[{"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-19":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},2360990,4616,"Chapter 19: Colliding Tiger","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-19",19,"\u003Cp>The Outer Gate of Xuantian Sect has ten dining halls, named after the Heavenly Stems like the Outer Gate dormitories, located south of the Outer Gate training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dining halls have two levels: the first floor offers free food, while the second floor requires payment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the free food only fills the stomach, while the paid meals are made from demonic beast meat and spiritual herbs, enhancing a martial artist’s physique and boosting cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These ten dining halls cover vast ground and can accommodate ten thousand Outer Gate disciples simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cooks, dishwashing women, and other staff are all recruited from nearby towns and villages around Xuantian Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo mused that Xuantian Sect had contributed significantly to Tongzhou’s GDP and employment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four arrived at the Xin-character dining hall, packed with crowds and deafening noise—roughly several hundred people inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meal service resembled a university cafeteria: each person received a wooden tray, then lined up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One large scoop of rice, one steamed sweet potato, one mixed meat-and-vegetable dish, and one bowl of the only free medicinal soup that enhanced martial strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Cang Luo’s first meal on the Yuanwu Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The food was simple, but free; if a disciple wanted something better, he could go upstairs or visit a tavern in Xuantian Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting their meals, Zang Feng led Cang Luo and Liu and Li toward an empty table, when Cang Luo suddenly said, “Brothers, go ahead—I’ll greet an acquaintance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his tray in hand, Cang Luo walked to a table where only one female disciple sat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He set down his tray and softly greeted the girl, who was quietly chewing: “Hello!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female disciple was none other than Xiang Yunjiao, the girl Cang Luo had teased that morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo suspected her gloom was likely caused by his phone, so he came to confirm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she really believe his nonsense—that her soul had been trapped inside the “Soul-Sealing Mirror”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After much thought, Cang Luo decided to explain the Soul-Sealing Mirror to her; otherwise, he couldn’t bear the guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Cang Luo’s voice, Yunjiao froze, recalling his words that morning with the Soul-Sealing Mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your soul has been sealed inside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re mine now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can look whenever I want!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of it, Yunjiao burst into tears again, her tears rolling down uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man saw my body! He defiled my purity—how can I ever marry now!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah! What’s wrong?” Cang Luo panicked as she suddenly cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really was my fault—what the hell happened!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she think I could do whatever I wanted with the photos on my phone? Like undress her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm… people from this world are so naive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a beautiful misunderstanding… I must never show my phone to anyone from this world again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A device born of technological civilization is utterly incomprehensible to the cultivation-based Yuanwu Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her tears flowing like a downpour turning into a thunderstorm, Cang Luo nervously glanced around, terrified someone might think he was bullying her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, the priority was stopping her tears and explaining clearly—but before he could speak, Yunjiao suddenly cried out, “Cang Brother, watch out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo froze—watch out for what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could turn, a massive force slammed into him, sending him crashing to the ground and sliding three or four meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he hit a pillar, a tray flew through the air and struck his head—he reeled with dizziness, food splattering all over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo was stunned, lying on the ground, dazed—he only vaguely saw an Outer Gate disciple in green robes had knocked him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head; luckily, as a martial artist, his body was much stronger now—otherwise, that blow would’ve sent him to the hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wiping food off his face, Cang Luo turned to see who had hit him—but before he opened his eyes, a roar rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dog’s spawn, why are you blocking the aisle? Pay for my lunch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar drew attention from many Outer Gate disciples, who paused their meals, staring at Cang Luo on the ground and the man shouting, whispering about what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One disciple who saw the incident whispered: “Chen Dahu is pulling another stunt—this guy’s in trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He doesn’t look young—shouldn’t be a new recruit? How doesn’t he know about ‘Colliding Tiger’? Should’ve stayed farther away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shh! Quiet! Don’t let him hear—word is he and his brother have a new patron, and they’re getting more reckless among the Warrior disciples.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“New patron? Who?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciple, seeing others gather, lowered his voice smugly: “Ouyang Lie, seventh-ranked among the Outer Gate’s top ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Lie is at the peak of Warrior Ninth Layer—he’s guaranteed to enter the Inner Gate next year, only the ranking’s uncertain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And Ouyang Lie leads a gang in the Outer Gate—he’s the boss, with hundreds of underlings…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone shook their heads and sighed, silently vowing to avoid Chen Dahu and his brother Chen Dalong at all costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t afford to tangle with such troublemakers…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunjiao saw clearly—it was the infamous Chen Dahu who deliberately rammed into Cang Brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was torn, hesitating whether to help Cang Luo up—yet remembering how he’d used the Soul-Sealing Mirror to see her naked body, fury surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to punch him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—she wanted to punch him a hundred times!