[{"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-993":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},2363121,4618,"Chapter 993: A Spear of Purple Thunder Dragon","at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-993",993,"\u003Cp>North of Yanyu Lake, sand and dust filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Lu San gripped the divine spear and leapt behind Lu Xiao, using the momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could feel the anger within the man before her—like a volcano ready to erupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was indeed Third Lady, and indeed closer to Lu Xiao than others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But facing this state of Lu Xiao, even she felt a chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after the First Lady was swallowed by the sandstorm and never returned—Lu Xiao’s rage had become uncontrollable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wife of the Lord of Jingting Mountain was almost certainly dead, murdered by the Ran Men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You bastards!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the whole picture, since the Jingting Mountain group landed on the island, they’ve thrown the Thousand Boats Archipelago into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even now, no one has shattered that mist-shrouded island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless skilled warriors have perished around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without doubt, the Ran Men bastards are hiding something!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thick sandstorm isn’t just meant to obscure vision or hinder the Dongting disciples’ movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiao clearly heard violent explosions echoing within the dust!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What technique is that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What followers is Ran Men secretly hiding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiao hated it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hated himself for instinctively retreating just now, for choosing to withdraw and observe the battle the moment the dust rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only he’d gotten closer…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if just a hundred meters away, his Purple Thunder Dragon Spear and the Son of Heaven Sword at his waist could have sensed what the First Lady endured in the dust!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord,” Lady Lu San carefully watched her husband, “should we relocate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That young Ran Men Lord—you like him, don’t you?” Lu Xiao suddenly spoke, cutting off her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Lu San’s face froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiao turned slightly, glancing at his third wife with the corner of his eye, voice low:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s younger. He has more potential.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu Xiao-ge, what are you saying? That’s impossible!” Lady Lu San stammered urgently, “Lord! We’re at war with the Thousand Boats Alliance—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiao let out a cold snort: “Before, you abandoned that actor and brought your dowry into my arms. Now, if I fail—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll abandon me too, and go find that little brat of Ran Men.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Lu San was utterly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, because her lord’s words were so sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all adults, living in this filthy mountain—no need to lay everything bare like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, because Lu Xiao had actually thought of defeat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Lu San knew Lu Xiao’s nature—he was the kind who ruled heaven and earth, supreme alone—how could he ever consider “losing”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ran Men…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they really put this much pressure on him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?” Lu Xiao emitted a nasal sound, turning fully to face the woman before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao-ge!” Lady Lu San snapped back, her face urgent, “Since I married you, everything I’ve done—you’ve seen it all! How can you slander my purity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven and earth bear witness—I am utterly loyal to you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Slap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiao reached out, gripping the lower half of her face, squeezing her delicate cheek:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope you are!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dramatic scene unfolded: Lady Lu San, a Hai-jing powerhouse and a merciless female demon, now had slightly reddened eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was the fierce woman she had been moments ago?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now standing before Lu Xiao was merely a wronged, pitiful woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lu Xiao wasn’t fooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He squeezed her cheek, then leaned forward, locking eyes with her: “Put away your scheming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I, Lu Xiao, will never lose!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, a staggering aura surged outward from Lu Xiao’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His towering frame, already imposing, now seemed monstrous under the overwhelming aura—Lady Lu San felt her heart tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hummm!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purple Thunder Dragon Spear in Lu Xiao’s left hand vibrated violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he about to activate his Divine Weapon Domain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time Lady Lu San saw Lu Xiao use his Divine Weapon Domain, she was still among the First-Class God’s Wu Sheng disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t married him yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, the Divine Weapon Domain—Purple Thunder Dragon—could be called their matchmaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because she witnessed Lu Xiao’s might that she fell for him at first sight, abandoned her mortal husband, and leveraged their shared status as Dongting disciples to smoothly enter Jingting Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True, Wu Sheng was a First-Class God, Dongting a Second-Class God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talent gap between a First-Class God disciple and a Second-Class God disciple wasn’t that great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Lu Xiao was far stronger than her ex-husband—not only higher in cultivation, but also the Lord of a sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in this Sacred Spirit Mountain, living alongside Wu Sheng disciples as a Dongting disciple had never felt right…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything had simply happened naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Lady Lu San’s seemingly reasonable justifications had never fooled Lu Xiao’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xiao’s recent rebuke had indeed jolted her awake, burying that restless thought deeper within her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guards!” Lu Xiao barked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Purple Thunder Dragon Spear vibrated wildly, electric currents began to swirl in Lu Xiao’s wide-open eyes, crackling with sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Lady Lu San didn’t dare delay—she immediately pulled away from Lu Xiao, alert and focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom-boom-boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Violent explosions echoed again around the mist-shrouded Fuyao Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lu Ran remained on the island’s southeast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since eliminating the Blood Shadow and Blood Moon sect leaders, Lu Ran had never let his guard down, always on alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gripped his burning war hammer, relentlessly bombarding the air, sneering inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You want to land on the island?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Feng Shenjiang is ascending—dare anyone interfere?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lu Ran!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran’s heart tightened—he recognized Jiang Xianzi’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was unusually grave, signaling dire urgency!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Divine Weapon Domain! The enemy leader is launching a full assault—he means to destroy Fuyao Island by force!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lu Ran!】 