[{"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-357":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},1865388,2473,"Chapter 357 - 256: Rejection and Judgement","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-357",357,"\u003Cp>Han Zhan stood at a height of over one meter seventy-eight, appearing slightly shorter than one meter eighty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was within the normal height range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gripped the Xuanyuan Sword, maintaining a posture ready to strike at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far in front of him, the Fallen Knight had already dismounted from his warhorse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at about two meters and five centimeters tall, he appeared like a giant compared to Han Zhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fallen Knight’s pitch-black Knight’s Greatsword was also many times larger than the Xuanyuan Sword, and when held in his hand, it seemed to give the impression of a world boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides faced each other in a standoff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fallen Knight moved first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stomped on the concrete ground, causing a web of cracks to spread in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The towering figure and the swinging giant sword seemed to come at him like a massive dark mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan also moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang! Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resounding melody of the Fu Xi Zither enveloped him, transforming into strange symbols radiating mystical light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These symbols instantly seeped into Han Zhan’s body, enhancing all his physical functions: defense, power, speed, and reaction, comprehensively elevating them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Soaring Technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the blessing of the zither’s melody, he transformed into a blur of light, disappearing from his original spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fallen Knight and Han Zhan simultaneously appeared at the center of the battlefield, the colossal Knight’s Greatsword and the domineering Xuanyuan Divine Soldiers clashing head-on!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pitch-black thunderbolt emerged from the point of impact between the swords, spreading menacingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beat later, a terrifying explosive sound belatedly erupted, accompanied by shockwaves that tore and scattered everything around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan felt the pressure from the front of the Xuanyuan Sword, and he was slightly startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fallen Knight rarely used the Knight’s Greatsword, and even when he did, it was mostly to boost the effect of his Fallen Aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought he also possessed such astounding strength in Sword Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment of carelessness could catch one completely off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fallen Knight, on the other hand, was no less shocked than Han Zhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had immersed himself in Sword Dao for countless years, practicing the Knights’ Sword Dao with his father even before he became a knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, the Fallen Knight wasn’t ’fallen.’ In the then Imperium, he was known by another more illustrious nickname, the Imperial Sword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being exiled to the City of Extreme Evil, he forsook the Knight’s Code, embraced his fall, and the Fallen Aura became his primary means of aggression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, if anyone could surpass him in the art of Sword Dao, they were indeed rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fallen Knight originally thought this sword strike, even if it didn’t kill the opponent, would at least force them back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead, the struggle between them was at a deadlock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Fallen Knight felt like a mountain to Han Zhan, then Han Zhan to the Fallen Knight felt like an indestructible boulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, this boulder could very well, if handled improperly, cause one’s downfall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first clash between Han Zhan and the Fallen Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was both a test and an all-out effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the force of the Fallen Knight’s slash was fully released, he didn’t retract his Knight’s Greatsword. Instead, he switched to holding the sword with both hands, increasing the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep and hoarse voice rang out from within the helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the black patterns on the Knight’s Greatsword seemed to come alive, winding towards the Xuanyuan Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, beneath the Fallen Knight’s feet, a black ripple spread over all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fallen Aura of the Fallen Knight took shape instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It came! Han Zhan felt a chill in his soul. As this thought flashed, he lost all sense of his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tactile senses, hearing, smell, and vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt as if abandoned by the world, floating in an empty void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling transformed into a fire, scorching the depths of his soul, tormented intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the darkness, the imposing aura of the Fallen Knight rapidly augmented, climbing higher and higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Knight’s Greatsword in his hand ignited with a dark flame, he raised it once again and swung down viciously in front of him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bob!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although unable to hear his own voice, Han Zhan was certain he called out Bob’s name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a moment, a flickering ray of light lit up within the Dark World, followed by more and more brightening lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These shimmering lights turned into numerous sharp swords, piercing through the black bubble of the Fallen Aura, allowing external light to stream back in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fallen Aura of the Fallen Knight, once activated, required a cooldown period before it could be used again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being pierced by Bob’s Spectral World, he needed to wait for the skill cooldown before launching this ability again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A drawback of the Knight’s Aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the opportunity, Han Zhan launched a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without prior coordination or rehearsal with Bob, relying purely on his grasp of combat timing, he pushed forward with the Xuanyuan Sword the moment the Spectral World punctured the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body of the Xuanyuan Sword shone with mountain and river engravings, its golden and surging Sword Qi overwhelming the Fallen Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Dark World shattered and the Aura momentarily ineffective, Han Zhan struck fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a chain of attacks, the Fallen Knight appeared to be at a disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he remained unmoved, this time, lifting his left hand, armored and open towards Han Zhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spit-upon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Fallen Knight made this gesture, Han Zhan instinctively braced for defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon he realized there was no substantial attack coming his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Han Zhan suspected the Fallen Knight was merely feigning, his Xuanyuan Sword, once about to stab the opponent, suddenly broke free from his control!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, as it broke free, the Xuanyuan Sword’s Sword Qi reversed, turning against its own Spirit Contract Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contracted Spirit Devouring Master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Little Dragon Man Bob, previously assisting from the side, upon glancing at Han Zhan, suddenly felt an inexplicable fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swearing under his breath, he raised his hand to summon a fresh wave of data, hurling it towards Han Zhan’s location!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bob’s and the Xuanyuan Sword’s sudden betrayal caught Han Zhan completely off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he wasn’t utterly defenseless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The anomalies in his ally and weapon led him to decisively abandon this chance to press the attack, retreating swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, a rock emitting multicolored light condensed behind him to the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nuwa Stone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heaven’s Origin, release!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a light shout from Han Zhan, the Nuwa Stone emitted three rays of light, landing on Bob, the Xuanyuan Sword, and himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the light dissipated, the assaults from Bob and the Xuanyuan Sword didn’t cease!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s no use, the ’Spit-upon’ status isn’t tangible; it’s a curse. A curse that makes the world spurn you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Social Level 4, the ability of the Spit-upon role!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fallen Knight had been holding this in reserve, undisclosed, just for this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that very instant, a cold and angry shout echoed from behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Judgement!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1194,"2026-06-10T05:31:13.179Z",1,"novelbin.me","542c3d7e819b0db231fd349fbc8b3ebfdd7f9c790b3ac00ec6dd5643980957fd","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-358","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-356",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]