[{"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-26":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},2340833,4576,"Chapter 26: A Man Upon the Path Is Like Jade; the Divine Son Is Peerless in the World!","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-26",26,"\u003Cp>The only beings who could make these two Jun family sequents look so grave were surely even stronger sequents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who entered the hall was a young man clad in silver battle armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was square and stern, his aura cold, proud, and overwhelming, with intersecting scars on his cheeks adding to his chilling demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man’s eyes resembled two lakes of thunder, and with every blink, lightning flashed forth, while the very air around him manifested the mysteries of thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t expect him to come too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing this young man, many prodigies from major factions fixed their gazes with solemnity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ye Xingyun’s eyes darkened with gravity: “He came too? Jun Wanjie, the fifth sequence of the Jun family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Wanjie was unquestionably a legendary prodigy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was born into a collateral branch of the Jun family, with low status and enduring endless cold glances and hardship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those from the collateral branches of the Jun family were typically dispatched to various Dao States after coming of age to manage the family’s enterprises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Wanjie was originally one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until he accidentally obtained the transmission of a Supreme Law: the Tribulation Crossing Scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Wanjie thus awakened a top-tier physique he himself had never suspected: the Thunder Tribulation Battle Body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thunder Tribulation Battle Body ranked among the top three hundred of the three thousand physiques, even among the elite, with immense combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Wanjie thus forcefully rose to become the fifth sequence of the Jun family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the ten sequences of the Jun family were all human elites, there were still clear gaps in strength among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To rank within the top five of the ten sequences was ample proof of Jun Wanjie’s formidable strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his arrival made Jun Zhangjian and Jun Xuehuang both frown tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: perhaps because Jun Wanjie, born into a collateral branch, had endured cold glances since childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His personality was cold, proud, and domineering, and he had poor relations with the other sequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With his temperament, it’s strange he came to attend Xiaoyao’s tenth birthday banquet,” Jun Zhangjian muttered, clearly not fond of Jun Wanjie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps he came to witness the Divine Son’s strength, since the Divine Son may well join the top ten sequences in the future,” Jun Xuehuang speculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They still did not know that Jun Xiaoyao had long been the designated Zero Sequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arriving, Jun Wanjie directly chose a seat and sat alone; no one else dared approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the arrival of the three Jun family sequences, the atmosphere in the grand hall grew increasingly heated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, powerful auras arrived, and representatives of many factions tensed, turning their gazes toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of Jun family elders arrived, each radiating overwhelming might, instilling awe and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Rou, Jun Xiaoyao’s mother, also arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you all for attending my grandson’s tenth birthday banquet. I, old man, extend my deepest gratitude,” said the golden-robed elder in the center—Jun Zhantian—as he bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re too kind!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To glimpse the Divine Son’s true face is our honor!” All present smiled and returned the bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An elder from one sect hesitated and asked: “Where might the Divine Son be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, many ears perked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The banquet had already begun, yet the main guest had not appeared—this was improper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, many had come largely to see the true face of the Jun family’s Divine Son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My apologies, everyone. My grandson has been in seclusion and has not yet emerged, but he should arrive soon…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Jun Zhantian finished speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a thunderous roar erupted from deep within the Jun family’s Tiangong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the nine heavens, lightning surged, radiant light blazed ten thousand feet, and auspicious colors stretched a thousandfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of scene is this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems someone is breaking through a realm—is it the Divine Son?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this breakthrough aura… isn’t it terrifyingly strong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The powerful figures in the hall, sensing the aura’s fluctuation, stared in stunned silence, drawing deep breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jun family’s Divine Son was barely ten years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, in the Tiangong, brilliant golden light blazed ten thousand feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faintly, a colossal ancient divine elephant’s shadow appeared, crushing the nine heavens and ten directions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of technique is this? Even I feel a pang of unease…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xingyun, sensing the pressure of the ancient divine elephant, his expression subtly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was among the most arrogant, bearing the Star King Physique, with extraordinary talent sufficient to dominate all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the ancient divine elephant made Ye Xingyun feel a chill of dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Ye Xingyun frown—he disliked this feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the guests’ astonishment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a giant hand appeared in the distant sky, descending from the heavens to sever all phenomena, blocking outsiders from peering in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That hand… could it be… a Supreme Being…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the giant hand casually erase the phenomena, all the powerful figures present swallowed hard, hearts pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who had acted was unquestionably a Supreme Being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be the Eighteenth Ancestor of the Jun family?” some speculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the many factions were lost in speculation over the phenomena,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the gates of the Tiangong finally opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid a brilliant glow, a supremely ethereal white-robed figure slowly emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, countless eyes across heaven and earth converged like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea upon the figure stepping out of the Tiangong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a tall, slender youth, shrouded in misty celestial radiance, clad in a white robe whiter than snow, like a celestial immortal fallen from the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hair gleamed with crystalline light, his body like the finest celestial jade, imbued with divine radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was veiled by faint, elusive celestial mist, yet his features remained faintly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His features were naturally exquisite, strikingly handsome to the point of seeming unreal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One glance filled the heart with doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this a human?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or a celestial immortal accidentally fallen to the mortal realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, heaven and earth fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many women even seemed to stop breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even some Jun family girls who had seen Jun Xiaoyao before now felt a suffocating awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a year of seclusion, Jun Xiaoyao’s aura had deepened further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A man upon the path is like jade; the Divine Son is peerless in the world…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Jun family girl, as if entranced, whispered these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Jun Xiaoyao, sensing the countless gazes upon him, felt a flicker of surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has my tenth birthday banquet already begun?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao had not expected that a year had passed so swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength had once again ascended, reaching the peak of True Spirit Ninth Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far surpassing his original goal of breaking into True Spirit, he had exceeded his target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the entire Huang Tian Immortal Realm, few in history had reached True Spirit Ninth Layer by age ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Divine Son, the banquet has already begun,” said Jun Linglong, who had been waiting outside the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Bai Yuer, she had returned to the Zhuque Ancient Nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, let’s go to the grand hall,” Jun Xiaoyao nodded slightly and walked through the air like a celestial immortal gliding above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after Jun Xiaoyao’s figure vanished did the watching gazes return to their senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know the Divine Son’s strength, but in appearance and aura, he is first in the Immortal Realm,” murmured a holy maiden from a major faction who had come to the banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the main hall, many had already learned that the Jun family’s Divine Son had emerged from seclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, a calm, gentle voice came from the hall’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you all for attending my banquet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words faded, a refined, otherworldly figure in snow-white robes strolled calmly into the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All noise ceased at once…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All noise ceased at this moment…\u003C\u002Fp>",1310,"2026-06-20T23:29:44.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","52ede7b04ab0b5ee523002d901069d9239d3b7c2b2ecb2c62caf702c16ea4e82","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-27","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-25",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]