[{"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-2002":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},971028,1268,"Chapter 2000: 1995: Heart Demon Deathmatch","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-2002",2002,"\u003Cp>Chapter 2000: Chapter 1995: Heart Demon Deathmatch\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aha… this familiar scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his hands raised, a motion resembling both a stretch and an embrace of the sun, Fu Qian leisurely walked through the fourth floor of the Sword Pavilion that had been restored to its original state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not an illusion; every high-grade collection from the Swordsmanship Department was intact, including the one that had vaporized half of his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian stopped in front of a familiar short sword, carefully examining it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, its appearance was utterly unremarkable compared to the others—even its interior was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing here now, it was just an ordinary piece of Mortal Iron, utterly indescribable of the god-slaying power from earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything seemed like an illusion, provided you returned my arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing much to see; Fu Qian looked away, observing his still bare elbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Incense Fire Axe had just been casually thrown in the warehouse, so even in his other hand, it was equally empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the time he was also a guest of honor at the Swordsmanship Department here, the temporary leader from Heaven’s Commencement Institute ascended to observe, wielding a three-sword style with both hands and mouth, the majestic scene was still vivid in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, all that was left was a broken limb, yet the mountains and rivers remained unchanged; how could one not sigh deeply?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dreams and illusions, why bother to grasp them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling when parting in tears with Old Master Veron earlier seemed, after all, not to be wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The methods experienced once in Akons reappeared before him now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it seemed he once again transformed into a bug blocked by a glass barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, unlike last time, the opponent seemed to come not to repel but to kill insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scenes that appeared after testing all the way and causing a disturbance on the fourth floor of the Sword Pavilion gave a clear answer to the previous suspicions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A power beyond common sense that should not exist in the Academy, and everything restored as new after leaving and returning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two behaviors were too typical, almost identical to the encounter in Akons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Ashes Institute indeed seems already affected, or rather, the entire Academy might be under influence; only they appear the most obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly accidents after accidents, how the founders of the Academy selected such a site is beyond comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Fu Qian was curious; the person suspected to be Jade Soul Master, what exactly was his purpose?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seize the Academy and refine it in an instant? Just like in Akons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it a bit too aggressive, especially given the dimensional differences?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, no matter how abnormal Akons was, it was still essentially a spiritual world, whereas this place is a genuine Extraordinary Academy full of talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it is known that idealism emphasizes things outside the mind, isn’t this appetite too great?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the Academy as a breakthrough, to begin the first step in idealizing the entire world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone will become nothing more than their own delusions and obsessions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s not mention whether it’s achievable, wouldn’t such a scene of doomsday attract the Night Watchman—hold on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, during discussions about the “ark,” there seemed to be similar guesses about doomsday and beginnings?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing by the window, Fu Qian gazed in the direction of the Benevolence Institute through the gap and successfully constructed the magnificent meteor shower of the past in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that meteor shower at the time gave Jade Soul Master the enlightenment to believe some opportunity had arrived?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s indeed the case, that impact truly unleashed a host of demons, and he could be considered deeply burdened with karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Jade Soul Master might understand the Academy even more deeply than imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, these are matters for later; currently, there’s a pressing issue in front of him—how to navigate through this wave of idealism?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly pessimistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As mentioned earlier, this might be the difference between repelling insects and killing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier in Akons, dealing with this troublemaker, Jade Soul Master’s approach was indeed treating him as an unyielding stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expulsion, isolation, using temporary files similar to dreams prevented him from affecting the real Akons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, the current situation remains the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Pavilion he was in, and the fourth floor of the Sword Pavilion he destroyed earlier, clearly both belonged to the realm of temporally generated files.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His return to the warehouse and then coming back was like the second visit in Akons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the real Academy had become completely untouchable to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, the means he could employ now seemed to be more flexible than during the previous assignment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, fundamentally speaking, using either the Benevolence Institute or Divine Ashes Institute as the center, the influence area of this idealism spread should ultimately be finite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he kept walking outward, the expulsion would eventually fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention there’s no limitation on returning to the warehouse; he could even directly transfer to Shangjing or Half-step Moon, or the like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only cost would be exposing the people at the Academy to the risk of refinement—which is not that easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he returned to the warehouse earlier, the unbreakable connection was for a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing here now, the feeling had become even clearer—it was something that could almost be defined as a fate-binding bond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, “Jade Soul Master” entered the game personally, stamping a special concept on his forehead, thus locking the connection tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Heart Demon… this was the content perceived by Fu Qian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party no longer evades the issue; he himself is the true target of Jade Soul Master this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, not just confining him behind the glass but attempting to encase him in a glass jar and burn him to ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even escape was impossible, the bond from his entering the game exceeded imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them were clearly in a special conjugate state, the Academy as a duel ground, each other’s Heart Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like split personalities, one viewing the current as reality, the other merely as a delusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he took a step back, the opponent would take a step forward, a real zero-sum game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, theoretically speaking, no time had passed, but his act of returning to the warehouse had already caused a shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings and everything had further accelerated their fall toward the idealistic end, and the Heart Demon label on his forehead shone even brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bond was so transcendent, causing Fu Qian to deeply suspect escaping wouldn’t work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving in any manner would only result in failure, the Heart Demon label from Jade Soul Master would never peel off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a genuine battle to the death, without a single step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he could transform into the Abandonment King, making the opponent feel the wrath of an ancient Superior Being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But don’t forget, that method was also something the other party was very adept at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaving a long sigh at the many hardships of the Academy, Fu Qian exerted strength in his hand, and the aged window sill in front of him was forcibly broken off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, this scent is still more familiar…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no consciousness of vandalizing public property, Fu Qian brought the broken piece close to his nose and took a sniff, sighing once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the scent of mushrooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even on the broken surface, one could see the layers upon layers of intertwined mycelium.\u003C\u002Fp>",1262,"2026-06-03T07:51:29.834Z","2026-06-03T07:51:33.795Z",1,"novelbin.me","cdbd105db7eba7aceb97254f811356533b8a1cecb44a7876eab6e6e728a90e03","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-2003","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-2001",2389,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffacing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-cover.jpg"]