[{"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-205":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},967481,1268,"Chapter 205 - 204: Porcelain Doll (22)_1","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-205",205,"\u003Cp>Chapter 205: Chapter 204: Porcelain Doll (22)_1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Fu Qian’s death pronouncement was made, the Porcelain Doll’s body shuddered again, and Mr. Luo issued a weak protest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is going to be difficult for me to explain to you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian slowly clenched his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, I’m just an emotionless agent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…If that’s the case.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Luo’s tone sounded full of reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heavy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, his tone drastically changed, releasing a voice filled with foulness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost instantly, Fu Qian felt the surrounding air thicken, a heavy weight bearing down on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha-ha-ha-ha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Luo let out a string of mad laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your arrogance is the root of your failure, both earlier and now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian stood still, unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for forcing me into a gamble, I’m now extremely grateful for this decision!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This power… it truly suits me perfectly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think I’ve begun to master this gift already, how do you like the feel of Blasphemous Words?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weakness!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting for Fu Qian to respond, Mr. Luo spat out another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill came over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian looked down and saw his skin visibly paling, as if even the flow of blood within was gradually slowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mediocre!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian wiped his hand over the area, and the next moment, was restored back to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should take a look around first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Luo’s smug voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it seemed anyone’s personality would be affected after merging with this thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, Mr. Luo was full of a scientific aura, acting like an evil scientist, but now he was wildly excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fu Qian reflected, he looked up at his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know when it had happened, but layers of gray curtains had accumulated around him, sealing off the area tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air even carried a faintly burning scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True to form, his meticulous instincts were still at play!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can feel myself growing with every moment, soaring at a rapid pace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Porcelain Doll’s arm moved, stepping forward into the Void, and wisps of vapor followed its motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The pleasure of this feeling is truly indescribable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll give you one last chance, your answer is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Mr. Luo who seemed ready to take off, Fu Qian still shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am the emotionless agent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph! Incurably stubborn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Luo hummed, not surprisingly, and directly uttered a strange phoneme, sentencing Fu Qian to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Annihilate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, as he watched Fu Qian standing fine and well across from him, the Porcelain Doll was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was supposed to be torn to shreds, why was there no reaction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Annihilate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your pronunciation isn’t quite accurate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Mr. Luo’s persistent efforts, Fu Qian sighed and interrupted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come, follow me—’Pain!'”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost instantly, a spine-tingling sound was heard, and a web of cracks appeared on the Porcelain Doll’s shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can this be!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Luo let out a perfect sigh of a defeated fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian also furrowed his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re kidding, right? The task still isn’t complete after all this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destroying the Porcelain Doll, doesn’t that count as destruction? Do I really need to grind it to powder or something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What exactly—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, as cracks appeared on the doll’s body, streams of dark red mist began to seep out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Struggling to draw the mist to cover his body and repair the damage, Mr. Luo’s voice grew increasingly manic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter how you did it, killing me won’t be that easy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The power is still pouring into me endlessly—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Mr. Luo could only get halfway through his sentence before he froze again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist flowing through the various channels visibly faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian took a couple of steps forward, a hundred times stronger dark red mist swirling around his body than what emanated from Mr. Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skin turned a dark, sinister red, with blade-like patterns spreading all over his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You find it strange? Well, I find it even more peculiar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To maintain its influence for so long without a source, I can only comprehend that the thing buried here had been in place for too long, and unavoidably some of its power lingered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a fleeting moment, it seemed as if Mr. Luo’s thought processes had come to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene before him clearly challenged his worldview to its core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, have you realized that you’ve become careless? Normally, upon entering and seeing the limbs on the ground, you would naturally make some connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you were cautious enough, you might even have abandoned this opportunity and run away first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Fu Qian’s mocking tone continued uninterrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This power obviously has some side effects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Luo fell into complete silence, while the crack-ridden Porcelain Doll began to tremble violently, its body swelling as if fermenting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few seconds, the doll had transformed into a gigantic, rotting, deformed monster that nearly filled half of the underground space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the gaps in the surface of the porcelain, one could discern the tumbling flesh, which contorted to form facial expressions and emitted an indescribably foul odor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian quietly took two steps back, dodging the rain-like blood and pus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… must die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dreamy voice of Mr. Luo came through, sounding as if his sanity had almost hit zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames, barriers, aging, rambling—Mr. Luo triggered all the forms of attack at his disposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a gigantic bone claw, covered in rotting flesh, reached out to grab him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Annihilation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confronted with the full force of the rampaging Porcelain Doll, Fu Qian simply stood still and spoke two words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the silence, the screen filled with special effects instantly vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body of the other, who was sprinting at full speed, also disintegrated bit by bit and then crashed to the ground with a thunderous fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Done!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian looked at his handiwork with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those Blasphemous Words are really useful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In retrospect, this mission was a bit risky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it wasn’t for my excessive curiosity, spending over thirty SAN Points to deal with this, Mr. Luo might have slipped in first, and it probably would have been a tough battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, interest is the greatest motivator for work—staying true to one’s original aspiration ensures steadfastness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, the task isn’t complete yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in the next moment, Fu Qian realized a problem—the prompt for task completion still hadn’t appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve got to be kidding me, there’s still something left?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian looked at the scattered rotten flesh and bones on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this doesn’t count as destruction, do I need to finely chop it up into a mince?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian shook his head; he was not one to deceive himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As improbable as the situation was, there was only one explanation—the Frenzied Spirit was not the Porcelain Doll he was looking for!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was that the task had indeed updated just before… which means the Porcelain Doll was definitely present at the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not that, what else could it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkness, the scenes that had just unfolded replayed quickly in Fu Qian’s mind, not missing a single detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait a minute!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a certain moment, Fu Qian felt a hunch, guessing at a possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>",1218,"2026-06-03T07:50:25.893Z","2026-06-03T07:50:30.690Z",1,"novelbin.me","a616daf1382736595f5f7ca64fae418784dad2b0f40461865d969c36d3dec58d","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-206","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-204",2389,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffacing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-cover.jpg"]