless Leaves cannot be damaged”!

After becoming living 「Formless Leaves」, other players naturally couldn’t harm him!

Of course, such thoughts only flashed through Jiang Ye’s mind.

Actually, the consequences of becoming a living 「Formless Leaf」 on the tree were still completely unclear to him.

If he really did this, it would absolutely be risky.

And just as everyone stared in shock and awe at this Formless Tree with swaying leaves…

And Jiang Ye was thinking of ways to deal with escaping…

All his clones suddenly erupted with astonishing shock and ecstasy at the same moment!

Simply because—

Not long after the 「Formless Leaf」 transformed from Clone No. 1 grew on the tree…

Jiang Ye actually sensed the presence of his main body through that 「Formless Leaf」!!

Main body!

The long-lost main body!

Hadn’t Jiang Ye gone through all this trouble, taken such great risks, precisely to rescue his main body?

And now!

He actually sensed the presence of his main body!

How could such a feeling not make all clones present tear up instantly!

Of course, the moment he sensed the main body.

The long-disconnected clones and main body instantly synchronized information.

Thus the clones finally learned about the main body’s experiences…

From the painful torment in the time-stop prison.

To struggling for self-rescue after feeling despair…

The key point was—

The main body carved a crescent-shaped blood mark on his left shoulder!

At that time, Jiang Ye’s main body wasn’t actually sure how to use this small, faint blood mark.

And just as he was pondering.

He suddenly felt again that great terror sensation he had experienced not long ago.

This fear naturally corresponded to Clone No. 1 being drained of blood.

After finally waiting for this fear to end…

Jiang Ye’s main body suddenly sensed a new clone.

At first he thought it was an external clone sending another clone into the exclusive instance to deliver a message.

But soon he discovered…

This newly sensed clone…

Wasn’t in the time-stop prison!

Although he didn’t know the reason, damn it, for the long-trapped main body, this was absolutely fantastic news!

He finally, for the first time, sensed circumstances outside the time-stop prison!

At that moment, overjoyed, Jiang Ye’s main body almost instinctively wanted to perform [clone swapping] with the clone outside the prison!

However, no matter how emotionally broken, Jiang Ye remained calm enough.

He quickly restrained the idea of using [clone swapping] to escape the prison.

Calming down, he discovered—

This newly sensed clone was clearly abnormal!

He could sense this new clone, but couldn’t sense this clone’s consciousness!

Meaning…

This was a clone that had lost consciousness!

So such a clone had a significant probability of being in danger!

Rashly performing [clone swapping] would undoubtedly place the main body in danger!

Thus, after careful consideration, the main body ultimately didn’t choose [clone swapping].

But he desperately wanted to know the situation outside the prison.

So finally, he chose [clone fusion].

That is, fusing the main body with that sensed clone.

Then…

Jiang Ye’s main body discovered…

Damn it, he didn’t even have a physical body anymore!

What the hell, had he turned into a leaf growing on a tree??

After brief shock, the main body also felt overwhelming ecstasy!

The reason was simple—

Here he sensed numerous clones!

A full ninety thousand clones, and all damn light-based!!

Holy shit? My clones were this badass?!

Ninety thousand light clones…

Such important news, why wasn’t it transmitted to him through the exclusive instance??

Of course, as the main body shared consciousness with these numerous clones.

All information synchronized directly.

Jiang Ye finally understood the situation—

The external clones hadn’t transmitted the news of ninety thousand light clones to him because the “external clones” didn’t know either!

These ninety thousand light clones were born within the [Court of Disorder].

And the clones in the [Court of Disorder] were similarly in a disconnected state with the external clones!

Meaning, Jiang Ye’s main body still maintained a disconnected state with some clones.

He had only restored contact with the clones in the [Court of Disorder].

Moreover, the situation he and the clones faced now was clearly not optimistic!

After synchronizing all information, Jiang Ye’s main body felt quite unwell.

Just having regained freedom…

And having to face a Reincarnator player like Jiang Wenxing??

And his clones had the audacity to impersonate the Nomadic Merchant to confront Jiang Wenxing…

What the hell? How to play this??

Should I quickly undo the fusion and hide back in the prison?

Or should I wait and see?

This Formless Tree…

Why did it feel like the leaves were shaking more intensely?

The main body was growing on the tree, so the sensation was particularly clear.

He felt that right after he performed [clone fusion] with that leaf…

All other leaves on this entire tree swayed more violently.

That “rustling” symphony also changed from its original gentle rain-like sound to a violent storm.

This… really had the momentum of an impending storm!

Just as he thought this, the next moment truly brought the storm!

Whether clones or main body.

Whether Jiang Wenxing or other strong players present…

All witnessed together—

Those 「Formless Leaves」 swaying more and more violently…

Suddenly began falling from the 「Formless Tree」!

This?!

At this moment, Jiang Wenxing reacted the fastest.

Without hesitation, he flashed into action!

The black whip in his hand, with a forceful flick, quickly transformed into a giant black net, sweeping toward those falling 「Formless Leaves」…

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