[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-583":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starlight Professional",{"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},2309243,4512,"Chapter 583: Strike","starlight-professional-chapter-583",583,"\u003Cp>The Fei family was already facing the problem of a broken Daoji lineage...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we could gain one more Daoji-level corpse, it would be a rare trump card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to that, what is one Fei Cai worth? Even if he is the patriarch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover... there is the great merit of uncovering the Corpse Manipulation Sect’s scheme!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing watched from afar, yet saw every detail: “The technique the Fei elder ancestor just used doesn’t seem like a spell—it’s more like a divine ability, or perhaps... a pseudo-divine ability? Is this what they call ‘Daoji’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered, the Fei elder ancestor transformed into green light and chased after the White Bone Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the battlefield, countless white bone skeletons suddenly exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying shockwave swept across the entire area!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing let out a cry of pain and was flung into the swamp by the explosion’s residual force...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black snake, lurking to profit from the chaos, suddenly froze—it saw a terrifying “same kind”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was ten zhang long, its entire body deep green, resembling a giant serpent, yet with two dragon claws growing from its belly, yet no horns on its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Shuǐhuǐ!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient texts say: “A creature with claws but no horns is a huǐ!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though still classified as a serpent, the Shuǐhuǐ is an extremely potent variant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s Wild Transformation into the Shuǐhuǐ was no exception—it felt at least no weaker than the Fei elder ancestor just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm... the Shuǐhuǐ truly lives up to its reputation—in a swamp, it’s like a fish in water...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing lay hidden, waiting for an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the battlefield, the Fei elder ancestor easily caught up to the White Bone Elder; countless green giant trees fell, forming a prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hand over the Corpse Control Bell... I’ll let you keep a whole corpse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fei elder ancestor barked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dream on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Bone Elder was about to violently shake the Corpse Control Bell when his expression suddenly changed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vines of emerald green suddenly sprouted from his eye sockets, nostrils, and mouth...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they had always grown within his flesh, they drained his Qi and essence to grow stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, a strange vine-like tree appeared in midair, while the White Bone Elder had already shattered into scattered bones and flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Ancestor’s divine might!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fei Shentong rejoiced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yin family’s Supreme Elder and the Xu family patriarch were stunned, yet filled with bitter regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between Daoji and Sensing Qi in this world was truly like heaven and earth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fei elder ancestor gave no further thought—he reached out, seized the Corpse Control Bell in his palm, and green light spread across it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After losing its master, the Jade Armor Corpse, which had been screaming and clutching its head, now froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the water, Fang Xing coldly observed this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just now... when the Fei elder ancestor first clashed with the White Bone Elder, he secretly scattered seeds onto him—that’s how this happened...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now he’s forcibly refining the Corpse Control Bell, trying to control that Daoji corpse?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is an opportunity... but...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing activated the Shuǐhuǐ’s innate ability, merging his body with the swamp, hiding even deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha! My Fei family will gain another Daoji combatant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground, Fei Wu, though disheveled from the earlier white bone skeleton explosions, now wore a face full of ecstatic joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was the family’s foundation strengthened, but more crucially, Fei Cai was dead—there was a high chance the new patriarch would be him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, sudden change erupted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fei elder ancestor suddenly screamed and flung the “Corpse Control Bell” away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His palm now bore a patch of pitch-black color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A thousand-year corpse poison?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fei elder ancestor stared at his palm, then rapidly retreated backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was already too late!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jade Armor Corpse instantly stopped its screaming, its crimson eyes flickering with mockery as it surged forward—its scaled arm like a spear, thrusting violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden betrayal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fei elder ancestor barely managed to summon a green wooden shield before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scaled arm pierced through the shield like rotten leather, then slammed against the Fei elder ancestor’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Fei ghost...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jade Armor Corpse’s green face, fanged and monstrous, twisted into a eerily human smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this was a trap... you’re not a corpse at all—you’re a fragment of Xie Songshan’s divine spirit?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fei elder ancestor spat blood: “But you’re still just a corpse—not your true body... otherwise I’d be dead already.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, shadows of trees suddenly appeared across the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff! Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless wooden thorns erupted, piercing the Jade Armor Corpse’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A fine ‘Ten Thousand Trees Bloom’... but after this, how many years do you have left?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xie Songshan” smiled, seemingly unconcerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His corpse body exploded violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying blast erupted; after the shockwave passed, a green toxic cloud spread over an acre of land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the edge of the toxic cloud, a flash of green light appeared—it was the Fei elder ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his aura was now greatly weakened; he pointed a finger casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground, several giant flower buds emerged, blooming to reveal Fei Shentong and Fei Wu inside...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Ancestor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fei Shentong stared at the Fei elder ancestor, eyes filled with urgent worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough... cough...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fei elder ancestor spat out a large gout of emerald poison blood, grimly saying: “Good job, Xie family... good corpse explosion technique... this grudge our Fei family will remember—next time, we’ll...