[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body":3,"chapter-starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-20":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting with the Wasteland Sacred Body",{"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},2340827,4576,"Chapter 20: Destroy Xiao Chen, Seize the Dragon Qi—I","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>The system fused with him, his talent peerless, his background invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao seeks to dominate this era!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the prodigies and protagonists can only become his supporting roles, dim and dull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention Xiao Chen, who has a bit of fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen clenched his fists, teeth gritted tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he never imagined he’d be defeated so utterly, so humiliated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intense shame churned and brewed in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he could no longer utter a single boastful word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For facts speak louder than words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Chen, that’s enough. With the Divine Son’s power, he could easily crush you—he’s already shown you mercy,” Bai Yuer stepped forward and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she had long since lost all hope in Xiao Chen, even annulled their engagement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they had been childhood companions; though not deeply close, some lingering sentiment remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet that was all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up, you bitch! Do I need Jun Xiaoyao to show me mercy?” Xiao Chen roared in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Yuer meant well, but it only further stoked Xiao Chen’s nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes had nearly dimmed with despair, yet now burned again with defiant rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This foolish girl is just stirring up hatred for me…” Jun Xiaoyao thought silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it suited him perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Jun Xiaoyao had just devised another plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… fine! I’ll take my kindness as donkey liver!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen’s constant insults turned Bai Yuer’s face dark; the last shred of sentiment vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen panted heavily, chest heaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew he couldn’t defeat Jun Xiaoyao today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen clenched his five fingers, nails digging deep into his palms, bringing piercing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cold gaze swept over Bai Yuer and Jun Xiaoyao, then he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun Xiaoyao, don’t get cocky. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west—don’t underestimate a poor youth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three years from now, we fight again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen’s words carried resolve and tragedy, matched by his clean, bloodstained face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even some young women of the Jun family glanced at him with new respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Xiao Chen’s indomitable will truly carried a certain aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After delivering his threat, Xiao Chen turned away, dragging his wounded body, each step leaving a bloody footprint as he trudged out of the combat arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Bai Yuer felt a slight tremor in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to glimpse the future: Xiao Chen soaring like a dragon through the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at that moment, a cold voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xiao Chen froze mid-step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I say you could leave?” Jun Xiaoyao stood with hands behind his back, a hint of amusement in his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utter a classic line, leave a stylish back, and think you can walk away unharmed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen is far too naive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… what do you want?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen turned around, face stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Jun family’s Divine Son, shouldn’t he generously let him go, waiting to be humiliated three years later?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is he not following the script?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In my Jun family, you hurl threats at the Divine Son and then think you can walk away? What do you think of the Jun family? What do you think of me?” Jun Xiaoyao sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what do you intend to do? Are you afraid I’ll defeat you in three years?” Xiao Chen’s eyes flickered with panic, forcing calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, don’t try to provoke me. But I have no intention of crushing you now.” Jun Xiaoyao smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what do you want?” Hearing this, Xiao Chen exhaled slightly, yet his eyes remained wary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Death is spared, but suffering is unavoidable—I want your dragon qi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jun Xiaoyao spoke, he raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His golden spiritual sea churned, magic power surging as he formed a giant hand that seized Xiao Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re despicable!” Xiao Chen’s face changed drastically—he turned to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was slapped down by the golden hand in one blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Jun Xiaoyao reached out through the air, and from within Xiao Chen, a dragon’s roar echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, a semi-phantom blue dragon shadow was pulled out by Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Xiao Chen’s dragon qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! My dragon qi!” Xiao Chen’s eyes turned bloodshot as he screamed wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Noisy!” Jun Xiaoyao struck again with a palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous crash rang out, accompanied by the sickening crack of snapping bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over half of Xiao Chen’s bones shattered; blood poured from his mouth like water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… you’ve destroyed all my meridians?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen’s face turned deathly pale, teeth grinding as if they might shatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao hadn’t killed him—but he’d ruined him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, even in three hundred or three thousand years, he could never defeat Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun… Xia… yao…” Xiao Chen spat each syllable, eyes brimming with bitter hatred and fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding Jun family disciples shivered, their hearts turning cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never before seen Jun Xiaoyao’s ruthless methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhan Tian, Xiaoyao’s actions are truly swift and brutal,” chuckled a clan elder hidden in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. The more ruthless my grandson is, the more at ease I feel,” Jun Zhan Tian laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw nothing wrong with Jun Xiaoyao’s actions—considered them perfectly normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Emperor’s Path opens, far crueler things await; this is nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the combat arena, after seizing the dragon qi, Jun Xiaoyao showed no hesitation—he began absorbing it right before Xiao Chen’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explosive sounds echoed continuously from within his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the awakening of giant elephant micro-particles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After absorbing over half the dragon qi, Jun Xiaoyao awakened another ten thousand giant elephant micro-particles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he had awakened thirty thousand in total—three hundred million jin of strength—truly terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Jun Xiaoyao discovered the dragon qi was nourishing his body, making his already supreme Primal Ancient Holy Body even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, beneath his skin, a faint green glow spread—capable of transforming into dragon scales as an inner armor when needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good harvest,” Jun Xiaoyao nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he injected the remaining, undigested half of the dragon qi into Bai Yuer’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Divine Son, you…” Bai Yuer was stunned—she never expected Jun Xiaoyao to do this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have Vermilion Phoenix divine fire; paired with Azure Dragon qi, they should complement each other,” Jun Xiaoyao said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His move was clearly to win hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would need Bai Yuer to manage the Vermilion Phoenix Ancient Nation later—her talent couldn’t be too weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Divine Son!” Bai Yuer was deeply moved, tears glistening in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This grace was like rebirth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Witnessing this, Xiao Chen couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of heart-blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so furious his organs burned, his liver and gallbladder felt shattered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao absorbed his dragon qi right before his eyes—and then gave it away as a gift to his ex-fiancée.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ex-fiancée Bai Yuer knelt before Jun Xiaoyao like a groveling dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Xiao Chen’s vision darken—he nearly fainted from rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao, seeing this, spoke with solemn sincerity: “Xiao Chen, don’t be angry. I take your dragon qi and destroy your cultivation—it’s for your own good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which protagonist hasn’t endured countless trials and hardships?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you haven’t had your cultivation destroyed, you’re not even worthy to call yourself a protagonist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this perspective, Jun Xiaoyao truly acted with deep consideration to help Xiao Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xiao Chen trembled violently, unable to contain himself—he let out a mournful roar to the heavens, a cry of impotent fury, then spat blood and collapsed unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>",1233,"2026-06-20T23:29:44.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e8a72bec2bf7a0c867d7fa30bee62d0805c98a8a43fb2fff6b3992abcf2640f7","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-21","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-19",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]