[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds":3,"chapter-high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-104":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","High Martial Arts Across Two Worlds",{"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},2361075,4616,"Chapter 104: Girl and Beast","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-104",104,"\u003Cp>A ragged girl sprinted ahead, arms crossed, while a tiger-shaped beast chased her furiously behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo pulled the satellite feed closer and squinted—holy shit, what a cute girl with a shapely figure, shoulder-length chestnut-brown hair, pale skin and beautiful features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the classic ‘hero saves the damsel’ scenario?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo sighed and pulled out the *Bestiary of Ten Thousand Beasts*, flipping through it to find information on the tiger-shaped beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emotionally, seeing a damsel in distress, Cang Luo—as a righteous young man—had to save her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, this was a transaction: save the girl, maybe get a reward—perhaps even her body in return...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worth saving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cang Luo wasn’t a fool—he had to first judge whether he was even a match for this tiger-shaped beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was a second-rank beast, he’d strike decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was a third-rank beast, he’d let Erha assist, attempt the rescue, and flee immediately if outmatched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl’s life was less important than his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One minute later, Cang Luo frowned—he’d flipped through the entire *Bestiary of Ten Thousand Beasts* and found no record matching the pale-blue tiger-shaped beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo was puzzled—was it a beast above third rank?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The *Bestiary of Ten Thousand Beasts* was divided into three volumes: Lower, Middle, and Upper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one in Cang Luo’s hands was the Lower Volume, recording only first- to third-rank beasts; the Middle Volume recorded fourth- to sixth-rank beasts, and the Upper Volume recorded seventh- to ninth-rank beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo hesitated—without data on the tiger-shaped beast, he couldn’t judge its strength, and he prepared to abandon the rescue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he reconsidered—the tiger-shaped beast’s size wasn’t much larger than Erha’s, suggesting its strength was comparable to Erha’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Yuanwu Continent, the vast majority of beasts’ strength correlated directly with their size: larger size meant higher rank and greater power, and vice versa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although high-rank beasts could freely enlarge or shrink their bodies, this tiger-shaped beast clearly wasn’t a high-rank one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its speed wasn’t fast—at least not faster than his own—and it had chased for ages without catching the girl ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was nearly done—Cang Luo noticed the cute girl was slowing down, likely exhausted of her Yuan energy; if this continued, she’d be caught soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her clothes had been torn by branches during her run, revealing glimpses of her figure, stirring Cang Luo’s desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the two mounds of flesh—swaying violently as she ran—Cang Luo stared through the satellite feed, eyes glued, nearly blinded by the spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These glimpses of flesh instantly ignited Cang Luo’s heroic resolve to save the damsel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For the girl, for the reward—I’ll go all out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo shouted a rallying cry, then mounted Erha and raced toward the girl at full speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While charging, he still shouted into his phone’s camera: “Sorry, everyone—I’m pausing the livestream for a moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve spotted a damsel in distress—I’m going to save her. I’ll resume soon. If possible, I’ll get her on camera. Stay tuned...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo then tucked his phone into his pocket; the moment it lost contact with his body, it instantly lost connection to Earth, and the livestream ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth viewers watching the livestream didn’t leave the room after the sudden interruption—they excitedly flooded the chat with comments, debating what this “damsel in distress” meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One viewer typed: “This feels just like a xianxia novel—is she the heroine, and will Cang Luo save her and she’ll repay him with her body?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will Cang Luo start a harem? So jealous! Why wasn’t I the one who got reincarnated...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another viewer scoffed: “Hah! You think he’s the protagonist? Just a lucky bastard with no talent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A harem? Do you think this is a game called ‘Yuanwu Continent’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph! This livestream might just be his funeral...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This viewer sparked a wave of backlash—jealous viewers who envied Cang Luo’s reincarnation all joined in mocking him, hoping he’d die on the Yuanwu Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo didn’t see the malicious comments—even if he had, he wouldn’t care. He wouldn’t waste words arguing with a bunch of mortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several minutes of sprinting, the girl being chased by the beast finally appeared in Cang Luo’s direct vision—not just through the satellite feed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl saw Cang Luo and immediately lit up with relief, waving at him and shouting: “Tasukete! Tasukete!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s Kaitai?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo frowned—he didn’t understand what she was saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No time to think—saving her was urgent. Cang Luo quickly reassessed the tiger-shaped beast’s strength and the surrounding environment, then formulated his tactic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tactic was simple: Cang Luo and Erha split up, attacking the tiger-shaped beast from both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo was a step slow—Erha, after circling past the girl, struck first, blasting a searing tongue of flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, from the other side, Cang Luo casually picked up a fist-sized rock and, aided by the satellite’s dynamic tracking, hurled it with pinpoint accuracy at the tiger-shaped beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Cang Luo and his beast companion Erha’s combined attack was swift and fierce, both strikes narrowly missed—the tiger-shaped beast halted abruptly and dodged them both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with the sudden appearance of a human cultivator and the Flame-Wolf, the tiger-shaped beast abandoned its prey. It glanced at Cang Luo twice, sensing his low strength, then turned its gaze intently toward Erha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its mind, this fire-spewing Flame-Wolf was far stronger than the human cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erha instinctively stepped back a few paces—Cang Luo knew it was intimidated by the tiger’s aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Erha was a wolf, and the opponent was a tiger—the king of the jungle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a lone wolf fight a mighty tiger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo sighed softly and mentally transmitted to Erha: Don’t be afraid—we can spew endless flames, turn this thing into roasted tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Cang Luo and Erha communicated mentally, the rescued girl, clutching her torn clothes, staggered toward Cang Luo, eyes shining with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her joy turned to panic—she tripped over a tree root just before reaching him and tumbled straight into Cang Luo’s open arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo felt two soft mounds pressing against him, making it hard to breathe—he inhaled deeply and caught a sweet, refreshing osmanthus scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo froze—where did this osmanthus scent come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He inhaled again sharply, then realized—the scent was the girl’s natural body odor...