No further explanation was needed from him.

Jiang Ye immediately understood the purpose of this "experiment"!

Because the experimental results were already quite clear!

Previously, both Jiang Wenxing and this mysterious strong player had caused bleeding injuries to Jiang Ye.

But they were not erased.

Because according to the announcement rules—

Only killing and bleeding would trigger erasure.

While causing someone to bleed would not result in erasure.

But what just happened showed a deviation!

The mysterious strong player's mirrored clone caused Jiang Ye to bleed, yet it was erased!

Clearly, this didn't satisfy the conditions for bleeding-triggered erasure, nor killing-triggered erasure...

So the conclusion was obvious—

It violated the rule of "damaging the Formless Leaf" that caused its erasure!

So...

Does harming players who have bound Formless Leaves also count as harming the Formless Leaves, and thus trigger erasure?

On the surface, it seemed so.

But not necessarily.

After all, the Formless Leaf that Jiang Ye bound was somewhat special compared to others.

His particular Formless Leaf had fused with his original body!

So there was also a possibility that his situation was unique.

Jiang Ye quickly sorted through these "experimental conclusions" in his mind.

And besides that...

He also realized another astonishing conclusion—

The effect of the Clone Replica Mirror...

Was probably far more powerful than he had imagined!

Previously, Jiang Ye thought that selling a mirror created with 1 survival point for 100 survival points was an incredible profit!

But now it seemed this wasn't just incredible profit—it was practically giving it away!

Because this experiment had another key component: the mirrored clone!

Jiang Ye hadn't tested this, but he was basically certain—

If an ordinary clone was targeted by the erasure rule...

Then the erasure rule should erase both the clone and its master!

Otherwise, these strong players wouldn't have been so troubled about how to harvest the Formless Leaves.

Couldn't they just use any puppet item to harvest them?

But they didn't use puppet items.

Because what the erasure rule erased wasn't just the item, but the person using the item!

The same applied to ordinary clones!

But clearly, the clones created by Jiang Ye's Clone Replica Mirror could be isolated from the player who created them!

The mirrored clone was erased, but the player who created the mirrored clone wasn't erased!

This meant...

If this mysterious strong player continued using mirrored clones to kill people in this Formless Domain...

Only the mirrored clones would be erased!

While the mysterious strong player wouldn't be affected!

This heaven-defying ability to bypass the erasure rule...

Made the Clone Replica Mirror's value far exceed 100 survival points!

So Jiang Ye's previous sale of the replica mirror was indeed giving it away at a bargain price!

A huge loss!

And the most outrageous part was...

Even though the mirrored clone was created by the incomplete version of the Clone Replica Mirror!

After the mirrored clone was erased, that particular replica mirror remained completely unaffected!

Only the mirrored clone was erased!

That same replica mirror could generate another mirrored clone!

Meaning the erasure rule accomplished nothing!

Basically, nothing happened!

Some of the other strong players present also realized this, shocked by the Clone Replica Mirror's effect, secretly wondering if they could also purchase one or two from Jiang Ye...

Of course, some strong players hadn't figured this out yet, instead focusing their attention on the "experiment" mentioned by the mysterious strong player.

Someone immediately concluded:

"So, those of us who have bound Formless Leaves cannot be harmed? If anyone attacks us, they'll be erased by the rules?"

"And..."

Everyone looked at Jiang Ye again.

Jiang Ye, who had bound a Formless Leaf, wasn't erased after bleeding, nor did his blood transform into blood mist and flow toward the Formless Tree!

So...

After binding Formless Leaves, they didn't even need to fear bleeding?!

The strong players were all astonished.

Meanwhile, the mysterious strong player smiled and created a new mirrored clone using the replica mirror.

At the same time, he explained to everyone:

"This experiment still needs some details to be perfected..."

As he spoke, the newly created mirrored clone shot out another cold gleam.

Another strong player present had his cheek cut, drawing blood!

That strong player turned pale with fright, his entire body stiffening.

However, with Jiang Ye's precedent, the strong player quickly stabilized his emotions.

Sure enough, his bleeding didn't trigger the erasure effect.

Instead...

The blood didn't actually flow out.

It seemed to flow back into his body?!

Even the bloody wound quickly healed!

Besides...

This "supplementary experiment" had another difference—

The mirrored clone that attacked this time didn't transform into light points!

This...

Weren't these two exactly the same experiments?

How could they produce different results?!

The gazes of the strong players present shifted back and forth between Jiang Ye and that strong player.

