[{"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-70":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},2312452,4518,"Chapter 70: The Cruel End World and Speculations","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-70",70,"\u003Cp>On the roof of the conference room, limbs and remains were scattered everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench of blood had not yet spread before being overwhelmed by the smell of burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially under the protection of the law's power, the flame force could not fully ignite the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The odor of burning fat was even more pronounced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even more terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only five Firefeather Beings had slaughtered everyone on the roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could resist, no one could fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer fourfold power disparity was like that between an adult and a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far beyond the reach of these survivors, whose average level was just over one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the chasms in reaction speed, combat skills, and specialties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even hiding offered no escape from death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them, any sturdy security door was a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single curved blade knife could cleave through anything; the torrent of flame bursting from their mouths roasted fleeing crowds to cinders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could escape this blood-red hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wenjun rushed to the roof in haste, and upon seeing this scene, his eyes turned red, fury boiling within his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had still arrived too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was truly nothing he could do about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The anomaly on the roof had alarmed the residents below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear, screams, and explosions caused the residents to flee downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this flight completely blocked the stairwell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trampling incidents even occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wenjun was a decisive man; in times of crisis, extraordinary measures were necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a grim resolve, he shattered the limbs of the first few people, intimidating the crowd into stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he lead the soldiers summoned from every floor to the roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this delay had created a scene of hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single living soul remained on the entire roof!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was over two hundred people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To maximize the chance of gathering people, even the twenty-two households on the roof each had over ten residents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wenjun charged forward without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Determined to cut down these Firefeather Beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not because he had lost his head to rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not ignore the vast gap between himself and the Firefeather Beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, he had full confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After bursting out of the conference room, he raced straight to the roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he summoned the soldiers stationed on each floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were priests, druids, and mages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been granted a cascade of buffs: Toughness, Bull’s Strength, Lightness, Lore, Aid, Barkskin, Mage Armor, Precognition, Resistance to Energy Damage (Fire), and Magic Weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these were not the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After charging forward, Zhao Wenjun hurled at the Firefeather Beings a barrage of negative buffs: Hypnotism, Fear, Sleep, Weakness Ray, Fatigue Touch, and Demoralize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with their spell resistance, they could not withstand so many spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would inevitably take one or two hits—and each hit delivered lethal debuffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this combination of added strengths and subtracted weaknesses, even though the Firefeather Beings were Tier One beings,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they no longer posed a threat to Zhao Wenjun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wenjun’s class was simple: a pure Level 5 Warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no flashy abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only combat skills refined to their absolute peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps such a class was severely disadvantaged when traveling alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in a team, with a full suite of buffs and divine gear,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wenjun was no longer a weakling—he was a war god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he slew all five Firefeather Beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Zhao Wenjun’s face showed no trace of triumph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the Firefeather Beings, human classes held a significant advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rare magical classes made up one-third of human practitioners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a cascade of spell enhancements, killing enemies above one’s level was never a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real joke would be failing to kill above one’s level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were simply too many Firefeather Beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magical classes had limited spell slots and could not cast spells endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casting was never a simple matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people assumed casting consumed little energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were utterly wrong—each spell twisted reality itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy cost of a Level One spell could drain an adult’s entire stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spell slots were the magical class’s mana bar—and they were fixed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each spell slot contained immense energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were precious and scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This single battle had nearly exhausted the spell slots of all participating magical classes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this result had only eliminated five Firefeather Beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the countless glowing orbs in the sky, it was a drop in the ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long would it take to kill them all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how long could such combat power be sustained?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the extraplanar beings could enter and exit buildings,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>humanity’s terrain advantage vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tall buildings became giant targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flying Firewing Birds could freely attack every floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, every floor was packed with civilians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Firewing Birds launched attacks across all levels, how could humanity resist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary civilians had weak combat power—they were merely prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combatants rushed from place to place, exhausted, their strength dwindling until total annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Zhao Wenjun even regretted not seeking an air raid shelter for relocation—it would have been far easier to defend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! Air raid shelters are absolutely out. If the monsters block the entrance, humanity has only death left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“High-rise buildings may be full of holes, but at least they still offer some environmental advantages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether the monsters climb the exterior walls or fly, they are easier to snipe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if they attack from the roof or ground level, the stairwells can still be defended.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as we can fight to grow, rapidly ascending to Tier One,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>humanity may not be without hope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wenjun already sensed that even if they succeeded in repelling tonight’s assault,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after this battle, humanity would suffer catastrophic casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancheng, outside the Trial Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi had been teleported out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And no one else remained besides him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trial Tower’s evacuation notice had been issued two hours before the second assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the notice did not mention the second assault—it only stated the Trial Tower would close and reopen at a later time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his rebirth, no one understood its meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, no one took it seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, when they understood, they were filled with regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a hint from the Trial Tower to humanity—but no one understood it then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after this, humanity began using the Trial Tower’s notices to predict the arrival of the third and fourth assaults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Trial Tower of Ancheng is far from human settlements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the notice arrived, the others had long left for their own safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Fang Shi, relying on his immense strength, remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stayed until the final moment, then was forcibly ejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His reasoning was simple: the training ground’s survival points were settled daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even one extra second consumed the same as a full day’s worth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since you’re spending points anyway, why not stay longer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, environments with spiritual energy as dense as Jianwutang’s are exceedingly rare; who knows when the next chance will come?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every extra second now is pure profit—maximize the freebies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, the spiritual energy on Blue Star is scarce.