[{"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-72":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},2361043,4616,"Chapter 72: Loser Cang Luo","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>\"The loser Cang Luo!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did the Profound Heaven Sect actually send him to fight? The voice sounds like he volunteered?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does he think he’s the protagonist of a fantasy novel, capable of turning the tide and saving the utterly defeated Profound Heaven Sect? How presumptuous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fenglin Huoshan group never expected Cang Luo to step onto the arena—and certainly not by his own request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does he believe he can defeat Sima Ling?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the last match, a Warrior Eighth Layer couldn’t even stand up to Sima Ling. You’re only Warrior Seventh Layer—are you just going up to die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Ling is a genius disciple of Confucius Academy. You, Cang Luo, are just a loser from Earth who got randomly summoned to the Profound Heaven Sect. You’ve only cultivated for twenty-some days and dare challenge him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who gave you the courage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jingru?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or do you truly believe you’re the protagonist, here to show off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shake your tiger body, radiate your king’s aura, and your opponent kneels begging for mercy, then lives a life of sleeping on beauties’ laps and wielding power over the world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s possible—he came from the bottom of society, got dumped by his college girlfriend right after graduation, then fired by his company. He was at rock bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly, he was transported to another world, just like in a fantasy novel. Anyone would think they’re the chosen one, the lucky protagonist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hah! How childish. Reality will teach you humility...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd whispered among themselves, thinking Cang Luo was overestimating himself, delusionally confident, and no match for Sima Ling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad, the outcome will disappoint them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video continued playing. After the match began, when they saw Cang Luo block Sima Ling’s punch head-on without a scratch, everyone froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the previous video, Fatty, a Warrior Eighth Layer, collapsed after taking three punches from Sima Ling, kneeling and spitting blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cang Luo was unharmed—and even seemed to be gaining the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Sima Ling hold back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Ling, a Warrior Seventh Layer, defeated a Warrior Eighth Layer. Shouldn’t he easily crush a Warrior Seventh Layer with even lower cultivation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the crowd puzzled over this, the two fighters clashed again. Sima Ling charged at Cang Luo with furious momentum, so fast the phone camera couldn’t capture it—only a blur remained on screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Weiguo exclaimed: \"That speed could outpace Bolt!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Baojia nodded: \"Earth’s sports are child’s play to warriors of the Yuanwu Continent. Even the lowest-ranked warrior could sweep every non-technical Olympic gold medal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled: \"When Cang Luo returns to Earth, should we get him to compete in the Olympics? Win a few more golds for the country?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Weiguo smiled but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the video showed Sima Ling instantly closing the distance to Cang Luo, unleashing a barrage of punches—each strike coming from an impossible angle, at blinding speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet not a single punch landed. Instead, Cang Luo seized the opening, slammed a fist into his chest, followed by five knee strikes—CRASH, CRASH, CRASH—then threw him to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Ling knelt half-bowed, face stunned, staring in disbelief at Cang Luo before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fenglin Huoshan group watching the big screen wore identical expressions—shocked, unable to believe that the loser Cang Luo had defeated Sima Ling so effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That shouldn’t be possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Cang Luo be this strong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they reeled in shock, the video continued: Sima Ling launched another attack, circling behind Cang Luo at even greater speed, aiming for the back of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he missed—and Cang Luo broke his arm, ending his combat capability instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Ling lost!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost to the loser Cang Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video ended. The crowd fell silent. Combined with Cang Luo’s earlier killing of a Profound Heaven Sect disciple in the Beast Forest, they now had to accept a truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo was no longer the Earth loser youth—he had become a powerful, ruthless warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just twenty-some days, he surpassed native warriors who had trained for over half a year—and he crushed his opponents mercilessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is Cang Luo a genius?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cultivation genius in martial arts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Weiguo watched Cang Luo on screen and said calmly: \"Leng Jian, what do you think of Cang Luo’s strength?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Jian replied evenly: \"In all martial arts, speed is invincible. His reaction and attack speed far exceed his opponent’s. He’s fully mastered the Military Boxing style—defeating him was inevitable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Baojia asked: \"Is Cang Luo this strong because he’s a martial genius—or can every Earthling reach this level?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leng Jian shook his head slightly, indicating he didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Weiguo couldn’t judge either. He planned to ask Cang Luo later, then said firmly: \"Play the fourth video...