[{"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-743":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},244763,518,"Chapter 743: That was a warning","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-743",743,"\u003Cp>The cruelty of the battlefield was heart-wrenching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pervasive smoke, the reek of blood, the ever-present shadow of death, shattered armor, fallen mounts... no one could escape the Grim Reaper’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps in the next moment, a bloodline warrior, bravely felling foes, would be struck down by stray bolts, eventually becoming a pile of bones awaiting a necromancer’s call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite this, the battle raged on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A day earlier, just as Lorelia’s cave spiders were on the verge of being annihilated, Soraya and Clymene finally reached the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave the rest to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soraya’s expression was grave as she took the undead scepter from Lorelia’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... you all... finally came. I’m so tired!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the undead scepter left her hand, Lorelia fainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soraya reached out, catching Lorelia as she fell towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having just arrived on the battlefield, Soraya was unaware of the specific situation. She turned to Vexis, who was maintaining the summoning formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her spiritual energy is severely overdrawn. She needs a period of deep sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the truth. Lorelia had held on until now not only by overdrawing her spiritual energy but also by depleting her stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the spiritual recovery potions Vexis occasionally sent her way, and the copious amounts of life essence Orion had provided, Lorelia would have long since died from exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How’s the war effort?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Learning the details, Soraya felt relieved; she knew Orion valued Lorelia immensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the Stoneheart Horde’s upper echelons, Lorelia was a treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a good thing you arrived. Her million spiders are nearly all dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Soraya and Clymene were both shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the battle reached such a desperate stalemate? Were the Stoneheart Horde’s losses truly this severe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The enemy is a coalition of two Archlord factions. It’s only because of their sacrifices that we’ve held out this long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"they\" Vexis mentioned included not only the sacrificed spiders but also the Legendary powerhouses holding back the enemy in the lower sky and within the celestial dome’s black barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Vexis, Soraya, and Clymene all looked towards the terrifying hurricane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustalon deserved prime credit for preventing the wholesale slaughter of their mid-to-low-tier forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare yourselves. I’m about to release the enemy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustalon had sensed the arrival of Soraya and Clymene. Having used all his tricks, he too was reaching his limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alerted by Gustalon, Vexis, Soraya, and Clymene focused their minds, ready for battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hurricane that had swept across half the battlefield finally subsided. The Legendary powerhouses who had been tossed about within it reappeared in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not one of the enemy’s eight Legendary powerhouses had fallen; all were unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Stoneheart Horde’s fighters, sensing the arrival of reinforcements, looked ready for a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumbold, Vexis, Gustalon, Little Four, Little Five, the Aarakocra, the Wyvern King, Soraya, and Clymene—nine Legendary powerhouses now faced the enemy. Having shifted from a disadvantage to a slight advantage, their eyes gleamed with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slay the enemy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill these enemies, and the Lord’s Stones within their bodies would be their spoils of war—theirs for the taking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the promise Orion and Leonidas had made to them before the battle, and one of the driving forces for their perseverance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My friends, now is the time to strike back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Rumbold who roared. As one of Arthas’s powerful lords, he had been incredibly frustrated and constrained since the war began, a feeling he detested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Rumbold would counterattack; he would turn the enemy into skeletons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Equally frustrated was Gustalon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the sake of the bigger picture, he had been forced to whip the wind elements into a massive hurricane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t Gustalon’s fighting style. Normally, when he assassinated enemies, it was clean, decisive, silent, and stealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a roar, Gustalon transformed into a whirlwind and charged out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle, spearheaded by Gustalon, erupted once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither Deputy Commander Edward nor the unknown entity had shown themselves or engaged in a major fight. The movements of demigod-level powers always seemed so hard to fathom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an unknown period of stillness, the auras of both Deputy Commander Edward and the unknown entity vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonidas was the first to react, and he was laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wahahaha... Did you see that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the being behind you can’t save you! I told you so!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonidas roared and bellowed, tightening his bonds on Archlord Lestat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... no... impossible... You can’t kill me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, I beg you, don’t kill me! I... I’m willing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squelch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words Archlord Lestat was about to utter were cut short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion, wielding his trident, launched an Instant Impact, interrupting Lestat and piercing his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lestat was grievously wounded, but Orion stopped there, as this prey belonged to Leonidas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing an Archlord(Arch Lord) could drop a survivor’s treasure chest. If Orion continued, he risked being accused of kill-stealing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro, much appreciated! Watch how I devour this damned Bloodreaver!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sucked my blood, you ate my flesh! Now you’re going to give it all back to me—every last bit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst a torrent of curses, Leonidas once again transformed into a pool of crimson molten iron, engulfing the severely injured Lestat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion knew Leonidas intended to devour Lestat alive to vent his pent-up fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lestat biting Leonidas’s neck and sucking his blood had thoroughly disgusted Leonidas earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quarter of an hour later, Leonidas re-condensed from the molten iron, his aura somewhat stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro, this avatar of yours is quite something!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, naturally! Back in the day, you have no idea how much effort I poured into forging it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leonidas was very pleased. Devouring this Bloodreaver had enhanced the strength of his dragon avatar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it couldn’t advance him to the rank of Archlord, a deeper foundation was always a plus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro, what’s next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will their true bodies descend?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orion voiced his doubts. He was certain of one thing: the fallen Lestat and Kian were merely avatars of two Archlords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best proof was that neither Lestat nor Kian had deployed a body of faith during this conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, their true selves descend? They wouldn’t dare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of disdain crossed Leonidas’s face, an air of utter indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seemingly noticing that Orion’s frown hadn’t eased, Leonidas explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bro, do you think Deputy Commander Edward appeared in the Emerald Dream Realm just to rescue us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was a warning!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A warning from the Deputy Commander to certain mighty beings. If they personally enter the fray, Edward will too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1068,"2026-05-29T15:49:30.653Z","2026-06-01T04:29:39.741Z",1,"novelbin.me","978a7bccce733ac469cbe2cdaff65a389d2bce2ce89d008264128498694dbdcb","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-744","titan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-chapter-742",1606,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftitan-king-ascension-of-the-giant-cover.jpg"]