[{"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-119":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},2361090,4616,"Chapter 119: The Second Beast Companion","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-119",119,"\u003Cp>“Kidneys? Testicles?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo blinked, realizing Uesugi Emiko had misunderstood him, but he couldn’t tell her the truth—otherwise he’d expose his regenerative ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Cang Luo could only say: “Emiko, you’re mistaken. I don’t use kidneys or testicles to subdue beast companions, nor any other organ. Let’s focus on how to catch the badger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?” Uesugi Emiko gave Cang Luo a long look but asked no further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought for a moment, then suddenly said: “Cang Jun, you can have Husky blast smoke into the burrow—that’ll surely force the badger out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo slapped his forehead, delighted: “Why didn’t I think of that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately transmitted the method to Husky via voice projection: blast smoke into the burrow—pour it on, choke the flathead to death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, Uesugi Emiko, and Fengli then spread out to guard several burrow entrances, preventing the badger’s escape while waiting for it to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aowu! Aowu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Husky let out two excited howls; its left silver wolf head puffed its cheeks and blasted a continuous stream of white smoke, thick with the smell of gunpowder, from its jaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Cang Luo saw smoke rising from a burrow beside Husky—this meant the burrows were connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo grinned: “Husky, keep blasting—force it out, then make it your subordinate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aowu...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Husky’s right wolf head howled excitedly again, while its left head intensified its smoke output.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Husky kept blasting white smoke into the burrows, and new burrows around them continuously began spewing smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, the badger continued its ambushes and harassment, but its range of movement shrank further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Cang Luo’s command, Husky kept shifting positions and switching burrows to blast smoke, compressing inward until only one burrow remained without smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo sneered, standing guard with Uesugi Emiko at the single remaining burrow entrance, waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fengli pressed its ears to the ground, listening for any attempt by the badger to dig a new escape tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uesugi Emiko suddenly said: “Cang Jun, do you think the badger might have suffocated inside—or already dug out and escaped?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo’s heart tightened; he wasn’t sure: “Probably not—it was too arrogant...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken than he saw Fengli’s ears twitch—he instantly grew alert, knowing the flathead hadn’t fled; it was about to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, less than half a minute later, a flat-topped head slowly poked out from the burrow they guarded—it was the flathead badger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo rejoiced; his Thunder Palm had been waiting. He slammed it down onto the badger’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only half his strength, the Thunder Palm easily knocked the badger unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yōshi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo happily pulled the badger from the burrow, unable to resist muttering in Japanese.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past days, living side by side with Uesugi Emiko, his Japanese had improved dramatically—far faster than learning from islander films back on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tied the badger tightly with vine ropes, then took a beast hide from his pack and began drawing the beast companion contract array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uesugi Emiko watched silently beside him; she longed to ask what organ he’d use as sacrifice—but held back. She’d find out soon enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After more than ten minutes, the beast companion contract array was complete. He dripped his and the badger’s blood into it—all was ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, Cang Luo suddenly grew uneasy—he wasn’t sure if his newly regrown appendix could serve as a sacrifice to subdue a beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it could, it meant he’d gained a Summoner class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it couldn’t... it should work, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo took a deep breath, stopped overthinking, and began subduing the badger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hand pressed on the array, the other gripped the badger’s flat head firmly; he unleashed all his Yuan Shi to invade the badger’s brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This step went surprisingly smoothly—no resistance, unlike when he subdued Husky. Perhaps because Husky had two heads, or because the badger was still unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, Cang Luo effortlessly took control of the badger’s mind. Now, he only needed to offer an organ as sacrifice—the appendix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He split off a strand of Yuan Shi to envelop his newly regrown appendix. This was the final, most critical step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nervous anticipation, Cang Luo activated the beast companion contract array—his palms sweated. Whether he’d gain a second, even third or hundred beast companions, it all hinged on this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he tensed, he suddenly felt a searing heat in his left hand pressing the array—the sign the array had activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, he felt a slight tightening, a pang, on his lower right abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inner vision revealed: the appendix was gone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where it had been, a wound remained—now being healed by infinite Yuan Li, cells splitting, flesh regenerating bit by bit—it itched...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Cang Luo’s heart surged with overwhelming joy—the feeling... like conquering a city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Success!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The badger became his second beast companion—and his appendix seemed capable of regenerating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant, in a month, he could subdue another beast companion...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo trembled as he withdrew his hands, gazing at the badger with burning eyes—as if it were a beautiful woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tightly bound badger slowly woke, opening its shrewd eyes and staring intently at Cang Luo. It suddenly felt strangely familiar...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—not familiar. A sense of absolute obedience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That feeling made it deeply displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yaya! Yaya yaya yaya...” The badger rasped several sounds at Cang Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was telepathically shouting: “Let go of this great master! Release me at once!