The Creator's Genesis
Chapter 13

Movie Screening!

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00:00!

As the countdown reached zero, hundreds of millions of netizens eagerly awaited it, their eyes wide as they stared fixedly at the viewing area.

The comments section erupted as well.

"Heavens, I finally made it!"

"God, I want to kick this filmmaker's ass!"

"It's starting, it's starting!"

"Go, go, go!"

Under everyone's expectant gaze, the darkness slowly faded, and light appeared on the screen...

California, USA.

On a famous talk show.

The large screen in the hall was also playing Origin Net's film, and mountains and trees slowly appeared on the screen.

At that moment, the middle-aged host James held up his microphone and curiously asked the white-haired old man seated on the sofa.

"As one of Hollywood's top ten directors, Director Lu, how would you evaluate this Origin Net film?"

Director Lu sat on the sofa, watching the slowly unfolding scene as he pondered. "I don't know how to describe it. It's too special."

"It feels very real, so real that I find it unbelievable."

James asked curiously, "All right, Director Lu. Now I have to ask on everyone's behalf—what do you think is bad about this film?"

Director Lu shook his head. "I think it may be lacking some truly spectacular scenes."

More than a hundred foreign audience members seated at the tables nodded in agreement.

"Then do you think it has anything to do with the recently discovered Prehistoric Ruins?"

"I'm not sure about that," Director Lu said. "But I think there should be some connection."

Host James nodded, then guided everyone's attention back to the large screen.

Onscreen, the progenitor of humanity, Adan, prayed to an unknown existence.

"God... beasts and cold are assailing us. Please bless us and help us. Help your son..."

Adan cried out urgently.

At that moment, a notification sound rang out.

Adan, the progenitor of humanity who believed himself to be a Child of God, sought the help of the Heavenly Father, of God, and prayed for the Father who was God to help him, the son...

Hearing this, some audience members at the show and hundreds of millions of netizens were all startled.

"Looks like there's no doubt that humans in this film were created by God."

"Yeah, otherwise why would Adan call himself a Child of God?"

The netizens agreed.

But as they kept watching, they gradually became bewildered. Adan had prayed for a long time, yet that unknown existence never appeared.

They had previously wondered whether it might be some kind of Aliens, but had it ended before it even began?

Nothing appeared?

At that moment, host James said at just the right time, "It looks like things aren't going well. God hasn't responded to them."

But just when everyone thought things would get worse, an unbelievable scene occurred.

"What is that?!"

"Oh my God!"

In the sky, strands of holy radiance flashed forth, mingling with glittering golden sunlight. Sacred and dazzling, they resembled an aurora, yet also seemed like the sun itself descending upon the world, brilliantly resplendent!

This celestial phenomenon had none of the feel of special effects. It looked like a divine miracle!

As the scene appeared, shock filled every face.

"God, how was this filmed? That's impossible!" Director Lu cried out.

No special effects could possibly create a celestial phenomenon like this!

It was too natural, too real, too breathtaking!

At that moment, everyone present shared roughly the same thought.

Host James asked, "Director Lu, what are your thoughts?"

Director Lu's expression turned grave. "I'm seriously beginning to suspect whether this film used real scenes from prehistoric times as its footage!"

James covered his mouth, shock appearing on his face alongside the other audience members.

Even a professional like Director Lu thought so, let alone the netizens.

"This isn't scientific!"

"Yeah. If I couldn't still see the sun in the sky, I'd think the sun itself had descended!"

"After prehistoric humans prayed, this miraculous celestial phenomenon appeared. Was this a divine miracle from God?"

One expert commented, "This may be some strange natural phenomenon. It should just be a coincidence."

"Expert upstairs, if such a strange celestial phenomenon really exists, could you please film it for us once?"

"Exactly! Damn fake expert! Are you trying to confuse everyone again?"

"There's definitely something wrong with this film!"

After seeing that breathtaking sight, the netizens could not help becoming suspicious.

Setting aside the Prehistoric Ruins, the strange aspects of this website and the abnormally realistic phenomenon that had appeared this time all made them begin to question the film's authenticity.

Could everything in it... have really existed?

At the Prehistoric Ruins site.

Professor Chen stared gravely at the computer.

"That god still hasn't appeared. What exactly is it?"

And how had that miracle-like celestial phenomenon been created?

Professor Chen also believed that this was definitely no ordinary film.

Moreover, that god was filled with mysteries. It was simply too enigmatic. Even now, he still had not figured out what it truly was.

Just then, everyone suddenly saw Adan and Hawa in the film become inexplicably excited.

What had happened?

The radiance in the sky slowly dissipated.

Then they noticed the two of them smiling as they searched the mountain for stones and other objects.

Most netizens were confused, but a small number stared at those stones with doubtful expressions.

"Flint?"

When they saw a pile of firewood appear, along with Adan raising a stone as if preparing to strike it, even more people looked doubtful.

Sparks flew!

Before long, a fire appeared amid a cloud of smoke.

The comments section exploded.

"Am I seeing this right? Fire?!"

"People had mastered fire in prehistoric times?"

After their shock subsided, doubts arose in the netizens' hearts.

"No, that's not right. They clearly didn't know how to use fire before. How could they possibly..."

Just then, Adan's words left them stunned.

Adan said reverently, "This is fire! This is a divine object bestowed by God during the ritual just now."

God?

The netizens froze.

Right then, the notification sound appeared.

Adan and Hawa, along with their children, all believed that this was something God had specifically bestowed upon humanity. Otherwise, how could such a marvelous thing—something that brought light and heat, yet flickered unpredictably—possibly appear in the world, much less be mastered by humans?

They believed that God must have taken pity on them, which was why fire had appeared in the world.

The netizens were dumbfounded.

"Fire was given by God? And it only appeared in the world because of God? That's impossible!"

Naturally, some people said this, and others refuted them.

A netizen with a somewhat familiar username, Brave Niu Niu, directly retorted, "How do you know it's impossible?"

"Besides, the strange appearance of this fire reminds me of a famous story."

What story?

The netizens immediately became curious.

Inside a rented apartment, a proud-looking young man in his late twenties typed away rapidly.

"The story of Prometheus from Greek mythology. I wonder if you've heard of it?"

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