Why the Gods Descended into the World

"First, purely out of boredom and curiosity."

The Ancient Web's first explanation left Li Shun dumbstruck.

"Boredom? Curiosity? What do you mean?" Li Shun could not help asking.

"The Outer Gods were born from Chaos and are all but deathless. Apart from Chaos itself, little can truly threaten their lives. Their long lives have stretched across countless ages, and some of them naturally grow bored. Meanwhile, Chaos has gradually given rise to all manner of worlds besides the Outer Gods. The beings within those worlds are utterly unlike them, so naturally, they become curious."

"Compared with those worlds, the Outer Gods are far too powerful. If they forced their true bodies inside, they might burst a world apart in an instant. Thus, they can only send down projections or separate off a negligible wisp of thought to observe it up close."

"Yet even then, the power an Outer God reveals is more than the fragile beings of a world can bear. Those who encounter one go mad; those who behold one die."

"Mortals therefore fear the Outer Gods and regard their descent as an invasion, a calamity."

"In truth, that is entirely because mortals are weak."

The Ancient Web slowly explained it to Li Shun from the perspective of an Outer God.

But Li Shun, being one of those weak creatures, instinctively recoiled from the answer.

Even though he knew there was some truth in what the Ancient Web said.

Compared with the many unfathomable Outer Gods, humanity was indeed far too fragile.

The Outer Gods he had encountered flashed before his eyes once more.

Taiyi Xuanpin, Formless Suspended Skull, Hunkun Chixiang...

Every one of them possessed a terrifying power that mortals could scarcely imagine.

But precisely because of that, Li Shun soon spotted a flaw in the Ancient Web's