These ten beams of ancient god light represented the inheritances of the ten great ancient gods.
When these ten rays of light shone forth upon the world, the wills of the ancient gods echoed through the void.
Within those lights, the figures of the ten great ancient gods slowly emerged.
Ten figures, each possessing might enough to shake the heavens.
Every figure seemed capable of overturning heaven and earth, moving mountains and seas, plucking stars and bringing down the moon.
The Ancient God of Time, Zhu Jiuyin, had a human head and dragon body, his entire form crimson-red. He stood ten thousand zhang tall, with the power of time circling around him.
The Ancient God of Space, Dijiang, had a face like a yellow sack, red as Pill Fire, six legs and four wings. Chaotic and faceless, he grasped the Great Dao within the void.
The Ancient God of Wood, Jumang, was green as emerald bamboo, with a bird's body and human face, riding two dragons beneath his feet. Around him stood ancient trees rising from the earth and piercing the clouds, overflowing with endless vitality.
The Ancient God of Fire, Zhu Rong, had a beast's head and human body, red scales draped over him. Fire serpents pierced his ears, fire dragons lay beneath his feet, and he commanded all the fires beneath heaven—the true sovereign of myriad flames.
The Ancient God of Metal, Rushou, had a human face and tiger body, gold scales covering him and twin wings growing from his shoulders. A serpent pierced his left ear, two dragons bore his feet, and his eyes gleamed like golden light, sharp beyond compare.
Then there was the Ancient God of Ice, Xuanming, with a human face and bird body. A green serpent hung from each ear, another lay beneath