[{"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-140":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},2267085,4426,"Chapter 140: Useful Second Brother","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-140",140,"\u003Cp>Thud!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu leapt left-forward into the air, adjusting his posture mid-flight, bending his waist and knees, then kicking off the streetlamp to his left-front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The streetlamp bent visibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had previously smashed one of these poles and had a general sense of their material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This push-off precisely exploited the limit where the pole wouldn’t break but still delivered tremendous recoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a hum, the lamp straightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu exerted force simultaneously, his figure shooting outward, directly scaling the five-story building to his right-front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His shadow raced across the rooftops, terraces, and air-conditioner units, using each as a foothold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, he had drawn near the building where Mo Laosan was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Laosan was at the southwest corner of the rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu approached from the south; once close enough, Mo Laosan’s own line of sight was blocked by the building’s bulk, rendering him unable to see Chu’s figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at this moment that Mo Laosan suddenly shuddered, realizing the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That man had truly heard his cry of “Big Brother” and was now deliberately hunting him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, a practitioner of gu magic, could never match the speed of the man who had killed his elder brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll fight you to the death!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three incense sticks in Mo Laosan’s hand had not yet burned out; he suddenly shoved them into his mouth, chewing them to pulp, then pulled out numerous thumb-sized red-and-white candles from his pockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gnashed wildly, and in moments, his mouth was stuffed full, frantically swallowing, wax smeared all around his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One inch of flesh, one inch of incense; three inches of marrow, three inches of light; five inches of oil-grease gleaming bright, seven inches of drilling pain, seven orifices dead…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Laosan chanted incoherently, speaking at breakneck speed; his expression twisted in agony, he tore open his shirt, jabbed a finger into his navel, and yanked outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssshhh!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His navel became like a flamethrower, spewing a vivid red flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire shot out over twenty centimeters before curving and flickering upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure suddenly leapt up from the rooftop’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chu Tianshu’s foot touched the rooftop’s edge, he sidestepped three meters, then abruptly surged forward, standing squarely at the rooftop’s center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His movement was fluid, maximizing avoidance of ambushes the moment he landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Mo Laosan had collapsed to the ground, making no other motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the flame from his navel changed color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fluctuating between red and green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within his body came the fluttering chirps of insects and a heavy stench of burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if countless tiny insects were hidden inside him, now all entangled and burned to death by wax oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s expression changed; he sensed a warm aura, filling the rooftop saturated with the stench of burning, wrapping toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night wind and air twisted and shimmered, as if countless transparent, minute shadows coalesced into a vast, shapeless monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the burned gu insects, temporarily manifesting as vengeful spirits, swarming and attacking in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such gu insect spirits could not survive long—they would disintegrate within moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But within that brief span, their ferocity far surpassed ordinary spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By burning them with the cultist’s body oil mixed with candles, these gu insect spirits gained both yin energy and a deep infusion of yang energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many techniques specifically designed to repel evil and dispel insects became useless against these spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normal martial artists relying on their own yang energy to forcibly suppress or attack spirits found such methods nearly ineffective here—and far more likely to be infiltrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Bing Dou Zhe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu uttered the true words, yet did not shift into spirit-attunement mode, nor did he intend to duel slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely used these four syllables to regulate his body and mind, then struck directly with his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In midair, it sounded like a giant watermelon bursting, or a jar full of insects shattered by a blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clustered, clawing gu insect spirits were instantly blasted with a jagged rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu stepped forward, his gaze shifting left and right, his hands darting left and right, throwing punch after punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time the semi-transparent swarm coalesced into a sharp, attacking point, a punch struck it, leaving more and more gaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without entering spirit-attunement, with his current “Golden Stillness” martial foundation, he seemed able to see the spirits with his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when he struck the spirits with his fists, he no longer felt the old sensation of his power passing through emptiness, most of it wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every ounce of force struck the insects directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shattering and extinguishing the tiny spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling—so