[{"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-708":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},244728,518,"Chapter 708: We're definitely not special","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-708",708,"\u003Cp>Chapter 708: We’re definitely not special\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After your little spiders transform, will you have an undead unit to command them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonidas looked down, surveying the dense mass of cave spiders in Gloomwood Forest, and posed a very important question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For undead units, the most crucial element was a command center—a core figure capable of controlling them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bro, you misunderstand. These cave spiders transforming into death spiders doesn’t mean they truly die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s merely a shift in their attributes, granting them abilities similar to those of the undead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They can’t be considered undead; it’s more accurate to say they become attuned to the power of death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This way, my spider broodmother can still maintain control over them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Orion had this idea long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plan had initially formed in his mind after Lorelia dispatched young spiders to explore the Underworld, and a few of them unexpectedly transformed into death spiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, when Soraya joined the Stoneheart Horde, Orion found himself with two broodmothers, which solidified his determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because Lorelia’s and Soraya’s roles had a significant overlap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, transforming Lorelia’s cave spider armies would diversify the Stoneheart Horde’s troop types, thereby enhancing the versatility of its combat styles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another reason: his sister, Clymene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Clymene successfully advanced to the Legendary level, they could convert more Skeletal Knights themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combination of Skeletal Knights and death spiders would again significantly boost their combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, with elite figures like Vargrum, Mordak, Zorn, Balgor, Grendel, and Desdemona, the Stoneheart Horde could possess its very own undead army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, Orion could begin to break free from Arthas’s ‘restraints.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that Orion disliked Arthas’s assistance; on the contrary, he greatly desired such aid in every battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, things couldn’t possibly remain so ideal forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, Orion would undoubtedly have to invade some Godforsaken Lands, or even major worlds, on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Arthas’s aid wasn’t available then, would the Stoneheart Horde’s own armies be incapable of fighting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if, one day, Arthas couldn’t even spare attention for his own affairs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if Orion and Arthas had a falling out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The future held too many uncertainties. As the ruler of a horde and a powerhouse in his own right, Orion had to consider these deeper, more far-reaching matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bro, I suddenly realize you’re even crazier than Arthas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not thinking of recycling those death spiders, are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My heavens! For those spiders to have a lord like you, they won’t even find peace in death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion remained noncommittal. If all the cave spiders successfully transformed, they could exhibit combat power comparable to undead without actually dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if they did die, the Skeletal Knights could convert their remains through offerings, allowing them to be deployed once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonidas had also thought of this, initially expressing disdain for Orion’s exploitative methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did I not think of that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a new line of thought! I’ll have to try it when I have some free time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with a swift change of heart, Leonidas immediately altered his stance, eager to join Orion in his “shameful” endeavor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonidas also possessed the method for converting Skeletal Knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His relationship with Arthas was so strong that Leonidas knew more things—and more secrets—than Orion did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Leonidas and Orion were scheming about this, Leonidas suddenly looked up and said to Orion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s something new on the public channel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion raised an eyebrow slightly, nodded at Leonidas, and then slowly closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Survivor’s Platform, Champions Alliance Public Channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edward: “That Blind Spiders broodmother has signed the contract. Alexander, you can stand down on your end!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was absolutely fantastic news. It meant that Alexander and Isabella, on another continent, could soon begin their main invasion phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with a native spider broodmother assisting, their progress would undoubtedly accelerate considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander: “Leonidas, is our previous bet still on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonidas: “Forget it. We’ve already started over here. I don’t want to take advantage of you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander: “What a chicken!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Queen Lolth of the Blind Spiders signing the contract and submitting to Deputy Commander Edward, Alexander immediately gained a surge of confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Leonidas had previously mentioned the bet, Alexander was no longer intimidated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Leonidas was no fool. With Alexander gaining the aid of a Legendary-level native broodmother, his invasion progress was highly likely to outpace that of Leonidas and Orion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonidas wouldn’t accept a bet he was very likely to lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edward: “Our previous guess was correct. Spider Queen Lolth is indeed an Awakener.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edward: “The talent Lolth awakened is a talent tree resembling a spider web.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edward: “However, she can’t clearly explain how she uses this talent tree. She only knows that each time she activates a node on the spider web, she grows stronger and gains an ability.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edward: “I suspect their talents are different from ours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke in the public channel. Everyone was reading the Deputy Commander’s statements over and over, hoping to glean some useful information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion was no exception. This first contact with an Awakener from another world was a matter of curiosity for all the allies in the Champions Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion strongly agreed with the Deputy Commander referring to Lolth’s ability as a “talent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the Survivor’s Platform, which Orion also considered his own talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only difference was that other Awakeners from Orion’s world of origin could also awaken this particular talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Lolth’s spider web talent tree, however, that truly piqued Orion’s curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But something like a spider web talent tree remained shrouded in mystery; even a demigod-level figure like the Deputy Commander couldn’t make heads or tails of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonidas: “I knew it. We’re definitely not special.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonidas: “This cosmos has so many worlds, so many realms, so many races… beings stronger than us are everywhere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonidas’s words sounded like he was musing to himself, and also like he was airing some grievances about this mysterious world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander: “So, there should be a group of beings more special, more powerful, and more ancient than us. Could they have walked ahead of us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Walked ahead of us”—that meant achieving godhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could answer Alexander’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kraken: “Big Bosses, if you put it that way, I feel like it’s dangerous for me everywhere I go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke. Everyone tacitly avoided this topic thereafter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demigod, god, even beings above god… these concepts were very distant from Orion. He decided to set them aside for the time being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion hadn’t even reached the Arch Lord level yet; how could he possibly dream of such indescribable futures?\u003C\u002Fp>",1101,"2026-05-29T15:49:30.653Z","2026-06-01T04:29:39.741Z",1,"novelbin.me","f206cf74968dfee163223d23ccb70e08e7a38830e5093151f1b24c153f7c2b50","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-709","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-707",1606,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftitan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-cover.jpg"]