[{"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-42":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},2318770,4534,"Chapter 42: Lin the Demon King","global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>\"Lingxi was taken away by the Divine General; it seems he’s taking her on a training expedition. She greeted me this morning, saw Itachi weren’t there, and left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Itachi need a sparring partner for your special training, I’ll apply to join—I’m the only one left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Jiang Xia could speak, Lin Qing’s voice came from the end of the corridor—no longer her usual gentle tone, but chillingly cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to apply. Itachi two train together. Starting today, twelve hours a day, in the simulation chamber.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the alloy door of the underground simulation chamber slowly lowered, Jiang Xia finally understood the weight of the words “can’t afford to lose.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing threw him not ordinary weights, but a shackle embedded with fragments of Zhu Yan scales—each step drove malevolent energy into the crevices of his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold it,” Zhao Lie’s voice echoed through the empty simulation chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only when Itachi can use your ability beyond your current realm while wearing this shackle will Itachi pass the first trial.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the first night, Jiang Xia leaned against the chamber wall, gasping, blood tears streaming from his overused Mangekyo Sharingan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When morning light seeped through the simulation chamber’s ventilation window, Jiang Xia woke to the piercing pain in the crevices of his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shackle embedded with Zhu Yan scales had taken root; iron spikes hooked into his flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slight movement sent fine shards of malevolent energy slithering through his wounds into his meridians, numbing his fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng lay curled on the floor nearby, his combat suit torn, blood foam still clinging to his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jiang Xia open his eyes, he forced a grin worse than a sob: “This damn thing… hurts more than being beaten by the Earth King.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia said nothing, pushed himself up against the wall—his knees trembled weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing’s voice suddenly drifted from the shadows: “What are Itachi standing there for? Half an hour warm-up, then ten kilometers with weights—no using your ability!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his feet lay two bundles of iron-sand-weighted straps; the hard ground was indented beneath their weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the entire day’s ten kilometers, Jiang Xia dragged the shackle step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step felt like walking on knife tips; destructive energy surged wildly through his veins, darkening his vision multiple times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near the finish line, Wang Teng suddenly collapsed. Jiang Xia turned back, gritted his teeth, and half-dragged, half-carried him forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing stood at the finish line, arms crossed, silent—until they crossed the line, when she tossed them two vials: “Drink them. Resume in ten minutes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng groaned on the ground: “How did Deputy Commander Lin turn into a demon king? Old Jiang, I should’ve never joined Itachi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia gritted his teeth and drank the vial: “Stop whining. If we survive this, next time we meet Zhou Hao, we’ll crush him effortlessly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feng’s! Let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the third day, the simulation chamber’s environment changed abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alloy floor vanished, replaced by a damp, dense forest; the air reeked of beastly stench, every tree scarred with claw marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing’s voice pierced through the rain, icy and sharp: “Today’s training: evasion. Within half an hour, avoid the Shadow Leopards and retrieve the signal flag at the canyon’s end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember: the shackle must stay on. Use your ability once, add ten kilometers as punishment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she finished speaking, several Shadow Leopards burst from the forest depths, their fur soaked by rain, claws carving deep grooves in the mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia dragged Wang Teng behind a tree; no sooner had they steadied themselves than one Shadow Leopard bypassed Jiang Xia and targeted the weaker Wang Teng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! This beast picks the soft targets!” Wang Teng cursed—but didn’t dodge. Instead, he clenched his fist and took the leopard’s claw head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His combat suit tore instantly; blood mixed with rainwater trickled down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his other hand seized the leopard’s neck and slammed it hard against the tree trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia seized the chance to dash out—but hadn’t run two steps when the leopard’s tail wrapped around his ankle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His knees buckled, plunging him into the mud; the leopard’s claws loomed over his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Jiang!” Wang Teng roared, hurling a stone that struck the leopard’s eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia rolled to his feet, grabbed the shackle, and whipped it hard into the leopard’s belly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leopard shrieked and recoiled, its fur beginning to shed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back-to-back in the rain, they gasped for breath. Wang Teng’s arm still bled, yet he grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t expect this damn shackle had uses like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia said nothing, wiped rain and blood from his face with his sleeve, eyes fixed on the signal flag at the canyon’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, the two stood before Lin Qing, battered and bleeding, holding the signal flag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing tossed them two dried towels: “No sleeping tonight. Train evasion all night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dawn, the simulation chamber’s environment shifted: rain turned to scorching sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun hung overhead, baking the desert like an iron plate; heatwaves warped the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia looked down at the iron-sand weights on his feet; the ointment applied to last night’s leopard wounds now stuck uncomfortably in the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng had already stripped off his combat suit, leaving only a vest: “Deputy Commander Lin wants to roast us into jerky!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today’s mission: use your ability to find ten spirit stones buried in the sand. Return before noon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing’s voice remained as cold and rigid as ever: “The spirit stones are guarded by beasts… and…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, her gaze sweeping over them: “This desert shifts. Take the wrong path, and Itachi’ll never escape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia immediately activated his Mangekyo Sharingan; his ocular technique pierced the flowing sand, faintly spotting red glimmers beneath a nearby dune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Over there.” He dragged Wang Teng toward the dune—no sooner had they stepped on it than the sand beneath them began to sink!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shit! There’s quicksand too!” Wang Teng struggled to climb out—but sank faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia dropped to his knees and hurled the shackle’s chain: “Grab it! Don’t move!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the chain touched Wang Teng’s hand, a sand worm erupted from below, its fangs glinting coldly, lunging for Wang Teng’s leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Jiang, get out of here!” Wang Teng roared, grabbing a stone and hurling it at the worm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia didn’t loosen his grip—he pulled with all his strength: “Stop talking! We leave together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He channeled his last remaining ability through the chain, transmitting it to Wang Teng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shackle’s malevolent energy didn’t backlash—it entwined with his ability, forming a faint barrier that repelled the sand worm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two crawled onto solid ground, covered in sand. Wang Teng spat out a mouthful, grinned, and slapped Jiang Xia’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad—Itachi actually learned to control this damn shackle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia shook his head, fingers still numb; that last move had felt like grinding his meridians to dust and reassembling them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon, they returned to the starting point, clutching ten scorching spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qing looked at their wounds—and for the first time, didn’t immediately assign the next task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tossed them two chilled nutrient vials: “Rest for an hour. Afternoon: combined attack training.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the day’s training ended, Wang Teng lay sprawled on the ground, unable to move a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just one more day and we’re free! No wonder they say surviving the Night Watcher’s training transforms Itachi—no one could endure this intensity without changing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng groaned endlessly—he’d never suffered so much in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>",1251,"2026-06-20T15:06:04.061Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","186a9c2e7fdf760e1ffe56f8a21410a691cfbc6cc04e5f6c0e5d1682222ffb0e","global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-chapter-43","global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-chapter-41",162,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-cover.jpg"]