Hearing Tianma's words, Ji Yan had already guessed it. He said slowly, "Kill me in the [Discarded Dungeon], then use the Underlying Order to seize the [Omniscient Understanding] in my hands."
Tianma smiled without speaking, tacitly admitting it.
"In other words, the Bug in my Term Talent—the unprecedented 'F' rank—was never some protagonist cheat-code plot... Rather, the me from another timeline deliberately sent me this 'reward' through the order of the [Time Dungeon], as a hidden trump card for clearing the [Time Dungeon] in the future."
"My Term Talent had always been the most useless one... [Know Everything]."
This could even be understood as [Future Ji Yan] having set his sights on Ji Yan from the moment he entered the Tier 1 dungeon, [Crimson Apartment]!
His survival and dungeon-clearing journey all along had been influenced by outside interference...
Tianma said, "More or less. You could put it that way."
With a faint smile, he said, "Now that you understand, you're ready."
Ji Yan said, "What preparations can I make?"
"Once I fell into your trap, I became a fish on the chopping block."
"You hold [Authority] in your hand. You don't even need to waste words with me—you could just take it."
Tianma bent at the waist and sat in a chair that appeared out of thin air, calmly looking at Ji Yan. "To fully trigger the 'Underlying Order,' simple death isn't enough."
"What I want is for the 'Underlying Order' to 'dismantle' you piece by piece. Only then can that Term Talent fall into my hands."
"So, next, we'll play a 'fair' game."
Ji Yan narrowed his eyes. "Fair?"
"To dismantle your 'Underlying Order,' a game can only be played within the framework of the [Discarded Dungeon]. It can only be triggered when one side loses."
Tianma spoke unhurriedly.