Deng gently released Yun You's hand, letting her daughter float in the golden aura. She raised her remaining right hand, her gaze falling on her own chest.
There, where her heart once beat, her body had already crumbled, leaving only a cluster of shimmering power essence.
"Pfft~"
Without a moment of hesitation, her right hand pierced her chest, fingertips touching the essence, firmly grasping the object hidden deep within and pulling it out.
It was an ancient bronze key.
The key was about half a palm long, etched with ancient runes of lost constellations, its edges slightly worn by time yet still exuding a breathtaking aura of power.
This was the symbol of the Master of the Cosmic Library, the core that could control all the library's rules and the culmination of Deng's lifetime of power and life force.
From the day she became the Master of the Library, this key was bound to her Soul, becoming a part of her existence.
"The final key, is me."
Deng said softly.
