[{"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-443":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},1865374,2473,"Chapter 443 - 342: Fortune Favors the Bold","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-443",443,"\u003Cp>In the eyes of the others:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng suddenly stopped in his tracks, then leaped towards the bloody sea with a startling cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help me, there’s a monster below! Be careful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked down, only to see the bloody sea rippling slightly, otherwise as calm as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s pollution.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On our way here, we breathed in a lot of dense fog, which contains pollution and has already started affecting our judgment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Heng’s willpower is relatively weak, he was the first to be affected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wu quickly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, he stopped talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because before his eyes, a twisted blob of black ink suddenly extended towards the west, growing slender limbs like bamboo joints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, on these bamboo-like limbs, countless crimson eyes suddenly opened,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>whispering insane murmurs began to echo beside his ears,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as the giant, black, bamboo-jointed insect-like monster opened its mouth towards Li Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, a dark red beam poured down towards Li Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wu cursed, hurriedly placing his hands in front of him while activating the Demon God Bloodline within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant three zhang tall instantly took shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan and Li Lingzhen hadn’t moved yet; Li Heng and Li Wu had both already made their moves, one suddenly jumping down, the other transforming into a giant form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng’s lower half suddenly disappeared, as if something had gnawed it away, swallowing half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wu wasn’t faring much better; his arms guarded his chest, but both his arms, along with his chest, had been burned through, leaving a large hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was filled with the smell of something burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Lingzhen moved more skillfully than Han Zhan, her fingers dancing as she summoned two silver-white threads from thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These threads quickly wound themselves around the two, injecting into the location of their heart pulses as guided by Li Lingzhen’s fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Li Heng’s lower half and Li Wu’s pierced chest and arms began to heal rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time, they both recovered, sitting heavily on the ground, gasping for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s pollution, I saw the pollution!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng looked at the calm, bloody sea beneath him, his voice trembling with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was an abyssal maw, nearly taking up half the sea surface; I had nowhere to run and was bitten half me away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw a black, giant bamboo-jointed insect, its limbs covered in eyes that could shoot red energy beams from its mouth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wu also raised his hands, looking at his restored arms, murmuring, \"With my defensive power, I still couldn’t withstand its attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan and Li Lingzhen exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For they had seen nothing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unseen pollution, the unseen monsters, these were the truly terrifying things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if unseen, it means they can’t be stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unlike Bob’s Virtual-Real Technology, even using Heaven’s Origin Power to sense, no abnormal fluctuations can be detected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After quickly sensing the situation, Han Zhan muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t the first time this situation had occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, when they encountered the \"Curse\" of the Fallen Knight, Heaven’s Origin also couldn’t detect or remove it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This proved that the source of pollution wasn’t tangible and couldn’t be transformed into something tangible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Han Zhan, it’s appeared again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wu quickly got up from the ground, instinctively activating the Demon God Bloodline once more, transforming entirely into his giant form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was still futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, his entire right leg was obliterated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fight back!\" Li Lingzhen couldn’t help but urge anxiously upon seeing his pathetic state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Shennong Cauldron had the special ability of Creation of Living Beings, this ability wasn’t free; it required a lot of Spiritual Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more severe the injury, the more Spiritual Power was consumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d like to fight back,\" Li Wu said angrily as his right leg recovered again, \"but this pollution is so treacherous, always attacking from afar, I can’t reach it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had Li Wu finished speaking than Han Zhan took action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stomped his foot, and above the bloody sea, countless tightly assembled light bricks began to appear, one by one connecting until they covered a vast range in the sky, turning the area into flat ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wu was straightforward as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Han Zhan transformed the area below into flat ground, he struck at just the right moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Jiu Li Warrior who had undergone Body Tempering dozens of times with medicine, Li Wu’s close combat ability was unmatched among Tier Seven clansmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed forward with strides like thunder, grasping the Beheading Great Saber in his right hand, a series of explosive sounds filling the sharp air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, Li Wu had charged forward hundreds of meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shall—die!\" Li Wu leaped high, slashing heavily at the air in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Beheading Great Saber struck the light bricks condensed by Heaven’s Origin, cracks spreading across.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Success?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before anyone could rejoice, Li Wu’s eyes suddenly widened; under his incredulous gaze, his abdomen was shredded into countless pieces of flesh, his entire body falling backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Creation of Living Beings!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Lingzhen called out sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver-white threads linking Li Wu quickly transmitted Life Spiritual Power, reassembling the flesh fragments shredded from Li Wu’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his body had healed, the pain from being forcibly torn to shreds remained etched in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Wu groaned in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clutched his healed abdomen, his heart filled with lingering fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Li Heng also moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His weapon was a pair of large hammers, ground into a special octagonal shape, each face bearing sharp spikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng gripped the hammers tightly, slamming them together to produce a deafening crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung the massive hammers with force, furiously smashing down on the light bricks below him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die, die, die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Heng roared with all his might, but in the next moment, his two giant hammers, along with his arms grasping them, were completely gnawed away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must think of something; at this rate, even Creation of Living Beings can’t hold on, the Spiritual Power consumption is too immense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While maintaining Creation of Living Beings, Li Lingzhen quickly spoke to Han Zhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation was rapidly deteriorating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking the stalemate couldn’t wait a moment longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No tangible form, trait substances need to attach to golden particles to be detected, the essence of trait substances is... Divine Thought Enlightenment... the essence of Divine Thought Enlightenment is... consciousness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These dense fogs, these trait substances, they pollute our consciousness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when consciousness is polluted to a certain extent does the mental state decline enough to \"see\" those monsters purely formed from pollution!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Han Zhan looked again at Li Wu and Li Heng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their Blood Embryos had recovered, but within them, black pollution had already spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though their bodies had healed, it didn’t change the fact that they were polluted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this situation occurred a few more times, no matter how powerful Creation of Living Beings was, it would still be unable to save them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lingzhen,\" Han Zhan called out, stopping Li Lingzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve thought of a way to solve the current crisis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What way?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fortune favors the bold!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1209,"2026-06-10T05:31:13.180Z",1,"novelbin.me","297a6cd8ecba764c63677bc63842d8e2cf2f7def91a9ed7e8b31683524e657b7","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-444","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-442",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]