Personal Accountability (***)

"AAARGH—AAAAAAARGH!" Holding onto his mangled face, Shangqing rolled on the ground, howling in grief. Billions of years. In the billions of years that followed the Demon Child's imprisonment, Shangqing had never once suffered an injury, having all but forgotten the feeling of pain. Now, pain of the highest order hacked into him, revealing the eminent lord's vulnerability.

'Mom...I love you so much. All the sins in the world cannot alter...my love for you.' The moment that Canglong's shadow perished, the Second Emperor's voice echoed in his mother's mind. The 31% of Heaven's Will in Ailong flew out—pouring into the Sovereign Dragon Sword.

It vanished subsequently—its location unknown.

Whether it was Canglong playing a final trick, or Heaven's Will hatching another plot, the result was the same. No longer possessed by Heaven's Will, Ailong regained her clarity, staring left and right as she tried to make sense of the situation.