Deng Yu’s voice overlapped with Jiang Ruyi’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsurprisingly, Deng Yu was also here to report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Don’t get close to Lu Xiao!】 Lu Ran sent a mental message to all, 【His domain has built-in defense—stay away!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long ago, Lu Ran had obtained intelligence on Lu Zongzhu’s Divine Spear from captured enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he sent the message, he flashed once, appearing alone in the dust:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Nightmare, push forward with Yan Shenjiang—swallow Lu Xiao in the sandstorm.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Too late—he’s already activated his domain!】 Deng Yu responded swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran’s heart leapt: 【Activate Western Wasteland Sand Sea—cancel the drifting sand. Let me see the domain’s exact form.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Lu Ran’s command, Yan Shenjiang had already unleashed layers of sand sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Deng Yu relayed the order, the sandstorm rapidly dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, every battle group on the Thousand Boats Archipelago paused briefly—the fierce combat eased slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The north side of Yanyu Lake was the Ran Men’s garrison zone—everyone knew that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, sand had always drifted, obscuring vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, not only had the sand vanished—half the sky had turned purple?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wh-what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Divine Weapon Domain?” Shouts erupted across every island—faces turned pale with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Hai-jing masters stared, stunned by the sheer scale of the Divine Weapon Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lu Xiao…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looked like a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood high in the air, one hand gripping the humming, vibrating Purple Thunder Tyrant Spear, pointing far toward the mist-shrouded Fuyao Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brilliant electric light spilled from his eyes, and purple currents coiled around his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Lü Xiao as the center, endless fine electric currents crawled across a fifty-meter radius, hissing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaaaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lü Xiao’s roar echoed through the heavens, his mighty frame blazing with dazzling electric light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, within the terrifying thunder domain, half the electric current was sucked away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the tip of the Purple Thunder Tyrant Spear, a massive dragon formed of woven purple electricity surged forth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fanged and clawed, majestic and awe-inspiring!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire northern Yanyu Lake plunged into a deep purple world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ziz-ziz!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple electric dragon moved neither fast nor slow—it was not an instant lightning strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it wished for all living things to witness its vast heavenly might!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brilliant purple light stained the world; the thick, long dragon roared with thunderous explosions as it charged toward Fuyao Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yunyan stomped the earth, yellow sand surging wildly, raising towering dunes of desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Art: Western Wasteland Sand Sea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom-boom-boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enormous, exquisite purple electric dragonhead smashed straight through the thick sand sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the world of gods and demons, divine arts manifested as sand and earth were designed to suppress lightning techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, the Divine Weapon Domain—Purple Thunder Tyrant—not only pierced the sand sea but also spread electric currents wildly; purple lightning slithered like tiny snakes across the dunes, frenzied and chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this still the Western Wasteland Sand Sea?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a “purple electric waterfall” built upon the towering sand sea, manifested before the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Retreat! Get out of the way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Yingcai shouted loudly, swiftly launching wave after wave of lotus leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the northern Yanyu Lake had long been guarded by the Ran Sect, and dust still swirled here, few Thousand Boats Alliance members were nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Yingcai had been flying beside Jiang Ruyi, making her the closest to the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She acted at once, but her Divine Art—Lotus Leaves Connecting Heaven—were effortlessly shattered by the purple electric dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Western Wasteland Sand Sea couldn’t stop it, what could a few lotus leaves do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Yingcai’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Purple Thunder Tyrant was truly arrogant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed capable of destroying everything in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably, this destructive power came at the cost of speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continued, Fuyao Island would surely be blown to pieces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gulp!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s over—everything’s over! The breakthrough is being interrupted…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha! Does Qian Zhou want to ascend? Did he ask our Sect Master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Thousand Boats Alliance will never raise your heads again! Never!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are the Wu Seng? Help out! Try to clash back—ah?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the Thousand Boats Archipelago, both sides watched Fuyao Island’s imminent destruction, each harboring their own thoughts—yet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a brilliant aurora, equally dazzling, drifted slowly upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beautiful golden-red aurora,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like a soft, flowing veil, yet also like radiant brocade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Electricity and silk, dragon and aurora—gently touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom-boom-boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuous, earth-shattering explosions shook heaven and earth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one expected that the collision of Purple Thunder Tyrant and golden-red aurora would produce such a result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments ago, Lü Xiao had worn a smug grin, savoring the ecstasy of conquering all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, his face turned ashen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Purple Thunder Tyrant still surged forward—but no longer pressed downward inch by inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strands of aurora soaked into the dragon; wherever they touched, explosions erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid violent fire and blast, dragonhead and aurora both shattered, mutually destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zzzzz!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In midair above the northern Yanyu Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran held the aurora blade vertically before him, his energy surging wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another aurora burst from the blade’s tip, drifting slowly upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huu~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wide white robe fluttered, hair whipping past his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ran’s eyes blazed brilliantly, golden-red light swirling within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His divine nature fully revealed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1815,"2026-06-21T06:13:01.220Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5342c59ed41aca7dcba466e1743a85be4e9fc215d0821c65ce7713fc396e93bd","at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-994","at-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-chapter-992",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fat-the-summit-of-the-old-gods-cover.jpg"]