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl shrieked, immediately scrambled out of his arms, and bowed deeply to him—ninety-degree bows—while rapidly saying: “Gomen nasai! Gomen nasai...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vigorous bowing made her two mounds sway violently up and down—she didn’t notice, unaware that Cang Luo’s eyes were about to pop out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this some kind of melon-swinging exercise?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weighing dozens of jin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo stared, dumbfounded—he wanted to warn her, but couldn’t bring himself to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he just kept staring, eyes locked on her chest, watching her continue her dozens-of-jin melon-swinging routine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—what dialect was she just speaking? “Gomen nasai”? She said “Kaitai” earlier... “Tasukete”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did that sound familiar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl kept bowing; Cang Luo kept staring at her chest, mesmerized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Cang Luo remembered an old porn film he’d watched—and it all clicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was speaking Japanese?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gomen nasai” meant “sorry”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tasukete” meant “help”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing this, Cang Luo firmly gripped her shoulders to stop her insane melon-swinging and asked: “Ano... ano... where are you from?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo had intended to ask in Japanese he’d learned from old films—but the words slipped his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Cang Luo stopped her bowing, the girl calmly pulled at her torn clothes to cover herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she looked at him seriously and said: “Hai! Watashi wa Nihonjin, watashi no namae wa Uesugi Emiko.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uesugi Emiko?” Cang Luo blinked—he’d actually guessed right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the east of the Yuanwu Continent lay a small nation called Nihon—Earth’s island nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why was a Nihon person appearing in Huaxia territory?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in a Yuanwu Continent where ninety percent of the population was Huaxia, how could a Nihon person even exist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uesugi Emiko glanced nervously at the shadowy tiger locked in standoff with the two-headed Flame-Wolf, then turned back to Cang Luo, who was still dazed, and urged: “My lord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo snapped back to reality—he felt embarrassed staring at Uesugi Emiko, who still had her arms crossed, so he looked away. “I’m Cang Luo, disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect. You said you’re from Nihon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But why is your hair chestnut-brown? Shouldn’t it be black, like Huaxia people?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uesugi Emiko was about to explain, but realized now wasn’t the time—the shadowy tiger was still nearby, and the two-headed Flame-Wolf couldn’t hold it much longer—they had to flee immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, hadn’t she sensed correctly? This Huaxia man was just at the ninth level of the Warrior Realm? And that two-headed Flame-Wolf was his beast companion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Warrior Realm cultivator taming a beast—even a first-rank beast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was he thinking? And he’s a disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was Uesugi Emiko who was stunned—she’d assumed she was saved when Cang Luo appeared and blocked the shadowy tiger, but now realized he was only ninth-level Warrior—lower than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadowy tiger was a fifth-rank beast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uesugi Emiko hurriedly said: “Cang Jun, that beast is a fifth-rank Shadow Tiger! Have your beast distract it—we must run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, Uesugi Emiko turned to flee—but after only two steps, her depleted Yuan energy made her stumble and nearly fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo gasped: “Fifth-rank beast!? Shadow Tiger?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he couldn’t find its data in the Upper Volume of the *Bestiary of Ten Thousand Beasts*—it was a fifth-rank beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a fifth-rank beast appear in a region inhabited by second-rank beasts? Hunting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No time to hesitate—survival was urgent. Cang Luo immediately mentally ordered Erha to spew smoke to distract the Shadow Tiger, then hoisted Uesugi Emiko onto his back and ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Cang Jun!” Uesugi Emiko said gratefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo said nothing—he ran as hard as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them, the Shadow Tiger, seeing its prey escape, immediately gave chase—but thanks to Erha’s distraction, it couldn’t catch up, and the distance widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erha was invaluable—under endless Yuan energy, it spewed flames and smoke like water, harassing the Shadow Tiger while chasing after Cang Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo exhaled in relief—once they escaped the beast forest, they’d be safe; outside, Profound Heaven Sect seniors and officers waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Tiger wasn’t faster than him, and with Erha blocking it, it wouldn’t catch up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After feeling there was no danger, Cang Luo finally asked, \"Up Shan  Hui-mei-zi, why were you being chased by a fifth-rank beast? Are you alone? Which sect are you from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the imperial-rank sect Profound Heaven Gate, the Tongzhou region where the Beast Forest lay contained four imperial-rank sects; since her clothing was not from Profound Heaven Gate, she was very likely a disciple of one of those imperial-rank sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up Shan  Hui-mei-zi did not answer immediately. She turned to look at the distant Shadow Tiger, then at Erha, surprised that Cang Luo’s beast companion, the Two-Headed Flame Devouring Wolf, could still spew smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though merely a first-rank beast, it clearly possessed the combat power of a second-rank beast—no wonder it was a mutated beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Cang Jun chose to subdue a beast even when he was at the ninth level of Warrior cultivation—he had encountered a mutated beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it was somewhat unworthy; after all, a first-rank beast was still a first-rank beast, never quite matching a second-rank beast...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up Shan  Hui-mei-zi did not dwell on it and hurriedly said, \"Cang Jun, I’m an outer disciple of the Wu Da Xi Wu Xing Palace...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1918,"2026-06-21T06:04:04.528Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","517f33cbb8ea4715e37852c623b2e9fad4d07d472139f9713ad7881a9bde7d03","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-105","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-103",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]