[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday":3,"chapter-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-516":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Imperial Hound on an Eight-Hour Shift",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2225574,4113,"Chapter 516: The Opening","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-516",516,"\u003Cp>The laughter gradually faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The left eye belonging to Jianzhen slowly closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao’s expression turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jianzhen’s revival was a coincidence, and coincidences are often difficult to replicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment of his revival, Jianzhen’s consciousness had been subtly eroded by the right half of his body, a process that grew more severe over time. The fact that he had suddenly launched an all-out attack on Li Miao was proof of this. Now that he had voluntarily surrendered control of his body, the only chance to reclaim it would be in the final instant before death, and even that hope was slim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them knew clearly that even if Li Miao defeated this body, Jianzhen might not be able to wake up again. That phrase \"seeing before death\" was likely a farewell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Jianzhen was still willing to keep his appointment with Li Miao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not the choice of Bodhidharma’s successor, nor the choice of a high monk of Shaolin, but a martial monk’s tacit response to a friend!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A martial man’s appointment must be met with fists and blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle began!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao suddenly raised his hands and swung his arms downward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Black Pole Pagoda!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Airwaves exploded, and countless sword Qi tore through the dust and burst forth! In the very first moment, the immensely powerful technique that had killed the Jianwen Emperor and Zheng Anqi was unleashed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with Li Miao at the realm of Five Paths Unified, it was even stronger than it had been during the Battle of Nanjing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword Qi was no longer just sharp; it was more like countless cannonballs that exploded the moment they touched an object, scattering even finer sword Qi in every direction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the main hall of Enryaku-ji, which had stood for a thousand years, collapsed with a roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruins crashed down, obscuring their vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a loud bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant blue-purple hand shattered the collapsed beams and struck directly at Li Miao’s face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your technique is too crude!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao gave a ferocious smile, raised his fingers together, and a sharp cone formed of True Qi stood up, piercing the opponent’s radius. Then, he pushed hard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The radius was forcibly torn from the arm. Having lost its skeletal support, the palm lost its strength and hung limp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, another fist emerged from the dust, using the dangling arm as cover, and struck Li Miao in the face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ringing sound that could almost tear one’s eardrums echoed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao was actually knocked back half a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sonic boom dispersed the dust, revealing the giant figure hidden within—eyes glaring, hair standing on end, beard like waves, skin blue-black, muscles bulging. All the features belonging to Jianzhen had vanished; the left eye was tightly closed, and the wide-open right eye was filled with brutality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jianzhen had fallen into a deep slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This body was now named Susanoo-no-Mikoto!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao coughed a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s got some kick; your strength is even greater than mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this were any other time, I’d definitely want to trade a few good punches with you. But I have an appointment with a friend, so I won't play with you any longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, taste this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao’s own true-heart illusion unfolded instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea breeze was salty, and a pitch-black beach stretched from before his eyes to the edge of the horizon, disappearing into the dark seawater. Storms swirled above the sea, and faint lightning exploded within the eye of the storm, casting light onto his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still that pitch-black beach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, it was not a passive entry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had finally become Li Miao’s home turf!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar!—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susanoo scanned the area rapidly, found Li Miao’s figure, and the calf muscles, thick as a man’s waist, bulged. With a bang, he propelled his body like a cannonball, flying toward Li Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao remained motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was in his true-heart illusion, he did not want to hide his figure and launch a sneak attack like the Emperor had done against Anqisheng; that did not fit his style. And since he was still suffering from serious injuries, it was not convenient for him to move around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since he had accepted this battle, he had his own methods!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao raised one hand. \u003C\u002Fp>",742,"2026-06-17T21:41:17.211Z","2026-06-18T03:13:38.468Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4e660d403ee5f9d5ec8044a8bfdf22c673d1fbacd0dd0001dc8920884a2ab846","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-517","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-515",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]