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then she remembered: her body had been seen by him—so she belonged to him now, and could only marry him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yunjiao leapt from her seat, rushed to Cang Luo’s side, helped him up, and wiped the food off his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she asked anxiously: “Cang Brother, are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine!” Cang Luo thanked her, then glared at the man who’d knocked him down, his blood boiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d overheard the disciples’ whispers—he knew it was Chen Dahu who’d deliberately rammed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it! I just wanted to quietly cultivate for a year in this world, then return to Earth and rule the skies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never wanted trouble—I even avoided Xuan Qingqing, the Sect Master’s daughter, to dodge unwanted attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, just standing still got me targeted—fate can’t be escaped; I’ll deal with it now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo grew angrier by the second, secretly activating the Whirlwind Step, striding angrily toward Chen Dahu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his steps slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he suddenly noticed Chen Dahu was towering over him—by a full head’s height, and that was pure height.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dahu was bald, his scalp bulging with veins, radiating ferocity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, Cang Luo noticed faint yellow spirals swirling over Chen Dahu’s clenched fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing those fists, Cang Luo recalled the brief description of the Tiger Subduing Fist he’d heard in the Technique Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiger Subduing Fist: a Wind and Earth attribute martial art, immensely powerful—when activated, a vortex forms on the fists, capable of tearing through skin…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he remembered his own cultivation: Warrior Third Layer, while Chen Dahu was surely higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His anger instantly deflated, replaced by a creeping fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo admitted it—he was scared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he stopped one meter from Chen Dahu, hesitating what to do next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Backing down? No way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many people watching—and a beautiful girl beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm… need a way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo swallowed hard, feigning calm: “You…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dahu cut him off, grabbing his collar and snarling: “You did that on purpose, didn’t you? Don’t you know good dogs don’t block the path?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You spilled my lunch—do you think the food’s too delicious and you want to eat shit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dahu’s brutal insults drew stifled laughter from onlookers—they knew he was provoking, but wouldn’t expose him or help Cang Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, they didn’t want to provoke Chen Dahu; two, they didn’t want to spoil an upcoming show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their eyes, this was a tiger versus a dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dahu was the tiger; the shorter, older-looking disciple was the dog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to Cang Luo, waiting to see how he’d respond to the insult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They expected him to curse back, then get beaten up and pay compensation—but Cang Luo’s next words sent the crowd into uproarious laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo tried prying Chen Dahu’s hand off his collar but couldn’t budge it, so he said: “Let me get you another tray of food?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell for a few seconds—then laughter erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, how pathetic is this guy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t even retort? This guy deserves to be kicked out of Xuantian Sect?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Total waste!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mocking voices rang all around, but Cang Luo remained unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t from this world—he’d return to Earth next year. Dying here before going home would be a disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo endured it—but his peripheral vision caught Yunjiao giving him a disappointed glance, then lowering her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must be disappointed in me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo reflected: avoiding Xuan Qingqing was to dodge trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, he’d been careless—if he hadn’t teased her in the Technique Pavilion, he wouldn’t have come to apologize, and wouldn’t have drawn Chen Dahu’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh… after this, I’ll avoid women entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo thought lowering his head and apologizing would make Chen Dahu let him go—but he was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dahu sneered, puzzled: this waste shouldn’t have any connection to the boss—why did the boss order me to break both his hands?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, an Outer Gate waste like this shouldn’t even cross paths with a peak Warrior Ninth Layer powerhouse, let alone provoke him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it, anyway I just do whatever the boss says—break both hands? Fine, it’s no big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss said this waste has only Foundation Establishment Stage One cultivation, and just today became an outer disciple from a menial apprentice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly a waste! At over twenty years old, he’s still only Foundation Establishment Stage One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for the sect rule forbidding disciples from fighting without cause, I’d have just attacked outright—no need for all this hassle, wasting a meal…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Profound Heaven Sect has a rule: if disciples have disputes, they may seek resolution at the Enforcement Pavilion, or settle privately, but they must not bully the weak; violators face severe punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Da was deeply resentful of this sect regulation; normally, when he collected “protection fees” from lower-level outer disciples, he had to invent an excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, accidentally getting shoved down by the other, or dropping a “supreme yuan stone” that the other stepped on and shattered…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s also how he earned his nickname, “Fatty the Pickpocket.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time was different—he didn’t want Cang Luo to pay money; he wanted Cang Luo’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, merely spilling his lunch wasn’t enough of an excuse for him to initiate a bullying attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Chen Da figured he had to provoke Cang Luo into striking first, or get him to agree to a duel, so he’d have grounds to break his hands without facing repercussions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Chen Da sneered: “You waste, I’ll give you two choices. One: crawl under my crotch, and I’ll forgive you for spilling my lunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two: fight me. I won’t bully you—I know you’re only Foundation Establishment Stage One. I’m Stage Five, but I’ll suppress my yuan force to match yours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which will you choose?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1845,"2026-06-21T06:04:04.528Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","7f2464f128db743fc9325b9275968fa1fc928438acae3bf804670237591a496c","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-20","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-18",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]