[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete":3,"chapter-starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-102":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from the Apocalypse, I Alone Severed Eternity",{"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},2312484,4518,"Chapter 102: Wind Realm — Farewell to the Heart Demon","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-102",102,"\u003Cp>【From the End Times, Alone Cutting Through Ten Thousand Ages】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Long Yu Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators gathered together, bustling and noisy like a marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Dong Yu and the other two calmed everyone, all were delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as a sage rivaling an Earth Immortal intervenes, the threat of the Demon God will be effortlessly resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, not long had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cataclysmic tremor came from the direction of Tongchang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tremors continued without end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, cultivators each displayed their own abilities, using spells to gaze afar at Tongchang’s scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This mushroom cloud of smoke and dust—what immense power the sage possesses.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes, there’s not a trace of magical energy fluctuation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is pure, ultimate physical strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh! I regret it now—why didn’t I take the body cultivation path back then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You? Want to take the body cultivation path? Body cultivation demands innate talent—do you understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s said that those who achieve great mastery in body cultivation all possess extraordinary bloodlines, carrying the blood of ancient divine clans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean the Wu? Too bad such bloodlines were exterminated entirely by the end of the Qin Dynasty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This elder’s intervention proves he holds great righteousness—otherwise, how could the White Cloud Banner possibly have stopped him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yu Mountain was bustling with activity; cultivators were usually cold and distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had long grown indifferent to mortal affairs, and in the cultivation world, most practiced in austere seclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, bound by the Sacred Sages’ Heavenly Rules, there were no major news events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, they had no interest in discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it was different: the Demon God broke free, Yizhou was besieged, a sage emerged, standing against the Demon God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which one of these wasn’t a once-in-a-century event?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators’ excitement surged, becoming as gossipy as mortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, heaven and earth darkened, black clouds engulfed the sky, and the sun vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent wind swept across the entire realm, far fiercer than when Fang Shi had first burst from Long Yu Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bad! Spiritual energy interference—the view is gone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mine disappeared too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a spiritual energy anomaly—what’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alongside the strange sounds came violent fluctuations in spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators’ spells all failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The wind’s too strong—I’m being blown away! Grab me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can I grab you? I can barely hold on myself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With spells failing, cultivators were nearly powerless against the might of heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though their physical strength was great, against winds capable of uprooting towering ancient trees—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what did their physical strength matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter where they clung, they were swept away by the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous shout erupted from Dong Yu’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The violent winds around Long Yu Mountain began to subside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above his head appeared a cloud, mist-like and hazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Dong Yu’s Dao prototype, allowing him to use spell power even under abnormal spiritual energy conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the aged Daoist also acted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ball of blazing fire appeared above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of magic power, he pulled back those being blown away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, True Person, thank you, True Person!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, True Person, for saving my life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks poured in continuously—and only then did the cultivators suddenly realize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why were the three Long Yu True Persons called the pinnacle of Spiritual Sense cultivators?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter not finished. Click [Next Page] to continue reading—>>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【From the End Times, Alone Cutting Through Ten Thousand Ages】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this abnormal spiritual energy environment, all other Spiritual Sense cultivators were no different from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They, too, could not use spells, and at best, due to stronger physicality,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they wouldn’t be crushed to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Dong Yu and the other two could still wield spell power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then how astonishing must the Long Yu True Person be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Dao, why has the Dao of Heaven changed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Yu’s expression turned grave as he gazed upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed a terrifying heavenly might gathering in the direction of Tongchang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the punishment of Heaven—the fluctuation of Purple Thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aged Daoist’s expression was grim too; just moments ago, the Dao of Heaven had suddenly shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one thing that spiritual energy in heaven and earth began to fluctuate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the magic power within cultivators’ bodies also failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It refused to be controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if all cultivators were being abandoned by heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not been for their mastery of Dao prototypes, allowing them to partially command energy—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>every cultivator on Long Yu Mountain would have perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dong Yu, I don’t know either. I seem to sense her wrath within the Dao of Heaven.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But heaven and earth are indifferent—they treat all things as straw dogs. How can the Dao of Heaven have self-awareness?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Yu’s face was as cold as water: “Don’t discuss this now. I’ve thought of something serious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If even we struggle to withstand this disaster, what of mortals?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The entire land will be reduced to a wasteland of corpses—even if the sage destroys the Demon God, no life will remain in Yizhou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aged Daoist sighed: “Even the sage may not survive. The thunderstorm brewing there is not aimed at the Demon God.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My cultivation is deeper than yours; I sense the Dao of Heaven more acutely. The Dao’s target is certainly not the Demon God.