[{"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-984":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},2341791,4576,"Chapter 984","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-984",984,"\u003Cp>The Immortal-Demon Map, as a mark of a celestial artifact, naturally possesses undeniable power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Divine Weeping Battle Spear is no ordinary weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its status as the weapon of the First Generation War God is proof enough of its value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao vaguely sensed that this Divine Weeping Battle Spear might be connected to the secret of the Six Destroyer Kings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demonic weapon of this caliber cannot be easily destroyed—even when confronted with the mark of a celestial artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Jun Xiaoyao swung the Divine Weeping Battle Spear, its razor-sharp blade carving cracks through empty space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark-gold spear aura carried an unmatched demonic might, capable of cleaving through heaven itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if a thousand great stars exploded simultaneously, the magical energy ripples caused the entire Purple Gold Ancient Hall to tremble violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within this explosion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qingyi’s slender body shuddered; the counterforce sent blood spurting from her lips, staining her white veil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ji Qingyi, who always planned with flawless precision, revealed a flicker of shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her earlier display of weakness was meant to lull her opponent into complacency, then crush them outright with the mark of the Immortal-Demon Map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t expected to kill the Chaos Body outright, but at least she could injure it and buy time to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined the opponent possessed such a supreme demonic weapon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weapons are never the core—it’s the one who wields them that matters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao’s voice was low, rich with a husky resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mark of the celestial artifact is indeed powerful, but its strength depends on who wields it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Jun Xiaoyao himself activated it, its power would be even greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Jun Xiaoyao seized the opportunity, using the Divine Weeping Battle Spear to resist the Immortal-Demon Map’s crushing pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, he extended one hand and pressed down toward Ji Qingyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he gripped Ji Qingyi’s snow-white neck—like a swan’s—with his bare hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s over,” Jun Xiaoyao said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qingyi’s eyes darkened as she retracted the mark of the Immortal-Demon Map into her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao also retracted the Divine Weeping Battle Spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slight squeeze of his fingers could shatter Ji Qingyi’s throat and obliterate her Primordial Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, Ji Qingyi’s life and death rested entirely in Jun Xiaoyao’s hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I lost,” Ji Qingyi said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Jun Xiaoyao did not release his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman, Ji Qingyi, was far too calculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her earlier Immortal-Demon Map strike could have severely injured an ordinary Seed-level prodigy if mishandled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Jun Xiaoyao, with absolute confidence in his own strength, could handle such sudden threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why keep that bloodstained veil?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao’s other hand tore off Ji Qingyi’s veil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a face of unparalleled beauty emerged—one that dimmed heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face glowed like the full moon, her eyes held autumnal ripples, her lips were crimson pearls, her features carved from snow and jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such beauty was rare in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder she wore the veil—anywhere she went, men would be left dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with blood staining her lips, she looked even more heartbreakingly lovely, evoking pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A normal man might have hesitated to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath his ghost mask, Jun Xiaoyao’s gaze never changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not the first time he had seen Ji Qingyi’s true face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back on the seventy-second barrier of the Ancient Path, Ji Qingyi had appeared before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had even unveiled herself, saying her beauty had been seen by no one but Jun Xiaoyao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Jun Xiaoyao, he felt nothing toward Ji Qingyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither affection nor aversion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though in his past life, such a woman would have been called a scheming vixen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as long as she didn’t scheme against or provoke him, Jun Xiaoyao had no reason to kill her—it would be meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, Ji Qingyi herself had piqued his interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This interest was like that of a man who sees a rare creature—he wanted to study it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What secrets did Ji Qingyi still hide?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will you kill me?” Ji Qingyi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone remained as cold and calm as ever, as if unaware of her predicament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think I should?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao stepped forward, his fingers gripping Ji Qingyi’s snow-white chin, his body pressing close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could faintly feel the soft, supple curves of her slender form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused Ji Qingyi’s pale face to flush slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hint of shame and irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how deep her schemes, how cunning her mind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Ji Qingyi had boundaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never used her beauty or body as leverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her eyes, nearly all men were filthy, foolish, and base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why she wore the veil—to prevent those lustful, shameless, utterly vulgar men from catching a glimpse of her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Ji Dao Yi had never seen her true face, nor dared approach within three feet of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had ultimately died, bitter and humiliated, in Ji Qingyi’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all men, only Jun Xiaoyao had made her pause, made her look at him differently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her eyes, other men were clay-made flesh; Jun Xiaoyao was water-made flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad, such a man she had begun to admire was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you spare me, I’ll tell you a piece of information,” Ji Qingyi said, blinking her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? What information?” Jun Xiaoyao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, promise to let me go,” Ji Qingyi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That depends on whether your information is valuable,” Jun Xiaoyao replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qingyi fell silent for a moment, then said: “You are one of the Six Destroyer Kings. You’re too great a threat to the Immortal Realm—you’re on the Execution Guard’s kill list.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’ve brought the Ancient Ninth Killing Array specifically to hunt you down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qingyi’s words surprised Jun Xiaoyao, yet made perfect sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the Immortal Realm would send forces to hunt him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised him was that they’d deployed the Ancient Ninth Killing Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the ninth most terrifying offensive array passed down from the Ancient Era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protective array of the Jun Clan was the Ancient Third Killing Array—its power was utterly terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the first and second arrays, legends claimed they were completely lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Ancient Ninth Killing Array could not compare to the Ancient Third, it was still immensely powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sending such an array to hunt a young prodigy was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut—gross overkill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this information enough?” Ji Qingyi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t care if revealing this would disrupt their plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as she escaped and survived, that was all that mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as I can free myself and save my own life, that’s enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao smiled faintly, raising his hand, chaotic energy swirling around his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he traced a line across Ji Qingyi’s porcelain cheek, leaving a mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it brushed across Ji Qingyi’s porcelain-smooth cheek, leaving a trail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qingyi’s body trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mark, impossible to erase, now marred her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For any woman—especially one of supreme beauty—it was unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This mark contains chaotic energy and cosmic rules. Only I can remove it. Remember that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao smiled, releasing his grip on Ji Qingyi’s snow-white neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a warning—to keep her from being reckless, from thinking she could outmaneuver everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also psychological pressure applied to Ji Qingyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dealing with a woman like Ji Qingyi required no subtlety—break her, then conquer her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a woman like Ji Qingyi, there’s no need for roundabout ways—break her down until she cries, then conquer her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Qingyi’s full bosom rose and fell as she cast a long look at Jun Xiaoyao, then donned another veil to conceal the blemishes on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned and flew away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had firmly memorized it in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible not to remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao watched Ji Qingyi depart, unbothered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt Ji Qingyi must be hiding secrets behind her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could investigate later, once he returned to the Immortal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, next is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao turned and looked toward the Pool of Laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Pool of Laws, the Blood Elixir of Ten Thousand Spirits, and… the Divine Demon Ant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jun Xiaoyao’s eyes gleamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he just struck it rich?\u003C\u002Fp>",1367,"2026-06-20T23:29:55.914Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5f00bbd240fad036a22ee0038f01f4c0a5262c4d28ff01cc973a4bc22fed7979","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-985","starting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-chapter-983",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-with-the-wasteland-sacred-body-cover.jpg"]