[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity":3,"chapter-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-835":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Name That Echoes Through Eternity",{"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},2283384,4466,"Chapter 835: The Great War Begins","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-835",835,"\u003Cp>Behind Su Zhenyuan stood a host of Su family prodigies, including Su Muqing, Su Wanqing, and Su Wansnow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingmei did not appear, only gazing from outside Minghuang Palace, her beautiful face filled with worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao followed Su Muqing as always, raising his eyes to the black warship, immediately spotting twenty figures radiating fierce aura—each unique, exuding terrifying demonic energy, all at the Immortal Lord realm, their power tightly contained like abyssal depths, shrouded in an inexplicable force that concealed their exact cultivation base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Li Hao’s Primordial Spirit strength, he could not probe their cultivation—either they wielded a forbidden-level concealment technique, or they were at the absolute peak of the Immortal Lord realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Hao felt his inability to probe stemmed from an extraordinary force blocking him—the three Half-Emperor-tier experts had severed his detection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, from his intuition alone, Li Hao estimated that many among them had reached Immortal Lord seventh layer, rivaling Su Muqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This battle required a soul lifespan of a thousand years; Su Muqing was already extraordinarily gifted, yet her soul lifespan was only five hundred years—if those demonic prodigies possessed eight or nine hundred years, their realms could easily catch up to, even surpass, hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The northern realm’s environment is far harsher than the southern realm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao’s eyes flickered slightly; the prodigies here in the northern realm—whether human or demonic—were clearly stronger than those in the south, likely due to prolonged warfare between the two sides, the perilous environment pushing both to slightly higher combat prowess than their southern counterparts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the southern realm, reaching Immortal Lord seventh or eighth layer was already a rare, extraordinary talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That quasi-imperial prince of the same clan as Di Linchen was also only at Immortal Lord seventh layer, just like Su Muqing now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his soul lifespan seemed even higher than Su Muqing’s by several hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Su Muqing’s talent already rivaled that of an imperial clan’s quasi-imperial prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, compared to a true imperial prince, there remained a gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Su Muqing, the Su family’s most extraordinary prodigy in a hundred thousand years, could only reach this level—revealing just how profound and terrifying the true world’s top imperial clan’s depth truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Li Hao, Su Zhenyuan, Jiang Qiuyu, and others were also probing the demonic prodigies aboard the warship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their surroundings were shrouded in a force that blocked their exploration, and the black warship itself seemed to be an extraordinary weapon—unless they forcibly intruded, they could not discern the demonic prodigies’ true depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems this holy war draws great attention. If so, why not project this battle onto the northern realm’s void, allowing both our races to witness it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the deck’s front, the purple-robed middle-aged man smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand, and the void split open, revealing a massive black boundary stone, gleaming with pure black luster like black obsidian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his words, Su Zhenyuan and others raised their brows slightly—they would not refuse, for to do so would crush morale and embolden the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, they had already prepared to give their all and believed they would not lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As you wish, what harm is there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three exchanged glances, and Su Zhenyuan snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Gusu City, countless figures had gathered—ancestors of various clans, the northern realm’s human core, fully seventy percent already present here; whether projected or not, it held little meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Su Zhenyuan’s words, the purple-robed man laughed. Confidence was good—but they had prepared thoroughly. These humans had no idea that their sacred clan’s fortune had arrived: in this mere thousand years, they had produced four or five prodigies, a rarity seen only once every hundred thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such grandeur seemed to foreshadow that the ten-thousand-year conflict between humans and demons in the northern realm would soon draw to a close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This northern realm’s land would finally return to the sacred clan’s control!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand, sending a stream of immortal energy into the boundary stone. Instantly, the scene of the Demon Ancestor’s Dao Hall appeared upon it, followed by vibrations of primordial dao energy, linking with the void as if fused with heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giant phantom shadows of the Demon Ancestor’s Dao Hall emerged upon the surrounding mists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across every immortal city on the Gusu Emperor Star, people saw the figures of Su Zhenyuan and others floating in the heavens above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene of the two sides facing off was projected in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boundary stone’s power reached deep space, and under some hidden, terrifying force, it was projected to the demonic battlefield’s frontier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So many humans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They all look delicious. So tasty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is this? Isn’t that Lord Zi Qiu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Jin Zhu is here too—look, behind them, isn’t that Qiong Jiang, the newly crowned demon god battle champion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the demonic battlefield’s frontier and several demonic main stars, countless demonic figures stared at the projected scene in shock and disbelief, then erupted in excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the demonic territories boiled over, the Gusu Emperor Star also erupted in uproar—immortal citizens of the thirty-six thousand immortal cities witnessed the confrontation between Su Zhenyuan’s human elites and the demons, their expressions alight with fervor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Lord Su!