[{"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-591":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},1087482,1419,"Chapter 591: 405: Part of the Abyss Prince's Plan?_3","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-591",591,"\u003Cp>Chapter 591: Chapter 405: Part of the Abyss Prince’s Plan?_3\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stealth, backstabbing, kidney strike, and even the Shadow Raid skill, were all successfully countered by the opponent, forcing him to use many of his life-saving skills in the subsequent attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching how effortlessly the opponent handled it all made Sinker recall the times when his mentor taught him assassin combat techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was rather unbelievable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that young man really a Gold-level Warrior?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sinker somewhat regretted not retreating right away; this was the first time he encountered a situation where a warrior controlled the entire combat scenario like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Sinker had already started considering a strategic retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he really wanted to complete the mission, he had become aware of the situation now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Lis’s protection, it was certain that he could not kill that elf this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter, after all, he was an assassin—a setback like this was not a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t believe Lis could protect the elf unceasingly, every step of the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Sinker prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, he was overwhelmed by a terrifying sense of impending death, causing all the hairs on his body to stand on end instantaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react, Sinker instinctively dove forward, not caring about the damp soil of the forest floor, and he flattened himself on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge booming noise erupted, and the shaking of the trees spread like a circular wave throughout the Elf Forest, causing the wild animals in the forest to scatter and flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sinker, who was in the epicenter, was dazed and absent-mindedly looked backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There he saw Lis, holding a terrifyingly huge hammer, looking at him with a not-quite-smiling expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big tree he had been near had vanished without a trace, leaving only a light brown stump on the ground and wooden fragments fluttering mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sinker snapped back to reality and quickly got up, warily watching Lis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He certainly did not want to be hammered like that; he didn’t think his fate would be any better than that of the big tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis did not continue the pursuit; he had only made a move to shock him when he sensed that Sinker had thought about fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak, why are you attacking us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis played with the hammer in his hands, smiling as he looked at Sinker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hammer, which had been somewhat cumbersome to use when he upgraded to Gold-level, was now quite easy and smooth to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immense shock brought by the high Strength Attribute was always the most direct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sinker glanced at the hammer in Lis’s hand, bouncing up and down, almost one meter in diameter, and involuntarily swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of freak was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the cold gleam of the hammer, it was definitely not made of ordinary refined iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did I come across this guy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hesitating for a moment, Sinker said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t get me wrong, I accepted a mission from the Assassin Guild to assassinate that elf.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I truly didn’t expect a powerful person like you to be guarding. This time I was wrong, and I am willing to pay a price to express my apology.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Sinker’s words, Lis looked at him with a not-quite-smiling expression and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Assassin Guild, who are you trying to fool?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Assassin Guild, like the Mercenary Guild, could accept commissions from others and distribute missions, but due to the nature of the profession, it generally involved assassination tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the Assassin Guild was not permitted in many places by city rulers and operated in a grey area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, indeed, many assassins took commissions and tasks from the guild, but it depended on the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to reach the Bolin Kingdom as soon as possible and avoid possible attacks, Cecil chose to take a shortcut through the Elf Forest, and their pace was quite fast without any delays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And honestly, though it was a shortcut, it was not a specific path but just moving in a general direction through the Elf Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given this situation, the assassin would not possibly be able to catch up from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Lis would have already noticed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis felt the most likely scenario was that the other party had a special item capable of locating Cecil’s position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an item for tracking Day Elf Bloodline, if the target was indeed the Day Elf Bloodline, that would be very likely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me, who sent you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis looked at Sinker as if he were merely observing a bronze professional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, it’s…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sinker looked at Lis with a resigned expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the words fell, a black and crimson stream of evil energy suddenly erupted from Sinker’s body, wrapping around him and greatly increasing his speed as he abruptly dashed deep into Elf Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Lis felt joy rather than surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was familiar with this kind of aura; he had felt a similar one in Ice Peak City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura of the Endless Abyss, and it was very similar to Demogorgon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the destruction of the Elf Royal Court was related to Cecil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having his suspicions confirmed, Lis still didn’t plan to let Sinker go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be good to weaken the enemy’s strength in advance, but more importantly, he must prevent the opponent from taking back any information about him and Cecil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis dashed after him, moving much faster than Sinker, who was desperately using Demon Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis didn’t plan to use a Spell just yet; he intended to keep his strength in this aspect hidden as his ace, leaving some room for maneuver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before getting deeply involved in the affairs of the Elf Royal Court, he likely wouldn’t face a Legendary being, so Lis’s approach might yield an unexpected effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this be possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the rapidly approaching pressure from behind, Sinker looked back incredulously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been shocked many times today already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis decided not to hold back any longer. Now that he had confirmed the other was a subordinate of Demogorgon, there was no need to extract information from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dealing with any other Abyss Lords might have been easy since those self-absorbed chaotic ones couldn’t always control their subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in fact, many had specifically tricked power out of those Abyss Demon Lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Demogorgon was different; he was deep-thinking, more cunning and sly than the devils of Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his previous life, many people, powers, and even deities had suffered at his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis had no confidence in provoking Demogorgon, better to quietly amass wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again appearing in Lis’s vision, Sinker seemed entirely transformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Power that had surrounded him was now replaced by a wildly corrupt Aura of the Abyss, with thick veins prominently visible on his face and skin, and pitch-black power flowing beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were blood-red, and his frame had swelled slightly, emitting evil, filthy currents of Abyssal Aura all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk tsk tsk, that’s truly ugly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis shook his head and, wielding his hammer, charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying sound of the wind breaking echoed as the hammer forcefully smashed toward Sinker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sinker only had time to block with his arms but was still sent flying by Lis’s hammer, crashing into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis shook the hammer in his hands and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really, the feel of it was quite nice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roaaaaaar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A monster-like roar rang out as Sinker’s figure appeared again before Lis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he seemed completely eroded by Abyss Power, having lost most of his sanity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but Sinker’s current situation wasn’t good; his arms had completely disappeared, leaving only twisting flesh and stark white bone stubs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Abyss Aura around Sinker kept twisting, starting to repair and restore his arms, but it was not very fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Sinker’s black and crimson skin seemed to be melting, like a snowman melting under the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis was clear on this, as the Gaia World had always been repulsive towards the Aura and Power of the Abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without an Abyss Gate providing enough Abyss Aura, using Demon Power would cause the body to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also why Abyss Demons, after invading through the Abyss Gate, would decrease their attacks if they couldn’t resupply, conserving their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this situation with Sinker dragged on without accessing this state, his body would collapse due to erosion from Abyss Power, leading to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Lis didn’t find it too troublesome; even with Abyss Power enhancement, a Gold-level Assassin was no real trouble for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis swung his hammer and walked towards the blood-eyed Sinker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the creepy roar in the forest stopped, and no other strange sounds could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lis looked at the Gold-level Assassin who had now turned into a pool of bloodied mud, and stowed his hammer in the storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked a black iron-colored ring from the disgusting flesh, nodding satisfyingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it was a Space Ring—they had avoided striking this ring during the attack intentionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hopefully, there was something useful inside!\u003C\u002Fp>",1497,"2026-06-03T10:58:35.280Z","2026-06-03T10:58:41.914Z",1,"novelbin.me","dba3da7444c9bda3ca227639e2afa2dffd47e11a3392c7aaf9e57e1ff4d6d15d","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-592","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-590",1658,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-cover.jpg"]