[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army":3,"chapter-reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1749":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!",{"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},1694355,2163,"Chapter 1749: Self Cultivation","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1749",1749,"\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLUOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a dark sphere materialized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Nightmare Soul Heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria channeled her magic to summon night, blanketing the sky in darkness and forcing the world into an artificial evening of her own making.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will forge my own path... I don’t need your blessings, Heaven!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria aligned all ten spheres in the false night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten stars formed a constellation—an imitation of something distant in the true heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved her hands swiftly, forming hand seals that represented the constellation she had created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If no existing Cultivation Method suited her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would invent her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The First Star, Eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Second Star, Ears.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Third Star, Nose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Fourth Star, Mouth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Fifth Star, Head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sixth Star, Arms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Seventh Star, Torso.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Eighth Star, Legs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ninth Star... Heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Tenth Star... Soul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stars aligned into the silhouette of a woman—Maria from her past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as she was about to complete it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ZAP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She coughed up black blood, and the ritual collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daylight resumed its advance. Her artificial stars exploded and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No? That wasn’t it either?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realization struck quickly. She smiled and laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, of course... I’ve been too selfish. It’s not about praying to myself. I shouldn’t seek a blessing from my own image.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria stood, drew her Sword Soul Heart, and infused it into a simple bronze sword. She swung it through the air beneath the sun, practicing while laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she trained relentlessly, Sword Ki rose from her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, nine more Dream Soul Spheres and her Dream Soul Heart appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t need a Constellation... And I certainly don’t need to place myself on a pedestal. Myself? Really? What was I thinking? I’m so foolish. It was right in front of me all along.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria’s Consciousness expanded. It wasn’t about what she had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was about what she was discovering herself to be—and what she was becoming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Soul is a Sword, and my Heart at the same time... It was there the whole time, staring me in the face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swung through empty space like a madwoman, dancing and laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black blood trickled from her lips as she cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahah... Hahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUMBLE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky split apart, turning pitch black as the void consumed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness surged. Night returned by force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavens trembled in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly Lightning crashed down toward Maria as she danced atop the rooftop of her flying pagoda, heading toward unknown lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of thunderbolts struck her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Maria continued moving, dancing with her sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She offered everything to her blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve dedicated myself obsessively to this blade... because it’s the only thing I can become. A sword to cut down all my enemies, to split the heavens and carve my own path...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes glowed bright red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To destroy the tower!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swung her sword upward. A Void Slash erupted, cleaving the sky once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Spectral Ghostly Fist Art: Ninth Form – Dream Chasing Star Blade}!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword fell from her hands. Her ghostly fists engulfed in her own Soul and the power of the Void born from hopelessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She manifested a pair of blades capable of slicing through stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I reject the stars. I reject heaven. I reject fate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three massive slashes unleashed gigantic shockwaves of void sword ki that struck the heavens again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White clouds began to vanish, revealing the endless void beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness spread. Maria’s obsessive eyes caught something within that void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each attack created a ripple—a small light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lights combined, forming a long, sharp object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A sword... my sword. It’s there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her consciousness surged outward from pure intent, trembling as it merged with the boundaries of Dream and Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand grasped the sky, and she tore her soul from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like glass, the night sky shattered. The world returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Maria’s hands...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her delusions, dreams, and madness had taken solid form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glowing blade born from stars forged through dreams, shimmering brightly with the radiance of long-forgotten memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memories she had regained—those that complemented her true self—had transformed her soul without her realizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharpening her like a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria had been incomplete before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gazed upon the true path to Ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shall split the heavens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sword rose. Darkness and stars surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive power erupted—pure Martial Arts born from her dark heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nightmares fused into an aberrant legion of specters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stars shone brightly amid the black shadow fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Dream Chasing Star Blade was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within her Dantian, something glowed brilliantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beautiful, false star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can do this... No, I must!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes filled with fascination at her discovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had no time to marvel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine Dream Soul Spheres.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Nightmare Soul Heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Heavenly Thunder feeding her with Heavenly Ki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUMBLE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything rotated together, constantly transforming her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Cultivating...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body refined itself. Her entire soul forged like a sword in a furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of fire, ghostly flames, nightmares, and stars born from dreams tempered her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all aligned perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Delusional Cultivation Method was born from someone forsaken by heaven and fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one destined to die thrice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now defying her fate at this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Dantian exploded inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave of blue and black energy coursed through her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing changed on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Maria felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s complete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled, relaxing with a faint sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to name it. My disciples must know it by that name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pondered for a moment, then began writing everything in several books—Cultivation Manuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They continued her Martial Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A unique Martial Arts that also cultivated the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unique, unprecedented, unheard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Martial Arts and Cultivation Method born from Despair and Sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Madness and Grief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from Delusions and Dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Records of Surpassing Cultivation With The Sword Born From The Stars Within My Dreams.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria laughed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a ridiculous name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had to admit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She liked it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are longer names for cultivation methods out there anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maria gazed at her hand. A blade manifested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was both an Immortal Artifact bound to her Soul and her own Dream Weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every disciple will manifest something different, but the name will remain the same. My Martial Arts will teach them to be sharp as a blade, no matter the weapon—be it fists or a spear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Maria sat contemplating her enlightenment, she quickly realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What Realm am I in now? This Cultivation Method is unlike any other... The Realms might be different too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>",1124,"2026-06-06T14:08:12.993Z",1,"novelbin.me","4039cc3129bdedbfc8badfe7f131d0c000dfe018980d33a4a5c84962d537e9ac","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1750","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1748",1954,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-cover.jpg"]