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Jiang the Divine is here too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill the demons! Kill them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Demons must die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From every immortal city, countless furious shouts rose, countless fists clenched and arms raised—even elderly elders straightened their spines, their faces blazing with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless eons had seen too many humans perish in the demons’ mouths; every immortal or god alive today had ancestors who had been devoured by demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hatred had been forged beyond iron and blood—it could not be resolved, only ended by annihilating one side utterly from the true world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the boundary stone projected outward, countless roars converged from every corner of the Gusu Emperor Star—the shouts of thirty-six thousand immortal cities coalesced into terrifying sonic waves, spreading over mountains and rivers, crossing land and starlight, surging to the outskirts of Gusu City, crashing against the black warship and stirring countless waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire emperor star seemed to roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill them! Kill the demons!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was humanity’s domain; such overwhelming power caused the purple-robed man and others on the black warship to pale slightly, their brows knitting in concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boundary stone’s projection was meant to publicly crush and torment the human prodigies, shatter their confidence, and plunge them into utter despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the human surge of spirit had clearly exceeded their expectations; now the three were worried this momentum might affect the younger ones’ performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the distant, faint roars echoing from the far side of the emperor star, the prodigies of the three great clans and other families felt their blood surge, fists clenched, eyes blazing with resolve and killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough talk. Prepare to fight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qiuyu spoke coldly, unwilling to waste a single word on these demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple-robed man unleashed imperial aura, enveloping the black warship to shield the younger ones behind him from the overwhelming killing intent of tens of thousands of immortal cities, his voice calm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I agree. But before we fight, shouldn’t we clarify the rules?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Su Zhenyuan raised his hand, a crushing pressure spreading, causing the countless shouts to gradually fall silent. His aura blanketed the entire emperor star, his voice icy, each word deliberate:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ladies and gentlemen, this battle is a mutual exchange between human and demonic prodigies. There is only one rule: both sides may wield their immortal weapons and demonic blades, consume immortal pills and demonic medicines—no restrictions, no requirements—only victory or death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words echoed across the Gusu Emperor Star through the boundary stone, reverberating into the star’s outer void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thirty-six thousand immortal cities fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words meant only one choice: survive, kill the opponent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, this was a fight to the death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless people held their breath, realizing the prodigies entering this battle were humanity’s supreme heroes, bearing the fate and honor of their race on their very lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good, good, good—I love this kind of battle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those humans are so foolish. Watch how Lord Qiong Jiang devours them all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No rules? Then die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the demonic territories, countless demons laughed joyfully—they had always viewed humans as food, and now these very foodstuffs dared to fight them to the death. How absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the void, after a brief pause, Su Zhenyuan’s voice, cold as frozen ice, continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since this is a contest, there must be stakes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke each word clearly: “If one of our human prodigies loses, we surrender one immortal city!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If one of your demonic prodigies loses, you surrender one royal city—and return one of our human frontier prodigy prisoners!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This battle was proposed by the seven demonic clans. Both sides have agreed and sworn a heavenly oath—no reneging!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words spread, uproar erupted again in Gusu Emperor City and the demonic territories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One immortal city as stakes? How many must die?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we lose, we lose a whole immortal city?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s to fear? The demons lose more—they must return our prisoners. If we win all, look at their numbers—we’ll claim twenty royal cities for slaughter!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In every immortal city, countless people cheered, rallying for the upcoming prodigies, fists raised in encouragement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the demonic lands, voices of doubt rose—why should they pay more?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, demonic elders appeared, explaining: this battle’s goal was to slaughter human prodigies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the murmurs, high above, Su Muqing, Su Wanqing, and others, upon hearing Su Zhenyuan’s words, tensed their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they had known of this beforehand, hearing it again still weighed heavily on their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We must not lose!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is Lin Zhe?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Jiang Huanhuan’s young face darkened, her eyes scanning the Lin family group—no trace of that brilliant figure. Her expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the Lin family decided not to risk that true dragon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Jiang Huanhuan—other clan prodigies had noticed too, their hearts chilled with alarm; Lin’s imperial prince was humanity’s pillar. If he did not fight, they would lose their fiercest general!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the prodigies’ glances, Lin Daogong’s expression remained calm as he murmured:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do not worry. Zhe Xuan is making final preparations—he will not miss this battle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lin Daogong, the Lin family’s current patriarch, guarantee this, the ancestral elders of other clans relaxed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come then. Who will you send first?