We consider an arbitrary int-amplified surjective endomorphism f of a normal projective variety X over C and its f −1 -stable prime divisors. We extend the early result in [27, Theorem 1.3] for the case of polarized endomorphisms to the case of intamplified endomorphisms.Assume further that X has at worst Kawamata log terminal singularities. We prove that the total number of f −1 -stable prime divisors has an optimal upper bound dim X + ρ(X), where ρ(X) is the Picard number. Also, we give a sufficient condition for X to be rationally connected and simply connected. Finally, by running the minimal model program (MMP), we prove that, under some extra conditions, the end product of the MMP can only be an elliptic curve or a single point.2010 Mathematics Subject Classification. 14E30, 32H50, 08A35, Key words and phrases. amplified endomorphism, minimal model program, rationally connected variety.for any m > 0. The first equality is due to projection formula. By definition, the Iitaka dimension κ(X, F 1 ) = 0, a contradiction. Therefore, Claim 3.5 holds.By Claim 3.5, Equation (11) and (12), E 1 = E 2 = ∆ f = 0 and K X + j V j ∼ Q 0.Back to Equation (7), since ∆ f = 0, the ramification divisor consists of only these V j 's.By the purity of branch loci, f isétale outside ( V j ) ∪ f −1 (SingX), which completes the proof of Theorem 1.1 (4) for the case when dim Y 0 = 0. 142, arXiv:0408301.