After the darkness!

As the pale blue quartz second hand marked its last tick, the sun rose as it typically does, debunking the doomsday prediction etched on the stone. Cheers erupted like a vibrant bloom, but when night fell, the sun chose to remain silent for thirteen days. ...Following the night came heavy rains, unbearable heat, harsh winters, and swarms of insects—a succession of natural calamities that faded into oblivion. After the night, an unknown and horrifying black tide emerged, along with fierce evolving beasts and a disintegrating order that set the stage for evolution. Psychic evolution, hidden martial arts battles, bloodline advancements...the primal law of nature, in which the strong prey on the weak, became a reality. The timid exerted their dominance over the powerless, while the powerful delved into the enigmas of existence. ————Lin Jue, holding a palm-sized forest capable of manifesting his innate powers, found himself in this bewildering world...