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple-robed man smiled faintly, eyebrows raised, radiating absolute confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenyuan’s expression was cold. He raised his hand, and the sealing barrier around the Demon Ancestor’s Dao Hall slowly parted, rippling open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Dao Hall opened, all murmurs ceased, all eyes fixed upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple-robed man glanced at the Dao Hall, then turned to his twenty demonic prodigies behind him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who will go first? Only one requirement: you must win.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes deepened, his twin pupils gleaming with sinister, icy light: “Whoever loses—even if they survive—I will kill them myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this threat, the twenty demonic prodigies did not fear—they stepped forward eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will go first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I alone can handle them all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m enough; you just watch—there’s no need for you to step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As seven or eight people vied for the chance, suddenly one blood-robed youth stepped forward and spoke slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice rang out, and all others turned to look at him; their expressions shifted slightly, and no one dared to argue further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple-robed middle-aged man, seeing it was him, softened his gaze and smiled: “You fight the first battle—I’m at ease.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Su Zhenyuan and Jiang Qiuyu and others also turned to look at the disciples of their respective houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This first battle must be won—we must strike up morale!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who do we send?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qiuyu looked at Su Zhenyuan and said: “Wouldn’t it be too early to send your own? For this first battle, why not let us handle it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenyuan’s gaze swept over and landed on Su Muqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt his look and immediately nodded in response, signaling she was ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Su Zhenyuan turned back to Jiang Qiuyu and asked: “Do you have someone in mind?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let Xu Ming go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qiuyu’s eyes grew deep: “In pure combat strength, he’s hardly inferior to your precious daughter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenyuan looked up, gazing at a young man of the Jiang family—his aura was vast yet restrained, the Jiang family’s top prodigy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded slightly. Sending Su Muqing out first really was too early; better to let others test the waters first. He remembered this Jiang boy—his combat strength truly wasn’t inferior to Su Muqing’s. After all, his soul lifespan was over nine hundred years, and his current realm was even higher than hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, then it’s him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Zhenyuan had no objection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Daogong beside him also gave a slight nod, approving the choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Step forward!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple-robed middle-aged man urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Qiuyu transmitted a message, and the chosen Jiang family prodigy, Jiang Xueming, stepped forward slowly—he was Jiang Huanhuan’s older brother and the Jiang family’s top prodigy of this generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jiang Xueming emerged, the blood-robed youth behind the purple-robed man also stepped forward, his aura tightly contained, still unreadable in realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big Brother Xueming, fight well!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cut down that demon, flay him and strip his tendons!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Jiang family members, learning Jiang Xueming was fighting first, grew excited, clenching fists to cheer him on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xueming’s expression was icy. He gripped a long spear and flew straight toward the Demon Ancestor’s sect grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple-robed man and others had already scouted the Demon Ancestor’s sect grounds—no hidden traps—so they confidently let the blood-robed youth enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the sealing barrier of the Demon Ancestor’s sect grounds stood a Soul Lifespan Mirror, which, as the two approached, reflected their soul lifespans and figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xueming: Soul Lifespan 927 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood-robed youth ‘Chi Xu’: Soul Lifespan 982 years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both had soul lifespans nearing a millennium, close to the threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As both stepped into the Demon Ancestor’s sect grounds, the sealing barrier slowly closed shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, countless eyes across the Gusu Emperor Star fixed upon the Demon Ancestor’s sect grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first battle is Jiang Xueming—looks like victory is highly likely!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wanqing whispered beside Li Hao, her eyes gleaming with hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others, too, knew Jiang Xueming well, and their expressions relaxed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as the barrier sealed, the two within the sect grounds slowly unleashed terrifying auras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No greetings, no idle words—only millennia of blood feud and hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xueming’s aura erupted, revealing his realm: Immortal Lord Stage Eight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the prodigies from various families could rejoice, the blood-robed youth’s aura also revealed itself—equally, Immortal Lord Stage Eight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their realms were identical!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, not only the human races of the Gusu Emperor Star, but countless demons of the Demon Realm, were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their soul lifespans were nearly equal—and yet the enemy had a prodigy just like this!\u003C\u002Fp>",2479,"2026-06-20T02:15:44.384Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e61fe115b20d5e1451e86ba1bce7e07ab038dd3c75f36d96628bc931ff49507f","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-836","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-834",929,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-cover.jpg"]