[{"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-57":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},2342068,4578,"Chapter 57: Memorial","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>Before the Four Seas Trading Company’s gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heads were carefully stacked one upon another, gradually rising in height.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very top was unquestionably Lu Jingtian’s head, followed by Zhou Kun’s and the unnamed man’s heads; then someone poured scalding hot oil in slow spoonfuls, instantly splitting skin and flesh, as grease seeped into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leaders of every major faction in Fucheng who had been invited to witness the ceremony flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Longhu Martial Arts Hall’s “Sky-Turning Monkey” Old Man Yuan and Zheng Family’s patriarch, “Mixed Gold Blade” Zheng Ye, stared grimly at the head whose face had been gouged out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others might not know, but these two men’s sons and subordinates were scattered throughout Dongling City—how could they not know that Yang Dongsheng, the righteous and noble leader of the Righteousness Gang, was deeply entangled in this matter? He had vanished for a long time, and with such a major event unfolding, he did not appear in person, instead sending his son Yang Dong as his representative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps not only was he nowhere to be found, but even his head was gone? They had once envied him for having such an outside channel, likely granting him another Qi-Complete martial artist… now, they could only silently rejoice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Four Seas Trading Company, usually unassuming, had nearly been forgotten as a colossal entity spanning the entire Yue Kingdom, with business ties to countless major powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because the threat of the Tiger Mountain Bandits was gone, or perhaps enough had been done—these past few days, no children had gone missing in the drone’s view, not even beggar children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This% novel {first; release, > Please! Visit {to: read!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Feng hurriedly cried: “I was deceived by the Tiger Mountain Bandits! I had no part in any of this! This is the son of that old villain Lu Jingtian—‘Tiger Descending the Mountain’ Lu Hou! That old villain went to such great lengths just for this man.” Long San showed slight interest but still coldly replied: “Director Ding, once a criminal is caught, he should be handed over to the authorities. What does this have to do with the Four Seas Trading Company? Leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the threat of the Tiger Mountain Bandits gone, Dongling City seemed far more prosperous; the people’s tense faces now bore smiles, and even after three days, people still occasionally set off firecrackers in celebration, red paper shreds covering the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when his scales are truly provoked can a glimpse of even a single scale be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his decision-making error brought trouble to the Trading Company, he was naturally abandoned by his true masters behind the scenes, sacrificed to appease the Four Seas Trading Company’s wrath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Feng’s face turned ashen, beads of sweat rolling down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his spare time, he liked to come here alone to sit idly, hearing many interesting things, easing the monotony slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He whispered to himself inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer followed by a crowd of servants, Ding Feng left alone, hollow-eyed and utterly numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding’s expression grew grim; he saw this place as no longer safe, the danger steadily mounting. The Marquis of Zhendong maintained such a heavy garrison—not for show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days later, the Four Seas Trading Company received two wooden boxes, labeled with the names Ding Feng and Lu Hou. Long San glanced at them and ordered them thrown into the firewood shed and burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now then,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Safe travels!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Feng shouted desperately as the men behind him dragged forward a tall, tightly bound figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the Blue Glow Butterflies are fully collected, he will immediately leave this place suspected of harboring cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing of his mother and younger siblings, Yang Dong’s face darkened with fury and hatred; he could no longer stand frozen, stepping forward to light incense and kowtow before the altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My nephew Long…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, he arrived at a teahouse, entered, and ordered a pot of Biluochun as decoration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strict military discipline and obedience to orders were one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All major and minor factions in the city came; no one dared act improperly, giving full face to this colossal power revealing just a corner of itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, however, he was surpassed by Yang Dongsheng, even more talented and sharing the same surname as the former boss; thereafter, he married the former boss’s only daughter, the current boss’s wife, and smoothly cultivated to Qi-Complete, ascending to the position of boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames roared fiercely, turning the once fearsome heads into charred cinders, mixed with paper money, paper figures, paper flowers, paper ingots, and other offerings, finally reduced to scorching ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This letter from Lord Long San summoned a hidden sect of the Four Seas Trading Company called the ‘Four Seas and Eight Wilderness Hall,’ filled with countless elite soldiers and generals who once annihilated the ‘Blood Cloud Eighteen Riders’—a group that had repeatedly massacred Four Seas branch offices in the Northern Plains…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering that Qi-Complete cultivators were rare talent, Yang Dongsheng did not target Yao Xiu harshly; he merely promoted him to the Punishment Hall, making him a lonely, unpopular official.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pah! A middle-aged martial artist with a cruel glint in his eye, already Qi-Complete, slapped him hard, lowering his voice to a chilling tone: “Think of your mother and your younger siblings!