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth video’s filename: Confucius Academy Warrior Ninth Layer Peak vs. Profound Heaven Sect Warrior Seventh Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Warrior Ninth Layer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Peak?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd froze upon seeing the filename.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is the Profound Heaven Sect thinking? Confucius Academy sent a Warrior Ninth Layer—Peak—and you send a Warrior Seventh Layer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Challenge two levels up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Won one match, and now you’re getting arrogant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or is your Warrior Seventh Layer somehow special—stronger than Eighth or even Ninth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fenglin Huoshan group was baffled. They couldn’t make sense of the Yuanwu Continent’s cultivation hierarchy. Isn’t higher level supposed to mean stronger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Warrior Seventh Layer obliterated Warrior Eighth. Then Warrior Seventh Layer lost to another Warrior Seventh Layer. Now it’s Warrior Ninth Layer Peak versus Warrior Seventh Layer...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This... the combat power system is completely broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t scientific.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the crowd struggled to comprehend warrior combat power, the edited video suddenly jumped—showing the two contestants of the fourth match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confucius Academy’s fighter was a bold, broad-featured young man. Profound Heaven Sect’s fighter... was Cang Luo again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd blinked. It wasn’t the Profound Heaven Sect being arrogant—it was Cang Luo. He’d gone mad with showboating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Won once, and now he wants a second fight? And two levels up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who gave you this confidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You, this loser...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Long Zhantian in the video introduced himself, then declared he would stand still and let Cang Luo strike three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd cheered inwardly. From Long Zhantian’s words, they sensed his overwhelming strength—he was certain he’d crush Cang Luo easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was exactly what most of the Fenglin Huoshan group wanted: they didn’t want Cang Luo to win. They didn’t want to see his smug face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why? Because...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did Cang Luo get transported?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is Cang Luo the first Earthling to become a warrior?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who the hell did this loser save in a past life to land this lucky break?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a heated verbal exchange, the match began. Long Zhantian stood perfectly still, smugly awaiting Cang Luo’s attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much confidence did that take?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d definitely crush the loser Cang Luo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Fenglin Huoshan group silently gave Long Zhantian a thumbs-up, Cang Luo on screen didn’t attack immediately—he was preparing something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, brilliant silver light erupted before Cang Luo. Beneath it, a circular formation flickered into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver glow faded, and a three-meter-long, two-headed giant wolf leapt out of the silver array, appearing beside Cang Luo. Its twin jaws dripped saliva, baring fangs—fierce and terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the two-headed wolf, the crowd remembered: Cang Luo had a beast companion—a mutated Fire-Devouring Wolf with two heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many cried foul. They’d seen Cang Luo’s \"Bestiary of Ten Thousand Beasts\" and knew Fire-Devouring Wolves, as First-Stage beasts, possessed ranged attacks—they could spit fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Fire-Devouring Wolf that could spew fire versus Long Zhantian, a Warrior still at the base level, with no body Gangqi  and no ranged abilities—who would win? Obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Long Zhantian had the audacity to stand still and let Cang Luo strike three times. He might as well have volunteered to be roasted into charcoal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would’ve thought? This loser Cang Luo knew how to hide his trump card. No wonder he dared challenge a Warrior Ninth Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it—why wasn’t summoning beast companions banned in this match?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd all voiced sympathy for Long Zhantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video continued. The match began. Long Zhantian broke his promise and dodged the Fire-Devouring Wolf’s fire—expected, but the outcome was still one-sided: Long Zhantian was chased and burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though fast, Long Zhantian still lost his hair and clothes, looking utterly disheveled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle between man and beast was entertaining—but since it wasn’t Cang Luo being chased, it was slightly disappointing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the Fire-Devouring Wolf suddenly spat white smoke, forming a thick fog that engulfed Long Zhantian. He was now completely on the defensive—defeat was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can’t see your opponent. But your opponent can track you by smell and sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd had assumed the Fire-Devouring Wolf’s mutation was just an extra head. Now they realized: the silver-furred head could emit white smoke to create fog. That was devastating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the \"Bestiary of Ten Thousand Beasts,\" First-Stage to Third-Stage beasts: this mutated Fire-Devouring Wolf, though still First-Stage, possessed the combat power of a Second-Stage beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Cang Luo had won for sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd watching the screen shook their heads, pitying Long Zhantian. How could he win against such a shameless cheat who summoned a beast companion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Weiguo smiled: \"Cang Luo’s good. The mutated Fire-Devouring Wolf is even better. He knows how to use smoke to create blind spots. Clearly, he prepared thoroughly before stepping onto the arena.