[{"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-66":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},2318794,4534,"Chapter 66: Crimson-Scaled Beast","global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>After dealing with the Ironclad Rhinoceros, Jiang Xia and Wang Teng walked up to several civilians and asked, “Are Itachi all right? Are there any others here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man trembled as he replied, “We’re fine, thank Itachi. There are still many people ahead in the mall, but it’s surrounded by countless aberrant beasts—we can’t get through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia nodded and said, “Find a safe place to hide first. We’ll handle the rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he and Wang Teng sprinted toward the mall. When they reached the entrance, both sucked in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of aberrant beasts had gathered at the mall’s entrance, each of a different species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ironclad Rhinoceroses, Ironfeather Eagles, and even larger aberrant beasts were frantically slamming into the mall’s barrier, trying to break inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are too many to charge through,” Wang Teng frowned. “We need a way to lure some away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia’s gaze sharpened. “I have an idea.” He activated his Sharingan, spiritual power surging wildly through his body as his left eye unleashed Shinra Tensei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia locked his gaze on a distant building; the power of Shinra Tensei erupted instantly, sucking a section of the building’s wall into the Kamui dimension with a thunderous crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aberrant beasts, startled by the explosion, turned their attention and charged toward the building. “Now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia shouted, and together with Wang Teng, they dashed toward the mall’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The civilians inside, hearing the commotion, rushed to the door and, seeing Jiang Xia and Wang Teng, lit up with relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quick, we’ll get Itachi out!” Jiang Xia said, escorting the civilians with Wang Teng toward safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were about to leave the city district, a deafening roar echoed, and the ground shook violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia and Wang Teng exchanged glances, both seeing shock in each other’s eyes—this roar belonged to a high-rank aberrant beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Itachi all keep moving forward. I’ll go check it out,” Jiang Xia told Wang Teng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng nodded. “Be careful. Call me if anything happens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia turned and sprinted toward the source of the roar; the closer he got, the more violent the tremors became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached a pile of ruins, he finally saw the source of the roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an aberrant beast over ten meters tall, its body covered in dark red scales, two massive horns on its head, and eyes the size of lanterns, wildly destroying surrounding buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a Crimson-Scaled Beast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High-rank Crimson-Scaled Beasts possess extreme defense and can spew scorching flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia’s expression darkened—this Crimson-Scaled Beast was nearing the Wang Jie realm; even a Wang Hou would struggle against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crimson-Scaled Beast sensed Jiang Xia’s presence, turned its head, and fixed him with bloodthirsty eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It opened its jaws and unleashed a searing flame straight at Jiang Xia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia’s eyes narrowed; he activated Shinra Tensei, his body phasing out of existence to evade the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he repeated his tactic, leaping onto the beast’s back and forming a Chidori in his right hand, driving it hard into the beast’s scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom…” The Chidori struck the scales with a thunderous crash, but the scales remained unbroken, only trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So tough!” Jiang Xia was stunned—he hadn’t expected his Chidori, even after reaching Wu Zong, to fail against this beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the attack on its back, the Crimson-Scaled Beast roared in fury, thrashing violently to shake Jiang Xia off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia gripped the scales tightly, drew his Kusanagi, and formed another Chidori Blade, stabbing again at the scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sssch…” The Kusanagi finally pierced through the scales, sinking into the beast’s flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crimson-Scaled Beast let out a piercing shriek, becoming even more frenzied. It leapt high and slammed down hard, trying to crush Jiang Xia beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Jiang Xia immediately leapt off its back, avoiding the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast landed, turned, and spat another blast of flame at Jiang Xia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Susano’o!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Jiang Xia didn’t dodge—he instantly transformed into Susano’o, wielding the Yata Mirror to block the flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is Susano’o at the Wu Zong realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia felt the spiritual power surging within him, thinking silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since breaking through to Wu Zong, his Susano’o had grown stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susano’o’s spiritual energy coalesced into a long sword, swinging down at the Crimson-Scaled Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast tried to dodge, but Susano’o moved too fast—it struck the beast’s body instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sssch—” The beast’s body split cleanly in two, blood spraying as it collapsed, motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia dismissed Susano’o, took a breath—using Susano’o had drained much of his chakra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Wang Teng’s comm suddenly chimed: “Lao Xia, where are Itachi? We’ve got trouble—massive numbers of aberrant beasts ahead, we can’t get through!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia’s heart tightened. “Where are Itachi? I’m coming now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Near the east bridge in the city district—too many aberrant beasts, and there are three high-rank ones: two Crimson-Scaled Beasts and a Diamond Ape. We’re about to break!” Wang Teng’s voice carried urgency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia ended the call and sprinted toward the east bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived, even he was daunted—the bridge was swarming with hundreds of aberrant beasts, including three fifth-rank ones: two Crimson-Scaled Beasts and one Diamond Ape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng was fighting alongside several soldiers, backed against the bridge’s edge, their situation dire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fatty, I’m here!” Jiang Xia shouted, leaping onto the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated his Sharingan, unleashing Shinra Tensei once more, targeting one Crimson-Scaled Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the beast could react, it was twisted and shredded by Shinra Tensei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other Crimson-Scaled Beast, seeing its companion vanish, roared in rage and charged Jiang Xia, mouth open to spew flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia’s eyes hardened—he switched to Amaterasu. “Amaterasu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black flames instantly engulfed the beast; within seconds, its unbreakable scales and flesh were reduced to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining Diamond Ape, seeing both Crimson-Scaled Beasts eliminated, grew even more frenzied. It raised its massive fist and swung toward the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huangquan Lock!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fen Tian!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Teng released his talisman runes, which formed chains that wrapped around the Diamond Ape, each link blazing with fire—within moments, the beast’s limbs were burned to cinders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the fallen Diamond Ape, Wang Teng exhaled in relief and walked over to Jiang Xia. “That was too close. Glad Itachi showed up when Itachi did.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xia shook his head. “No time for that now. Let’s get the civilians to safety.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1057,"2026-06-20T15:06:04.061Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ba2f72262c35221f2bb919a1b6a46438cd5d31827396df0d64b897816496c313","global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-chapter-67","global-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-chapter-65",162,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-high-martial-arts-starting-off-with-a-sha-cover.jpg"]