Help me keep the results of a blend affect even after removing the layer it is being blended on.

[lyric anvil]

Objective: I have three layers in Photoshop, and I want to combine only the top two layers in a way that preserves the Divide effect. Then, I want to export the combined result as a PNG without including the bottom dark layer.

My Layers:

Top Layer: An image with the Divide blending mode applied.
Middle Layer: A red image with the Normal blending mode.
Bottom Layer: A dark background image, which I don’t want in the final PNG, but it influences the Divide effect on the top layer.
Problems I’m Facing:

When I try to merge the top two layers (the Divide layer and the red layer), the Divide effect changes, losing the desired look.
If I reapply the Divide blending mode after merging, it changes the colors, making the result different from the original look.
I only want the top two layers (the Divide effect applied to the red layer) exported as a PNG, with no background, and without including the dark bottom layer.
Goal: How can I merge or combine the top two layers while keeping the Divide effect exactly the same, and then export this result as a transparent PNG without the dark background layer?

as you can see after removing the dark layer, the blended affect goes away. Im looking a way to keep the results of the blend as an png without the dark layer underneath

[summer slate]

I would normally have to experiment with it a bit as blending layers can be finicky, but this is my current suggestion

-CTRL click on the preview box of the Eyes layer, this will turn just whats on that layer into a selection.
-Then go to the bottom dark layer, CTRL + SHIFT + I to invert the selection. Delete.
-Merge the bottom Dark layer with the Eye layer

lmk if this works

Or alternatively, in a similar vein, open these layers in a new document and flatten the image. Then CTRL click on the eyes and delete the inverse on that flattened image; should be the same effect

[lyric anvil]

great thamsk ill give it a try

*thanks

[timid delta]

One of my go to tips when merging blended layers fail is to create a stamp result of what's visually in there: Including blend if effects
That means:
CTRL+ALT++SHIFT+E (you need big hands!)
It will create a new layer that contains the pixels of all your layer in one merged one. It doesn't work like merge, merging layers the usual way will likely result in messed up blending modes, stamping the layers will "merge" them as they appear which is different

Second thing: always check your design at 100%. That's very important. Anything that deals with small "particcles" like the dissolve mode, halftone patterns, noise, etc will very likely display in funky ways at off magnifications number, including appearing reversed in colour, or with the effect distorted

This is normal, it's a by-product of the moiré effect and the way Photsohop (and other software) compute the visualisation from the actual pixels