Divine Will Descends Upon Me

Li Shun was plunged into deep shock.

Before reaching the summit of Unsalted Mountain, Li Shun had imagined countless times what this deity might look like.

In his original understanding, perhaps the deity would be little different from the images of the gods passed down in Great Qian.

Such as Eastern Sovereign Taiyi, Heavenly Emperor Haotian, Jumang, Zhurong, and others.

Yet the strangeness of the deity before him far surpassed Li Shun's imagination.

Suddenly, a blizzard swept across the summit of Unsalted Mountain.

There was no wind at the summit, yet the goose-feather snow flew backward toward the dark, black heavens in a manner eerily unnatural.

At that moment, every sound between Heaven and Earth seemed to vanish.

But deep within Li Shun's mind, he heard a vast hum, like thousands upon thousands of babies crying beneath the water all at once, and like the celestial bodies of the universe shattering.

Thousands of black eyes upon the divine radiance stared in unison at Li Shun, the one who had ascended.

In an instant, Li Shun lost control of his body, frozen stiff and unable to move.

The Reason within him began to run rampant, trying to tear through his skin and force Li Shun to kneel before the deity.

And it wasn't only the Reason.

His entire body, all four limbs and bones, his five viscera and six bowels, even every single cell—

They all began to descend into utter chaos.

They wanted to betray their master, Li Shun, and offer themselves to the great deity before them.

Li Shun's body, against his will, sank to its knees before the being atop Unsalted Mountain.

His forehead pressed hard against the icy ground. His entire body felt a sincere thrill at this "submission."

At first, Li Shun felt inexplicable fear at