[{"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-69":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},2340876,4576,"Chapter 69: Jun Xiaoyao","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-69",69,"\u003Cp>Hearing that voice, Ji Xuan’s expression of delight vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he did not panic, merely turning around calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes immediately fell upon Jun Xiaoyao and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao stood with his hands behind his back, expression composed and unruffled, though his deep eyes gathered coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan’s actions had firmly placed him on Jun Xiaoyao’s opposing side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao never showed kindness to enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What slightly surprised Jun Xiaoyao was that Ji Xuan showed no great shock or wariness upon seeing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he appeared calm, collected, and utterly confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this alone, one could see the gap between Ji Xuan and Xiao Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen, though blessed with great fortune, came from humble origins; though the Azure Dragon Ancient State was a top-tier sect, it clearly could not rival an immortal sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan came from an ancient primordial family; in both temperament and vision, he surpassed Xiao Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This piqued Jun Xiaoyao’s interest slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, it wouldn’t be too boring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ji Xuan, seeing me appear, you don’t seem surprised?” Jun Xiaoyao said coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun Xiaoyao, I never wished to oppose you, but you’ve gone too far—do you truly take me for a treasure-hunting rat?” Ji Xuan’s gaze hid sharpness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else? Isn’t that all your worth?” Jun Xiaoyao replied indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan’s eyelid twitched slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Young Saint of the Ji family, how had he ever endured such humiliation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Zhangjian and the others were used to it; though Jun Xiaoyao often appeared as a white-robed transcendental, detached from mortal affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it came to verbal sparring, he could drive a man to die on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen was a tragic victim of such verbal attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah, so even the Jun family’s Divine Son must resort to outnumbering an opponent?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan’s eyes flickered slightly as he scanned the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood alone; Jun Xiaoyao’s side had five people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This battle didn’t even need to be fought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ji Xuan, I know what you’re thinking—you want me to fight you one-on-one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though I don’t mind outnumbering an opponent, dealing with you doesn’t require it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao said, seeing through Ji Xuan’s plan at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The world says the Jun family’s Divine Son is arrogant and conceited—apparently it’s true. How can you know without trying?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan’s eyes gleamed with sharp light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had long wanted to fight Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among top prodigies, who would yield to another without a real battle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least Ji Xuan refused to yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he seized this chance to challenge Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ignorant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao’s gaze turned cold; his dantian’s endless golden spiritual sea surged into ten thousand acres of waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vast golden magical power surged like an ocean, its aura shaking the soul!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao simply raised his hand—no martial art or divine technique activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one palm strike, it seemed a supreme divine art, capable of crushing any Divine Bridge prodigy into pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling this overwhelming might, Ji Xuan’s calm expression vanished, replaced by grave seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao, still, was like a celestial immortal descending, untouched by mortal dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he moved, he was like a divine king arriving, a martial god descending—his aura terrifying enough to make one tremble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan struck back, extending his right arm fused with the Saint-King’s bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Saint-King was a being beyond a Saint, among the highest ranks of the Saint realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fragment of Saint-King bone was priceless, its power overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a cultivator at Ji Xuan’s level, it was like cheating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a novice in the starter village picking up a divine artifact and fusing it with himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result: a prodigy of supreme strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When their palm strikes collided, magical ripples exploded—yet it was Ji Xuan who was thrown back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan staggered backward dozens of steps, his chest churning with blood, a metallic sweetness rising to his throat—he swallowed it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes lay unprecedented shock and disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was happening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right arm, fused with the Saint-King’s bone, had clashed with Jun Xiaoyao’s—why was he injured?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan’s gaze, stunned, held confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite him, Jun Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow slightly, surprised: “Indeed, the Saint-King’s bone is impressive—you took my palm strike with only minor injury.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao was accustomed to overpowering with brute force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always started by slapping any enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight out of ten enemies couldn’t withstand his slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the remaining two were worth using other methods on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Jun Xiaoyao hadn’t expected Ji Xuan to endure his palm strike with only minor injury—truly worthy of the Saint-King’s bone’s reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Ji Xuan began doubting himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t it have been him sending Jun Xiaoyao flying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he was injured, yet Jun Xiaoyao praised him as “impressive”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of “impressive” was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But pity—the Saint-King’s bone is an external object, not yours. It will never truly be yours!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jun Xiaoyao spoke, he formed the Emperor’s Seal and slammed it forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan’s strength could never fully awaken the Saint-King’s bone’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it wasn’t his own bone—there were inevitable imperfections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao’s own Supreme Bone, gained through system sign-in, fused perfectly with his body—no such flaws existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun Xiaoyao, stop pontificating—how could you possibly know the Saint-King’s bone’s true power!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan, filled with shame and rage, felt insulted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struck again; the Saint-King’s bone blazed with divine light, runes swirling along the arm-bone, revealing immense power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His punch radiated with world-shaking force, cleaving through space, carrying a royal aura—this was Ji family’s supreme martial art: the Royal Fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao formed the Emperor’s Seal; a vast, majestic imperial figure appeared, as if heaven and earth trembled beneath his authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one seal strike, divine auroras erupted, magical power surged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their fist and seal clashed, divine energy roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Jun Xiaoyao unleashed the Power of the Divine Elephant Crushing Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless giant elephant particles infused divine power, making this seal strike seem capable of shattering heaven and annihilating earth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening roar echoed in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire depths of the Yuan Tian Secret Repository trembled and roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this ultimate collision, one figure was flung backward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Ji Xuan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he couldn’t hold back—he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face instantly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had blocked Jun Xiaoyao’s first strike—but not the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… how is this possible?” Ji Xuan clutched his trembling right arm with his left hand, his finger bones seeming ready to crack, his entire arm shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder he’s a Divine Son…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Zhangjian, Jun Xuehuang, and the others all gazed with reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they knew Jun Xiaoyao wouldn’t lose, they hadn’t expected such overwhelming domination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Young Saint Ji Xuan was no slouch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, do you understand how foolish it is to challenge me?” Jun Xiaoyao said, hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—” Ji Xuan was left speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined Jun Xiaoyao’s Ancient Saint Body could be this formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Ji Xuan’s eyes flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He refused to accept defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xuan subtly flipped his wrist, gripping a dark-hued metal in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, an aura of life, death, and reincarnation quietly spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun Xiaoyao, meet this punch of mine!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1200,"2026-06-20T23:29:44.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b15c16a7a531735b9920c90e5c0f5e8b63e3b67f33236fea5fe6de20afdddf83","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-70","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-68",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]