[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-305":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},2280855,4461,"Chapter 305: Extracting the Soul, Refining the Spirit","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-305",305,"\u003Cp>Thinking of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Tong no longer hesitated; her expression turned ruthless, and more light shields surged around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash of movement, she ascended through empty air, smashing through over a dozen golden-armored heavenly soldiers in her path as she rushed toward Jiang Jian!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though these soldiers shattered on impact, they transformed into violet lightning that furiously tore apart Yao Tong’s surrounding defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Tong’s form split into two, then four, instantly becoming hundreds of afterimages that surged at her from every direction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian remained expressionless, sensing the killing intent surging from all sides, faint black specks drifting from his robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-armored heavenly general sneered, his spear blazing with light as it roared forward with thunderous force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange piercing sound echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Tong’s true body was impaled through her front shield, tumbling directly out of the void!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Life Transformation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its face unchanged, it spoke softly in human tongue; divine light flared, and in an instant it broke free of the spear’s restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The golden-armored heavenly general is indeed powerful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it cannot persist forever!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, its light shields overlapped, actively surging toward the heavenly general!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around them, the crashing explosions of shattering shields rang endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Yao Tong’s protective shields shattered one after another under this collision,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s golden-armored heavenly general was likewise severely restricted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the shields canceled out its power,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-armored heavenly general’s form gradually faded, finally dissolving entirely into nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s “Scattering Beans to Create Soldiers,” summoned via the willow branch, was completely neutralized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When a drug goes out of control, the only outcome is one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Destruction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Tong darted to his front, its snarling grin now clearly visible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had given up all hope of retrieval after detecting the drug's loss of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had decided to execute the “Destruction” directive—to erase the runaway drug outright!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this end, it was willing to expend vast quantities of protective shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All to end this swiftly, to escape Earth before higher beings intervened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of its killing intent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian wore the Robe of the Wheel King, his black hair whipping wildly, his cold, clear eyes radiating bone-chilling ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Royal Path.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his gaze, swept his dark sleeve—and the Crown of Wang Dian appeared instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As its hanging beads trembled, ten thousand rays of light burst forth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The profound foundation of two realms, at this moment, was pushed to its absolute limit and erupted fully!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His black robe flared fiercely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Jiang Jian, a thirty-zhang-tall manifestation of the Wheel King materialized, eyes closed, radiant golden light blazing around him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wheel King’s manifestation mirrored Jiang Jian exactly, its ethereal light interwoven, royal aura roaring outward in all directions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, Jiang Jian, facing the medicine boy at point-blank range, released golden light from his fingertips, clenched his fist, and slammed it forward with all his might!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wheel King manifestation behind him instantly opened its eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It perfectly replicated Jiang Jian’s motion—a fist of several zhang in size, clenched, blazing with radiant light, striking after but arriving first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With impossible speed, it pierced through space and slammed into Yao Tong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds upon thousands of light shields before Yao Tong shattered instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brilliant light streams exploded outward, deafening roars shaking the air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian, channeling the flawless foundation of two realms and pouring in vast amounts of spiritual energy, unleashed a devastating Royal Path attack capable of wounding ordinary Spirit Palace cultivators!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Yao Tong merely furrowed its brow slightly, slowed its speed a fraction—its palm still flashed forward and struck Jiang Jian!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An even sharper explosion rang out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s body shattered instantly, blown into countless black lights, triggering an even more violent explosion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yao Tong’s expression darkened sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around it were countless black specks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one possessed killing power comparable to a Spirit Palace cultivator!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chain of explosions rapidly destroyed Yao Tong’s protective shields!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a trap specifically set for me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Tong’s heart sank further; its form twisted, attempting to dissolve into light and flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in every direction, explosions from the black specks filled the air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of its protective shields was dwindling at an unimaginable rate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is impossible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His aura was unmistakable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This trap was laid in advance—and I didn’t see it? How is this possible?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Tong, sensing the rapid dissipation of its shields, was thrown into turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had never imagined that one day, it would be trapped in real danger by a runaway drug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Tong lunged left and right, but was horrified to discover the explosion radius of the black light had grown terrifyingly vast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it continued fleeing blindly, its remaining protective shields would surely be exhausted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Tong’s face turned as dark as water; it halted, enduring the black-light explosions from all sides, and roared: “Is that all you know—hiding and running?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred meters away,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black light rapidly interwove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s form reappeared, calm and composed: “Though you are a Vision of the Divine Platform cultivator and I am a Spring Surge cultivator, even in direct confrontation, you gained little advantage—only your strange shields gave you edge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Tong stared at Jiang Jian: “You’re buying time—setting another trap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian nodded lightly, his form dissolving into black light: “You guessed right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-light explosions ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Yao Tong, space twisted, and a pitch-black portal instantly appeared, swallowing it whole!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yinshan Wonder Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, by using “Scattering Beans to Create Soldiers,” he had delayed Yao Tong and drained its surrounding shields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian had held the Earth Store Jade Seal all along, channeling Yinshan’s power to pre-arrange the spatial portal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Tong’s previous attacks had missed precisely because Jiang Jian had slipped into Yinshan in that instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yinshan is a complete, self-contained wonder realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its foundational power is boundless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those below the Spirit Platform have no way to resist it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian knew:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he fought head-on, he could hold his own against Yao Tong for a while—but to kill it would demand immense effort and expose too many of his cards, making it not worth the cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian chose to use the Yinshan Wonder Realm to drain Yao Tong’s shields and trap it there until it perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is this?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Tong, fallen into Yinshan’s depths, scanned its surroundings; its heart sank to its lowest point, its expression utterly grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single glance revealed two beings no weaker than itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than a dozen Spirit Palace cultivators, grotesquely shaped and wreathed in swirling yin energy, stared at it with hostile intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All beings of Yinshan, heed my command.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stepped forward, manifesting his form atop Yinshan, his voice cold:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Attack together—capture this creature, cast it into the Wheel King’s Hell, extract its soul and refine its spirit, drain every last memory from it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the decree,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The foremost Night Walker and Day Walker immediately bowed respectfully, eyeing Yao Tong with eager anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White and Black Impermanence of the Ten Courts and the Hell Judges all roared their assent, each manifesting their true Yinshan forms as they charged toward Yao Tong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1213,"2026-06-20T01:21:35.424Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4c1bfc96087937994e7edd9d0b9240be93a9f2428a5431f9e7467fc4c687e96a","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-306","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-304",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]