[{"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-57":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},2318785,4534,"Chapter 57: Unceasing Chaos","global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>At noon, a shrill alarm suddenly blared through the commercial square; beneath a temporary stage, a blood-colored array was quietly activating, plunging passersby into illusions where they turned on each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a confinement array!” Wang Teng recognized it at a glance, his fingertips weaving incantation runes—“Thunder Rune: Shocking Thunder!” Golden lightning struck the array’s core, but the array only rippled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia’s pupils shifted into the Shinra Tensei Sharingan. “It’s a stacked array—three cores.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He vanished in a flash, Shinra Tensei warping space to forcibly strip the energy from the eastern core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the opportunity, Wang Teng cast his spell: “Hundredfold Gravity Rune!” Beneath the rune, a hundredfold gravitational pressure crushed the array, causing it to collapse instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusions vanished; three hunters hidden among the crowd barely moved to flee before the Second Squad rushed in and pinned them to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Late at night, Su Changfeng stared at the interrogation room’s surveillance: “They’re all bounty hunters. Someone paid them a substantial sum to take this risk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dawn, six locations erupted simultaneously: hospital oxygen tanks had been tampered with, school loudspeakers emitted hypnotic soundwaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barriers at the highway exit transformed into razor-sharp metal blades; Night Watchers deployed en masse, Jiang Xia and Wang Teng splitting up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jiang Xia arrived at the hospital, the oxygen tanks were already leaking; one hunter lurked at the end of the corridor, controlling flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shinra Tensei!” The hunter was instantly pulled to his face; Jiang Xia’s Tsukuyomi Sharingan locked onto his eyes. “Stop pretending—Itachi reek of blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hunter’s pupils contracted; he barely moved to resist before Wang Teng arrived and immobilized him with a “Paralysis Rune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By dusk, the final hunter sabotaging the TV station was captured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia rubbed his aching eyes; the Rinnegan gradually faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two days now—Yang Wei hasn’t moved a muscle. Too unusual.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng tucked away his incantation talismans and said grimly: “The auction starts tomorrow. He’s holding back something big.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only one day left before the auction, at four a.m., the Night Watch’s supply vehicle was ambushed en route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten bounty hunters attacked—each carried sought-after black-market explosives called Spirit-Burst Bombs, detonating on sight and cratering the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These people are here to drain our stamina,” Jiang Xia muttered, hiding behind the vehicle, his Sharingan scanning the battlefield—he spotted two hunters wielding crossbow bolts coated with the Cult of the Dark God’s blood poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yang Wei wants us and the Cult of the Dark God to fight each other like snatching fish from a pond.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng suddenly pressed his palms to the ground, channeling a Gravity Rune; pale blue incantation ripples spread outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any bounty hunter touched by the ripples moved half a beat slower under the crushing gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi’ve got three minutes. Can Itachi hold?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia nodded; twin beams of Amaterasu black flames erupted, reducing the two front-line hunters to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snatched up crossbows from the ground and shot three arrows, severing the strings of three other hunters’ weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly three minutes later, the Fifth Squad of the Night Watch arrived, wiping out the remaining bounty hunters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Su stared at the mountain of captives in the interrogation room, his fingers tapping the desk louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yang Wei’s using bounty hunters as cannon fodder to exhaust both us and the Cult of the Dark God.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia rubbed his aching eyes; the constant use of Sharingan and Rinnegan had drained his spiritual power severely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He wants us weakened at the auction—but I feel he’s hiding something first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Shen Zhou’s message arrived: the Cult of the Dark God’s Xue Qi had led a raid on three bounty hunter hideouts, declaring they’d wipe out these trash completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Changfeng chuckled. “Looks like these bounty hunters gave them plenty of trouble too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia glanced at Su Changfeng’s cheerful face and pulled his lips into a grimace. “What’s so funny? It’s time to panic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Changfeng, sensing the odd stares around him, cleared his throat. “One day left until the auction—don’t let your guard down! I’ll handle Xue Sha. Itachi two handle the auction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the third day arrived—the black market auction commenced as scheduled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Held in an underground casino on the city’s outskirts, the casino’s equipment had been cleared out and converted into an auction hall; the air reeked of money and decadence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All manner of people moved through it: well-dressed antique dealers, burly gangsters with scarred faces, and several cloaked figures radiating chilling energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Mian, impersonating Yang Wei, sat in the main seat, wearing the same cold smirk as Yang Wei, his gaze sweeping the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, several black-clad bodyguards never left his side, their badges glinting coldly at their waists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midway through the auction, the host finally announced the day’s climax: the Kunpeng Spirit Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the wooden box opened, a brilliant blue light flooded the entire hall; everyone’s breath quickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia and Wang Teng, seated in the corner, exchanged a glance—they felt at least a dozen powerful auras gathering around the venue, several unmistakably bearing the Cult of the Dark God’s signature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Starting bid: one hundred million!” The host’s voice trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price skyrocketed, surging past one billion. Then, a cold voice cut through the noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want the Kunpeng Spirit Core. Anyone who dares compete with me is declaring war on the entire Cult of the Dark God!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words echoed, a group of black-robed figures emerged from the shadows—led by Xue Lian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore a sinister smile, her gaze locking onto the Night Watch like a venomous serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xue Lian, Itachi speak with great arrogance,” Jiang Xia rose, his eyes slowly opening. “We’re here. The Kunpeng Spirit Core—Itachi won’t take it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere snapped taut; both sides gripped their weapons, a massive battle imminent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yang Wei” suddenly laughed, clapping his hands. “It seems everyone’s impatient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let it be decided by strength—whoever claims the core, wins it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward and hurled the wooden box into the air. “But before that—try my gift for Itachi all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the entire warehouse shuddered violently; complex crimson patterns surfaced on the ground, unleashing a surge of powerful array energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless black vines erupted from the earth, coiling like venomous snakes toward everyone present; the air thickened with the stench of blood and cursed energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a killing array!” Jiang Xia’s face darkened. “Is he insane? Even he won’t survive this array!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Lian hadn’t expected Yang Wei to set such a vicious array; caught in the vines, she roared in fury: “Yang Wei! Itachi dare betray us? Itachi’re asking for death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the chaos, Qian Mian, impersonating Yang Wei, deliberately exposed himself to the array’s attack—a thick vine pierced his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he fell, he cast a subtle glance toward a certain direction, a triumphant smile curling on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yang Wei’s dead!” someone shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one paid attention; both Night Watch and Cult of the Dark God members were trapped in the array, forced to join forces against the endless vines and curses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Lian burned her essence to break free; though she escaped the encirclement, she was grievously wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the real Yang Wei stood in the cellar of an old house at Shanhai Pass, watching the auction unfold through a specially crafted communication talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the desperate state of the Cult of the Dark God and the Night Watch, he slowly closed his eyes, his face expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>",1239,"2026-06-20T15:06:04.061Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1e86385e09f87f95865ff7f21c2fe7a4d65a550f2ec8fbfbb45ad17716ae634b","global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-chapter-58","global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-chapter-56",162,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-cover.jpg"]