[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea":3,"chapter-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1297":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means",{"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},1088846,1419,"Chapter 1297 - 742: The Ritual","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1297",1297,"\u003Cp>In the Blood-colored Mountain Range,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the curtain of blood rose, Lis felt a special power descend upon the mountains from the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis borrowed Belial’s body, carefully observing the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanying him were ordinary people brought from various places by the Hunting Temple, most of whom were children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Lis’s surprise, members of the Hunting Temple from the Gray Castle rushed toward the Blood-colored Mountain Range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all seemed extremely wary and guarded against each other, but none made the first move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Lis originally thought the ordinary people, who were supposed to be sacrifices for the ceremony, would be attacked first, but that wasn’t the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because they believed these mind-controlled mortals posed no threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in their mutual vigilance, none had the energy to strike at the ordinary people, fearing others might seize the opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the Lune Great Hunting Ceremony would involve mutual slaughter to determine one or several final victors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And like many Evil God sacrifice ceremonies, this ceremony’s mutual slaying and hunting process served as a way to please Lune, offering him faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lune was not even a Demigod, the ceremony aimed at him could possibly aid his grasp of Divine Position fragments and his Ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis observed those entering the Blood-colored Mountain Range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people were somewhat different from the Divine Officers of the Hunting Temple in the Gray Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grey Robed Priests who led Lis to the ceremony site had an almost indistinguishable aura, cold and dead like corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, those participating in the Great Hunting Ceremony appeared no different from normal Extraordinary Professionals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the previous Black Armored Knight, there was a great difference between them and those Grey Robed Priests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps there was an issue hidden within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis glanced back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near the Gray Castle, an eerie altar stood abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The altar’s surface was awash in blood, fiery red, as if alive, crawling along the engravings with a chilling sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each drop of blood bore endless pain and grievance, shimmering with sinister light under the dim sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon the altar, flickering spots of crimson light danced like phantoms, seemingly born from the altar’s depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes they converged into thin beams, sometimes exploded like fireworks, emitting sinister, enchanting colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These scarlet rays were closely linked with the faint barrier surrounding the Blood-colored Mountain Range, a bond that tightly connected them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of priests in gray robes stood silently around the altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their figures appeared especially eerie in the darkness, their robes fluttering with ghostly whispers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All were bowed, kneeling, muttering to themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their voices were deep and indistinct, like spells from another world, or devoted prayers to the Divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces were full of devotion and reverence, their eyes showing fear and yearning for unknown powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the silent and uncanny atmosphere, the priests’ prayers intertwined, forming a unique melody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Lis noticed the battles between participants of the Lune Great Hunting Ceremony in the Blood-colored Mountain Range had officially begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Extraordinary Professionals from the Hunting Temple were the stars of this sacrificial ceremony, each one’s strength nearly matched Igor’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the official participants of the Lune Great Hunting Ceremony mostly had Golden Rank powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over two hundred Golden Rank Professionals!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a small world, this was already a considerable force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, these Golden Rank Professionals were fighting and killing each other in this Blood-colored Mountain Range, all to become the last victor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Igor’s dreams, Lis learned that the Hunting Temple told the Divine Officers that passing the Lune Great Hunting Ceremony would earn Lune’s Divine Gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, not only could they become legendary existences, they could also become Lune’s Divine Envoy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis didn’t believe the Hunting Temple’s claims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knew that while Lune was formidable among Legends, he was still just a Legend, not having touched a higher Rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanting Golden Rank Professionals to break through to Legends by Lune’s power, even if successful, wasn’t a normal path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone becoming a Divine Envoy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all baseless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, to Igor and those influenced by the Hunting Temple since childhood, they naturally believed the temple’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the participants in the Hunting Temple were mere kindling prepared by Lune?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, aside from the temptation to break through to Legends, these Golden Rank Professionals were likely influenced by the mental mark Lune imprinted in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, being Golden Rank Professionals made them top figures in this small world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would they so recklessly join this Great Hunting Ceremony and risk their lives?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis watched those fallen in battle from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment of death, their bodies instantly crumpled.\u003C\u002Fp>",773,"2026-06-03T10:58:58.792Z","2026-06-03T10:58:53.556Z",1,"novelbin.me","61af20dfdaabf89939f994d0b70bc14f6a1efb8d24d1ad87634b31358e25018e","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1298","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-1296",1658,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-cover.jpg"]