Shichen sat cross-legged in the Chaos Void, regulating his breath for a while longer. The restless source power within him gradually calmed.
He slowly exhaled a breath of foul air and opened his eyes.
The next moment, the River of Time flowed from his eyes once more. Its waters surged endlessly as Shichen rose to his feet and stepped into the river.
He stood quietly atop the river, looking down.
As though it sensed its ruler's mood, the once-still surface of the River of Time began to ripple. Waves rolled up, sending droplets flying, each one containing the mighty power to suppress the ages.
They leaped and circled around Shichen, as if trying to comfort their heavy-hearted ruler.
Shichen raised a hand and reached into the waves swirling around him.
The Power of Time was incomparably violent. Even Chaos Demon Gods could not ignore the scouring of such power.
Yet at this moment, that violent power of time became exceptionally gentle. As though conscious, it rubbed affectionately against Shichen's palm.
"Tell me... will I succeed?"
Shichen murmured softly.
The River of Time could not answer him. The waves around him merely spun faster, lightly patting his palm.
Shichen smiled faintly.
With one step, countless epochs retreated behind him.
At last, he stopped at the beginning of history, in the era when chaos had first opened.
He lowered his gaze.
Within the River of Time appeared the sight of countless enormous eggs scattered across every corner of the Chaos World.
Shichen shifted his gaze toward a massive azure egg.
Within the egg, a new consciousness had just been born, still blankly observing everything around it.
Suddenly—
A gigantic eye appeared in the chaotic heavens!
That eye coldly swept over every giant egg. At last, the Eye of the Great Dao's gaze