[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-arrival-in-1994":3,"chapter-arrival-in-1994-arrival-in-1994-chapter-590":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arrival in 1994",{"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},2353071,4601,"Chapter 590: First Encounter with the Sith Emperor","arrival-in-1994-chapter-590",590,"\u003Cp>As Ye Nan and Clark rapidly approached the starship, their sense of danger grew ever stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like they’re really going to attack us—don’t know if it’s the main cannon or something else,” Superman Clark chuckled. They knew better than anyone how fast they were; at this distance, any attack was merely a joke. Their own speed could evade all strikes, unless it was a blanket-area assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason they slowed down was not only to avoid revealing their full strength, but also to create distance and prepare for possible attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Probably the secondary cannons,” Ye Nan said casually. He had already sensed energy responses from three of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought it might be the main cannon,” Clark laughed, his expression tinged with disdain. “Why don’t we zigzag a bit and play with them? Give them a little hope—then crush it. That’s the best kind of fun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Nan stared at Clark intently, as if the man before him wasn’t the Clark he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?” Clark felt uneasy under Ye Nan’s strange gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing,” Ye Nan shook his head. “Let’s move in a zigzag pattern.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Ye Nan silently thought: “What’s going on? When did Clark become so dark?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superman Clark, even with false memories, remained fundamentally the same Clark he had always been. Whether fabricated or original, his nature held no trace of evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—no.” Ye Nan suddenly recalled what Lex had done. Lex had once cloned a Superman, but that clone soon began to mutate, developing violent tendencies and a sharp drop in IQ.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could the cloning side effects be showing up?” Ye Nan was instantly gripped by dread. If Clark was suffering from cloning side effects, Ye Nan truly didn’t know what to do. With Clark’s power level nearly equal to his own, defeating him would require either his ultimate weapon or exiling him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ultimate weapon was a last-resort measure, reserved for after encountering the Cosmic Emperor. He had amassed immense power for that purpose alone—using it on Clark now would be a terrible waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like exile is the only option. I hope Clark doesn’t develop cloning side effects.” Ye Nan shook his head. Having obtained Superman’s genes, he planned to build a super-hero army. If Clark’s side effects surfaced, he’d have to reconsider the entire plan—he didn’t want to spend years cloning an army of Supermen, only to have them turn on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ye Nan pondered Superman Clark, the starship suddenly erupted with dozens of cannons, all adjusting their angles to lock onto Ye Nan and Clark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thousand cannons fired at once, flooding the sky with blue light. In an instant, it became a downpour—torrential, relentless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These… electromagnetic cannons,” Ye Nan sneered. His body darted swiftly, dodging the incoming fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the barrage appeared densely packed, to Ye Nan there were vast gaps. After all, compared to the starship, he was countless times smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soaring through the storm of fire, watching blue light streak past his sides, Ye Nan suddenly felt as if he were flying through a meteor shower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent bolt of blue light shot from the starship, completely engulfing Ye Nan. Two other bolts struck Superman Clark full-force, blasting him backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did I get two?” Superman screamed, his voice fading into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It worked,” a crewman muttered, watching the screen and listening to the sound, wiping sweat from his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had absolute faith in the secondary cannons’ power—but that sound? How could anyone survive a super-particle cannon blast and still make noise? He had a terrible feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the threat the Emperor warned us about really this terrifying?” The commander also showed a flicker of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d heard how powerful the Empire’s Jedi were—but he was certain: if two secondary cannons hit a Jedi, they’d die instantly. No scream. No survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arrival in 1994, Chapter 600: First Encounter with Darth Sidious\" Ye Nan smashed open the ship’s hatch with a single punch and stormed inside, ignoring the violent winds that sucked away debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alert! Alert! Intruder detected!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The piercing alarm blared. The cloned soldiers sprang into action, laser rifles firing nonstop at Ye Nan, each shot striking with a thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you guys try harder? Feels like tickling.” Though the lasers shredded his clothes into rags, Ye Nan felt nothing. To him, they weren’t even a scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking through a storm of bullets and lasers, he pressed forward, ignoring all obstacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out, grabbed a cloned soldier who stood frozen in shock, twisted off his head, and hurled it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t want to end up like him, get out now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Nan sneered, scanning the room. None of the clones moved. None trembled. “So you’re all clones. I was hoping to capture one to guide me to the control panel. Now I see—you have no reason to live.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, he moved like a streak of light, passing every soldier in an instant. Before anyone could react, he was back where he started—so fast, they wondered if they’d imagined it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All attacks ceased. The clones stood rigid, frozen in place. Only when Ye Nan casually walked past them did their heads slowly detach from their necks and tumble to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked on. Heads kept falling. Soon, the floor ran red with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around every corner, Ye Nan left behind mountains of corpses and rivers of blood. The entire starship was now clear—except for the few natural humans who had chosen to surrender. All clones were dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No choice. Clones didn’t know surrender. Leaving them alive would only hinder him. Better to kill them all—clean and quick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, guided by the traitor, Ye Nan reached the command center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You finally came,” the commander turned to face Ye Nan, utterly calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been terrified when Ye Nan first breached the ship—but now, face to face, he felt nothing but composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder the Emperor foresaw you. I admit—I underestimated you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander sighed, filled with regret. He wished he’d used the main cannon instead of the secondary ones. Had he fired the main cannon, he might have obliterated this man in one shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sith Emperor?” Ye Nan’s tone shifted. He no longer rushed to kill. “Tell me everything you know. I might spare you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spare me? Do you think I need your mercy?” The commander shook his head. “You’re naive. Even in death, I won’t betray the Sith Emperor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d believe that from others. But from you? I don’t believe it.” Ye Nan cut through the lie without mercy. “If you truly wouldn’t betray the Sith Emperor, you wouldn’t have mentioned his prophecy the moment I entered. You’re just trying to spark my curiosity, to bargain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I don’t have time for games. I give you one choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak. Tell me everything you know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why can’t I choose to say nothing?” The commander sneered. He admitted Ye Nan had read him perfectly—but that only made him angrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was commander of this ship, a high-ranking officer in the Galactic Empire. His pride was ingrained. To beg was unthinkable. To lower himself even slightly was already a humiliation. And now Ye Nan wanted to crush his pride further? He’d rather die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any rational person would seize this chance to learn information about themselves. Hmph. Arrogant. Let’s see how arrogant you are now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You seem certain I’ll swallow your bait,” Ye Nan drawled lazily. “But I’ve changed my mind. I don’t want to hear what you have to say. So die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You try—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander’s voice cut off abruptly—not by choice, but because it was silenced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Nan returned to his original spot, blood still dripping from his hand. He stared coldly at the commander, his heart gone. “A moment ago, I’d have been interested. Now? Not anymore. Come out, Sith Emperor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re strong,” the Sith Emperor appeared before Ye Nan—a frail old man in a black robe, his head slightly tilted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In my vision, you weren’t this powerful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? What did your vision say about me?” Ye Nan asked curiously. “Did it show me what I’ll do in the future?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My power is too weak. I only caught fragments—true fate is beyond my sight.” The Sith Emperor shook his head. His already tilted head swayed like a loose ball, making one fear it might fall off at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In my vision, you were a man of great ambition—your armies swept across the entire galaxy. But you don’t match that vision now. Tell me—your name is Ye Nan, correct?” (To be continued.)\u003C\u002Fp>",1428,"2026-06-21T03:32:52.632Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9af5207460367265693ca832fe4a68b94014d064cb2f0ef1c5d3623e678fc1e8","arrival-in-1994-chapter-591","arrival-in-1994-chapter-589",643,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farrival-in-1994-cover.jpg"]