I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 457: Final -

Lie...

If his speculation was correct, this authority undoubtedly resonated deeply with him, almost serving as a comprehensive completion to his own power and domain.

Gu Mo gently caressed the rough stone tablet with his fingertips, lost in thought.

However, at present, he had only successfully transferred a part of the power from the mask. What should he do next to transfer this stolen power from the stone tablet onto himself? Indeed, this second step was the most crucial and important.

If he got stuck at this stage, then everything he had done would be meaningless.

He didn’t choose to pay the price to obtain this Holy Relic Stone Tablet capable of stealing divine power just for fun, nor did he repeatedly attempt to transfer power from the mask over the past few days for amusement. If he had no ulterior motives, who would go to such great lengths?

Prometheus’s Stone Tablet could steal divine power and allow its user to employ the stolen power stored within through the tablet...

But if that were all, it wouldn’t satisfy Gu Mo. After all, just shifting from using the mask to using the tablet doesn’t change the essence. Naturally, he wouldn’t be content to stop there, thus contemplating seriously.

In fact, he already had a rough idea for this step, so holding the tablet and the mask, his figure suddenly faded and disappeared into the air.

The two witches in the distance frowned slightly, but neither said anything. They exchanged a silent glance, then tacitly shifted their gaze away simultaneously, continuing to study the craftsmanship knowledge of the mage’s dissertation. Although it was a very novel magic system, as long as they could understand the text, it wasn’t particularly difficult to grasp.

This mountain belly space wasn’t as monotonous as the previous vast, empty cavern with just a high platform and a gigantic ancient Alchemy Furnace. Considering that Miss Naoki would reside here most of the time in the future, Gu Mo planned to revamp the place.

Though he hadn’t had the chance yet, —

Stone table and stone stool, candlestick and lamp.

Although simply arranged, there was still a faint sense of habitation here.

The silent air was eventually broken by a voice with an exceptionally ethereal timbre, though the tone was gentle.

"There’s a large quarry in the nearby mountain, and the stones there are imbued with abundant spiritual power. If used to craft these puppets, it should be quite effective..." Naoki slightly set down the yellowed book in her hands, thoughtfully suggesting in a low voice.

Kikyo glanced at Naoki, who seemed to be her mirror image, and nodded calmly:

"I’m not familiar with the island yet, but since you say so, Miss Naoki, I would presume there’s no issue."

......

Elsewhere.

Gu Mo’s figure faded, then reappeared.

The location remained the mountain belly space, seemingly unchanged, except the two witches were no longer there. The three-legged Pill Furnace at the far end of the high platform was entirely black, shimmering with a metallic sheen, appearing solid and indestructible.

Moreover, it continuously hummed, causing significant tremors on both the ground and the mountain. Intense flames roared and burned within the Great Cauldron, bursting through the gaps in the doors and emitting an astonishing heat.

The entire mountain belly faintly glowed with firelight, as if stepping into a giant’s forge.

Amidst this earthquake-like noise, Gu Mo turned and walked through the hallway between the giant wall-carved gates, exiting the mountain belly space and arriving outside.

The path outside spread like a ridge line, winding towards the distant land. Chiselled as if by supernatural forces, the road was a masterpiece, surrounded by boundless, mist-shrouded abysses. Gu Mo stood outside the wall-carved gates, gazing outward, overlooking the island’s scenery.

Not unlike the regular Penglai Island, yet the sky held neither starlight nor moonlight.

The backdrop seemed pitch black, invisible even to the reach of one’s hand.

Only an endless, deep-sea-like silence reigned.

The Mirror of Life served as upgrading material, and the grand space behind it was assimilated into Penglai Island as sustenance. This wasn’t a straight replication of Dream City on Penglai Island; instead, a mirrored version appeared, akin to the opposite faces of a coin.

The concepts of light and dark, cold and hot, yin and yang were thus fixed, similar to the distinction between outer and inner worlds.

Though the surface of Penglai Island had yet to be developed, the mirrored world beneath was naturally less prioritized. Gu Mo simply used authority to swap the Clanging Cauldron’s entity and reflection, hiding the true Clanging Cauldron here in the mirrored world.

Ordinarily, this was more of a transit station—since this upgrade unlocked Penglai Island’s advanced transit functions, allowing teleportation through specially set mirrors. All this was based on the mirrored space’s core.

This mirror world seemed time-stopped, devoid of people, resembling an abode of death and silence. Entering this inner space alone, Gu Mo took a deep breath, examining the mask and stone tablet he held in each hand.