[You actually had an even more outrageous theory. The earlier intelligence from the Eight Rings had clearly stated that Foundation Establishment Limit-Breaking was—]
[A deal the last [Dao Child] had voluntarily proposed to "Heaven and Earth"?]
[For the purpose of stealing a [Dao God]'s mighty power...]
[But what if "Heaven and Earth" itself had made the [Dao Child] come up with that idea?]
[Senior Lin Feng had once said—]
[The Dao Child and "Heaven and Earth" were closely connected,]
[So what if "Heaven and Earth" really wanted the [Dao Child] to do this?]
[That would fit your assessment of "Heaven and Earth"—one of the greatest chess players!]
[So... in a certain sense, had "Heaven and Earth" created Foundation Establishment Limit-Breaking?]
[And that last Dao Child had been nothing more than a chess piece!]
[Had even the sudden upheaval at the end been calculated long beforehand?]
[Fine, fine, fine! Underhanded enough to fit your stereotypical impression of "Heaven and Earth"...]
[Then came the question: which of these five [Dao Gods] did the current Foundation Establishment Limit-Breaking actually steal mighty power from?]
[Or perhaps... all five?!]
[But with the limited field of vision "Heaven and Earth" had granted you, you had no opportunity to observe the exact state of the seals across these five continents!]
[To see clearly, you would probably need at least [Foundation Establishment Limit-Breaking Fifty-Thousandth Layer]!]
[At that moment, the "Heaven and Earth assimilation" status on your information panel vanished completely,]
[The [Universal Potion] had taken full effect, allowing you to survive this tribulation...]
[You—had successfully broken through to [Foundation Establishment Limit-Breaking Forty-Thousandth Layer]!]
[Its mighty power came as no surprise. As you had estimated, the boost to its stage of essence was somewhat stronger than that of [Qi Refining Limit-Breaking Forty-Thousandth Layer]!]
[Still, even so, it was only