In the boundless Void, two colossal serpents—one large and one small, one radiant and one dark—tore through the featureless darkness and headed straight for the Crystal Wall now exposed to their sight.
As the Twin Serpents approached the Grafting Point between the Crystal Wall and the Multiverse, it expanded on its own until it was large enough to admit the Creation Serpents.
The pitch-black opening waited for its prey like a trap in plain sight.
"A trap set by ants!"
The Evil Serpent's deep voice rang through the Void. Warm air streamed from nostrils as vast as black holes, and the serpent plunged into the opening.
The Good Snake followed close behind.
After the two great serpents entered the Crystal Wall, the God of Disguise and Illusion appeared beside the Grafting Point, wearing the White Mask.
"God of Disguise and Illusion!"
At that call, the Grafting Point twisted and vanished.
Meanwhile, at the far end of the Multiverse, an enormous Grafting Point rose into being. Radiance from the Crystal Wall beyond the universe seeped across its boundary, creating a spectacle that even True Gods could scarcely see.
At that moment, Disguise and Illusion had swallowed reality.
The Lord of Omniscience floated in the Bottomless Abyss, holding the Harp. His gaze pierced the thick black clouds and took in everything happening across the Multiverse.
As Disguise and Illusion spread, he sensed it at once.
"Want to play hide-and-seek with me?"
The Multiverse within the Lord of Omniscience's eyes evolved at breathtaking speed as he stripped away everything that did not belong, everything that had developed unnaturally.
But just as he was about to remove the last of the disguises and illusions, the Multiverse in his eyes abruptly stopped. More of them than before poured in without end.
It was as though