As an observer, Chen Rui witnessed the birth of the entire universe and all life.
The earliest intelligent life evolved from the Book of Life and Death. Its name was "Ji."
Ji possessed the greatest power. By manipulating the origins of creation and destruction, he deduced and brought forth the second generation of intelligent life. He led them in continually absorbing and comprehending the power of the origins, while more lifeforms evolved into being one after another.
All manner of life appeared across the primary plane and many other planes.
To be precise, the origins of the universe were the true foundation from which all things were born. Ji and the second generation of intelligent life were no exception; they merely used the power of the origins to accelerate and guide life's evolution. Even without them, life would still have evolved and emerged.
Ji was the sole lifeform evolved from the Book of Life and Death, possessing supreme and peerless power. At the same time, he realized that the Book of Life and Death was the only existence capable of restraining him.
For this reason, Ji had more than once considered destroying the Book of Life and Death. Yet it was the most fundamental power left behind by the universe's evolution and simply could not be destroyed. So he settled for the next best thing, attempting to control or seal it. Thus, the Book of Life and Death gave birth to a second life—a key.
The key was no ordinary object, but a lifeform with an independent consciousness. Compatible with both the powers of destruction and creation, his name was "Lucifer," originally meaning "Supreme Key."
Chen Rui finally understood Lucifer's identity. No wonder Quiliana had called him "the incarnation of the Supreme Key"—Lucifer himself was the Supreme Key!
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