[{"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-493":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},950065,1242,"Chapter 493: The Truth Is Hard to Say","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-493",493,"\u003Cp>Zhou Qiming...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This... it couldn't just be someone with the same name, right?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qiming... that's also Jiang Ye's clone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So these two Reincarnation Players have had contact with Jiang Ye's clone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even their Pure Black Bodies were obtained through Jiang Ye's clone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a split second, Jiang Ye couldn't help but suspect...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that their so-called \"Pure Black Bodies\" from their \"previous life\" were also his clones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem is, they retained their consciousness. Wouldn't they know if they were clones themselves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if clones didn't share consciousness...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might have directly started suspecting whether these two in front of him were also his clones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a wave of inexplicable emotion in his heart, Jiang Ye grew increasingly suspicious that these two guys likely really knew his true identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the identity of Sun Person or Moon Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the identity of \"Jiang Ye,\" this self-aware identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this guy mentioning the name \"Zhou Qiming\" was too deliberate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably also knew that Zhou Qiming was Jiang Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Jiang Ye said in a deep voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Explain in detail what happened between you and Zhou Qiming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what exactly is this so-called exploding auditorium?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Yuheng and He Yuliang seemed intimidated by his identity as a Sun Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They almost told everything they knew, recounting their interactions with \"Zhou Qiming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Du Yuheng secretly concealed the existence of his [Mind Reading] talent and reincarnation dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, it still mostly made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He directly attributed some of \"Zhou Qiming's\" choices to He Yuliang's \"previous life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in He Yuliang's \"previous life,\" the auditorium explosion triggered irreversible consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So \"Zhou Qiming\" in \"this life\" didn't follow the path of He Yuliang's \"previous life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus the auditorium didn't explode, \"Zhou Qiming\" didn't die in the explosion, and Du Yuheng and He Yuliang didn't obtain Pure Black Bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh right, and Li Ku also didn't obtain a Pure Black Body again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During their voluntary confession, only Du Yuheng quietly hid some of his secrets, using [True Sight Eye] to cover up his SSS-grade [Mind Reading] talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything else was basically truthful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including He Yuliang's \"previous life,\" which Jiang Ye interrogated in detail, learning from it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That indeed, in the near future, definitely within 1 year, a crucial solar eclipse would occur!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, He Yuliang, during the initial partial phase of the solar eclipse, was constantly harassed by people sent by Li Ku to trigger all life-altering events...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Causing him to be overwhelmed and not access much key information related to the solar eclipse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, he fell into a \"Confusion state,\" his consciousness directly becoming confused, so he knew even less about what happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was while He Yuliang explained his previous life that he mentioned the so-called \"Confusion state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Jiang Ye's questioning, he naturally explained in detail the skill [Paradox Protection] associated with the \"Confusion state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the \"Rebirth state\" mentioned in the [Paradox Protection] skill was inevitably brought up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Jiang Ye realize—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it wasn't only [Salvation Domain] that was the unique skill capable of producing a \"Rebirth state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Yuliang's talent skills could also produce a \"Rebirth state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the process was also quite difficult, it could indeed be achieved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Jiang Ye couldn't help but suspect...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that all SSS-grade talents were equipped with skills capable of producing a \"Rebirth state\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not, did it only mean that the player possessing that SSS-grade talent hadn't yet mastered the key skill that could produce a \"Rebirth state\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, \"Cheng Lin's\" [Salvation Domain]. At SS-grade, it had no description related to \"Rebirth state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only after upgrading to SSS-grade that two situations for producing a \"Rebirth state\" appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And strictly speaking, among those two situations, only the one involving betrayal 10,000 times could likely produce it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation involving random chances of \"Curse of Despair\" and \"Rebirth state\"—the \"random probability\" there was probably so low it approached zero!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this perspective, Jiang Ye naturally thought of historical development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, based on the information he currently possessed, it wasn't hard to deduce—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Person players would likely go extinct in the near future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be physical extinction, all dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or extinction through corruption into Moon People.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, those who later dominated the world became Moon Person players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Moon Person players of later generations didn't wear prison watches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, players of later generations wore neither prison watches nor mechanical eyeballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were most likely free individuals, independent of Sun People and Moon People.