[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods":3,"chapter-at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-950":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","At the Summit of the Old Gods",{"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},2363078,4618,"Chapter 950: Jiang","at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-950",950,"\u003Cp>Desert God Law · Desert Sea Torrent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enormous quantities of sand erupted from beneath the earth, bursting through the already cracked ground with overwhelming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the surface, everyone was filled with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run!” Screams echoed endlessly as each Shanyue disciple launched themselves forward like cannonballs, stomping the ground hard and dashing away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah! Aahhh!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!” Terrible cries and muffled groans continued to sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The torrential sand mercilessly swallowed all their figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the eyes of a Sea Realm powerhouse, even a River Realm powerhouse was as worthless as grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhu Yuan!” Zhang Zhenghu shot forward at high speed, helplessly watching his slower companion being completely engulfed by the sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Zhu Yuan’s screams were drowned out; the Jade Talisman array wrapped around her shattered completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning, fire, frost, fine sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the eight self-guided Golden Jade Talismans were like trying to stop a cart with arms—shattered without exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand geyser surging from beneath the earth did not merely shoot upward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also carried violent, chaotic sand currents determined to grind everything within into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying sand geyser churned violently, and due to its slanted angle, those fleeing for their lives were forced backward toward the east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely the direction Peng Laozhang was approaching from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Peng Laozhang, another Sea Realm powerhouse, had no choice but to temporarily retreat from this terrifying divine technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You! Tian! Yao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peng Laozhang gritted his teeth, being forced to retreat step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the moment, he turned his head toward the farther east: “Gao Yunyan!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Peng Laozhang!” Gao Yunyan, seeing no escape, immediately shouted back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is Guo Yize?” Peng Laozhang demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brothers Guo Yize and Cao Rongcheng are disciplining the captives, teaching them proper conduct!” Gao Yunyan’s mind raced as she answered, “Brother Guo ordered me and Xiao Chen to escort this batch of captives back to the mountain!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ensure no mishaps and maintain constant communication, Brother Guo even lent me the Sand Axe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Fengchen, watching from afar, trembled in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more beautiful the woman, the more she lies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To lie so brazenly was bad enough—but she even gave a perfectly reasonable explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Yize was cruel by nature, fond of torturing and murdering captives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made perfect sense that he sent them away to team up with Cao Rongcheng and amuse himself by tormenting prisoners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget escorting the captives! Use the Drifting Sand to lock onto the enemy beneath the ground!” Peng Laozhang barked, “Summon the Western Desert Divine Axe and split this earth open!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, bring Guo Yize here to assist me in hunting down the enemy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps due to the urgency of battle, or perhaps because Gao Yunyan’s story held water, Peng Laozhang seemed to harbor no suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her earlier deliberate evasion of that minor incident had been forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the perilous Shengling Mountain, Gao Yunyan’s actions were easily understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>River Realm cultivators, seeing a terrifying Sea Realm powerhouse approaching, would naturally flee in panic to save their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Gao Yunyan dared not openly defy him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation forced her—even if only pretending—she had to summon the Western Desert Divine Axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, as she activated her River Realm technique, she loudly pretended to scold: “You slaves, all of you, come here and kneel properly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever tries to flee in the chaos—I’ll peel your skin off if I catch you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surviving members of Luoxian Pavilion had already been driven eastward in flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More accurately, they were being forced by the one beneath the earth to run toward Peng Laozhang’s direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with Gao Yunyan’s words, the desperate fugitives had received a makeshift reprieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the validity of this reprieve was extremely low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, they trembled as they circled around Peng Laozhang and continued fleeing eastward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peng Laozhang paid no attention to these wailing, sobbing slaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stomped the sand and charged forward fiercely, confronting the Desert Sea Torrent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unavoidably, this massive-scale output affected several Shanyue disciples moving on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peng Laozhang ignored them as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let them die—what difference did it make?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My lord, please, ahh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah!” Several Shanyue disciples exhausted every technique, activating Stone Walls and Stone Prisons, wrapping themselves in Stone Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Shanyue sect’s famed defensive prowess crumbled like paper before a Sea Realm powerhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand surged, leaving no trace of bones or flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hummm!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Weapon—Sand Axe—in Gao Yunyan’s hand vibrated violently, desperate to break free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Peng Laozhang really been fooled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just asked one question?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sand Axe struggled fiercely to escape her control, but as a First-Rank Divine Weapon, how could it break free from the grip of a Peak River Realm disciple of the Western Desert?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huu~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a phantom energy form unfolded from the Sand Axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The axe spirit’s appearance bore nine-tenths resemblance to Guo Yize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It opened its mouth to scream, staring at Peng Laozhang’s back—but not a sound emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get back here! Do you want to be crushed?!” Gao Yunyan hissed through clenched teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The axe spirit, about to fly toward Peng Laozhang, froze instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry!” Peng Laozhang barked. Though the battlefield was chaotic, with the aid of Drifting Sand, he still sensed Gao Yunyan’s hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A disciple of Tianhuang Mountain, a mere minor River Realm cultivator—how dare she delay in obeying the Elder’s command?