[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-116":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Ascending to Divinity",{"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},2280666,4461,"Chapter 116: Sweeping","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-116",116,"\u003Cp>On the circular stone steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian sat cross-legged on the ground, raised his head, and gazed at the holographic giant screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some combat teams are indeed very strong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several small screens had high popularity, drawing immense attention, and were placed at the very top of the holographic giant screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanjiang Team, Invincible Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were the top-tier combat teams within Hanjiang Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Exorcism Team, the Class Dismissed Team, and others were Level 4 Talent teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slightly weaker than the other two, but they still had massive support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Linjiang Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only four combat teams possessed Level 4 Talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each team had only one Level 4 Talent member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foundational disparity between the two prefectures was glaringly obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Combat team matches carry a very high weight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the highest ledge of the Water Cliff, on the prefectural office’s exclusive balcony, someone sighed, “It’s a pity—we have little hope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can only watch the second- and third-year teams’ performances now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the balcony’s edge, luxurious seats were tightly packed in a single row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prefectural officials watched the matches while whispering to each other, all wearing expressions of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the perspective of the Linjiang Prefectural Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first-year combat team matches had already been lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A prefectural official frowned, swiped his identity device, and checked the surveillance feed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze landed on the circular stone steps in Zone 9.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why is he alone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official looked puzzled and opened Jiang Jian’s profile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official’s pupils contracted. “Jiang Jian’s combat team has only himself as a member?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And he already won his first round!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately pulled up the replay and carefully watched the recorded battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Send someone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, the official’s expression was a mix of shock and complexity as he softly ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone immediately approached: “Deputy Prefect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Deputy Prefect’s expression turned solemn. He tapped his identity device. “You have ten minutes to get me all background information on this student!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man bowed respectfully and withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zone 9.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The large circular stone steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First round, concluded.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second round: ten thousand combat teams advance to one thousand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remaining preparation time: 300 seconds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As all battle scenes on the holographic giant screen ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold voice came again from the identity device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around Jiang Jian, the wide stone steps had far fewer people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many bore wounds, large and small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry and recover!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give me a healing spell!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Help me restore my Qi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quickly meditate, or you won’t have time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many scrambled frantically to restore their condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the first and second rounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The preparation time was short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It heavily tested combat team composition and members’ cultivation foundations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The detailed rules for the second round appeared on the identity device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Water Cliff’s Edge: arena fully open!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten thousand combat teams collect Water Spirits to compete for points!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The holographic giant screen will display the real-time point leaderboard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After three hours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The top one thousand by points advance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rest will be ranked by team point totals, and eliminated!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The notification ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining tens of thousands of freshmen, upon seeing the rules, erupted in uproar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How come the second round is about collecting Water Spirits?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re done!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Under these rules, one misstep means being swarmed and instantly eliminated!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is too hard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Out of ten thousand combat teams, only the top one thousand advance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only elite teams can advance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combat teams with weaker strength wore grim expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More teams began carefully discussing and strategizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remaining preparation time: 10 seconds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enter the Step Array immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teleportation locations are random.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time neared, the notification sounded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great Water Cliff array had fully activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian, holding Hanguang, stepped into the Step Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second round, now begins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold voice echoed above the Water Cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand Step Arrays rose into the air atop the massive circular stone steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like streaks of light, they crossed through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scattered across different locations on the Water Cliff’s Edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Water Spirits collected: 0.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The identity device clearly notified him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stepped out of the Step Array; the array behind him dissolved into light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here, at the forest’s edge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian raised his head, glanced at the map, and instantly confirmed his location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The holographic giant screen displayed a vast map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were forests, cliffs, seawater, and land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The complete holographic map of the Water Cliff’s Edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand bright dots spread across it, constantly moving rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each dot represented a combat team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the combat teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were tens of thousands of deep blue dots, fixed in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each deep blue dot was a Water Spirit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One hundred meters ahead, there’s a Water Spirit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian scanned the map, memorizing the Water Spirit distribution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding Qi surged, propelling him forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Water spirits collected: 1.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stopped walking, his identity device emitting a faint glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, the water spirit rose from the ground and floated behind Jiang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the map, the light dot representing Jiang Jian grew slightly darker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is too slow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked toward the light dots near him, darkening rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These combat teams were collecting water spirits at breakneck speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That light dot is brighter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian spotted his target and moved left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong wind began to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From deep within the forest came a rustling sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twelve already!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl exhaled, secured another water spirit, tossed it behind her, her face beaming with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around her, several others were also gathering water spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the water spirits they collected also floated behind the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In every combat team, the captain was the keeper of the points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brilliant white sword light slammed directly into her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl had no time to react—she flew backward like a puppet with severed strings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks of shattered light appeared; her sturdy life-protection barrier exploded into fragments!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, she was engulfed by the Xingti Array and teleported away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twelve water spirits behind her remained where they were!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian landed and activated his identity device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twelve water spirits now floated behind Jiang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Water spirits collected: 13.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several others nearby were enraged, eyes blazing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where's Man Man?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She was eliminated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They stole our water spirits!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes turned blood-red; they leapt into the air and charged toward Jiang Jian!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian lightly swept his dark robe sleeve; hundreds of tiny sword qi surged upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingshuang Sword Array!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless fine sword lights lashed violently against the group!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four life-protection barriers exploded in rapid succession!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This combat team was immediately eliminated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian did not pause, glancing at the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued toward his next target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The direction he headed had an extremely dense concentration of light dots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roughly speaking, at least a dozen combat teams!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's split these water spirits evenly among us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the lake shore, one captain surveyed the area and spoke gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here was a clear lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the pavilion in the water floated hundreds of water spirits!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another captain spoke up: \"I agree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Agreed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no objections.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Words were spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not a single combat team dared to approach the pavilion first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever collected first would become the target of all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll go first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, a captain boldly declared, leading his team onto the stone bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pavilion stood at the center of the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four stone bridges led to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other combat teams watched coldly, motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Collection successful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Collection successful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alert tones rang out continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s face lit up with joy; he stood up, about to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multiple magical attacks struck from different directions at once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain spat blood from the corner of his mouth, knelt halfway, face pale: \"You broke your word!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp water arrow struck his leg squarely, shattering his shinbone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one answered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of combat teams plunged into chaos in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roars echoed across the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously calm lake qi became wildly turbulent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white sword light, stretching several meters long, tore through several large trees and slashed straight into the crowd!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword qi was icy and razor-sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shattered numerous defensive techniques and slammed into several students!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shattering sounds of life-protection barriers rang out one after another!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the sword qi’s damage was absorbed by the life-protection barriers, causing them to shatter completely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when the life-protection barrier shattered, it meant elimination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xingti Array descended, sweeping several together and hurling them away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1447,"2026-06-20T01:21:34.271Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","759ed2b423ea9d32f44370a39fbd1d4b9688b0d924f7737ae4e2c87fcee982e5","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-117","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-115",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]