Invincible?

Right, I'd use Resentment Points to add one little rule.

"But I can't make this ridiculously invincible either. It'll just give these cards a judgment of sin. They won't hurt innocent people by mistake, and they won't let those people off easy. Just right."

Right, speaking of that, I suddenly remembered something deadly important that I had to stress to you all!

We were only at tier one ourselves, and you hadn't even reached tier one yet. You were absolute bottom-rung newbies, with combat power about as sturdy as paper.

Whether you activated invisibility or used any other skill, you had to be careful, then more careful still!

If the other side was a high-tier big shot, you'd be gone on the spot, without even a chance to struggle!

So take my advice:

Before using a skill next time, keep something in reserve and plan your retreat. Don't stubbornly charge into a head-on fight. Staying alive was king, and quietly developing your strength never hurt!

I'd decided. Once we had more Resentment Points from this round, I'd directly raise your strength.

Then-

"Clone No. 2, Clone No. 3-you two stay in the black market and focus on selling cards from your stall.

Just follow the rules I mentioned. Sell when someone buys, talk normally when someone asks questions, and keep a low profile. Don't expose your identities."

"Clone No. 1, use my actual face. During holidays, set up a stall openly in the market."

There were only three things we needed to do, had to do, and had to risk our lives to do-

Make money, make money, and get Resentment Points!

The next second, he clearly saw the Resentment Points exploding upward, soaring like mad!

Wave after wave of pitch-black, raging energy churned through the mental world. The numbers jumped at a furious pace, shooting higher and higher without anything able to stop them!

The smile on Xing Yao's lips grew wider, and he gave a quiet snort of laughter:

"Looks like the first batch of lucky ones has already fallen for it."

He could practically foresee it-once this batch got hit today, word would definitely spread like wildfire around the black market and vegetable market tomorrow. Some would curse the cards as a scam, while others would say they worked great. By then, they wouldn't even need to promote them. Buyers would surround the stalls so tightly that not a drop of water could get through, and Resentment Points would absolutely flood into his mental world.

He hurriedly tried using Resentment Points to duplicate cards directly, wanting to see whether it would actually work.

Xing Yao immediately steadied his mind within his mental world, locked onto a completed card template, and wound the surging, pitch-black resentment around it, forcibly copying its patterns and rules. He held his breath and watched the changes with total concentration. The next moment, beneath the wrapping of resentment, what had originally been a single card actually began forming a second, then a third. The patterns, rules, judgment of sin... everything was identical, without the slightest difference!

A sudden surge of delight filled his heart.

It actually worked!

And compared with making them from scratch, duplication consumed astonishingly few Resentment Points, while the speed was explosively fast!

Xing Yao dared not delay. His thoughts raced as he drove the resentment to duplicate them madly in bulk. In mere moments, hundreds of cards floated neatly before him, densely packed and eerily sinister, all copied with a single click through resentment.

Looking at this endless spread of "harvesting cards," he couldn't stop a cold, crazed smile from curling his lips.

With this trick, he could have as many cards as he wanted from now on.

The black market, the market-he could blanket them all!

Looking at the masses of freshly duplicated cards before him, Xing Yao shifted his thoughts and casually flung a huge sum of Resentment Points at Clone No. 1.

First, crank that level up for me!

Surging resentment poured madly into Clone No. 1's body. Energy rushed relentlessly through him, and in an instant, he broke straight through to tier one.

But at the very moment the upgrade succeeded-

Clone No. 1's body violently shuddered. He was forcibly dragged into the mental world, floating in midair out of nowhere.

Energy spun, cycled, and washed furiously around him, as though resonating intensely with the entire mental world.

Suddenly-

Bang!

A muffled boom exploded through the mental world.

Xing Yao distinctly felt a strange, profound connection inexplicably form between his mental world and Clone No. 1. Like a bloodline, yet also like a rule, it bound them firmly together.

As he wondered about it, Clone No. 4 plunged into the mental world too, staring up at Clone No. 1 with an equally astonished expression.

Clone No. 1 floated quietly, a trace of realization in his eyes as he slowly spoke:

"I seem to have... become one with this space.

No-that's not it. My ability has completely merged with this world."

He paused, a hint of shock in his voice:

"This world... seems to have gained another layer of space.

The Law of Space here has become sturdier and more solid."

Xing Yao stood where he was, gazing thoughtfully at this space sustained by resentment and mental power, his eyes brightening slightly.

