[{"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-742":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},244762,518,"Chapter 742: Can’t I be?","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-742",742,"\u003Cp>\"This is...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar aura, a familiar scene... Leonidas seemed to recall something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar images had surfaced a few times in Leonidas’s distant memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good!\" Leonidas exclaimed, his flames flaring violently as he desperately tried to break free from Lestat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lestat clung to him, biting down hard, but Leonidas paid him no mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steeling himself, Leonidas whipped his dragon tail around, severing the chunk of flesh Lestat was biting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This guy... he’s ruthless!\" Lestat thought, but his surprise quickly turned to confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in the next second, Leonidas shot away from him, as if fleeing for his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that wasn’t all. As Leonidas retreated, he continuously cast draconic magic, one shield after another materializing around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Leonidas even produced a defensive, shell-like artifact and dived right into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is he doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lestat genuinely didn’t understand Leonidas’s ploy; he was utterly bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Lestat realized why Leonidas had acted this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because one streak of lightning after another flashed out, illuminating the entire Dark Sacred Chalice space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning, like a rampaging army, surged and blazed, as if vowing to destroy everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a Forbidden Spell, the sole skill of the legendary [Lightning Cloak].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reflected in Lestat’s and Kian’s terrified eyes was an endless torrent of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, the Dark Sacred Chalice space was filled to the brim with lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning pierced the void, connecting heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Axe-like bolts split the darkness, as rolling thunder cleansed the world of all evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myriad streaks of lightning descended. Phantoms of ancient thunder dragons appeared, coiling in the sky, destroying every obstacle in their path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifyingly boundless Forbidden Spell descended; everyone present, except Orion, was a target for annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Few knew that when such lightning appeared, it emitted a distinct buzzing—the harbinger of utter destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dark Sacred Chalice space was blindingly bright; no one could open their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, the darkness upon the slowly rotating Dark Sacred Chalice dissipated, transforming it into a crystalline cup seemingly crafted from pure light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, cracks spiderwebbed across the Dark Sacred Chalice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a series of sharp cracks, the Dark Sacred Chalice shattered into powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... no... don’t...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the booming thunder and dazzling lightning, the void imprisoning Orion and Leonidas was breached and torn apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning continued to strike Lestat, Kian, and a nearly shattered seashell—Leonidas’s refuge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the vast majority of the lightning assailed the Ghost Dragon imprisoning Orion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the bombardment of endless lightning, the Ghost Dragon’s aura rapidly dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was deeply unwilling; the offering almost in its grasp had escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Awooo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghost Dragon shattered, the imprisonment vanished, and Orion regained his freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you, among the Archlords I’ve slain, you don’t even rank.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dense lightning element made Orion, a specialist in lightning, feel incredibly refreshed and supremely confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion strode towards Archlord Kian, who was trembling amidst the lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion raised his trident. Lightning merged into his body, into his trident, Flame of Will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, like a Titan God, Orion hurled his trident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thrown trident was like divine punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Archlord Kian could even attempt to flee, he was consumed by the endless lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of triumph flashed in Orion’s eyes. The enemy was dead and had even dropped a survivor’s treasure chest—the best possible outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro, don’t just stand there! There’s still this one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the lightning dissipated, Leonidas’s voice called out. The wings on his back transformed into fiery chains, once again ensnaring Archlord Lestat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lestat had survived because the Dark Sacred Chalice absorbed most of the lightning’s impact for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Leonidas was cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Leonidas hid in the shell, he had already anticipated this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, before the Forbidden Spell fully dissipated, Leonidas risked injury to intercept the fleeing Lestat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t kill me! Do you have any idea who stands behind me? An incredibly mighty being!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you kill me, you will definitely attract the attention—perhaps even the wrath—of that mighty being!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lestat was bound, he could still speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn’t Lestat himself speaking, but a Bloodreaver clinging to his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A mighty being?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha... It’s not like I haven’t faced one before!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Leonidas finished, Orion raised his trident, manipulating the remaining lightning to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at that very moment, a voice echoed in their ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then have you faced me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, space itself froze, and time seemed forcibly halted by an immense power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion, Leonidas, and Lestat were all immobilized, unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was that Orion’s and Leonidas’s pupils contracted, clearly showing extreme tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lestat, on the other hand, had eyes full of ecstasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he weren’t restrained, Lestat would be cackling maniacally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A mighty being such as myself—have you faced one like me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That cold, arrogant, and condescending voice sounded again. Blood began to trickle from Orion’s and Leonidas’s eyes and noses as their auras rapidly weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing intent, life and death, desperation, the future... countless thoughts flooded Orion’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I going to die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there any hope left?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are the Deputy Commander and Commander trustworthy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My own light... it doesn’t shine so brightly after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion didn’t actually fear death much; he had died once before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, having weathered so many storms, he had long since made his peace with life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, I’ve left descendants in this world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I die in battle, the Stoneheart Horde still has Xalathar, Lumi, Soraya, and Gustalon. The four of them can hold on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a pity... if only I could see my women one last time! I still want to make love to them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Orion reminisced about his past, wondering if he had any regrets, a familiar voice sounded beside his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think you’re worthy of being called a mighty being?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this voice, the light of survival in Orion’s eyes blazed brighter than ever before. Leonidas’s eyes shone just as bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true powerhouse of the Champions Alliance had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, when Deputy Commander Edward’s voice sounded, the restraints on Orion and Leonidas vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you also here for a share of the spoils?\" the mighty being behind Lestat spoke again, as if confirming something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Can’t I be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edward’s voice was slightly aged but carried an indomitable, majestic aura.\u003C\u002Fp>",1053,"2026-05-29T15:49:30.653Z","2026-06-01T04:29:39.741Z",1,"novelbin.me","e252993593431c039c8449420dbf1df8fdf98f1e88f63efc748eb4e91a0dd1bb","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-743","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-741",1606,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftitan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-cover.jpg"]