[{"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-78":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},2312460,4518,"Chapter 78: The Legendary Weapon: Berkner","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-78",78,"\u003Cp>On the rooftop, Fang Shi stood motionless, then began to convulse all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an epileptic seizure, he shook uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, Fang Shi had sensed the bow’s extraordinary nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probed his spiritual sense into the bow, seeking to discern its properties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was normally a benefit granted by the attribute panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But an unexpected event occurred—a forceless power surged from within the bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It greedily devoured Fang Shi’s magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In mere instants, his magic power dropped by 1 point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no choice, he pulled out a low-grade spirit stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rapidly absorbed its spiritual energy to replenish his losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what he had exchanged for with contributions before leaving the Heaven Sword Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also why he had been able to use the White Crane Sword Art in the previous battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, given the spiritual energy concentration on Blue Star,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi would have needed at least a full day and night to fully restore his magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can a weapon behave like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of spell is causing this effect?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his rebirth, Fang Shi had been only second-rate—his perspective was narrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew he would eventually encounter things he couldn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected it to come this soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bow was pure white as jade, crafted as if from lamb-fat jade, yet far stronger than any jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had suffered not a single scratch during its clash with the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This alone proved its material was extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet no matter how exquisite a weapon, it remains a tool of killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The devouring force emanating from the bow was endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it intended to suck Fang Shi dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Fang Shi not possessed high-quality magic power, it would have already devoured his flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its original master had been unable to control it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, it was a weapon seeking revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I absolutely will not let myself die like this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi was a decisive man—he trembled as he gripped his sword tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung it violently toward his own left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn’t break the bow, couldn’t he at least sever his own hand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to cripple his hand than be drained to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he preserved his life, everything else could be resolved later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could then use the Seven-Ring Regeneration Spell to restore his lost limb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden light flashed—a forcefield appeared around Fang Shi’s wrist, blocking the sword’s strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi’s expression changed—he had felt spiritual energy flow from the bow during the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That spiritual energy had formed the forcefield that halted his strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bow seemed to possess its own consciousness, unwilling to let Fang Shi interrupt its feeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dare block me? Then I’ll keep chopping!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi gritted his teeth, raised his sword again, and struck his left hand repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash! Crash! Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impacts rang out continuously until finally—puff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Dragon Sword sank deep into Fang Shi’s left wrist, exposing the white bone beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crack, two centimeters deep, appeared on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Fang Shi not grown weak from the bow’s torment, and had the True Dragon Armor not offered defense,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wrist would have been severed outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi paid no mind to the bleeding—he immediately hurled the bow away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Fang Shi’s strategy: since the bow had self-awareness,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would drain its energy until its intake could not match its expenditure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a high chance the bow would then detach on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Fang Shi had won the gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet before it slipped from his grasp, the bow’s devouring force surged violently, sucking hard at Fang Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have been subjected to an unknown attack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your magic power decreased by 1 point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your life value decreased by 36 points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This single suck drained his magic power entirely and reduced his life value by one-third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still, Fang Shi had possessed some surplus magic power—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hovering above his dantian, awaiting full integration into his origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once absorbed, it would have permanently increased his magic power by 1 point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was all gone—he would have to retrain from scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike life value and magic power, this could not be restored quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh well, at least I kept my life,” Fang Shi sighed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after discarding the bow did Fang Shi finally have time to check his attribute panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he understand the weapon’s danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Berkner’s Demonic Longbow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hardness: ?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Draw Strength: ?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Durability: ?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quality: Fourth-Rank”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damage Type: Piercing”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damage Range: 1D8+6”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Effect One: Sacrificial Artifact—User must sacrifice 5D10 life value and substantial flesh and blood to use it initially; otherwise, suffer 10D20 devouring damage. Continuous sacrifice is required to further unlock its power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Effect Two: Swiftness—Agility +6 bonus (sealed)”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Effect Three: Wolf of the Damned, ???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Effect Four: Devour the Moon, ???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Critical Range: 20–20\u002F×3”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weight: 35 kilograms”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Type: Two-handed use.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Evaluation: This is an ill-omened weapon said to demand a heavy price from its users. Forged from the ribs of the legendary beast Berkner, the Devourer of the Moon, it holds unimaginable demonic power and immense strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legendary weapon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A legendary weapon not yet fully unsealed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A damage range of +6 is the most obvious hallmark of a legendary weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only legendary mages can enchant weapons with bonuses exceeding +6.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do not underestimate these six points—1 point of damage equals 2 points of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six extra damage points equal twelve additional strength points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi’s Earth Dragon Sword had only +2 damage range—nowhere near this bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, weapon-added damage does not perfectly equate to true strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, strength also boosts attack speed and can easily trigger critical hits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it is still terrifying, especially against monsters immune to normal defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single point of added damage might decide victory or defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Fang Shi’s spiritual sense touched the weapon, the weapon’s consciousness mistook it for intent to wield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It immediately unleashed its devouring force, striking Fang Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Fang Shi acted even a moment later, his life and magic power origins would have been devoured, causing permanent loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the true loss—the loss of non-origin magic power was trivial compared to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh well, I didn’t know how long it would take to gain that one magic power point anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My leveling speed through slaying monsters is faster than this—so it’s as if I lost nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Lu Xiusi cannot fully unleash the power of this weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, with his +6 Agility, he would have reacted instantly as I cast my sword art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What other tricks he might have left is uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi pondered this, offering himself some reassurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapons with severe negative effects are called cursed weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though powerful, their cost is immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lu Xiusi truly possessed a legendary weapon he could use fully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the outcome of this battle would be far from certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even the most potent cursed weapon is still a legendary weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It still holds its inherent value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far beyond any armor alloyed with a bit of adamantine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adamantine Chainmail\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Durability: 11\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Endurance: 20\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weight: 40 kilograms\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evaluation: This is Lu Xiusi's personal armor; due to the alloying of adamantine, its hardness exceeds that of diamond.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, Fang Shi’s gains were substantial—truly a blood profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had decided that after the second surge ended, he would travel to hidden places to liquidate these gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, waiting for the human internal trading system to mature might take an unknown length of time.\u003C\u002Fp>",1255,"2026-06-20T12:43:33.559Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4ce39e86df232bb17944e4827670888e8c1e7879274c7fd3f8e10c3890c60022","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-79","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-77",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-cover.jpg"]