[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-star-martial-era":3,"chapter-the-star-martial-era-the-star-martial-era-chapter-971":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Star Martial Era",{"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},2275829,4448,"Chapter 971: Found a Treasure (Requesting Monthly Votes)","the-star-martial-era-chapter-971",971,"\u003Cp>In the Star Ruin sky, Xu Jin was continuously teleporting through space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But each space teleportation only covered about thirty thousand li, far short of the maximum distance for space teleportation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Xu Jin was not using time acceleration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these conditions, the distance between Xu Jin and the Longma Clan’s Emperor Long Yu, who relentlessly pursued him, remained fixed—at a range where he could not be lost, yet could not be caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roughly two hundred thousand li apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, Xu Jin released Zhu Linxiao’s sealed physical aura for a single breath, then sealed it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since learning that his mistress, the Emperor Du Yue, was coming, Xu Jin had conceived a bold plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why should you be the only one able to hunt me? Can’t I turn the tables and kill you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While teleporting through space, he continuously contacted his mistress via the Book-Message Disc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mistress, Emperor Du Yue, replied with cautious but firm confidence: [Jin’er, give it a try. As long as the opponent remains a Mid-Restriction Emperor, even if your plan fails, I can still extract you both safely.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of his mistress Du Yue’s response, Xu Jin now had this plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hongluan War Zone largely lay between the Tongxuan War Zone and the Qianxing War Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Xu Jin had been very far from his master and mistress; even if Du Yue had flown at full speed without sparing her energy, it would have taken her at least half an hour to arrive. (Note: Previously, it had taken nearly two hours because she was carrying Fenghua Emperor.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Xu Jin’s position was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hongman Market’s location was already slightly closer to the Qianxing War Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, the location of the massive star surge was heavily skewed toward the Qianxing War Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This drastically shortened the distance between Xu Jin and his mistress, Du Yue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very start of his retreat, Xu Jin had been teleporting toward his master’s position in the Qianxing War Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After requesting aid, as his mistress Du Yue teleported to rescue him, their paths became directly toward each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance between them was rapidly shrinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After roughly a hundred breaths, Xu Jin’s Mingqian Touch suddenly sensed his mistress Du Yue’s aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief exchange via the Book-Message Disc, within mere breaths, Du Yue arrived—and vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, Xu Jin halted in mid-air and transmitted a message to Zhu Linxiao within the Abyssal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin’er, prepare for battle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Husband, what about the seal on my physical body? If I remove it, the Golden Horn imprint should be detectable by the enemy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let them detect it. We fight with full force and give them a surprise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Abyssal Realm, Zhu Linxiao instantly unsealed her physical body. The instant her Divine Infant returned, her form vanished from the Abyssal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost simultaneously, the Jinzhu Clan’s Emperor Ju Ling suddenly hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just been about to abandon the pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he began to retreat, he suddenly sensed that aura again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chased after it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only intermittently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood this perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his unique tracking imprint was extremely difficult to remove—even an Emperor needed considerable time to erase it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation was entirely normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this flickering detection made tracking exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly, his perception of the tracking imprint’s aura became crystal clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is Long Yu closing in and too occupied to suppress my tracking imprint?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then if I move in now, won’t I become the yellow bird?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing this, the Jinzhu Clan’s Emperor Ju Ling activated his tracking imprint and pursued from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Star Ruin sky, Zhu Linxiao appeared gracefully beside Xu Jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin’er, do you remember the rhythm from our last battle against Yinzheng?” Xu Jin asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course! We follow the same pattern!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, the Chaos Cloud Tower surged skyward and hovered above Xu Jin’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Xu Jin’s greatest confidence now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the ambush failed or the rhythm faltered, as long as the Chaos Cloud Tower remained, it granted Xu Jin tremendous error tolerance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three breaths later, the aura of the Emperor in Xu Jin’s perception appeared ten thousand li away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four breaths after that, it was five thousand li away—visible to the naked eye as streaking starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Not running anymore?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Yu, the Longma Clan Emperor, emitted a faint blue glow from his slightly ugly dragon horns, sending ripples outward to sense the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sensing technique extended one ten thousand li, two ten thousand li, four ten thousand li, six ten thousand li, to its seven ten thousand li limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed no anomalies, no ambushes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he resume high-speed flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having risen to Emperor rank, he was extremely cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His caution stemmed from the fact that his previously elusive target had suddenly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It struck him as deeply suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of this, he approached cautiously and did not attack immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, Emperor Long Yu arrived within a hundred li of Xu Jin and Zhu Linxiao. The moment his divine sense locked onto Xu Jin, he barked, “Hand over the Zi Yuan Bodhi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very instant Long Yu’s probing shout rang out, Xu Jin vanished with Zhu Linxiao through a ripple in space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Long Yu was stunned, instantly resonating with the fundamental source of the Forbidden Domain and pursuing at full speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t let the prey slip away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He regretted being too cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was highly likely that the Space-Traveling Emperor had exhausted his star power and was just recovering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two breaths later, Long Yu sensed the target’s position again—stopped ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Emperor Long Yu resolved to unleash his full power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one Space-Traveling Emperor and one Fifth-Catastrophe True Person—no threat whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>",965,"2026-06-19T23:56:35.933Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b2cbdeb127a7111d61daa87c97e4bae3e4e4344c6bc3a94f274229dbc0456fdf","the-star-martial-era-chapter-972","the-star-martial-era-chapter-970",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-star-martial-era-cover.jpg"]