[{"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-103":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},2312485,4518,"Chapter 103: From the End Times, I Alone Cut Off Ten Thousand Ages: The Secret of Rebirth","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-103",103,"\u003Cp>【From the End Times, I Alone Cut Off Ten Thousand Ages】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Blue Star, in a remote mountain range, peaks towered high, ancient trees stretched to the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like white walls holding up the sky, clouds clung to the mountain peaks’ summits, as if marking the edge of heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not one or two peaks, but an unbroken chain of mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the great wall, countless emerald-green towering trees stood dwarfed—short ones at least dozens of meters tall, the tallest reaching over a hundred meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From outside to inside, they layered progressively, forming distinct boundaries between the peaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The peaks were so towering that, especially on their shadowed sides, daylight lasted only six hours per day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the sun passed noon and slanted westward, night fell upon the shadowed side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infinite light illuminated the mountain’s dark flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a colossal explosion, massive enough to sever the peak clean in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless dust surged into the high sky, blackening the blue heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The celestial pillar broke; the earth’s cords snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless otherworldly creatures were crushed to death the instant the peak collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanying it was a super-tertiary earthquake, shaking snow cascading down the entire mountain range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive avalanche shook heaven and earth; the nameless mountain range seemed to shed a layer of skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fang Shi! What are you doing?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon’s furious voice rang out, its rage seemingly boundless, enough to drain all five seas and four oceans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering this realm, he felt his power draining at an alarming rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No great path or rules could be used anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, not that they couldn’t be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that they were suppressed by an overwhelmingly powerful rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon itself had no form or substance—it existed solely through the Heart Demon Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his Dao was suppressed, it was like pulling the firewood from under the pot; all his marvelous abilities became inert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire power dropped by ninety-nine percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, the heart demon’s strength was enough to shatter an Immortal’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collapse destroyed a ten-thousand-meter peak—not altitude, but a true, physical ten thousand meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop acting, please. I’m embarrassed just watching.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi’s cold voice echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, who should have been obliterated upon losing his Immortal body,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>landed on the earth unharmed, perfectly safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh dear, you caught me again. My apologies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon spoke in apology, yet his tone brimmed with triumph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was even a joy of a great vow fulfilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder this is a realm born of sages—material rules dominate nearly the entire world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It nearly rendered me unable to move my own body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But at least I’ve escaped the Heavenly Sovereign’s seal, gaining true freedom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Truly worthy of its reputation as the place where laws end and Dao perishes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correct—the heart demon never truly expected Fang Shi to willingly help him break the seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire goal was to force Fang Shi back to Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Blue Star, material rules were overwhelmingly strong—no matter what Heavenly Sovereign seal or not, it meant nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing worked on Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon was no longer the original heart demon—he had stolen the Heart Demon Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own power had long surpassed the Heavenly Sovereign’s limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the Heavenly Sovereign not been so powerful, the heart demon wouldn’t have needed Fang Shi at all—he could have escaped on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on Blue Star, everything changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Material rules suppressed the heart demon’s power—and yet, they also suppressed the Heavenly Sovereign’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This chapter isn’t finished. Click [Next Page] to continue reading—>>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【From the End Times, I Alone Cut Off Ten Thousand Ages】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the heart demon’s power dropped by ninety-nine percent upon arriving on Blue Star,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then the Heavenly Sovereign’s power, upon arriving on Blue Star,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dropped by ninety-nine point nine percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That 0.09 percent gap infinitely narrowed the distance between heart demon and Heavenly Sovereign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Heavenly Sovereign’s seal was effortlessly shattered by the heart demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you’ve gained freedom, go your own way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You take your broad road; I’ll take my narrow bridge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must have read the rule in the Spirit Sea—the one forbidding Immortals and Gods from harming mortals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why keep nagging me about it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi spoke calmly, his tone utterly unruffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon possessed his memories; deducing his intentions was no surprise at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the heart demon hadn’t figured it out, that would’ve been the real oddity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the Radiation Proto-Elemental Realm, the heart demon had every chance to stop Fang Shi from acquiring the Radiation Hound’s fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the heart demon did nothing—and Fang Shi’s thoughts were swift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not faster than the heart demon himself, who was inherently an Immortal-God entity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claiming the heart demon was too slow to stop him? That would be the biggest joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No rush. Why rush?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon’s cruel, brutal voice spoke: “Since I’ve read your memories,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“my goals are far beyond this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know why the Heart Demon Dao is called the supreme rule?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because the Heart Demon Dao can absorb the memories of any being who generates a heart demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From Immortals and Gods down to mortals, none can escape its reach.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One who possesses the Heart Demon Dao can absorb the cultivation methods and insights of countless cultivators, turning them into their own nourishment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I’ve been using a reading app to follow updates, switch sources, and enjoy multiple voice options—works on both Android and iOS.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Raising oneself to higher levels.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And in your memories, I’ve read something extraordinary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From that moment, I decided—you must return to Shenzhou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi remained calm: “So the so-called Transformation Pearl was never meant to help me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just to prevent me from failing the advancement quest’s requirements?