[{"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-77":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},2267022,4426,"Chapter 77: Draw the Sword, Ascend High","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-77",77,"\u003Cp>To serve as a vessel for the casino’s resentment, those posting flyers must harbor a strong desire to earn money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they’re young people, even if they desperately want to earn money, just posting flyers won’t suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re full of energy and will likely take on other part-time jobs, which could ruin everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Mai Danhong first hired them, she carefully selected these five hundred-plus individuals, often giving them speeches to stoke their inner ambitions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many times, she felt there were too many of them—it was truly exhausting to manage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, she was suddenly grateful there were so many, because the crowd was large and the venue was big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the shadow rushed in, Mai Danhong barely had time to swing both arms and launch dozens of playing cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of these cards were transparent in texture, with extremely sharp spinning-cutting ability and the fastest flight speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Chu Tianshu could sense their positions just by himself, let alone now with the Three Seven Divine Sword’s enhancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine sword in his right hand had straightened like a steel blade, and in an instant it trembled, shattering three cards flying straight at his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the transparent cards, attempting to arc around and ambush his cheeks, waist, or knee joints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu ignored them entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He surged forward through the gaps left by the shattered cards; all the arcing cards missed, unable to catch him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than ten meters remained to the podium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu roared, and in one step he charged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, over twenty playing cards either smashed against his sword or arm and shattered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or struck his chest, tearing his clothes but shattering against the Golden Silk Treasure Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he breached the podium, shattered fragments and air currents filled the space around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The playing cards came in four suits: clubs, spades, hearts, diamonds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Longding’s cultivation method fused earth, water, fire, wind with the suits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spades represented water, coated with lethal poison; even a tiny scratch on the back of the hand could instantly freeze the entire arm with numbness and cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearts represented fire, their ink mixed with special phosphorus powder; when activated by mental force, they burned with intense heat and embedded into flesh with excruciating pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diamonds represented wind; normally visible to the naked eye, they turned transparent and silent when covered by mental force, spiraling to cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In secret, Mai Danhong had once tested her power, killing in the blink of an eye with endless variations, calm and composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Chu Tianshu, all of this was merely flashy, useless nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he reached the stage, Mai Danhong had only one suit left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth card: Clubs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s foot suddenly sank into darkness—a large section of floor vanished, as if leading straight into an underground trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any person stepping into this trap would instinctively react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d try spreading their feet to step on either edge, or lean their body to claw at the rim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu still held his sword, making it easier—he could try jamming it into the nearby floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his posture didn’t change at all; he made no adjustment despite his foot dropping into emptiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he pressed down hard with his sole, as if standing on solid ground, and his body abruptly shifted forward in a straight line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mai Danhong was pierced through the right lung by his sword; her hands trembled, and two decks of cards fell from her sleeves, scattering across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black hole beneath his foot gradually faded, becoming indistinguishable from the rest of the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Club Earth Card was an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It created false illusions of traps and uneven ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary illusions only deceived the eyes; this one also deceived the sensation of the feet, disrupting the entire body’s balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Chu Tianshu, who cultivated both body and spirit, its effect was negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dozen or so young employees surrounding the podium were Mai Danhong’s trusted subordinates; only now did they draw their guns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you? Let go of the young lady!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu ignored them, twisted his blade to intensify the pain: “Stop this ritual!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mai Danhong trembled from pain, lips curling: “Never…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re severely wounded, yet the ritual remains unaffected—you’re not the mastermind. Then die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu dragged his blade sideways, ready to slice through her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Chu Tianshu’s sword swept through empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword had somehow detached from Mai Danhong’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance between them inexplicably stretched to over two meters, and a patch of sand appeared between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Mai Danhong’s face lit up with relief, Chu Tianshu raised his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A needle pierced her forehead, driving into her brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they fired, Chu Tianshu had already prepared to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they couldn’t fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shift in distance wasn’t confined to Chu Tianshu alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire venue’s orderly rows of tables and chairs had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some adjacent tables were now separated by three meters, with a rust-covered anchor appearing between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others were only centimeters apart, yet a dusty tree root had sprouted between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tattered leaves and paper drifted down from midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The venue was filled with the stench of decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruined, cold, ancient—the environment overlapped with reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men frantically pulled triggers, but their guns made no sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu turned his head: “Overflow Zone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jun and Yin Fengxin had both stepped out of their cars for air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon receiving the message with so many exclamation marks, Fang Jun sensed something was wrong, switched from calling the police to dialing the Special Capture Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the call connected, he saw white mist rising outside the venue building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wrong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jun’s expression changed drastically; he rushed to the driver’s seat, left the door open, and drove straight through the guardrail, crashing inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Fengxin hadn’t even gotten in yet—he was startled, then noticed another car speeding past from just meters to the right, also crashing into the company grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Toyota Previa, with seven seats inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This car had originally been parked farther away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whether modified or not, its power was immense, and the driver was highly skilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As both cars accelerated toward the venue building,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Toyota gained half a car length ahead of Fang Jun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strange mist grew thicker, like a snow-white curtain rising from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two cars that had just entered, along with the entire venue building, vanished from view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the venue, Chu Tianshu heard the sound of cars driving straight up the steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Toyota crashed into the corridor, its rearview mirror scraping against the wall and shattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car door opened directly facing the venue entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six black-clad men and an old woman filed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the Toyota came a sudden screech of brakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jun leapt onto the Toyota’s roof and jumped into the venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director, how could you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Save it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yuntai raised a hand to cut him off, scanning the five hundred-plus dazed elders, his face slightly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A large-scale atrocity involving so many people—and we’ve stumbled into an Overflow Zone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu looked over, his voice booming: “The mastermind isn’t here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the venue, resentment had coalesced into dozens of swirling vortices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like whirlpools formed when water drains from a pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except now, these vortices were rising upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu’s perception was too sharp—now it became a distraction; focusing on the resentment, he heard countless illusory sounds from every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t tell where the resentment was ultimately gathering after rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Northwest!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yuntai pointed to the northwest corner: “The true flow of resentment leads to the upper room corresponding to that position.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll handle everyone here—you find the stairs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke to her six accompanying bodyguards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as Chu Tianshu heard this, he fixed his gaze on the direction she pointed to, leapt off the stage, and ran across the tables as if on solid ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu reached the target position, lowered his stance, and raised his sword vertically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stairs are too slow—follow me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu relaxed and tightened his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hilt trembled slightly; a nearly visible, translucent force leaked from his fingers and ignited upward along the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dou!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flared with rage as his body shot upward in a spiraling ascent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force released by the Three-Seven Divine Sword resembled a massive conical drill, piercing upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concrete shattered; the steel mesh was twisted and severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu smashed through the ceiling, creating a hole roughly four feet wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kicked off the edge of the hole, his body slicing through the opening as he landed firmly on the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1461,"2026-06-19T20:45:51.976Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b61f78ef48cb6b3a54030d9a0ea7fa3024ab73028f83022ca4c19f789c3b643e","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-78","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-76",155,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-cover.jpg"]