[{"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-21":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},2360992,4616,"Chapter 21: Who Is Trying to Harm Me?","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>Blindfolded duel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Cang Luo uttered these words, everyone present was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dahu hesitated, surprised that Cang Luo’s condition was this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had assumed Cang Luo intended to restrict some aspect of his ability—perhaps forbidding him to use more than one hand, or suppressing his cultivation base to match Cang Luo’s level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either condition he would not fear; as long as the opponent dared to duel him, Chen Dahu was confident he could effortlessly end Cang Luo in a single strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never imagined Cang Luo would propose a blindfolded duel—both sides blindfolded—which made no sense at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The many outer sect disciples watching the spectacle were equally baffled by Cang Luo’s behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One disciple frowned and said, “Could he have some surefire method to defeat Brother Chen even when both are blind?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible. Only when a martial cultivator reaches Wu Ling can their yuan consciousness perceive the surrounding environment and targets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So he’s bound to lose? Tsk tsk tsk! He’s wasted Zang’s kindness—no idea what he’s thinking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it just to show off for the sister who saved him? I think he’s trying to impress her!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, that sister’s figure is amazing! I’m practically drooling...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the whispers, Chen Dahu immediately relaxed—he was nothing but a waste of a Level One Warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if his eyes were covered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his Level Five Warrior cultivation, even a graze from his Tiger Subduing Fist would leave Cang Luo dead or crippled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Chen Dahu sneered, “If you want to die, I’ll oblige. Blindfolded duel, fists and feet have no mercy—don’t blame me if I can’t hold back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come, let’s go to the training ground now. I can’t wait to tear your mouth apart—for insulting my mother, then break both your arms.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Chen Dahu strode straight out the cafeteria door. The surrounding disciples automatically parted to let him pass, then followed behind to watch the duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as Chen Dahu passed by Zang Feng, he cast him a long, piercing glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zang Feng gave Chen Dahu pause—he feared him deeply, and decided to investigate his origins afterward; if he had no backing, he’d team up with his elder brother to eliminate him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Chen Dahu’s retreating back, Liu Xuande, Li Zhan, and Xiang Yunjiao approached Cang Luo. Yunjiao tugged his sleeve, head bowed in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhan groaned, “Brother Cang, why did you refuse Zang’s kindness? You’re no match for Chen Dahu now. What was that saying again? Something about ten years...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A gentleman avenges himself after ten years—Brother Cang, you’re too impulsive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xuande took over, whispering, “Just now I heard someone say your cultivation is only Level One Warrior? It seems Chen Dahu believes that too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you Level Three Warrior? Are you planning to use this to deceive him? Pretend weakness, then strike a fatal blow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But why blindfolded?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words jolted Cang Luo awake—he noticed a detail in Liu Xuande’s question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had advanced from Level One Warrior to Level Three in just over two hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, only the upper echelons of Xuantian Sect and Xuan Qingqing should know his previous cultivation level—but how did Chen Dahu know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And why was he so certain Cang Luo was only Level One Warrior?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo recalled the “Three Essentials of Warriors”: Warriors and below could only detect an opponent’s cultivation level by physical contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The method involved touching the target’s body and sensing their yuan consciousness—but only if the target’s level was lower than one’s own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Dahu’s cultivation was higher than his, yet before stating Cang Luo’s level, he hadn’t probed it with yuan consciousness at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had probed, Cang Luo would have sensed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because yuan consciousness connected directly to the brain—any information it touched was instantly and accurately relayed, bypassing all other senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo touched the delicate hand gripping his sleeve; its owner, Yunjiao, instinctively pulled back—but quickly extended it again, letting him caress it freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo sent a thread of yuan consciousness inward, sensing three yuan wheels in Yunjiao’s dantian—each nearly identical to his own—confirming her cultivation was also Level Three Warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Cang Luo suddenly remembered one other person who knew his cultivation level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That morning, when he registered at the Administration Hall, the official had personally probed his cultivation; Cang Luo still remembered the man’s sneering expression vividly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Chen Dahu learn this from the Administration Hall?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, this wasn’t coincidence—it was a planned attack against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he inquired about Cang Luo’s cultivation and records at the Administration Hall, then tracked him to the cafeteria...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo had no grudge against Chen Dahu—so he was likely acting on someone else’s orders?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo realized he’d been targeted just two days after his transmigration—his spirits plummeted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who is trying to harm me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouyang Lie? He’d heard whispers—Ouyang Lie was a gang leader, Chen Dahu’s patron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he the one ordering Chen Dahu to harass him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why would someone he’d never met want to harm him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo frowned, unable to fathom it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether or not it was Ouyang Lie, his life in this world would no longer be peaceful from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo sighed inwardly, ignoring Liu Xuande’s question, forcing a smile: “That beast must be impatient—please, Brother Li, Brother Liu, Brother Yunjiao, watch my back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After I teach him a lesson, let’s drink together, how about it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xuande and the others were stunned he still wanted to drink at a time like this—but since he’d accepted the duel, they had to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fleeing from a duel would brand him as a coward among the ten thousand disciples; no one would ever associate with him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhan shook his head helplessly: “Brother Cang, you’re overconfident. Warrior stage is about accumulating yuan energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without using Gang Qi, you can't defeat Chen Dahu—two levels higher than you—in a single strike; at best, you might only wound him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after that single strike, you’ll be dead for sure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alas! Why didn’t you listen to Zang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhan stared at Cang Luo with anguish, blaming him for wasting Zang Feng’s kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo ignored Li Zhan—ha, should I tell you I have surveillance satellites?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I tell you I can see through blindfolds?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This advantage alone offsets two cultivation levels!