[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-advent-of-the-three-calamities":3,"chapter-advent-of-the-three-calamities-advent-of-the-three-calamities-chapter-435":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Advent of the Three Calamities",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},758820,1005,"Chapter 435: Conquest [3]","advent-of-the-three-calamities-chapter-435",435,"\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt my entire body stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of deep black eyes stared directly at me, sucking me right into them. Thankfully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah didn't have any intention of doing any harm to me and I was able to pull myself from them quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I could feel a strange tension linger in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It's faint, but I feel something else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah's face moved closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to move my head back but found myself unable to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah's head cocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Curse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprise flashed across her eyes. Then, as if realizing something, she pulled her head back. It was only then that I found myself able to move again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's still such a huge gap in power between us.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a look from her was enough to render me completely helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was scary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since when?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....Not long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answered truthfully. There was no point in denying anything. While Delilah lacked any innate skill or spell to detect lies, she had her own way of seeing through someone. I knew that lying wouldn't work with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was developing my own domain when I found out another one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, just because I wasn't lying didn't mean that I was telling her the whole truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't reveal the other Julien to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or maybe I could...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She might already suspect something, but I don't know how she'll react when she learns the truth.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I decided to put the situation on hold for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, I had to take care of this situation first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You found another one? Just like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilha's eyes felt piercing. I knew that she didn't exactly buy my words and I didn't blame her. Developing a second intent wasn't actually impossible. It was possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When someone's intent shattered, if one was lucky enough, they'd be able to develop a second intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One that was completely different than the first one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>way for\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>neone two develop to develop two intents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ver, having two\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Concepts' at the same time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....It was almost unheard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why I could understand Delilah's expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing I could do was pretend to be clueless to some extent. Not that I wasn't. I was actually still surprised by this development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap. Tap-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah drummed her fingers over the table as she leaned back on her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her obsidian black eyes never once left me the entire time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Try it on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I abruptly raised my head. Did I hear wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Try it on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Delilah saying it a second time, I knew I hadn't heard wrong the first time. The shock that I felt, however, calmed down after a few short seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Right, I'm sure that even if I do try it on her she won't feel a thing.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, this would prove to be a good opportunity for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her knowledge, she could definitely help me understand better what was happening to me and ways for me to improve my current domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My train of thought stopped there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had already made up my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing my eyes, six orbs appeared. Laying my eyes on the orbs, I felt a slight change from how it was in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was now connected to the orbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if they could move at my will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pressed my hands together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six orbs splashed down into the void, coloring the entire world with all sorts of colors. A familiar scenery appeared in front of me and when I opened my eyes again, Delilah appeared within the scenery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her deep eyes looked around with a trace of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That surprise, however, didn't last very long. All of a sudden the world started to shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Kh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat poured down from the side of my face as the mana inside of my body drained rapidly. I estimated that I could hold on for at most half a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cool voice reached my ears in the midst of the struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warm current entered my body shortly after and the surroundings stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Is this your regular domain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah's voice tickled my ears as she stood behind me, her hand pressed against my back. Taking a deep breath, I looked ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warmth that was invading my body surged, and to my shock, a white ball formed inside of my body. It was foreign and something that I couldn't control but it pulsed every second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>injecting mana into my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is that mana?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With this, you should be able to last for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah pulled her hand away from my back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time it took for me to blink, she was in front of me once more, admiring the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was equally mesmerized by the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, everything felt real. As if this wasn't a Domain but the real world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I brushed my hand across the grass, feeling each slender blade glide against my fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind rustled through my clothes, and the sun's warmth radiated down from above,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>grounding me fully in the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is this how it feels to fully develop a domain?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....Moving past the point of Materialization and reaching the end point?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Powerful.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're almost there. As you reach the fifth tier you will be able to fully utilize your Domain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delilah's words brought me out of my daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at her and meeting her eyes, she stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, now\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Try...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use your Domain on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened my mouth to say something but stopped myself. Shifting my attention to the white\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>orb within my body, I carefully moved the extra mana inside of my body and lowered my\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Let's give it a try. I'm also curious.