The villain, caught in a chaotic situation, only wants to boost his popularity.

[Real-world comment section]:

"As expected, I knew this final boss wouldn't be simple!"

"The Prison Mirror is too hard! After defeating the 'Ascended,' then the 'Darkborn,' and finally the 'Dark Spectrum Onion'!"

"Isn't the gap too big? The other side is as big as a castle; they'll probably just plow the ground with a barrage of attacks!"

"Look, why is Lao Jing suddenly carrying Xue Li on his back?"

The Tower of Echoes, fifth floor [Heavenly Remnant Floor].

The air was filled with a magic so intense it was almost solidified, like black ink slowly flowing through the space.

Mu Jing and Xue Li looked up and saw a huge demon, like a black lotus flower, standing on a castle in the distance.

It emitted a scarlet light, as if it were locking onto the two people below.

Xue Li didn't panic; she simply took Mu Jing's hand gently and asked, "Little Jing, what should we do this time?"

"Do you remember what I just told you?" Mu Jing's voice was steady, even carrying a very faint smile.

Xue Li nodded, then stood on tiptoe, wrapped her arms around his neck, and threw herself onto his back.

"You said that no matter what happens later, don't panic, just trust me and hold me tight."

Her chest pressed against his back, forming a shape like a squeezed balloon.

Her hair brushed against his earlobe, carrying a hint of the cool fragrance of ice lotus.

Mu Jing took out a thin rope and tied it around her waist to his own back.

"Well then, it's all over!"

He looked up at the enormous "black lotus" in the distance.

It's as if a living thing is breathing; the "petals" are blooming and closing.

When the petals of that "black lotus" completed their sixth opening and closing—as heavy as the last breath of a dying behemoth.

Mu Jing's vision was suddenly swallowed up by a thick, inky darkness.

It wasn't just him and Xue Li on his back.

Even the mirror of the Sixth Holy Spirit Bureau, which was originally invincible in its use of the spiritual energy projection [Observation], instantly turned into a deathly black curtain, unable to transmit even a single sound wave.

The power of this final demon is so strong that it can penetrate the barrier of the Tower of Echoes and radiate its influence to the outside world!

Mu Jing knew this was not ordinary blindness—

It is a triple strangulation by superimposed authority: sight is deprived, energy perception is blocked, and hearing is completely erased.

He also knew, of course, that the mirror in the Sixth Holy Spirit Bureau was now ineffective.

The dense magical power permeating this fifth layer served as a "protective barrier" for him to perform the magic contract.

All of this was within his expectations.

"

Because I know the true name of the demon—Yozuki;

Because Night Moon acknowledges the contract she made with me;

Because I have succeeded in deceiving five thousand people;

Because my life is in mortal danger;

Because the moon is about to save me;

Because I will enter into an equal contract with Yoruzuki,

Because I will be bound to the Night Moon by a life-and-death pact.

and so!

I hereby preemptively borrow the magic contract—[Falsehood - Common Rank]!

As Mu Jing uttered his last word, a blinding red light suddenly exploded at the location of his heart.

A violent red light, accompanied by scorching heat, instantly engulfed his chest, making his clothes transparent.

Almost simultaneously, a pitch-black system notification popped up on my retina: [Item—True Contract—has been completely consumed!]

In some void, a girl with blood-red hair, wearing a purple dress, floated in the air.

She had been casually twirling a strand of hair when she saw the red light, and her fingertips suddenly stopped:

"What?! How could this happen?!"

Her voice cracked with shrillness: "Why did he know to use my authority?!"

As if afraid of being too slow, she spoke at a machine gun pace, rattling off remedial statements in rapid succession, each word carrying the forceful authority to command the world:

Because Mu Jing used my power, he must become my servant!

Since Mu Jing was supposed to be saved by me, his victory is invalid, and he should become my servant!

Because Mu Jing broke the betting agreement, he must become my servant!

Because Mu Jing didn't fool enough people (5,000 in total), he wasn't qualified to receive the [Falsehood - Common Rank] ahead of time!

She grew increasingly agitated, until finally she was practically screaming and stomping her feet: "I don't care! Mu Jing must be my servant!!"

However, the void was deathly silent.

There was no sweeping black aura of authority as she had anticipated, and not even the air rippled.

Her words were like pebbles thrown into a bottomless abyss, leaving no echo.

"Aaaaaaaah! Mu Jing, what have you done?! How could this be?! My authority is the highest, why! Why?!"

The girl's furious screams were mixed with a hint of disbelief and trembling.

The usual playful smile on her face shattered completely, her golden eyes filled with shock and anger:

"How is that possible? He clearly broke the bet agreement! Why should he be allowed to use my abilities to save Xue Li?"

