Devour! I Ate the System from the Start

Humans are the most numerous creatures in the Myriad Worlds, and also the most wondrous. Perhaps thanks to their sheer numbers, children born with special talents are always appearing among them.

How can you tell whether a child has a special talent? In most cases, it depends on the auspicious signs that appear at birth.

Some are born beneath strange flames descending from the sky, and when they grow up, they can control fire as easily as moving a limb.

Some are born as sweet rain falls from the sky and all things are renewed. When they grow up, their cultivation progresses by leaps and bounds.

Some are born as beasts of every kind pay homage, and grow up to become mighty figures in their region. Others are born on a night bright as day, and grow up to become sages revered throughout the land.

But Li Shitian was something else entirely. The "auspicious sign" at his birth was a truly spectacular sight.

They say that on that day, blood rained from the sky, the sun and moon both went dark, auspicious beasts wailed, and all creation lost its light. So when he grew up, several mighty figures joined forces to kill him. Fortunately, he had kept one last trick up his sleeve...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.