[{"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-37":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},2266982,4426,"Chapter 37: The Lightest and the Heaviest","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>“Moo!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yaaah!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bull’s bellow and the man’s roar clashed in full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wild bull’s speed dropped sharply, yet its hooves stamped the ground, pushing forward step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tugu’s face flushed red, tendons bulging on his forehead, his feet sliding half-backward, forced back a stretch by the bull’s pressure—just as he felt his stance about to fail, he finally lifted his foot and stomped one step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being shoved back over ten meters, his hands still gripped the bull’s horns tightly, sensing the bull’s strength had slightly waned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fall!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tugu seized this moment, bellowed loudly, twisted his waist and back, bent his body leftward, yanked hard with his left arm, and unleashed a wild sweep with his right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those watching from the edge of the pit could see how Wu Tugu’s back muscles twisted and deformed in that instant, their lines carved as if by axe and chisel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like blocks of hard rock, crushed and squeezed together to extract the essence within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fall!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forced the bull’s head to one side, unbalancing it, causing its whole body to topple sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack-thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden antlers on that side of the bull’s head shattered under pressure; the bull collapsed fully to the ground, mooing loudly, kicking its hooves wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tugu tore off a wide cloth strip from his body, wrapped it around the bull’s head, and covered its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wild bull’s struggles gradually slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tugu loosened his jaw, rose, and laughed loudly as he raised both arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers cheered for their village’s hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Yu exclaimed: “Tall men are rare to begin with, but when their frames grow tall, their muscles often appear thin—yet this man, so tall, still has such monstrous shoulder and back muscles—he’s truly gifted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Jinqiu also praised: “His shoulders and back are too strong, still not fully coordinated with the rest of his body—his fist art has not yet reached Dragon Coiling the Body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But his arm strength may already exceed that of a normal practitioner who has achieved Dragon Coiling the Body!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the wild bull, Cai Shanjun’s side had no need to consider any other contender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Chu Tianshu could try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I dodged three times, succeeded on the fourth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After climbing up, Wu Tugu signaled to Chu Tianshu: “If you can topple it within four tries, you win!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu only smiled, as if pondering something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had already descended to replace the bull’s antlers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bull’s hide was indeed thick—its antlers shattered on one side, yet it showed no injury at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the antlers were replaced and the men climbed back up, Chu Tianshu didn’t use the ladder—he leapt lightly forward on one foot and landed in the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From three meters high, his forefoot touched ground first, then his heel pressed down; his knees bent slightly, leg muscles like taut bowstrings relaxing and snapping, dissolving the impact into nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only sound was a faint snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those with poor eyesight could barely tell his knees had bent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the moment Chu Tianshu landed, a faint layer of dust around him rippled outward, spreading over five meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his pupils, needle-thin points of light flickered slightly outward, then retracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The insight technique—opening both inner and outer senses—had been activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bamboo pole lifted the blindfold; the bull’s eyes reopened, meeting Chu Tianshu’s calm, crystalline gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wild bull surged upward, faster than before when it had pushed off on all four hooves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though its earlier clash with Wu Tugu had drained some stamina, it had also served as a warm-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, before Chu Tianshu even stepped forward to provoke it, the bull charged on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu stood motionless, watching the bull charge calmly, even leaving his left hand behind his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bull’s horns were nearly within a meter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His center of gravity shifted left; his toes twisted, his body swirling like mist as he spun away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abang cried: “That’s the same dance Old Man did yesterday!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Jinqiu shook his head: “No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The defining trait of Dragon Coiling the Body isn’t merely brute force—it’s the fluidity of force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Wei Xian’s flowing grace stems from relentless pursuit of detail, deep analysis and realization, culminating in perfect confidence, effortless in every motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon Coiling the Body, by contrast, seeks greater coarseness on a coarse foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body’s muscles are like many thick hemp ropes; to make them thicker, simply spreading them out won’t work—you must twist them into one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, make this single thickest rope move like a whip, channeling force from every part toward the tip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is fluidity achieved through intensified coarseness—utterly opposite to Shi Wei Xian’s pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet outwardly, the qualities of fluidity and calmness appear somewhat similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s earlier move channeled nearly all his body’s muscle power into his toes at once—so when his toes twisted, he shot away several meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone could see the bull had no chance of touching Chu Tianshu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the bamboo grove halfway up the hill, the old woman guarding the shrine stood hidden in the shade, gazing toward the pit, her lips pressed to the bamboo flute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wild bull had charged a second time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu still watched calmly, waiting until the bull was close, then spun aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers, seeing he made no attempt to grab the horns, grew anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tugu also found it strange: “Observation and action must go together—without testing the bull’s speed and force firsthand, you can’t gauge it properly. What good is just watching?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Shanjun whispered: “He’s not observing the bull’s horn speed or force—he’s observing something else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Jinqiu’s mind flashed: “Could it be...