[{"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-977":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},2341784,4576,"Chapter 977: The Vast Borderlands, Training Begins","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-977",977,"\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao’s spiritual awareness was extremely keen, and he possessed an innate insight into danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Added to his sharp and intelligent mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always felt that these three imperial clan prodigies before him harbored ill intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, Jun Xiaoyao had made many enemies in this foreign land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he believed that previous foes like the Black Peacock Wangzu could never dare provoke him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if these three truly meant him harm, they must have been incited by someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it the Mingzhao Imperial Clan, the Mojie Imperial Clan, or… the Fufeng Marquis?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Jun Xiaoyao’s thoughts spun thousands of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his three-life Primordial Spirit, his mind operated like a supercomputer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a grudge against Li Jiuming, but logically, Li Jiuming should still be alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t be so impulsive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That left only the Mojie Imperial Clan and the Fufeng Marquis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the Fufeng Marquis—Jun Xiaoyao had already seen his narrow-mindedness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning he was one of the Six World-Ending Kings, he would naturally be even more displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as an ancient supreme elder of the academy, a quasi-immortal, his influence was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao was speculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Jun Xiaoyao did not dwell on this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although these three imperial clan prodigies were all Supreme Beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet to kill him in the Borderlands was still a fantasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re just empty titles—nothing worth mentioning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao replied with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope this Chaos War God of yours can carve out a fearsome reputation for our realm in the Borderlands,” said the Count Meng Imperial Prince with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Likewise,” said Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exchange seemed peaceful, yet hidden currents surged beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only outsiders could not perceive it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, more imperial clan prodigies appeared, each radiating overwhelming energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weakest among them were quasi-Supreme Beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Jun Xiaoyao frown inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the strength of the Immortal Realm still lagged behind that of the Foreign Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the dormant seed-level figures still slumbering in the Immortal Realm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current generation of prodigies alone could not compare to the Foreign Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough talk. Let us depart,” said Master Mu as he appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would lead this expedition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of ancient warships, stretching hundreds to even a thousand zhang in length, hovered in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alongside them were ferocious flying ancient beasts pulling bronze war chariots, all ready for departure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Borderlands training was not a true two-realm decisive battle, yet the spectacle was still awe-inspiring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Master Mu’s leadership, Jun Xiaoyao and the others departed from the War God Academy, marching in grand procession toward the Borderlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the War God Academy, all ten states of the Foreign Land mobilized in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major general clans, wangzu, quasi-imperial clans, and imperial clans all dispatched countless beings and young prodigies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The War God Academy was merely one branch among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Immortal Realm would not send only the Nine Heavens Immortal Academy, the Nine Immortal Lineages of the Immortal Court, the Jiang Clan, the great ancient clans, the archaic royal clans, the supreme divine dynasties, and the immortal sects—all would join the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this was not a decisive battle, it could be called the first large-scale mobilization between the two realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao gazed at the vast, sky-obscuring Foreign Land army, his eyes holding deep gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Foreign Land’s depth and strength surpassed even his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder it posed such a threat to the Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao wondered: what was the true origin of the Foreign Land?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Foreign Land mobilized, the Immortal Realm’s army also surged forth in grand numbers toward the border passes, then crossed into the Borderlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the edges of the Foreign Land’s major states lay massive teleportation arrays capable of directly transporting troops to the Borderlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Foreign Land had no border walls like those of the Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Foreign Land itself was the invader—it feared no invasion from the Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the Foreign Land’s dark matter was not something the Immortal Realm’s beings could easily endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering the teleportation array,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao felt the surrounding space violently tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scenery beside him twisted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes flames stretched across the heavens, the ground awash with magma, as if returning to the early formation of an ancient star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came thick mists, stretching billions upon billions of miles, saturated with magnetic essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came swamps of toxic vapors, thunderstorm zones, zones of violent gales, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not know how long he had traveled, nor how many regions he had crossed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the chaotic space around him stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao looked ahead and drew a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him stretched an endless desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lone wisp of smoke rose over the desert, the sun set over the long river—like a desolate Gobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with his spiritual sense, he could not detect the desert’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above, the sky was not blue, but a dark, profound starfield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial bodies shimmered, stars blazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a desert beneath an infinite starry sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the Borderlands…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just him—nearly all the young Foreign Land beings present had never set foot here before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all awestruck by the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bones of unknown colossal beasts, as massive as mountains, rose into the starry heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Collapsed ancient mountains, celestial bodies fallen from the sky, had cratered the earth with ancient pits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a desolate, silent, and chaotic land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao stepped forward and scooped up a handful of sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand was a pale, corpse-white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t sand—it’s dust from fossilized bones,” said Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other prodigies noticed too, each stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This boundless Borderlands desert was entirely composed of the pulverized remains of dead beings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many beings died here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Foreign Land prodigy murmured, dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the Foreign Land revered the iron law of the strong devouring the weak, even they were shaken by this sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heroes lie buried beneath every green hill—why should their bodies be wrapped in horsehide and returned? Our ancestors died here; this is their glory.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our duty is to fulfill their will—to shatter the border pass and ride our horses through the Immortal Realm!” roared Master Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes! Shatter the border pass! Ride our horses through the Immortal Realm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A great crowd of Foreign Land beings shouted in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao frowned inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was the Foreign Land so obsessed with invading the Immortal Realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it merely for its land and resources?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao sensed a deeper secret beneath it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. Next, our great army will face off and clash with the Immortal Realm’s forces.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But your task is not to join the army on the battlefield—you will penetrate various regions of the Borderlands and fight the Immortal Realm’s prodigies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill as many Immortal Realm prodigies as you can. Sever their growth paths, create generational gaps,” Master Mu bellowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true great battle had not yet begun, so the great figures of both realms remained stationed, unwilling to act lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armies below were merely probing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main focus was the trial of these young ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young friend, are you certain you don’t need others to watch over you?” Master Mu asked Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally intended to assign several elite imperial clan members to accompany Jun Xiaoyao, for protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if danger arose, these imperial clan elites could serve as shields—so long as Jun Xiaoyao remained unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if danger arises, these imperial clan elites can serve as shields—as long as Jun Xiaoyao remains unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his identity is unique and of great importance to the foreign lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True gold must be tested by fire; I bear the title of War God—if I still hesitate and fear, I’d only invite ridicule,” Jun Xiaoyao said with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in truth, he simply did not wish to be constrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Mu Lao nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master, I wish to go train alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Su Hongyi hesitated for a moment before speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to grow stronger, so she would not hold Jun Xiaoyao back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright,” Jun Xiaoyao replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Hongyi harbors secrets and possesses exceptional talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She merely lacks the trials of life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao believed that if Su Hongyi truly was one of the Six Destroyer Kings, she would never fall easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How are you all faring, sages of the Immortal Realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao murmured to himself, stepped lightly upon empty air, and vanished from his spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The borderlands training has officially begun!\u003C\u002Fp>",1421,"2026-06-20T23:29:55.914Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","00b9c67e2efac08d3ae71e3b674c0dc696f257c379c22283f2423617127905d7","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-978","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-976",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]