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aged Daoist looked despondent: “If the Dao of Heaven wanted to strike the Demon God, it would have done so long ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why wait until now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Yu’s expression stiffened—he recalled a rumor: “The Dao of Heaven has a master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aged Daoist nodded sadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cataclysmic explosion utterly destroyed the entire land of Tongchang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust in the air was thicker than black clouds, completely obscuring the heavenly thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a hundred li radius, the earth had sunk, forming a bottomless pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red light filled its depths—molten lava in extreme heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tiny figure stood atop the lava.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes closed, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fang Shi, what are you doing? Why didn’t you kill your heart demon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice of Long Yu True Person rang out in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, Fang Shi’s fully charged punch had missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had passed by the heart demon’s location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it inflicted heavy damage, the heart demon remained unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her aura lingered within the lava, faint as a candle flame, yet as resilient as a blade of grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Through continuous study, you have attained Wind Realm I.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Through continuous study, you have attained Wind Realm II.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wind Realm II: What is wind? Some say it is the movement of air; others say it is the fleeting moment of joy. But today, you have your own understanding of wind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You may consume any form of energy to control wind—including but not limited to physical strength, spiritual energy, magic power, and spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter not finished. Click [Next Page] to continue reading—>>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【From the End Times, Alone Cutting Through Ten Thousand Ages】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when using any wind-related abilities, their power is amplified by 300%, including but not limited to spells, psychic powers, techniques, and supernatural abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you know how annoying you are?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi’s tone was icy, filled with indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, he spent one breath to comprehend Wind Realm I.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he spent two more breaths to comprehend Wind Realm II.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His originally good mood had been spoiled by Long Yu True Person’s endless nagging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fang Shi! You finally answered! What are you doing? Why haven’t you killed the heart demon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yu True Person burned with rage—it was so close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a slight deviation, and the heart demon would vanish from this world forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi coldly said, “Why should I destroy the heart demon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yu True Person shouted, “You promised me this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you don’t care about returning home, or about all living beings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You still promised me you’d help me eliminate the heart demon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi chuckled, “I did promise you—but that doesn’t mean I have to go die for it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Destroying the heart demon at the cost of my life? That’s a terrible deal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yu True Person’s voice turned cold. “What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi sneered, “Don’t play dumb. The moment I saw Purple Thunder, I understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I kill the heart demon, I’m finished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yu True Person said, “You’re overthinking it. Kill the heart demon now, and nothing will happen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you really think I lent you power without any countermeasures?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi coldly replied, “Still lying? Purple Thunder is the Thunder of Heaven’s Dao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter when or where—even if you traverse worlds and hide in the remotest corners of the multiverse—it will follow you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It won’t stop until it strikes you down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I had an Immortal body, I could endure it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But without an Immortal body? One strike and I’m dead on the spot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Working with you shows not a shred of sincerity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yu True Person sighed. “So you found out. I knew the chance was high, but I still hoped.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why must people be so smart? Sometimes ignorance might save your life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi said, “If you’d truly given me a way to live, I wouldn’t refuse to help you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But everything is just moonlight on water—what’s your real goal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice, violent and familiar, echoed in Fang Shi’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fang Shi, you already guessed, so why ask me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi heard his own voice and smiled coldly. “So it’s you. My heart demon—no, everyone’s heart demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yu True Person—or rather, the heart demon—laughed. “When did you start suspecting me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“During our second battle, I didn’t read any memory of this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi also smiled. “I never suspected you. I just wanted to preserve my life as much as possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyone who wants my life—be they Immortal, deity, or heart demon—I won’t agree.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon sighed. “It’s still my fault, but I have no choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This chapter isn’t finished. Click [Next Page] to continue reading >>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Starting from the Apocalypse, Alone in Eternity】【】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At this point, what can I do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m just a heart demon who wants freedom—why does fate always treat me so unfairly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi frowned. “You’re a heart demon, yet I’m confused.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your power is so great—why don’t you have any means to manipulate minds?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you could control me, wouldn’t your goal be achieved?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon sighed helplessly. “If I controlled you, twisted your mind, wouldn’t you just become part of this world?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recommended: Reading App is great—download it here. Everyone should try it out.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can I break the seal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I already told you—this world is the Tianzun’s dilemma.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She didn’t believe she could achieve perfect peace, so she gave birth to an invincible heart demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet she also didn’t believe the heart demon could defeat her, so the heart demon became trapped within the world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She is a contradictory, arrogant immortal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I must use your hands to destroy her seal, so I can escape this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heart demon, heart demon—the Tianzun treats this like trash.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She wouldn’t leave any lingering residue inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi suddenly understood. “So that’s why the Long Yu True Person you manifested gave me the Solidification Pearl—to strengthen my trust in you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why didn’t you just ease up in my spiritual sea and let me keep my four spiritual sense points?