[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-ring-of-fate":3,"chapter-the-ring-of-fate-the-ring-of-fate-chapter-833":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Ring of Fate",{"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},2298802,4496,"Chapter 833: Something","the-ring-of-fate-chapter-833",833,"\u003Cp>Lu Mi pulled the headless corpse of “Pus-Swollen Severed Hand,” and as he activated the black mark on his right shoulder, he heard not only Zhu Li’s voice but also a sharp, exaggerated sound of a heavy object plummeting rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively chose the farthest point he could sense as the destination for “Teleport.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Lu Mi vanished from his original spot, Aunthys entered the area with two iron automatons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not been influenced by Lu Mi’s feint toward the corpse mountain; instead, exploiting the fact that Lu Mi couldn’t see, he condensed a blazing white flame spear and hurled it forward manually, forcing Lu Mi to sprint out of the corridor toward potential dangers and the likelihood of concentrated attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself lagged two or three meters behind, leaving ample reaction time—if Lu Mi were truly surrounded or controlled, he could swiftly dodge the danger zone and approach the corpse mountain from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Aunthys dared not fall too far behind, since Lu Mi had just proven he could avoid being attacked by Varnak, and might indeed reach the destination unimpeded and at great speed—if Aunthys waited ten or twenty seconds before entering this area, Lu Mi might already have made direct contact with “0—01”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In war, haste and slowness are both causes of failure…” Aunthys had just flashed this thought when he heard the terrifying explosion of air as the object fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the iron automatons he had manipulated lifted its head, gazing upward, seeing a massive meteor engulfed in brilliant flames, illuminating the entire land, plummeting straight toward the barren field littered with armored soldiers and countless corpses, toward the area near the entrance, toward Aunthys and Varnak, thirty or forty meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meteor fell faster and faster, swiftly overtaking the speed of sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Farther away, Zhu Li, clad in a slit low-cut long dress, held a lantern, standing midair atop layers of icy steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her left hand, adorned with a sapphire ring, traced an arc from above downward, pointing toward the location of Varnak and Aunthys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bitch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since entering Morola, Aunthys cursed inwardly for the first time uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t even a divine descent yet, was it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t even in a divine descent state, was it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How the hell did this sow summon a meteor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where are Morola’s rules? Where is “0—01”? Restrict this! This is the “Disaster Witch’s” ability!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that “witch” isn’t even blindfolded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was clear the meteor hadn’t reached the scale to destroy a city, hadn’t reached true “Disaster Witch” levels, Aunthys still felt genuine terror at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now a member of the Ancestor-rebuilt “War Red” Legion, capable of channeling his power toward that Angel-King and sharing in some of his strength, while distributing part of the damage he received—but this was Morola, within the core sealed region of the underground mausoleum, where special abilities requiring internal-external synergy were severely weakened; Aunthys could at best briefly use power equivalent to Sequence 4 and weakened versions of higher-rank abilities, and the damage he transferred away could not exceed one-third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, even if he could transfer half, or two-thirds, the remainder was still beyond what his current body could endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only because the meteor’s fall required time that Aunthys hadn’t already become a charred, shattered corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wearing a black eye patch, he tilted his head slightly backward, letting his hair ignite into crimson flames that continuously spread toward his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath his skin, his bones and flesh faintly revealed a metallic black hue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, he transformed into a blazing white flame spear, whipping up the two iron automatons and hurtling rapidly to the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had borrowed the power of the “Red Angel”; his only available strategy was to first evade the meteor’s impact point, then rely on the Ancestor’s damage-sharing, his own brief metalization, and the two iron automatons as shields to survive the ensuing violent storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, Aunthys had deliberately taken the iron automatons not because he couldn’t bear to lose his “eyes,” nor because he cherished such items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were excellent shields!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varnak, the primary target of the meteor, made the same choice as Aunthys—but this most dangerous figure of Morola had no iron automatons to provide final protection and was hindered by layers of invisible spiderwebs surrounding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As those silk threads gradually emerged, turning gray-white, Varnak’s blazing white flame spear form slowed more and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blazing meteor struck ten meters behind Varnak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rolling dust, fierce flames, and a terrifying shockwave instantly engulfed Varnak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body, shimmering with metallic luster, shattered instantly, as if turning into a charred corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunthys, already far away, was slammed by the raging windstorm onto the blazing white flame spear, hurling it directly into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a clang, the first iron automaton as a shield rapidly dented and partially shattered, instantly losing its puppet-like quality, becoming a pile of scrap metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the second iron automaton suffered severe damage, followed by Aunthys Medich himself—he broke free from the flame spear state and violently spat a stream of flaming blood, his metalized body sustaining damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi, unaware of where