[{"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-94":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},2340901,4576,"Chapter 94: The Secret of the Bronze Compass, the Frenzied Rage of Xiao Chen","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-94",94,"\u003Cp>The turmoil among the Four Ancient Kingdoms did not reach every corner of the Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But dozens of nearby states were all in an uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, no one believed in the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom, thinking the outcome was already decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom would either submit or be destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, the news that spread shocked the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jun Clan’s Divine Son arrived with the Four Guards—Wind, Forest, Fire, and Mountain—powerful and domineering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force behind the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom also surfaced: it was none other than the Champion Marquis of the Panwu Divine Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following news sent chills down everyone’s spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jun Clan’s Divine Son brutally annihilated the Champion Marquis’s avatar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Azure Dragon Emperor was casually slain by his guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This struggle between the Jun Clan’s Divine Son and the Divine Dynasty’s Champion Marquis ended with Jun Xiaoyao’s overwhelming victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet many knew that the capricious and arrogant Champion Marquis could never tolerate such a crushing defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True enough, within a few days, news came from the Panwu Divine Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Champion Marquis, Yang Pan, challenged Jun Xiaoyao to a duel atop the Forbidden City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he chose the very day the Divine Dynasty’s Princess Wu Mingyue would select her Imperial Son-in-Law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This news, like a boulder dropped into the ocean, stirred up a colossal storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many understood: Yang Pan had ulterior motives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because on the day Princess Wu Mingyue chose her Imperial Son-in-Law, countless factions would come to Panwu to witness the ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, the heat and influence of their duel would reach its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yang Pan truly defeated Jun Xiaoyao, the news would spread across the entire Huangtian Immortal Realm in the shortest time possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Jun Clan’s Divine Son’s invincible legend would shatter instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Champion Marquis could ascend to power by trampling on Jun Xiaoyao’s reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must admit, Yang Pan’s choice carried a certain cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does the Champion Marquis really have that much confidence in himself?” many debated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t underestimate the Champion Marquis—he’s been chosen by the Pan Emperor’s Life-Spirit Sword, and rumors say he’s the reincarnation of Panwu the Great Emperor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s probably just rumor, but the Champion Marquis is indeed formidable—he’s among the top figures of his generation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder if the Jun Clan’s Divine Son will accept the challenge?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s wait and see…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While others in the Immortal Realm awaited Jun Xiaoyao’s response,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao issued no word at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This surprised many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the usually flamboyant Jun Clan’s Divine Son backing down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little did they know,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Jun Xiaoyao was inside the Vermilion Bird Ancient Kingdom’s imperial palace, studying the bronze compass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already assembled the four fragments into one complete compass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The complete compass appeared ancient and mysterious, steeped in the weight of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jun Xiaoyao still did not know how to use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be that the right time hasn’t come yet?” Jun Xiaoyao speculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Realm had not seen news of the Bronze Immortal Palace’s appearance for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the timing had not yet arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When news of the Bronze Immortal Palace resurfaced, this compass would surely play a crucial role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Jun Xiaoyao stored the bronze compass inside his space treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This journey has yielded quite a bit,” Jun Xiaoyao murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, he had obtained the bronze compass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, he had signed in at the imperial palace and acquired the ancient holy weapon, Fengming Qishan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he had unified the Four Symbols Ancient Kingdoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combined strength of the Four Symbols Ancient Kingdoms now far surpassed the former four separate kingdoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though still not matching the Immortal Sects, it was already among the most elite forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A duel atop the Forbidden City, against me?” Jun Xiaoyao murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In recent days, the Champion Marquis’s challenge had stirred up a frenzy—Jun Xiaoyao had known about it long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not responded because he had been focused on studying the bronze compass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Jun Xiaoyao had no intention of responding either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already planned to attend in person on the day Princess Wu Mingyue chose her Imperial Son-in-Law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Champion Marquis—he’d deal with him in passing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yang Pan, ahead lies hell…” Jun Xiaoyao smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Yang Pan carried the Pan Emperor’s Life-Spirit Sword and was also a man of destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, Yang Pan was nothing but lush, green scallions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jun Xiaoyao plotted how to harvest Yang Pan next,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, in Heimozhou—one of the Three Thousand Dao States—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a sparsely inhabited Dao State, filled with vast wastelands, deserts, and wild mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Three Thousand Dao States, it was one of the least populated and most desolate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, beyond a mountain ridge radiating ancient, wild energy in Heimozhou,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man in blue robes, with a clear and handsome face, knelt on the ground, eyes blood-red, screaming to the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Xiao Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Yuantian Secret Treasury, Xiao Chen had followed Qinglong Shiren’s guidance to Heimozhou, seeking the ancient lair of the primordial monster buried within the Ancestral Dragon’s Nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just now, he had accidentally overheard news from a passing cultivator about the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father, the Azure Dragon Emperor, had been slain by Jun Xiaoyao’s guardian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom had been destroyed and absorbed into the Four Symbols Ancient Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Xiao Chen had even lost his title as the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom’s Crown Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had become utterly, completely a commoner with no background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The vengeance for my father’s murder, the hatred for my kingdom’s destruction—Jun Xiaoyao, I, Xiao Chen, will flay you, strip your sinews, grind your bones to dust, and scatter your ashes! Until this oath is fulfilled, I shall not count myself human!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen roared to the heavens, his heart surging with extreme hatred and fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Qinglong Shiren’s spirit form appeared, his aged face grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had called Xiao Chen the Son of National Fortune—yet now, the kingdom was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, the thing was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh… the bronze compass must have fallen into the Jun Clan’s Divine Son’s hands. This boy’s scheming runs too deep,” Qinglong Shiren sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they have known that since the moment Jun Xiaoyao met Bai Yuer, he had already begun preparing to subdue the Four Ancient Kingdoms?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bronze compass was merely a fortunate bonus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ancestor, I must grow stronger—I must kill Jun Xiaoyao, I must kill him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen’s eyes were blood-red, his veins bulging, his entire body like a mad demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Chen, calm yourself—your Dao heart is nearly deviating into demonic madness!” Qinglong Shiren frowned, his white brows knitting as he barked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deviation? Ha! Let me deviate! I will kill Jun Xiaoyao, no matter the cost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Chen’s once-clear face twisted into a grotesque, demonic mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You forgot—you still have two final trump cards: the Supreme Blood within the ancient lair, and Princess Wu Mingyue and the Panwu Divine Dynasty,” Qinglong Shiren said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words were like a bucket of ice water poured over Xiao Chen’s head, instantly cooling him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right—I haven’t lost yet. I still have Mingyue. I will marry her—she will surely help me,” Xiao Chen breathed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of that peerlessly beautiful woman, Xiao Chen’s emotions gradually calmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had lost his father, even if he had lost his kingdom,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least one beloved companion still stood beside him, ready to aid him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiao Chen did not know,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingyue had concealed from him that she was Jun Xiaoyao’s female slave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xiao Chen ever discovered the truth, it was unimaginable how utterly insane he would become.\u003C\u002Fp>",1295,"2026-06-20T23:29:44.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5e994c0238d1ef7f1dbbfd3e4685e7e726a622189d5c7accc0ecad7a113bfe6c","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-95","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-93",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]