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon smiled cruelly. “I gave you the Solidification Pearl because I truly intended to kill you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I kill you, I can use the Deceive Heaven technique to trick the seal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Make the seal think I’m an outsider.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve watched every move you made on Long Yu Mountain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I sensed your sword art might harm me, so I immediately gave you the Solidification Pearl—to fight you properly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, if you kept dodging me, your chances of mastering that sword art would only grow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi asked curiously, “Then why didn’t you just interfere directly in the outside world and cripple me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon laughed. “If I weren’t a heart demon, I could do that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But because I am a heart demon, I’m bound by the sages’ rules.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet if I weren’t a heart demon, I wouldn’t be bound by this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The will of this world is the Tianzun’s will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She won’t let me leave—I have no choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But precisely because I am a heart demon, I can inherit the Sage’s Great Dao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon’s tone suddenly grew fervent. “Fang Shi, do you know what lies at the end of the Great Dao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, you don’t know—but I’ll tell you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The end of the Great Dao is rules. The Great Dao seems chaotic—but aren’t rules chaotic too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I once told you: the evolution of one rule is also a trait of another rule.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Every rule can independently evolve a world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take the Water Rule—it evolves into a Water World. Don’t be fooled by the life within.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They are all creations of the Water Rule—including all matter and energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They are all part of the Water Rule.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This chapter isn’t finished. Click [Next Page] to continue reading >>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Starting from the Apocalypse, Alone in Eternity】【】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These complete rules are as chaotic as the Great Dao, but they’re engraved into the foundation of the multiverse, hence called rules.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the path of the Great Dao reaches its end, it becomes an eternal rule.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Engraved into the foundation of the multiverse, present in every world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At that point, one possesses the greatness of a deity and the freedom of an Immortal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And the Sage is such a great being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Her heart demon Great Dao is one of the strongest rules in the multiverse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that I’ve inherited part of it, I can manifest as anyone’s heart demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I can fully inherit the Sage’s heart demon Great Dao—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can ascend in one step to the pinnacle of the multiverse, surpassing the Tianzun directly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, Fang Shi, with your intelligence, don’t you understand my greatness?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi understood perfectly. The heart demon’s current actions were exactly like how he had tricked Turs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi had once feared Turs would fight him to mutual destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he lost the dice roll, he’d be dead for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Fang Shi displayed his strength and intimidated Turs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He promised Turs resurrection in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the heart demon was doing exactly what Fang Shi had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the heart demon didn’t intimidate—he revealed. He directly told Fang Shi of his glorious future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Fang Shi listened, everything would be his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? So you mean, after you reach the pinnacle, you can resurrect me—even though the Purple Thunder erased my soul completely?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resurrection has three gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first trial is the physical body, and it is the simplest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the physical body is destroyed, the soul and spirit remain intact, making resurrection effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second trial is the soul; reviving the soul is far more difficult than reviving the physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The multiverse rarely causes true soul annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the most fragmented soul retains a minimal unit—the soul factor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a living being dies, its damaged soul follows ancient laws to the River of Minghe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as one has the ability to descend into the River of Minghe and retrieve soul factors, reassembling the dead soul into wholeness is possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the soul of the deceased being can be successfully revived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the difficulty of the second trial is undoubtedly far greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only an extremely small number of deities in the multiverse can accomplish this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third trial is the mind—some beings are so great that neither body nor soul can bind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deities are the best example: even if you destroy their bodies and erase their souls,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as long as faith endures, they will resurrect from the depths of the mind beyond perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder is one of the rarest substances in the multiverse capable of annihilating the mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the mind is obliterated, even deities can only stare helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart Demon sneered: “What is Purple Heaven Divine Thunder? The greatness of the Sage is beyond your imagination.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Heart Demon Dao is merely one of her Daos.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once I escape this world, I will fully inherit the Heart Demon Dao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you die beneath Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, I can resurrect you from nothingness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, Purple Heaven Divine Thunder isn’t unsolvable—you fear it only because your cultivation base is too weak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This chapter is not finished. Click [Next Page] to continue reading-->>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Starting from the Apocalypse, Alone in Eternity】【】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi smiled: “What a brilliant plan—to trick me into dying so you can gain freedom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where in the world is there such a wonderful thing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart Demon chuckled: “If the conditions aren’t enough, can’t we negotiate? Who ever refuses outright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here’s the deal: after I reach the summit, I’ll grant you immortality—you can choose to become a god or an immortal at will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t think I’m the Heart Demon and therefore untrustworthy. I only lie when attacking cultivators under the rules of the Heart Demon Dao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In normal times, I’m a honest and trustworthy Heart Demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi sneered: “Even if you keep your word, I don’t believe you can reach the pinnacle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are so many deities in the multiverse who share the same rules—I simply don’t believe you’re the only one who mastered the Heart Demon Dao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, even if you were the only one, I still don’t believe you can succeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same reason: the multiverse still has deities who monopolize unique rules.