[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou":3,"chapter-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-185":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Ink Saint of Great Zhou",{"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},2292148,4481,"Chapter 185","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-185",185,"\u003Cp>But no one had entered this place, which meant that not only were they trapped and unable to leave, but those outside likely could not enter the mirror space either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, they could only rely on themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Heart: “Use my power, and I’ll let you feel just how strong I am—you can easily defeat the Mirror Spirit of the Golden Radiance Mirror.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang sneered inwardly: “You’re confident in yourself. Are you certain that if I borrow your power, I can defeat the Mirror Spirit and escape this place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Heart: “Of course I am. I can even make it release you directly—if you’re willing to use my power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang hesitated, then reluctantly nodded: “I’ll consider it. But first, I need to confirm whether you can truly communicate with the Mirror Spirit. Make it stop for a moment—give me time to think.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Heart laughed: “No problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as it finished speaking, the figures within the mirror froze like puppet strings cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Demon Heart really can communicate with the Mirror Spirit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang exhaled in relief, but he had never intended to use Demon Heart’s power; his earlier words were merely a delaying tactic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prevent shattering the mirror figures and making them stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His true strength had yet to be unleashed—how could he willingly submit to such a thing? Using Demon Heart’s power was a matter of life and death to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not yield so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Luo Sha watched the motionless mirror figures and hesitated: “Lord Wenguan, what’s going on? You don’t seem surprised at all—did you do something?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang replied honestly: “Just now, I spoke with Demon Heart. I needed time to think, so I asked it to make the Mirror Spirit pause—and it actually worked.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Luo Sha sighed and urged: “I know our situation is dire, but think carefully—don’t do something you’ll regret.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang nodded, closed his eyes, and tried to replay everything that had just happened. He felt he’d grasped a key point—but it remained hazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, sudden change erupted—the mirror figures attacked them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang watched Snow Luo Sha fight the mirror figures once more, growing anxious. He forgot to speak inwardly to Demon Heart and shouted aloud:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Demon Heart! Didn’t you promise me time to think? What’s going on now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Heart growled: “I don’t fully understand either. Wait a moment—I’ll try communicating with the Mirror Spirit again. It might…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its voice cut off abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, Demon Heart chuckled bitterly: “I seem to have done something foolish. This Mirror Spirit is more ambitious than I imagined—it intends to devour us all. It has broken our agreement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang raised an eyebrow: “So the Mirror Spirit here truly means to kill us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Heart: “You could say that. But if you’re willing to use my power, I can reveal the Mirror Spirit’s pattern—it’s not nearly as powerful as it seems.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang nodded thoughtfully, ignoring Demon Heart, and called out to the surroundings: “Mirror Spirit, I know you’re here. Can we talk? You are the treasured artifact of Luo Sha Kingdom—I have no wish to destroy you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mirror figures froze once more—clearly, the Mirror Spirit could hear Lu Fang’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Wenguan, what happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Luo Sha asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang gave her a reassuring glance and smiled: “Mirror Spirit, you’re in Luo Sha Kingdom now. Have you considered what will become of you if you kill us two?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One mirror figure spoke in a hoarse voice: “Kill you, devour you and Demon Heart—I’ll grow stronger. Then not just Luo Sha Kingdom, I’ll go wherever I please.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang shook his head with a smile: “Impossible. You cannot kill us, nor can you devour Demon Heart. Though I’d prefer you erase it, you’re incapable of doing so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, then continued: “Just now, when I spoke with Demon Heart, it said it found your pattern—that you’re not as strong as you appear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I understood correctly, it meant you have a fatal weakness—you’re not invincible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those mirror figures that seem indestructible? They can be killed. We’ve just been using the wrong methods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You could say this place operates like a law-bound realm. Once we find the way to defeat you, you’ll fall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mirror figure possessed by the Mirror Spirit stared at Lu Fang with emotionless eyes and spoke slowly: “Try.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Heart added: “Not bad, Lord Wenguan. You weren’t really considering my offer just now—you were extracting information from me. Hahaha… Interesting. I’d like to hear if your thoughts match mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang smiled: “Actually, before speaking with Demon Heart, I’d already suspected this. When we entered the mirror space and realized we couldn’t leave, I learned from Demon Heart that it could communicate with the Mirror Spirit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That means the Mirror Spirit is the sentient essence born from the Golden Radiance Mirror—it possesses intelligence, otherwise Demon Heart couldn’t have communicated with it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And these mirror figures, growing stronger bit by bit—from weak at first to increasingly powerful—I originally thought this was the mirror’s ability.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now I have another theory: these mirror figures grow stronger because the Mirror Spirit, constantly observing here, is imitating us—and these figures are all under its control.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mirror Spirit laughed aloud: “Still trying to trick me? Don’t waste your effort. You’ll never kill them all, and no one will ever enter here to save you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the end, you two will be killed by the mirror figures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you’re both powerful, I can simply trap you here until you die—what can you do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang smiled lightly: “I have several methods to defeat you and leave this place. Do you believe me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mirror Spirit paused, then coldly chuckled: “Don’t pretend to be mysterious. I know you’re stalling for time—but I’m not in a hurry, because what I said is true: no one will come to save you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh! I understand—you’re planning to use Demon Heart’s power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s why you’re so confident. But you vastly underestimate me. Even if you risk using its power, you still cannot defeat me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Fang smiled warmly: “Now that you say that, I’m even more certain of my theory—you’re not afraid of great power, are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1047,"2026-06-20T03:56:21.568Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4708be325d02567f82c2fe10059a0ce5876be7e25d042aeb61bef3ac22610257","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-186","the-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-chapter-184",289,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ink-saint-of-great-zhou-cover.jpg"]