[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen":3,"chapter-global-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen-global-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen-chapter-428":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","All-Citizens: I Start with a Mythic Talent, Slaying Gods with One Sword",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1991157,2869,"Chapter 428","global-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen-chapter-428",428,"\u003Cp>Su Ming knew it was a trap, yet he entered anyway, for two purposes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, to slay the half-step Sixth-Turn elite monster and complete the Sword God class-transfer quest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, to obtain that Epic-grade soul banner and hand it over to Ji Yao to use!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Wan Wu present, even if the enemy had two Venerables, they could still fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all else failed, he would call for backup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Su Ming was no longer the lone wolf he had been back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now had companions he could trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this life, he had already carved out a path different from his previous one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, led by Cui Wu, the group arrived at the sect's main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This main hall was not luxurious; it was built from heavy profound stone, engraved with secret runic scripts to reinforce its strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interior was extremely spacious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming used his Eye of Insight to examine it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized that the core runes of the sect-protecting array were carved into every brick, tile, stone, and pillar of this hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Su Ming, this place feels so eerie...\" Ji Yao stepped forward, clinging to Su Ming, and whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the clothes they're wearing look just like what people wore in our Blue Star's ancient times,\" she said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The background setting of this world was indeed very similar to ancient Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they entered the hall, Su Ming saw two people sitting cross-legged, eyes closed in meditation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was an old man in yellow robes the color of earth, his face aged, with a long staff strapped to his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was dressed in long purple robes, his expression calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Elder, Second Elder,\" Cui Wu said, stepping forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have brought a few passing cultivators; they wish to rest in our sect for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, both the Great Elder and the Second Elder opened their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They scrutinized Su Ming and his group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they saw Wan Wu, both their eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Venerable!?\" the yellow-robed Second Elder exclaimed in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed his lack of composure and slowly reined in his shock and joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all are from out of town, aren't you?\" he asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you ask?\" Su Ming replied with a calm expression, standing with his hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because...\" the Second Elder grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The local cultivators around here are all terrified of our Mountain Mausoleum Sect; even Venerables dare not enter our gates!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped pretending entirely, his attitude shifting drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahahaha!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you lot can only be outsiders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that's the case, even if you have backing from a major power, it won't matter—distant water cannot quench a near thirst!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple-robed Great Elder couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cui Wu, you've done well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two elders stood up abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the calm in their eyes had completely dissipated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes turned greedy and bloodthirsty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Wu let out a cold laugh, stepped away from Su Ming's side, and joined the two elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were cold; the gentle, scholarly demeanor from before was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cui Wu looked at Su Ming, his eyes flickering with a ghostly light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, Big Brother, Second Brother, that middle-aged Venerable isn't the biggest surprise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This young friend here, despite his youth, is likely also at the Venerable realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is the most perfect human vessel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he glanced at Su Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the two elders were deeply shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wh... what!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He looks barely twenty, yet he has broken into the Venerable realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of heaven-defying talent is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is truly a heaven-sent immortal-grade furnace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two elders' voices trembled, shock and excitement rising in their hearts simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could no longer hide their smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ni Shuang had a simple personality; having grown up in the apocalypse, she rarely interacted with others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, she hadn't noticed much amiss along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, she realized something was truly wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, you old men, what are you talking about? Didn't you say you were going to host us!\" she said, confused and angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, the ice energy she had been brewing in her hands blossomed into a dozen long spears, hovering in mid-air and pointing outward to protect the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, little girl, our hospitality consists of flaying your skin and pulling your tendons to make you a part of our 'Sect Master' lord,\" Cui Wu sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have the strength of the Golden Core realm, don't worry, we won't waste your corpse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Core realm he spoke of was equivalent to the strength of a Fifth-Turn class-transfer player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the elders, Su Ming, Yan Ze, and Wan Wu remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already communicated privately and knew a battle was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Ming, it looks like we have to fight them!\" Ji Yao said, her expression tense as she drew her staff to summon the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had thought this was a righteous sect because Cui Wu had seemed scholarly and measured in his speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was clear they were an evil sect through and through!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, let's fight with everything we've got!\" Yan Ze said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yunqing hurriedly cast spells to apply buffs to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Fifth-Turn Soul Support Archmage, her buffs were not only group-wide but also extremely potent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Su Ming's stats all increased by about 15%!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming's gaze was icy, his posture firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you'd keep up the act for a while longer; I didn't expect you to drop the mask so quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said with a calm smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky, Xiao Ming was circling, providing Su Ming with high-altitude vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see hundreds of sect disciples, weapons in hand and techniques activated, converging on the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a full-scale encirclement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, you youngsters, you've gone deep into our sect's main hall—there's no escaping now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three elders laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, they abruptly formed hand seals, activating the sect-protecting array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, all the carvings on the stone pillars of the main hall began to glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark purple film emerged, sealing and shrouding the entire mountain; no one could escape, and no one could attack from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, other arrays began to glow, suppressing the stats of Su Ming, Yan Ze, and Wan Wu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Elder smiled coldly, killing intent sharp in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A young Venerable and a middle-aged Venerable, two Venerables together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we were outside, we might find it hard to take you down and would have to weigh our options.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this is our sect, our territory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have long since laid out various arrays to suppress the outsiders we lure here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1137,"2026-06-15T13:07:14.555Z","2026-06-15T13:08:43.669Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b148274cdc86b4b03f4c0b4d5ada58c63ab33fd8496c99834c08410a5dbe3bf7","global-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen-chapter-429","global-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen-chapter-427",492,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-awakening-i-started-with-a-mythical-talen-cover.jpg"]