[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-121":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Ultraman Arbitrary Key: Dawn",{"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},2261338,4413,"Chapter 121: 117 Soul Restoration","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-121",121,"\u003Cp>After devouring all of the Balloon Ship Ultra Beast, Zhong Baiyou, in its ghost ship form, drifted leisurely toward densely populated cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To it, Earth was a planet with seven billion people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would not leave until it had devoured all seventy billion souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After consuming humanity, the Earth monster’s next targets would be the hidden extraterrestrials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gai…” Qi Ming, having reached a deserted area, was about to strike the dial to transform into Gaia Ultraman—the strongest composite ability among the Arbitrary Keys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But remembering Zhong Baiyou’s teleportation and clone techniques, he decided Gaia wasn’t the best choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nova and Zhong Baiyou might be compatible… but Legardon has already appeared, Vermeg is coming soon—I must end this quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it’s you, Seven!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming struck the dial; a silver-white beam surged upward, and Ultraman Seven appeared before Zhong Baiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched a slender Melium Beam at Zhong Baiyou’s ghost ship form, sending it spiraling downward in a trail of black smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People in the city, who had received evacuation orders and were desperately fleeing, saw this and smiled with relief:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great! Seven has come to save us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been a long time, Seven!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shhh!” After crashing, Zhong Baiyou’s form changed drastically—it became a quadrupedal monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earlier spaceship was merely Zhong Baiyou’s body fused with a spacecraft; this was its true form!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This thing looks a lot like Legardon,” Qi Ming thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His martial arts techniques couldn’t be fully effective against such a four-legged crawling creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So direct magical bombardment it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Qi Ming pulled the ice axe from his head and hurled it toward Zhong Baiyou at the twelve o’clock position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shhh!” Zhong Baiyou teleported, reappearing at the eight o’clock position relative to Seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qi Ming had anticipated this—he used telekinesis to control the thrown ice axe, making it execute a “perfect golden boomerang arc,” reversing midair to strike Zhong Baiyou after its teleport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It didn’t teleport again the second time—so its teleportation can’t be used consecutively.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven launched his head blade again; Zhong Baiyou stubbornly tried to evade with teleportation, but the reversing head blade still struck it, sending sparks flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah… Aaaah!” After taking two hits, Zhong Baiyou grew furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, dozens of Zhong Baiyous appeared before Seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Zhong Baiyou’s clone technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good heavens, what is this?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It spawned so many monsters at once—it’s terrifying!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bystanders watching from afar, as well as TPC and Defense Force personnel monitoring the battle, were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emi couldn’t help asking whether it was truly safe to leave the battlefield entirely to Seven—shouldn’t they send reinforcements?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi Dan: “Don’t worry—trust Seven!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming, facing Zhong Baiyou directly, was unsurprised—he had used this ability in the original series.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Dyna had used his Miracle-type ability to see through it; although Seven, as he was now, lacked such an ability, he could still overcome it through his own skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Seven’s eyes dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed them deliberately, focusing all his attention on his hearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sound-based targeting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah!” The dozens of Zhong Baiyous charged forward, but Qi Ming instantly identified the single true body and unleashed a barrage of strikes upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi Dan, flying toward Legardon in Feiyan-2, was stunned again: “He’s fighting blind!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such precise blind combat—even he could barely manage it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his clones ineffective, Zhong Baiyou prepared for direct confrontation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It released a blue [Binding Beam] from its massive eyes, forming multiple rings in midair to bind Seven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qi Ming reacted instantly—he opened his eyes and rolled sideways to evade the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Binding Beam failed, Zhong Baiyou switched to the [Splitting Beam].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It aimed to bind Seven’s limbs and then pull them in opposite directions, tearing him apart like a chariot execution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming again fired a rapid Melium Beam, disrupting its charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his three signature moves were broken, Zhong Baiyou finally panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It fled wildly upward into the sky, trying to escape the planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, trying to run!” Qi Ming leapt up, landing on Zhong Baiyou’s back, and used the “Diamond Fist” technique to pound it relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah!” Zhong Baiyou screamed in agony, climbing rapidly despite the pain—desperate to return to space at any cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Qi Ming felt the moment was right, he joined his hands into an “L” shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhong Baiyou, lend me your power!” Qi Ming roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a concentrated beam fired, striking Zhong Baiyou’s [Ghost Brain] and shattering the linked [Psychic Tumor Pouch] along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nishijou Nagi gasped: “Attacking from that close—he’ll be caught in the blast too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was suicidal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi Dan: “Only by risking himself can he truly protect everyone’s souls—that’s what an Ultraman should do!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!” The next moment, Zhong Baiyou was utterly destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The souls it had devoured coalesced into a purple light orb, cradled in Seven’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming used telekinesis to launch the orb toward the earth below; it split apart like countless meteors, scattering in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The souls returned to their original bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I’m back,” the children whose souls had been stolen by the Balloon Ship Ultra Beast shuddered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their previously vacant eyes regained their liveliness; they were no longer mindless puppets, but children once again, full of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We were saved by Ultraman again—we’re so useless!” After their souls returned, Liu Chunye’s skin regained its normal state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed his fist hard into the ground, face twisted with frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All the souls taken before have returned—now it’s my turn to devour souls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After de-transforming, Qi Ming looked at the [Access\u002FConvert] option on the Arbitrary Key and selected [Access].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Star gift: 2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amplification: 9\u002F10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned the dial; the silhouette of Zhong Baiyou appeared on the dial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Ship Monster—Zhong Baiyou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Integration: 60%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rating: B-class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moroboshi Dan called out: “Qi Ming, Miss Mayumi disappeared right under our noses—she’s become Vermeg again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This monster showed no interest in fighting Legardon; it was leaving the power plant and heading toward the oil company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m on my way,” Qi Ming replied, catching his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To protect the human souls inside Zhong Baiyou, Qi Ming had been caught in the blast from his close-range beam attack—his chest now felt heavy and constricted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just finished fighting Zhong Baiyou, and now he had to transform into Zhong Baiyou to fight the other two monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will this constant fighting turn my body into a “bōluó bōluó dā” (falling apart)?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming shook his head and struck the dial again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shhh!” A black spacecraft flew toward Heqiao Power Station, where the two monsters had gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1092,"2026-06-19T16:40:33.318Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4da3f2e16d4cfe59623946c9bf20b839ee39a11b5fb2071579bf97a296d7204d","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-122","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-120",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]