[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign":3,"chapter-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-55":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Eternal Green Immortal Sovereign",{"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},2270063,4432,"Chapter 55: How Is This Not Late-Blooming Greatness","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>You briefly demonstrated your prowess, caught attention, and earned a high ranking in the sect’s competition at age seven, becoming known throughout the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Task completed: caught attention. Reward calculation in progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Task rating: C.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obtained 20 achievement points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Li Rui thought the reward calculation was finished, another line of text popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Congratulations, host! Completed achievement: “Divine Couple — Initial Plot — Woman Admires Hero.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a heroine by your side, wandering the martial world brings joy and freedom. At seven, you stood alone among peers, winning the heart of a girl who adored you — who wouldn’t be drawn to a spirited young lad?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Task “Woman Admires Hero” completed. Reward calculation in progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Task rating: B.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obtained 30 achievement points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Li Rui\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Age: 7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent: Martial Bone, Exceptional Comprehension\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Technique: White Ape’s Slashing Blade\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Achievement: 50\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He received a B for the “Divine Couple” task — even higher than “Caught Attention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, he gained a full “50” achievement points at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His progress jumped past the halfway mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huge profit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile curled at Li Rui’s lips — more of this would be welcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was beginning to understand the system’s pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roughly speaking, gaining recognition earned achievements, but surviving after drawing attention depended entirely on personal skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A naive youth might go all out to show off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Rui, seasoned by experience, preferred seven-tenths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too rigid breaks easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven-tenths was just right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Peace and safety are true fortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard too many tales of brilliant youths who dazzled early but died young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If talent cannot be converted into cultivation, no matter how great, it is all empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking steadily to seventy — how is that not late-blooming greatness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until midday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matches gradually drew to a close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes turned to the former deputy helmsman, Qian Cai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The contest among deputy helmsmen had just begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Cai squinted slightly and stepped slowly onto the stage: “Brother Zhou, please.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy helmsman Zhou Rui rose, cursing: “Qian, you think I’m a soft target, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the deputy helmsmen,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his badge number was the largest: “5.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning he had ranked last among deputy helmsmen in the last major competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Cai choosing him clearly aimed for safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if Qian Cai lost again, the position of deputy helmsman would be forever out of reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhou Rui, as the chosen opponent, felt insulted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My apologies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Cai looked equally helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Zhou Rui had gotten along fairly well; originally, his target had been Zhang Yang’s badge number “2.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ge Hong had interfered, disrupting his plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he had no choice but to pick the weakest: Zhou Rui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the face of profit, there are no friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Rui strode to the center of the arena, where only he and Qian Cai remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his right hand and rubbed his shiny bald head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll make you regret this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Cai knew he had offended Zhou Rui; without a word, he drew his sword and charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The duel between two deputy helmsmen was naturally impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously suppressed by Ge Hong’s willow-leaf blade, his swordplay had been hidden; now facing Zhou Rui, each move was precise and cunning, truly remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Rui had not reached deputy helmsman by accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wielded a massive blade with fierce, roaring power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, his Iron Head Skill kept Qian Cai from closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both fought with extreme caution, circling each other for a full half-hour, until Zhou Rui finally lost, wounded in the right shoulder by Qian Cai’s blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Rui’s face was filled with bitter resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Cai bowed: “Brother Zhou, my apologies. Next time, I’ll treat you to drinks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had finally secured his position as deputy helmsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the stage, Zhou Shulin scowled angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Qian guy’s dishonorable — if he’s got guts, fight Ge Hong again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fury stemmed from one reason:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Rui was his maternal uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, when one man rises, even his dogs ascend — since Zhou Rui became deputy helmsman, even the Zhou family’s dogs had become guards of the Heaven and Earth Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who wouldn’t want such a relative?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang He comforted him: “Even if Uncle Zhou doesn’t become deputy helmsman, he’s surely qualified to be a senior elder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+shu_ba\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Shulin could only nod reluctantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the authority of a senior elder paled beside that of a deputy helmsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least now, Zhou Rui could no longer easily place his people into the Heaven and Earth Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Qian Cai and Zhou Rui’s match ended,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wei finally stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked confidently at Zhang Yang: “Zhang deputy helmsman, how about we test each other?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yang rose without expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had expected to be Zhao Wei’s target all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his badge number was “2.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wei, the youngest and most promising among the deputy helmsmen, had long coveted that position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Want it? Prove you can take it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yang snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held the top deputy helmsman position not just by seniority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up a long spear forged entirely of pure iron and stepped onto the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhao Wei, if you want to rise, ask my Silver Dragon Spear if it’ll allow it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the stage,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui’s brow twitched slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never seen Zhang Yang fight before—he never expected him to use a spear. As the saying goes: a staff takes a month to master, a sword takes a year, but a spear takes a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the spear resembles the staff, its techniques differ vastly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one word: thrust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It demands exceptional eyesight and arm strength — otherwise, you cannot wield it well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, spear techniques are common among soldiers but rare among martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wei grinned, drawing his long saber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old man, let’s see how you boast today!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the surge of qi rising from his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Strength Pill was truly the supreme elixir for Bronze Bone cultivators — swallowing it saved at least ten years of hard training!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wei felt terrifyingly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he not sought safety, he might have even challenged Helmsman Dao Xiong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension between them was thick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they had never gotten along — Zhang Yang had repeatedly sabotaged Zhao Wei, and petty conflicts never ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today is the perfect day to settle both new and old accounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yang gripped the spear’s tail with both hands, powered up with his waist and abdomen, and shook his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the iron spear shaft trembled into a flurry of speckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those below watched and cheered continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Wei snorted: “Just flashy, empty moves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strode forward with dragon-like steps and tiger-like strides, raising his blade high to slash at Zhang Yang’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yang, using his longer weapon against the shorter blade, managed to hold his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the fighting platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clashing of long blade and iron spear rang incessantly, like blacksmithing, making listeners’ teeth go weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had either weapon not been infused with spiritual material, they would have long since bent or snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Rui watched intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder he’s deputy helmsman—he’s truly formidable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, he narrowed his eyes slightly, then sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s lost.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1210,"2026-06-19T22:01:09.077Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","08446a3f3bf79697f09553210819d6744c15b2fd40aa7d80272f15759f6a945a","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-56","eternal-green-immortal-sovereign-chapter-54",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-green-immortal-sovereign-cover.jpg"]