[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c":3,"chapter-surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-374":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Surviving the Doomsday Apartment—With Infinite Clones!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},950121,1242,"Chapter 374: Where the Taboo Lies","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-374",374,"\u003Cp>Temporary identities can be issued in large quantities;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Formless Leaves number nearly a hundred thousand;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that permission identity that exploded out from Jiang Wenxing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could there be more than one of them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, as Zhou Yuling had just proposed —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A player who intentionally feigns death and slips into the \"Taboo\" does not necessarily lose the Privileged One identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they would create an extra permission iron piece for the world outside the \"Taboo\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is precisely the third clause described under the second effect of the Forbidden Body —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death spits out a permission iron piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning: as long as people keep faking their deaths...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they could continuously generate permission iron pieces of the Privileged One?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe there's even a pair of hands behind the scenes encouraging the proliferation of Privileged Ones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, this kind of guess echoes what Zhou Yuling had suspected when she heard the hint after bleeding onto the iron piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only back then, Zhou Yuling and Jiang Ye thought —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That permission iron piece was bait thrown by Jiang Wenxing using a temporary identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The genuine permission identity, they believed, remained in Jiang Wenxing's hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it seems...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Jiang Wenxing's permission iron piece might have been merely \"temporary\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as a player who is a Privileged One dies, the world could gain another Privileged One iron piece...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the original Privileged One player might not truly die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, actually obtaining the Privileged One identity is clearly not that simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Zhou Yuling was trapped inside the formation, unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the black iron chain, she still wouldn't have obtained the Forbidden Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for others, even if they pick up a permission iron piece, it probably won't be easy to become a Privileged One... right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye's first reaction was to speculate along these lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he reconsidered and felt something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That mysterious strong player—if he risked everything to get that permission iron piece...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and later agreed in the trade to take only that iron piece,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then could he become a Privileged One without the iron chain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, a thousand thoughts flashed through Jiang Ye's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuling felt the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly her face went pale as if she had realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she turned to look at Jiang Ye, Jiang Ye smiled at her with that \"friendly\" expression again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, Zhou Yuling's mouth twitched, but her expression eased slightly, as if resigned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her like that, Jiang Ye spoke candidly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like we thought the same thing again—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You used up that permission iron piece...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But our deal with the mysterious strong player still needs one more permission iron piece.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And according to our speculation—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Active death allows one to actively resurrect within the 'Taboo.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The place where you die can also spit out another permission iron piece.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that's so, why don't you just fake your death?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One, you could create a new permission iron piece for me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two, entering the so-called 'Taboo' might let us learn more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For example, what exactly is this 'Taboo'? Is Jiang Wenxing also in there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Either way, it's killing two birds with one stone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuling cursed inwardly: Yeah, great for you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew whether she could even escape that so-called \"Taboo\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And keeping the Privileged One identity after faking death was only her guess!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if she didn't keep it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A power as awesome as that, Zhou Yuling truly did not want to give it up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how exasperated and helpless she felt...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuling knew she had no room left to bargain...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she tried to gain one point for herself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you really afraid I'll be trapped dead inside the 'Taboo' and never come back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That question wasn't because Zhou Yuling fancied that Jiang Ye cared for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because she felt she mattered in exploring the Court of Disorder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she really got stuck in the \"Taboo\" and couldn't return, Jiang Ye would lose a major helper!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Jiang Ye hesitated slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon he asked meaningfully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think Jiang Wenxing died passively or actively?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuling thought for a moment and without much hesitation answered: \"As a Reincarnator, I find it hard to believe he died so easily...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, she believed Jiang Wenxing had actively faked his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye smiled: \"I thought so too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, Jiang Wenxing faked death decisively.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter how arrogant he looked, when it came to life and death, he was probably very cautious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he could resolutely fake his own death in danger...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I infer that active resurrection inside the 'Taboo' should not be difficult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you have an SSS-level Ultimate Ability, Free Movement;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you could likely return instantly to beneath the Formless Tree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes—beneath the Formless Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the fact Jiang Wenxing couldn't chase into the Time-Stop Prison, it's clear —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Free Movement cannot reach the Time-Stop Prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Reverse Summoning naturally can't grab people inside the prison either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking now, when Jiang Wenxing realized the Time-Stop Prison had slipped out of control, he probably grew cautious and prepared to fake his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those black gourds and the black iron chain he left behind deliberately...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye looked at Zhou Yuling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That iron chain, after the massive formation vanished, had fused into Zhou Yuling's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she seemed to feel no discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye wanted to see whether the chain would explode out when Zhou Yuling died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it inevitably exploded, then maybe it wasn't Jiang Wenxing's deliberate trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it didn't inevitably explode...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then the Zhou Yuling Jiang Ye had used as a lab rat still had a hidden bomb inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that bomb, Jiang Ye would need to be more cautious about seizing Zhou Yuling's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that in mind, Jiang Ye looked again at Zhou Yuling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuling sighed and glanced at the prison: \"Then release me from the prison first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, inside that prison I can't even 'actively die.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye nodded slightly, then used clone swapping to send Zhou Yuling out of the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the prison, beneath the Formless Tree, many of Jiang Ye's backups stood ready to receive her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually Jiang Ye remained curious —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which judgement of \"death\" triggers first: the Forbidden Body's determination of death, or the effect for clone kills clone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past Jiang Ye had been confident that clone-kills-clone would trigger first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time he had a sense that things might be different...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course curiosity aside,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was obviously impossible to run an experiment for this curiosity right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that turning Zhou Yuling into a real clone would erase her memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, the effect that binds someone inside the \"Taboo\" makes passively dying Zhou Yuling only resurrect on Rebirth Day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would be far too inconvenient!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they'll wait for a later time when Privileged One iron pieces are abundant to test with other people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment Jiang Ye had made up his mind and gave Zhou Yuling a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, all the Jiang Yes present gave her hundreds of looks...