Divine Light flickered as immense power filled the sky. Under its irresistible force, the heavy clouds were torn apart layer by layer and swept away, revealing the gloomy sky hidden beneath.
At the same time, whenever a god stepped out through the Gate of Heaven, a special band of light spread across the sky.
Each had a different color.
Some shone with the golden radiance of the blazing sun hanging high overhead, dispelling darkness and bringing light.
Others glowed with the gentle emerald hue of spring, bringing life wherever they reached.
The bands of light crisscrossed and filled the entire firmament in the blink of an eye. The world, previously shrouded in gloom and deathly silence after the sun and moon had been devoured, began to come alive at an astonishing speed.
Withered plants instantly shot up from the ground, while surging currents roared and raced onward.
Rebirth of All Things.
An indescribable emotion quietly spread through the crowd.
At first, the billions of humans were so shocked that they lost the ability to think. They stood rooted to the spot, their eyes filled with disbelief.
But as the light gradually spread across the entire continent, that shock slowly transformed into overwhelming emotion.
Yes, not excitement, but emotion!
It was an incomparably complicated feeling, mixed with shock, exhilaration, excitement, unease, bewilderment, and countless other emotions churning together in their hearts.
All it did was make their lips tremble back and forth, yet they could not utter a single word.
Meanwhile, apart from Thunder Monkey, who had gone to contact the Ancestor Gods, Curse Tiger, Crystal Dragon, and Elemental Boar, who were still watching the situation, stood dumbfounded, completely at a loss for what to say or do.
"One, two... seventy, seventy-one!"
Elemental Boar counted under his breath.
As if Death