Hanyu's first thought was to politely refuse and say he didn't want to.
He understood one thing: the more you knew, the more trouble you got into.
But in the end, for some inexplicable reason, he nodded.
Because he really was quite curious!
Zhishou smiled faintly. He rose to his feet and waved a hand. The place where they stood shifted again and again, until they found themselves on a desolate plain.
It was truly desolate, utterly lifeless. There was nothing but black earth and a murky sky.
Then a sudden clap of thunder flashed, as if breaking the world's silence, and a torrential downpour swallowed the land.
Zhishou took Hanyu high into the sky. They watched as the land became an ocean, then the ocean rapidly receded, leaving only rivers and lakes behind. The waters that had withdrawn flowed eastward, eventually forming a boundless sea.
The Endless Sea Domain!
Hanyu jolted, a vague realization dawning in his heart.
That clap of thunder had brought the rain, but it had also swept away the gloom. The first ray of sunlight shone upon the land.
Under their watchful gaze from above, life began to stir in this world.
All kinds of plants sprang from the soil one after another. Something called vitality appeared on this continent for the first time.
Then the evolution of all things flashed before them like frames in a picture, with new things appearing constantly. The images flickered faster and faster.
Until the moment when something called humankind appeared.
Hanyu had thought Zhishou was about to show him the conspiracy from ten thousand years ago.
Instead, the scene changed, revealing something else he hadn't expected.
Disasters struck all over the world, and every corner of the continent was rife with chaotic rules.
In some places, frost blades