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu excelled in needle techniques, striking acupoints with precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he couldn’t use weapons against the bull, he could now project force like needles, replacing real silver needles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he didn’t strike the horns or hooves, his force should penetrate the bull’s hide and reach its interior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he struck certain acupoints, he could very likely reduce its strength abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But which medical ancestor had ever bothered to map acupoints for a wild bull?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such a massive body, even if it had acupoints, which specific ones would respond quickly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must dodge no more than four times—can mere moments of observation really be enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third time!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wild bull charged for the third time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Chu Tianshu raised both hands, his eyes steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his inner-outer insight technique, though the time was short, he had already mapped the entire muscle-firing process from the bull’s hooves to its neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To heal the bull via acupoints was still far beyond him—but to disrupt its force generation? More than sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bull’s hooves pounded like war drums; after several charges, dust rose under the sun, flies and mosquitoes danced in the haze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the bull was within a meter, Chu Tianshu was about to act—then his expression changed; he spun away three meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone saw he had clearly intended to strike, then suddenly dodged—their nerves jolted as if struck hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zewa blurted: “He’s dodged three times already—even if he topples it on the fourth, he still doesn’t win!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhong Jinqiu frowned, scanning the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood Chu Tianshu’s fighting habits better than anyone—his sudden dodge was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s gaze, meanwhile, followed a few mosquitoes drifting between sunlight and dust, a hint of anger showing at the corner of his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yizhou’s forests, mosquitoes were always abundant; households here had insect-repellent methods, so it was manageable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this bull, this pit—clearly, insect control was poor, letting in flies and mosquitoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu hadn’t cared about them at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he was about to act, several mosquitoes flew toward his back and thighs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his cultivation and martial arts mastery, and being in combat state, ordinary insects shouldn’t dare approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, these mosquitoes had broken straight from the swarm, heading directly for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there wasn’t something wrong here, he’d eat them raw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few threads of silver light flickered between Chu Tianshu’s fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearer mosquitoes were struck by silver needles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the instant they were hit, the mosquitoes exploded apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from the needles’ effect—this was their own nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the needles remained stuck in the earthen wall; not a single corpse remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But two mosquitoes, slightly farther away, had escaped—now flying straight toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moo!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bull’s roar echoed inside the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monstrous bull had turned and charged again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those on the rim either noticed nothing, or sensed something odd—but none could intervene in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bull, hooves raised, horns lowered, charged—this was the fourth time!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s gaze still lingered on the two mosquitoes—yet his right hand had already shot out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faster than thunder, leaving two afterimages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each side of the bull’s head received a palm strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crisp sound of impact did not come from the head, but from two spots on the bull’s front legs, each the size of a copper coin, suddenly trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the force, the hair there shattered and snapped, revealing patches of skin the size of copper coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s third palm of his right hand had already struck the bull’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the loudest bellow so far, the bull’s head was slammed downward, its legs buckling to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body, nearly three meters long and immensely heavy, momentarily lifted its hindquarters off the ground, as if about to roll forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But its weight was too great; after its hind legs left the ground, they crashed back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid a dull, thunderous crash, Chu Tianshu’s left hand also retracted from midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bull lay completely flat on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu straightened his body, not bothering to blindfold himself with cloth strips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the bull had already fainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same fourth attempt, but I used only one arm—can this still count as a win?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu looked up toward the edge of the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most spectators lacked sharp enough eyesight; they only saw Chu Tianshu lift one hand and pin the bull to its knees, too stunned to cheer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Tugu understood what had happened and couldn’t help scratching his scalp, muttering, “Impressive! Truly impressive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Zhaizhu took a deep breath, stared at the bull, and declared loudly, “Good! This round certainly counts as your victory.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu leapt upward, his toe brushing the pit wall, and landed atop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If so…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked to Wu Zhaizhu’s side, raised his left hand, and asked, “Zhaizhu, could you tell me what these are?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s thumb, index, and middle fingers had been pinched together; now he slowly loosened them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several people nearby saw, between his fingers, mosquitoes flapping their wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their first reaction was not to identify the mosquitoes, but to suddenly recall what Chu Tianshu had just done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man had, while pinning down the Wild Bull King with one hand, used the other to catch two mosquitoes!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingertips, as light as goose down or snowflakes, pressed against their wings and mouthparts without crushing them—so they did not burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wu Zhaizhu realized this, his face showed shock; upon closer inspection of the two mosquitoes, his shock deepened, and he blurted out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The big sour mosquitoes from the ancestral hall?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1874,"2026-06-19T20:45:51.976Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ee572208e844b0b424cbdfdba8a2299c0ec81889f60aabd5808ee81329f6b306","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-38","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-36",155,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-cover.jpg"]