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the swamp, countless streams suddenly split apart as a deep green giant serpent shot upward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ferocious aura exploded instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Daoji beast? No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fei elder ancestor’s eyes widened; streams of deep green light formed walls of wood around him. Ssssh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next instant, the giant Shuǐhuǐ’s claw slammed down like a tidal wave, tearing through every wooden wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It opened its massive maw and spat a cloud of poison mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Fei elder ancestor could react, half his body was corroded to nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant serpent coiled its body, snatched up the Fei elder ancestor’s corpse, and dove back into the water, vanishing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Ancestor...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fei Wu and Fei Shentong, barely escaped, stared at the scene as if the sky had collapsed: “No!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder Daoji cultivators are so fat...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Fang Xing ended his Wild Transformation, opened the Flying Rat Sack belonging to the Fei elder ancestor, and began inventorying his loot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, a pile of talisman coins—at least thirty thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single one was intact!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also among them were various spirit items and books...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, none of the Daoji spirit items Fang Xing wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course—last time Fei Tianbao tried to break through to Daoji, he probably drained the entire Fei family’s reserves...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing silently closed the Flying Rat Sack and tossed it to the nearby black snake: “Hide this well—be careful...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the black snake depart, he activated his Wild Transformation again, becoming a giant owl, spreading his wings and riding the wind toward the Fei family estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Fei family used us as cannon fodder—now it’s your turn to play the first move, and mine to respond in kind...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching Level 10 as a Druid, the owl form’s power had improved—even still inferior to Daoji, its speed was far faster than a paper kite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, Fang Xing spotted the Fei family’s grand mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already night, but the Fei family estate had clearly become noisy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder if the news of Fei family’s ancestral elder’s death has returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing chuckled, landed on the ground, and instantly transformed into a pangolin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild Transformation—Pangolin Form!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pangolin with dull scales appeared in place, then flashed with earth-yellow light and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as if it had cast Earth Submersion Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I don’t know where the Fei family’s treasure is…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But I know where the Dragon King Ginseng is…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Fei family has collected so many tributes from Poisonous Dragon Slope—they ought to return them, with interest.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing slowly approached underground, sensed a layer of array aura, and immediately halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The herb garden’s defenses are decent, but soon, the Fei family will descend into chaos…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an indeterminate time, the Fei family mansion suddenly erupted into utter turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Intruders!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Attack!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hurry! Where’s the family guard?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the commotion, Fang Xing underground chuckled and directly pierced through the array barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shrill alarm blared instantly, but amid the current chaos of the Fei mansion, it was like a drop of water lost in the ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ginseng garden, a pangolin burst forth, one claw lightly swiping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emerald-green Dragon King Ginseng was swept into the Flying Squirrel Sack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Most of the Fei family’s wealth rests on this single treasure herb…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing had no greed—he was about to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several cultivators suddenly burst into the herb garden, saw this scene, and their eyes turned red: ‘Where did this beast come from? Where’s the Dragon King Ginseng?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, these Fei family cultivators intended to take advantage of the chaos and steal from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Fang Xing’s pangolin form, a late-stage Qi Sensing cultivator immediately drew a talisman; light flashed, and the garden’s soil turned the color of refined steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a jet-black magical sword shot forward like lightning, stabbing at Fang Xing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssssh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing shifted back to human form, activated his Bark Skin talent, and his skin became wrinkled like tree bark, green branches sprouting across his body—he looked like a tree spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with his Master-level Qi Concealment Technique, he appeared as nothing more than a tree spirit—no one could link him to the herbalist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right hand shot out, the bark-covered palm gripping the black magical sword mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Thorn Technique!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of emerald light swept through—the ground erupted with hardened wooden spikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The several Fei family cultivators instantly became human hedgehogs, collapsing lifelessly to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Couldn’t you just let me go?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing muttered, then kept his tree spirit form, strolling through the herb garden to collect the finest medicinal herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached the herb garden gate, about to leave, when he suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his line of sight, the Fei family estate burned everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman dressed as a young matron ran toward the herb garden, clutching an infant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Gu Yun?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The child she’s holding—that’s Fei Yong, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s thoughts shifted; several wooden spikes materialized in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plop! Plop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flung them—the spikes became emerald streaks, passing Gu Yun and striking the pursuers behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuers were instantly skewered like blood-filled gourds, screaming as they died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘T-tree spirit?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Yun’s eyes widened, utterly failing to recognize Fang Xing beneath his Bark Skin: ‘Does the herb garden have such hidden strength?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1810,"2026-06-20T11:03:22.760Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0f3a7792edfed26b311ab7732da8b04557b75c2ef40dd638a0e16f1ed1805afe","starlight-professional-chapter-584","starlight-professional-chapter-582",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]