The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

When the sky began to tremble, when humanity realized that the heavens, which they had always thought were unchanging, were about to collapse, an extreme sense of fear weighed heavily on everyone's shoulders.

The three groups of people who were on the shore of the Jade Pool were the first to feel that terror.

"what happened?"

"Did the sky... just move?"

Li Yu looked up at the sky, but could only see the bottom of the huge mothership.

But he still looked up, as if he could see through the mothership and reach the sky.

His expression was extremely solemn, and he did not give any answer to the team members' questions.

Even Li Yu was unable to ascertain the source. However, this extremely unusual feedback undoubtedly stemmed from the sudden appearance of the temple, from the anomaly that occurred within that fairyland-like world.

Cao Zhigang sighed deeply: "What will happen next?"

Chen Yufei said solemnly, "That feeling just now was only for a moment, and it seems that everything has returned to normal now... What exactly has changed?"

Cao Zhiqiang was still somewhat frightened: "If what I felt just now was correct, it seemed like the sky was falling... Should we stay here? That's not an opponent we can handle."

Although Cao Zhiqiang's words were somewhat emboldening, what he said was indeed the truth. The people present all knew that under such power, their influence here was extremely small.

At this moment, Li Yucai spoke up: "No matter what happens, we are the first line of defense. Even if we can't stop something from happening, we have no choice but to stay here."

"I think Mr. Zhou and his team should have already received the information that we will not be fighting alone."

At this point, even a powerful figure like Li Yu didn't feel he could truly solve the problem on his own, which shows just how dire the situation was.

However, at this moment, Li Yu finally understood another matter that had been troubling him: where did those beast tides come from? It seemed that what he had suspected was true; no wonder he hadn't found the destination or the source of the beast tides…

Because that beast tide actually came from another dimension...

……

The immense impact of the collapse of the sky was perceptible even to ordinary people with no spiritual power, so it was certainly clear and shocking enough for the other team members in the Kunlun Mountains.

Lin Ci stared in astonishment at the sky. The azure dome remained unchanged, yet the thrilling sensation he had just experienced was undeniable. Lin Ci clearly felt something shatter.

Even the usually oblivious Song Xi looked up at the sky and asked Li Yi beside her in confusion, "Sister, did you feel it?"

Li Yi nodded without saying anything.

The feeling was very strange, and she couldn't describe it. But vaguely, Li Yi seemed to know that the world was about to undergo a tremendous change that was previously unimaginable, a change that would shake human civilization to its core.

Ai Zhe and Chen Ming stood together, naturally looking up at the sky.

Ai Zhe said in confusion, "It feels like the sky has fallen, but it also feels like it hasn't."

Chen Ming said, "I have a feeling..."

"We are touching the truth of this world."

Ai Zhe asked curiously, "The truth? What truth?"

Chen Ming frowned, seemingly finding it difficult to describe his feelings at that moment.

After a moment of silence, he sighed and shook his head.
"I do not know."

"Perhaps...it's related to the awakening of memories?"

"Or perhaps it's related to the great battle of '99?"

"In any case, this no longer seems to be our battlefield."

"I……"

His words were abruptly interrupted, and Lin Ci's extremely tense voice reached the ears of everyone present:

"problem occurs!"

"The liaison station is unable to obtain signals from the Kunlun Command Center!"

"Everyone, be on high alert!"

……

The bolt of lightning that streaked across the sky suddenly stopped.

Zhou Shan's figure appeared from the lightning.

The stronger one's power, the clearer one's perception of the world's dramatic changes.

An unprecedented look of disbelief, astonishment, and shock appeared in Zhou Shan's eyes.

He could clearly sense that a certain law that maintained the operation of this world had just broken. On this planet, the daily routines that civilization had taken for granted seemed to be about to be completely rewritten from this day forward.

"This is……"

He didn't look at the sky, but at the distance. That was the direction of the Kunlun Mountains.

