The primordial chaos split the earth and opened its veins; after the Dragon and Phoenix Tribulation, calamity's ashes settled.
In the beginning, there was no sky or earth, no birth or death, only a mysterious, unfathomable primordial energy that churned without end. This energy was called Chaos, and within it gestated three thousand gods and demons, each bearing fragments of the Great Dao of Chaos. They generated and checked one another, shaping a balance out of disorder. After countless trillions of years, a giant god emerged from Chaos. His name was Pangu. Born with divine strength, he wielded an axe that had taken shape within Chaos. Chafing at the oppression of Chaos, he raised his arms and cried out
