[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength":3,"chapter-i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-73":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Subdue the Immortals with Strength",{"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},2295375,4490,"Chapter 73","i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-73",73,"\u003Cp>“Brother Yuanzhen, I never expected your Ji family’s depth to surpass even our wildest imaginings!” An elder stepped out of the rainforest, radiating the powerful aura of an eighth-rank martial artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s Brother Bangning—why did only you, an eighth-rank Great Martial Artist, come chasing after us? Where’s Brother Zhaojun?” Ji Yuanzhen sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This joint expedition by the three families deployed two eighth-rank Great Martial Artists—one from the Ding family elder, one from the Lin family elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xu family also sent two eighth-rank Great Martial Artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Yuanzhen, have you taken another secret potion? But potions don’t last, and overuse harms the body. I alone am enough to handle you—why bother dragging in the Lin family elder?” Ding Bangning spoke slowly, his gaze toward Ji Yuanzhen brimming with naked mockery and scorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why must you pursue us to total annihilation? Can’t you spare the Ji family one path to survival? If Brother Bangning will grant us this mercy, I will surrender every single treasure accumulated by the Ji family through generations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At this point, Brother Yuanzhen, why speak such naive words?” Ding Bangning sneered with cold amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, how naive!” Ji Yuanzhen sighed deeply, then his expression darkened abruptly as a powerful aura erupted from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yuanzhen slammed his foot hard against the earth, splashing rainwater everywhere as he charged forward with his great blade toward Ding Bangning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!” The men behind Ji Yuanzhen roared and surged forward with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bolt of lightning split the rain curtain, illuminating the blade’s gleam and revealing Ji Yuanzhen’s twisted, ferocious old face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Bangning’s heart jolted unexpectedly, but he immediately recalled Ji Yuanzhen was a cornered beast—his lips curled into a cold smile as he thrust his spear forward, unleashing a storm of icy brilliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clang! Clang! Clang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blade and spear clashed rapidly in midair, generating roaring air currents that kept the rain at bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each point of the spear struck the blade with pinpoint precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stagger! Stagger! Stagger!” Ding Bangning finally retreated under Ji Yuanzhen’s frenzied slashes, his strength spent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Ji Yuanzhen rejoiced and raised his blade to strike—but suddenly his internal energy churned wildly, agony like a gut-wrenching cramp surging through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yuanzhen’s face paled, his body hesitated slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a powerful killing aura surged forward, stirring violent air currents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yuanzhen’s heart leapt—he swiftly raised his blade to block, sidestepping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deflected the sudden sword strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a flash of cold light swept from his left—his left shoulder grew icy, blood spraying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a hall master of the Dominant Blade Sect, seizing the opening to slash, carving off a chunk of flesh from Ji Yuanzhen’s left shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ji Yuanzhen, you’re old!” The hall master grinned savagely, gripping a door-sized blade, turning his slash toward Ji Yuanzhen’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yuanzhen raised his blade to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his right, the Lin family swordsman and directly ahead, the Ding family elder closed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yuanzhen slashed wildly, but was forced steadily backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ji Yuanzhen retreated step by step, two Ji family disciples and death-servants collapsed into the muddy rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two flanking squads at the ancestral hall were locked in bitter combat, blood mingling with rainwater, spraying everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the back gate of the ancestral hall, Ji Wenyue had a child tied to her back; she turned to glance at her grandfather’s figure, fighting desperately to carve out their path to survival, then turned resolutely away, sprinting with the clan lord and the brightest of the Ji family’s second and third generations into the dark, rain-soaked forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was streaked with droplets, indistinguishable whether rain or tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the last hope of the Ji family vanished beneath the rain curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Ji Yuanzhen and the others dared not slacken—even more frenziedly they charged and slashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fought to preserve the final glimmer of hope for the Ji family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Yuanzhen, why suffer so? Your Ji family is such a fat prize—do you truly believe the Xu family will let all three of us keep it?” Ding Bangning watched Ji Yuanzhen, wounded and cornered, charge wildly—yet he did not rush to fight him fully, instead thrusting his spear while speaking coldly to break his spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True to form, Ji Yuanzhen’s face changed drastically—he lost all will to fight, desperate to break free and chase after Ji Wenyue and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Bangning did not hurry, only pressed forward step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, half of the four families’ forces were dispatched to hunt down the scattered survivors of the other clans; the other half focused entirely on pursuing the Ji family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruined mountain village was now fully surrounded—the Ji family was doomed to be trapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they must conserve strength, preparing for the inevitable clash with the Xu family after the Ji family’s annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For once their shared prey vanished, their temporary alliance would dissolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Ji, I’ve been waiting here a long time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Shouli led his men out the back gate of the ancestral hall; just as they reached the mountain path behind the village, a black-robed elder stood motionless in the rainforest—no one knew when he had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him stood over twenty martial artists, none below fourth rank, at least half were Great Martial Artists, even one a vigorous seventh-rank Great Martial Artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Zhicheng!” Ji Shouli’s face turned ashen, teeth clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will you surrender peacefully, or shall we cut each of you down one by one?” Xu Zhicheng said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wennan, Wenbin, when the time comes, lead Wenyue through the right flank—don’t look back at us!” Ji Shouli whispered, then roared suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Shouli charged ahead, leading his men in a furious slash forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhicheng waved his hand lightly—his martial artists surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two armies crashed together beneath the rain curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, blood sprayed, staining the rain-soaked ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the armies collide, Ji Wennan and Ji Wenbin gritted their teeth, flanking Ji Wenyue on either side, growling: “Go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Wenyue bit her lip, eyes red, sprinting with her two cousins toward the empty right flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think you can escape!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zhicheng, who had stood with arms folded, sneered coldly, his toe tapping the ground as he leapt into the air like a hawk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-air, one hand gripped the scabbard, the other the hilt—he drew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp, icy gleam sliced through the rain, targeting the two brothers leading the charge—Ji Wennan and Ji Wenbin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One slash—sword qi like frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Wennan and Ji Wenbin felt their blood freeze solid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, they thought to turn and flee—but then they remembered: if they fled, Ji Wenyue would face this terrifying blade alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!” they roared, veins bulging on their foreheads, swinging their blades forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clang! Clang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They staggered backward, their palms stinging, blades nearly torn from their grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must be Ji Wenyue—truly a natural beauty. Pity—you were given a chance by the Xu family, yet you failed to cherish it!” Xu Zhicheng withdrew his sword, pushing back the two Ji family youths, then leveled his precious blade at Ji Wenyue, a trace of regret on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>",1190,"2026-06-20T05:15:29.288Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5dd69a264b0443ed4c53d5adc9dfe589b9b7d3ab2056417f7db8c9b7a24f19b8","i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-74","i-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-chapter-72",484,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-subdue-the-immortals-with-strength-cover.jpg"]