The message came into Yun Lintian's mind. It was not in words, but in concepts, in understanding that blossomed fully formed in his mind. It was about balance, about the true nature of the power he now wielded.
And with that understanding came a memory, long buried under more immediate concerns. A prize he had won in the depths of the God of Darkness's domain, from Hei Yue's father. A small, enigmatic object whose purpose had always eluded him: the Creator's Gambit.
At the time, it had felt insignificant, a cryptic token without apparent function. Now, bathed in the World Tree's light and with his comprehension of the supreme laws at its peak, its meaning became devastatingly clear.
He looked up at the World Tree, his eyes wide with dawning horror and realization.
