Time rewinds to a few minutes ago, within the shattered interior of the Moon.
When the Dragon of Suffering's avatar perished from exhaustion, Ao Xing finally freed himself from the opponent's constraints, looking up with sorrowful indignation at the pitch-black lunar rocks above.
Contrary to the imagination, the inside of the Moon offered no illumination, replaced instead by darkness even deeper than that outside.
And amidst this darkness, the Moon's core slithered like a living creature.
Due to its sheer abnormality, Ao Xing quickly noticed its presence.
This was a Fallen Dragon, the true nature of the Dragon of Suffering.
It had split into the Dragon of Suffering and tasked it with the duty of seeking knowledge, guiding Ao Xing to this location.
"The world is on the verge of destruction, and we need your help."
The quake and wriggle of the rocks emitted a sound like a biological voice, as an eye opened in the Moon's core.
This was an eye entirely formed of rock.
