[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-190":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After the Sky Fell",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2281046,4462,"Chapter 190","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-190",190,"\u003Cp>Li Yi and Engineer Zheng drove their off-road vehicle back into the ruined district.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruined district was no longer what it had been; ferocious beasts roamed here, and traces of transcendent beings appeared—but fortunately, cultivators from Tianchang City routinely passed through the ruined district to enter and exit the danger zone, so despite the dangers, the situation remained manageable, as many cultivators now moved through this area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wandered the ruined district, hunting for ferocious beasts, attempting to kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Engineer Zheng, don’t keep driving in circles here. Head deeper into the ruined district. The perimeter’s safe—any danger there’s already been dealt with by other cultivators,” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yi, we’re just on patrol. There’s no need to go deep into the ruined district,” Zheng said hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi replied: “Don’t worry—I can handle any danger we encounter. Nothing will happen. Besides, I want to kill a few ferocious beasts to earn some cash for household expenses. This kind of opportunity doesn’t come often; we can’t miss it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright then,” Zheng said, nodding after hearing Li Yi’s words, no longer insisting. He turned the steering wheel sharply and drove straight into the deeper ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, they spotted numerous cultivators resting beside the road. Each glanced at Li Yi’s vehicle but did nothing—most people here weren’t criminals; they only sought to hunt ferocious beasts for money and wouldn’t easily attack strangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, robbery yielded little. Ferocious beasts were now absurdly valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ruined district’s been a bit safer these past few days. It wasn’t like this before,” Zheng said as they drove deeper, realizing the danger wasn’t as severe as imagined—he understood the situation had shifted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi said: “One ferocious beast is worth over ten million. If I reached the Spirit Medium realm, I’d come here just to try my luck. Kill one, and you’re set for life. As a guide, how long would you have to work to earn what one ferocious beast pays?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True. When the profit’s high enough, danger doesn’t matter,” Zheng said. “That’s exactly what the Investigation Bureau wants to see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They chatted as they continued patrolling the ruined district.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The morning passed without incident. No urgent assignments came from the Investigation Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, at noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi and Zheng saw a ferocious beast burst out of a building, chased by over twenty cultivators who had opened their Spirit Medium channels. Though the ferocious beast was strong, it couldn’t withstand the numbers—it was cornered, surrounded, and finally slain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Insane. Twenty people killing one ferocious beast? Has it really gotten this bad?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng said: “Hunting ferocious beasts here carries the least risk. But those who truly want to make money must enter the danger zone—there are many ferocious beasts at the edge, but the death rate is high too. Risk and reward are always proportional. Hey, wait—Li Yi, I just got a new message from headquarters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What message?” Li Yi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng checked his investigator’s handheld device and said: “An observer reports a transcendent being is fleeing toward the ruined district. We’re to be cautious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Transcendent being?” Li Yi’s expression shifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About three kilometers ahead. Li Yi, let’s turn back. Avoid its path—we’re not strong enough to fight a transcendent being. We need Spirit Perception experts to handle this. Too bad Lin Yue’s still recovering at the training base; otherwise, this would be our chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng said, sounding regretful, then turned the steering wheel to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait,” Li Yi grabbed the steering wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Yi, you’re not thinking of going after that transcendent being, are you? I advise you to calm down,” Zheng said, sensing Li Yi’s intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We brought a sniper rifle. We have a chance to kill it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi narrowed his eyes: “And don’t you find it strange that a transcendent being suddenly fled into the ruined district? Normally, transcendent beings never move so openly during daylight—they’re intelligent, they hide. Unless this one was forced to flee here under threat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think someone chased it here?” Zheng guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know. But we can go check. If there’s an opening, strike. If not, we walk away. I don’t want to spend the whole day with nothing to show for it. Kill one transcendent being, and we earn over a hundred million.” Li Yi was tempted—he immediately told Zheng to keep driving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng, hearing this, gritted his teeth and slammed the accelerator: “I know this ruined district. Ahead is an abandoned building—perfect sniper position. If the transcendent being passes this way, we’ll spot it. Let’s try.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the spirit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi smiled: “When opportunity’s right in front of you, why not take it? But we won’t be reckless—if things turn dangerous, we retreat immediately. With my current strength, I’m not helpless against a transcendent being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t the green recruit he once was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After traveling the Four Seas and Eight Wildernesses, his courage had grown—he no longer feared danger or challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng nodded. As they sped forward, they soon reached the abandoned building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here it is. Li Yi, let’s go up and set up the rifle.” He immediately stopped the car and turned off the engine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi picked up the sniper rifle. The two sprinted up the stairs as fast as they could, aimed their rifles toward the danger zone, and loaded a special round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng also pulled out his binoculars to search for the target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Found it. Two o’clock ahead—something’s running this way. A white horse. No—it’s a white unicorn, its horn glowing. Confirmed: transcendent being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Zheng’s binoculars locked onto the target, his voice growing excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A legendary unicorn?