[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant":3,"chapter-titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-1467":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Titan King: Ascension of the Giant",{"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},245593,518,"Chapter 1467  Reborn in Hellfire","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-1467",1467,"\u003Cp>It was a long, magnificent dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dirtclaw dreamed he crossed vast oceans and scaled the highest peaks, entering a realm of pure wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dreamed he had ascended to become a Demigod. He stood atop the firmament, gazing down with indifference at the tiny, fragile lives crawling upon the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dream, Dirtclaw held absolute authority. He commanded legions of thousands, a tide of steel and fury at his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dream, he buried champions with his own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dream, he extinguished every spark of life in an entire world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when that world crumbled into dust and the Void came rushing in did Dirtclaw realize the truth. Standing before him was a giant whose height defied comprehension—a titan with four heads and eight arms that inspired in Dirtclaw a limitless sense of awe, fanaticism, and worship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wake up... wake... wake up...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion's voice was ethereal, yet heavy with command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It resonated directly inside Dirtclaw's skull, sending a violent jolt through his spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that shudder, the dream shattered. Dirtclaw snapped awake, consciousness flooding back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were atop a high peak. Orion stood at the precipice, his back to Dirtclaw, looking down at the Sea of Blood churning below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even from behind, Dirtclaw knew him instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sense your form,\" Orion said without turning. \"See if it obeys your command.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dirtclaw was confused, but he never questioned an order. He turned his focus inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A canine snout. A dragon's tail. A body encased in crimson, draconic scales. At the tip of his tail sat a wicked, barbed stinger that looked half-hook, half-blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dirtclaw had returned to the form of a Gnoll, yet the blood coursing through his veins was undeniably that of a Stoneheart Titan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a bizarre fusion—a transformation that somehow honored the primal desire of his soul. Unless forced by necessity, no creature truly despises their own kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His scalp felt itchy. Instinctively, he reached up to scratch his mane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand came away grasping a ball of hellfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dirtclaw stared at his palm. The hellfire felt familiar. It wasn't dangerous; it felt intimate, like a part of him. Instinct took over, and he placed the fire back onto his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That... just now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hellfire? Not hair?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization hit him. He reached up and scooped a handful of the fire off his skull again. His mane had become a wreath of living hellfire, shifting and dancing at his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord... what has happened to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dirtclaw spread his hands, looking down at a body that felt both alien and perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Blood Sea consumed your old vessel,\" Orion said, finally turning to face him. \"The Divine Kingdom has forged you a new one. It is tailored to your soul. Stronger. Higher potential.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the words stronger and higher potential, Dirtclaw tried to summon his old energy—his transcendent power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic flared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transcendent power was gone. In its place roared a terrifying current of energy, familiar yet distinct, ancient and heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... what is this power?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Divine power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion let the words hang in the air. He offered no further explanation. Some truths had to be seized, not given.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Dirtclaw focused on controlling this new torrent, a sense of omnipotence surged through him. He felt guided by an unseen force, a compulsion in his gut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed that instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know how long he stood there in trance, but when Dirtclaw opened his eyes again, he was holding a small object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a blank, miniature tombstone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... what is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock gave way to disbelief. Dirtclaw couldn't understand when he had acquired such a strange ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is Authority.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion nodded at the stone. \"It is one of the laws of the Abyssal World. The rule of the God of the Grave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Kingdom. Authority. God of the Grave. Rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dirtclaw was lost. He wasn't a Demigod; these concepts were far beyond his comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know of Soraya's dominion over the Desert, yes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dirtclaw nodded vigorously. He had always envied that power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you hold,\" Orion said, \"is the Authority of Burial.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pieces clicked into place. Dirtclaw trembled. He had obtained something incredible, something unimaginable—something he had only dared to dream of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, does this mean... do I have a chance to ascend to Archlord?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion chuckled. The Gnoll had no concept of the weight he held in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are an Archlord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That stone,\" Orion pointed, \"is your Body of Faith.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion saw the shock on Dirtclaw's face and offered a rare explanation. \"Your will is strong. It pleases me, and it resonates perfectly with the Burial Authority of this realm. You are not merely an Archlord; you are now my Exarch. You may borrow a portion of my divine power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion grinned. \"With that stone in hand, you will crush any ordinary Archlord who dares stand against you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprise? Shock?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion's eyes gleamed with amusement as he watched the realization wash over his servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dirtclaw dropped to his knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Praise be to my Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your grace! Thank you for your favor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dirtclaw will execute your will!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the Gnoll groveling on the ground, Orion let out a short laugh. He lifted his foot and kicked Dirtclaw straight off the edge of the Divine Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough bootlicking!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Dirtclaw plummeted, Orion's voice chased him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I name you Commander of the Fourth Legion. Your orders are to scour every Insectoid from the Titan continent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dirtclaw! I expect you to reach the height where you can bury the heavens, bury the earth, and bury all living things!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion's command thundered through the Stoneheart Temple and echoed across the entire city of Stoneheart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your grace, my Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dirtclaw shall not fail...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sycophantic shouting faded into the void as Dirtclaw disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Orion turn his gaze to Onyx and the others, who were still struggling to climb the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, none of them had triggered a reaction from the Divine Kingdom yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emergence of the God of the Grave—this specific Divine Calling—had siphoned off a portion of Orion's faith and a fraction of the realm's secondary authority. On the surface, it appeared detrimental to Orion's own power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the long run, it was pure profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blank tombstone Dirtclaw had manifested was a physical crystallization of the Burial Authority. To grow, Dirtclaw would need to feed that tombstone with vast amounts of Faith Energy or endless sacrifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the majority of that Faith and those sacrifices would be funneled right back into the Abyssal World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, the Divine Calling was like opening a new artery for the realm to feed upon the outside world. The more of these channels Orion could open, the faster his accumulation of power would become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, two specific figures drifted into Orion's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>",1151,"2026-05-29T15:49:50.998Z","2026-06-01T04:29:39.741Z",1,"novelbin.me","62c33f2fb58454a741b573f80a017df65672e5944fde78065825ccfb2b0e36b0","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-1468","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-1466",1606,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftitan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-cover.jpg"]