[{"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-58":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},2340865,4576,"Chapter 58: Subdue the Nine-Headed Lion, Make Ji Xuan Your Treasure-Hunting Rat, All Under Control","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-58",58,"\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine-Headed Lion let out a shriek of agony as four of its heads were severed at once, leaving it severely wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, its remaining five heads all bore expressions of panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This human is too terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for knowing that Jun Xiaoyao was the divine heir of a primordial clan, the Nine-Headed Lion would truly have believed him to be an ancient true dragon transformed into human form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of terrifying physical strength was even greater than that of their own ancient bloodline creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you are a Primordial Holy Body, you cannot possibly be this strong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine-Headed Lion roared in fury, its entire body surging with divine radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the stumps of its four severed heads, divine auroras swirled, as if new heads were about to regrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Nine-Headed Lion lineage’s vitality is too vigorous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Nine-Headed Lion’s condition, many human cultivators marveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, this ability was still useless before Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t use your limited imagination to guess at my abilities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao naturally gave the Nine-Headed Lion no chance to recover—he struck again, without using any divine techniques, simply landing blow after blow with his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each punch weighed as much as ten thousand jin, shattering bones and tearing tendons in the Nine-Headed Lion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brutal hand-to-hand combat left the entire crowd stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder the Primordial Holy Body is invincible in close combat…” a Jiang family elder murmured from the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, will you willingly become my mount?” Jun Xiaoyao said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph! I am a descendant of the Nine-Spirit Primordial Saint! Even if I die, I will never submit to such humiliation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Five remaining heads of the Nine-Headed Lion roared in unison with unyielding fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? Really?” Jun Xiaoyao struck again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few breaths later, the Nine-Headed Lion had only four heads left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t expect me to submit!” the Nine-Headed Lion continued to scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a minute later, it had only three heads left, and it began to panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun family divine heir, if you have guts, fight me another day!” the Nine-Headed Lion’s eyes flickered with fear, its voice fierce but hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few more breaths passed, and it was down to two heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Nine-Headed Lion, though its heads could regenerate, if all nine were severed, it would be utterly beyond saving—even the gods could not revive it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the Nine-Headed Lion let out a pleading cry of despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Divine heir, stop! Don’t cut off any more heads—I’ve only got one left! Cut that one and I’ll be bald!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine-Headed Lion howled in pain, lying on the ground, begging for mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its entire body drenched in blood, it now had only one head left, its face twisted in a look of helpless tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a magnificent Nine-Headed Lion, it had been brutally reduced by Jun Xiaoyao into a single-headed lion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the cultivators who witnessed this scene fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, the Nine-Headed Lion had appeared resolute to die rather than yield—now it crouched on the ground like a fat orange cat, wagging its tail and begging, the contrast too extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yield?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao planted his foot atop the Nine-Headed Lion’s last remaining head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yield! Yield! Divine heir, don’t kill me!” the Nine-Headed Lion trembled violently, its former aura of ancient royal dignity utterly gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It knew Jun Xiaoyao truly would kill it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Jiang family’s influence, even the Nine-Spirit Primordial Saint would find it difficult to retaliate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm. You’ll do Mianqiang  as my mount,” Jun Xiaoyao said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine-Headed Lion was extremely powerful; it was only this broken because its opponent was him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any other prodigy would find it nearly impossible to crush the Nine-Headed Lion into this state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes…” the Nine-Headed Lion bowed its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, many cultivators felt waves of shock surge through their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tearing apart the Devouring Sky Sparrow, subduing the Nine-Headed Lion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ordinary people, these feats were impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao accomplished them effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Bichi drew a deep breath, her chest rising and falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally understood why her ancestor had warned her so sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Long Haotian didn’t die unjustly…” her heroic, beautiful eyes held profound caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, she recalled the prodigy still in seclusion, fusing the Dragon Essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder if Long Ao, having fused seven Dragon Essences and the Emperor Dragon Blood, could defeat the Jun family’s divine heir?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Ji Xuan, Xiao Chen, and others had raised Jun Xiaoyao’s danger level to its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, strange phenomena emerged again from the earth fissure—gray mist churned, light surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Supreme Secret Treasury has finally opened!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All cultivators and ancient creatures snapped to attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao gazed toward it, but his mind received no system prompt for signing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like I must go deeper into the Yuan Tian Secret Treasury to sign in,” Jun Xiaoyao thought silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan and others, their eyes gleaming, surged with magic power that enveloped their bodies, plunging straight down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one moved, all followed—the other cultivators rushed after them without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Long Bichi, after glancing at Jun Xiaoyao, she ultimately abandoned the idea of provoking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Originally, I came here to deal with Jun Xiaoyao and uphold the prestige of my Ancestral Dragon Nest—but now I see I vastly underestimated the situation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll focus on finding the ancient dragon bones instead,” Long Bichi thought to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had originally come primarily to trouble Jun Xiaoyao, secondarily to seek the ancient dragon bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, having witnessed Jun Xiaoyao’s power firsthand, Long Bichi quietly prioritized finding the ancient dragon bones above all else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Long Bichi obediently enter the earth fissure, Jun Xiaoyao smiled faintly: “At least she’s sensible…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go,” Jun Xiaoyao waved his hand, riding the Nine-Headed Lion as he led the way into the fissure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Zhangjian, Jun Xuehuang, Jun Linglong, Jun Wanjie, and Jiang Sheng followed closely behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they entered the fissure, thick gray mist rolled toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far denser than outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many cultivators who rushed in blindly soon lost their minds, their eyes turning red from the mist’s corruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dense gray mist could not be fully blocked even by magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao casually swept his hand, crushing several cultivators who had gone mad with a single palm strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he carved a path to the bottom of the fissure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him stretched a magnificent underground palace, a supreme aura radiating from its depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao released his soul force, using his spiritual sense to probe briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire palace seemed divided into two layers: outer and inner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outer layer could be entered by most, but the inner layer likely required the Yuan Tian Supreme Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like I must enter the inner layer to sign in,” Jun Xiaoyao thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ji Xuan had already darted toward the palace, a faint smile on his lips, excitement gleaming in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm? Is he…?” Jun Xiaoyao noticed Ji Xuan’s expression and narrowed his eyes in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan’s demeanor suggested he knew some hidden secrets of the Supreme Secret Treasury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ji Xuan, you’ll be my treasure-hunting rat,” Jun Xiaoyao smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, he also noticed Xiao Chen rushing toward another entrance of the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao knew Xiao Chen was a man of fortune—he would surely gain great rewards within this secret treasury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Jun Xiaoyao turned his head and said: “Wanjie, I have a task for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Master, please instruct,” Jun Wanjie bowed respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao whispered his orders; Jun Wanjie nodded and vanished in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh… the entire Yuan Tian Secret Treasury is now under my control.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao stood with his hands behind his back, utterly confident.\u003C\u002Fp>",1293,"2026-06-20T23:29:44.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","89c345455a0ab12b6511fe6d2d477009434f84cca4b8f20da30074eee81a7662","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-59","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-57",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]