The Shapeshifter·Ancestor took a long time to understand this reasoning.
Sadness? Mourning? Helplessness?
None of these complex emotions you would imagine.
The Shapeshifter·Ancestor merely reaffirmed his position in the heart of the Witch·Zai.
Then he sadly realized that perhaps only he had come to this understanding.
As for Heng, with whom he shared a dual identity, he still stubbornly sought to fulfill the mission assigned by Witch·Zai, completely disregarding the world they had lived in for hundreds of years.
The Shapeshifter·Ancestor knew this was because his host was a Bone Beast.
Neither in lifespan nor wisdom could the Bone Beast compete with the Serpent, the overlord among the Hundred Races.
If the Shapeshifter·Ancestor hadn't always been trying to find ways to extend its life, the Shapeshifter·Heng might have perished in the first century after arriving in this world.
