[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year":3,"chapter-facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-1522":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Facing an Ancient God for a Year",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},969498,1268,"Chapter 1520 - 1515: Human Plant (24)","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-1522",1522,"\u003Cp>The voice and form remain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was just a dress, once worn, it instantly bestowed a unique aura upon the wearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian knew this was not simply a matter of aesthetic sensitivity, because at a glance, although Lady Ji Ning had not yet spoken, each audience member’s face already bore a touch of eerie expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both for the effect when worn, and for the act of putting it on just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firstly, such a strange scene, such a strange location, the sudden appearance of such a dress was indeed abrupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, even if you take ten thousand steps back, behind the curtain is not a place for hanging clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Lady Ji Ning, tense and striving for survival, had no hesitation in taking down the dress and wearing it, a decisiveness that was abnormal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most importantly, the dress fit her frighteningly well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of changes challenging cognition caused quite a significant impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this atmosphere, Mr. Li Sr. finally showed the responsibility of the leader and was the first to ask quietly, looking at Ji Ning who was standing silently there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s indeed what I was looking for, but it’s a bit different from what I imagined...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, this dress was far more than a mere visual effect, even Lady Ji Ning’s voice sounded a few shades more deathly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from the previous behavior, she clearly wasn’t deliberately trying such an ill-tasting trick to frighten people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... How is it different?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s expression was unprecedentedly grave as he continued to ask sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It really is my dress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although I didn’t catch that thing just now, with the help of a special extraordinary item, I left a part of my imprint on it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the startling words, Lady Ji Ning did not leave her team to guess and instead explained her previous actions more thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The goal, of course, was to hopefully track it back using this method, even ideally trace it back to the source, but things are far less ideal...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long sigh, combined with Ji Ning’s current attire, truly carried a chillingly infectious power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the imprint can be confirmed unremoved, capturing it has met with some incomprehensible distortion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As mentioned before, I can’t sense its location, and only trying to search for traces all around may gather some information.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now I am very sure, this indeed is a trace related to my imprint, just that the situation is a bit strange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the first glance of this dress, I knew it belonged to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gently stroking the layered dark floral patterns of the dress, Ji Ning seemed to truly be touched with some embrace of death sensations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Putting it on further confirmed it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of the one being tracked, presented directly in the form of a dress?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Ji Ning’s statement was still quite clear, and for a time the team members gained a more direct understanding of the concept of \"distortion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the more so, the more it left people bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I trust Lady Ji Ning’s judgment, but such a trace, it seems to have no particular meaning either?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he silently digested the information, Brother Luyi was the first to speak out, expressing the concern in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this impatience, it seemed quite understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though along the way, their erosion marks deepened, it still was far from comparable to the little tree swaying in front of Luyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while the power of photosynthesis grew stronger, Luyi himself was visibly haggard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pursuit of a way out was clearly much more urgent than the others at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the moment, it seems to be so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, in response to this emotion, Ji Ning’s tone carried little comforting intent as she casually acknowledged the despairing fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it’s best if we quickly find more traces next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if it’s more such traces, what’s the point?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this perilous approach, Luyi’s facial expression had become quite apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Ji Ning is humble; in my opinion, this is actually quite a meaningful gain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, just as he was about to say more, it was Fu Qian beside him who suddenly spoke up, offering a more optimistic assessment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the only two non-High Tier extraordinaries in the team, he clearly never felt insignificant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This upbeat attitude even caused a moment of curiosity on Ji Ning’s face, and she looked a bit more like a living person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least, the probability that we’re not in reality is greater, isn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Fu Qian only smiled mildly as he retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That does seem to be...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to respond to Fu Qian’s statement was surprisingly Luyi again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murmuring to himself subconsciously, under this alternative angle, his previous anxiety was suddenly eased quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this theory was already expressed before, from Luyi’s perspective, the sensation was undoubtedly not as strong as the other four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, the whole event was like a newborn with peculiar powers, the attempt to cleanse it caused disturbance, leading to violent distortion of more onlookers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if it indeed were a divine-like power, distorting to encompass the entire Em House Palace doesn’t seem unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with the imprint directly materialized into a dress, no matter how you look at it, it seemed quite surrealist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, from the feeling aspect, it clearly aligned more with dreamlike psyche.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But even if that’s the case, we should probably find an exit quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Sr. patiently gathered everyone’s opinions, including Aike’s silent reactions, his interim summary showed he also recognized the notion that it might not be reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should know, in the Supernatural World, the division between reality and dreams is not absolutely separated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using death as an escape should still be the last resort.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Lady Ji Ning had proven, pure will alone couldn’t escape through death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this final point, Fu Qian mentally added a note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps to avoid dampening morale further, the initial testing content conducted with Ji Ning seemed something the old man decided not to disclose to Luyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I agree, the cries are gradually getting louder again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having focused his gaze for quite some time on Ji Ning’s long dress, Aike finally shared his opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From Brother Luyi’s words, we know he was in the same situation, even if the thing originally tracking him is now being tracked by us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, these things are clearly not just one, trying to curb the erosion through elimination doesn’t seem possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, let’s continue now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, without waiting to consult the leader’s opinion, once Aike finished speaking, Ji Ning just turned away and resumed the journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t even consider removing the dress of mourning.\u003C\u002Fp>",1126,"2026-06-03T07:51:11.103Z","2026-06-03T07:51:16.470Z",1,"novelbin.me","9fac18ff6e6cbb142ceabdec0b878d0c35105ece2eea30b785d8dc1f81972789","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-1523","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-1521",2389,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffacing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-cover.jpg"]