``` [Your Sea of Consciousness was affected at that moment as well. You felt your thoughts suffer severe interference, nearly grinding to a halt.]
[You could no longer react. Held firmly in his grip, you fell into a desperate situation once again!]
[In that lightning-fast instant, [Purple Talent: Once and for All] abruptly activated within your Sea of Consciousness.]
[The boundless, inexhaustible "fortune" of [Colored Heaven's Mandate] could still permeate this future on a Higher-Dimensional Level.]
[The "Myriad Dao Furnace" displayed its rightful Mighty Power.]
[But... this was not enough, nowhere near enough. That incomprehensible gaze still descended, branding Past Li Ping's true form into your Sea of Consciousness. You were utterly powerless at that moment.]
[And in this desperate situation, at last, your final ability activated—the ability you had obtained by sacrificing [Purple Talent: I Am the Chess Player]: [Effect Before Cause]!]
[A trace of exceedingly faint yet exceptionally high-order Mighty Power, seemingly transcending all things, gently swept over your entire body.]
[The next moment, that incomprehensible gaze vanished.]
[Likewise, the abnormal change caused by that gaze—Past Li Ping's... true form within your Sea of Consciousness—vanished completely, as though it had never appeared.]
[You had no memory of it, and precisely because of that, you gained a moment to breathe.]
[Freed from that ever-present influence, you regained your ability to think.]
[In disbelief, you recalled what Past Li Ping had just said:]
["I've waited for this moment... for far too long!"]
[How could you fail to understand now? This was Past Li Ping's scheme!]
[Fuck, could I still be trapped in his scheme? What kind of joke is this?!]
[Even at this stage, Past Li Ping still has a trump card?!]
[*No! Perhaps Past Li Ping does have a trump card, but that isn't what I should be focusing