[You had actually anticipated this unexpected turn from the very beginning.]
[That was why you had kept two trump cards in reserve to deal with this situation.]
[One was the [true-false supreme realm].]
[When you met "Chen Hei," who was then your [past self], you had followed your usual principle: consider defeat before victory.]
[Thus, you had long since established a complete connection with Chen Hei, allowing the [true-false supreme realm] to record his complete afterimage.]
[If you were driven into a corner... you would simply crush it.]
[The reason you had not used it at the outset was that the [Lord of the Heavenly Court, Nine Heavens] stood in your way.]
[You had decided to probe things first.]
[Later, greed had ultimately stirred within you.]
[Since Chen Hei was eventually going to attain the [Sword Dao fruit position], reputed to possess the greatest killing power...]
[Why not maximize your gains?]
[Then, you could use this life-bound divine ability to erase him.]
[Triggering [golden talent: The Only Player] would grant you a kill reward, guaranteeing that you obtained the [Sword Dao fruit position] rather than allowing unforeseen complications to arise.]
[This was the idea you had formed after witnessing his [golden Heaven's Mandate] awaken and [Heaven and Earth] fully enter the fray.]
[After all, with things at that stage, you had no way to determine whether using the [true-false supreme realm] to Slaughter Chen Hei Quan before he attained the Dao would let you seize the [Sword Dao fruit position] amid such enormous uncertainty!]
[Your second trump card was [purple talent: I Am the Mastermind].]
[This talent's effect was:]
``` [You may issue one command to anyone in your capacity as the mastermind.]
[If there truly is a mastermind behind them, they will forcibly be stripped of their mental faculties