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In truth, you never intended to kill me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You knew the trick of deceiving heaven alone could never fool the Heavenly Sovereign’s seal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only raw, brute force could truly break it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I still wonder—why not just sneak into me quietly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why give me power? Why give me an Immortal body? Why force me to Blue Star?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon sneered: “You think escaping is that simple?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you believe I could just hide inside you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’d be expelled the moment you returned to Shenzhou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Heavenly Sovereign’s seal isn’t some rigid thing like your memories of computers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Its adaptability surpasses mortal comprehension.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, I would’ve escaped the moment you opened the Heart Demon Realm three months ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I had to truly merge with you, so the Heavenly Sovereign perceived me as you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only then could I truly reach Blue Star.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi said: “So your claim that you couldn’t give me power—was all a lie?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This chapter isn’t finished. Click [Next Page] to continue reading—>>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【From the End Times, I Alone Cut Off Ten Thousand Ages】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, even if you gave me more power, it wouldn’t have affected my ability to break the seal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were merely using my identity as a stepping stone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon laughed: “No, I didn’t lie. If I had, I could’ve just twisted your mind and forced you back to Shenzhou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I merely used the Heart Demon Dao to purify some power, returning its essence to the Heavenly Sovereign.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, do you really think the Heavenly Sovereign would’ve left any power behind in that place for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The immortal body on you is, in essence, a part of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is not power lent to you—it is the true, original source, the real power I grant you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I’ve adjusted how it’s used—each use is a waste of this original source.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leaving you not a single trace behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon’s method is like that of a skilled smuggler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seal is the border checkpoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi is a traveler with a permit to cross both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the heart demon to smuggle himself in, he must acquire Fang Shi’s identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he forged a passage cargo: the power of the Heavenly Sovereign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then handed it to Fang Shi, hiding himself within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slipped past the border checkpoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because the heart demon’s power was so immense, he had to give Fang Shi great power as cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon’s so-called breaking of the seal was merely a series of preparations for this plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The method to break the seal is real—if it succeeds, so be it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it fails, he proceeds with the next phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, no matter what, the heart demon wins hands down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, smuggling into Shenzhou is my third plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though it’s what I most desire to carry out, everything must be guided slowly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your agreement to my contract is my second plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So-called fate contracts are merely tools to bind the weak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think such things still bind someone who has reached the Sage’s level?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thus, even the harshest terms, I dare sign with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, perhaps when I ascend to the pinnacle, my mood will improve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Resurrecting you as an immortal deity is not out of the question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortunately, somehow you sensed the nature of the power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You actually thought to complete the advancement task that must be done independently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So much so that I hadn’t even begun guiding you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My third plan proceeded smoothly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon, unrestrained, openly revealed his entire plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wealth without returning to one’s homeland is like wearing brocade in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a monster that manipulates minds, the heart demon naturally absorbed the habits of living beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t properly display his cleverness, his heart would not be at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when the overall situation was already settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, blame yourself—for giving me power, yet I gained no experience from killing monsters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is simply unacceptable, given my Level 10 life rank.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One punch to Tongchang should have blown my experience bar to pieces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s when I realized: my life’s essence had already changed—this power is truly mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, fighting low-level monsters naturally gives me no experience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure enough, when I reached the Radiation Quasi-Elemental Plane, I completed my task without issue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This chapter is not finished. Click [Next Page] to continue reading >>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Starting from the Apocalypse: Alone Through Eternity】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attribute panel was never a nanny—it had no manual and never gave you information beyond your understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things like first-kill rewards, cross-level or cross-rank experience, experience penalties—all were human conclusions after the Apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether these were its true rules, no one knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, when you encountered illusions or hallucinations, if you remained unaware,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it would never display data to alert you—unless you truly perceived it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All data existed only within what you could comprehend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Fang Shi killed the Tongchang monster with one punch, a new data line appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your life rank has risen to False Immortal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have gained a rank trait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"False Immortal: Your life rank has been elevated. All attribute checks related to power, physique, and agility gain a +40 bonus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blessing of the Immortal: Your soul will remain unharmed until the Immortal’s blessing fades.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the immortal body was destroyed, another line appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your life rank has dropped to Rank One.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have gained a rank trait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qi Refining: Your life rank has been elevated. All attribute checks gain a +2 bonus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart demon suddenly understood: \"So that’s why—I still haven’t mastered my Heart Demon Dao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When acquiring the attribute panel and Taimora-related memories, I always missed something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it doesn’t matter—your greatest secret is about to be mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me see—what is the secret of rebirth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me see—what is the secret of reincarnation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1928,"2026-06-20T12:43:33.559Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","af94dbc625793de6988eded3b7ce610354ea728c4153e7e13ee0ff53d96e269b","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-104","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-102",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-cover.jpg"]