A sudden, devastating catastrophe erased humanity’s once-glorious civilization, burying it beneath the dust of history. Cities crumbled into ruins, and monstrous beasts prowled every corner of the land, preying on the survivors, who lived each day in fear. The world’s geography was drastically altered, redivided into new and more complex continents: Azure Realm, Star Realm, Hero Realm, Shadow Realm, Light Realm, Arcane Realm, and others. As centuries passed, seven hundred years after the disaster, Earth reverted to an era of cold steel. Powerful new humans emerged, their battles illuminated by spiritual energy and martial artistry, making combat dazzlingly elegant. The course of human progress shifted, forsaking high technology for an entirely new path. Luo Chen, an ordinary student at Weston Academy, stumbled upon a mysterious ring from the ancient era seven centuries ago. From that moment, his life was transformed beyond imagination.
Chapter One: The Soy Sauce Runner
Year 2779, Earth
If the ancestors from the early twenty-first century could see Earth as it is now, they would never believe it. It is not that the world, seven centuries on from their time, has become so advanced—skyscrapers rising everywhere, maglev trains the main form of transportation, astonishing high-tech inventions making life simple and beautiful, with no borders between nations, all races blended into a true global village, hunger and cold banished, even faster-than-light ships journeying into space in search of new colonies.
All of this was once the future our ancestors had envisioned, yet reality has turned out to be something quite the opposite.
Desolation. Extreme desolation!
From the sky, if you gaze down upon Earth, you’d find nothing but forlorn wastelands and deserts stretching out in all directions, save for the seas and rivers. It’s almost impossible to find a proper city or even a village. The vast land is eerily devoid of human presence; the glorious sights of the past seem no more than illusions.
It is as if everything has reverted to a primitive age.
The deep roars of savage beasts echo to every corner of the globe. These are no ordinary wild animals but terrifying, fiercely aggressive demon beasts.
In the year 2091, human technology reached new heights. Humanity discovered the theory of alternate dimensions and successfully found a space intersecting closely with Earth in the cosmos. Probes revealed that this dimension was rich in energy—an exhilarating prospect for