[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h":3,"chapter-devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-100":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Devouring Evil, Exterminating Demons Across All Heavens",{"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},2267045,4426,"Chapter 100: The Sword Is Nearly Complete","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-100",100,"\u003Cp>“It was just an illusion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blind man loosened and clenched his fingers, tightening his grip on the knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation of gripping a branding iron vanished the moment the wild soldier souls scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the lingering pain in his hand still burned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Hui squinted his old eyes, constantly wiping tears with his sleeve, staring at the corpse within the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even a corpse still has this kind of power—after Hai Donglai killed them all, he probably won’t get far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Hui called out loudly to the group, “Has anyone’s vision improved at all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Search everywhere—if he collapsed somewhere from his wounds, we can treat him in time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu once again examined the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing these men, Hai Donglai left no extra traces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the scene, it was impossible to tell which direction he had taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even injured, this commander of the Right Division of the Internal Guards excels at erasing his trail better than anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu chose a direction, walked two or three li, found no trace, and returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others had found nothing either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Hui frowned, “The envoy team dying here is already a major problem—if the Internal Guards commander also goes missing within Nanzhao territory...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, he won’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu said, “Once martial skill reaches a certain level, as long as one remains conscious and able to move, one can seal the wounds, circulate qi and blood, and recover somewhat through self-healing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai’s fighting style clearly showed exceptional prowess in unarmed combat and astonishingly refined physical strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not like Cheng the Blind, who relies on insight into techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor like Zheng Hui, who overly emphasizes the supernatural effects of soldier souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Chu Tianshu’s judgment, Zheng Hui relaxed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right—the Internal Guards likely have many hidden relay stations in Nanzhao. Hai Donglai can easily find a place to hide and someone to fetch medicine and treat his wounds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Hui shook off his earlier shock, his mind returning to its usual sharpness. He summoned a guard and gave him orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take my token to the nearest prefectural office, summon men to collect these corpses, conceal them, disguise them as cargo, and secretly transport them to Wang Cheng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the guard left, Zheng Hui stroked his beard, sinking into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu glanced at the token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sun Wheel: Atop the Snow Mountain, worshipping the sun, all sight turns white, radiant light becomes flame.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【On the battlefield of the Soldier Lord, bloodlust transforms into wild soldier souls.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Trait: Intense light penetration, illusory flame scorching the body; after consuming blood, it controls corpses to fight.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quantity of the “Sun Wheel” as a demonic material seemed twice that of the “Snow River Collapse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad both Soldier Lords were martial artists—one even a corpse without a heart, its power greatly diminished. Even combined, their soldier souls couldn’t match the harvest after Chu Tianshu’s battle with Old Nie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it still far exceeded the minimum standard required for one simulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the mental force of the Three-Seven Divine Sword would manifest as transparent flame,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu had no hesitation—he chose the “Sun Wheel” trait as the primary foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【...Simulation complete.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lesser Yang Blood River Cart: Daily refining of essence and qi fills the body with radiance; blood river circulation reverses yin to yang.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Humans possess the Zi-Wu flow, attuned to the sun’s refining and the moon’s refining.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The blood and qi of killing weapons, nourished by slaughter, follow yin and belong entirely to moon-refining; yet solitary yin cannot give birth—it scatters and lacks solidity.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Therefore, use the sun’s fire qi to transform it, infusing the Great Yin with the essence of Lesser Yang—then refining weapons becomes twice as effective.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s mind flooded with vast information; thousands of lines churned within him, revealing endless subtleties, gradually settling into pure clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good—my sword, the soldier soul, is nearly complete!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nanzhao prefectural officials arrived with carriages and horses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpses were collected, concealed, and transported southward toward Nanzhao’s capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brilliant daylight hung high in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Nanzhao’s capital, it was mealtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every tavern and restaurant inside and outside the city buzzed with activity—except Wen’s Tavern, the best outside the city, which had recently closed its doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passersby from the outskirts would glance to see if it had reopened, then sigh and head elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, isn’t that Aunt Mo?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old peddler on the roadside spotted a familiar face and smiled, “You used to work as a cook at Wen’s Tavern—haven’t seen you in ages. Is it reopening?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Soon, soon—I’ll let you all know the moment it does.