Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

On the other hand, the battle between Liu Nian and the "Sun Devourer" mirror image was a completely different scene, because here, the Sun Devourer could not obtain the tenfold amplification of Elune's Heart!

The "Sun Devourer" mirror image roared and unleashed its signature [Triple Force], sending a torrent of three-colored elements rushing forth.

Liu Nian neither dodged nor avoided; the [steel cells] shimmered with a barely perceptible silver-gray light on his body surface.

"boom!!!"

The elemental torrent engulfed him.

As the light faded, Liu Nian stood still, his clothes perfectly straight. His shield value had decreased by less than a tenth.

After enduring numerous attacks from Devouring Sun, and having thoroughly grasped its trump card, Liu Nian took a step forward, his figure blurring as he appeared beside the mirror image. A straight punch landed effortlessly on the mirror image.

Duang ~

[Heart of Steel activated, Health +119630]

"So... your original life points should have been around 390 million..." Liu Nian secretly estimated.

Recalling his first encounter with Devourer of the Sun, he used a half-powered deliberate punch to deal over 1600 million true damage to Devourer of the Sun, who had lost less than half of his health at the time.

In other words, it was because the opponent was blessed by the crystal that he became even more certain through this battle that the Heart of Elune's enhancement to the Sun Eater was tenfold.

Liu Nian didn't dare to continue farming Heart Steel because he was worried that if he kept farming, the Devourer of the Sun wouldn't be able to defeat his own mirror image, and then he wouldn't be able to complete the dungeon!

Furthermore, since this layer no longer has synchronization time restrictions, he decisively killed Devourer of the Sun with a Soul-Sucking Strike!

Liu Nian has passed the Mirror Trial.

In another space, Shi Ri was once again blasted away by Liu Nian's mirror image with a punch, blood splattering across the sky. He rolled around in a sorry state, his health points already dropped by more than half.

"Completely...unbreakable..."

Panting heavily, Shi Ri struggled to his feet and looked at the almost unharmed, approaching "Liu Nian" mirror image opposite him, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes.

The opponent's armor was ridiculously high, and their health was practically nonexistent. My burst damage was like throwing a stone into the ocean; it didn't even break their shield!

Every counterattack from the other side brought him to the brink of collapse.

He has already activated the forbidden transformation move, stolen 20% of the opponent's maximum health and all attributes, and even temporarily sealed the opponent's transformation skills with the Mythical Scroll!

But we still couldn't beat them!

But he felt that when Liu Nian first punched him, it shouldn't have been this strong! How could it be completely different in just two days!

Liu Nian was really too ruthless; his health points had doubled since their last encounter!

Furthermore, considering his skill set, even though he had already used Elune's Heart, he was completely overwhelmed and unable to retaliate! He could even be killed at any moment!

Finally, when Mirror Image Liu Nian launched another unstoppable attack, Devouring Sun, with no way to avoid it, simply chose to give up.

[Challenge failed! Player Devourer of the Sun failed to defeat the mirror image of "Liu Nian".]

When he reappeared, Shi Ri looked at Liu Nian with disbelief.

How is that possible!

How could this guy's health and damage be so outrageous?!

He's increased tenfold, yet he still can't do anything to the other side?

Liu Nian was helpless... What could he do? His health points were just that ridiculous!

Moreover, if we don't defeat Liu Nian now, he will only become more and more difficult to kill!

Shi Ri was dumbfounded. He thought he was invincible, but he didn't expect there to be a master among them!

This guy is ridiculously strong!

Undeterred by the odds, Shi Ri continued the challenge!

Three minutes later... Failure!

Come again!

Two minutes later... Failure!

Come again!

Another failure...

Ten times in a row...

All failures!

Shi Ri realized that he was no match for Liu Nian!

This is really awkward... Who would have thought they'd get stuck here?

Liu Nian was speechless.

To accommodate the Sun Devourer, he didn't dare stack the Heart Steel at all these ten times...

"I need to turn on the water."

With that thought in mind, Liu Nian began to remove his equipment.

Armor, bracers, jewelry, and a pair of malevolent rings... he removed each piece of equipment and put it into his backpack.

In the end, he didn't wear any equipment, just the cloth clothes and trousers that the system provided...

"In this way, the number of properties inherited by mirroring will be minimized."

The feeling of being devoured by the sun is very frustrating.

This is utterly humiliating... Liu Nian has practically instilled a mental block in him; now, he almost has a stress reaction whenever he sees Liu Nian raise his hand...

To think that he, the mighty chieftain of the Demon Bear Clan and the number one expert, could ever be so humiliated!

What a disgrace!

But for the sake of the Eternal-level reward, he took a few deep breaths and calmed himself down.

