[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts":3,"chapter-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-275":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1865156,2473,"Chapter 275 174: Aftermath","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-275",275,"\u003Cp>\"I agree!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also agree!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I completely agree!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only someone whose brain is broken would disagree!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever opposes must be a traitor with ill intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Han Zhan is firmly bound to the Anti-Xia Alliance as the Vice Alliance Leader, the matter of Spirit Contract Awakening becomes a certainty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Alliance Leader truly has a sharp mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But didn't the Alliance Leader injure Han Zhan heavily for seven consecutive days? Did he not utter a word of complaint?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this matter, the Alliance Leader has been too hasty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if the Vice Alliance Leader is injured; who will help us awaken?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tao saw that the tide had turned against him and realized that single-handedly he couldn't prevail; staying here would only invite more disgrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he merely snorted lightly, then turned away without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unwelcoming person left, and those who stayed began addressing him as \"Vice Alliance Leader\" here and \"Vice Alliance Leader\" there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being the number one in Great Xia, Han Zhan handled this situation with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, once everyone had mostly digested this information, Gongyang Jin exchanged a glance with Elder Bing, called over Han Zhan, and the three bid farewell to the others and headed towards Wofeng Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alternative plan for the Awakening Stone needed careful deliberation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this process, Elder Bing couldn't hold back any longer and voiced his confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you a descendant of the Li Family? Why do I have no impression of you? Are you from the younger generation that awakened later?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been over a decade since Elder Bing left the Li Family and returned to the City of Extreme Evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the time dilation rules of the City of Extreme Evil, Elder Bing had spent another century there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why when Han Zhan demonstrated the Eight Urgent Fist to him, Elder Bing was overwhelmed with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not from the Li Family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan paused, then continued under Elder Bing's puzzled gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a student of Li Shutong, the ninth student.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Bing's voice shot up eight tones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surprises Han Zhan brought him came one after another, almost rendering him completely numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Han Zhan were a disciple of the Li Family, at least Elder Bing would maintain some prestige as the Patriarch of the Li Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he were the student of his brother, Li Shutong...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Han Zhan, greets Uncle Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan addressed him with great respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Bing pressed his lips, his expression complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Shutong, his eye for accepting students remains as incisive and accurate as ever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help but marvel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me about the outside world. Is Great Xia still doing well now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The other significant forces always considered Li Shutong an eyesore, viewing Great Xia, which refuses to collude with them, as a thorn in their side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We devised a plan of discord and brotherly conflict, and it had already been set in motion before I re-entered the City of Extreme Evil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Bing, usually reticent, suddenly became talkative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the City of Extreme Evil, encountering a student of Li Shutong felt like meeting a familiar face in a foreign land, bringing a special sense of warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for authenticity, the white mist density in the Four Urgent States just released by Han Zhan was evidence enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth stage of the Eight Urgent Fist cannot be faked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corridors of Wofeng Palace,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongyang Jin walked ahead, leaving Han Zhan and Elder Bing space to talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response to Elder Bing's inquiry, Han Zhan began detailing the earth-shaking changes that had occurred in Great Xia during the past decade after his departure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing that Li Shutong had fallen and that Great Xia had been overrun and divided among the major forces, Elder Bing paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't say anything,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just remained silent for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he resumed walking forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Master, are you alright?\" Han Zhan asked with some concern upon seeing Elder Bing's demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What could be wrong with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Shutong is gone, but he died for a worthy cause, leaving a spark for Great Xia, descendants for the Li Family, and a successor for himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Xia has fallen, but North County still stands, the Great Xia People endure, and you all are still here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Life's course cannot be forced; what matters is to have a clear conscience and persevere boldly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Bing's words completely reassured Han Zhan, fostering a deep respect for the brother before him, who seemed much older than Li Shutong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tugui is a person of great perseverance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike his brother Li Shutong, who was a prodigy with unparalleled talent, unstoppable once awakened as a sun that no one could look at directly or ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Tugui's talent could be described as poor, yet he shared a similar aspiration for Great Xia's prospects but was limited by his talent, achieving little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emergence of the City of Extreme Evil was the turning point of his fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have continued as the Li Family Patriarch, enjoying supreme power and the success and honor of being a leader of a force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he resolutely chose to enter the City of Extreme Evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once entered, it became a millennium!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Li Tugui, life could no longer be described as merely long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Spirit Contract Master who successfully advanced to Tier Seven also had a lifespan that could exceed a millennium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the journey of parting from family and venturing alone into a foreign land is infinitely lonely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with other familiar faces around and a continuous rise in status and position, the inner loneliness doesn't disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Li Tugui made this choice twice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, let's not keep the Alliance Leader waiting too long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Han Zhan still in contemplation, Li Tugui stepped forward to pat his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a trance, the figure walking ahead gradually overlapped with another buried deep within Han Zhan's memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path of Great Xia was forged step by step by countless predecessors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of them is a solitary walker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan murmured as he came to his senses, speeding up to walk alongside Elder Bing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least at this moment, he was not alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news of Han Zhan's promotion to Vice Alliance Leader quickly spread throughout the upper levels of the Anti-Xia Alliance with deliberate promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the information about the ability to substitute Awakening Stones was tightly sealed, known only to the top of the Anti-Xia Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussion, they decided to emulate the original practice of Great Xia, setting eighteen years of age as the standard for awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The advantage of this approach is to prevent immature Awakened from acting contrary to the Anti-Xia Alliance's regulations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Academy continues to exist as Awakening Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there is no longer any need for grading or selection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan remains the dean of Shang Academy, specifically establishing an Awakening Office, with one hundred awakening quotas allocated daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The external claim is that the Anti-Xia Alliance has found a vein of Awakening Stones and will begin a large-scale awakening to prepare for the impending Slaughter Battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, this lie, under constant probing by various forces, is destined not to last long; even buying a bit more time is enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides awakening, Han Zhan also engages in more frequent sword dao sparring with Gongyang Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strange shadow appearing at dusk is becoming increasingly difficult to cope with under Han Zhan's rapidly increasing sword dao prowess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Repeating the same things every day, time quickly passes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1259,"2026-06-10T05:31:13.179Z",1,"novelbin.me","97415da6c94b713d25d9868e9d490a092890cfe0c5fb9013d0ef218bf0681fb2","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-276","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-274",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]