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Mo was the woman who had cooked at the tavern—round-faced, slightly plump, smiling warmly as she chatted with neighbors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brown headscarf matched her skin tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zheng Hui had given the order, he’d asked everyone at the tavern to stay at his residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To a Qingping official, this was a minor matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to the tavern staff, it felt uneasy—they still wanted to return home each day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, they weren’t the main targets of the assassination, so moving about was still relatively safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Mo had no other family, but she couldn’t bear to leave her little house—or the few chickens she kept, which she collected eggs from every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, when she returned home, she first reached into the coop and gathered a few eggs before opening the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark shadow inside startled her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow stood with his back to her, one hand extended flat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small jade-green token, hung by a red cord, dangled from his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Mo spun around, slammed the door shut, and knelt halfway, letting the eggs fall to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Servant bows before the Commander.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-clad man turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a large black cloak covering his entire body, but beneath it was a slightly torn red robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was plain—no striking features, skin neither especially fair nor dark—ill-suited to the red robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his gaunt appearance stood rigid, and the garish red robe on him became a chilling aura of menace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Hai Donglai of the Right Division.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai studied the woman before him. “As the dossier states, you truly have never learned any martial skill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Internal Guards were divided into Left and Right Divisions, yet their members spread across the land; most grassroots operatives were not assigned to either division.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Mo was one such grassroots operative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people imagined the Internal Guards as arrogant censors and ruthless spies and assassins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those who needed to remain hidden long-term in one place were often ordinary people—least likely to draw suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some grassroots Internal Guards were even recruited directly from the local population.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai’s eyes flickered with many thoughts; his tone was flat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The tavern has better information. For years, your secret reports all mentioned working as a cook at a tavern and being well-informed. Has anything major happened in the capital lately?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Mo rose, nervous: “Something has indeed happened recently.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recounted the incident with the Yuwen family’s assassins, the possible involvement of the Duan family in spreading rumors, and the monarch’s countermeasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? A physician mistaken for an Internal Guard?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai’s expression shifted slightly. “You say his medical skill is truly exceptional?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Mo was surprised. “Isn’t Dr. Chu an Internal Guard? I thought he was too—I just didn’t contact him, per protocol.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai glanced at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Mo realized her mistake and quickly returned to the topic: “Dr. Chu’s medical skill is truly remarkable, and he’s also a good man...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai cut her off: “At least he stands on the Tang side—that much even Old Fox Zheng Hui acknowledges, correct?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Mo paused, then nodded firmly: “Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai seemed lost in thought for several breaths, then his gaze returned to Aunt Mo, his expression growing colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Aunt Mo notice the chill in his gaze, and fear crept into her voice: “Commander?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You talk too much, react too slowly, and lack judgment—you’ve become nothing but a countrywoman, no longer fit to be an Internal Guard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai slowly turned his gaze away, his tone unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then from now on, you won’t be an Internal Guard anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget everything before. No matter what contact or secret signs appear—you, no longer an Internal Guard, must not respond!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Mo was stunned: “But my dossier...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your dossier was never noteworthy—and I’ve already destroyed it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Donglai’s gaze pressed down, forcing Aunt Mo to lower her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she bowed, she suddenly felt emptiness before her. When she looked up, the room was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The window had somehow lifted open and now swayed gently shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Mo rubbed her face, bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I’m not an Internal Guard anymore?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it because all the secret messages I've passed over the years were nothing but rumors any ordinary citizen of Nanzhao could hear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Mo Dama’s entire family was relocated to Nanzhao, several died of illness along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just an old Inner Guard who helped this orphaned girl and left her this house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these years, she has acted exactly as her master taught her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Dama felt a profound sense of loss, yet also noticed a strange lightness in her chest; she stood frozen for a long while, her heart tangled, and without realizing it, she took a step toward the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Dama heard a sharp snap beneath her feet and stared down in daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh no! My eggs!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1590,"2026-06-19T20:45:51.976Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","64e6302a2897db3c4126235a059791a8d751db7667c889ca566a10a9fd507037","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-101","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-99",155,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-cover.jpg"]