[{"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-491":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},596614,846,"Chapter 491: Divine Sword of Heaven and Man","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-491",491,"\u003Cp>The three great suns had already sunk more than halfway below the horizon of the Imperial Capital, their lingering glow painting the city's splendor into a magnificent skyline, while the moon had already risen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a moment when both the sun and moon shared the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, at least for now, the Sword Forge Square made it almost impossible to feel the sun's presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the domain of the Lunar Yin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is she going to break through her realm here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone's breath hitched as the Lunar Yin's divine intent manifested—mysterious, profound, noble, and chillingly pure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those below the Inner Realm couldn't even see what was happening without releasing their own divine intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spectacle hardly seemed like the breakthrough of someone at the Observation Deity Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the Hidden Dragon Tournament imminent, why would she choose to break through now, in full view of everyone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, uh... I like hammers too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo first reassured Hammer Baby, unsure why the ice block's expression had suddenly turned so serious, then voiced his thoughts:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hammers and swords are like life and dreams. Swordsmen are so cool, but not everyone has the talent to realize their ideals...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Little Overlord occasionally envied those swordsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, strength aside, being cool was a lifelong matter...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad no one called him a swordsman anymore. These days, it was all about hammers—especially after he brought out Hammer Baby today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The title of \"swordsman\" was probably gone for good...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing lowered her eyes and chuckled softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let me help you realize it, alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll go get you a good sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her clear, crisp voice still lingered in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Mo stood frozen in place, he suddenly saw the Lunar Yin's radiance intensify, emanating from the divine mark between her brows. Bathed in moonlight, it rapidly solidified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No life-or-death ordeal, no so-called bottleneck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She broke through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lunar Yin seemed to suddenly descend, as if just for her. The vast distance between heaven and earth blurred, no longer feeling so far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo stared dumbfounded as her figure, enveloped in the Lunar Yin, seemed to condense into moonlight itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boundary between body and soul grew indistinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It resembled the move with the Golden Crow projection, but the minor world had no true sun—whereas now, there was a real moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Bing, over there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Chulong, tense after searching for a while, finally pinpointed the location with cautious certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the moonlit ice block—now one with body and soul—nodded. She soared effortlessly on the wind, light as a feather, riding the moonlight as she flew into the azure heavens on her sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo finally understood why the legend of Chang'e flying to the moon endured for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, no—where was the ice block going?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baffled, as if dreaming, no one had time to ponder. Her ethereal figure moved with an elusive grace, like a celestial maiden who had briefly graced the mortal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps she had lingered too long and was now returning to the heavenly palace, taking her serenity and peerless elegance with her, leaving behind a world she had once dazzled—making her presence seem like a fleeting illusion...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is she heading for... the Rivers and Mountains Scroll!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the person most deeply connected to the Great Yu's Heavenly Fortune Artifact, Crown Prince Jiang Yu abruptly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Wufeng suddenly cut in, his aged face growing increasingly animated:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's Celestial City! She's going to Celestial City to... bring it back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, I see now! I finally understand what it's been waiting for all this time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What in the world is going on?\"Get full chapters from Nov3lFɪre.ɴet\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the judges' platform, the old eunuch, the scholar surnamed Luo, Nan Gongmin, and the others had no idea why Du Wufeng had suddenly lost his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Jiang Yu, after a moment of contemplation, seemed struck by lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few words forced their way through his clenched teeth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Celestial... Divine Sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous distortion rippled across the Rivers and Mountains Scroll, warping its majestic scenery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive gate slowly emerged from the endless chaos, creaking open just a sliver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through that narrow gap, one could glimpse a vast and wondrous world—a divine city towering within, vaguely resembling the Imperial Capital but loftier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its architecture rose in layers, bizarre and varied, yet amidst the grandeur, there was an unsettling dissonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The uppermost tier was the most majestic and divine of all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why has Celestial City appeared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo heard Princess Yuyang's trembling voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial City?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then wasn't this the other half of the Phoenix Domain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling it the Phoenix Domain wasn't entirely accurate. From what he knew, the Phoenix Domain constantly evolved. This so-called Celestial City was likely just one of its relatively stable forms within the incomplete Phoenix Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Amitabha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old monk Hengyuan seemed to discern something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, he only sighed deeply and fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial City. Divine Sword...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo leaned back slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way, ice block... you're going this far?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even if she had half of the Phoenix Domain, how could she summon that sword?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, there truly was a heavenly palace in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the celestial ice fairy showed no intention of entering. She merely raised a slender hand, then parted her lips, murmuring something inaudible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword light flashed within the heavenly palace, piercing through the void in an instant, emerging from the Rivers and Mountains Scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sword, fleeting as dew and lightning, descended obediently into her grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft sword hum resonated across the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also snapped everyone out of their daze, though their emotions were now beyond words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only the top three of the Hidden Dragon Tournament may enter Celestial City—to wield the Celestial Divine Sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now... the tournament hasn't even started!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm out. Call me when Ying Bing isn't competing anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's seventeen. You could live to be a turtle elder and still not outlast her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But she already has a weapon, doesn't she? If she can summon the Celestial Divine Sword, why bother coming here at all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro, have you ever been in love?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Xuan choked, fists clenching, yet he had no retort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell does this have to do with love? I've severed all emotional ties!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the Divine Hammer Overlord doesn't have a weapon yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His junior brother, who had just arrived, looked at him with pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Xuan shuddered, then began trembling uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Hammer Overlord... using the Celestial Divine Sword in the... Hidden Dragon Tournament?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of absurd nonsense is this?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, he probably resembled a writhing, shadowy maggot—disgusting, yet he couldn't help himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo, you truly deserve to die!\u003C\u002Fp>",1131,"2026-05-30T17:19:00.270Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","d28a79214d3a128d882d8799c864ff5192e8c1a23e6e625001c46838e31315e3","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-492","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-490",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]