satisfying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recall: mental force originates in the heart and brain; though exceptionally sensitive and adaptable, with many advantages,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if one directly attacks evil spirits with mental force, the backlash rushes straight back, crushing one’s own spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one performs a spell with multiple intermediaries, even if the spell fails, the backlash is diminished through successive layers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in fierce combat, spellcasting always feels cumbersome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with treasures like the Three-Seven Divine Sword, which channels condensed mental force to kill, there are still subtle discomforts—like grabbing fire barehanded or slashing with fire itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How different now—he only needed to swing his fist, and the force reached its target fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every strike was solid, direct, true to essence, with not a single wasted ounce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few steps, Chu Tianshu moved swiftly, ruthlessly, and stood before Mo Laosan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the gu insect spirits along the way had been obliterated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the foul stench of the dark art had greatly faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rooftop was clean, the night wind crisp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Laosan’s face twisted in shock and resentment: “How? My ultimate technique… how could a martial artist’s fists crush these spirits so easily?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu said nothing, kicked him square in the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Laosan slid backward, crashing into the low wall at the rooftop’s edge, his heart and lungs ruptured, dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having used the body-oil taboo technique, Mo Laosan was already doomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chu Tianshu had no intention of waiting another moment, granting him even the slightest chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his head drooped, his cracked neck skin revealed a white-bone centipede, struggling to crawl out half its body before tumbling to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s kick had also shattered this centipede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he had fought Wang Bo and his men, Chu Tianshu had used both strength and mental force but detected no trace of the white-bone centipede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, with one kick, he instantly felt the insect clinging to the cervical vertebrae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as when he killed Mo Lao Da, he had inadvertently ground the insect to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu exhaled, swept his gaze across the area, and spotted another battlefield in the western district—he leapt down immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he fell fifteen meters, he reached out, gripping the wall to slow his descent; another fifteen meters down, he reached out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hit the ground at high speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But by the time he arrived, the battle there was already ending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy golden blade spun midair and slashed down, severing the long sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade then flipped instantly, striking Mo Lao Er’s head with its flat side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Lao Er crashed to his knees, eyes glazed, unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Jianhua landed, immediately plunged the golden blade into the ground, then reached out with his right hand, drawing a handful of snow through the air into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Chu Tianshu realize the old principal’s left hand was gathering blue internal energy into a sphere—not to attack, but to contain a spirit within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect timing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Jianhua spotted Chu Tianshu and smiled, “Didn’t you say that if a spirit’s aura stabilized, you could trace the altar?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu nodded, then said, “But this one won’t work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirit was a fat monk draped in a cassock, reduced to only its upper half, compressed within the blue internal energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed slower than some spirits, yet its vile form writhed continuously, its aura violently turbulent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not now—but I have an idea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Jianhua pointed at Mo Lao Er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This man consorts with spirits, yet cultivates the Hemai Ink-Splatter Sword Art, which holds considerable subtlety.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Especially after mastering the Hemai Heart Method, any attack reaching him is blunted; external perception reaching him is also blunted—he becomes undetectable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So-called passivation is merely a way of saying its nature becomes stable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Jianhua grabbed another handful of snow and stuffed it into his mouth, as if parched, yet his expression was exhilarated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we insert this spirit into Mo Lao Er’s body and guide it, could his internal energy slowly dissolve the spirit while stabilizing it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Internal energy doesn’t strike spirit vital points like spirit-attunement spells do—if you, someone who understands, offer slight protection, perhaps we can preserve a trace of its aura for your ritual?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Jianhua had conceived this idea after his first exchange with Mo Lao Er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a man who had endured hard times, always adhering to thrift, frugality, and maximum utility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even enemy-given items could be used—and used well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To use the enemy himself? Even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s face brightened with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right, this might actually work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1530,"2026-06-19T20:45:51.976Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a29497382fd1358004ca568064e380aff2f7d2ea92aa93a08929427cf0009690","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-141","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-139",155,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-cover.jpg"]