[{"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-42":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},2361013,4616,"Chapter 42: The First Beast Companion","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-42",42,"\u003Cp>Ten minutes later, the ritual array was fully copied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo took out a demon core, smashed it into powder, and scattered it over the copied array; fearing one wasn’t enough, he smashed another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon core’s purpose was not to supply energy to the array, but to enhance the fusion between the hemp cloth and the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the demon core powder fused with the array, Cang Luo pressed his hand against it, activating his Yuan Wheel to continuously channel Yuan force into the array—that was the true energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Milky-white Yuan force flowed steadily along the dark red array’s patterns, emitting a faint white glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour passed; Cang Luo didn’t know how much Yuan force he’d poured in—he didn’t bother counting, since his Yuan force was infinite—but he felt slightly exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fatigue came from draining his Yuan consciousness; Cang Luo gritted his teeth and held on, fearing his Yuan consciousness wasn’t strong enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another half hour passed; just as Cang Luo was about to collapse, the dark red array suddenly flared crimson, emitting a strange energy identical to that of the beast hide scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did it work?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo gazed at the beast contract array he’d crafted himself, his heart surging with excitement; he decided that after returning to the sect, he’d buy some ready-made arrays and advanced array instruction manuals to study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former for copying, the latter to deepen his understanding and test a theory of his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days ago, while recharging his phone with thunder-element Yuan force for the second time, he’d suddenly conceived a possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he make a super battery from Yuan stones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, Yuan stones stored vast amounts of Yuan force, and Yuan force could be converted into electrical energy to charge his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the process was complicated: a martial artist had to act as a “transformer,” first absorbing the attributeless Yuan force from the stone, then converting it into thunder-element Yuan force, before finally outputting it to the device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, could he find a way to bypass the “transformer” step and charge the device directly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make a direct Yuan force battery?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or artificially create a “transformer”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Cang Luo had no solution—until he read *Basic Array Theory*, when he realized he could use an array to convert the attributeless Yuan force within Yuan stones into thunder-element Yuan force, then into electricity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What constrained Earth’s technological development?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy was undoubtedly the foremost obstacle; think of Iron Man’s miniature reactor in his chest—it supplied all his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enabling him to fly, dive, and win every battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth could manufacture Iron Man’s armor, but it could never replicate that reactor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Earth had no energy source so compact yet so immensely powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Earth didn’t have one—didn’t mean the Yuan Martial Continent didn’t?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t a Yuan stone just a type of energy stone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if low-grade Yuan stones lacked sufficient power, weren’t there top-grade ones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if Yuan stones from the Yuan Martial Continent couldn’t be embedded into the chest of an exoskeleton suit...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about using them as power sources for mecha suits?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if that didn’t work, what about cars?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cars required far less energy than Iron Man’s armor or mecha suits—call them Yuan force cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just imagining it thrilled Cang Luo—this was new energy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he returned to Earth, he’d patent it—how much wealth could that bring him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, new energy would deliver a fatal blow to oil; plummeting oil prices would be the least of it—it might even trigger World War III.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A war fought over new energy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t Cang Luo’s paranoid fantasy; think of the war-torn regions on Earth—precisely because they produced oil, they were manipulated like pawns by Earth’s superpowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although new energy might ease conflicts in those regions, it could just as easily ignite new wars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo could picture the scene: after the Yuan Martial Continent and Earth connected, nations on Earth would wage war to seize Yuan stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Profound Heaven Sect would reap the benefits without lifting a finger—ruling Earth effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo believed war was inevitable; all he could do was stand on the winning side—that was the best choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that was later. For now, peace still reigned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, Cang Luo needed to master the method of crafting Yuan force batteries as quickly as possible; once back on Earth, he’d seek partners to develop new energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His primary partners would be the state, followed by China’s major conglomerates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Feng Tenglong’s Tenglong Group, Feng Yun’s Alibaba Group, Wang Jiansen’s Wantong Group, Li Yanhong’s Baidu Group...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo didn’t seek a monopoly on new energy, nor dared to—he understood the saying: “An innocent man is guilty for possessing a priceless treasure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only wanted a small royalty fee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh! After all this talk, I still need to survive and get back to Earth. Damn it! How do I get past this hurdle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he returned to Earth, the Profound Heaven Sect would ask why he’d hidden his phone—whether he’d secretly sent sect intelligence to Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would he answer? Death sentence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo sighed and stopped thinking about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used his flying claw to cut a wound on his finger, squeezed out a drop of blood onto the array, then took some blood from the Two-Headed Flame Wolf and dripped it onto the array too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All prepared, Cang Luo pressed his left hand on the array and his right hand on the Two-Headed Flame Wolf’s head...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh... the Two-Headed Flame Wolf has two heads—which one do I press?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo hesitated, then grabbed one ear of each head and twisted the two heads together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would this work? Both heads were touching now, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo didn’t delay long—he began preparing to activate the array and subdue the beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mobilized his Yuan consciousness, located his appendix, and wrapped it as an offering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he channeled Yuan consciousness and Yuan force into the array and the Two-Headed Flame Wolf respectively...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast contract array blazed crimson, radiating dazzling light; blood-red energy erupted, engulfing Cang Luo and the Two-Headed Flame Wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Cang Luo felt two Yuan consciousnesses enter his mind; they spoke: “Dad, Mom, don’t abandon me—I’m hungry, I need to eat...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo knew these were the Two-Headed Flame Wolf’s inner thoughts—this was the critical moment of the contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he comforted them: “Boys, don’t worry. Your parents abandoned you—I want you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come with me—I’ll feed you meat. I’ll take you back to Earth for dog food cans...