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peng Laozhang, already furious, whirled his head sharply upon noticing her pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, he saw Gao Yunyan locked in a standoff with the axe spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And through the phantom silhouette of the axe spirit, Peng Laozhang saw Gao Yunyan’s threatening expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utterly ruthless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This rainstorm was truly delaying everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without rain, the sandstorm would have been thick enough—Peng Laozhang would have relied solely on sand to sense the battlefield, seeing nothing with his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peng Laozhang’s brows furrowed tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who survived in this realm was a cunning fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you were born dull, Shengling Mountain would drill you with one vivid lesson after another until you grew sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For these Shanyue disciples, Peng Laozhang dismissed them outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those few Jade Talisman disciples, he had no suspicion—Guo Yize’s strength and methods should easily have subdued and enslaved them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to assign Gao Yunyan and Xue Fengchen to escort a few Jade Talisman disciples?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with a Divine Weapon guarding them, didn’t that seem too risky?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with Gao Yunyan’s earlier evasive behavior and her current ruthless gaze at the Divine Weapon’s spirit—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gao Yunyan! Throw me the Sand Axe—I need to use it!” Peng Laozhang ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yunyan’s face changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder, beware!” Xue Fengchen suddenly shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yunyan’s Western Desert Divine Axe, distracted, failed to fully form—but Xue Fengchen’s massive axe had already come crashing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, far to the northeast beyond Waren Mountain—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man in a green rain cape and blue bamboo hat opened his chilling, horizontal pupils, gazing upward: “Huh? Western Desert Divine Axe?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, countless souls were sucked into his pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who is Lu Ran?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opens the Soul-Eye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, when he saw the colossal sand hand shooting skyward, he had already decided to come investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as he crept closer, upon seeing the souls rising into the air, his marching speed increased further!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Deng Yu had already imprisoned three souls using the relic fragment—Wangsheng Coin—and was ready to interrogate them at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these conditions, nearly forty souls still floated aboveground and midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s nearly forty lives!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s going on here? Are two factions fighting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Changsheng couldn’t see the souls, but the chaotic scene around him was enough to make his face grim—half-buried human corpses littered the sand everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those buried underground were surely no fewer in number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is reasonable to infer that the battle here must have shifted to the southwest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely within the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, where the battle-axe fell in the far distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t let your guard down—it could be the Wild Barbarian Nüba clan’s Wild Evil Axe,” Deng Yu remained close to Lu Ran, gazing upward toward the southwest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here, none of the dead are demonic—only humans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Lu Ran lifted a cluster of black mist in his palm, sealing the last wraith into his Soul Prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You! You all—” The woman’s face twisted in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death had already struck her hard enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these mysterious figures in conical hats and straw capes kept unleashing dark arts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a short time, she simply could not comprehend what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh! Aaaah!” The woman suddenly screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For within the soul prison in Lu Ran’s palm, a faint soul-fire had ignited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After six or seven seconds, Lu Ran extinguished the soul-fire and said gravely: “I ask, you answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! My lord, I’ll answer! Don’t torment me, please—I’ll answer!” The woman wept, begging incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heavenly Wasteland Mountain! Many came from Heavenly Wasteland Mountain to swallow up our Haihai Clan!” The woman spoke frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Yu snorted coldly: “Negotiations failed, so they fought?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! Yes, my lord! The people of Heavenly Wasteland Mountain didn’t know that three days ago, five more joined our clan—including a Sea Realm powerhouse!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman chattered on without pause, terrified of being burned again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heavenly Wasteland Mountain sent over twenty, led by a Sea Realm elder, expecting to crush us easily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The moment they arrived, they shattered our guards’ skulls and demanded our submission!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Sea Realm powerhouse, You Tianyao, struck first—right away, wu wu wu—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, the woman broke into uncontrollable sobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Yu spoke coldly: “Go on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman choked out: “We were caught in the crossfire between two Sea Realm experts—we died without knowing why!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You Tianyao didn’t care if we lived or died—he just attacked!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear: compared to the slave-masters of Heavenly Wasteland Mountain, this woman hated her own clan’s Sea Realm powerhouse more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran was about to speak when his expression froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been gazing toward the southwest, when suddenly he saw numerous dog wraiths soaring into the air—just as he rejoiced, he spotted several figures emerging from the edge of Ten Thousand Swords Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White robes fluttering, long hair streaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Layers of rain and faint dust obscured her face, making her seem like a flower seen through mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her ethereal bearing, her flight, and the black ice sword coiling around her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liangye Sword?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran’s pupils contracted violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind went blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire world seemed to freeze; heaven and earth fell utterly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Wild Nüba demonic statue buzzing in his mind fell mute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure from his memory had suddenly burst into his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unreal. Unforeseen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My little Ruyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1778,"2026-06-21T06:13:01.220Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a57044458335b728bbd19bea46ade72541def4eddef0da2e1858971f200e4926","at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-951","at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-949",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fat-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-cover.jpg"]