Chapter 117: Chapter117-Experiment"My friend, you’re finally back. Do you have any idea—"

    Before he could finish his sentence, Sarko’s voice suddenly halted.

    He stared in disbelief as Daniel, without any warning, drew a dagger and sliced him cleanly in half at the waist.

    Fortunately, Sarko’s reaction was quick. A split second before the strike landed, he had activated Phantom Form, turning his body intangible.

    However, he had still underestimated Daniel.

    Against the skill [Judgment of the God of Thieves], even intangibility meant nothing.

    Despite being in a phantom state, Sarko was still affected.

    And just like that, he was split into two identical halves.

    In front of Daniel now stood two Sarlos—one original and one clone—staring blankly at each other, eyes wide in confusion.

    Neither of them seemed to comprehend what had just happened.

    Daniel, however, nodded lightly, unable to suppress the admiration rising in his heart.

    "As expected of the skill ranked ninth among all God Rank Skills. Its terrifying effect... even a King of the Abyss can’t withstand it."

    Without offering any further explanation, Daniel immediately activated [Flashback], teleporting to a key location on the Human Emperor’s projected route.

    Just seconds later, the Human Emperor arrived, and instantly spotted Daniel waiting there.

    "Daniel? Why are you here? I thought you’d already reached Winterhold Castle..."

    Before he could finish speaking, Daniel gave him a polite, apologetic smile.

    "I’m terribly sorry, Your Majesty... but I have an experiment I need to conduct."

    With that, he raised the God of Thieves’ Dagger and slashed toward the Human Emperor without hesitation.

    Surprisingly, the Human Emperor made no attempt to dodge. In fact, he didn’t even flinch.

    As the Human Emperor, he wielded unimaginable privileges and protections—one of which was absolute immunity.

    No one in the world, regardless of rank or favor, could inflict harm upon him.

    It was one of the immutable laws of Supreme Authority, hard-coded into his very existence.

    Even Daniel, blessed by a god and elevated to a Devotee status, couldn’t possibly bypass that rule... or so it was believed.

    And indeed, Daniel didn’t appear to harm him—no wounds, no visible damage.

    But then... the Human Emperor’s body began to split in two.

    He stood frozen, completely still, as another identical version of himself emerged beside him.

    For a moment, he blinked, dumbfounded.

    Before he could ask what had just happened, Daniel once again used [Flashback], vanishing into thin air.

    Leaving behind the Human Emperor and his clone, both staring at each other in stunned silence.

    "What the hell just happened?"

    The Human Emperor’s mind spun in disbelief. He was the ruler of humanity, for heaven’s sake. Was it really so hard to have a proper conversation with this Daniel kid?

    And this clone next to him... was that really a copy of himself?

    "How the hell did he manage that...?"

    Meanwhile, outside Castle Mington, in front of an entrance to a vast underground labyrinth.

    Daniel stood silently, gazing down at the dagger in his hand, marveling at its power.

    "So even the Human Emperor can’t fully withstand the effects of this skill, huh..."

    That realization only motivated him more.

    It was time for the next experiment.

    With that, he stepped into the underground labyrinth and selected Hell Mode.

    This time, he wasn’t alone—he had the Spirit of Skills as his ally.

    Thanks to that, Daniel didn’t need to lift a finger.

    The Spirit of Skills surged forward, decimating everything inside: monsters, mini-bosses, and finally, the final boss—all eliminated within seconds.

    Soon after, a golden treasure chest appeared before Daniel.

    Instead of opening it, he calmly raised the God of Thieves’ Dagger and struck the chest.

    In the blink of an eye, the treasure chest split into two identical copies.

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    He kept slashing—one after another.

    In just one second, the original chest had become twenty, which was the maximum number allowed by [Judgment of the God of Thieves].

    Even so, Daniel couldn’t help but feel a mix of excitement and disbelief.

    "This skill... it’s utterly broken. Absolutely absurd."

    "Now the real question is: will the contents of these chests be the same?"

    Without hesitation, Daniel began opening the chests—one after the other.

    And sure enough, as he suspected, all twenty chests contained the exact same loot.

    That meant from now on, his rewards could be multiplied twentyfold just like that.

    However, it wasn’t the treasure that truly interested him.

    After some thought, Daniel summoned the Star Chasing Bow and activated its signature ability: Starlight Flurry.

    As the glowing arrows materialized, he suddenly slashed at them with the dagger.

    What happened next would have shocked any awakener to their core.

    The Starlight Flurry multiplied by 20 times.

    "Holy crap..."

    "No wonder this is ranked ninth. This skill doesn’t even bother pretending to be balanced."

    Driven by curiosity, Daniel took one of the replicated items from his loot and attempted to cut it again.

    This time, however, nothing happened.

    No further duplication.

    "So the limit really is twenty copies total. No recursive duplication..."

    He let out a small sigh of disappointment.

    If not for that cap, he could have secured infinite materials and resources.

    Still, his thoughts quickly reignited with possibility.

    "This dagger... it has to have even more untapped potential."

    His gaze shifted toward his status panel—more specifically, the HP bar.

    In the Whitewild Expanse,

    Daniel stood atop a mountain peak, gazing at the endless chain of ridges ahead.

    "Thank god I’ve mastered [Time Stream]. Otherwise, I wouldn’t dare try something this crazy."

    He gritted his teeth and jabbed the God of Thieves’ Dagger into the earth beneath him.

    For a moment, he feared he’d accidentally duplicate an entire world.

    That would’ve been disastrous.

    Fortunately, that didn’t happen.

    Instead, a small mound of earth, roughly one cubic meter, rose from the ground—perfectly duplicated.

    Daniel scratched his head, exhaling with a wry smile.

    "Guess I was overthinking it. Even clones have a size limitation."

    In truth, it made sense.

    Even the gods of this world weren’t omnipotent—none of them could just casually duplicate or destroy entire realms.

    "Still... even with that restriction, this power is enough to bend the rules of reality."

    And Daniel had only just begun to test its limits.