[Foundation Establishment Limit-Breaking, Nine Thousand Layers; Eight Rings Intelligence]

[You were unimpressed by what that Higher-Dimensional Existence said. Whatever the case, you felt that "spectacular" alone was enough to sum up your experiences.]

[But that was your assessment of your own story. It was only natural for other existences to have different opinions—they simply had rather a lot of them...]

[Returning to the matter at hand, you left the passage and saw the other four Chat Group members again.]

[After talking with them, you learned that none of them had seen that Higher-Dimensional Existence. They had merely entered the passage, walked to its end, and returned here.]

[Only you had met Them—that did count as a special honor.]

[You took out the [Life-and-Death Sticker] Wu Yong had given you.]

[—It was still white, signifying certain death.]

[With no other option, you controlled "Number One Other-Self" to find Wang Hao and speak with him.]

[You asked him outright:]

["What exactly is your Golden Finger?"]

[You had asked twice before, and Wang Hao had refused both times.]

[But now, you were fucking close to dying, and you still wanted to ask one more time. The answer was just as you expected—]

[Wang Hao replied, "I cannot tell you!"]

[This time, however, you said solemnly:]

["But I'm about to die!"]

["My fate is to die in the [Fourth Group Mission]!"]

[Wang Hao remained exceptionally calm:]

["I know."]

["You know?"]

[You were puzzled.]

[You had wanted to put some pressure on Wang Hao and make him reveal his Golden Finger's ability, but you had never expected him to already know about this.]

[And he was impervious to that pressure, stating it so bluntly...]

["Because of your Golden Finger's ability?"]

[You asked.]

[Wang Hao did not answer that question, instead saying:]

["I understand what you mean. But I still will not reveal my [Golden