[{"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-2158":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},971084,1268,"Chapter 2156 - 2151: Confinement (25)","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-2158",2158,"\u003Cp>Cross-dimensional reproduction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Yiven truly has remarkable skill, seemingly using the concept of reproduction to penetrate the world’s barriers. I wonder how he gained this Inspiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly sorting out a possibility, Fu Qian couldn’t help but marvel at the imagined \"Inverted Tree\" form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what the boy has in his mind is really a \"Pine Cone\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the seeds extracted from it are indeed the ultimate objective of this series of actions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be said, being chosen as a Talent-type contestant, Yiven has certainly elevated art creation to a higher level of sublimation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what I need to do next seems to be confirming the usefulness of this sublimation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Further confirming the true encounters of the two missing persons within this creative idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a painting in his mind, there’s no need for Fu Qian to draw with his hands. In the end, he doesn’t put pen to paper but tries to find a lighting device and directly re-enters the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the ammunition wasn’t replenished either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though a bit aged, compared to the Inner World, the passage is definitely more suitable for walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much so that Fu Qian could check his weapon while advancing quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As proven, the three bullets expended, like the coins, were indeed gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And turning his body, he indeed found no other spares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there’s always a silver lining. If delayed any longer, maybe the condition of his finger might directly become an Extraordinary Weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No expectation to destroy the world, as long as others can experience his current pain, it’s enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the pain keeps intensifying, and the Qing color is really spreading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although not yet affecting the ability to pull the trigger, if on an ordinary person, it would be hard to resist the temptation to chop off the finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only consolation is that the spread is not fast. Considering there’s still a countdown in progress, it doesn’t seem like a significant threat yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, has that competitor of his visited this place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Qian looked around at the much neater passage, trying to envision the unseen \"Old Hunter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theoretically, he probably wouldn’t miss such a place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The traces in the Inner World proved this opponent’s combat prowess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finding nothing after exploration, coming out to search again seems pretty normal, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, traces of one of the missing persons appeared inside—and it seems here too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a certain moment, Fu Qian stopped in his tracks, gazing at a corner of the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it’s unclear why there’s such engineering under the prison, it was evident from the walk that the passage is rather complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not so much as to appear infinitely branching, but there are still quite a few forks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, where Fu Qian was looking was one such spot, a few steps forward would lead to two perpendicular roads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quite familiar jacket was crumpled into a ball and thrown there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy’s clothes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even picking it up, Fu Qian could confirm it closely resembled what was found in the Inner World before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly new, similarly unsoiled by much dust... if he continues forward and sees a corpse, the scale of the incident would indeed be rather extensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t the Inner World, and as far as he knows, there are just two on-duty security personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before finding the missing persons, having such a case happen again, one can imagine how tense the atmosphere would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t underestimate this; from previous experience, fulfilling the duties of his current role would be best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhen is a vivid example. After a minor stimulus, she directly got herself caught up in the Inner World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If other \"anchored\" citizens react similarly on a large scale, his actions may become increasingly challenging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such thoughts, Fu Qian picked up the clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regrettably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, it looked like the same clothes. Secondly, the pockets were equally clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it seemed it wouldn’t be so easy, a professional shouldn’t overlook details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first found the clothes, Fu Qian immediately searched them, to avoid a blunder like the \"White Key\" being inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, neither possessed one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casually hanging the clothes aside, Fu Qian wasn’t in a bad mood. Instead, he focused on his sense of smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides being meticulous, one must be adept at learning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there’s anything gained from his journey with Brother Tantou, using his sense of smell was undoubtedly one, even though his nose currently wasn’t that sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His steps did not cease. Fu Qian sketched the route in his mind while discerning the air stirred by movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seems to be effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, Fu Qian silently savored an unpleasant scent and attempted to use it as guidance, heading in the direction where it was more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon enough, another familiar item appeared before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A body bag?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lighting was still mediocre, but Fu Qian easily identified something in a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Brother Yiven is a man of action; there’s a similar operation in this world as well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it even looked relatively fresh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, coming closer confirmed the body bag wasn’t empty, and the unpleasant smell emanated from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was not the girl mentioned by Brother Tantou. On the contrary, the age was noticeably older, appearing to be of the same generation as Mr. Huck Sr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By freshness, it’s about the body’s condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the touch wasn’t exactly freezing, a glance was enough to notice traces of previous freezing, and it hadn’t been long since thawed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, there should be more than just this unpleasant odor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, compared to the victim boy in the Inner World, the body’s head was in perfect condition, with no damages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still in cultivation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing such a scene, Fu Qian easily drew a hypothesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with pollination, the growth of seeds requires a process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Brother Yiven is doing something similar to the Inner World, keeping some patience with the new body is totally understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even this time, the source of the new body seems verified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still in a hospital gown, this body seems also to have come from a certain hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be said, among the people encountered along the way, Brother Yiven appears quite consistent inside and out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was a chance to chat, he wouldn’t mind learning about Yiven’s art life—seems like there might not be a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming that there was also no key on the body, Fu Qian continued deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as he followed the route sketched in his mind, circling to what felt like the spot separated by a wall from the body, a more prominent scene appeared—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A corpse without a body bag lay there, a pool of glaring blood soaking beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By comparison, this one was even fresher, likely prepared directly on site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t the previous boy; instead, it was a middle-aged man dressed rather stylishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cause of death was a hideous cut across the neck.\u003C\u002Fp>",1156,"2026-06-03T07:51:33.057Z","2026-06-03T07:51:39.527Z",1,"novelbin.me","d5d914821bdd0522c1293c903a486735199d1d644d45e37c9332126ca4a34271","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-2159","facing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-chapter-2157",2389,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffacing-an-ancient-god-for-a-year-cover.jpg"]