Published: February 19, 2025
In the ancient times of the Human Race, as the giant beasts roared, the moment the black-haired young man approached, Shirou and Shifei Tong felt their breaths become heavy.
At that moment, although Chen Chu had already restrained his aura, his broken body and the terrifying power that could obliterate an entire city created an overwhelming sense of pressure.
Suddenly, Shirou moved to stand in front of her sister, a surge of pure and powerful vitality erupting from her body, exploding the air around them and creating a gust of wind.
This vitality's intensity could be compared to the four heavens, and her strength was 'not weak'.
"What do you want to do?" Shirou's face was vigilant, her eyes sharp; however, Chen Chu could not understand what she was saying.
Yet from her tense and guarded expression, Chen Chu could guess what she was trying to convey.
"What place is this?" Chen Chu's voice was low, containing fluctuations of divine soul power, and within his eyes emerged a pair of Black-Golden Vertical Eyes that overshadowed the light around them.
Boom!
Under the gaze imbued with terrifying soul power, the sisters’ consciousness trembled, invaded by an overwhelming soul force.
Shirou instinctively replied, "This is Jiangbei City."
"What is the name of this world, and what time is it now?"
"This world is called the Lost World, and the current year is 9088 in the Lost Era…"
Following this spiritual link inquiry, through the woman called Shirou, Chen Chu gradually gained some understanding of this world.
This world is known as the Lost World, consisting of a central continent that spans over fifty thousand kilometers in length and thirty thousand kilometers in width, several overseas landmasses, countless islands, and oceans that are several times more expansive.
The dominant life forms in this world are similar to dinosaurs, with some being hundreds to thousands of meters long, massive like mountains, while others are only one or two meters tall, showcasing a variety of species.
However, despite the colossal size of these dinosaur-like creatures, the humans who had developed technology were not weak, occupying most of the fertile lands on the central continent.
Based on Shirou's description of the technological level, the civilization in this world is roughly equivalent to that of Blue Star around 60 years ago, with airplanes and cannons already in existence.
Simultaneously, the world is divided into over forty countries of varying sizes, with a total population exceeding five billion.
Then, a few years ago, the apocalypse arrived.
It is said that the strongest White Lion Empire's expedition team discovered ancient human ruins while exploring an overseas island.
Within those ancient ruins was sealed a terrifying virus. As the ruins were opened, the virus merged into the air and water, spreading rapidly and causing mutations in all living beings worldwide.
Humans were no exception; countless individuals transformed into bloodthirsty monsters, crazily tearing at all living things around them, devouring flesh and blood to evolve madly.
Now, several years have passed, and the entire world is occupied by these mutated monsters, order has collapsed, and only a few survivors manage to exist in the cracks.
However, crises also present opportunities, as many discovered that under the virus infection, their bodies were becoming stronger, even giving rise to 'vitality'.
Those with vitality can circulate it within their bodies, practicing the ancient basic body refinement technique to step onto the path of the extraordinary, such as Shirou, who is a body refiner.
This discovery also proved that a legend that had circulated for thousands of years was true.
In this world, both official media and folklore have long circulated the belief that all humans are a branch of another powerful Human Race civilization.
Only, due to unknown reasons, they became lost in this world devoid of extraordinary energy, rendering them unable to leave.
Due to environmental reasons, they could not practice; their vitality dried up, and eventually, the older generation of 'powerful ones' died off one by one, severing the legacy and leaving behind only some useless cultivation 'techniques'.