he had “Teleported,” first heard the explosion, then felt a palpable windstorm slam into him, flames following to scorch him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ears went temporarily deaf; he could no longer draw knowledge from the brass earplugs. He was flung through the air, but the shockwave’s intensity had dropped to a level a “Harvester” could endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the flames carried by the storm, they could only ignite clothing, bandages, and hair, failing to inflict significant burns on his body, and were swiftly extinguished by his control over fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi crashed heavily to the ground, barely avoiding dropping the carbide lamp in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bandages burned off his face fell away—he was fortunate he had kept his eyes shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Lu Mi felt the headless corpse of “Pus-Swollen Severed Hand” in his right hand and the rotting brain in his left hand stir violently, each pulling with terrifying force toward the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Mi did not stop them; instead, he released both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated the black mark on his right shoulder once more, “Teleporting” to the limit of his current sensory range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to distance himself from the soon-to-unite fragments of “Pus-Swollen Severed Hand” to avoid becoming the first target—otherwise, instead of forcing the dangers to collide, he’d risk being surrounded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When choosing his “Teleport” destination, Lu Mi deliberately avoided the area where the heavy object had fallen and the location from which Zhu Li’s voice had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid thick, swirling dust, Lu Mi vanished from his original spot; the two putrid, bluish-black fragments of the “Pus-Swollen Severed Hand” corpse drew close together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headless corpse’s single hand seized the brain, its hair like wild grass, and frantically pressed it toward the neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this attempt encountered resistance—within the underground mausoleum, there seemed to be an unwritten rule that the head and body must remain separated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the resistance did not truly prevent the brain from returning to its neck; it merely increased difficulty and slowed reassembly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, the rolling flames and drifting dust had slightly calmed; Zhu Li, standing atop the icy steps, saw that Varnak had lost all signs of life, lying on the ground, his body covered in deep fissures and charred marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She exhaled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varnak had always been her most feared opponent; she had previously regretted Lu Mi’s early escape, which had denied her the chance to join forces and eliminate Varnak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the charred corpse of Varnak stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This most dangerous figure of Morola leapt up, two burning dark-red flames now glowing in his eye sockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had become an undead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Varnak, who served “0—01” like a special puppet, whether alive or existing as an undead seemed to make no essential difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, as an undead, he could now access additional powers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his arms, tilted his head slightly upward, and let out a battle cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Zhu Li’s lantern went dark, and all flames around the corpse mountain vanished—only Aunthys’s lantern and Lu Mi’s carbide lamp, protected instinctively by their “Hunter” power, flickered uncertainly, still burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness surged back, yet failed to engulf Zhu Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still alive?” Aunthys, having seen this through his last iron automaton, frowned involuntarily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can that sapphire ring still protect Zhu Li from the darkness and dissolution of the underground mausoleum?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That shouldn’t be possible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if it could, what was the point of Zhu Li carrying the lantern before—to mislead us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And why did the ‘Disaster Witch’s’ ability appear at all, even as a weakened version…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something is definitely wrong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zhu Li emitted a low, soul-tickling laugh and pointed her left hand skyward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, faint light glimmered high in the darkness; one by one, sharp ice spikes condensed and fell like rain across the wasteland, toward Varnak, Aunthys, and Lu Mi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varnak roared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a war drum striking Zhu Li’s heart, freezing her momentarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a tornado connecting heaven and earth howled into being, sweeping up all the ice spikes and reversing course toward Zhu Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that instant, whether Lu Mi with his eyes closed, Aunthys with his blindfold, Zhu Li with normal vision, or Varnak, all felt the world tremble, hearing the surrounding void crack and groan with fragile sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bluish-black, rotting corpse of “Pus-Swollen Severed Hand” finally reattached its head to its neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>P.S.: Recommend a book by an old author using a new pen name: *After the Civilization Fades*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Synopsis: After the calamity, the world restarts; remnants of civilization endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky, colossal beasts capable of destroying cities wander and vanish; on the earth, secrets from the previous age lie hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The technological gap and the rise of mystery allow this era to draw from both ancient technology and arcane forces, evolving into a new civilization, opening a new chapter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twelve Paths to Divinity, Twelve Constellation Lords, will reappear in this era, presiding over the awakened ones along these twelve paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1698,"2026-06-20T06:22:37.987Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","af4981f5a8cb83f3ea26452f1d7b63dc86e90ec8849ea7b0414f17859fd94b71","the-ring-of-fate-chapter-834","the-ring-of-fate-chapter-832",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-ring-of-fate-cover.jpg"]