The opponent is completely unarmored. If he still can't kill Liu Nian like this, he'll give up! He can't afford to lose face like that!

The two stepped into the pure white space once again.

The mirror image recombines.

This time, the "Liu Nian" mirror image has 6476 million health points.

With the blessing of Heart of Elune, the Sun Devourer's power is 3987 million.

If combined with his transformation skill, plus moves that can steal a percentage of the opponent's attributes, they can barely maintain a tie.

Moreover, he used a scroll to briefly seal Liu Nian's summoning and transformation skills. Finally, he relied on a parry to avoid a key skill of the opponent and barely managed to use his ultimate move to pierce Liu Nian's heart with a claw, thus barely killing Liu Nian's mirror image!

But he felt no joy at all.

[The Sun Devourer has passed the Mirror Trial.]

[System notification: Congratulations Liu Nian and Shi Ri, you have successfully passed all the trials of the 'Ninefold Corridor'.]

[The system is currently evaluating the performance of both players to determine their success rate... The final overall rating is: S-rank!]

[Rewards being processed...]

Stepping out of the space, Shi Ri looked at Liu Nian with a strange expression.

A mixture of relief, disbelief, and a deep, almost overflowing... "Fuck!"

This kid has over 6400 million HP without any gear! And a really long shield! His burst damage is terrifying, he has several mobility skills, is immune to crowd control, has high lifesteal and execute potential, and even has a ten-second invulnerability effect...

He should be thankful that Mirror Image Liu Nian didn't use the Netherworld Prison and the Berserker Transformation, and his Deliberate Punch wasn't at full power, otherwise he would never have won in his life!

He stared at Liu Nian for a full minute before finally squeezing out a sentence through gritted teeth, his voice hoarse and dry: "Are you a monster?"

What could Liu Nian do? He could only smile and say something he had once said to Wu Zhan: "Um... everyone's constitution is different."

At this moment, the system notification finally sounded.

[Rewards settled]

[Basic Rewards: Based on the trial level, synchronization rate, and overall evaluation, you will each receive: +20000 Silverscale Naga Reputation and 85000 Gold.]

As the cold notification sound faded, two piles of money made of golden light suddenly appeared on the pure white ground!

The crisp, pleasant sound of gold coins clinking together continued incessantly, and the golden light reflected on Liu Nianping and Shi Riyi's faces. Both of them were delighted; who wouldn't like money?

But this is just the appetizer.

[Completion Reward: Based on the completion of the final trial of 'Ninefold Corridor', you have obtained an Eternal-grade item reward.]

Please select in order. Liu Nian, with the higher overall evaluation, has the right to choose first.

Two distinct orbs of light slowly rose and coalesced before the two of them.

This is a permanent item! The two were incredibly excited.

On the left is a chaotic halo of light that constantly changes color and shape, sometimes like a beating heart, sometimes like flowing mist, exuding an elusive and eerie aura.

At the center of the halo, a strange core, crystal clear and seemingly containing countless faces, can be vaguely seen—the Heart of Deception.

To the right, there was a stable, clear, pure white beam of light. Within the beam, suspended, was a rhomboid crystal with sharp edges and a flawless, translucent appearance—the [Heart of Truth].

Both of them could see the attributes of these two items. Shi Ri glanced at the ever-changing [Heart of Deception] and then at the clear [Heart of Truth] in front of him, letting out a mutter of ambiguity. He could roughly guess what Liu Nian would choose.

As expected, Liu Nian did not hesitate at all, took a step forward, and reached into the chaotic halo.

The halo of light flowed into his palm like water, and the cool, slippery sensation vanished in an instant.

[You have obtained the Eternal-level artifact: Heart of Deception.]

【Effect:

1. Perfect Disguise: When actively activated, you can perfectly simulate any target you have ever encountered. During the simulation, your name, race, and appearance will completely become the target's. This disguise has a priority of [Eternal], ignoring any detection, prophecy, knowledge spells, skills, or divine arts below the Eternal level. This effect can be activated or canceled at any time, with no cooldown, no usage limit, and no scene requirements. Unless you actively activate it, it will not be canceled during combat, and the system notification for the target you kill will change to the disguiser's name. However, you cannot enter the channel of the target you are imitating.

2. Body of Deception: You create a perfect mirror image of yourself (equivalent to your original self), and you can also use perfect disguise on your mirror image. Once your mirror image appears, your consciousness will enter it, and your original self will fall into a dormant state. You can use the mirror image body to perform all activities just like your original self (attribute and experience bonuses gained by the mirror image will be simultaneously transferred to your original self). After the mirror image is killed, your consciousness will return to your original self, but the equipment worn by the mirror image and the items in its inventory will not return. (Only one mirror image can exist at a time.)