He murmured to himself, his voice carrying a hint of disbelief along with the utmost anticipation:

"This world... don't tell me that as I get more and more clones, this mental world can really transform, step by step, into a genuine small world?"

At the thought of that possibility, even his heart couldn't help trembling faintly.

Only Clone No. 1 had merged into it so far, yet the Law of Space had already become this solid;

Then, once Clones No. 2, 3, 4, No. 5... all upgraded and merged into it one after another,

Wouldn't this space keep expanding and perfecting itself, eventually giving birth to mountains, rivers, and laws, perhaps even becoming a realm unto itself?

When that time came, this would no longer be a simple mental world,

But a real small world that belonged to him alone, entirely under his control.

Xing Yao drew a deep breath and looked at Clone No. 1 in midair, an unprecedented light surging in his eyes.

This wasn't upgrading a clone at all. This was clearly... creating a world of his own.

Floating in midair, Clone No. 1 suddenly felt his whole body grow light, then spoke with irrepressible delight:

"I think... even if I die, I can resurrect here!

It's just... I might have to wait through a twenty-four-hour cooldown!"

"Holy shit!"

Not only did Clone No. 4 freeze in shock on the spot, but Xing Yao himself also abruptly widened his eyes, utterly stunned.

They could resurrect in the mental world after dying?

And all they had to do was wait through a twenty-four-hour cooldown?

How were these ordinary clones?!

These were practically undying, indestructible eternal clones!

Xing Yao's breathing suddenly quickened. As he looked at Clone No. 1 floating in midair, his eyes were filled with unbelievable elation and shock.

With this rule, whether in New Heaven, the vegetable market, the black market, or somewhere even more dangerous, the clones could run wild, explore, and do whatever they wanted!

Even if someone blasted them apart, twenty-four hours later, they'd be fine men again!

He had originally only planned to use the clones to work both sides of the law and harvest resentment,

But now, he had directly unlocked the beginnings of an undying army!

Suppressing the upheaval churning like rivers and seas within him, Xing Yao looked at Clone No. 1 with completely changed eyes.

This wasn't an upgrade. This was... unlocking a cheat within a cheat!

Only after a long while did Xing Yao slowly recover from that earth-shaking shock.

He stared fixedly at Clone No. 1 in midair. His normally steady breathing remained somewhat hurried, and towering waves still churned endlessly in his eyes.

Undying clones, twenty-four-hour resurrection, a continually evolving mental world... every single one of these things had already surpassed his wildest expectations.

Clone No. 4 was still frozen in place too, looking as though an entire worldview had been wiped clean and rewritten, not daring to make a sound for a long time.

Xing Yao slowly clenched his fists, feeling the increasingly stable Law of Space within his mental world and that wondrous bond tightly connecting it to Clone No. 1. His throat bobbed slightly.

Never in his dreams had he imagined that simply using resentment to raise a clone's level would bring him straight to the threshold of creating a small world and building an undying army.

This time, he had truly struck it rich.

Suppressing the wild joy surging within him, Xing Yao hesitated no longer. He directly mobilized a large, dense mass of Resentment Points within his mental world and poured it forcefully into Clone No. 4's body. He wanted to see whether Clone No. 1's transformation was a coincidence or something shared by all clones after upgrading.

Resentment surged into Clone No. 4's body like a black torrent. In just an instant, Clone No. 4 smoothly broke through, successfully advancing to tier one. The next second, the exact same scene as with Clone No. 1 unfolded-Clone No. 4 was instantly dragged forcibly into the air within the mental world, energy flowing furiously all around in an endless cycle, as though resonating intensely with the entire space.

Bang-

A low, muffled boom reverberated outward. Xing Yao clearly felt his mental world strengthen once again, its Law of Space becoming even more solid. Clone No. 4 opened those eyes, an expression of shock and delight on that face as well, and spoke words almost exactly the same as Clone No. 1's: "I... I seem to have become one with this mental world too! After dying, I can resurrect here as well. I only need to wait through a twenty-four-hour cooldown!"

Xing Yao was utterly dumbfounded.

It wasn't a coincidence or an exception. Every clone could do this!

With every clone upgraded, the mental world grew a little stronger and its laws a little more stable; every clone possessed the undying ability to resurrect after twenty-four hours. He suddenly realized that he truly was building a genuine army of undying clones, step by step, and nurturing a small world that truly belonged to him.