[Golden Heaven's Mandate Trial Card, Opportunity, Dao Unification with the Dream Realm's Fortune, Sudden Upheaval]

["[Heaven and Earth's] scheme has been thwarted. Now is precisely the time for Dao unification!"]

[You currently had only two "other selves" remaining, one confronting two Dao Masters in [Beyond the World].]

[The other was in the [Dream Realm], together with the [Lord of the Immortal Palace].]

[Those were the words [Lord of the Immortal Palace · Chen Qingyan] had just spoken to your "other self" in the [Dream Realm].]

[And since he had said so, he naturally had grounds for it.]

[At the same time, as though to set your mind at ease:]

[Ding! Golden Timed Mission: Quell the Wounds of Theft of Destiny and Thwart Heaven and Earth's Scheme completed]

[Mission reward: Golden [Heaven's Mandate] Trial Card, being issued]

[Even [the only player's] system quests said so?!]

[You were shocked, yet even that could not dispel your unease.]

[You activated the [Golden Heaven's Mandate Trial Card]. At this point, there was no reason to save it.]

[Perhaps... this [Golden Heaven's Mandate] could help you see the chess game clearly?!]

[Then an inexplicable, mighty power appeared, and a [Temporary Talent] radiating brilliant golden light truly emerged within your sea of consciousness—[Golden Heaven's Mandate].]

[Its only drawback was that it could not awaken upon your breakthrough to [Foundation Establishment], as normal talents could.]

[It could only exert the effects of Heaven's Mandate before awakening.]

[Even so, you still felt the power of this [Golden Heaven's Mandate].]

["Hum—"]

[With a hum, the [Golden Heaven's Mandate] triggered, its mighty power spilling outward. [I Am the Chess Player], which had shown no fluctuations before, became tinged with wisps of gold.]

[It abruptly activated!]

["Crack—"]

[A crisp cracking sound resounded through your sea of consciousness, and beneath your startled, uncertain gaze—]

[—cracks actually appeared in the purple talent [I Am the Chess