[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals":3,"chapter-cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-34":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Cluster Artillery: Shattering the Immortals",{"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},2342045,4578,"Chapter 34: Tank Infantry","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-34",34,"\u003Cp>Explained several times,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming Jiang Ding understood most of it and had him record using the built-in microcomputer in his camouflage combat suit, Zhang Ding left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was needed by the Qi Refining squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After answering questions, Jiang Ding suddenly grasped the Lesser Concealment Art, instinctively channeling qi through his meridians to form intricate structures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It flowed perfectly, with no sudden collapse of any spell structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding’s mind stirred; he controlled the military drone built into his camouflage suit, projecting its viewpoint onto himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He searched everywhere—he could see Li Junhao, Sun Xiao, and others; even magnified, he could spot freckles on their faces—but not a single person named Jiang Ding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Training paper dummies, mass-produced by the cultivation industry, had no offensive power but could simulate the speed and movements of various enemies, costing dozens of times more than standard targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This novel is originally published here; please visit the official site to read!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“(214, 22) sector, volley fire.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Training with early-stage Qi Refining cultivators and late-stage Qi Refining cultivators are vastly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom~ Boom-boom~ From the horizon came the heavy roar of tank engines; a swarm of mustard-colored, camouflaged steel fortresses advanced from afar—over a dozen, charging in formation, with a crushing, overwhelming momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, enemy types changed continuously, growing stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So strong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tank moved off; Sun Xiao and six classmates followed behind, marching in perfect parallel alignment, a standard military formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another sheet of paper representing a defensive artifact fluttered through the air, barely deflecting a bullet headed for him—he barely survived, and the defensive artifact instantly broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First squad, you follow Hua Bing’s tank.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ding pointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper dummy representing a Qi Refining cultivator shattered instantly—early-to-mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators’ shields were thinner than paper against a heavy machine gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A top-grade special artifact, woven and inscribed with a first-tier Concealment Array, must be used in tandem with the Lesser Concealment Art; when cultivated to minor mastery, it can obscure detection by the spiritual sense of a Qi Refining ninth-layer cultivator and partially mask scans from the tank’s built-in first-tier infantry radar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, only against mortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone complained on the public channel: “Mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators aren’t this alert—they only have a spiritual sense range of thirty to forty meters, which doesn’t help at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know how long it had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carefully experiencing the Lesser Concealment Art enhanced by reconnaissance camouflage, insights flooded his mind; many spell structures he’d previously found obscure and hard to grasp suddenly became clear through comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding sent a command; the military drone repeatedly scanned the small area with micro-radar waves, and after a full minute, a faint humanoid silhouette appeared at a firing position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of paper dummies radiating pure martial qi moved slowly but in great numbers, wielding cold weapons—swords, spears, halberds, bows—and surrounded from all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang! Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just remember one thing: outsiders have nothing to do with us. Whether it’s enemies on the battlefield or civilians blocking your path—kill them all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Six accompanying infantry, responsible for using heavy machine gun firenets to disrupt formations, eliminate hostile martial artists and low-level cultivators with poor mobility, and assist the tank in eliminating high-value targets with firenets, or use firenets to drain the spiritual power of ultra-high-value targets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed Hua Bing, seated cross-legged atop the tank, made a hand seal; threads of pale blue wind appeared around Sun Xiao and the others, instantly making their steps lighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At present, within a cultivator’s spiritual sense range, under the combined use of the sect’s spirit-particle radar and the Electromagnetic Sensory Wave Art, this invisibility made no practical difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiao’s six men spread out, forming two small triangular formations on the flanks and rear, each spaced twenty meters apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ding said coldly: “Outsider cultivators have an immense gap between mortal and immortal ranks—‘ Louyi ’ is too gentle a term. Both orthodox and demonic sects have examples of forcing large numbers of mortal martial artists into service, even extending to the elderly, weak, women, and children, whom they crudely mass-produce into zombies and wraiths to drain our ammunition reserves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not necessarily. According to battlefield footage, mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators with this kind of instinctive survival warning still occasionally appear.” He looked closer—each tank’s hatch had a Qi Refining-class classmate seated cross-legged atop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding and the observing students no longer relied on their eyes; they focused on their military drones’ viewpoints. At four to five kilometers, twelve paper dummies suddenly emerged from the ground, hiding among trees and grass, moving cautiously and perfectly mimicking a mid-stage outsider Qi Refining cultivator leading eleven early-stage cultivators in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suit he wore was no ordinary infantry camouflage—it was terrifying when combined with the Lesser Concealment Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The scenario is exaggerated,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the drone’s view was drowned in sixty rounds of heavy machine gun bullets with faint anti-artifact properties; trees cracked and splintered, wood chips flying everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper dummies moved away faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding and the others watched intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Recon Soldier-1 Camouflage】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding did not join the discussion; he watched the paper dummy with intense focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the mid-stage Qi Refining dummy, alert from the start, dodged most of the bullets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First-tier Wind Rush Art, group formation enhancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding had a sudden insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This point also needs attention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd couldn’t help cheering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This masterful display of group spellcasting revealed her exceptional casting skill—even outsider sect Golden Core Dichuan  disciples might not achieve this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiao and the others fired without hesitation, ten rounds in rapid succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Bing’s cold voice echoed through the First Squad’s communication channel; Jiang Ding and the others could hear it but could not reply—it was for observation and learning only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two bursts of high-angle\u002Flow-angle vehicle-mounted artillery fire rang out—rapid, precise bursts—perfectly blocking the mid-stage paper dummy’s path; all rounds hit, reducing it to scattered paper shreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Battle formation!” Zhang Ding shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many students looked pained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiao and the others shouted back, faces tinged with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ding also praised on the public channel: “Qi Refining students possess spiritual sense; their calculation and observation abilities far surpass ordinary students. You must use them—to predict gaps in the squad’s firenet, anticipate where enemies might flee, etc.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ding jumped down from a tank and clapped his hands: “Today’s lesson is on tanks and accompanying infantry. The tank’s role is cover, fire support, and pinpoint elimination.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding paused, then understood the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All assemble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cultivator who could achieve this level of setup was, without question, an elite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those words, he heard bloodshed as vast as mountains and seas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t say anything—Zhang Ding’s statement violated the sect’s political correctness of unity between mortals and cultivators. If reported, he’d face trouble too; yet it was done with good intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Bing’s squad advanced, overcoming every obstacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A twelve-man squad of mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators appeared—most could use invisibility and earth-digging spells—but Hua Bing easily detected them with the tank’s first-tier spirit-particle radar, then obliterated them with tank shells and concentrated fire from anti-air artillery and heavy machine guns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1196,"2026-06-20T23:34:14.007Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","32b5352d89c4db1c10f2234bc68d906fff5dc0c4ab0dd663686ac76cb3403e8d","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-35","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-33",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-cover.jpg"]