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Baojia nodded casually, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them, Leng Jian suddenly said: \"Vice Minister Zhang, when the two worlds reconnect next year and Cang Luo returns to Earth, I plan to recruit him into my squad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He added: \"And when the two worlds reconnect next year, we must quickly form a special operations team composed entirely of warriors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Weiguo and Zhang Baojia exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the plan to form a special operations team made entirely of warriors had already been submitted to higher authorities—and approved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, Fenglin Huoshan is selecting highly qualified individuals from across the army based on the “Human Meridian and Acupoint Array Diagram” and some data Cang Luo provided regarding warriors’ cultivation potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget for now whether there’s any way to turn them into warriors—first, pick the right people; besides, Cang Luo has already been internally designated as a member of the Warrior Special Forces, and even if Leng Jian didn’t mention it, Fenglin Huoshan would still recruit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Luo is an unruly individual; recruiting him into Fenglin Huoshan serves two purposes: one, to have him serve his country; two, to monitor him—and monitoring him is mandatory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the discovery of the Yuanwu Continent, Huaxia held several meetings addressing the implications of interdimensional connectivity, primarily focused on how to respond to Yuanwu Continent’s aggression, prevent interdimensional war, and develop cultivation civilization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond that, the most discussed topic was how to handle the warrior class—a group possessing terrifying power—and the control of cultivation resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two worlds connected, Earthlings would inevitably cultivate into warriors; warriors with extraordinary power constitute an unstable, threatening group, and if left unchecked, they would surely cause social upheaval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Huaxia’s preliminary decision was to control cultivation resources and temporarily restrict their use to the military alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even the most careful planning has its flaws; there are many ambitious individuals, and cultivation resources cannot possibly be fully controlled by the state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If cultivation resources leak into civilian hands and are seized and used by ordinary people or criminals to become warriors, Fenglin Huoshan will dispatch the Warrior Special Forces to handle them: those who submit will be absorbed; those who refuse will be imprisoned—or executed on the spot...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Weiguo and Zhang Baojia pondered the Warrior Special Forces and how to control warriors, the mist that had blanketed the entire arena in the video suddenly dispersed under a gale-force wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a dozen seconds, the mist vanished completely; everyone saw Long Zhantian holding a longsword emitting a blue-green glow, its blade etched with intricate patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did the mist disappear all of a sudden?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The mist was everywhere before, and the fight was too fast—we couldn’t see anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was confused, but Li Weiguo stared at the longsword in Long Zhantian’s hand and said sternly, “Rewind! Slow it down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video began slow playback, returning to the moment before the mist was blown away; everyone fixed their eyes on the screen, seeing two streaks of fire moving within the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew these were the flames spat by Cang Luo’s beast companion, the mutated Flame Devouring Wolf—two distinct streams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a flash of blue-green light erupted within the mist; then the two flames appeared to collide with something, triggering a whirlwind and sparks that scattered the mist slightly, gradually revealing Long Zhantian’s figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Long Zhantian moved—he swung his right hand, and a blue-green hurricane shot forth, completely clearing the smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now everyone finally understood what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That blue-green hurricane clearly wasn’t generated by Long Zhantian himself—it came from the longsword in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword could unleash sword qi, effortlessly dispersing the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the video paused, the frame zoomed in and focused on the longsword in Long Zhantian’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, the same word appeared in the minds of all Fenglin Huoshan personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortal Sword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared at the Immortal Sword in Long Zhantian’s hand, many recalling childhood fantasies of xianxia tales—dreaming of owning an Immortal Sword, snatching enemies’ heads from a thousand li away, riding swords through the skies...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once, these were only dreams; now, after discovering the cultivation civilization of the Yuanwu Continent, everyone believed that, in the near future, given their status and abilities, acquiring an Immortal Sword wouldn’t be difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, everyone felt Long Zhantian had won—Cang Luo was finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Zhantian held an Immortal Sword, which was the natural antithesis of the Flame Devouring Wolf—what could Cang Luo possibly use to fight back?\u003C\u002Fp>",2321,"2026-06-21T06:04:04.528Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dac81741c181b89c0d6908a334938f8ce3728c7be170301bd30d017bb785c895","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-73","high-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-chapter-71",157,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-arts-across-two-worlds-cover.jpg"]