Zhou Shan seemed to be able to see an invisible constraint that was crumbling and breaking apart layer by layer.

"Li Chunfeng... what exactly have you done?"

Almost instantly, Zhou Shan connected the anomaly he had sensed earlier with this sudden change that was about to rewrite the course of civilization, and naturally wondered who the culprit was.

He gritted his teeth, his anxiety growing.

The figure that had just paused transformed into lightning once more, heading straight towards the Kunlun Mountains.

……

Yanjing, a city with mechanical components.

A sudden feeling of palpitation caused Jiang Chuan to make a mistake during the simulation training, and he was instantly killed by the beast that was full of buffs.

"Gan!"

Jiang Chuan cursed angrily.

Perhaps because he was hundreds of meters below the surface, he didn't perceive the shock of the collapsing sky. After cursing, he immediately chose to restart the walkthrough of level ten.

However, Xu Shan, who had already returned to the mecha base, stared wide-eyed at the ceiling, as if he could see through the dozen or so armors and even the ground. His face was extremely grim.

Standing before the empty mech, he muttered to himself:
"The moment you spoke of... has it arrived yet?"

"So fast?"

He silently clenched his fist, then turned to look in the direction of the observation room where Jiang Chuan was.

"I should...do something too."

"Human destiny should ultimately be in our own hands."

Several images seemed to flash before Xu Shan's eyes in an instant.

Some text fragments in virtual reality.

Some text pops up on the nine-line central control panel.

And there were things I mentioned in my previous conversation with Wang Xuejun...

At that time, Wang Xuejun confronted himself and said that he was a member of the conservative faction.

All of this made his gaze grow increasingly solemn.

"Whether you're a radical or a conservative, the key to fighting the apocalypse lies with you, Jiang Chuan."

"Don't let me down."

……

Kunlun Command Center.

The previously noisy queue suddenly fell silent.

Liu Yi looked up at the clear sky, her eyes filled with surprise and shock.

“What…” She turned to look at Zhang Beishan, who was standing next to her.

Zhang Beishan shook his head: "I don't know."

"It seems...it seems like something broke?"

"Perhaps those top-tier experts can offer some insight."

Liu Yi asked, "What about your abilities?"

"Ask the animals; perhaps you'll get some answers."

Zhang Beishan shook his head again:
"I can't sense any living beings here."

"My abilities are practically useless, and there's nowhere to ask them if I want to."

Liu Yi seemed somewhat surprised, and then the seriousness in his gaze deepened.

Although they were in the same group, the Shu region team led by Shi Shan was far apart from the Black Dragon organization.

Looking up at the sky, Shi Shan murmured a Buddhist chant in a trembling voice: "Amitabha..."

There are still many familiar faces from Jiangchuan here.

People like Song Chen and Chen Xingyang were also mixed in with the group.

When the sky shattered, everyone's heart seemed to be squeezed tightly.

Song Chen narrowed his eyes, his face extremely ugly.

"We need to hurry and get inside the barrier."

"Haven't the tech team's tools arrived yet?"

His staff reported, "It has begun. The data analysis will be completed in three minutes. We will most likely break through the restrictions from the weak point in the southern force field... We are currently conducting final confirmation."

Song Chen nodded: "Tell them to do it as soon as possible."

After the staff member left, Song Chen looked at He Teng beside him and asked, "What did you sense?"

He Teng gave a wry smile: "I sense that... even if we go in, it won't make a difference."

"If that power belongs to the Diviner Alliance, even if the number of our armored soldiers doubles twice, it won't make a difference."

"I think there's no need to rush."

"Old Song, it's no use for us to go in before the other three arrive...

Song Chen frowned: "The current efficiency is far below expectations."

"If this continues, we may not achieve anything even when those three arrive."

"We should act without delay."

He Teng didn't reply. He silently took out an ordinary-looking chessboard.

This chessboard was completely different from Jiang Chuan's Rotten Axe Chessboard; it showed no signs of force whatsoever and seemed to be just an ordinary chessboard. He took out two boxes of chess pieces and started playing by himself.