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo’s face darkened instantly—he slapped the badger hard, sending it rolling across the ground in circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo clapped his hands and barked: “Dare you call yourself ‘great master’ in front of me? You little flathead, you want to die? Get over here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With its limbs bound by vines, the badger could only roll—like a sausage—until it reached Cang Luo’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It rasped telepathically: “I rolled over, I rolled over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo was speechless—he knew the badger meant: “I rolled over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too fast, no pause—the absence of a comma changed the meaning entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he untied the badger, Cang Luo shook his head: “Husky, this flathead still can’t speak well. Teach it properly—it’s your subordinate now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aowu! Aowu! Yes, boss!” Husky answered in its unmistakable double-tone voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo nodded, then turned to the badger: “From today, your name is Pingtou. The two-headed Flame Wolf beside you is Husky—your senior.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The badger nodded its flat head, then looked at Husky—and scrunched up its face. It realized the two-headed Flame Wolf was only a Rank One beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It extended one claw—upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo blinked. Middle finger? Was this defiance? But how did it know the meaning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Cang Luo slapped Pingtou again, furious: “Respect your senior! You two must coexist peacefully—or I’ll skin you alive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Pingtou stayed quiet, nodding, no longer provoking Husky—but it raised its middle finger at Fengli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fengli didn’t understand the gesture, but sensed the provocation. It immediately snarled, baring its Qi claws and lunging at the badger—until Uesugi Emiko grabbed it like a kitten and lifted it off the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uesugi Emiko held Fengli, stunned: “Cang Jun, you’ve successfully subdued it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.” Cang Luo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what organ did you use as sacrifice?” Uesugi Emiko circled Cang Luo once, examining him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She noted his limbs were intact, his features complete—he hadn’t sacrificed any external body part or organ.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not limbs or features, then it must be an internal organ.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she guessed right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Cang Jun’s kidneys or testicles get used as sacrifice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo noticed Uesugi Emiko staring intently at his waist and lower body. He sighed: “Stop looking—it’s not what you think.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a fool would use kidneys or testicles as sacrifice—but how to explain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo thought for a moment, then spoke with cryptic calm: “I’ve cultivated a secret technique. Subduing beasts requires no sacrifice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Secret technique?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uesugi Emiko furrowed her brows, disbelieving. Though such a technique existed, it had been lost for over a thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ancient Qin, there was an Emperor-level sect called Ten Thousand Beasts Manor—the compiler of the Ten Thousand Beasts Atlas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Thousand Beasts Manor possessed a secret beast-taming technique called the Beast Taming Scripture, which could subdue multiple beast companions without sacrifice—immensely powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Ten Thousand Beasts Manor made too many enemies and was annihilated; the Beast Taming Scripture vanished with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Cang Jun know the Beast Taming Scripture?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uesugi Emiko believed it must be tied to Cang Luo’s secret realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So—could Cang Luo subdue beasts without sacrifice because he’s from the secret realm? Or because the realm possesses a technique like the Beast Taming Scripture?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the latter, that would be catastrophic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor-level Ten Thousand Beasts Manor was destroyed because of the Beast Taming Scripture!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Cang Luo’s secret realm held a similar technique, the Japanese Imperial Court would spare no effort to seize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Uesugi Emiko gave Cang Luo a long look. She realized he seemed unaware of the disaster such a technique could bring to his realm...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a deep breath, calming her racing heart, desperate to return to the Five Elements Palace immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she walked, she said: “Cang Jun, let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo noticed her urgency but didn’t question it. He recalled Pingtou into his beast companion space and followed silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, the two emerged from the beast forest onto a major road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This road led north to Uesugi Emiko’s Imperial-level sect, the Five Elements Palace, and south to Cang Luo’s Emperor-level sect, Profound Heaven Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They paused at the crossroads. Uesugi Emiko smiled: “Cang Jun, until we meet again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo nodded, about to speak—when he saw three youths sprinting toward them. The lead youth shouted as he ran: “Emiko! Emiko!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo’s brow furrowed sharply. He stared—and realized their robes were identical to Feng Qingyun’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disciple of the Five Elements Hall?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei Zi is calling Himeko?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo froze, thinking of someone—Uesugi Himeko’s senior brother, and also her lover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His name is Lin Zhiping!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way? How could I run into him here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo turned his head and saw Uesugi Himeko waving at him with a delighted expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speechless—it really is Lin Zhiping...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I step aside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo was now nervous, because Uesugi Himeko was still wearing his clothes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if they misunderstand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will they beat me up?\u003C\u002Fp>",1712,"2026-06-21T06:04:04.528Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","96dd989a953323b11f1e94153ca0fa571fe79b1ff26a7d2874af189af5979a58","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-120","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-118",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]