[{"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-605":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},596815,846,"Chapter 605: He Escapes, It Pursues","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-605",605,"\u003Cp>In an ordinary realm, Ying Bing would naturally be no match for the Rivers and Mountains Scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, within the bounds of the Heavenly Phoenix Domain—now fragmented into the Celestial City—she possessed the other half of its power, making her half a master of this domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, that true spirit truly hovered in midair, refusing to be swallowed by the rift in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Ying Bing’s delicate brows suddenly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone is activating the Rivers and Mountains Scroll... and it’s not Jing Tai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea of clouds was suddenly dyed gold, flowing like a radiant lake, layer upon layer, with purple qi rising from the east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless sunbeams pierced through the clouds, growing brighter with each layer they passed, until finally, they became a great sun illuminating heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great sun resembled the gaze of some unfathomable existence, coldly observing Ying Bing and the true spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the sun and moon shone together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seems His Majesty finds Lady Han unworthy, and Young Master Li shouldn’t be given a second chance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Young Master Li was born from the Human City—it was unfair from the start.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can Lady Han withstand the spirit of the Rivers and Mountains Scroll?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As all knew, the Rivers and Mountains Scroll was a Heaven’s Mandate artifact. Even the power of the Seventh Realm seemed childlike before it, capable of widening the gap between Eighth Realm Transcendent experts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against anyone else, there would be no doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ying Bing had already defied reason too many times...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All who enter this domain must abide by its rules. Release the true spirit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice, vast and inhuman, echoed from the great sun, as though its every word embodied the law itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It actually spoke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many in the imperial capital who had witnessed the Celestial Trials multiple times had never heard the spirit of a Heaven’s Mandate artifact utter a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is not your boundless land of rivers and mountains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing remained unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between her and Li Mo, many things no longer needed words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering the Celestial City, she had already understood his intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Becoming mortal was, in fact, Li Mo’s own choice—he too was searching for his own inner landscape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, tension crackled between the two sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moon and the sun now stood in opposition. Within the Celestial City, mortals knelt, not daring to lift their heads; martial artists trembled in fear; even the Celestials fell deathly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true spirit, encased in a cocoon of light, remained suspended in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though neither side had yet acted, neither would relent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, an anomaly erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the foreign lands...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought had barely formed in Ying Bing’s mind when—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark mists surged between the void, churning like a sinister sea of blood, endless and restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black coffin emerged from the depths of the blood sea, and the moment it surfaced, an overwhelming stench of blood assaulted the senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a creak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coffin slid open, revealing an arm—pale and blackened, scarred and battered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though lifeless, its seething blood essence summoned a pillar of vital energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood God!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first wave of the Celestial Calamity had barely passed, yet He had already arrived in haste!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, He had not come for Ying Bing, nor for the spirit of the Rivers and Mountains Scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He too was here for Li Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Han and the Rivers and Mountains Scroll’s actions were at least understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But strictly speaking, the Blood God stood opposed to both of them—why would He join this fray?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three parties each had their own motives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the coffin opened, an undisguised gaze fell upon the true spirit. His thoughts were unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh... why fight over him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I take him, then make him vanish, wouldn’t that satisfy everyone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the voice even escaped the churning blood sea, the pale-black hand had already reached out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the cocoon of light, Li Mo, his eyes closed, stirred slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him, scenes of his first cycle of life and death replayed. The Thousand Forms Art, cultivated by countless individuals, manifested within his true spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His comprehension was swift—he was on the verge of awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the struggle outside grew ever fiercer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Blood God’s hand approach, Ying Bing merged into the moonlight, unleashing a frigid radiance that froze the limb and eroded it through the passage of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the moment of their clash—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light and shadow intertwined within the great sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rivers and Mountains Scroll did not contain the Dao of the Mustard Seed and Sumeru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, it embodied the Dao of Light and Shadow, the Dao of Transforming Illusion into Reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountains and rivers materialized abruptly, displaying landscapes from across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, descending upon the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how terrifying the Blood God’s hand, it could not traverse the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time might shift the land from sea to mulberry fields, but it could not break the cycle of endless rebirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has my trial... ended?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet my inner landscape remains incomplete...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo awoke with a start, peering out from the cocoon, only to find the scenery shifting rapidly before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out, attempting to touch the light and shadows, but his hand passed through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood—he was in a pocket dimension of sorts, where nothing could affect him unless he willed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m still in my true spirit form... I haven’t left the Celestial City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he noticed a black dot rapidly expanding in his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a rift in the void, filled with bizarre lights, as though leading to another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rift drew closer—neither he nor it had moved, yet it seemed to chase him relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I’m swallowed by it, I’ll leave the Celestial City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, not yet. Only one wave of the Celestial Calamity has passed. That ice block hasn’t reclaimed the other half of the Heavenly Phoenix Domain, and my inner landscape isn’t complete...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cloud materialized beneath Li Mo’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single somersault, he traversed one hundred and eight thousand miles, continuously shifting, putting distance between himself and the rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sound of surprise emanated from the great sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirit of the Heaven’s Mandate artifact was astonished once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its first surprise came from the fact that the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths projected by the artifact had no effect on Li Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was utterly abnormal. Even Seventh and Eighth Realm experts could only resist by wielding their own Daos to weaken the connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this brat have ascended to immortality, placing him beyond the artifact’s control?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, Li Mo bore no trace of any \"Dao\" upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he fled so swiftly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The artifact’s spirit could not suppress Li Mo with its authority, but it could alter itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven and earth spun, mountains and rivers inverted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo suddenly realized—no matter how he ran, the rift only drew nearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lost his sense of direction, flailing like a headless fly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beam of pure moonlight pierced through the projection, like a lighthouse guiding his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything that transpired was witnessed by those within and beyond the imperial capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Han is clashing with the Ancestral God of the Summoning Demons Sect, and Li Mo is resisting a Heaven’s Mandate artifact?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can Young Master Li cover such distance with a single somersault?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did he shake off the artifact’s influence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He flees, it pursues—Young Master Li has no chance of escape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless questions swirled in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for now, those mysteries would remain unanswered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only question that would soon be resolved was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can Young Hero Li stay in Tianren City?\u003C\u002Fp>",1304,"2026-05-30T17:19:14.063Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.889Z",1,"novelbin.me","07c5f4f0eb1bf1697a2f3b2b5e16aa804a284e108de26fa9f3d9ea51f00d4ef5","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-606","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-604",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]