[{"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-87":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},2342098,4578,"Chapter 87: The Form of Complete Concealment","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-87",87,"\u003Cp>Blood blossomed; the waist split in two, internal organs tumbled out with a splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloody scene made many female students scream and shut their eyes; male students gritted their teeth to suppress trembling—even many Qi Refining cultivators turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they practiced daily, it was always restrained; none had ever seen such direct, gory violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, the students from No. 7 High were far better; many wore cold, hard expressions, and their gazes toward Li Junhao brimmed with contempt—they didn’t even dare to fight back; such a feeble martial cultivator was something they’d never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did No. 1 High become the top school in Rongcheng?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A student near Jiang Jinxian asked: “This kind of student would be expelled from our school within a few months, dumped into garbage schools like No. 9 or No. 10.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rumors are exaggerated; No. 1 High has declined. It’s time for No. 7 High to become Rongcheng’s top school…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone exclaimed excitedly, seeing hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the school’s ranking rises, the Ministry of Education’s funding increases accordingly—everyone benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t say that; No. 1 High’s academic scores are still solid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the proctoring room, Zhang Ding frowned: “You’ve taken your students on field training beyond the borders—have you seen blood before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reaction of No. 1 High’s students was expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s their first time; everyone reacts like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they see enough, they’ll gradually adapt—that’s the point of constant exams and training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, under the guise of winter break trips, our opponents were all human scum.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Dazheng, No. 7 High’s chief martial arts instructor, spoke succinctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a burly, Peak Primordial martial cultivator—not a Young Eagle Primordial, or he’d have become a cultivator long ago; in terms of power, under close-range ambush, he could pose some threat to late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in martial arts mastery, no one present could match him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nonsense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ding scolded harshly: “At sixteen or seventeen, their values are forming. We must offer students warmth and care from society, cultivating their sense of belonging and honor toward the Immortal Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What you’re doing will make many students develop twisted, dark personalities—they may become a future security threat to the Immortal Sect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For a few extra combat scores, do you still have a conscience?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After the exam, I’ll report you to the Ministry of Education!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do as you please.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Dazheng didn’t bother to rebut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Zhang, please calm down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A No. 7 High teacher spoke softly: “No. 7 High has mostly students without spiritual roots. To ascend to immortality, we can’t afford your leisurely ways—we must fight for it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ding didn’t agree; he was already drafting his report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Junhao was teleported out, face as pale as paper, body trembling uncontrollably, eyes vacant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding patted his back, offering a few words of comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fate of Immortal Sect citizens is this: they enjoy the relatively superior living conditions and stability of surrounding worlds, yet must bear the burden of combat and defending the Immortal Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is power—and duty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhou Chongsheng!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Chong returned outside, his halberd stained with blood, laughing loudly: “No. 1 High trash! I can take on all of you alone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bullshit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with the terror of bloodshed, No. 1 High’s students instantly snapped, glaring at Zhou Chong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several female Qi Refining students, trembling with fear, suddenly held orange-yellow flames in their hands—flames growing larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Chong flinched in fright and ducked behind the Qi Refining cultivators of No. 7 High.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Candidate with ID number, Sun Xiao…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Candidate…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, student IDs were called; the sky unfolded ten battle terrains: forest, bamboo grove, desert, snowfield, lake, and more—all active simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Real combat doesn’t involve three hundred rounds; the human body is fragile. Inner qi shields are as thin as paper against infused anti-magic steel—even when inner qi levels are equal, one misstep means bloodshed on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victories and defeats came quickly; cold weapon scores appeared one by one, rising or falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sun Xiao—victory!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiao stepped out, face grim; he’d barely defeated a No. 7 High inner qi Small Circulation martialist with slightly weaker inner qi—his practical experience was clearly inferior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also reflected No. 1 High’s school ethos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They prioritized realm and academics; a little time spent on cold weapons was enough—more was wasteful, better invested elsewhere with higher returns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiao glanced back at the rankings; nearly all top ten were from No. 7 High—he was barely ninth, but if he faced even one inner qi Great Circulation opponent, he’d drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. 7 High had over a dozen inner qi Great Circulation martialists; top ten wasn’t enough to hold them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will No. 1 High really have zero students in the top fifteen for inner qi cold weapon assessment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiao smiled bitterly—it was too humiliating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other classmates who’d just fought looked ashamed, avoiding eye contact; they hadn’t even won a single match at their own level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Ding, can you do it? At least get into the top ten—otherwise we’ll have no face left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiao and the others stared at Jiang Ding—he’d always been the top inner qi cold weapon user since freshman year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll do my best.