Acquire the dark forbidden code, the gods worshiped by the world are all monsters

It took me three years to assemble the complete text of *The Legend of Darkness*, an ancient forbidden book lost for thousands of years. When I finished reading the final prophecy, strange eye-like shadows lingered in my vision, and the heavenly filter that had been born to restrain all living things shattered. From that moment, I possessed a pair of pupils that could see directly into the source of things. Setting aside the ornate cloak of mythology, I was horrified to discover that Pangu was not the towering creation giant of legend, nor was Nuwa the merciful holy mother who saved humanity. The origins of the countless ancient gods, worshipped by millions, were nothing more than chaotic mutant beasts bred by darkness. The so-called creation of the world was merely the instinctive struggle of a giant beast upon waking. The molding of humans from earth was simply the creation of the gods’ carrion. The miracles praised by generations were only great shifts in the world, inadvertently caused by a monster’s breath. The dark, turbid air leaking from the ancient text spread everywhere. My closest friend, who had been by my side for over ten years, was the first to be eroded. Once gentle and mild-mannered, he gradually became sleepless and paranoid. Ancient whispers haunted him every night, twisting his thoughts, breaking his rational restraints step by step, and slowly driving him toward madness. At the moment my friend was completely overcome, the full power of the dark forbidden book erupted, tearing apart the time and space of the present world and dragging me into a wild, primordial age when chaos had just begun. Bearing a unique cursed eye, I stood before a vast wilderness filled with deformed ancient gods, while behind me lay my homeland, gradually declining and hiding unseen dangers. I had to avoid the ever-present watchful gazes of the gods, and also find a way to save my best friend from the erosion of the turbid air. Only when all the layers of disguise were stripped away did I finally realize that the Chinese mythology passed down through the ages was, from beginning to end, a vast and carefully planned deception.