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world actually had such a thing—and he’d stumbled upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see it. But the unicorn’s moving too fast, and at this distance, I can’t guarantee a hit,” Li Yi’s scope instantly locked onto the transcendent being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance was too great—he couldn’t be sure of a hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—someone’s chasing it. Spirit Perception experts. Li Yi, you were right. This transcendent being was indeed driven out of the danger zone,” Zheng said, watching through his binoculars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now we can’t shoot. That’s their prey. If we kill it, we’ll clash with Spirit Perception experts. I don’t recommend it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only if they kill it outside the ruined district. If it enters our patrol zone, killing it is my duty—even a Spirit Perception expert can’t object,” Li Yi said. “They had their chance. Let’s see if they can take it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re right. Let’s wait and see if they succeed. If not, we act,” Zheng agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t want to steal another’s kill, but they wouldn’t let a transcendent being slip past them so easily—once it entered the city, the consequences would be severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why investigators were patrolling the ruined district: to prevent exactly this kind of emergency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small team chased the transcendent being from the danger zone. Leading them were two Spirit Perception experts; behind them were three Spirit Awakening cultivators—five in total, a standard cultivator squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t let that transcendent being cross into the ruined district. Otherwise, it’ll be a mess,” said a Spirit Perception expert in his early thirties—Wang Yu, a member of the Tianchang City Cultivator Association. He usually devoted himself to cultivation and wouldn’t enter the danger zone unless forced by duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We finally got a chance to kill a transcendent being—we can’t let it escape. It’s already wounded from our earlier clash, or it wouldn’t have fled here in panic. Once it enters the city, it’s dead,” said another Spirit Perception expert, Du Mingfang, also from the Cultivator Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His reason for entering the danger zone was the same: he needed a transcendent being to complete his mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s moving too fast. We’re struggling to keep up. But the ruined district is our chance—it doesn’t know the terrain. We’ll cut it off here,” Wang Yu growled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Mingfang nodded. Both accelerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transcendent being, having entered the ruined district, sensed hidden danger. It halted, lifted its head, and scanned the surroundings with its blood-red eyes, assessing the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the rooftop, Li Yi immediately pulled back with his rifle, avoiding the transcendent being’s line of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now wasn’t the time to act—he didn’t need to draw its attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the transcendent being seemed to have sensed Li Yi and Zheng’s presence. Its ruby-red eyes fixed on the rooftop of the abandoned building. Perhaps because Li Yi had lowered his rifle and no longer posed a threat—or perhaps because it doubted it could kill Li Yi quickly—it ultimately abandoned its attack and let out a neigh, bolting in another direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this moment of hesitation gave the two Spirit Perception experts behind it their opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu unleashed his power, moving like a blur, reaching maximum speed. In an impossible instant, he appeared beside the transcendent being and, without hesitation, extended a single finger toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cosmic energy condensed on his fingertip, forming a sharp needle capable of piercing through anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This guy uses Guiding Art?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi, watching from the rooftop, instantly recognized the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this man’s Guiding Art was unconventional—he concentrated all cosmic energy into a single point, creating immense penetration power, enough to pierce a transcendent being’s defenses and kill it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unicorn sensed the danger and reacted instantly, raising its glowing horn to meet the strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This extraordinary creature, the unicorn horse, sensed the danger and reacted with incredible speed, its glowing horn meeting the attack head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave rolled outward, energy scattered, ripples expanding from their center, followed by dust and cracked ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this simple clash held immense power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu grunted, quickly retreating, blood trickling from his lips, his skin cracked in multiple places—he was badly injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unicorn, however, remained unharmed. It reared its hooves and charged at Wang Yu, aiming to crush him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the unicorn horse remained unharmed; instead, it reared its hooves and charged toward Wang Yu, aiming to crush him outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the other Spirit Perception expert struck. His eyes glowed, illuminating the surroundings as if casting a gaze-attack—but this wasn’t a mere gaze-attack. The transcendent being froze in place under that strange light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, another spiritual sense expert surged forward, his eyes glowing as if illuminating the entire surroundings—he seemed to unleash a gaze technique upon the extraordinary creature, yet this was no ordinary gaze technique, for the moment that strange light struck the creature, it froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu praised him, quickly regaining his composure. Cosmic energy gathered in his body, and he extended his finger once more toward the unicorn’s skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piercing its head—no transcendent being could survive that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the transcendent being was far from easy to defeat. At that moment, the unicorn broke free from Du Mingfang’s influence, sensed the threat, and reared its hooves—lifting itself into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the extraordinary creature was clearly not so easily subdued; at this moment, the unicorn horse broke free from Du Mingfang’s influence, sensed the danger, and instantly reared both hooves, levitating into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stunned the two Spirit Perception experts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unicorn’s iron hooves glowed faintly, as if stepping on air, lifting its massive body upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not flying—it’s manipulating cosmic energy into a solid form beneath its hooves to ride it. Transcendent beings are truly formidable. Luckily, it’s not aggressive—if it were, we’d both be in danger,” Wang Yu’s gaze sharpened as he realized the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not flying—it’s spiritual manipulation of cosmic energy, condensing it into a solid form to step upon. This extraordinary creature is no simple matter. Fortunately, its aggression is weak; otherwise, both of us would be in danger.” Wang Yu’s gaze sharpened as he saw through the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unicorn, now airborne, glowed again—its horn blazed with light, engulfing the two men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as the