CHAPTER 385: 264 THE CRIME OF THE SCORCHING SUN (6K, FIRST UPDATE)

Herbert had a dream.

Unlike the previous dark illusion realm, this time he was clearly aware he was within a dream, and none of his senses were restricted.

However, Herbert could not move. He could only remain in place as an outsider, observing everything in the dream.

In the dream, Herbert was in a vast and boundless dark void.

He didn’t know how long he stayed there, always observing the darkness before him from an overseeing perspective.

No matter how much time passed, it seemed there were no changes here.

Finally, amidst the endless darkness and void, a formless force first appeared.

It was like a river flowing through the void, slowly disturbing the calm here.

Herbert’s consciousness was not quite clear, but at this moment, he instinctively knew the name of this force—Time.

And when this void had Time, everything finally began to change.

With the slow flow of Time, an existence was conceived from this primordial force.

It was a blurry shadow without a fixed shape, constantly changing with the passage of time.

That was the [God of Time].

His appearance did not bring any material, but merely allowed the concept of "change" to take root in the chaotic void.

He was like a silent observer, opening the conceptual beginning of this world.

And after opening the beginning of everything, he also reached his own end.

It was not death or a fall, for at this moment, the world had not yet conceived the concept of "death."

The shadow of the God of Time dissipated.

There was no grand struggle, merely a quiet fading between heaven and earth.

As if after fulfilling his mission, he gained rest.

With the fall of the God of Time, the power left behind began to stir the chaos.

And amidst the vortexes of chaos, a place began to condense heavy matter, gathering more and more until a massive clod formed.

[Mother Earth] gently awoke from this massive clod.

Following closely, the void around the earth began to gather moisture, consolidating into an endless ocean, attaching itself to the clod.

The [God of the Sea] was born amidst the waves.

And with the appearance of the earth and ocean, a powerful force began to manifest in the void above them.

A fierce wind gathered the air, uniting the earth and ocean, tightly wrapping them together to form a vast sky.

The [God of the Sky] descended.

Under the combined force of these three, the world began to slowly take shape.

Not as a planet, but transformed under immense power into an open continent, flatly spread out in the void like a scroll.

As Mother Earth, the God of the Sea, and the God of the Sky stabilized the foundational framework of the world, the first ray of light was born in the endless darkness.

A huge ball of light slowly rose in the void, spreading light like golden silk threads across the earth, ocean, and sky.

The [Sun God] was born from the radiance.

His body emitted endless heat and brilliance, dispelling darkness and bringing life and vitality to the world.

And perhaps as the radiance of the Sun God was too intense and fierce, a second ray of light appeared in the void.

A gentle phosphorescence spread out, and another slightly smaller light sphere emerged.

The [Moon Goddess] was born from necessity.

Her radiance also brought light to the world but provided more rest.

Uh.

And just as they passed across each other, the concepts of "day" and "night" emerged.

New gods were conceived as well.

...

Just as Herbert was watching intently, the "Genesis" before him suddenly disappeared.

His vision went dark, and when he could see again, his perspective was forcibly shifted, no longer the elevated, overlooking angle.

Herbert appeared on that continent.

He hovered in mid-air, beneath him were the deep seas and vast earth, above stretched the blue sky.

Time unknown had passed, and the land was already teeming with various plants and animals, the oceans swarming with life, and the sky filled with soaring beasts.

The world already had the concepts of seasons’ change, birth, aging, illness, and death...

And in the firmament, a monumental sun hung high in the sky.

The sun was unimaginably large, seemingly occupying half the sky!

The scorching rays like golden threads densely scattered into every corner of the world.

It was like the core of everything, with all light radiating from it, filling the world with radiance, leaving no shadow.

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Moreover, as Herbert was awed by this magnificent sight, he saw a god radiating brilliant light walking out of the sun.

The god’s figure was tall and majestic, as if capable of supporting the entire sky, each of his steps carrying endless power as he walked slowly in the sky.

The world became even more dazzling due to his arrival, and even the dark spaces within the void were illuminated by his light, with countless stars dimming under the fierce brilliance.

He did not descend to the continent but walked toward higher skies.

In his target’s void, a massive black vortex continued to devour everything around it, continuously releasing a fallen aura.