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zang Feng—who had remained silent until now—suddenly spoke: “Let’s go. I’ll tell you the weaknesses of the Tiger Subduing Fist on the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the only useful thing Cang Luo had heard since Chen Dahu provoked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He not only thanked Zang Feng for saving him earlier, but deeply admired him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected Zang Feng—slimmer even than himself—to withstand Chen Dahu’s full-force strike and still hold the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, Zang Feng was only Level Four Warrior, while Chen Dahu was Level Five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this cross-level combat? No wonder he was Liu Xuande and Li Zhan’s leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm! On Earth, Liu, Guan, and Zhang founded the Shu Han Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Zang, Liu, and Li do something similar here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo gazed deeply at Zang Feng and Liu Xuande, then bowed gratefully: “Thank you, Brother Zang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned to Yunjiao, whose face was etched with worry: “Don’t worry—I have a way to defeat him...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yunjiao opened her mouth to speak, but Cang Luo gave her no chance—he straightened his back and walked toward the training ground with Zang Feng, listening as Zang explained the Tiger Subduing Fist’s weaknesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the cafeteria, Cang Luo suddenly spotted a pile of pebbles the size of quail eggs by the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh... can I use hidden weapons in a duel?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are pebbles even considered hidden weapons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At one corner of the outer sect training ground, Chen Dahu stood relaxed before over two hundred disciples who had come to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly unconcerned about the coming duel, he crossed his arms, sneering at Cang Luo and Zang Feng as they approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Place your bets! Place your bets!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a disciple with the cultivation of a Wu Jiang stepped into the center of the arena and called out for wagers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was both the referee and the bookmaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an unspoken rule among Xuantian Sect’s ten thousand disciples: whenever a duel occurred, a disciple would step forward to run the betting pool, accepting wagers on who would win, paid in gold, silver, or yuan stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bookmaker, seeing Cang Luo finally arrive, announced loudly: “Chen Dahu, Level Five Warrior, master of the Tiger Subduing Fist—famed throughout the outer sect—odds one to one point zero five.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After introducing Chen Dahu, and seeing no objections to the odds, he pointed to Cang Luo: “Cang Luo... Brother Cang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reportedly just promoted from a laborer disciple to outer sect disciple today—Level One Warrior—odds one to ten!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the bookmaker announced Cang Luo’s odds, many watching disciples burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One disciple chuckled: “Calling a Level One Warrior ‘Brother’ feels ironic, doesn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another teased: “Don’t laugh—it’s protocol! Show respect, you know... Hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself couldn’t stop laughing, then added, “Who are you betting on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Obviously Brother Chen! Even a mosquito’s leg is meat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m betting on Brother Chen—five lower-grade yuan stones. Wait, let me calculate...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five lower-grade yuan stones equal fifty gold coins, or fifty taels of silver, or five hundred silver coins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With odds of one point zero five, I win twenty-five silver coins? That’s so little!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I bet fifteen taels of silver on Brother Chen winning...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I bet seven lower-grade yuan stones on Brother Chen winning...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I bet five gold coins on Brother Chen winning...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo saw most disciples believed he’d lose, betting on Chen Dahu—only a handful bet on him, and their stakes were tiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this bookmaker rich enough to cover all these bets?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo coveted the sheer amount of yuan stones—he wished they were his for cultivation; he’d surely break through to Wu Jiang soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Cang Luo blamed the upper echelons of Xuantian Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m a transmigrator, damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They can’t even treat people differently—even if you won’t take me as a true disciple, at least give me some cultivation resources?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just dumped me in the outer sect...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo smiled bitterly to himself—this only proved they didn’t regard him as anything at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, what if he died? If they needed information about Earth, they could just summon another Earthling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, they despised Earth and Earthlings from the bottom of their hearts—they couldn’t care less about his life or death. They were just waiting for next year’s teleportation array to open, then launch their full assault to seize Earth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk tsk tsk! Cang Luo shook his head inwardly, curious to see their expressions when they learned Earth had atomic bombs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Xuande explained: “It’s not that the house owner is rich—it’s his gang that has the money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people frequently appear at gambling tables; their gang grants them limited authority to host games.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that’s how it is, Cang Luo nodded: “You’re betting against me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh... I don’t have any money,” Liu Xuande said awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not betting,” Li Zhan said bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Feng stayed silent—they all believed Cang Luo couldn’t win. Only Xiang Yunjiao believed he would, and placed her single taels of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo shook his head with a bitter smile, gave up trying to persuade them, and strode firmly toward the center of the arena to face Chen Da.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Da sneered at Cang Luo: “Worthless trash, let’s begin. My afternoon cultivation time is almost here—I don’t have time to play with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he tore off a strip of his belt and tied it over his eyes, readying for the duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“F*ck you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo muttered under his breath, then tore off a piece of his own belt and tied it over his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected Chen Da to know that phrase was an insult in English.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Da roared: “You dare curse me? I’ll stuff a pile of dog shit in your stinking mouth, then tear you apart... Referee, announce the duel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo was speechless—right, this world had alien races, not just the Huaxia people. English wasn’t strange here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The house owner, busy recording the bets, hurriedly said: “Oh oh oh, alright, you all know the rules?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One, don’t remove your blindfold. Two... there is no two. Duel begins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expert referee declared the duel started; the surrounding disciples fell silent, forming a circle to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo broke into a cold sweat—he couldn’t surrender...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, he silently murmured in his mind: “Activate satellite surveillance!”\u003C\u002Fp>",2102,"2026-06-21T06:04:04.528Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a64f2476517c70ab19ef7a2cb9d04a20f1f6d0902276a81f7c3fb6ca9724e67e","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-22","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-20",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]