[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-vegetable-growing-skeleton-s-foreign-land-re":3,"chapter-the-vegetable-growing-skeleton-s-foreign-land-re-the-vegetable-growing-skeleton-s-foreign-land-re-chapter-987":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Vegetable-Growing Skeleton's Foreign Land Reclamation",{"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},2352468,4600,"Chapter 987","the-vegetable-growing-skeleton-s-foreign-land-re-chapter-987",987,"\u003Cp>A spectral figure materialized into a majestic, exquisitely crafted, uniquely styled, and strikingly handsome armored swordsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed one finger at the Dawn Goddess and drew his longsword, barking: “Sinful god, retreat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the swordtip touched the Dawn Goddess’s body, his motion paused—he seemed to recall something, adjusted his sword, and pointed it at Andong: “Mortal, retreat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andong pointed at his own nose, about to say: “What’s this got to do with me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the armored swordsman gave him no chance to speak—he thrust his sword forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had been hundreds of meters away, this simple thrust made Andong feel the swordlight rapidly expanding—the tip instantly reached his chest, while the armored swordsman himself seemed dragged forward by the blade’s radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quick! My lord, save—” Andong’s heart tightened; he was about to scream for help when a shadow flickered before him—the Dawn Goddess stood between him and the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this kid is really something.” Andong was stunned. They weren’t even close, yet the Dawn Goddess had just taken a blade for him? How brave was she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the blade had struck the Dawn Goddess, Andong certainly wouldn’t have blocked it for her. When the armored swordsman first appeared, he’d already planned to step aside—only he hadn’t expected the target to suddenly shift to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he got cut, he’d just lose one body. But if the Dawn Goddess got cut… then he could claim the Dawn Essence all for himself…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Andong wasn’t that kind of man—he was the neutral, lawful, equal, and just Pope of Light, so he quickly leaned forward to observe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armored swordsman’s swordtip pressed against the Dawn Goddess’s forehead—but was firmly blocked by a ring of seven-colored, semi-transparent crystal-like shadows, the blade unable to pierce through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven-colored? Dawn power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Andong lean out, the armored swordsman retracted his sword and thrust again—this time aiming straight for Andong’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the swordsman wore heavy armor, his movements were astonishingly swift and agile. Andong’s vision blurred—the swordlight was already upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dawn Goddess sidestepped and once again blocked in front of Andong—no sound, no impact—but the swordtip hadn’t pierced her. It must have stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andong quickly poked his head out, glanced—yes, the swordtip rested against the Dawn Goddess’s nose, where a patch of seven-colored, semi-transparent crystalline substance had appeared. Was this her defense?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armored swordsman clearly knew he couldn’t break her defense. Seeing Andong’s head emerge, he instantly changed tactics and thrust again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Andong didn’t wait for the Dawn Goddess to block—he pulled back sharply, shouting: “Why are you attacking me? I’m not the sinful god!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armored swordsman yanked his blade sideways and roared: “I can’t break her, so I’ll cut you first. Who are you? Why are you here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he turned sideways, he spotted Andong hiding behind the Dawn Goddess and thrust his sword again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dawn Goddess sidestepped once more and blocked it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armored swordsman and the Dawn Goddess circled around Andong as a center, neither able to gain advantage over the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andong seized the chance to ask: “Who is he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The guardian here,” the Dawn Goddess replied briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guardian? What kind of guardian? What’s his name?” Andong asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dawn Goddess answered: “I don’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t know? So weak? Even your name isn’t worth remembering? No wonder you said they couldn’t kill you—only build a cage to trap you. They’re just that weak, you won’t even bother learning their names. Too weak, too weak. Fine, I won’t ask his name either.” Andong sighed dramatically, hammering home “weak,” “not worthy,” “beneath notice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armored swordsman finally snapped, roaring in fury: “Pah! I refuse to tell her! A sinful god has no right to know my name. Listen well, mortal—I am Samus, the Boundless Warden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dawn Goddess snapped: “I asked you hundreds—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could finish, Andong drowned her out with louder volume: “Boundless Warden? You guard the empty Boundless Void? What’s even there to guard? No wonder you’re so weak—the goddess can’t even remember your name!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the Dawn Goddess’s reaction had already jolted Samus back to calm—he no longer fell for Andong’s taunts. He merely sneered: “Only a mortal who knows the Boundless Void? The emptiness of the Void surpasses your imagination. Intruding into the Endless Cage—die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samus stepped back and hurled his longsword sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword circled behind the Dawn Goddess, maneuvering autonomously—its blade suddenly emitted a consciousness that locked onto Andong. This was a sword with a demonic spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic sword prepared to strike. Samus also readied himself—if the Dawn Goddess moved to intercept the demonic blade and exposed that mortal, he’d rush in and crush him barehanded. Such a mortal could be killed with bare hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dawn Goddess indeed panicked, turning—then abruptly halted, as if something had been shoved into her from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, swordlight blazed—and another force erupted violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swordlight was unmistakably from the demonic blade. The other force? Likely the mortal’s. But could such a feeble power possibly matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dawn Goddess could block my sword because of the Dawn Wall. Without the Dawn Wall, I could crush her with one hand—why would I need to build the Endless Cage to imprison her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That mortal has no Dawn Wall. The demonic blade will slice him into seventeen or eighteen pieces. I know exactly how powerful this blade is—if I weren’t wearing my demonic armor, I might not even defeat it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Samus’s mind raced with these thoughts, he was stunned to see no change behind the Dawn Goddess—no scream, no blood spray, no flying flesh, no demonic sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Samus was utterly baffled, the Dawn Goddess suddenly moved forward, gliding toward the platform. As she shifted, she revealed what lay behind—Andong was gone. The demonic sword was gone too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened? Where did they go?” Samus was stunned. Did they teleport away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible. No teleportation here. Only a powerful being capable of freezing space could temporarily stabilize it for teleportation—otherwise, the ever-shifting space would tear everything apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, not only was the mortal gone—so was my demonic sword. How?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dawn Goddess ignored Samus’s questions entirely, flying straight toward the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samus lunged with a punch at her face—only to strike a ring of seven-colored crystal wall. The Dawn Goddess didn’t even blink, continuing forward like an armored airship ignoring insectile scratches, crushing relentlessly toward its target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this…” Samus struck a few more times, then gave up. He’d guarded here for years—he knew the Dawn Wall’s resilience. Even with the demonic sword, he couldn’t break it. How much less so with bare hands?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the Endless Cage… I’m this powerless against the Dawn Wall?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuming, Samus shoved himself against the door on the platform—only to be forcibly shoved inside by the Dawn Goddess, like a passenger trying to disembark from a public carriage as someone else shoved their way in.\u003C\u002Fp>",1154,"2026-06-21T03:18:46.613Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","d0532d02ae1bc01a3da1c72cb8db8adc2c11969a0abd2e09284d6dc5cc08bc08","the-vegetable-growing-skeleton-s-foreign-land-re-chapter-988","the-vegetable-growing-skeleton-s-foreign-land-re-chapter-986",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-vegetable-growing-skeleton-s-foreign-land-re-cover.jpg"]