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Four Seas Trading Company Qi-Complete martial artists ignored Ding Feng’s pleas, seized him, and hurled him far outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Long, it’s not necessary—I’m just a middleman…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the Blue Glow Butterflies…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his aura perception and drone footage, the company-level officers of the Marquis’s household were all Qi-Complete martial artists, without exception; deeper within the inner quarters, ordinary soldiers were almost never seen—his personal guards were all Qi-Complete martial artists! Though their auras were chaotic and weaker than ordinary Qi-Complete martial artists, they were undeniably Qi-Complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Long!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Four Seas Trading Company and the Brocade Dragon Trading Company have indeed reached their end—but not him. The Four Seas Trading Company is not a martial sect vying for dominance; it is merely a trading company, not seeking territorial control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Ding, no—my uncles, cousins, and nephews cannot bear your worship.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please leave!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One month—the Four Seas Trading Company promises to gather the required quantity within one month.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Marquis of Zhendong…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Ye of the “Mixed Gold Blade” and other prominent figures in the city relaxed upon seeing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What left the deepest impression on him was the Marquis’s army!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tiger Mountain Bandits have been wiped out—how could the future possibly be worse than now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding walked silently down the street, fully activating his Minor Breath Concealment Technique; almost no one noticed him, instinctively overlooking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Dongsheng was confident that in strength, vision, and methods, he could easily suppress Yao Xiu; even if Yao Xiu harbored resentment, he dared not show it, instead working diligently for him, terrified of doing poorly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked forward to the future with hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding remained silent on this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a young man with slightly red eyes, filled with venomous hatred, no longer the once vibrant and spirited youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Long, I’ve brought you a gift—a gift!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days ago, he had gone to the Marquis’s mansion to scout, not daring to go deep, merely concealing his form and probing from a distance of over ten meters from the wall, as tall as the city wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncles, brothers, cousins, my son.” Long San’s tears flowed uncontrollably: “All our enemies are here—you may rest in peace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With such an army, I could handle at most ten squads, a hundred men; a single company commander could lead a frontal assault and defeat me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Lu Hou, the “Tiger Descending the Mountain,” who had been warmly hosted by the Brocade Dragon Trading Company just days ago! His mouth was stuffed with a rag, emitting only muffled sounds, glaring venomously at Ding Feng, wishing to devour his flesh and sleep on his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Qi-Complete martial artists around them withdrew their gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man Long San recognized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now showed sorrow, eyes glistening with tears, and stepped forward to light incense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dongling City returned to peace once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding gripped his sword and strolled along the bustling streets of Dongling City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even children dared to play alone, candy in their mouths, full of laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, due to over-harvesting, the number of Blue Glow Butterflies had sharply declined; no matter how much the yield recovered, it could never return to its previous levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If these are the Marquis’s personal guards, the number must be reduced even further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Four Seas Trading Company held the memorial for the deceased Long clan members, the Blue Glow Butterfly trade has resumed, but after the disruption and the major upheaval of the Tiger Mountain Bandits’ annihilation, restoring production to its former level of ten thousand pairs per day will take time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man famed throughout Dongling Prefecture, the young boss of the Righteousness Gang, “Righteous Blade” Yang Dong! Long San watched him silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one person did not move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long San snorted; several Qi-Complete martial artists had already drawn their blades and rushed over—if he dared to persist, he would bleed right here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, their gaze toward Long San grew grave beyond measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long San blocked Ding Feng, who approached with a servile smile, slapped the incense and paper money from his hands, and sneered: “My uncle once said, we shall meet again—you’ll understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Punishment Hall chief of the Righteousness Gang, “Pointing Evil Brush” Yao Xiu, had become a disciple of the previous boss in his youth, the eldest student; when the old boss had no sons, only a daughter, Yao Xiu was virtually designated as the young boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A distant Long clan member helped the staggering man to his feet, while others brought torches and lit the pile of heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter ends here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The past few days’ hot topic was the Four Seas Trading Company’s annihilation of the Tiger Mountain Bandits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had their own theories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some said the Four Seas Trading Company paid a huge sum and had the Marquis’s forces carry out the extermination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others claimed a group called the Four Seas and Eight Wilderness Hall was summoned, along with several top-ranked martial heroes from the Dragon-Feng List.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1716,"2026-06-20T23:34:14.007Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b4f7efdf442ab9e8f5516cfcf518443d01acad55487ccedb19942ef861bb656b","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-58","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-56",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-cover.jpg"]