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turbid air flowed out of my mouth as my entire body relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throb!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white orb within me throbbed, sending a surge of mana pulsing into my body. My face paled slightly under the sudden influx but I managed to keep my composure in check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole world rumbled as orbs began to materialize, emerging one by one from the very fabric that held everything together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were small, about the size of a golf ball, each holding a distinctive red color, but just as they appeared, they combined with one another, forming bigger and bigger orbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rage, Anger, Wrath, Fury, Resentment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble, rumble- The surroundings quaked, and the ground beneath me split apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lava flowed out from the ground beneath and the sky dyed red. Power unlike I had ever felt\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before flowed into my body and my frame grew bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike in the past, my body felt no strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power just continued to accumulate and my frame grew bigger with each second that\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling my fist back, I tensed my back and clenched my fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I punched out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Booom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ummm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dread painted Theresa's features as she looked ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the time had finally come. The time for her to face the third, and most powerful non\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Tok-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand came knocking on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened, and her gaze fell upon a familiar lock of red hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Theresa...? What are you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theresa went on the offensive immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smacked the paper on her leg, holding onto a small tub with the word 'yogurt' imprinted\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at the top with her free arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sign, or...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theresa slid her thumb across her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wordlessly staring at Theresa, Aoife bent down and picked up the piece of paper. Reading the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>contents of the paper, her eyes gleamed with a certain shine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want me to sign this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nod. Nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...and if I don't sign, you will what exactly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nudging at the tub on her hand, Theresa once again slid her thumb across her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if that wasn't enough. She did it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ho, ho...?\" \"What's... so funny?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm I wonder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theresa frowned. Aoife's expression was too nonchalant. Did she really think she wouldn't do\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theresa opened the tub of yogurt and took out a spoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a scoop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aoife's eyes trembled at the sight. This didn't escape Theresa's sight as she took a scoop and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>neared it toward her mouth. She smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scared, aren't you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Theresa...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sign?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh... I'm not...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still hesitating? Fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theresa's lips curled and she brought the spoon to her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Warn-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words stopped the moment the yogurt touched her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the curl on her lips flipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blegh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her mouth hanging open, the yogurt slid from her tongue all the way to the floor, her\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>face wincing in disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahahaha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding onto her stomach, Aoife's body curled as she started laughing hysterically. Soon, she\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>started to clap her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clap. Clap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahah. Did you really think you could blackmail me with that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if that wasn't bad enough, Aoife rushed back into the room and took out a large device\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that made a 'click' with each press. A paper appeared right beneath the strange machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Removing the paper, Aoife flipped it over to show Theresa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Theresa caught sight of what was displayed on the paper, her face crumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at this. Hahahaha. Look at the face you're making. Are you sure you still want to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>blackmail me when I have this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation had been reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as if that wasn't humiliating enough, Aoife took the yogurt and the spoon from her hands\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and started eating it right in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, thanks for bringing me my snack. I really do like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a first for her, but Theresa was at a complete loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she just been defeated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...How could it be...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was overcome with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she fell to her knees once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had underestimated the might of the strongest Demon King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sniff... Sniff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop that. It doesn't work on me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eh...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theresa stopped, and her mind blanked. That's because this time her tears were real, and not\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a ploy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to cry, you can do it to Evelyn. She'll probably fall for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theresa wanted to explain, but Aoife wouldn't let her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, looks like she already did? Fair enough. Not surprised.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not fak-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? You even got Kiera to sign it? Impressive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if giving up on her, the tears that had been welling up in Theresa's eyes all dried up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, if that's all... I'll go and enjoy my yogurt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theresa watched powerlessly as the door came to a close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as if that wasn't enough, right as the door closed, it opened up again and Aoife passed her\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a tissue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"While you're at it. Clean up the mess on the floor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1825,"2026-06-02T12:40:56.143Z",1,"novelbin.me","22145a155315c91ae658b0574dfa4240686d0b8e3e4d855abd11b6a6d8beeb57","advent-of-the-three-calamities-chapter-436","advent-of-the-three-calamities-chapter-434",876,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fadvent-of-the-three-calamities-cover.jpg"]