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dog food cans? What’s that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s food, obviously. Let’s go with him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Two-Headed Flame Wolf had two consciousnesses—two Yuan consciousnesses—debating inside Cang Luo’s mind whether to follow him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just debate—it was a battle, as if trying to devour Cang Luo’s Yuan consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo sensed his Yuan consciousness was weak—due to the earlier array drawing—and feared being overpowered by the beast’s Yuan consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Two-Headed Flame Wolf’s Yuan consciousness wasn’t strong either; the two sides clashed, pushing and blocking each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Cang Luo’s Yuan consciousness could suppress the beast’s, he could subdue them—or force them to surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he quickly tempted them: “Yes, delicious food—more than you could ever eat...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had he spoken than the Two-Headed Flame Wolf’s Yuan consciousness ceased resistance; slowly, Cang Luo’s Yuan consciousness followed the beast’s into its two brains...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Cang Luo felt a slight pain in his abdomen; upon inner inspection, he saw his appendix had vanished—still bleeding—he immediately channeled infinite Yuan force to heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he noticed an indescribable object had appeared in his dantian—he knew it was the beast contract space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the blood-red aura surrounding Cang Luo and the Two-Headed Flame Wolf vanished; the beast contract array on the hemp cloth lost all energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It worked?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo beamed, halting his Yuan consciousness and Yuan force input; he realized a portion of his Yuan consciousness had permanently remained in the Two-Headed Flame Wolf’s brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the now-calm beast, Cang Luo felt profound affection—a special bond, and he could sense its current emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Woo... woo...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Two-Headed Flame Wolf’s mouths were bound by vines; it could only growl through its throat, its two pairs of pale blue eyes pleading pitifully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo understood: “Let us go, let us go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly untied the vines; as soon as they were free, the Two-Headed Flame Wolf lunged at him, licking wildly—he nearly unleashed Thunder Palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop! Stop! Stop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo shoved the beast away, wiped the stinking saliva off his face, and ordered: “Remember—from now on, you’re not allowed to lick me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aowu! Aowu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Two-Headed Flame Wolf let out soft howls—as if understanding—and sat on the ground, panting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo nodded in satisfaction, rubbing his hands: “Let me summon you into the beast contract space.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he activated his Yuan consciousness to trigger the beast contract space in his dantian; instantly, the space greedily sucked all the Yuan force from his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Cang Luo truly understand why martial warriors were unfit to own beast companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, the beast contract space had drained his entire dantian’s Yuan force in two seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without infinite Yuan force, he might not have even activated the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After activation, a silver light flashed before Cang Luo; a silver array over a meter in diameter slowly materialized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, Cang Luo accelerated the array’s formation with his Yuan Wheel, mimicking Xuan Qingqing’s gesture when summoning the Purple Feather Thunder Eagle—flailing his two fingers wildly—but it had no effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a minute later, the array fully formed, standing before him, rotating slowly—and continuously draining his Yuan force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this drain meant nothing to Cang Luo, who possessed infinite Yuan force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo grinned at the array, then turned to the Two-Headed Flame Wolf: “You, you... wait, I need to name you first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt calling them “you” was too distant; calling them “Flame Wolf” or “Two-Headed Flame Wolf” was inconvenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the beast’s two heads, Cang Luo frowned in deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it—two heads make two. Since you’re always huffing steam, I’ll name you ‘Erha.’ You’ll call me Boss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo made the decision, pointing at the formation to Erha: “Erha, go in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aowu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two-headed Flame-Devouring Wolf, named Erha by Cang Luo, let out a synchronized howl, then leapt toward the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Xuan Qingqing’s Purple Feather Thunder Eagle, which shrank before entering the formation, Erha plunged straight in—its size was small enough to fit perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erha vanished before Cang Luo’s eyes; he felt it within his dantian, and its mood was exceptionally pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It told Cang Luo that there was an immense amount of Yuan energy inside, and it wanted to stay and absorb it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo let it be—his Yuan energy was limitless; use as much as you want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring Erha, Cang Luo turned his attention to the still-active formation, circling it curiously to observe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formation was flat, like a mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo couldn’t resist reaching out to touch it—his arm didn’t vanish; it passed straight through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up another stone and threw it at the formation—it passed through just as easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like this formation only allows beast companions to pass,” Cang Luo said, slightly disappointed—he’d thought it might serve as a storage space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—what if Erha carries something in its mouth when it enters?” Cang Luo suddenly thought of something and acted on it immediately, ordering Erha to come out of the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aowu...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erha reluctantly leapt out of the formation, sitting on the ground and huffing steam toward Cang Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, we want to go back! We want to go back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside his beast companion space, they were having a blast—endless, inexhaustible Yuan energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Cang Luo suddenly realized he could communicate with Erha directly through thought—no need to speak aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this telepathy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo was stunned—he remembered Xuan Qingqing saying that even with one’s own beast companion, telepathy required Wu Wang cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Cang Luo attributed his ability to communicate telepathically with Erha to the Satellite...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, any unexplainable ability—just blame it on the Satellite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He patted Erha’s two heads, then handed it a stone, telling it to bite down and enter the formation again—he wanted to see if he could store items inside the beast companion space this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it worked, he couldn’t store large objects—but it was just his curiosity getting the better of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erha obeyed its master without question, clamping its jaws around the stone and preparing to leap into the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, Erha’s two pairs of ears suddenly stood erect, and both pairs of eyes glowed with menace as it stared warily into the depths of the dense forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in a childish voice, Erha sent Cang Luo a thought-message: “Boss, three things that look just like you are sneaking up on us...”\u003C\u002Fp>",2158,"2026-06-21T06:04:04.528Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1da20fef7c34df292439025fd607ea4e9bd79ea0c70fd07240d4503fd3f41f57","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-43","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-41",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]