Hao Ren stood in this illusion. Even with his eyes closed, he could still clearly "see" everything collapsing slowly in all directions. The Goddess's palace sank gradually into the blood-red sea amid creaking, splintering noises. Torrents of sulfur and fire rained down from the clouds upon this world. The ocean of Founding Star burned fiercely, filled with energy beyond mortal understanding. All sin and glory were reduced to ashes in the flames.
The inner layer of Founding Star seemed to have begun collapsing. Some unprecedentedly powerful force was accumulating deep within the planet. Amid the unending explosions, Hao Ren opened his eyes again. The last thing he saw was the golden Sun Disc stained with divine blood, shaking violently as though it were about to fall through a crack in the palace. He instinctively reached out to grab something, but he only managed to touch the edge of the golden disc before watching helplessly as it fell.
The Goddess's blood stained his hand, scorching hot like magma.
Another thunderous boom rang out. The dizzying sensation of the world spinning made Hao Ren lose consciousness at once. He drifted in a daze for an unknown length of time, passing through countless indescribable things, until he finally felt solid ground beneath his feet again.
"Hah—" Hao Ren instinctively exhaled deeply, as though trying to squeeze all the air from his lungs. His five senses, which had briefly failed, instantly returned. He could once again feel the temperature, the airflow, the light, and the sounds around him. He opened his eyes hazily and discovered that he was still standing on the altar from before. His fingers were jerking back from the black-and-red marks on the surface of the golden disc as though he had been shocked. It was an instinctive bodily reaction, because