unicorn horse soared into midair, its horn flared once more, bathing the two of them in radiant light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were bathed in white light, everything around them blindingly white. Then, as if struck by a heavy kick to the head, dizziness surged—blood poured from their noses, ears, and eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were engulfed in white light, the surroundings now a blinding expanse of white; then, as if struck by a heavy kick to the head, they were instantly seized by dizziness and vertigo, blood spurting from their noses, ears, and eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both stumbled and collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn. No wonder it broke free of your control—it can launch psychic attacks too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu tried to rise, but he couldn’t recover in time to fight again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why didn’t it use this attack from the start? Why wait until it was cornered?” Du Mingfang gritted his teeth, face streaked with blood, looking monstrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu said: “Because in the danger zone, the space was too vast. If it used this attack, we could’ve retreated quickly. Here, surrounded by tall buildings, our movement’s restricted—so it chose this moment to strike. We didn’t chase it into the ruined district. It lured us here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu said: “It’s because the danger zone was too vast before—if this extraordinary creature had used such an attack, we could have quickly withdrawn. Now, with skyscrapers all around, our movement is restricted, making it easier for it to strike. We didn’t chase it into the ruined district—it lured us here deliberately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t finished speaking when his pupils shrank sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above them, the transcendent being, hooves striking air, let out a neigh and charged straight toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the extraordinary creature in midair stamped its iron hooves through the air, let out a neigh, and charged straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed was unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two had just been struck by a mental attack; even though their spiritual sense had detected it, they could not dodge at this moment—their bodies were partially unresponsive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Wang Yu’s chest was pierced through by the horn; a gush of blood spurted out, and he was flung into the air. Beside him, Du Ming was struck by a hoof and shot away like a cannonball, crashing through a wall and tumbling into an abandoned building—clearly demonstrating the terrifying power of this extraordinary creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roles of hunter and prey had reversed; the two spiritual sense experts were instantly defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining three spiritual realm cultivators who had rushed over were terrified, their faces pale, and they all retreated, putting distance between themselves and the creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You beast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu spat blood profusely, but the evolved creature’s vitality was exceptionally resilient—he was not dead yet, and tried to counterattack, yet his body felt utterly weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white light on the horn corroded the wound, tearing it open rapidly, causing him unbearable pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unicorn’s ruby-red eyes revealed a cold expression as it let Wang Yu’s blood stain its snowy body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extraordinary creature sensed something unusual, turned its neck, and its ruby-red eyes fixed on the top floor of the building just moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It knew two others were still there, but their strength was insignificant, posing no threat to it, so it had paid them no mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its reflected gaze, a sniper rifle on the rooftop was aimed directly at it—and at this moment, it faintly saw something hurtling toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed was too fast for it to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extraordinary M200 sniper rifle fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A specialized round shot out at high velocity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bullet hole pierced through the creature’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immense force made the unicorn stagger, nearly toppling over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the extraordinary creature’s vitality and bodily resilience were astonishing—this caliber of sniper round merely left a hole, failing to tear its body apart; instead, the unicorn, still spitting blood, managed to steady itself and refused to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three more shots followed in rapid succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One aimed at the head, one at the heart, another at the abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, three more bullet holes appeared on the creature’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bullets tore through its frame, inflicting further grievous wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the unicorn let out a mournful cry and collapsed heavily to the ground, unwilling to surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the Investigation Bureau—they used an extraordinary M200 sniper rifle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu immediately realized what was happening; seizing the opportunity, he gritted his teeth, broke free from the horn’s grip, and crawled ten meters sideways, escaping the sniper’s line of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dared not gamble that the shooter might make a mistake and shatter his skull too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Yi stood high above, raising his sniper rifle and aiming it at the unicorn lying on the ground, bleeding profusely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He considered whether to fire a fifth round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But judging by its condition, it seemed unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being struck by four bullets, the extraordinary creature’s life had finally reached its end—it lay twitching on the ground, gasping, with no possibility of rising again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well done, Li Yi! We actually succeeded in killing an extraordinary creature!” Zheng Gong exclaimed beside him, both excited and thrilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shooting opportunity had been perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the extraordinary creature had defeated the two spiritual sense experts and was about to deliver the killing blow, their vigilance was at its lowest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the only moment to guarantee a hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the creature nearly reacted in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And moreover,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This extraordinary creature had apparently never seen a sniper rifle before and had no defense against firearms—otherwise, Li Yi would not have succeeded so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>",2922,"2026-06-20T01:26:56.586Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b101ddfe37951e7a2ef17a1f2804120ff2446c3bc970e56710526c65fe42baab","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-191","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-189",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg"]