[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-sky-fell":3,"chapter-after-the-sky-fell-after-the-sky-fell-chapter-878":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},2281734,4462,"Chapter 878: The Avatar","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-878",878,"\u003Cp>In the silent night, strange sounds echoed within the sealed building—the shrill crying of a little girl, the wailing of a woman—but with one final piercing scream, the battle between the living and the dead finally gained some victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After relentless sacrifices by the living dead, one of the dead was finally extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the most vicious male corpse—the one who had slashed Li Yi with a knife in the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the living had not escaped unscathed; at least three of them had been killed by that corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the danger had not been lifted; the wails of the dead still continued, but their chances of survival were now far greater than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through observation, Li Yi understood why the living dead could resist the dead to some extent—he had seen the man with half his face charred briefly transform into a corpse and fight the invisible wraith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that state was hard to maintain and lasted less than ten seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exiting that state, it was nearly impossible to re-enter it quickly, requiring others to step in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by rotating in this way could a dead one be worn down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s truly not easy,” Li Yi murmured after understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time slowly passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one o’clock in the morning, several more living dead fell within the building—but their deaths were not meaningless; the woman’s wailing ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second corpse was worn down; now only the crying girl remained in the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle was no longer in doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With endless reinforcements, the living ultimately prevailed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surviving living dead began to slowly withdraw from the building; their condition was dire—though no visible wounds marred their bodies, they radiated an aura of deep, invisible ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the damage inflicted by the dead was not physical; it could not be seen by the eye, yet the victim felt the wounds clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these wounds could not be healed; over time, they only worsened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, those injured would most likely die swiftly within the next one or two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s over. The three dead within this haunted mansion have been eliminated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman named Han Chuan now had only one eye left; the other had shattered, and one arm hung limp, useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope our sacrifices were worth it,” another surviving living dead said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not precisely counted, this mission had claimed six or seven dead and over ten wounded—nearly wiping out two squads of living dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the state possessed the power to assemble so many experts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Hua, stationed beside the building, said with a grim face: “Everyone has seen your efforts. No sacrifice has been in vain. The living of tomorrow will remember you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With the dead gone, the haunted mansion’s power will weaken, and this building will gradually return to normal,” Han Chuan added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yellowed lights inside the building were rapidly extinguishing; incomprehensible energies dissipated, causing the once-distinct residential tower to blend indistinguishably with the surrounding buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the hollow windows of the building, they saw another scene—a different world, alien and peculiar, filled with towering skyscrapers radiating futuristic sci-fi aesthetics, with faint streaks of light flashing across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others saw it too; their faces changed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yang Hua remained calm—he knew it was no illusion; it was indeed a glimpse of another world, temporarily connected due to the haunted mansion’s unique nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the haunted mansion’s power was fading, the scenery of the other world had briefly manifested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky, precisely engulfing the building behind them—the very one that had just ended its battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The building vanished entirely in the thunderous light, leaving not a single fragment—only a massive, charred crater remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those nearby recoiled in shock, for they could feel the terrifying power within—just a wisp of its leakage would erase them utterly from existence, leaving no corpse behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve done well. You’ve fulfilled your promise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi’s voice carried on the lightning—he sat upon a cloud of auspicious mist, his once-clear form growing increasingly ethereal, as if he would vanish from this world in the next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is our duty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Hua forced himself to remain calm, squinting through the lightning: “But Master Taiyi, your appearance seems… unusual.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry. I am merely a manifestation of magic power—a mere avatar. My true self has not descended into your world. My purpose here was solely to destroy this cross-dimensional nexus. Now that it’s done, I have no reason to remain,” Li Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An avatar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone snapped their heads upward, staring at the figure upon the cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This being, capable of destroying worlds, godlike in power—was merely an insignificant avatar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Hua stood frozen, equally stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi continued: “I said that if you succeeded, I would leave you a gift before departing. I cannot take it with me, so I leave it for you to use.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of his hand, a storage ring fell from the air, glowing as it shot toward Yang Hua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Hua caught the light, staring in astonishment at the ancient ring in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Taiyi, perhaps we could still speak further—there’s no need to leave so soon. For the people of this world, your presence might be the turning point between the living and the dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi smiled: “Saving the world is your duty, not mine. I have witnessed too many worlds consumed by despair. Yours still holds more hope than despair—it’s already quite good. Do not rely on powers foreign to your world; it will bring you no good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt no lingering attachment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last remnants of his avatar’s power surged upward as a force of Long Hu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous dragon’s cry echoed as Li Yi’s body dissolved—silver scales gleaming, a true dragon roared skyward, as if determined to rend heaven and earth apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, a surge of power exploded, shaking the heavens and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All surviving living dead, and all personnel sealing the area, stared upward in awe as the silver dragon roared into the sky, trembling with primal terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gulf of existence had been stretched infinitely wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the sight of this never-before-seen creature struck them with profound awe—perhaps this was the true form of Master Taiyi, and the human guise had merely been a disguise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver dragon pierced the clouds, surged into outer space, until its power finally exhausted—dissolving into streaks of lightning that vanished from this world, leaving no trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he gone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside a patrol vehicle on the sealed road, Zhao Hongjie, the chief, stepped down and gazed at the retreating silver dragon in the sky, his eyes filled with loneliness and regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a divine being—pity he refused to remain in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, the war between the living and the dead might have ended here and now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such world-shattering power—yet it was only an avatar. This is far beyond mere cultivation or evolution. Clearly, mortals understand gods far too little.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Zhao Hongjie received news—he read the message Li Yi had left behind, and his shock deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could scarcely imagine what scene would unfold if the true self descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this mission’s gains were still immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The several mobile phones, once recharged, had activated their artificial intelligences—many technological bottlenecks were shattered overnight. With this bounty, the nation would undergo a revolutionary transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Zhao Hongjie smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad he never had the chance to thank Master Taiyi face to face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li Yi’s avatar dissolved, his consciousness instantly returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, in the old district of Tianchang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi, atop the auspicious cloud, suddenly opened his eyes—and saw the residential building before him rapidly collapsing, deprived of its sustaining force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems my avatar succeeded smoothly—only two days to complete the task.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Yi thought to himself. He did not know what his avatar had endured or what had transpired—memory could not cross between worlds. He only knew the avatar had perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it did not matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the goal was achieved, the details were irrelevant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Li Yi was certain: that world was indeed troublesome—otherwise, the avatar would have returned immediately. It would not have died there.\u003C\u002Fp>",1377,"2026-06-20T01:27:08.613Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fc2725b8d0101d98b070c2c5da61c06edc7dafd1728be11aec853bd402a0e8a6","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-879","after-the-sky-fell-chapter-877",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-sky-fell-cover.jpg"]