[{"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-149":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},2267094,4426,"Chapter 149: The Long Wind Sweeps the Earth, Breaking All Grass","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-149",149,"\u003Cp>“So that’s how it is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu felt the faint impressions transmitted by the soldier-soul, gradually understanding what had happened before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malice, gratitude, desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first two had stirred the soldier-soul, but not deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the third was added did it stir a powerful impulse within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also made Chu Tianshu’s perception clearer, breaking through that invisible barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, to possess a fulfilling life, malice, goodwill, and desire are all indispensable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldier-soul within the Three-Seven Divine Sword was originally a naive will—pure, yet unaware of the source of its own drive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it was like water without a source, a tree without roots, requiring its master to constantly replenish and nourish it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, by letting the soldier-soul experience things firsthand, it would also benefit its future growth and strengthening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What stirred the soldier-soul’s desire were the secrets recorded on these bamboo slips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Improving the firelock…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu recognized the script on them; a single glance made him sigh inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, this was truly a secret that could reshape the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it came to guns, the world of his hometown had quite advanced firearm technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his first journey was to the Republic era—machine guns were already common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His second journey was to the Tang dynasty—firearm technology there was shockingly primitive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He focused on cultivating Wu Gong and building his career, never once considering spending time studying the various disciplines of firearms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he had accidentally stumbled upon native inhabitants actively innovating firearm technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, any technology must consider its practical foundation to exert massive influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only innovations that are tightly linked to the current era’s technology—and even extend beyond it into other fields—and yet still manage to take a steady step forward, hold the greatest value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The method of “improving the firelock,” judging from the scattered fragments of its own account, fully accounted for the prevailing technological conditions of the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Metallurgy, powder formulation, furnace modification, casting shapes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once spread, every workshop with mid-to-upper skill levels would have the chance to replicate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the author wasn’t boasting, this technology could truly be called a weapon of great national importance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chu Tianshu read, he noticed the text ended—he reached out and pulled another bamboo slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others watched as he pulled the third slip, finally unable to hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he keeps looking like this, even if he doesn’t take the secret away, as long as he escapes, there will be a second person who understands this technique!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green-robed elder shouted loudly, “All of you, are you still hesitating?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu smiled at the words, raising his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just that sentence reveals your fundamental inability to cooperate—can you truly work together wholeheartedly against me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green-robed elder fell silent for a moment, then his robe suddenly swelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wolves and a tiger fighting over…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And the tiger dies first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words rang sharp and clear, each step heavy as iron falling to earth, each stride equal, as if measured by a ruler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he was no longer merely inciting with empty words—he moved forward himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audacity to pluck chestnuts from the fire, the courage to stake life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man must have succeeded many times before, or he would not possess such decisiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the green-robed elder moved, three others also acted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall, thin man wielding a six-foot spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burly man wearing leather wrist guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old woman carrying an unsheathed iron sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, the four adjusted their distances, as if stepping to the same rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How far the green-robed elder was from Chu Tianshu, the other three were also that far from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s soldier-soul transmitted a flicker of heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldier-soul had originally judged that none present posed sufficient threat—hence it had acted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the behavior of these four now made it realize: if it still controlled the master’s body, it might truly be injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its judgment had failed; it had not properly executed the master’s command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll strike you twice, as punishment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu tapped his belt lightly with his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that exact moment, the four showed signs of attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzzz!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s stance remained nearly in a horse stance, yet he had already left the bench, his body shifting in a flash, palm thrusting toward the right front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The right front was precisely where the spearman stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spearhead had been pointing vaguely at Chu Tianshu; now, caught off guard, it was pressed flat by Chu Tianshu’s palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palm’s center held a slight tilt; upon contact, it bent the steel spearhead’s tip inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire spearhead cracked like lightning, shattering and exploding outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shaft simultaneously exploded into splinters, silver light dancing, fragments spraying everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear, though appearing wooden, concealed a long sword within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword nearly six feet long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swords of the Hainan Sword Sect had hilts only seven inches long, yet blades six feet long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their weapons and sword techniques were too distinctive—they used a spear as cover when lurking or tracking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In combat, even if the enemy failed to damage the spear, they themselves could rupture the blade from within with a single flick of the wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chu Tianshu’s palm strike was too forceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade had not even emerged before both spear and sword were destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall, thin man feigned a rapid retreat, his clothes clinging tightly to his skin, his body like a slender bamboo pole about to shoot backward, while simultaneously extending his fingers like a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his fingertips erupted four or five inches of sword aura, aimed straight at Chu Tianshu’s palm acupoints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hainan Sword Sect’s lightness skill was as famed as their sword technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the green-robed elder, the burly man, and the old woman had also shifted their attacks toward Chu Tianshu’s current position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Chu Tianshu moved, they moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like several magnets drawn toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu retracted his right hand, his body spinning half a circle, then retreating sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forward like a flash, backward like an arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he broke free from the encirclement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pshhh!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gasped—blood erupted, the tall, thin man’s head flew upward, his neck spurting blood like a fountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s left hand held three long bamboo slips, stained with streaks of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, as his right hand retracted and his body spun, his left hand’s bamboo slips had sliced through the man’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a dragging-sword force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo slips hung low, truly like a sword dragged along the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu pressed forward again—still toward the right front, but slightly more to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the perimeter of the three’s encirclement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, he stepped straight behind the old woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the old woman stood an old man, small as a child, his left hand gripping her clothing, hanging behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the old woman moved, none of her “companions” noticed the man behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Yin Wind Trio had subtly overlooked this old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, he appeared merely a hunchback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Chu Tianshu arrived, the old man spun sharply, thrusting out a short sword, its blade bluish-green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the short sword was thrust, its aura swelled to match that of a three-foot-long sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old woman reacted swiftly—her unsheathed iron sword pierced backward from beside her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangnan Qixing Tang’s covert assassin—Old Plum Embracing Hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two swords struck together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small old man’s gaze subtly centered on Chu Tianshu’s waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his experience, he had long sensed that the belt, though appearing wooden-grained, was likely a soft sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s right fist suddenly extended two fingers—index and middle finger, one above the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two silver needles struck the two sword blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the split-second deviation, a third silver needle shot out from his ring finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piercing the old man’s neck, it embedded itself in the old woman’s heart—the old woman toppled forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand that fired the hair needles glowed like polished yellow jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s right hand had reached the Golden Stillness state, enabling each finger to unleash such immense force within an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly man in blue and the burly man seized the opportunity to strike from both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu released the bamboo slat in his left hand and swung both arms in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though four palms collided, the loudest sound came from the ground beneath Chu Tianshu’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around his feet, the soil churned like boiling water, rippling outward in concentric circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a span of nearly two zhang, the earth surged like waves several times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly man in blue and the burly man both grunted, their bodies trembling involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had intended to strike with all four hands, but now their other hands instinctively flung backward, their arms and shoulders feeling as if stretched taut and pulled straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse still was the vibration that reached straight to their bones, leaving them dazed and numb with unbearable ache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t even qualify as wolves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu suddenly changed tactics, repeating his old move: his left hand seized the three bamboo strips midair, gripping them like a reversed long blade, and spun to sweep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the elderly man in blue and the burly man recognized the move’s trajectory, their bones ached and they could not block it in time; blood blossomed at their waists, and they staggered back two steps, clutching their abdomens tightly before collapsing to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw the moon dim and clouds drift across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s figure surged like a gale, sweeping past their vision, leaping onto the roof, then crashing down in a whirlwind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiles clattered and rained to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Shades of Yin Wind, who bore that name, were all knocked down by this long wind’s lingering shadow, slamming onto the earth, alive or dead, unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu stood amid the broken tiles, lightly tapping each of the three long bamboo slats with his right hand in turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap! Tap! Tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloodstains were scattered by his force, revealing once more the neat, fine characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1675,"2026-06-19T20:45:51.976Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","834f7ec2e75939d28eae2d23a8b4f8c6862ad518831ab6fc9a57d21e95ce5b84","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-150","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-148",155,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-cover.jpg"]