The main body is SSS-level, and the mirror image is also SSS-level.

The wind on the cliff was getting colder.

Boqing's figure disappeared behind Longyi as he went to collect the bowls.

After wiping the stone slab, Yu Yaqing glanced at Bo Jin as she stood up.

Bo Jin did not turn around.

He was just sitting on the edge of the cliff.

The voice of the mirror image still echoed in my mind.

Ten days.

The final gate will open in ten days.

Bo Jin did not respond immediately.

He looked down at his hands.

Black and gold Heavenly Mandate runes flowed subtly beneath the skin.

The authority of the head of the righteous gods had only been integrated into his body for less than half a day.

He is now at the eighth rank [Eternal Night].

As the mirror image clone mentioned, the qualification for entering the ultimate gate is the ninth-tier [Throne].

"Ten days?"

Bo Jin finally spoke.

The voice was very soft, as if confirming something with itself.

That's enough.

The mirror image spoke in a calm and unhurried tone.

It's exactly the same as the original "Nightmare".

You hold the authority of divine law.

The full power of the eleventh-tier supreme god is enough to push you to the ninth tier.

But simply absorbing authority is not enough.

You still need to meet one more requirement for advancement.

Bo Jin paused for a moment.

"What are the conditions?"

[He truly governs the order from the fifth to the thirteenth level.]

I'll set it up for you then.

The mirror image paused for a moment.

[Not in name only.]

[The laws governing every floor, every city, and every corner pass through your hands.]

You must experience it for yourself.

I'll go and repair it myself.

[Personally maintain it.]

Bo Jin remained silent for two seconds.

From the fifth floor to the thirteenth floor.

That is the lower half of the entire world of the seven emotions.

Hundreds of billions of lives. Countless cities. Countless laws.

Seven days.

We need to sort all these things out.

"OK."

Bo Jin stood up.

He patted the dust off his pants.

"Is there anything else?"

The mirror image did not answer immediately.

There was a few seconds of silence.

In those few seconds, Bo Jin could sense that the "self" on the other side was carefully choosing his words.

【Have. 】

But you probably don't want to hear that.

Bo Jin's lips twitched slightly.

"When have you ever been polite to me?"

A vessel is required to enter the ultimate gate.

[The final stage cannot be entered in one's true form.]

【so……】

The mirror image's voice subsided.

[The seven ultimate ends all involve possession.]

Bo Jin's fingers tightened slightly.

He did not interrupt.

I just stood on the edge of the cliff, listening to the wind.

Stay tuned for the next installment.

Sadness has possessed Bai Yujing.

The remaining five are: pain, pleasure, anger, fear, and love.

[It will also choose a vessel from among the gods you just enshrined.]

Bo Jin's breath hitched.

He turned around.

His gaze fell toward the ruins.

There.

Zhang Jianchen was talking to Song Zhiwei.

Li Qingluo wiped the blood off the tip of the gun.

The ram, riding on the back of the black sheep, yawned.

Zhou Ye was gesturing something to Qin Fentian.

Yan Xiaoxiao is smiling.

Jiang Hongchen is telling stories to the children.

Those people.

They were all gods he personally bestowed the title upon.

"……you mean."

Bo Jin's voice was very soft.

It was so light that it almost covered the wind.

"They died after being possessed?"

That person from before is essentially dead.

The mirror image clone didn't go around in circles.

[The End lived too long.]

They no longer care about many things.

But the final gate is different.

That was the only thing they cared about.

【so.】

[Possession is necessary.]

Bo Jin watched the backs of the people on the ruins.

Looked for a long time.

Even if I hadn't sealed them off.

He said.

"Will the end come for them too?"

【meeting.】

The mirror image's answer was crisp and concise.

These people have already been targeted by the End because they've gotten this far.

Whether you bestow titles upon gods or not, the result will be the same.

The only difference is that by sealing them away, you at least allow them to possess divine power before they are possessed.

It's simply a matter of living a few more days or a few fewer days.

Bo Jin closed his eyes.

a long time.

He exhaled a breath of stale air.

"...Is this fate?"

The mirror image did not answer this question.

He just said something else.

[And yourself.]

Bo Jin opened his eyes.

To enter the ultimate gate, you also need to pretend to be possessed.

Pretend to be me.

Bo Jin was stunned for a moment.

"Pretend to be you?"

【right.】

In the eyes of the other Enders, you are the vessel of the Nightmare.

They believe I have possessed your body.

Therefore, once you go in, you must be "me".

Your words, actions, and tone of voice must all be a nightmare.

[Instead of thin ashes.]

Bo Jin remained silent.

The mirror image continued.

This is something I've been doing all along.

[I've been hiding my nightmares for so long in the face of those final moments.]

Now, it's your turn.

Bo Jin stared at an invisible point in the void.

A while later.

He suddenly laughed.

His smile was somewhat strange.

"you mean."

"You have become a nightmare."

"Then, after I ascend the ninth step, I will pretend to be you."

"And you're pretending to be the Nightmare."

"So I was actually just pretending."

He shook his head.

"That's fucking convoluted."

But it's very effective.

In the mirror image's tone, Bo Jin could almost hear a hint of amusement.

The smile was faint.

So faint as to be almost nonexistent.

But it is true.

【rest assured. 】

I'll teach you how to install it.

Bo Jin didn't ask any more questions.

Because he knew.

There is no room for negotiation on this matter.

This is the only way.

"OK."

Bo Jin turned around.

Walk towards the inside of the cliff.

"Seven days."

That's enough.

……

From that day onwards.

Bo Jin devoted all his time to one thing.

Absorb the authority of divine law.

He sat cross-legged at the highest point of the cliff.

The giant glass dragon lay behind him, its wings spread wide, shielding him from all external interference.

Bo Qing and Yu Ya Qing stood guard below.

No one is allowed to come near.

Bo Jin closed his eyes.

The core of authority of the head of the true gods within his body began to slowly operate.

Golden celestial runes rose from the depths of his dantian and traveled along his meridians.

Every rune that passed through seemed to rewrite the rules of his body.

It hurts.

Fine beads of sweat appeared between Bo Jin's brows.

But he didn't move.

Even the rhythm of his breathing remained unchanged.

first day.

One percent of the power was incorporated.

He could feel the laws of the fifth layer approaching him.

Those divine laws that originally belonged to the righteous gods rushed into his consciousness like countless golden threads.

Complex, enormous, and densely packed.

Bo Jin gritted his teeth and accepted each one one by one.

Mood score - 82.

the next day.

Five percent of the power was incorporated.

He began to be able to sense the sixth layer.

Those chaotic cities, rioting crowds, and collapsing laws.

Everything was like a negative soaked in developing solution, gradually becoming clearer in his mind.

He could "see" three gangs fighting over a water source in a city on the eastern side of the sixth level.

He could "sense" that the laws of the eighth level were still shattering, like a piece of paper torn in half, which could fall apart completely at any moment.

Mood score - 84.