1 Prologue: Sowing seeds

The river of stars stretched across the great expanse of the universe, seemingly unending. In the middle of the twisting river stood an old, hunchbacked man. In front of him was a dark space, where all the light from the stars around him could not reach and would never reach. It was churning and expanding, as if something was trying to escape. He let out a soft sigh, and stretched out his palm. An old, croaking voice which had not been used for millions of years once again echoed throughout the dark space.

"Seal".

A golden light which rivalled the radiance of the stars poured out from his palm, agglomerating to form a huge golden palm. A power which tore apart space for billions of miles emanated from the palm. The golden palm flew forward and landed on the dark space. The palm wrapped around the dark space, forming a golden membrane. The churning was suppressed and almost instantly, curses rang out from the ark space. "Old Geezer, one day we will escape, and you will pay for your transgressions!" A boundless roar capable of shredding reality exploded from the depths of the darkness. The growling increased and space shuddered once more, as if dreading the power of the individuals sealed within the dark space.

"Hear me, for this is probably one of the last times you will hear this old one's voice. I would advise you not to rampage the universe once the seal expires. Heed my words. I only say this as a responsibility to my race. Other than this, I have no more responsibility."

"HAH! Your race? I curse you to be exterminated by our race, traitor. You think we can let this banishment go? The universe will burn, and you with it."

Powerful words of an ancient language lost through time tore through the darkness, booming next to the All-Seer's ears. His back noticeably stooped even more, as if the guilt of betraying his race weighed even further on his shoulders. After some time, he stood up straight and spoke " I will never regret what I did, and would banish you savages if I got the chance again." The roars began to shake space even harder.

"My prophecy is my last debt paid to you, so listen well"

Mystical runes surrounded the All-Seer, and words from the ancient tongue began to flow from his mouth. The stars dimmed and flickered, as if disapproving of what was going to take place. Red lightning the color of blood tore itself from the stars and streaked through space, forming a cloud of red tribulation lightning. It was as if veins of blood ran through the body of a massive entity, converging at its heart, which was the dark space. The cloud surrounded the old man and the dark space, enveloping the stars. As the words poured out from his mouth, the universe itself began to groan and shake. His eyes turned blurry, and layers of fog expelled itself from his body.

" Shaking the heavens, destroying the earth, the God reigns supreme; wisest across the ages, unparalleled in the primordial arts, the Magus Ancestor spits in the face of the divine; cruelest yet the kindest, altering the laws of heavenly judgement, the Devil is undefeated; transcending all, putting nothing in his eyes, the Immortal expounds on the Dao. Four great beings, the Immortal leading, the God suppressing, the Magus Ancestor destroying, the Devil judging, fighting against the eternal darkness."

After the final words were uttered from his mouth, the old man spat out blood and became noticeably paler. Astral winds howled and the tribulation lightning struck the body of the All-Seer, causing him to fly backwards. He gritted his teeth, and shouted "Condense!" The blurry layer of fog surrounded the All-Seer, blocking off the lightning. The fog rippled and folded under the force of the lightning, but managed to eventually resist it, before vanishing away. Red lightning shot out again from the tribulation cloud, forming a massive red dragon and an undying phoenix. The dragon and the phoenix were absolutely massive, with wingspans of billions of miles. The stars looked like specks of dust, shaking under the might of the creatures. The dragon roared, and soared towards the old man with its mouth wide open while the phoenix screeched and shot forward, dispersing lightning from its wings. The two mighty beasts wove and intertwined, creating a beautiful yet deadly dance of death. The old man coughed out blood once again, and roared "Reverse!" An enormous wheel with mystical runes shone on his chest and projected itself onto his blood. The wheel then began moving in reverse, slowly shrinking. The dragon snarled and the phoenix screeched while imploding, causing the lightning to streak back into the stars. The universe groaned once again, and turned silent.

Upon hearing the words spoken, there was stunned silence for a short while, before laughter burst out from the darkness. One particularly loud voice echoed over all the others "All-Seer, you must have grown senile with age. The God and the Devil, uniting? Impossible! Even if they did, the magus ancestor died in the First war and the immortal is merely a legend. The 3 great worlds are mere husks of what they used to be, and even then we very nearly wiped all of them out, except for your great betrayal which caused us to lose. I can sense your life force weakening, and once you die, who can stop us, the Primordial Godkings, from rising again? We once ruled over all, and we shall do so again. Don't forget, you still have not caught my son yet, so who knows, you might get wiped out before we even get released again. All-Seer, you still have a chance, if you release us, I can give you the chance to take the place of crown prince again, even over my own son. It's just a matter of time anyway."

An enormous hand suddenly pierced through the darkness. The horrendous power emanating from the hand even made the All-Seer's eyes sharpen. "I did not expect you would circumvent the lack of yuan qi in the Undying Prison." The All-Seer coldly commented. "There are many things you are unaware of, secrets which would make you and even me shudder." The booming voice suddenly quavered, as if dreading retribution from speaking those words. The universe suddenly boomed, even louder than the groan which echoed throughout the universe when the All-Seer delivered his prophecy. The voice paused, then once again continued "Just by grasping a tiny glimpse of that item, and opening my eyes to the truth, allowed me to develop a whole new understanding of this universe, and thus circumvent the lack of yuan qi." The hand stretched forward and beckoned. "Last chance." The All-Seer looked at the hand, smiled, and spat on it. "Never in Eternity." The hand shrank back and a voice roared "You refuse time and time again! When I come out, I will torture your soul for eons to come!" The All-Seer turned around, ignoring the roars, and stared into the depths of space. "The seeds have been sown, and the die is cast. The one possibility out of the myriad futures which can save us has a slightly higher chance of happening. I hope I chose the right people." The All-Seer closed his eyes, and slowly walked into the cold darkness of space.