[{"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-796":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},1087687,1419,"Chapter 796: 496 Trap!","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-796",796,"\u003Cp>Chapter 796: Chapter 496 Trap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Acot City,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where should we head first?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zuo, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes, surveyed the human city while addressing Erik by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re the captain, shouldn’t you be the one to decide?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik, too, was visiting Acot City for the first time, but he was much more composed than Xia Zuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their Elf Team, part of Nature’s Wrath, had come to Acot City on a mission, with Xia Zuo as its leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zuo had become the captain of the Nature’s Wrath team, not because of his elder who was a council member of Jade City, but due to his own strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having trained and improved in Nature’s Wrath for a period, Xia Zuo succeeded in passing the trials prepared by Lis and formally became a member of Nature’s Wrath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, after being granted the World Tree Mark by Lis, his strength had seen a noticeable increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the World Tree Mark and the elves had exceptionally good compatibility; basically, all elves who were granted the World Tree Mark by Lis not only experienced significant enhancement in strength but also saw a considerably faster rate of progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After gaining the World Tree Mark, Xia Zuo quickly advanced from the Silver Level to the Gold Level, reaching the same realm as Cendelle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Xia Zuo quickly mastered various knowledge and skills imparted by Lis, so he became the leader of the second batch of Nature’s Wrath Elf Teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His close friend Erik wasn’t far behind, and after some time, he also successfully advanced to the Golden Rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to their relationship, Erik chose to become the deputy leader of Xia Zuo’s Elf Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The duo, along with other team members, arrived in Acot City to complete the task assigned to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, you’re not unaware of how I am; this has always been the area I’m not good at!” Xia Zuo declared unabashedly, oblivious to the odd looks from his teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a mission given to us by Lord Agli, and besides us, there are two other teams waiting outside the city for our news.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We should be more cautious regardless; don’t think that reaching the Gold Level means you can be reckless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it wasn’t for Lord Lis, who knows when we would have broken through to the Gold Level?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik shook his head; as a close friend, he knew Xia Zuo’s character very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Xia Zuo was exceptional in both talent and ability, sometimes his somewhat frivolous attitude was worrisome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zuo nodded solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ever since we entered the city, I have been observing and it seems that the people here are aware of our identities…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet, it appears they are quite scared of us; we’ve never laid hands on anyone beyond the Elf Slave Catching Teams, have we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik felt assured in his heart; it seemed Xia Zuo’s frivolousness was just a façade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, such an important matter would naturally make one apprehensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s probably from the arrangements made by Lord Lis.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erik lowered his voice, speaking in a volume only they could hear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you remember when we were chasing those Slave Catching Teams in Elf Forest, Lord Lis specifically asked us not to kill them all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To let one or two return, to make known the stance of Nature’s Wrath.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looking at it now, Lord Lis’s arrangement worked very well. Once the word spread, at least the people near the Human Kingdom have an understanding of Nature’s Wrath.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Respect and fear are the best means to keep those with ill-intentions away from the forest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is what Lord Agli said, and only now do I realize what he truly meant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, this has spared us a lot of trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zuo nodded and, changing his tone, said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But… given the situation, where do we go to gather information about the Starving Wolf Mercenary Group?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems these people don’t dare to come close to us…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zuo scratched his head and took a look around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Mercenary Tavern, the information dealers there should have something. If all else fails, we could ask for help from the Church of the Gods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However, it’s best if we don’t approach the Church, as our relationship with them is merely cooperative…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Zuo nodded slightly, sharing the same thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Starving Wolf Mercenary Group was quite special and low-key, comprising entirely of human members and active around the vicinity of Elf Forest, completing assigned tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite their clandestine and mysterious dealings, the Starving Wolf Mercenary Group was still considered a large mercenary group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nature’s Wrath hadn’t paid much attention to this mercenary group before, but while pursuing a captain of an Elf Slave Catching Team, they obtained a crucial piece of intelligence from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, many Elf Slave Catching Teams, after capturing Jingjing, didn’t directly take the elves out of the forest but conducted transactions with the Starving Wolf Mercenary Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effectively, they sold the elves directly to individuals from the Starving Wolf Mercenary Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an undercover investigation by Nature’s Wrath during this period, they discovered most members of the Starving Wolf Mercenary Group were unaware of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concerning the elf trading, many mercenaries from the Starving Wolf Mercenary Group were in the dark, with all clues eventually pointing to a subdivision led by someone named Mosa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This team was said to report directly to the group leader, Joxer, and was quite secretive; very few people knew what they were up to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the trail on this Mosa subdivision team led to Acot City, and Agli sent Xia Zuo’s team ahead to gather intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>",943,"2026-06-03T10:58:37.832Z","2026-06-03T10:58:42.564Z",1,"novelbin.me","72da168cf6c9401cf2e2b6fd841257016bcbbf688447c539529247176b11061e","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-797","i-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-chapter-795",1658,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-ascend-to-the-divine-throne-through-arcane-mea-cover.jpg"]