[{"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-1893":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},1694506,2163,"Chapter 1893: Jonathan’s Evolution","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1893",1893,"\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gigantic explosions erupted as their fists collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan no longer wielded a sword—he had become one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In doing so, he \"wielded himself,\" moving his body in perfect harmony with his own swordsmanship and attaining enlightenment through that unity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And \"Flow\" manifested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Splendid! It’s as if you’ve been reborn! The Jonathan I fought before and the one standing before me now are completely different beings!\" Hercules laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that’s right,\" Jonathan replied. \"To reach this state, I had to abandon my emotions and ego entirely. To release every worry and concern. To become the sword and wield myself... this is my enlightenment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh...! Hahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hercules laughed wildly. His fists met Jonathan’s blade-sharp hands again and again. The more they clashed, the more blood poured from Hercules’ knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes—his hands were bleeding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless small slashing wounds opened across his skin. Though he tried to regenerate them swiftly, the cuts accumulated faster than he could heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike, each technique, each shockwave carved like a dozen swords across his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Incredible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hercules was being pushed back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone watching stared in stunned silence, mouths agape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps their help wasn’t even needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan could handle this alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes—Jonathan was formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good... let’s see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hercules nodded as fresh slashes covered his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His third eye flared bright blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Heavenly Blood Demon Style}: {First Form – Absolute Oppression}\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Heavenly Blood Demon Style}: {Second Form – Collapsing Dual Fist}\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Heavenly Blood Demon Style}: {Third Form – Twin Dragon Fang}\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Heavenly Blood Demon Style}: {Fourth Form – Severing Heaven Finger}\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four devastating techniques struck Jonathan in rapid succession. Though he had grasped \"Flow,\" it was far too new, far too raw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hercules had wielded his own Flow for centuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan? Mere minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ngaaaahh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan screamed through clenched teeth, refusing to be torn apart as he had been before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Hercules struck, Jonathan concentrated his internal energy precisely at the point of impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reinforced that spot to its absolute limit—and beyond—surviving with only shattered bones and ruptured organs instead of exploding into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as the final technique—a single, piercing finger aimed straight at his heart—closed in...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan’s eyes blazed bright gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that precise instant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Heaven Sundering Holy Blade Style}: {First Form – Rising Sword}\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUMBLE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the very second he had anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that very second!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He intercepted Hercules’ flawless technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The finger was not merely stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan’s sword-shaped fingers sliced straight through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a rising blade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hercules felt a faint sting of pain, but he was so accustomed to agony that he didn’t even flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By becoming the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By forging and refining himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hercules no longer saw a human standing before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jonathan \"evolved,\" he did not become some exalted High Human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He became...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Human Sword, huh?\" Hercules mused, attempting to regrow his severed finger—only to find a powerful holy rune halting the process. \"Clever. You planted a holy rune there. It’ll take longer to break through and regenerate... but one finger? Is that truly all you can claim, Jonathan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jonathan smiled with grim pride, dozens of crimson punches bloomed across his body—unleashed in the split second Hercules’ finger had been severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the true mastery of \"Flow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as his finger fell, Hercules had seized the opening to land a barrage of strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every movement became an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the enlightenment Hercules had cultivated over centuries—the pinnacle of martial mastery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one finger was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbeknownst to Hercules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkbound snatched the fallen finger from the ground and drove his cursed claws through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using it as a sacrificial conduit, he poured thousands of curses directly into its original owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLUOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hercules felt black cursed flames ignite across his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain was negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the irritation was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It disrupted the perfect rhythm of his energy, if only by a hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this was your plan? Impressive... but still not enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hercules advanced on Jonathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan, body reeling with dizziness...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did not retreat or flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword soul heart blazed through his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He parried every incoming strike as though deflecting a blade with his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"{Heaven Sundering Holy Blade Style}: {Second Form – Sword Parry}\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hooh?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hercules laughed like a maniac, grinning wildly as he watched Jonathan—muscles tearing apart from the strain—hold his ground while carving fresh slashes across Hercules’ arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that very moment of ferocious intensity, when Hercules’ focus narrowed to nothing but Jonathan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura burst from behind, fists blazing with explosive energy. She merged fully with her Dream Weapon, aging further in appearance and gaining an exoskeleton-like armor across her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her detonating fists struck Hercules’ weak points—beneath his neck and in his right armpit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two massive explosions erupted from the impacts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These seemingly minor blows shattered Hercules’ Flow, forcing him to stagger for two precious seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the opening, Brunhild and Violet launched their assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fusing with their Dream Hearts, they compressed into hybrid Dragonoid-True Dragon forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brunhild became a blazing dragon goddess; Violet, a shadow dragon goddess clad in crystalline armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With dragon claws and the single Heavenly Demon technique they had mastered—the Dragon Claw Grasp—they struck Hercules in the two-second window Laura had created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two deep gashes opened across Hercules’ neck and left thigh, blood spraying in crimson arcs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From sheer surprise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though they have barely grasped ’Flow,’ they are using it in perfect conjunction—covering for each other’s lack of training and talent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura exploded outward. Dozens of crimson demonic fists hammered Laura, Brunhild, and Violet away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned back to Jonathan, thrusting his finger once more—this time straight toward the carotid artery in Jonathan’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guh?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan vomited blood, breath cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve got you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hercules smiled with savage triumph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even on the brink of death...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jonathan smiled back, blood streaming from the wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword-hand moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straight toward...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hercules’ heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...? When?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hercules tried to withdraw his finger, but—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunder spear and a wind spear pierced his arms, pinning them in place for a fleeting instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nia had struck his weakest point—at least for that one heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celes, Alma, and Takeshi fused their oceanic power into a single, ultra-compressed technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A razor-thin ray of water under unimaginable pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take this—our all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made almost no sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this concentrated torrent—capable of cleaving mountains—pierced straight through Hercules’ chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And through his heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small, perfect hole opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Jonathan drove his sword-hand through it—at the cost of his own life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-----\u003C\u002Fp>",1126,"2026-06-06T14:08:16.354Z",1,"novelbin.me","1973df578afb6629e6e5fd5e56264770bdc74d1563a099bca334f5df1ce7b1bc","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1923","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1922",1954,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-cover.jpg"]