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuling felt so pricked by those gazes that she nearly crawled out of her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant she even wanted to use Free Movement and run on the spot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she left the prison she felt it —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abilities listed on the data panel were all usable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most tempting was the SSS-level Ultimate Ability Free Movement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clearly felt —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single thought she could escape Jiang Ye, even escape this Formless Domain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could go anywhere there was a person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even, if not people...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wherever there were monsters, she could use them as escape points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already pledged herself to the Formless Leaf;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>escaping would be pointless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course a fleeting thought crossed Zhou Yuling's mind —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it possible that the moment she left the Formless Domain, the Formless Leaf hidden inside her would self-destruct?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that possibility was slim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly wishful thinking...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuling sighed slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye added one more reminder: \"Come back as quickly as possible after you resurrect. Don't waste time exploring the 'Taboo.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuling nodded;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she knew that well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having decided, she directly attempted the second effect of the Forbidden Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye had thought she might have to stab herself to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unique effect granted by the Forbidden Body allowed this Privileged One, Zhou Yuling, to die on the spot with a single thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye saw with his own eyes —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Zhou Yuling actively died...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her body turned into points of light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked as if she had been erased!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That image caused the hundreds of Jiang Yes, hundreds of pairs of eyes, to go utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course the Observer clones were paying attention too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the points of light scattered, the place where Zhou Yuling had died produced only one permission iron piece!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no miniature black chain popping out at all!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had earlier thought that if the chain didn't appear it must have been a trap Jiang Wenxing set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking deeper now, he felt —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chain had been hidden under the pitch-black ground at that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even seemed like a plot point Jiang Wenxing planted quietly when he destroyed his clay figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that thing might not necessarily have been a trap after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that Jiang Wenxing didn't expect Jiang Ye to discover the chain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, without the Observer clone, he really wouldn't have found it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the chain buried there might have been aimed at the Formless Tree?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why would a chain targeting the Formless Tree affect that formation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the formation truly generated by the extremely special Privileged One permission identity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or... did it rely on the prison to exist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere in the depths, Jiang Ye even suspected that those permission iron pieces that could be mass-produced might be connected somehow to the Formless Leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Privileged One...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Privileged Ones can really be mass-produced, is there an upper limit to their number?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if many Privileged Ones are generated...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then the \"Taboo\" might imprison large numbers of Privileged Ones who can only resurrect on Rebirth Day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would those Privileged Ones who resurrect en masse on Rebirth Day be used for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye's mind immediately jumped to sacrifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help but worry whether he had already fallen into a trap set by Jiang Wenxing or someone else, becoming a sacrifice along their reincarnation path?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he quickly comforted himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it was a trap, and Zhou Yuling became the sacrifice, what did that have to do with Jiang Ye...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought Jiang Ye's eyes brightened with sudden delight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Zhou Yuling, who had just turned into points of light...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>appear abruptly at his side again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoa...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That speed! Fast as lightning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow, about to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhou Yuling seemed to know what he'd ask and answered preemptively:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The resurrection inside the 'Taboo' doesn't resurrect you at the place of your active death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But resurrects you somewhere within the 'Taboo'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuling's expression grew serious and her breathing quickened as she said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The moment I resurrected, a prompt popped up and let me self-select a permission identity...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A huge range of permission identities—any I wanted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice trembled with excitement as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jiang Ye's expression...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she quickly guessed: \"You experienced self-selecting permission identities too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you chose the Nomadic Merchant identity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye nodded calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuling had missed that information when she was seized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn't hard to guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And based on what she revealed now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So the active resurrection effect also lets you rechoose a permission identity...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you choose?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuling did not hesitate: \"To be cautious, of course I chose the Nomadic Merchant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And fortunately I chose the Nomadic Merchant...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because later I discovered that the resurrected me didn't immediately leave the 'Taboo.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only managed to leave because the Nomadic Merchant's SSS-level Free Movement allowed me to get out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I'd chosen another identity...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuling shuddered at the thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye understood her meaning, but couldn't suppress his confusion: \"If you chose the wrong identity, couldn't you die again and use active resurrection to reselect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuling shook her head solemnly: \"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although you asked me to come back quickly and not explore the Taboo, I still tried—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the Taboo I seemed... unable to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to die...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to die meant unable to resurrect, and thus unable to reselect a permission identity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she truly had chosen the wrong identity, she might indeed be trapped inside the \"Taboo\" and never get out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye suddenly had a thought and his pupils snapped wide:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the SSS-level Free Movement is the only way to leave the 'Taboo'...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then although resurrection seems to give you many identities to choose from...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only the Nomadic Merchant might actually allow you to escape!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise you'd be stuck dead in the 'Taboo'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that were the case, why would the Privileged One allow so many identities to be chosen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would effectively force you to pick only the Nomadic Merchant, wouldn't it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides resurrection, maybe there are other ways to reselect a permission identity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or maybe within the 'Taboo' there are other means besides Free Movement to leave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jiang Ye thought this, Zhou Yuling explained directly —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The 'Taboo' apparently has other exit methods besides Free Movement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye detected a subtle tone in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, she went on plainly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If my perception was not mistaken...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The 'Taboo' seems to be the Mist!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So if there's a Mist Train, it should be able to leave as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she said that, Zhou Yuling and Jiang Ye exchanged a look.\u003C\u002Fp>",2334,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.055Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.424Z",1,"novelbin.me","cb9b840dc5f804e8ae9610084ee1d73c37a6d0d3b52aefad3bc1f7040fbde357","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-375","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-373",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]