[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars":3,"chapter-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-185":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Immortal Path Among the Stars",{"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},2320117,4537,"Chapter 185","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-185",185,"\u003Cp>“Swoosh”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Yue Lengshan’s body, a talisman suddenly flew up on its own, spewing forth a blue sword shadow that vanished in a flash before striking the slender sword with full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a muffled boom, the sword shadow and the slender sword shattered almost simultaneously—one dissolving into blue smoke, the other crumbling into fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did the white-robed woman snap out of her shock and anger, instantly crushing a talisman she had secretly clutched in her sleeve; a ripple in the air appeared, and she vanished from her spot, reappearing several zhang away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, part of the blue sword shadows emerging from the giant sword case above her changed direction, swarming downward toward the spot where she had just stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pale yellow humanoid puppet suddenly materialized at her former position, tossed away the remaining hilt in its hand, then shot out two gleaming short blades from its palms, slashing rapidly to block every falling blue sword shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a furious wind erupted from the pink mist ahead, hurling a massive fog wave several zhang high that slammed down toward them; the lascivious sounds within the mist ceased abruptly, replaced by wails like ghosts crying and wolves howling, as twelve half-naked female ghostly shadows leapt out of the pink mist, each with disheveled hair and grotesque faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Lengshan gasped in alarm, crying out, “Friend Tian, save me!” She quickly formed a hand seal and urged the floating sword case again; more blue sword shadows erupted from it, piercing densely toward the twelve female ghostly shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that instant, behind her, another ripple in the air appeared—two white, metallic-glowing hands shot out like lightning and clamped tightly around the white-robed woman’s waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, another humanoid puppet, much slimmer and entirely silver-white, fully materialized pressed against her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Lengshan’s face turned ashen; a flash of cold light appeared in her hand as she drew a gleaming short blade, spun it around, and plunged it straight into the silver puppet’s skull—driving it deep until only the hilt remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the silver puppet showed no sign of pain; instead, its arms tightened further, and from its chest erupted a dozen sharp spikes, each a foot long, instantly piercing through the white-robed woman’s body before vanishing in a flash—then the metallic arms released their grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Lengshan felt her vision darken, her body racked with agony, her strength gone, her internal Qi in chaos; her slender form plummeted from the sky and crashed heavily to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Friend Yue!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Tian Shixiong, standing atop a giant octopus spirit beast, watched this scene and was filled with shock and fury—but from the black mist opposite, the colossal skull emerged, letting out a low, eerie chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing atop its head was a pale-faced young man in black robes, holding a crystal-clear soul banner; with a single wave of the banner, three armored ghostly entities leapt out from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One raised its hands and launched swirling green fireballs; another opened a bloody maw and spewed rolling yellow sand; the last one’s body swelled violently in the wind, its surface sprouting massive bony spikes, then charged forward with arms wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Shixiong roared in rage, slapped his waist pouch, and a golden talisman flew out, igniting instantly into the shadow of a massive black tortoise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two-zhang-long tortoise opened its mouth and spat forth a vast blue net that rained down like a sky-covering curtain, engulfing the colossal skull, the black-robed youth, and the three ghostly entities beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The colossal skull swung its massive bone blade relentlessly; the three armored ghosts attacked without pause—but the blue silk net, whatever its origin, held firm, each shimmering blue thread unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this brief delay, the Happy Palace matron and the two humanoid puppets had already flown over, surrounding Tian Shixiong once more atop the giant octopus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Shixiong scanned the surroundings, his face dark; without a word, he stomped his foot on the spirit beast beneath him—the octopus’s body swelled again like an inflating balloon, while the surrounding blue light curtain rolled into his hand, transforming into a small blue bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the Happy Palace matron laughed lightly, drew out a pink jade fan from her hand, and fanned it toward the handsome youth; thick pink mist rolled forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under cover of the mist, the two humanoid puppets blurred—then vanished entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, Tian Shixiong had already hurled the blue bell in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dong!” “Dong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive blue bell shadow materialized in midair, ringing out with thunderous tones, sending out concentric rings of blue sound waves that blocked the pink mist, preventing it from drawing near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two invisible humanoid puppets, after being swept by the blue sound waves, reappeared once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fatso, stop hiding far away—come in your true form now! We’ve already eliminated one true disciple; with four of us against one, how could there be any danger?” The Happy Palace matron suddenly exploded in rage, shouting at one of the humanoid puppets nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way. In this trial, I fight only with puppets—I won’t let my true body enter combat. Besides, this isn’t four against one—it’s two against one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Black Soul Sect brat is already trapped—he won’t get out anytime soon. And the other one? We’ll need to go lend him a hand.” A genderless voice, neither male nor female, emerged from the abdomen of the gleaming silver puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? You mean that guy using the Fur-Clad Technique is also in trouble? What’s he doing? We agreed to target the true disciples first—why’s he going after ordinary disciples?” The Happy Palace matron gasped, glancing down toward Wang Yu’s direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw, right then, a small and a large figure—one human, one monkey—locked in brutal, close-range combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Wang Yu had transformed into a miniature giant nearly two zhang tall, golden mist swirling around his body; his golden long blade had vanished, and the massive tiger head on his back had turned pale gold. His arms blurred with a shrill whine, countless pale golden fist shadows surging forth, hammering relentlessly against the towering black monkey before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black giant monkey stood over three zhang tall, its body covered in countless gray-white spiritual patterns, its black fur long and curled like a thick defensive armor; the pale golden fist shadows striking it lost most of their force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the giant monkey swung its fists wildly or stomped its feet, Wang Yu’s miniature giant dodged effortlessly; when their fists clashed, each was thrown back several steps.\u003C\u002Fp>",1102,"2026-06-20T15:44:30.991Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f1933490fad903ab7fbc1d02005fd16b52a412838fe68153f2f40031e6571486","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-186","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-184",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]