[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er":3,"chapter-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-102":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","High Martial World: Getting Strong by Grinding Er Lang Shen's Talent",{"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},2330469,4558,"Chapter 102: Enemies in the Shadows (Requesting Monthly Votes)","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-102",102,"\u003Cp>Chiqiong Martial Arts Hall\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was the Spring Festival, for some reason related to yesterday’s space gate, staff were already busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Sun, Mr. Lin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lin Qi enter, the receptionist bowed respectfully in greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi nodded in response, walked ahead of Director Sun, stepped into the elevator, and arrived at the top floor, where a burly figure came walking toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi recognized him at once—it was Director Lu; his face was full of thick flesh, impossible not to remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good morning, Lin Qi! Come by and visit me anytime!” Director Lu greeted with warm enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi was taken aback, then replied: “I will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Director Lu walked away, Lin Qi wondered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on with Director Lu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun did not answer but smiled: “You’ll find out soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ding!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The office door opened—this was Lin Qi’s third time entering Yue Feng’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wisp of jasmine fragrance drifted out; on the nearby desk, Yue Feng wore a combat suit, as if ready to depart for battle at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two cups of brewed tea already sat before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Qi, try this special jasmine tea!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the jasmine scent filled his nose, his mood lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi sat down and drank; the jasmine tea filled his mouth, calming him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Yue, what did you want to see me about?” Lin Qi asked first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too formal—call me Uncle Yue,” Yue Feng shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, Uncle Yue,” Lin Qi nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Feng smiled in satisfaction, stood up, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Qi, we saw your performance at Wanda Plaza!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Director Sun activated a projection showing footage of Lin Qi’s battle in the plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For your first battle against a disaster beast, your performance exceeded our expectations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You killed fifteen disaster beasts and rescued twenty people. The Chiqiong Martial Arts Hall has decided to reward you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next, you, Jiang Tao, and Li Zhou will all be interviewed by television.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interview?” Lin Qi frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once you accept the interview, you’ll be awarded the title of Outstanding Young Martial Artist and a reward of one million Xia National Currency,” Yue Feng continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem!” Lin Qi’s frown vanished and he agreed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Feng smiled and went on:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to the rules established by the three martial arts halls and the government and military:”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“During a disaster beast surge, anyone who participates in killing disaster beasts will be paid by the government for the corpses they deliver.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You killed fifteen disaster beasts. At Xia National market prices, we will give you five hundred thousand Xia National Currency.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi nodded; five hundred thousand was no small sum—and even that was generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This alone brought him one and a half million Xia National Currency—he made a fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Feng took a few more steps and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Qi, have you broken through to the second realm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Lin Qi nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” Yue Feng smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Qi, in my view, you have S-class genius potential!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll tell you this: if you rank among the top ten in Cang Province during your final semester’s monthly exam, I will personally award you a major prize,” Yue Feng said solemnly as he sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi’s expression remained calm, but his heart accelerated uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was Yue Feng? Deputy Director of the Chiqiong Martial Arts Hall, a master of the seventh realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a single drop of resources leaking from his fingers would be enough to sustain him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright,” Lin Qi nodded seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Top ten in Cang Province? Not difficult for him now. Director Sun and Yue Feng exchanged a glance and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They continued drinking tea for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Qi, you’ve proven you have S-class genius potential. It’s time you learned some things,” Wu Feng suddenly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun projected another screen—this time, a map of the entire Cang Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many locations were marked with red and blue dots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi saw Wanda Plaza, Alley 21, and Linhai Park in Tianhai City marked with blue dots—but three other locations were marked red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At exactly ten o’clock yesterday morning, space gates descended simultaneously across all nine cities of Cang Province.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space gates appeared across the entire Cang Province—at the same time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Feng pointed to the red dots on the projection:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This was a coordinated operation. Someone opened space gates to trigger disaster beast surges, drawing our martial arts halls’ attention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But their real target was several S-class geniuses within Cang Province.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yesterday, at the same time, three S-class geniuses in Tianhai City were assassinated,” Yue Feng revealed the shocking news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Assassinated S-class geniuses?” Lin Qi’s heart skipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do high talents really get assassinated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct—but none of them succeeded,” Yue Feng continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi exhaled in relief; if they had succeeded, it would have been terrifyingly unsafe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who did it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun switched the main screen and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me explain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures appeared on the screen—unlike ordinary humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their appearances had changed: the first had skin darkened to deep brown, eyes enlarged several times, appearing grotesque.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second had skin hardened and smooth like armor, facial features compressed, head sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In our society, besides disaster beasts, we have another enemy—powerful, hidden, and extremely difficult to find.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi was secretly alarmed: another enemy besides disaster beasts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are they? What’s their connection to these people in the images?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Feng slowly spoke: “We call them the Insect Clan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Insect Clan—a force stronger than disaster beasts. They possess insect-like physical traits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet they have intelligence equal to humans and technological capabilities surpassing ours in certain areas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Individually, they possess extremely formidable combat strength, and some even have special abilities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They can directly rival our S-class and higher geniuses.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Insect Clan?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi frowned, absorbing Yue Feng’s description of this enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Insect Clan possesses intelligence equal to humans, advanced technology, and individual combat power...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they’re this powerful, why have I never heard of them?” Lin Qi asked after his shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excellent question!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Sun replied: “Because their numbers are extremely scarce—just as rare as our S-class geniuses.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They hide in the shadows and have formed an organization called the Insect God Society through special means.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Using technology, they genetically modify members of their organization, granting them strength, speed, or defense far beyond ordinary martial artists.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The two in the images are members of the Insect God Society.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Qi understood—it all made sense now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From their first appearance, they’ve been hostile to humanity, orchestrating the first assassinations of geniuses with special abilities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Every year, the Insect God Society leaves its shadow—and a top genius dies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Qi, if you ever awaken a special ability, you will become their target,” Director Sun continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1133,"2026-06-20T20:27:41.493Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cf4a90af23c4fdd5c8f3a6f5e7a10c40855e976aa479febaf12a04828e8dcf34","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-103","high-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-chapter-101",992,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhigh-martial-world-getting-strong-by-grinding-er-cover.jpg"]