[{"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-964":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},2342975,4578,"Chapter 964","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-964",964,"\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding swept his spiritual sense through the gaps and let out a soft murmur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flash of his body, he appeared inside the demon lord’s palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here it was dark and damp, pitch-black, the air thick with foul, stinking odors; countless burrows twisted in every direction, vanishing into unknown depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This showed that although the Hundred-Legs Heavenly Lord had cultivated to the Soul Transformation realm, he still retained vast animal instincts and possessed little that could be called “civilization”—neither demonic nor human immortal civilization—and his conduct reflected this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very center of the palace, Jiang Ding discovered the corpse of a Golden-Carapace Centipede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This centipede was only several hundred meters long, yet also an exotic bloodline, no inferior to the Hundred-Legs Heavenly Lord’s own, radiating the aura of a quasi-fifth-rank being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest was similarly ripped open, her heart and skull devoured by the parasitic Hundred-Poison Golden Silk venom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yes, she was a female centipede, and likely the Hundred-Legs Heavenly Lord’s wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, judging by appearances, “wife” was merely a human term; to the Hundred-Legs Heavenly Lord, she was probably nothing more than a mating partner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint thread of spiritual intent appeared within the abdomen of the Golden-Carapace Centipede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding slashed casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpse was split open, its stomach cut apart, revealing a single centipede egg coated in gastric fluid and poison, its surface interwoven with golden and green patterns, pulsing with life, and clinging to a faint, tender spiritual thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tu Shan… Tu Shan Heavenly Lord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual thread whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was gentle, devoid of hatred, of earth-shattering grievance, of unjust suffering that could make snow fly in June.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, this lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding nodded: “Lady Jia You, I came to visit Lord Bai Zu, but found him absent. Do you know where he has gone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How would I know such a thing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Jia You gave a self-deprecating laugh: “Bai Zu may be a Heavenly Lord, yet he behaves like the lowest centipede—cold, cruel, even his offspring are merely ingredients for his poisons, devoured at will. Why would he ever confide in me the secrets of his survival?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even I was killed by him, giving birth to a Hundred-Poison Golden Silk venom with the potential to ascend to the fifth rank.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. Our demonic kind is governed by the law of the strong devouring the weak, the powerful ruling the feeble. My babbling here is useless. The weak die—that is only natural.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lady Jia You sees things clearly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding praised her, deciding to let her spiritual thread linger a little longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, had she been alive, Jiang Ding intended to kill her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Lady Jia You, though appearing soft and frail, was in truth ruthless and cruel; her Golden-Carapace Centipede body was impervious to blades and spears, immune to fire and water, unharmed by magic treasures, and on a single outing she would devour tens of thousands of demons and humans without a second thought—her reputation in the Southern Frontier was even more infamous than Bai Zu’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zu preferred to refine poisons using humans and demons, showing little interest in brute consumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“See things clearly? It’s merely the law of the strong devouring the weak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Had I been strong enough, I would have devoured Bai Zu long ago—and then you too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Jia You gave another self-deprecating laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She fell silent for a long while, then pointed her spiritual thread toward the massive egg covered in golden-green patterns beneath her: “This is my son, named Jia Jin. His talent surpasses mine, surpasses Bai Zu’s by far. I spent great effort, and relied on fortune, to preserve him from Bai Zu’s murderous hand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you wish, you may take him as a spiritual pet, imprint him with spiritual restraints to control him, or station him to guard your mountain gate—he would be a great asset.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do not worry, Jia Jin is still too young; he may not even have formed a spiritual soul yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Jia You gently caressed the giant egg, her voice filled with sorrow: “He will harbor no resentment toward you, for now he knows nothing of the world—even if he someday learns…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In our centipede lineage, only mothers feel affection for their young. Males, and even the young toward their mothers or each other, rarely feel emotion. Mutual cannibalism is commonplace. For countless generations, centipedes have lived this way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If nurtured properly, he might one day become another Soul Transformation late-stage asset for you—or even rise higher.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If nurtured properly, it might even grant you another late-stage Soul Transformation ally, or even higher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding remained noncommittal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He showed no delight, unlike other cultivators who encountered exotic young beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, humans were the best subordinates—same language, same bloodline; as time passed, population grew, territory expanded, they would naturally produce prodigies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could such a person be less valuable than a centipede picked up from the wild?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for disloyalty or lack of devotion? Crush them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone is stronger than you, why should they serve you? Isn’t that only logical?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolute loyalty means absolute weakness—and thus, no value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not moved?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Jia You sighed, misunderstanding something, her voice fading: “Indeed, he may be Bai Zu’s hidden plan—I couldn’t possibly deceive him. He is a Heavenly Lord; this is entirely possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Jia sighed, misunderstanding something, her voice gradually lowering: \"Indeed, he could be Baizu’s backup plan—I couldn’t possibly deceive him. He is a True Lord; this is entirely possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice grew fainter, finally dissolving into the wind, leaving not a trace—her strength entirely spent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the abdomen of the several-hundred-meter-long Golden-Carapace Centipede, a golden-green giant egg glowed faintly, above its mother’s corpse and the fading remnants of her spiritual thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding watched this scene, pondering for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand, and the giant egg floated into his grasp; his spiritual sense and sword intent surged into it, meticulously inspecting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No lingering spiritual intent, no hidden trap—just a pure exotic centipede egg.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bai Zu deliberately left him behind, even killed his mother to reassure me, without explanation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering, Jiang Ding sighed softly: “It seems even the most heartless, most powerful males are still bound by the instinct of genetic reproduction—desperate to perpetuate their bloodline.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the instinct that haunts us males our entire lives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding placed the centipede egg back inside the palace, planning to leave its disposal to the Tu Shan Zhongting cultivators who would arrive later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, he would not kill this final bloodline of the Hundred-Legs Heavenly Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six-tailed fox demons, the Golden-Winged royal demons, and other demonic races—all who did not consume humans—he had spared, to enrich the diversity of human immortal civilization and preserve nature’s precious treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mere centipede egg, not even possessing a spiritual soul yet, certainly didn’t warrant eradication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spared the demon clans of the Six-Tailed Fox, the Golden Wing royal clan, and all other demon races, as long as they refrained from consuming humans, to enrich the diversity of human immortal civilization and preserve nature’s precious treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its talent was insufficient—far too weak. It would only be a burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time this egg matured, his own power would have surpassed Soul Transformation—or he would be dead, fallen to some strange danger of the immortal world. He needed nothing from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding’s spiritual sense and sword intent meticulously scanned the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the foundation of the Ten-Thousand Poisons and Ten-Thousand Wombs Array of the Ten-Thousand Poisons Sect remained largely intact—only the accumulated poisons and worms had been lost. With a hundred billion spirit stones, it could be repaired to barely reach a fifth-rank array, eliminating the need to purchase an entirely new one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ding’s spiritual sense and sword intent meticulously scanned the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, most of the foundation of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s Ten Thousand Wyrms and Poison Array remained intact; it had merely lost the accumulated poisons and wyrms over the years. With a hundred billion spent, it could be modified to barely reach a fifth-rank array, eliminating the need to buy an entirely new one.\u003C\u002Fp>",1357,"2026-06-20T23:34:28.016Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","93e145d4f5abe3f838fceb8afe4fdcc40bf951d59b1eb685c45fdfb6b91f8a5b","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-965","cluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-chapter-963",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcluster-artillery-shattering-the-immortals-cover.jpg"]