[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-myth":3,"chapter-after-the-myth-after-the-myth-chapter-1":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After the Myth",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":18,"prevChapterSlug":19,"totalChapters":20,"novelImage":21},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":12,"translator":16,"content_hash":17},2226181,4134,"Chapter 1: Prologue: Twilight of Earth","after-the-myth-chapter-1",1,"\u003Cp>Prologue: Twilight of Earth\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In August 2023, Earth's oceans were polluted by nations without a shred of restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In November 2038, the pollution spread globally, and a vast number of animals and plants died off or vanished. Some surviving organisms struggled to adapt to the harsh environmental changes; the genes of various flora and fauna began to mutate, and some unidentified species appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In January 2043, Earth's biodiversity plummeted, the human population suffered a cliff-like decline, and the average human life expectancy dropped to 60—a figure that continued to fall. Earth's resources dwindled sharply, and the pressure to survive grew ever greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the depletion of resources, the hegemony of a few Western nations, and the changes brought to humanity by biological genetic mutation, Earth entered a third chaotic war, which caused the population to shrink once more. Fortunately, this war was short-lived, ending in just three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war ended not only because everyone realized that continued fighting would only lead to humanity's extinction, but more importantly, because the number of mutated fierce beasts on Earth was increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These mutated fierce beasts were also known as genetic beasts, and their existence posed a grave threat to human survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Villages and small towns were constantly being slaughtered by genetic beasts. For the sake of survival and self-defense, martial arts began to flourish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In March 2044, the Earth Martial Arts Alliance was established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial arts cultivation was too slow and dependent on aptitude, so some proposed enhancing strength by altering human genes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In February 2046, the Earth Gene Alliance was established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In August 2048, the Ocean Gene Company produced the first genetic agent, the Ban-Ga Gene Liquid. This agent could alter human genes through injection, extending a person's life by 30 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In September, the same company developed the physical strength gene, Ku-Ka-Xi, which could more than double an ordinary person's strength, turning them into a top-tier external-force martial artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In July 2050, the West Wind Gene Company used electric eel genes to develop the Shi-Yin-Ai gene, which humans could fuse with. This gene gave people a very high probability of becoming electrical ability users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also from this year on that humanity on Earth embarked completely on the path of genetics, and the gap between social classes widened. This not only changed Earth's landscape but also altered the way humans lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strong stood high above, while the weak could only scramble for survival on the path of serving the strong. ===== CHAPTER 2 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",417,"2026-06-17T22:42:55.149Z","Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","20a73ff1c5998f8d7094e12dd15dee44c4ec832e66601d0f9348a1c20b162411","after-the-myth-chapter-2",null,1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-myth-cover.jpg"]