Conversation, Seven-Ring Intelligence, "Raising the Stakes," and the Start of the Second Group Mission

At that moment, the group was utterly silent. No one said another word, as though embodying an old saying from your previous life: "the calm before the storm."

This time, however, you typed:

[Supreme True Realm] Chen Fan:

"@[Primordial World] Wang Hao, @[Gods and Devils Realms] Li Ping, now that things have reached this point, do neither of you have anything to say?"

[Primordial World] Wang Hao: "@[Supreme True Realm] Chen Fan, what is there to say?"

"It's merely a Probe. If you truly possess a trump card of a higher order, you can naturally step right over it."

"If you fail... it's merely the end of a simulation. What does a mere simulated clone like you have to fear?"

"If your strength falls short, that's how it has always been. If one day you truly turn the tables and reverse everything, I'll naturally concede defeat!"

"At least... I've never regretted it!"

That final mention of "regret" seemed to carry some deeper meaning, but he ultimately left it unspoken.

[Gods and Devils Realms] Li Ping:

"@[Supreme True Realm] Chen Fan, once you start certain things, you have to see them through. There's nothing I can say, but..."

"These worlds aren't the cultivation worlds of webnovels from our previous life. They're truly dark myriad worlds, where every step is a struggle."

"As Wang Hao said, if you really do overturn heaven and earth one day, we'll accept our defeat."

Both of them had spoken. It seemed they weren't entirely certain they had you in the bag.

So you couldn't help typing a reply:

"Fine. Since you've both said that, I won't say much more!"

"Leaving aside this Probe of yours, whether it's later on or in the near future, if you really win, that means my original self, the one with