"And he didn't even fool enough people to reach five thousand! When did he secretly complete the magic contract ritual? He even knew the details of my ritual—"

"I was clearly watching him the whole time, and he didn't even interact with a few people!" The girl's certainty was almost unbearable.

"The worst part is—when did he find out my real name?!"

Only now did she belatedly realize:

Mu Jing had directly revealed her real name, and even used it as the basis for a betting agreement.

At the time, she didn't take it to heart at all. After all, she could twist those bets at any time.

She eagerly awaited the moment when Mu Jing would win in the end and rescue Xue Li, before personally approaching the two of them.

Using the power of "falsehood," they manipulated him into a slave, reveling in the despair of Xue Li and Mu Jing.

At this moment, Mu Jing, who was in the Tower of Echoes, was surrounded by thick, ink-like black mist.

The black mist twisted and coiled like a swarm of living snakes, climbing up his limbs and bones.

Eventually, it coalesced into a swirling vortex of black mist at the heart.

He looked down at the ball of light in his heart: "Is this the power of the magic contract of the highest authority?"

A power capable of distorting the truth of the world… Night Moon's authority is truly so domineering.

If we were to use a metaphor, that lousy kid's cry of "Don't die" is nothing more than a flawed product of a simplified fallacy.

But he didn't stop talking—this time his tone was even more certain than before.

"

Because Xue Li trusts me unconditionally;

Because Xue Li is currently physically bound to me;

Because Xue Li is willing to lend me the Holy Mark and the Holy Relic;

and so!

I'm temporarily borrowing her Stigmata ability!

I'm temporarily borrowing her sacred artifact!

As soon as he finished speaking, a pale blue holy power surged from his back, which was pressed against Xue Li's, causing his aura to suddenly surge!

Is it really possible that the [False Words - Common Rank] can actually leverage the power of a top-tier Stigmata?

All that's needed is Xue Li's unconditional trust.

When Mu Jing's proposed "cause" is specific enough and hits the logical gaps in the "world rules," coupled with the close bond between the two that had already been sealed and whose lives had been entrusted to each other.

He can then borrow the other person's power as naturally as taking his own.

And the claim of authority is even more outrageous:

Even without a "cause," as long as you can concoct a set of logic that the "world" believes, you can forcefully distort the desired "effect."

In the original work, Takari fell into this trap—he had clearly made an equal contract with Yotsuki, yet he was completely manipulated by Yotsuki.

For Ye Yue, she could go back on her word at any time; the contract was just a toy she would abide by when she was in a good mood.

To use a test-taking analogy: while others rack their brains to answer questions and get points, she simply tears up the test paper, changes the questions, and always gets full marks.

But this time was different. Mu Jing had anticipated her arrogance and, exploiting a loophole in the betting contract, subtly pried open a corner of her power—and even deliberately fed the "world" with plenty of "cause":

1. He lost, but Night Moon will save him, and he will obtain the Magic Contract.

2. He won, and Night Moon will sign an equal contract, and he will obtain the magic contract.

3. Furthermore, he exceeded expectations by completing the [Misleading Words • Universal Rank] magic contract ritual.

The three layers of logic are like three airtight nets, tightly trapping the loopholes in Ye Yue's authority.

And so, he stepped on the edge of the bet and prematurely activated the power of [Misleading Words • Universal Rank].

The [True Contract] purchased from the system shop for 19000 popularity points has now become the sharpest knife—

It acts like an irreversible seal, directly nailing the "betting contract" to the status quo.

No matter how domineering Ye Yue's authority is, it cannot overturn this ironclad rule, and there is no room for repentance.

The real-world comment section exploded instantly:

"Wow, what a powerful prison mirror! It completely fooled the most wicked female protagonist in history—Ye Yue—and Ye Yue couldn't do anything about it. Her power was directly stripped away; she's laughing all the way to the bank!"

"That's not right! Why can't Night Moon's authority be used? The Prison Mirror did borrow Night Moon's power; it definitely broke the bet!"

"Dude, go catch up on the anime! When Prison Mirror signed the contract, he specifically added, 'I don't rely on Yotsuki herself'—that's a perfect bug exploit."

'But according to the original setting, Yotsuki changes contracts as easily as drinking water, so why can't he move this time?'

"Didn't you see the bright red light emanating from the prison mirror's heart just now? The prison mirror must have used some tricks too."

"The main problem is that Ye Yue is too carefree; she doesn't even read the question carefully."

"If I had that authority, I wouldn't even read the question! Let's just change the question to one we could write ourselves!!!"

How exactly did Haki Mirror manage to fool 5,000 people? The production team must have hidden a plot twist!

"But even if Prison Mirror borrowed Night Moon's authority beforehand, it's only at the [False Words • Common Rank]. How is he supposed to defeat Dark Spectrum Onion?"

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