[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn":3,"chapter-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-481":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},2261698,4413,"Chapter 481: 474","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-481",481,"\u003Cp>Xin Tiao Qian pulled Qi Ming’s wrist, tinkered with the random key for a while, and confirmed that the random key had not activated “Full Mute Mode”—there simply was no one speaking inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xin Tiao Qian: “Then there’s only one possibility… those consciousnesses haven’t been activated yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “How do we activate them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xin Tiao Qian: “I’d really like to know too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xin Tiao Qian cleared her throat: “I’m only in charge of the Star Gathering function. The rest, you’ll have to figure out on your own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, they left the ruin where the Eternal Core resided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Xin Tiao Qian recast her spell and sealed the portal shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming touched the spot where the portal had vanished: “Miss Qian, no one besides you should be able to open the door to the Eternal Core, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xin Tiao Qian replied with absolute confidence: only the Eternal Core’s true form and those it has recognized can open this door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her current role is equivalent to Shizuma Yuki from the original Ultraman Tiga series.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from her, she couldn’t imagine anyone else earning the Eternal Core’s recognition—outsiders don’t even have the qualification to touch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xin Tiao Qian: “But some powerful beings can directly absorb the energy leaking from the Eternal Core into Earth without opening the door—like the Sphaira Mother in Ultraman Decker.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “I know that, but indirect absorption is definitely inferior to direct absorption… I’m still more worried about you being targeted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original Ultraman Tiga series, Calymia successfully captured “Shizuma Yuki” and controlled her body to open the portal to the Eternal Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xin Tiao Qian assured him she had precautions against such a scenario, and he should rest easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xin Tiao Qian lowered her head: “I’m here to help, not to cause trouble… I don’t want to expand the darkness anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Darkness? It’s not entirely dark,” Qi Ming pointed to the sky, where Agul and five other Ultras flew overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming said that, in his view, though demons ran rampant in this world, an unyielding light of justice still shone brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seiji, Megumi, Hoshiya Jun, the Land of Light… even amid a dimming environment, they still sought to illuminate this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since the Eternal Core created this universe by scanning your past inner self, it means that even during your lowest moment, your heart wasn’t entirely dark—you still held restraint and a longing for light.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming pressed his hand on Xin Tiao Qian’s shoulder, urging her to lift her head and face forward bravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This startled Xin Tiao Qian, then filled her with joy: “You… forgive me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Forgive? Honestly, I still haven’t sorted it all out—it’s too complicated, too many things piled up. But without you, I wouldn’t have been born.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xin Tiao Qian whispered: “No, you would’ve been born anyway—you’re the Morning Star. No matter what, you’d have lived your own brilliant life…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming froze, about to ask for clarification, when Calymia’s voice rang out: “Qi Ming, what’s going on with this one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calymia, the first to arrive, saw Xin Tiao Qian and Qi Ming standing close, deep in conversation—her gaze instantly sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Seiji, Hikari, and Xiang Tenggong were also led over by Aizen Makoto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xin Tiao Qian wrapped Qi Ming’s right arm around her chest: “I’m Qi Ming’s mother, hehe. Thank you all for looking after this child.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calymia was stunned: “Mother?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d assumed someone was trying to steal him while she was away—what was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honest Hikari actually believed her and immediately bowed to Xin Tiao Qian: “No, it’s Qi Ming Senior who’s been looking after us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seiji grabbed Hikari and whispered that, based on his observations, this purple-haired girl was likely younger than Qi Ming—humans simply couldn’t have a mother younger than her child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen Makoto could see it too—he widened his eyes and immediately spiraled: “Qi Ming is truly hiding depths… such an advanced move!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Qi Ming felt the urge to break his legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled his arm free and told everyone that Miss Xin Tiao Qian loved joking—she was a psychic, and would be fighting alongside him from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seiji immediately welcomed her into the cause of justice; Aizen Makoto added that the adventurer team needed a female mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Tenggong asked curiously: “Have you known each other for a long time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xin Tiao Qian beamed with pride: “I watched this child grow up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming told her to stop, then affirmed that Xin Tiao Qian was someone he could fully trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calymia sensed something was off and watched Xin Tiao Qian closely the entire way back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, she understood what was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her observations over this time, Qi Ming was always the center of attention wherever he went, constantly approached by women asking for autographs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even when he agreed, he remained proper—never making physical contact, which had once filled her with relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet with Xin Tiao Qian, Qi Ming seemed to accept her far more readily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at base, Qi Ming asked Calymia to come to his room for a word; Calymia glanced at Xin Tiao Qian, who stood beside him, and readily agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming pulled out a chair for Calymia to sit: “What did you think of the battle just now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calymia said she wasn’t surprised at all that Qi Ming won—she truly believed in him, believed he would always reach victory, no matter when or where.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person she had chosen deserved nothing less than triumph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Aren’t you curious where this new power of mine came from?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He explained directly: the Eternal Shine Tiga he just used was an evolved state after absorbing fragments of the Eternal Core—Calymia’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calymia: “You found a way to open the door?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he took the first portion, it was her turn for the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming: “Yes. And unless something extraordinary happens, it’s better not to open this door again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the Eternal Core is still too unstable—just minutes after I took one fragment, it began to surge. I had to return it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said that for the stability of the entire universe, no one else must ever touch or seize the Eternal Core’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calymia, unusually troubled, realized she had come to Earth with the mission of securing the Eternal Core for the Dark Giants and plunging the world into darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side was Qi Ming; on the other, the hopes of her entire race—she felt torn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming knew this precisely why he had summoned her alone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t make you suffer in the middle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here’s what we’ll do—if your clan elders object, let them come to me directly. I’ll speak with them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calymia fell silent. Qi Ming assumed she was struggling to choose—but she surprised him: “I understand this behavior… isn’t this called meeting the parents?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Ming’s face twitched; Xin Tiao Qian burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking it over, Calymia straightened her posture and chose to follow Qi Ming’s advice.\u003C\u002Fp>",1177,"2026-06-19T16:40:34.912Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","69375f318f530a08ae759fadf23b2b9275b7c2ef6e6e4212620e60cdb7b4cd08","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-482","ultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-chapter-480",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fultraman-arbitrary-key-dawn-cover.jpg"]