"Looking at the next quest on the list, do I have to do it in order? Can I not choose?"
[Yes and No]
[As the host is not yet a full Creator God, these quests are designed to help you familiarize yourself with your newfound powers]
"That does make sense. System, please show me the next quest."
[System Update Detected…]
[New Quest Logged]
[Quest]: Create Universe Order (0/1)
[Description]: Time has begun to flow — yet without law, it spirals into meaningless infinity.
Stars flicker and die without pattern, and matter bleeds into chaos. As the First Deity, you must define Order — the eternal framework that separates Existence from Void
[Objective]: Define the governing laws of the newborn universe.
Using what he had learned in his previous life, Ji Chen began meticulously planning a way to complete this quest without copying the designs of another universe. Though it would be straightforward, it felt wrong.
"Why waste this opportunity?" he questioned. He wanted this universe to truly be his own — not some cheap replica of another god's creation. Yet no matter what, he still couldn't figure out how to create Order.
"Order… order… aha."
It hit him. Waving his hand, the Primeval Sea arose. From its depths, the Great Void was born. In moments, the universe began to drift — silently, endlessly, and now with purpose. Following this, he breathed life into the cosmos. First, he awakened the children of the skies — the stars.
With each glorious awakening, radiant flares spread across the infinite darkness, illuminating the newborn heavens. Now standing in the center of creation, Ji Chen adorned himself in a pure white and golden celestial robe — woven with intricate symbols that embodied the essence of the Primeval Sea. His eyes reflected the abyss: calm, endless, and pure.
Before him, the System's panel displayed the new quest.
[System: Authority of Creation – Active]
[Current Quest]: Create Universe Order (0/1)
Lifting his hand, he began once more to paint across the cosmos. His voice, silent yet endless, carried through all existence.
"As life is akin to death, death too must follow the laws of time. With my decree, order is formed as my will."
Golden symbols spiraled from his fingertips, spreading outward and breathing life into the void. His intent crystallized. The System responded instantly.
[Input Command Confirmed]: Bind chaos beneath the First Law. All that exists must follow Order.
A vast hum echoed through creation. Light bled from Ji Chen's eyes, spreading into countless luminous threads that wrapped around the universe. Each thread shimmered with divine purpose. The laws took form — gravity, balance, flow, death, entropy — the shepherds of existence. The void shuddered. Then, in subservience, it knelt.
[System Notice]:
[First Law Established]: "All that exists must follow Order."
[Result]:
• Chaos Bound: 99.7%
• Universal Stability: Active
• Dao Threads: Forming…
Lowering his hand, Ji Chen gazed upon the horizon of creation. The newborn universe glowed brightly, painted in the most beautiful colors — the hues of divine order. The first rule had been written. And in that moment, a faint smile curved his lips.
"Damn, I'm good."
Feeling comfortable, he continued onto the next quest.
[New Quest Selected]
[Quest]: Create Divinity (0/1)
[Description]: As the Primeval Sea flows, laws vibrate, and time passes. Creation gained structure — but no soul. To awaken true existence, divinity must be born.
Ji Chen understood this concept exceptionally well. A god without divinity is a vessel without essence. He exhaled slowly, his gaze settling upon a distant place. Through his understanding of time, he rode across the great river of eternity. Upon reaching the edge of the void, he created a vast, empty realm woven with laws and order.
There, he forged an orb containing the concept of [Divinity], transforming the endless plain into a divine land. Within this realm, he raised twelve Primordial Thrones and twenty-six Divine King Thrones — each corresponding to the titles the universe could currently bear.
Closing his eyes, he meticulously spent three hundred million years forging and developing the divine realm. At first, he came up with five hundred different versions. However, the process took ten million years, so he scrapped ninety percent of the designs.
After another two million years, he finally settled on a design inspired by an ancient mythology that had long been lost on Earth.
Through this mythos, he creates numerous concepts of divinity.
[Air] [Water] [Metal] [Fire] [Thunder]
These were among the first divine concepts formed through that myth. As the Creator God, he could not be bound by divinity. Still, he felt a strange satisfaction as the realm thrummed with divine energy.
Just then, as he continued silently forging, the System panel appeared.
[System Notice]
[Concept Created: Divine Soul]
[Effect]: Divinity established. Existence now possesses consciousness.
The Creator's essence has manifested as Divine Will.
[You have gained a new title.]
[Title]: Origin of Divinity
"So far so good," he murmured. "Now that divinity exists… can I create gods? But how should I begin? A God Emperor? Or… should I take the throne myself?". Doubt after doubt filled his mind. Unaware, as he lost himself in thought, his rank had already begun to rise.
[System Notice]
[Rank Advancement]: Primordial Deity → Primeval Deity
[Status]: Divinity Ascension Complete
Opening his eyes, Ji Chen saw a scene unlike anything before. As if he were one with the divine realm, all he imagined became possible. Smirking, he decided to have some fun. Calling upon a single drop of the Primeval Sea, he molded it beneath the Primordial Flames.
The substance twisted and flowed under his will until it became a colossal whale — one capable of swimming through the Primeval Sea itself. Enjoying the process, he fell once again into a divine trance, perfecting every ripple of its being. As another two million years passed, Ji Chen finally smiled. The creature before him was flawless — his first divine creation.
[User Panel]
Name: Ji Chen
Title: First Dawn of Existence · Origin of Divinity
[Concepts]:
◆ Father of Time — Creator of temporal flow; unbound by past, present, or future.
◆ I Am Who I Say I Am — Embodiment of Truth; reality bends to his declaration.
◆ (New) Divinity — Source of all godhood and spiritual hierarchy.
◆ (New) Death — Boundary of all life; governs the return of essence to the void.
[Abilities]:
◆ Time Immunity — Temporal laws cannot affect him; he exists outside linear causality.
◆ Divine Authority — All cosmic order and natural law originate from his will.
◆ (New) Soul Genesis — Creates and restores consciousness across realms.
◆ (New) ????? — Locked.
◆ (New) ????? — Locked.
[Lifespan]: ∞
[Current Quest]: Create 10 Galaxies
[Quest Progress]:
◆ Create Time — (1/1)
◆ Create Universe Order — (1/1)
◆ Create Divinity — (1/1)
◆ Create 10 Galaxies — (0/1)
[Universe Age]: 302,000,002 Years (and increasing …)