A Flaw

A thin, cicada-wing-like yet incomparably tough veil of light hovered all around, radiating fantastical seven-colored radiance, as though all the hues in the universe had converged and melded together. The instant it was touched, a gentle yet irresistible force slowly drew one inside.

The vast, boundless Chaos Cloud Sea was like a host of agile giant beasts, churning and surging recklessly. These chaos clouds were not a single shade of gray. As they flowed, all kinds of strange glimmers flickered within them—at times like twinkling stars, at times like burning flames. Every transformation seemed to reenact the birth and destruction of the universe. Deep within the sea of clouds, thick Chaos Thunder Pillars would occasionally crash down with an earth-shattering force, causing the surrounding space to tremble and warp.

Floating above the Chaos Cloud Sea were mysterious islands of varying shapes and sizes. These islands seemed to have been casually placed here by an invisible giant hand. Some resembled towering mountains thrusting straight into the heavens, their peaks shrouded in dense mist that concealed their mysteries. Others were like vast plains, covered in all kinds of strange plants. Those plants gleamed with unique light, and some could even produce pleasant sounds, as if recounting ancient tales. Countless radiant spiritual veins connected the islands, like the blood vessels of the universe, continuously conveying mysterious energy and filling the entire Myriad Phenomena Firmament with life and vitality.

When one looked up, one saw a vast starry sky, yet it was entirely different from the outside world. The stars were arranged without any pattern, and their sizes, colors, and brightness constantly changed. Some were like enormous rubies, radiating scorching red light; others were like dazzling sapphires, shining with a cool blue glow. Even more wondrously, mysterious streams of energy would often appear between