001: Hourglass of Time! The Apocalypse Approaches!

"Mother Goddess, no..."

In the dormitory of Jiangcheng University, on a sunny afternoon, a low roar sounded from one of the beds.

A figure suddenly woke up from the bed, gasping heavily.

His eyes, initially filled with fear, gradually turned into astonishment, then skepticism.

Chen Bai looked around in disbelief. The blue and white curtains swayed gently with the breeze coming through the open window. The three-inch sunlight slanted down, warm and comfortable.

This scene was both familiar and unfamiliar. After the beginning of the great disaster, such a leisurely scene became the greatest luxury in everyone's heart.

Even though he was revered as the Saint of White Magic in the post-apocalyptic world decades later, even though he was considered a formidable figure by countless low-level evolutionists during the apocalypse, Chen Bai still yearned for a return to the time before the apocalypse began.

And now, it seemed like he had really returned.

Under the wrath of the Dark Mother Goddess, the White Magic Castle he had built was like a worm, directly crushed to death by that dark goddess!

Had everything that happened before been just a dream!?

In the next moment, Chen Bai completely abandoned this idea when he saw something hanging around his neck that hadn't been there before.

It was a tiny hourglass, no bigger than a fingernail.

"The Hourglass of Time..."

Chen Bai's eyes once again fell into recollection. It was something he had accidentally obtained in a special secret realm, but he didn't understand its effects and abilities very well. Even the Cosmic Will couldn't analyze its origin and properties accurately.

It was precisely because of this that he had never mentioned it to anyone.

Could it be...

Chen Bai looked at this tiny hourglass, which had a special place in his memory. He finally confirmed that his ability to return to this time might have something to do with this hourglass!

However, the apocalypse hadn't started yet.

The Cosmic Will hadn't appeared yet, so he couldn't be sure if his rebirth was related to this hourglass whose purpose he had never understood.

Chen Bai took out his phone and checked the time.

June 5th, 2023!

Ten days remained until what was considered a nightmare for most people.

June 15th, 2023!

The global apocalypse erupted. A special cosmic magnetic field swept over, rendering all human technology and weapons useless. The Cosmic Will descended, and Earth became a special trial ground.

The first to start was that about half of humanity turned into a type of zombie, much stronger than the mindless zombies seen in movies and TV shows. Some even established kingdoms, with generations of zombie descendants changing their identity to "Undead."

Plants and animals also mutated into powerful creatures. Even some terrains and secret realm spaces that had never appeared on Earth began to emerge.

The entire planet expanded by more than a hundred times!

At the same time, the Cosmic Will would grant the remaining humans the ability to evolve.

Talents, professions, levels, equipment, skills, bloodlines—these were all powerful tools for evolution and strengthening oneself.

However, only Chen Bai knew that besides the aforementioned, the greatest threat was the other cosmic races hovering in the universe and even the powerful beings that could be called "gods"!

In the previous life, relying on his extremely handsome appearance, he became the spokesperson of the Dark Mother Goddess, a formidable figure among the evil gods. However, in a special secret realm, he lost to another spokesperson of an evil god on Earth and was directly killed by the furious Dark Mother Goddess, thanks to the contract he signed with her.

Thinking of this, Chen Bai's eyes turned ice-cold. In the previous life, he was overly cautious and compromised too much for survival, evolution, and to strengthen himself. He even sold his charm to gain favor from the Dark Mother Goddess, becoming her spokesperson on Earth.

However, these were just floating duckweed, without any meaning.

Only true strength was the most reliable thing!

Thinking of this, Chen Bai remembered the top human evolutionists on Earth, the "Emperors," who he deeply admired and idolized in the previous life.

Now, fate had given him a chance to start anew. This time, Chen Bai would control his own life!

This time, if given the chance, he would personally deal with the so-called gods who treated him as mere pawns in the last life, especially the Dark Mother Goddess, and let them experience what it felt like to be betrayed!

Taking a deep breath, Chen Bai took out his phone and quickly searched for information.

As expected, there were several special disease patients reported in the local news of Jiangcheng. The news seemed inconspicuous, but Chen Bai could tell at a glance.

These were signs of turning into zombies!

Even after the official outbreak, the transformation of zombies wasn't random. During these ten days when the Cosmic Will descended and the magnetic field emerged, individuals with weak physique and genetic defects would show signs of transformation.

Now, these people had already shown initial signs!

Chen Bai realized that during these ten days before the apocalypse erupted, there might be a special trial period!

The better one performed during this time, the stronger one's talent awakening would be!

Even... an early awakening of talents!

Thinking of this, a flicker of determination ignited in Chen Bai's eyes.

Today was the first day!

In the forums of future evolutionists, it has been summarized that there are two factors that have the greatest impact on one's strength for the vast majority of evolutionists: talents and professions.

Talents are obtained after the Cosmic Will descends, as long as one doesn't become a zombie. They will manifest naturally.

However, obtaining powerful hidden professions is extremely rare and considered a precious opportunity!

Chen Bai did know about several powerful hidden professions and their requirements for transitioning and accessing hidden secret realm instances in the previous life.

But obviously, it's of no use now.

At this stage, the only effort he can make during this period is to focus on developing his talents!