[The true mastermind moving the pieces behind the scenes and plotting everything: Wang Hao's Golden Finger ability]

[Originally, you still harbored some doubts and intended to verify a few things with Li Ping first.]

[But on second thought, since "Old Self" had explicitly said it would take a year to unlock, and you had already taken the step of negotiating with Li Ping, what harm was there in waiting another year?]

[Year Fifty-Eight]

["Old Self" finally succeeded in purging the higher-dimensional influence from your true spirit's memories.]

[Empowered by that vast, mighty force, the forcibly erased past came crashing into your mind like water bursting through a dam.]

[Then, you despaired once again.]

[You could see almost the entire scheme clearly. You were fucking losing your mind!]

[Dream World]

[Controlling "Number One Other-Self," you first sought out the [Lord of the Dream World]. In a few brief words, you said only that your story might soon reach its end, without discussing it in depth.]

[Then, you changed course to seek out the last, and most crucial, being in this world]

[—Wang Hao.]

[This time, you stopped beating around the bush and sent waves of higher-dimensional sound directly through "Number One Other-Self":]

["You once said that I must not learn of your [Golden Finger]. Back then, I couldn't make sense of it, no matter how hard I thought. But now... I understand the broad outlines of its power!"]

[Before Wang Hao could speak, your Dao resonance continued to echo, carrying the certainty of someone who had seen through everything:]

["You are the true mastermind moving the pieces behind the scenes and plotting everything!"]

Outside the [Simulator] Light Screen

"Another twist?"

Chen Fan's mind reeled. He could scarcely believe it.

Going by this, Wang Hao was actually the final player moving the pieces?

Thinking back, his initial deductions had pointed toward a higher-dimensional mastermind lurking within the