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some of them are even quite weak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart Demon sighed: “You still don’t understand the significance of a Heart Demon mastering the Heart Demon Dao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t something any mediocre being can match. Once I break free,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will ignite an endless divine war, seizing the Heart Demon rules from those who dare to claim them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And due to my own nature as a Heart Demon, I will advance unimpeded on this Dao.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi pondered: “What you say does make sense, but I won’t be tricked into empty promises.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give me benefits first, then sign the contract—and it must be the highest-binding Fate Contract.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart Demon hesitated: “I cannot give you too many benefits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The pure Celestial Sovereign energy I’ve collected over the years has already been given to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I give you more, you’ll become a native of this world—and then you’d be useless to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi asked: “What about knowledge? Can’t you give me knowledge? And what about the Transformation Pearl? Why not give me those too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart Demon sighed: “That’s precisely why I can’t give you more—everything you’ve consumed, used, or gained in this world,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is gradually transforming you into a native of this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knowledge is included as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you arrived in this world, every piece of knowledge you’ve acquired has been controlled by me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It never exceeded the transformation limit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi cursed inwardly—he had no way of knowing if the Heart Demon spoke truth or lies, but from its current attitude, it clearly refused to give anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No good. I won’t take a loss. Return to me all the refined metal I traded away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then elevate it into Immortal Refined Metal, and give me the cultivation method to strengthen my Golden Core.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demand the sky, bargain for the ground—Fang Shi refused to believe he couldn’t extract anything from the Heart Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t squeeze any profit from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart Demon seemed to consider, then said after a moment: “Elevating it into Immortal Refined Metal is fine—no problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the method to strengthen the Golden Core—I absolutely cannot give you. If I do, you’ll truly cross the line.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The contract can be signed—right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi said: “Don’t rush. Give me the Immortal Refined Metal first, and I decide where the contract is signed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, I’d rather die than sign it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This chapter is not finished. Click [Next Page] to continue reading-->>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Starting from the Apocalypse, Alone in Eternity】【】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart Demon sneered: “Fang Shi, don’t try any tricks. I can give you the Immortal Refined Metal first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me—where do you want to sign the contract?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Radiation Quasi-Elemental Plane.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart Demon’s knowledge came from the Celestial Sovereign, so it naturally knew this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s the defiled land. Do you have any advantage there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And how do you plan to get there? Cross the void with your current power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi smiled: “What, are you afraid?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or do you lack confidence in your own abilities?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for how I’ll get there—none of your concern. Just know I have a way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart Demon laughed heartily: “Fine, I agree. I’m no coward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know well: misfortune hides fortune, and fortune hides misfortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s see whose skills are superior!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum! Hum! Hum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible vibrations began spreading through heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators on Long Yu Mountain had not yet recovered from the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder and the celestial turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All refined metal stored on their persons or in extradimensional spaces vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And during the gathering process, it underwent elevation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi reached out and caught the Immortal Refined Metal, radiating brilliant light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clicked the attribute panel button in his mind and instantly vanished from this realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had spoken at length to the Heart Demon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in the thought-speed of an Immortal or God, not even a millisecond had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bulk of the time was spent elevating the refined metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining time of the Immortal Body: one breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi appeared in a bright realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though filled with lethal, dangerous radiation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>any mortal stepping here would die instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this realm was not barren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Radiation Quasi-Elemental Plane was a famed breeding ground in the multiverse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When civilizations advanced to spanning planes, they all used the plane’s radiation to accelerate the evolution of all life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the mad sorcerers who directly released all kinds of living beings into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting natural selection take its course—survival of the fittest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the ecology of the Radiation Quasi-Elemental Plane was dazzlingly diverse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No less vibrant than the bustling Material Planes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the lifeforms within might be somewhat bizarre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fang Shi, don’t think you can stall. You have half a breath left—you must return to the Heart Demon World.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t know how? I can open the coordinates for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if you exceed half a breath, I’ll take your life immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heart Demon spoke coldly—half a breath was already an eternity to an Immortal or God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Celestial Sovereign’s seal remained only a thread—destroying that thread required only a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't have time to waste on you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi spoke indifferently, a flicker of thought in his mind, and one hundred radiated hound teeth appeared neatly in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Independent collection of radiated hound teeth: 100\u002F100.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Player has completed the advanced quest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Randomly teleporting back...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",3816,"2026-06-20T12:43:33.559Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","48a85f1c0a4f3ddddeaa6864e0f281866fca7d0e70341de7cc364a0313d56685","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-103","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-101",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-cover.jpg"]