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Without an energy core, progress is impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fortunately, the Sword Art doesn’t discriminate—it doesn’t demand pure primal energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, since energy cores are all attribute-bound, my future cultivation would be extremely difficult.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Fang Shi’s expression changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, who had been leisurely planning his future, noticed an anomaly in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen this phenomenon before—and knew it well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the scene of the Third Impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his rebirth, as humanity deepened its understanding of the apocalypse,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they devised various methods to cope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, using buildings to avoid danger was naturally one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Third Impact struck humanity with a brutal blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It directly weakened the protective force of the cosmic laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extraterrestrial beings could now enter and exit buildings at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humanity, caught off guard, suffered devastating losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, this scene was identical to the Third Impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Fang Shi’s heart not be shaken to its core?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only possibility he could think of was that time flowed slowly in the Jianwutang world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Blue Star, time flowed faster—his brief absence meant he had arrived in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Impact—a time when second-rank monsters roamed everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his current combat power was formidable, he could still fight second-rank monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could no longer act as freely, striding boldly outdoors as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi suddenly snapped awake—this was absolutely not the Third Impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the environment was wrong; he scanned his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized the changes were occurring during the Second Impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue Star’s size had not yet expanded to its Third Impact scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, and most importantly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Fang Shi ascended to first rank, he received his first reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there truly were a time discrepancy, he could not possibly be the first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If humanity on Blue Star were that weak, they would have been wiped out long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why this change?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could my rebirth have caused this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This forced Fang Shi to suspect—it was the only possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All changes on Blue Star might stem from a mysterious and inscrutable entity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Future humanity called Him the Historian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess of Luck could not compare to Him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His weaving of fate was seamless, everything appearing as mere coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially within secret realms, this was even more evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Heaven’s will, high above, shepherding the destinies of all beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he very likely possessed the cosmic law force of Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, the master behind the attribute panel and the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also the source of power Fang Shi had relied on since his rebirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then such a great being—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Fang Shi used His power, could He not know Fang Shi’s origins?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could He remain utterly indifferent as Fang Shi altered everything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, absolutely impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current change proved it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Historian truly existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not a fabrication by humanity before Fang Shi’s rebirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Fang Shi felt icy hands and feet, a wave of confusion rising in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! Wrong—don’t think so much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These thoughts are meaningless right now; His existence is still uncertain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps the apocalypse has mechanisms—different conditions trigger different outcomes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In this life, humanity gathered as it did during the Third Impact—certainly triggering a condition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, the apocalypse would have been renamed Paradise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater—use the attribute panel to the fullest to strengthen yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Until you truly earn the right to speak with the gods—they will know far more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I signed the Fate Contract, the Lady of Luck gave me appropriate survival points—clearly, she understood the attribute panel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is concrete proof!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi steeled his resolve and moved toward the newly landed Firefeather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crane Dances the Sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His longsword flashed like light—the Firefeather never reacted before its head rolled to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Slashing attack initiated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Target received fatal damage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dealt 54 damage to the target.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Target deceased.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Extracting target’s soul energy—you gained 210 experience points, 21 survival points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi was now vastly different from who he was before entering the Trial Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firefeathers? All just meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His only concern now: whether there was enough meat to satisfy him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi was now running toward the high-rises by the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was where humanity gathered during the Third Impact—and where the light orbs now descended most frequently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To level up. To strengthen himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi resolved to give it his all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jianwutang world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior disciple sat cross-legged in the small courtyard, gazing alone at the sky, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong? Can’t bear to see him leave?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ethereal voice echoed in the courtyard, yet never left its bounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior disciple replied calmly: “What’s there to miss? We’ll meet again soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m just wondering—didn’t we cultivate to immortality for freedom?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why then are we still burdened with so much worry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ethereal voice paused, then answered: “Where there are people, there is conflict. Immortals are merely people on the mountain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as one is human, one still struggles in the sea of suffering, never truly free.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior disciple sighed: “Then why not be a mortal? A hundred years fly by, lifespan ends, turning to yellow earth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ethereal voice scoffed: “Do you truly wish to be a mortal? Then sever your cultivation now and walk among the mortal world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior disciple smiled: “Just joking—mere idle talk, like a rich man in the mortal world claiming he doesn’t care for money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Long life, immense power—how many mortals envy us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, I’m so close to the sea’s surface, I could reach out and touch it—truly giving it up would be unbearable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A distant voice exclaimed: “You’ve really reached this point? Clearly, the later arrivals need not be inferior to the earlier ones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once it was that man, now it is you—it seems I truly am old.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sigh, a song echoed through the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The human path is dim, the immortal path vast; the ghost path brings joy! The human path seeks birth, the immortal path values life, the ghost path values death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The immortal path is ever auspicious, the ghost path ever dire; lofty, pure, and exquisite, sorrowful songs ring through the void; I wish only for the immortal path to be fulfilled, never for the human path to perish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the Northern Capital’s Spring and Curve Palace, ten thousand ghosts gather. They seek only to thwart human fate, sever the gate of life; singing the cavernous hymns to bind the Northern Luo Feng, binding and chanting to crush demonic essences, slaying the six ghost blades.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The heavens’ qi is boundless; my Dao grows ever more prosperous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the song ended, an invisible blade of light sliced through the sky, revealing the profound void beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Formless chaotic energy and starlight poured straight onto the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ready to destroy all things in the mortal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The senior brother shook his head and, with a helpless wave of his hand, instantly mended the heavens and erased the calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This change occurred too swiftly; only the immortal’s spiritual sense noticed it—every other being in the mortal realm remained unaware.\u003C\u002Fp>",2371,"2026-06-20T12:43:33.559Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dbf2e87181e08716fc45d785bb8d8702a262ba5fe8a1517d56cfb805819c9581","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-71","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-69",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-cover.jpg"]