He was playing so intently that Song Chen didn't disturb him any further.

However, if someone knowledgeable about chess were here, they would immediately see that He Teng's current move was the most dangerous.

He was prepared to fight tooth and nail.

……

At this moment, in the temple square.

The immense force that had been so powerful as to try to crush Li Chunfeng into dust dissipated at the last moment, transforming into a harmless breeze right at the tip of his nose. Apart from ruffling his hair, it had no other effect.

Although Li Chunfeng had just narrowly escaped death, it had no effect on his attitude. He remained calm and composed, as if this mortal who had just ascended the Heavenly Ladder and arrived in the realm of gods was the true deity.

He turned his head to look in the direction from which the immense power had just come, and muttered to himself:

"Emperor Zhuanxu severed the connection between humans and gods five thousand years ago."

"Now it's been reconnected."

"Your desire to live in seclusion, to isolate yourself from the world and live a life of self-preservation... is now a thing of the past. From now on, you will have to face the end of the world together with humanity."

He raised his head and looked at the enormous palace directly opposite the stairway to heaven:
"So, Queen Mother of the West, can we have a proper talk now?"

As soon as Li Chunfeng finished speaking, a sigh, as if carried by the wind, came from a great distance.

After that helpless sigh ended, a beautiful yet utterly melancholic female voice descended from the sky with an ethereal grace:

"Mortal, you never truly understood what the apocalypse really was."

"With that pillar supporting the sky broken, we who remain will have nowhere to hide."

"However, we had already foreseen everything that would happen at this moment. Fate had already been predetermined... So, I can't blame you."

"That's fine."

"..."

The sigh and helplessness in that voice quickly dissipated, replaced by absolute calm and indifference.

"Mortal, what do you want to know?"

"What kind of answer do you want from this crumbling divine realm?"

Li Chunfeng had many things he wanted to explore.

For example, how exactly should humanity coexist with the inevitable end of the world?
For example, how do we bring humanity into an era of awakening?
For example, how can human civilization achieve a complete upgrade? How can we obtain the ability to fight against the apocalypse?

With the legendary power capable of splitting the heavens and earth, dealing with the apocalypse... shouldn't be a problem.

However, when the Queen Mother of the West uttered those words, Li Chunfeng had a bad feeling. He looked at the huge palace in surprise, and the words that were about to come out of his mouth were stuck in his throat.

After a moment of silence, he asked:
"What exactly is the end of the world?"

In fact, Li Chunfeng and Zhou Shan were no different.

They were all the same; they only knew that the end was coming, but they had no idea in what form that end would descend upon the human world. But it was clear that these gods residing in the nine heavens seemed to know exactly what kind of catastrophe the human world would face.

The Queen Mother of the West's voice soon rang out again:

Even if I knew the answer to this question, I still couldn't tell you the truth.

"Moreover, even we don't know what kind of disaster humanity is facing."

Li Chunfeng was taken aback. What the Queen Mother of the West said seemed to contradict what she had revealed in her previous words.

But before he could ask in detail, the Queen Mother of the West's voice came again:
"You have broken the pillar that supports the heavens, and those powerful beings from ancient times sealed in the Nine Heavens will soon be resurrected one after another..."

"Human civilization may collapse before the end of the world arrives."

This was clearly a warning, but Li Chunfeng seemed completely unconcerned.

After all, they had already used the horde of strange beasts imprisoned in the Nine Heavens to inflict heavy casualties on the Kunlun command center. Li Chunfeng had anticipated this, so he simply nodded and asked:
"I just want to know how you will help."

The Queen Mother of the West paused for a moment.

She seemed to be carefully choosing her words.

Li Chunfeng thought he was about to hear something extraordinary.

But in the end, all he heard was a helpless laugh.

"Ah……"

"To help?"

"Li Chunfeng, you're too naive." (End of Chapter)