Izanagi’s consciousness was not whole, but that did not mean he lacked awareness. Though filled with rage and other negative emotions, he saw the situation clearly. He knew that he could not win with a direct confrontation. Even though he had an undying body, he would only end up being sealed yet again. Worse still, if things dragged on too long, he risked provoking a heavenly tribulation.0

Thus, Izanagi chose first to enter his divine kingdom, both to escape his passive predicament and to avoid the danger of a tribulation.0

So, he opened his divine kingdom.0

Beyond the curtain lay a world of blazing flames and surging magma, thick with black smoke and the stench of sulfur. It was utterly unlike the divine kingdom that Qi Xuansu once glimpsed in Izanagi’s memory of emerald seas, vast forests, and endless cities.0

However, this was only natural, as the original divine kingdom had long since shattered. The remaining half could not preserve its former form. Moreover, its inner landscape was tied to Izanagi himself. The god who stood here now was no longer the same being he...0