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Bing added: “Even if Jiang Ding loses, I might not beat Li Tie—but Gong Sun Ling, Ding Qi, Wu Tianli, and a few others can wipe out the rest of their Qi Refining students.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Female classmates burst out laughing; their expressions brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Candidate Jiang Ding, enter the arena.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Candidate Wu Jinqian, enter the arena.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding tapped confirm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision blurred; heaven and earth shifted, time spun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him stood a lush bamboo grove; water dripped from leaves, the scent of grass and wood filled his nose, and in the distance, a crimson sun rose above the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out, plucked a bamboo leaf—it felt slightly sharp, damp with dew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...The power of creation…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding marveled—everything felt utterly real; had he not been told, he’d have believed this was a true world, like the Yun Sect cultivators did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re Jiang Ding?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few meters away, an ordinary-looking boy stepped forward, grinning: “I heard you had terrible talent, faked pity, and stole Jiang Jinxian’s Blue Flower Foundation Elixir to boost your potential—so why are you still at inner qi Small Circulation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re decent for No. 1 High—but you’ve met me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding’s expression turned slightly cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he didn’t charge recklessly—he stepped back, vanished in a few flashes, gone from everyone’s sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo grove stood empty—only one person remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jinqian froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how he imagined it, he never expected his opponent to vanish after just one sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re using camouflage to exploit optical shifts and stall for time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jinqian quickly realized, sneering: “Clever idea—but too far-fetched. Who told you camouflage can fool Immortal Sect martialists…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t ordinary camouflage—it’s a top-grade magic treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Qi Refining cultivators using flying sword treasures to crush inner qi martialists aren’t called unfair, the difficulty of training reconnaissance infantry is the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jinqian roared, swinging his spear in a sweeping arc; bamboo trunks shattered, countless sharp fragments sprayed outward, laced with inner qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many bamboo stalks the size of bowls were pierced; the ground pockmarked with countless small holes—no human-shaped space within ten meters could survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet not a single figure appeared—not even a translucent outline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brow finally furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to admit: his opponent was weaker, yet had found the perfect counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn’t find him before the thirty-minute limit, it’d be declared a draw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A draw against a Qi Refining Small Circulation? He couldn’t afford that humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see where you hide!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jinqian’s eyes flashed malice; he swung his spear hard, sending bamboo shards flying in all directions—before they even pierced anything, he lunged forward, swung again, releasing more fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He became a forest beast, relentlessly destroying the bamboo grove; dense bamboo fell, leaving behind bare circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Xiao and the others stared in shock at the sky’s display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jinqian was like a human excavator, relentlessly demolishing the bamboo grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just behind him, on a shattered bamboo stump, Jiang Ding held his longsword silently, watching with his peripheral vision, occasionally leaping to dodge flying shards—completely exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Jinqian seemed blind, seeing nothing, hacking and slashing aimlessly without even glancing behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Ding… how far has he taken his Minor Concealment Technique?” Hua Bing and the others realized: “At least to the level of an Immortal Sect reconnaissance infantryman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students of Seventh Middle School also grew solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Examination Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your student has trained his Minor Concealment Technique well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Dazheng, chief instructor of Seventh Middle School, was slightly surprised, then sighed: “But his realm is too low. Wu Jinqian isn’t a fool—he won’t waste his internal energy forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not necessarily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dingjun smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid flying bamboo slats and green leaves, Wu Jinqian’s internal energy drained by more than half, and he finally stopped, furious: “If you’ve got guts, keep hiding forever!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade of light pierced the air, swift as lightning, silent and unseen, not even disturbing the breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bold!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jinqian was overjoyed, thrusting his spear straight forward—the spearlight condensed into perfect focus, with three linked follow-up moves ready, and if it so much as grazed his opponent, he’d make him regret not staying safely tucked away like a turtle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear struck true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade-light dissolved like a phantom, insubstantial and yielding; the spear’s momentum wavered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just once—no ordinary person could have noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jinqian’s face changed; in his peripheral vision, he caught a faint, translucent shadow, and from the tiny flaw in his spear’s motion, a brighter point of blade-light pierced in, effortlessly cutting through his internal energy barrier and driving deep into his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jinqian’s heart burned with bitter resentment—he was clearly stronger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp pain surged through him; threads of blade qi had already traveled down his throat into his brain, shredding it into pulp, his returning spear falling limp.\u003C\u002Fp>",1685,"2026-06-20T23:34:14.007Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7af675155f21dbd98c1a3596b36b952e488aaec27f79f9f491512dc585a44f27","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-88","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-86",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-cover.jpg"]