[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet-":3,"chapter-i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-37":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Just Maxed Out, and You Want Me to Be a Puppet Emperor?",{"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},2336476,4569,"Chapter 37: This One Is the Emperor of the Saint Realm!","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>In the seventh ring of the imperial capital, there was a dilapidated little courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was where Xiao Ming practiced daily, and also one of the former residences of the Saint’s lingering soul within his necklace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside was a secret chamber, hiding the treasures the Saint’s lingering soul had once collected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these items and the guidance of the Saint’s lingering soul, Xiao Ming transformed from a fallen aristocrat’s prodigy into one of the top talents in the imperial capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early in the morning, Xiao Ming trained rigorously; potent energy flowed through his meridians, his strength continuously rising, with a faint trend toward breaking through to the Mid-Stage of Void Shattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the Saint’s lingering soul felt deeply moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his original estimate, Xiao Ming needed at least two more months to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these past few days of “humiliating” training had accelerated Xiao Ming’s cultivation speed dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a former powerhouse of the continent, the Saint’s lingering soul had noticed certain details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ming was born in a frontier city of the TianCe Dynasty; since childhood, he was a well-known prodigy in his hometown, displaying remarkable cultivation talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But good fortune didn’t last. One day over a decade ago, his enemies came knocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father was killed, his mother abducted, his family annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He escaped alone from their pursuit; during this period, Xiao Ming truly proved himself a genius, showing astonishing cultivation speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the journey from the frontier to the capital, he faced countless dangers, repeatedly turning peril into safety, and achieving a qualitative leap in strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From an ordinary provincial prodigy, he rose to become one of the top talents in the capital’s core region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, the Saint’s lingering soul noticed Xiao Ming’s cultivation speed had begun to slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now reflecting, the Saint’s lingering soul realized this decline likely began when Xiao Ming met his first romantic interest on the road—though it wasn’t obvious then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d encountered many women along the way, yet Xiao Ming still pressed on to the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem lay in the capital: he met Chu Ruoyan, a breathtaking beauty who left him utterly enchanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this hour on any other day, Xiao Ming wouldn’t be training in the courtyard—he’d be racing to the aristocratic disciples’ training grounds to compete for Chu Ruoyan’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dueling with Liu Hao and Wu Qi, two other prodigies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Saint’s lingering soul believed that if Xiao Ming hadn’t wasted so much time, his cultivation would already surpass Liu Hao’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiao Ming was young and had his pursuits; as his master, the Saint’s lingering soul understood—everyone loves beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he cultivated normally, without incident, he could still reach high cultivation; eventually, the Saint’s lingering soul would find a way to revive himself, then guide Xiao Ming toward the Saint Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Xiao Ming could break through before his lifespan expired? That depended on his fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his master, all he could do was this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with Chu Ruoyan gone, the Saint’s lingering soul discovered his disciple’s cultivation was surging at a terrifying pace—even faster than his former peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this speed continued, achieving the Saint Realm was within reach!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Saint’s lingering soul longed to say: If you’d trained like this from the start, wouldn’t that girl have been yours long ago?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Saint’s lingering soul also felt some guilt—he, as the master, had failed to notice. After all, Xiao Ming was just a child; what did he know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Women only slow down cultivation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more humiliation he endured, the more he could bear solitude—and cultivation speed naturally increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, regarding the plan to take Chu Ruoyan away in seven days, the Saint’s lingering soul began to hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this boy and that girl became inseparable, what cultivation would there be? He’d only think of making babies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he’d grow weak, his kidneys drained, his focus shattered—his entire life would be ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My revival? Even less likely. After much thought, the Saint’s lingering soul decided: not only must Xiao Ming not take Chu Ruoyan away, he must even find a way to ensure she quickly became the Emperor’s consort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This humiliation would spur Xiao Ming to train harder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put bluntly, this boy was a coward—he wouldn’t train properly unless pushed by humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Saint’s lingering soul looked at Xiao Ming: It’s not that your master refuses to help you—I do this for your own good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made his decision, the Saint’s lingering soul began plotting his next moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little did the struggling Xiao Ming know that in a few days, a world would emerge where everyone else won—and only he suffered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Li Chen’s mood was excellent—he finally had an excuse to skip morning court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the morning sun spilled across the land, the capital of the TianCe Dynasty basked in golden radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was the once-in-a-decade ceremony of Yunlu Academy, and the entire capital was filled with festive joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many scholars who had traveled from afar treated this day as a pilgrimage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the celebration, the most striking sight was the imperial carriage slowly approaching the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon it flew a banner nine ren tall, its twelve tassels swaying like flowing silk; the sun, moon, and coiling dragon painted upon it were so lifelike they seemed ready to soar into the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drawn by six rare, exotic beasts—hybrids of qilin and dragon—they possessed extraordinary strength and wisdom, each step shaking the ground slightly, exuding imperial majesty and dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the carriage stood imperial guards clad in iron armor, wielding long spears, their gazes resolute, sworn to defend Li Chen at all costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was also the least dangerous escort duty for the imperial guards—after all, Li Chen was a Saint Realm cultivator; who would dare attack him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the guards gave one hundred and twenty percent—His Majesty’s dignity brooked no doubt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever Li Chen’s carriage passed, the people knelt, their faces filled with awe and reverence, as if welcoming a god descended to earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the carriage halted before the gates of Yunlu Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, an elderly man with a white beard and sixteen abdominal muscles stepped forward with calm dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was Yu Fuzi, the Sage of Learning for countless scholars of the TianCe Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Saint Realm cultivation, he was both literary and martial genius—in this world where strength ruled, he stood above heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet today, he personally came to the academy gates—a move that stunned everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When foreign scholars visited, Yu Fuzi merely waited for them, sipping tea on the top floor of the Star-Gazing Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when the former Emperor of TianCe arrived, Yu Fuzi only greeted him at the tower’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had ever made him step out to the academy gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the crowd murmured, the carriage curtain slowly parted, and a young man in a dragon robe stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura was transcendent, as if he shared eternity with heaven and earth, radiating brilliance with sun and moon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him shimmered a faint veil of celestial mist—calling him a heavenly deity descended from the Nine Heavens was no exaggeration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Chen didn’t even bother pretending—he immediately unleashed the pressure of the Saint Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the void trembled, as if a million-foot tidal wave had erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The overwhelming aura, forged through eons, pierced the heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every person present looked up at this new emperor, their eyes filled with shock and reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this the new emperor of the TianCe Dynasty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly divine and extraordinary—his power, unfathomable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Yu Fuzi came out to greet him personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strong indeed have the right to refuse kneeling to emperors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this one is an Emperor of the Saint Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you stronger than him? Do you dare refuse to kneel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, whether foreign scholars, TianCe Dynasty elites, or high-ranking dignitaries—all knelt on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure fell instantly upon Yu Fuzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the only one in the entire crowd still standing before Li Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone wondered: Would he kneel before this Emperor who had unleashed his Saint Realm aura—or not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1349,"2026-06-20T21:59:17.413Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bc4774c07fece4e5fe0ea50776939499bb7eecd41b5a65cc366be9fa4ec10a3f","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-38","i-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--chapter-36",766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-just-maxed-out-and-you-want-me-to-be-a-puppet--cover.jpg"]