[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal":3,"chapter-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-135":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Investing in the Reborn Empress, She Actually Calls Me ‘Husband’",{"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},596895,846,"Chapter 135: The Great Battle: Whack-a-Mole, Yin Huaxuan Joins the Fight","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-135",135,"\u003Cp>Middle-aged Han Zhen was caught off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Blood Phoenix Essence lay the accumulated lifeblood of countless beings—a power so immense that even those in the Observation Divine Realm could not fully master it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he took an unorthodox path: refining his own remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ying Bing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She directly ignited the essence, causing her aura to surge relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, his connection to the Blood Phoenix Essence had not yet severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why, then, had it abandoned him, submitting so meekly to Ying Bing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peak Inner Breath Profound Core...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Aperture...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ninth Aperture!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, Ying Bing would soon touch the threshold of the Inner Scenery Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they clashed, $2ing Bing's aura continued to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shifted from evasive maneuvers to launching counterattacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was largely due to the skeleton—once belonging to a Palm Mystic Realm expert—retaining its divine properties despite millennia, remaining pristine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Fifth-Level Outer Scenery expert would struggle to damage it, even with their full arsenal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A radiant glow blocked Han Zhen's fist, dispersing slightly from the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the opening, $2ing Bing parted her crimson lips:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Freeze.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura of the Supreme Yin surged, and above the River of Blood, a bright moon slowly rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where its light touched, all things stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were it not for the mind still functioning, one might think time itself had frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhen's expression twisted in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you... like me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing ignored his words, pouring all her focus into her sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her jade-like fingers slid across Frost Sky, and the blade erupted with light, its razor-sharp aura making the blood river tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sword—annihilation incarnate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sword—would surely strike its mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword beyond self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its target: Han Zhen's soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Extinguish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gleaming tip of the blade loomed larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhen no longer questioned how she wielded power far beyond her realm. He knew—if he didn’t fight now, he’d lose even the chance to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veins bulging, he gritted his teeth and spat three words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seize Heaven’s Fortune!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body seemed to rejuvenate slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Defy Heaven’s Law!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The streaks of gray at his temples vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sever Heaven’s Decree!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhen's aura peaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he could move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was one of the few forbidden arts he could currently wield—devastatingly powerful, yet at a steep cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had traded his future for this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhen clapped his palms together, catching the lethal blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their energies clashed violently, threatening to tear the void apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commotion above finally reached those below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of inheritance could cause such a ruckus up there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think Li Mo and Ying Bing are fighting over it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unlikely. Inner Breath Realm cultivators couldn’t make this much noise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I sensed an overwhelming sword intent—maybe it’s sword-related?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... that aura... it feels heavier and more oppressive than even the Outer Scenery Realm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers were baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few bold souls edged closer for a better look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire secret realm trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Han Zhen was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into and bending one of the bronze hall’s massive pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After living for millennia, this is all you’ve got?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo tossed Star Piercer in his hand, smirking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Han Zhen staggered to his feet, his eyes still unfathomably dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You cannot win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As Shang Wu’s disciple, I could forgive your insolence... if you renounce your folly—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you ever been a girl?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhen’s words caught in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo rubbed his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seven reincarnations—surely one was as a woman, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhen: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a brain-addled fool would ask such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, are you a woman now, disguised as a man?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am male.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vein throbbed on Han Zhen’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t believe you. Prove it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prove your mother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhen snapped, lunging as a blood-red shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch. As if I’d waste time chatting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo rolled up his sleeves and shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Brother Xiaobao! Fusion Technique!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been waiting for this. The taunts were just a bonus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Dragon-Tiger Golden Core pierced through the blood river, flying into Li Mo’s dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the vast power of wind, cloud, dragon, and tiger enveloped him, igniting his spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The karma weighing on his foe was too heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The karmic flames burned fiercely, eager to reduce him to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dragon-Tiger Golden Core with Nine Apertures?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Han Zhen’s voice darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ironically, he’d played a part in its creation millennia ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, not only had it gained sentience, but it was also being used against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fate was truly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hammer descended like a meteor—crushing, unstoppable, a divine mountain in motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guh—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Han Zhen had no physical form, relying on the blood pool for vitality, the impact still felt like his organs had been rearranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dizziness is normal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another hammer strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhen’s head exploded before he could react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... insolent—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head regenerated from the blood pool, eyes icy with murderous intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could finish—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of cultivation, he was in the Observation Divine Realm, while Li Mo was merely Inner Breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Xiaobao’s power and the hammer’s might, $2an Zhen stood no chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Mo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me speak—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like playing whack-a-mole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Han Zhen finally erupted in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body reformed midair, killing intent radiating as the incomplete bronze divine tree behind him writhed wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fragmented divine manifestation Yet it wove countless black threads through the void, amplifying Han Zhen’s form until he became a blood giant towering dozens of meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal blood palm blotted out the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least you’re easier to hit now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo’s smirk faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing no immediate danger from \"Ice Block\" (Ying Bing), he exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon-Tiger energy pushed his Extreme Soldier Slaughter Body to its limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another hammer strike—a torrent of karmic flames erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave shattered the hall, reducing it to rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure streaked through like a meteor, a powerful domain radiating from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Huaxuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had two choices:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aid young Han Zhen, or aid middle-aged Han Zhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, upon seeing Li Mo’s hammer, his eyes gleamed with undisguised bloodlust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Capture Ying Bing first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Han Zhens commanded simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you wish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Huaxuan’s expression flickered before joining the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body twisted and suddenly transformed into a half-human, half-dragon form, descending through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Inner Realm expert had joined the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tide of battle seemed poised to shift.\u003C\u002Fp>",1107,"2026-05-30T17:19:00.269Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.889Z",1,"novelbin.me","3770ec5400731da8ca6b0567eee5e3a06553744b93c50b87980ed637755fcebf","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-136","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-134",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]