The Evil of the World

The 20-year-old Nangong Shuo unexpectedly gained the ability to weave the consciousness of others, and thus glimpsed the undercurrent beneath the surface of the world: ancient fears can condense into "concepts" that gnaw at reality, and human delusions can breed "visions" that distort space. He became a "dream weaver" without belonging, wandering on the edge, using stories to correct his cognition, appease abnormalities, and adhere to the loose creed of "a dead Taoist friend will never die a poor Taoist". Until he took over a strange story in the village: Legend has it that there is a "light-eating beast" in the back mountain. He locked the key descendant Chen San and prepared to use the dream as a guide to solve the problem as usual. But when he stepped into the forest in person, a greedy will to devour "existence" itself suddenly invaded his consciousness - it was definitely not a naturally formed concept, but more like an ancient predator with a clear hunger. What made him shudder even more was that in the devouring core of nothingness, he actually felt a strange sense of familiarity. Plans crumble and creeds falter. Nangong Shuo suddenly discovered that all the clues about this anomaly, this village, and even Chen San's bloodline pointed to his own blank past. When saving others may mean uncovering the origins of his own devouring, the dreamweaver who weaves stories becomes the protagonist of his own mystery for the first time. He must answer: When saving the world and exposing oneself become the same problem, should he continue to weave lies, or should he step into the dark truth about himself that even light can swallow?