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, how did the transformation from \"Moon People\" to \"free people\" occur?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did they destroy all prison watches and mechanical eyeballs, gaining the ability to live independently without any constraints?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was related to the disappearing sun and moon in Qiankun Land?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time, it was also possible...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That all Moon Person players underwent a transformation through a \"Rebirth state\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning, they all gained rebirth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebirth...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could the transformation of the entire world also be related to this so-called \"rebirth\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When everyone gains \"rebirth\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does that signify the birth of a new era?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Jiang Ye naturally became even more curious about the so-called \"Rebirth state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he was also very curious about that auditorium where the Zhou Qiming clone had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And why Zhou Qiming fell into a deep sleep from which he couldn't wake up...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, if given the chance, Jiang Ye wanted to visit that \"Adolescent Personality Reconstruction School.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed soaking in the Blood Pool, Jiang Ye clearly felt—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain-suppressing effect of this Blood Pool on his entire body was becoming increasingly obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first entered the Blood Pool, he only felt the pain in his body was easing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But during this period of conversing with these two...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like being slowly boiled like a frog in warm water—he gradually stopped feeling any pain at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it really was like boiling a frog slowly; he didn't even know when he completely stopped feeling pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not feeling pain meant he couldn't grasp the situation with Chen Cang over there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye's brow furrowed slightly, his gaze falling on the two again. After looking back and forth between them, he asked He Yuliang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In your previous life, under the influence of your [Luck] talent, you stumbled into this dungeon space by accident. Then you used your Pure Black Body to absorb the energy of this Blood Pool...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in this life, you two no longer have Pure Black Bodies. How dare you still soak in this Blood Pool?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you worried that soaking a flesh-and-blood body in this Blood Pool might have negative effects?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Yuliang didn't answer directly. Instead, he glanced at Du Yuheng before speaking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After entering this space in this life, I indeed didn't plan to directly soak my flesh-and-blood body in the Blood Pool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This guy jumped in first, and then I followed. After all, he has [True Sight Eye].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He essentially threw the question to Du Yuheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Jiang Ye's gaze shifted to Du Yuheng, the questioning in his eyes very clear—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did you dare to jump directly into the Blood Pool?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And something else Jiang Ye really wanted to know—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did this guy know Li Si?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what was his relationship with Li Si?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Li Si also have guessed his identity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he even have guessed that all those separately detached eyeballs that could still reflect images were \"Jiang Ye\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Du Yuheng could answer, a dark purple screen for [Target Anchor · Li Si] appeared again in Jiang Ye's field of vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, another line of text emerged from the screen—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Have you entered the Blood Pool and Forest of Flesh? How is the pain suppression effect?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If the effect isn't enough, I can transmit some flesh and blood to you to feed to the largest skull in the Blood Pool.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effect not enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye thought, the effect is more than enough! I've completely lost sensation now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, what he wanted to complain about more was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How the heck do I use [Target Anchor]? I don't know!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, I only know how to receive messages, not send them. What should I do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was researching how to send a message to that dark purple screen...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another dark purple screen appeared in his field of vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two screens stood side by side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The left screen displayed Li Si's appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The right screen displayed \"Cheng Lin's\" appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye studied the screen belonging to \"Cheng Lin\" and quickly figured out how to send messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So these two screens essentially formed a private chat box between friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Li Si said appeared in the screen with his avatar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Jiang Ye said could appear in the screen with \"Cheng Lin's\" avatar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dialogue from both sides appeared simultaneously in both screens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye tried sending a text message in the \"Cheng Lin\" screen:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The effect of this Blood Pool and Forest of Flesh is too good. I've completely lost all sensation now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But buddy, I'm curious—why don't you need to soak in this Blood Pool? Have you reached a point where you can't even feel pain in suppressing it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Or is there something strange about this Blood Pool targeting me?