[{"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-118":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},2361089,4616,"Chapter 118: Kidney? Testicle?","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-118",118,"\u003Cp>The earth badger is a second-rank earth-elemental beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It excels at digging burrows, moving freely underground; by day it prefers to stay in its den amusing itself, and only emerges at dusk or night to forage if undisturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth badger is an omnivorous beast, eating fruits, vegetables, spirit herbs, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for meat, it eats whatever it can overpower; its resistance to poison is extremely strong—it consumes poisonous beasts and toxic plants without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among second-rank beasts, the earth badger is lightweight in size, with low attack power, yet it is fiercely combative and especially enjoys provoking opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the opponent is a second-rank or third-rank beast, it dares to charge forward and fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it loses, it doesn’t matter—using its burrowing ability, it strikes and retreats instantly, vanishing underground to hide its achievements, then waits for another chance to ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it’s momentarily caught, it has no fear: its fur is tough and slippery, and with a few wriggles it breaks free and dives underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the earth badger activates its innate talent of unyielding battle, fighting again and again until the opponent flees in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, among first- to third-rank beasts, the earth badger’s reputation is notoriously dreadful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those weaker flee at the mere rumor of it; those stronger can’t catch it, can’t kill it, and end up plagued by its harassment—only fleeing as far as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even some mid-rank beasts, occasionally leaving their territory to hunt, grow weary of the earth badger and simply drive it away, for its meat is foul and tough—utterly inedible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Cang Luo, the earth badger is identical to the honey badger of Earth—daring to provoke lions with a dog-sized body, leaving the lions helpless, truly driving lions mad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Earth, netizens bestowed the honey badger with the honorific title of the \"Pingtou Ge\" generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In summary, the earth badger is an extremely annoying, yet uncatchable cockroach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this is precisely the beast Cang Luo wishes to subdue!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hot-tempered, ready to fight at the slightest provocation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tough and resilient!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most crucially, it digs burrows and ambushes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the perfect match for Erha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, while reviewing the “Bestiary of Ten Thousand Beasts,” Cang Luo had already listed the earth badger as one of the candidates for his second beast companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But during the day, the earth badger hides in its burrow—satellites can’t detect it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, the earth badger emerges, but satellites lack night vision and can’t see it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although one could search systematically by scanning for burrows, the beast forest’s area is far too vast—pixel-by-pixel searching is like finding a needle in a haystack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, satellites are suited only for detecting and monitoring moving objects; static environments or stationary objects like burrows consume too much yuan awareness to locate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also why Cang Luo never used satellites to search for spirit herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the earth badger before him is the first one Cang Luo has discovered in these past dozen days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must sincerely thank Fengli—he wouldn’t have found a suitable beast for so long without Fengli spotting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo exclaimed: “Huimeizi, don’t let that Pingtou Ge... the earth badger escape. Have your beast, Fengli, lure it out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Capture it alive—no exceptions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hai!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Shangyi Huimeizi didn’t know why Cang Luo wanted to capture the earth badger alive, she obeyed immediately, commanding Fengli to seize it at all costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fengli didn’t need Huimeizi’s command—it was already searching for the earth badger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pressed its nose to the burrow entrance, sniffing fiercely, then pressed its ears to the ground, listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few breaths, Fengli leapt upward, revealing its blue-gas claws, diving straight down toward an ordinary patch of ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the instant Fengli landed, the ground suddenly loosened, and a short, thick, earth-yellow gas claw suddenly shot up from beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The claw’s owner was the earth badger—it and Fengli are sworn enemies, similar in size and attack style: one a master of burrowing, the other a master of climbing trees, born to clash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever they meet, they fight—but neither can defeat the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fengli attacks from above, the earth badger strikes from below—their gas claws collide again, producing a howling wind that kicks up dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the dust settled, the earth badger had already vanished underground, preparing for its next ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fengli, unwilling to yield, ran back and forth across the ground, listening here, sniffing there; the moment it sensed the earth badger’s movement, it attacked—yet all efforts proved futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Fengli’s attack power surpassed the earth badger’s, it wasn’t overwhelming enough to instantly kill it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth badger always struck and retreated instantly, then reappeared at another burrow entrance, emitting a hoarse “ya-ya” sound to mock Fengli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth badger’s smug, half-buried head peeking out from its hole was infuriating—Cang Luo and Shangyi Huimeizi immediately joined the battle, and Erha, furious, joined too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, two humans and two beasts began a coordinated assault on the earth badger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their numbers, the earth badger didn’t flee—it grew even more excited, waving its claws at Fengli and Erha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was blatant provocation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo and Erha shared a mental link—they immediately sensed the earth badger’s emotional shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erha, enraged, opened its wolf jaws and spat a torrent of flame—but the earth badger had already Dunrudixia , evading effortlessly, only to reappear moments later at another burrow to mock again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, the ground became riddled with pits: some dug by Cang Luo’s Thunder Palm, some by the earth badger’s burrowing, others mindlessly clawed out by Erha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It resembled a game of Whac-A-Mole—Cang Luo, Huimeizi, and their beasts as players, the earth badger as the mole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet not once did they land a solid hit—the earth badger was simply too cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, Cang Luo’s gas-powered Thunder Palm could have stunned it; with slightly reduced power, it might have killed it outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangyi Huimeizi panted: “Cang Jun, the earth badger is far too cunning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I suspect its nest lies beneath this ground—there must be a labyrinth of interconnected tunnels, otherwise it couldn’t dig so swiftly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo nodded. The earth badger was the most troublesome beast he’d ever encountered—without exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously encountered beasts, though far stronger, were always killable—he either fought them head-on or wore them down with Erha’s help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this earth badger was simply annoying—no, it was downright insufferable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Fengli could detect its faint movements and launch preemptive attacks; Cang Luo and Huimeizi could only strike when it surfaced—how could they ever land a hit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poor Erha had even burned its mouth dry with flame, yet hadn’t singed a single hair of the earth badger...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! A burrow-dwelling earth badger is truly unsolvable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo sighed and sat down to rest—not from physical fatigue, but mental exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangyi Huimeizi also sat, puzzled: “Cang Jun, why do you want to capture the earth badger alive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo replied weakly: “To subdue it as a beast companion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Subdue it as a beast companion?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangyi Huimeizi froze, then exclaimed in shock: “Cang Jun, you already have Erha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I plan to subdue another.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Cang Luo spoke, Shangyi Huimeizi shot to her feet, astonished: “Cang Jun, are you planning to use a kidney... or a testicle as the offering to subdue it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, her cheeks flushed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides using the appendix as an offering to subdue beasts, some martial artists use kidneys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans have two kidneys, but one alone can sustain bodily functions—though the body weakens; if it means gaining a powerful beast companion, it’s worth considering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, men possess one additional organ usable for subduing beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is the testicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men have two testicles; sacrificing one to subdue a beast companion is possible, though few martial artists ever do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangyi Huimeizi never imagined Cang Luo would willingly sacrifice a kidney—or a testicle—for a single beast companion...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not worth it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Shangyi Huimeizi recalled something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Cang Jun had stopped mid-act and refused to explain why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that Cang Jun’s kidney or testicle was damaged—perfect for use as an offering?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she thought, the more plausible it seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many martial artists with multiple beast companions had sacrificed organs that were diseased, injured, or irreparably damaged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To avoid wasting them, they used them as offerings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So—was it Cang Jun’s kidney or his testicle that was damaged?\u003C\u002Fp>",1388,"2026-06-21T06:04:04.528Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","86a82cdc64b051ee29701c86c85d48bc79d798ec8db22bbf3479d020e5341ba9","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-119","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-117",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]