[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha":3,"chapter-global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-chapter-38":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Global High Martial Arts, Starting Off with a Sharingan",{"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},2318766,4534,"Chapter 38","global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-chapter-38",38,"\u003Cp>Wang Teng immediately puffed out his chest: “Director Su, rest assured! I’ll protect them both!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He patted his own chest, but didn’t notice he bumped into the nearby file rack, sending several folders clattering to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia and Ye Lingxi exchanged a helpless glance, then bent down to help him pick up the files.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the branch’s main gate, Wang Teng finally dropped his goofy grin, his expression turning serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go! Let’s get our first mission done smoothly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three arrived at the Hongliu Alley factory; Wang Teng glanced around. “Old Xia, there’s no one here—did we get the wrong location?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxi pointed to footprints on the ground. “These are fresh prints. We’re not wrong—they must’ve left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia nodded. “We wait here. We’ll catch them in the act.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hours passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng could no longer hold back. “It’s almost night—why haven’t they shown up? Is the intel wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he finished speaking, the factory gate swung open. Jiang Xia clamped a hand over Wang Teng’s mouth and yanked him into a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three shadowy figures entered. The one in the center, dressed in black, sensed an unusual aura and halted, scanning the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng, about to act, accidentally stepped on a metal plate—*bang, bang!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run!” The central black-clad man reacted fastest, grabbing the two beside him and sprinting toward the warehouse deep inside the factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng’s eyes flashed—he summoned a rune on his palm. “Think Itachi can escape? Not a chance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gravity Rune: Sink!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of times normal gravity crushed the three black-clad men to the ground, leaving them writhing and moaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxi stopped, flicking out several threads of ice that bound the three men tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the black-clad men stumbled and fell, his black sack spilling onto the ground—several stones engraved with demonic beast symbols rolled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia bent down, picked up the sack, and as soon as his fingers touched the stones, a chilling energy slithered up his fingertips—he clenched his fist, suppressing it with his own spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t touch those stones!” No sooner had Jiang Xia spoken than the foremost black-clad man broke free of his bindings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled a short dagger from his sleeve and slashed toward Jiang Xia. “Wood Release: Piercing Technique!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wooden spikes erupted from Jiang Xia’s arm, piercing straight through the black-clad man’s body before the dagger could land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the man still struggling, Jiang Xia formed hand seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden spikes exploded inside the man’s body, branching wildly along his meridians—fabric tore, bones cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His final scream choked in his throat; his body swelled like a soaked sponge, then rapidly shriveled—leaving only a grotesque corpse, stretched and distorted by protruding wooden branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng sealed the acupoints of the remaining two black-clad men, bound them tightly, and threw them onto the ground like zongzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood with hands on hips, panting, looking down at the groaning men and smirked. “How’s that for combat power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxi knelt, examining the token on the pierced man’s body—a carved “13.” Her brow furrowed. “Another Cult of the Dark God operative. Probably a minor leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia stepped to one of the bound men, stared into his eyes. “What were Itachi doing here? What are these stones for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man glared at Jiang Xia, then fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him stubbornly refuse to speak, Jiang Xia stopped wasting words—his Rinnegan’s tomoe spun. “Mind Dive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed his hand on the black-clad man’s head and yanked hard—a purple spiritual essence tore free from the man’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s eyes went vacant; his body collapsed to the ground, lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxi stood frozen. Even as the General’s granddaughter, raised among the elite, she’d never seen such a technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng leapt back, pointing at the spirit, mouth gaping wide enough to swallow a fist. “W-WTF! Old Xia, that’s brutal—Itachi just ripped out his soul?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the memories, Jiang Xia crushed the spirit—it dissolved. He turned to the stunned pair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s one of my abilities. I can strip an enemy’s soul and extract their memories.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng’s eyes gleamed with envy. “Your ability’s insane—giants, meteorites, now soul-draining?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxi recovered and asked, “So what’s their goal? Are they from the Cult of the Dark God?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia shook his head. “This one’s just a regular bounty hunter. But the one who posted the reward? Definitely the Cult of the Dark God.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the first black-clad man, then pointed to the sack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s the real one—Thirteenth Seat of the Cult in Linjiang. Their mission: smuggle these stones into the city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These three are just one squad. I suspect many other bounty hunters are involved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng slapped the last black-clad man. “Itachi’ve seen our methods. Speak up. Don’t make things worse for yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man shuddered under the blow, teeth chattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I’m just a regular bounty hunter. Saw this job on the black market—high pay, low risk. Took it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng kicked a nearby metal barrel—*clang!* “That’s it? What about the other squads? How many others?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know how many! I heard every bounty hunter nearby was scrambling for this job. If I’d known it was this dangerous, I’d have died before taking it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-clad man lay trembling on the ground, repeating over and over: “I won’t do it again… I won’t do it again…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia crouched, grabbed his hair, and forced him to meet his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll ask Itachi again: On the wanted list before, how many wanted to kill a student named Jiang Xia? And why was the bounty withdrawn?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man grew pale under Jiang Xia’s stare, straining to remember. “I… I heard the student Jiang Xia was just a Martial Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I’m only at the peak of Martial Practitioner. And the bounty was so high—it had to be a trap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard the top ten bounty hunters all wanted to go after him. But Jiang Xia kept hiding inside the Night Watch HQ. Then the Night Watch forcibly pulled the bounty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man clutched Jiang Xia’s leg, sobbing. “I swear, that’s all I know! Please spare me! I won’t do it again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia frowned, kicked the man off his leg—just enough force to send him sprawling on his back, no bones broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take him back. That’s enough for a report.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng rushed forward, grabbed the rope tied to the man’s back, and dragged him like a sack of grain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go! Stop crying! If Itachi dare cause trouble again, Itachi’ll have plenty more to cry about!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-clad man’s feet scraped the ground as he was dragged, mumbling frantically: “I told Itachi everything…”—his voice cracked with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxi bent down, tied the sack containing the mysterious stones tightly, then wrapped two more layers of ice threads around it to prevent energy leakage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We need to clean up the Hongliu Alley scene. The body and the fight traces can’t stay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled out her communicator and tapped twice. “I’ve notified the cleanup team. Let’s take him back to the branch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three escorted the black-clad man toward the branch, Wang Teng muttering under his breath all the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Never thought the top ten bounty hunters all wanted Itachi, Old Xia. While Itachi were holed up in HQ, the outside world must’ve been like a gold rush.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia said nothing, his mind racing, connecting the dots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxi glanced at him, softly: “The Night Watch forcibly withdrew the bounty—that means it’s still under control. Don’t worry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than half an hour later, the three stepped through the gates of the Night Watch’s Linjiang branch.\u003C\u002Fp>",1269,"2026-06-20T15:06:04.061Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6d5f12826d46aae5e897c833cf5dec14e522b1d727d12e1e584f57a1c7e5d3e8","global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-chapter-39","global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-chapter-37",162,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-cover.jpg"]