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He showed no courtesy, openly expressing his suspicion of Li Si.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Li Si might have attended the Beijing Film Academy, because he directly countered with doubt:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You say you have no sensation now? That is indeed quite strange!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I remember the Blood Pool's effect was only to suppress some pain, not to make people completely lose sensation!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Could it be that, after being unmanaged for so long, my Blood Pool has undergone some mutation?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why don't you tell me if you've noticed anything strange in the Blood Pool?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anything strange?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye thought, I met two people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he could probably guess—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Li Si was really acting...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the answer he wanted to hear was probably the smell of something burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye thought for a moment and gave an answer following Li Si's lead:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I don't know if it counts as strange, but amidst the strong smell of blood, I caught a whiff of something burning.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Did your Blood Pool used to have a burnt smell?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Li Si immediately said: [Burnt smell? The Blood Pool never had a burnt smell before!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It seems the Blood Pool has undergone some natural or man-made change?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye clearly felt that Li Si wanted to guide him to explore that burnt smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Li Si could continue, he bluntly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I see the Giant Toad doesn't seem intent on attacking us. Why don't you come to this Blood Pool too, and we can explore this burnt smell together?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And I think, given the Moon-Devouring Giant Toad's strength, if it really wanted to attack us... neither of us could escape, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Li Si predictably refused to come to the Blood Pool. His explanation was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The earlier bamboo tube explosion destroyed my mechanical eyeballs. This has significantly impacted my strength.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You should have sensed it too. Choosing to split up with you wasn't just to avoid the Giant Toad; it's also because I myself am worried you might attack me.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Right now, I'm also encountering some trouble. An old enemy who tampered with my bamboo tube is hunting me, so I'm afraid I can't make it to the Blood Pool for now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye didn't believe a single word of this nonsense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on his analysis of human nature...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the shallow relationship between him and Li Si...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Li Si were truly being hunted, he would absolutely run straight to Jiang Ye, dragging him into facing the enemy together!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here he was, acting as if he didn't want to involve Jiang Ye...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obviously fake at first glance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since this guy refused to admit it, pressing further was pointless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He directly ignored Li Si's screen messages and focused his gaze on Du Yuheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the conversation with Li Si, the look he gave Du Yuheng unconsciously carried a chill:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well? Still haven't figured out how to answer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Yuheng was about to try to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye suddenly interrupted forcefully again: \"If you're going to fabricate lies, there's no need to open your mouth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words, this tone, felt quite familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This version of Jiang Ye himself didn't know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But He Yuliang and Du Yuheng knew. They had heard similar words and felt the same tone from Zhou Qiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Du Yuheng, who was about to speak, fell silent again for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finally spoke, his tone was somewhat helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he had racked his brains to organize this statement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you ever heard this saying while browsing short videos—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell a lie, and you won't like it; tell the truth, and you'll really get angry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's the situation I'm in now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to make up a lie? You tell me to just shut up;\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if I force myself to tell the truth, I'm afraid you'll kill me directly after hearing it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was the one being complained about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye had to admit, this guy's complaint was quite vivid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few slightly awkward seconds, Jiang Ye put on a thoughtful expression, deliberately pondering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a point...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although it's just a complaint, it also reveals—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That the truth you know is something that would make me want to kill you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that's the case, how about... I just kill you directly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" Du Yuheng was speechless. \"That's not how it works, bro?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shouldn't a normal person say, as long as I tell the truth, you promise not to kill me? o(╥﹏╥)o\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2311,"2026-06-03T07:17:36.056Z","2026-06-03T07:17:41.424Z",1,"novelbin.me","cd6d7e91b5d805f6ffc5cc96c8fc82328b84e9028b01a65ae09b8dede44c848e","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-494","surviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-chapter-492",575,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsurviving-the-doomsday-apartment-with-infinite-c-cover.jpg"]