In the Apocalypse, Choose Between Magic, the Black Dragon Sword, and Superpowers

Those who have just gained abilities are like newborn babies. But in the very next moment, they can become powerful enough to prey on their fellow humans. The growth of an ability user happens in an instant! The meteorites falling from the sky are stepping stones for Cthulhu civilization, while the stars above are brimming with immense energy. Possessing that energy means mastering supernatural abilities, fate, and the future. In this year, technological civilization reached its peak. Experiments brought humanity its final catastrophe and its final gift, right up until the apocalypse.

The protagonist, Chen Tiannan, was born 200 years into the apocalypse. When he awakened his abilities, he unusually received a choice between two golden abilities. One was a rule-based magician class ability, standing at the pinnacle of the mage path. A deck of playing cards could combine into conceptual skills of infinite variety. It was hailed as a representative Cthulhu-type ability, though it came with side effects that defied comprehension. The other was the Supreme Black Dragon Sword, the absolute nemesis of melee warriors, hailed as God's right hand. Its overwhelming offensive power came with a comparatively simple soul, and it was a sword of light capable of destroying all darkness. The two were like opposite sides of a coin: intelligence and reckless courage could not coexist. In the end, he joined the Cthulhu Association of Ability Users and became the 1,874th transcendent deity on the Round Seat. From his awakening to his rise, the ancient members of the Association monitored him with their abilities and livestreamed everything in real time, even using the observer effect to interfere with him, either fatally or as if lending him divine aid! He saw through it all. On the day he returned to the Awakening Platform, he already felt that the Heavenly Dao was watching him. There was only one reason: both of his golden abilities were far too heaven-defying...