[{"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-980":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},2341787,4576,"Chapter 980: Divine Demon Ant: A Lowly Ant, Equal to Gods and Demons","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-980",980,"\u003Cp>Li Jiuming had a premonition that Jun Xiaoyao, even if he refused to help, would at most simply ignore him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if that were truly the case, Li Jiuming would have considered luring the bronze immortal weapon toward Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have expected that Jun Xiaoyao was even more ruthless—he directly attacked them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive sword light, like a mountain, crushed down from the sky, vast and overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the reinforcement of chaotic power, this slash of sword light seemed to cleave through the chaotic heavens, its might astonishing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other ten prodigies of the Heavenly King tier—Pu Yao, Jin Zhan, Gu Chi, the dual-headed divine race prodigy, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath this sword light, their bodies shattered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t even send a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, in the Borderlands, the spiritual aura was chaotic; transmitting information was no simple matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In but an instant, among these Heavenly King-tier prodigies, only Li Jiuming remained alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He survived only because he blocked the sword beam with the quasi-Imperial artifact, the Eye of Despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao’s expression was cold as he raised the Dharma Sword Embryo once more and struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun Xiaoyao, you’ve gone mad! Even if we have grievances, this is the Borderlands training ground—we’re all from the same realm!” Li Jiuming roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who says I’m from the same realm as you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao let out a faint laugh, laced with quiet mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiuming’s face froze, as if a bucket of ice water had poured down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chilling to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… you…” Li Jiuming couldn’t believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao, stepping with the Swift Peng technique, appeared beside Li Jiuming in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet voice echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am of the Jun clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three words froze Li Jiuming’s soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun Xiaoyao…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No… this is impossible…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiuming stared in utter horror at Jun Xiaoyao, masked in a ghostly visage, a shiver crawling over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How deeply had he hidden himself? How had he concealed it so flawlessly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiuming frantically pulled out a jade slip from his space artifact, trying to send a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dharma Sword Embryo pierced straight through Li Jiuming’s skull, obliterating his primordial spirit along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jiuming, dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao swung the Dharma Sword Embryo toward the quasi-Imperial artifact, the Eye of Despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the Eye of Despair shattered, its essence absorbed entirely by the Dharma Sword Embryo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint, blurred flying-immortal patterns on the sword embryo seemed to grow slightly clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pity the Prince of the Other Shore isn’t here,” Jun Xiaoyao murmured, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he waved his hand, and the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Flame emerged, incinerating every corpse to ash, erasing all traces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the ten Heavenly King-tier prodigies, only the Prince of the Other Shore remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, four emerald-gold figures surged forward like cannonballs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the four bronze immortal puppets hunting the alien beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Imperial-level puppets—no wonder they were being hunted. This place of opportunity seems intriguing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung the Dharma Sword Embryo horizontally!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others—even the Seed-tier Imperial ones from the Immortal Realm or the young Impe rials of the Alien Clans—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would have been overwhelmed by these four bronze immortal puppets, perhaps even forced to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jun Xiaoyao felt no fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had slain Mo Jie, one of the Seven Minor Emperors, with a single spear thrust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dealing with these mindless, brute-force Imperial puppets was effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even need to summon the Divine Weeping Battle Spear—he simply slashed with the Dharma Sword Embryo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaotic energy cascaded like a waterfall; the Dharma Sword Embryo blazed with radiant light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew what material the Dharma Sword Embryo was forged from, but it was harder than divine iron or immortal gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, all four bronze immortal puppets were slain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao then darted toward the purple-gold ancient city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, over here,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Long Ji and the others had pushed open the city gates and entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, towering walls rose everywhere, cast entirely from bronze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It resembled a metallic city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Long Ji, Tian Canzi, Ji Qingyi, and others all observed carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they maintained a subtle distance from one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qingyi, Ri Shenghu, and Yue Shenghu formed one faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Long Ji, Yu Chanjuan, and Yan Rumeng formed another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Canzi stood alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Tian Canzi’s cultivation was at the Imperial level—he was the strongest, so he had no reservations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whose sacred domain is this?” Tian Canzi murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qingyi noticed carvings of countless primordial beast totems along the walls as we came in—it’s not human cultivation heritage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps it’s the legacy of an ancient imperial clan, an ancient great demon, or a yao lineage,” Ji Qingyi said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Qingyi is indeed astute,” Tian Canzi said, surprised she had observed so meticulously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Princess Long Ji glanced at Ji Qingyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She and Jun Xiaoyao were both from the same origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the prodigies from that time were dead, yet Ji Qingyi had survived, her status, power, and influence growing ever higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This woman is no ordinary person,” Princess Long Ji and her two companions all kept a wary eye on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of the three factions harbored their own hidden intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They pressed forward, delving deeper into the ancient city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its center, mist swirled, and divine auroras curled around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colorful laws and divine chains wove through the air, a breathtaking sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone could barely contain themselves and rushed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead lay a pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was not filled with ordinary water—it teemed with dense spiritual energy and law force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a Law Pool!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone immediately recalled the ancient array beneath the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its purpose must lie here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is something being nurtured here?” Ji Qingyi pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, they saw a blood-red spiritual herb floating in the pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Microscopic illusions of myriad beings drifted upon it, dissolving into mist and vapor, interweaving with law force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Myriad Beings Blood Herb!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their hearts leapt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a peerless spiritual herb infused with ultimate law force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this law force greatly aided breakthroughs to the Imperial realm—and even Imperial cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s breathing quickened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Tian Canzi and Yan Rumeng showed slight suspicion, their gazes scanning, as if searching for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, both noticed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface of the Law Pool floated a tiny speck of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon closer inspection, it was a purple-gold cocoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple-gold cocoon was no larger than a thumbnail, utterly unremarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why no one had noticed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Canzi and Yan Rumeng held their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a celestial silkworm of the Divine Silkworm Valley; the other was a Tianmeng Mist Butterfly in her true form—both belonged to the same broad Zuqun .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why the Yuan Can Daozi of the Divine Silkworm Valley had coveted Yan Rumeng so fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Divine Demon Ant!” Tian Canzi’s breath nearly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Rumeng’s eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other prodigies also noticed, each revealing expressions of astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is the Divine Demon Ant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a being that, in the Ancient Era, stood alongside the True Dragon, Divine Phoenix, Jiuyou Ao, and Kunpeng as one of the supreme ancient divine beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it appears merely an ant, its power is earth-shattering, said to govern the ultimate law of force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Huanggu Shengti, famed for its physical strength, is slightly weaker than the Divine Demon Ant in absolute mastery of the ultimate law of force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, there is a saying passed down about this race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mere ant, equal to gods and demons!\u003C\u002Fp>",1262,"2026-06-20T23:29:55.914Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","38e2514e1bfbfd7a12007bcf840b22a60ccb9df31d4899e2f735eb5b20be17c4","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-981","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-979",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]