Eventually, it wasn't hard to conclude:

"It seems only Jiang Ye's situation is different from others?"

"Previously his bleeding was different from others, and now after binding the Formless Leaf, the effect of his bleeding is also different from others!"

Some quick-thinking strong players immediately reached a conclusion:

"It looks like Jiang Ye currently equals the Formless Leaf, so harming him equals harming the Formless Leaf, which triggers erasure! But others aren't in this situation?"

Someone else analyzed: "Could it be because the Formless Leaf was refined using Jiang Ye's blood?"

Jiang Ye actually wanted to conduct another supplementary experiment in his mind.

But...

He looked at the mysterious strong player and said directly:

"Has this senior conducted enough experiments? Isn't it about time to start your leaf-binding operation?"

However, the mysterious strong player shook his head with a smile: "No, my experiment isn't completely perfected yet."

"There's one more point that needs supplementation."

"..."

Hearing this, the expressions of the strong players present became somewhat subtle.

Damn, how many experiments has he conducted already?!

Although they complained inwardly, they could tell that the mysterious strong player's experiments were essentially targeting Jiang Ye.

So, adopting the attitude of "not my problem, not my concern," they were quite happy to watch the show.

Maybe this mysterious strong player could actually discover through experiments what made Jiang Ye so special?

The other strong players remained silent.

Only Zhou Yuling once again had that thought cross her mind...

This mysterious strong player who was so proficient at conducting experiments...

Could he really be a researcher from the Defenders' Alliance?!

Could it be... Wang Cheng?

But Wang Cheng wasn't a researcher in the Defenders' Alliance!

Playing two roles? Or perhaps having some relationship with the Card Grandmaster?

After all, Wang Cheng was captured by the Card Grandmaster...

Zhou Yuling's mind raced with speculation about the mysterious strong player's identity.

But unexpectedly...

The mysterious strong player suddenly turned his gaze toward her!

In that moment, Zhou Yuling once again felt a sense of foreboding!

Of course, this sense of foreboding was different from her previous unease.

Then they saw the mysterious strong player turn his gaze back to Jiang Ye.

He smiled again and said to Jiang Ye:

"This time, let's select Sister Zhou as our experimental subject."

"As for the experimental variable, follow what you have in mind :)"

With just these two simple sentences...

Jiang Ye's mind "exploded"!

He was utterly shocked beyond words!

He had indeed just thought of a supplementary experiment!

That is, if he used the Formless Leaves already bound within these strong players' bodies to "seize the body" of a certain strong player.

And if this body, whose consciousness he had taken over, was attacked by someone else...

Would the attacker be erased?

He had only thought about this, without intending to conduct the experiment immediately.

After all, this mysterious strong player hadn't bound a Formless Leaf yet.

Jiang Ye hoped to wait until he also acknowledged a Formless Leaf as master before considering seizing the bodies of players who had acknowledged Formless Leaves...

But now, what this mysterious strong player said...

Seemed to have seen through his thoughts!

Wasn't he essentially telling Jiang Ye to seize Zhou Yuling's body?

Then this mysterious strong player would use his mirrored clone to attack Zhou Yuling?

Which meant...

This mysterious strong player! He knew the secret of acknowledging Formless Leaves as master?!

Jiang Ye's emotions surged uncontrollably.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

His gaze toward the mysterious strong player became unusually cautious.

Seeing his serious expression, Zhou Yuling's sense of foreboding grew stronger!

Then they saw the mysterious strong player smile at Jiang Ye again: "Ready? I'm starting the experiment :)"

As he spoke, his mirrored clone from the second experiment that hadn't been erased turned toward Zhou Yuling's direction.

The mirrored clone moved deliberately slowly.

Jiang Ye took a deep breath.

The Formless Leaf within Zhou Yuling's body quietly activated.

And the consciousness belonging to Jiang Ye within that Formless Leaf instantly took over Zhou Yuling's body!

In that instant, Zhou Yuling's consciousness immediately fell into chaos.

This consciousness switch caused her facial expression to become momentarily dazed and stiff.

Seizing that moment of daze, the mysterious strong player smiled again.

The mirrored clone attacked this version of Zhou Yuling...

A cold gleam swept past her cheek, leaving a faint blood mark.

Then...

The mirrored clone transformed into light points!

This time, both Jiang Ye and the mysterious strong player instantly understood the experimental conclusion.

But the other strong players present were completely baffled!

What? What's the difference between the second and third experiments?

Why wasn't the mirrored clone erased in the second experiment...

