[But suddenly, an ancient sigh spread, and the power of effect before cause that had been wrestling with yours dissipated.]
[This was... the other party withdrawing it of his own accord!]
[Past Li Ping's Great Dao's voice rang out at that moment:]
["Chen Fan, you won this chess game."]
["As expected of you. You actually managed to turn the tables..."]
["Now, the [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority] I obtained through [Colored Entry: Omnipotence] has dissipated. I no longer have any means to hold you in check."]
[You interrupted him, voicing what he had left unsaid:]
["So..."]
["You want me to summon you through [Purple Talent: Transform All Beings]?"]
[Indeed, seen this way, he no longer had [Venerable Lord of Yin-Yang Authority] as a contingency to forcibly control you through borrowed attunement rank.]
[With the major divine ability [Sage of Today] in your hands, you could certainly make him hesitate to strike the rat for fear of breaking the vase.]
[All you needed to do was use Transformation to become him and have him deal with [Lord of the Heavenly Court, Nine Heavens] outside!]
[After all, strong as you were now, you had yet to fully fuse the ten thousand Daos.]
[Contending with [Lord of the Heavenly Court, Nine Heavens] still seemed unrealistic...]
["Exactly."]
[Past Li Ping agreed:]
["I can afford to lose this chess game. Since you have already won, there is absolutely no need to use your final trump card, [Wish Echo]."]
["You only need to use Transformation to become me. With the major divine ability [Sage of Today] available to you at any moment to keep me in check, I will naturally spare no effort to help you."]
[His sincerity was plain for all to see. Even Past Li Ping had admitted defeat!]
[But—]
["If that really were