But was erased in the third experiment?!

What?? What's going on??

Some noticed that the mysterious strong player had mentioned "experimental variable" to Jiang Ye earlier.

Meaning there was a variable between the second and third experiments!

But what exactly was the variable?

Was there something different about Zhou Yuling?

Some bold strong players present, perhaps thinking this mysterious strong player was quite approachable.

Actually took the initiative to ask the mysterious strong player:

"Could senior enlighten us—what exactly was the variable between the second and third experiments?"

The mysterious strong player indeed didn't mind the question.

However, he didn't even spare a glance at the questioning strong player.

Instead, his gaze remained fixed intently on Jiang Ye.

Now smiling as he said:

"This experimental variable..."

"Probably needs to be explained by our little classmate Jiang Ye."

Jiang Ye looked serious.

Since this mysterious strong player already knew about the pitfalls of acknowledging Formless Leaves as master...

Then there was no need for him to keep pretending!

So, in that instant.

The physical bodies of all the strong players present were taken over by Jiang Ye's consciousness from the Formless Leaves within them!

In that moment, all the strong players' expressions became momentarily dazed.

Then, in the blink of an eye, they all became as serious-looking as Jiang Ye.

Their profound gazes collectively fixed on the mysterious strong player.

The mysterious strong player scanned them and naturally understood what had happened.

"This formation..." He looked at Jiang Ye again, "Are we about to fight?"

Jiang Ye shook his head: "I'm just very curious about your purpose."

The mysterious strong player smiled: "As long as we're not fighting."

This smile made him look harmless, as if he bore no ill intentions.

And these words...

Seemed to indicate he didn't want to fight Jiang Ye?

"As for my purpose..." The mysterious strong player spoke again proactively.

He returned the borrowed Clone Replica Mirror to Jiang Ye.

At the same time, he pinched a crystal-clear, teardrop-like ice-blue crystal between the fingertips of his right hand.

A tiny particle—the mysterious strong player held it up and explained to Jiang Ye:

"I've already helped you complete nearly a hundred leaf-binding operations."

"But to meet the court session conditions, we still need over 90,000 more Formless Leaves and over 90,000 more blood-drip acknowledgments."

"Since we've laid our cards on the table, it's quite clear—I cannot acknowledge a Formless Leaf as master."

"But I can make a trade with you—"

"Use this drop of Ice Soul Tear Marrow in exchange for Jiang Wenxing's legacy."

Wow.

Clearly, this mysterious strong player was already certain that Jiang Wenxing's legacy was with Jiang Ye.

And indeed, it was in Jiang Ye's Clone Shared Space.

The shared space wouldn't disappear just because one clone died.

Of course, when disconnection occurred, the clone shared space would also be segmented.

But regardless, items stored in the shared space basically wouldn't be lost.

This mysterious strong player's initial target seemed to be Jiang Wenxing's legacy!

For the legacy, he attacked Jiang Ye's clone who picked up the legacy.

Later, also for the legacy, he fought in a melee with other strong players.

But now it seemed...

Probably during that melee, he had already determined—

That legacy wasn't obtained by any strong player present, but was collected by Jiang Ye.

And he couldn't obtain Jiang Wenxing's legacy through brute force.

However...

Jiang Ye glanced at the ice crystal teardrop pinched between the mysterious strong player's fingertips.

Then shifted his gaze to meet the mysterious strong player's eyes.

He asked directly: "It seems your strength is inferior to Jiang Wenxing's?"

The mysterious strong player didn't hide it either, nodding directly with a smile: "Yes. So I'm very thankful to you."

Jiang Ye nodded, then continued:

"When Jiang Wenxing's legacy dropped, my clone moved quite leisurely..."

"Why didn't you grab the legacy first back then?"

The mysterious strong player continued smiling:

"Because like the other strong players, I couldn't be certain Jiang Wenxing was truly dead."

Meaning he feared Jiang Wenxing wasn't dead.

If he rashly went to pick up the items dropped by Jiang Wenxing, he might be killed by Jiang Wenxing immediately...

So this guy wasn't lying—he probably genuinely couldn't defeat Jiang Wenxing.

"Then, one final question..."

Jiang Ye's expression became somewhat strange.

But the question he asked was exceptionally serious:

"Why would you think..."

"That I, who has the ability to eliminate Jiang Wenxing, would fairly engage in so-called transactions with you?"

Almost as soon as these words were spoken.

A dice shadow phantom appeared above this mysterious strong player's head...