[{"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-82":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},2267027,4426,"Chapter 82: Chang","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-82",82,"\u003Cp>The Ao District isn’t large, and this time its compactness proved convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The local garrison quickly dispatched part of its forces to the scene, secured the situation, and subsequently transported the five hundred-plus individuals in batches to a military base for relocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time everything was settled, it was only a little past three in the afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jun stood in the corridor outside the military base’s morgue, gazing at the small window at the end, through which poured the bright afternoon sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To live openly under the sun, thinking of nothing, is already a kind of bliss—why scheme in the shadows?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jun poured a few pieces of gum into his mouth and chewed silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Jiang walked around the corner, her eyes landing on the gum in his hand: “That doesn’t seem to be the brand I recommended to you last time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jun smiled. “Your taste is too sweet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Jiang extended her hand, and Fang Jun poured a few pieces into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What flavor is this gum?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Jiang chewed twice, then pressed her lips shut. “Why does this taste so much like… beer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jun said, “Yeah, I rarely see beer-flavored gum—bought it on purpose.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re troubled, just drink beer. Don’t buy this weird hybrid nonsense to torture your mouth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Jiang pulled out a tissue, spat out the gum, and her gaze flickered across Fang Jun’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come have a drink at my place in a few days—pity, you’re definitely busy the next two days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You could go drink with your partner first. I’ve heard about that Mr. Chu—such formidable martial skill, his drinking capacity must be terrifying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jun laughed. “From what I’ve observed, while he knows a bit about medicinal liquor, he doesn’t actually enjoy drinking—just sips lightly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you challenge him to a drink, he’ll probably pick carbonated beverages first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another large group appeared around the corner, dressed similarly to Dr. Jiang, each carrying a case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my, no wonder the team leader got here first—turns out Ah Jun’s over here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall, burly male colleague joked, then his eager gaze fixed on the morgue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The corpses saturated with strong spirit-realm impurities are in there, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They put on gloves and masks, opened the morgue door, and stepped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The morgue was spacious, containing not only Nie Longding, Xia Houwei, and Mai Danhong, but also nearly twenty puppets with green-tinged wrists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Jiang and her team’s purpose was to handle these unfortunate individuals who had been overwhelmed by spirit-realm impurities and turned into combat puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They set down their cases, clasped their hands, and softly chanted in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forgive us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They opened the cases and extracted small, precise instruments—shaped like compasses, entirely silver-white, with intricate blue-lit symbols traced along their surfaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each case contained numerous components, extending a tube that connected to the center of the compass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Jiang lifted the white sheet, saw the scarred corpse, and pressed the compass against its forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, an assistant tore open a vacuum seal, removed a well-preserved green paper golden-charm talisman, and stuck it to the case, chanting solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vast quantities of glowing green dust were drawn into the transparent tubes, flowing into storage units inside the cases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene resembled countless tiny fireflies dancing within the tubes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed of extracting these spirit-realm impurities depended on the extractor’s own ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Dr. Jiang had extracted from three corpses, the fastest team member hadn’t even finished the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat beaded on her brow; she stepped out of the morgue for a brief rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jun had slipped away sometime earlier and returned with a whole case of mineral water; he promptly opened a bottle and handed it to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The five hundred-plus victims still carry massive resentment—they need to be guided out and stored separately as soon as possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jun asked, “You’re the team leader—why aren’t you helping over there, instead of working on this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Jiang tilted her head back, drank, crushed the bottle, then sighed. “There’s barely enough manpower over there. These instruments can only be operated proficiently by our team—we were assigned here by default.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t underestimate this. Our work here isn’t like past cases—neutralizing corpses from ordinary spirit disturbances.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Jiang turned to look at the morgue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The substances we just extracted—we’ll draft a preliminary report, then ship them by special flight directly to the Chang’an Technology Park headquarters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Special Capture Bureau’s headquarters is in Jingcheng, its most advanced scientific capabilities reside in Chang’an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the eight highest-ranking adjudicators within the bureau also maintains a permanent post in Chang’an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jun asked, “Are these for crafting talismans?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not talismans—but they are related to weapon development.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Jiang snapped her fingers. “You know—electronic devices and most firearms fail to function properly in the Overflow Zones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that spirits deliberately suppress human weapons—it’s that modern weaponry, designed for our environment, simply can’t adapt and keeps malfunctioning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfunctions aren’t the worst part—early firearms would become useless if soaked in water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Find the problem, fix it—that’s the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fixing it requires too many experiments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overflow Zone outbreaks are random—there’s no chance to conduct controlled tests. That’s the real challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Overflow Zones will become a global trend. Even if we crack one, more will emerge—and the overall environment will inevitably be affected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By then, we’ll have ideal conditions for testing—but by then, it might already be too late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So Chang’an is attempting to artificially simulate Overflow Zones and spirit-realm environments indoors, running experiments to develop a new generation of weapons as soon as possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jun understood: “The substances you’re extracting are raw materials for simulating these special environments?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chang’an truly lives up to its title as the technological headquarters—already preparing at this level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Jiang smiled, leaned close to Fang Jun, and whispered, “I’ll tell you—this spirit-realm weapon development project is currently the second most popular in Chang’an.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jun didn’t press further, only fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Judging by these responses, it seems they’re deliberately paving the way to reveal certain truths to the public—could this event be…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Jiang shook her head. “Progress always moves in twists and turns.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think the higher-ups would rather take convoluted routes, burdening their own people with extra work, to achieve partial goals gradually—than dump a bombshell now and definitively expose anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Base infirmary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu sat on the garden’s ceramic tiles, scrolling through his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He uttered an incomprehensible exclamation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official spokesperson at the scene told the media it was a criminal gang conducting illegal chemical experiments and scamming and kidnapping elderly people—this explanation had some plausibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why did the official account later publish an article solemnly blaming it on weather conditions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu scrolled two more times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, okay—these experts on the videos must be working 24\u002F7, already live-streaming so fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weather conditions caused strange fog, causing pressure differentials, causing elderly residents to suffocate and fall ill…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One blamed it on warm, moist ocean air; another blamed it on a sudden temperature drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t this clearly guiding people to dig for the truth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu noticed numerous videos online—filmed by nearby residents and surveillance cameras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone even captured two cars smashing through the guard gate and charging into the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist was so dense it resembled a white curtain rising from the ground—its density and speed of ascent felt utterly supernatural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some commenters seriously analyzed the anomalies in the videos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu even saw users with classic lotus avatars directly naming “Overflow Zones,” followed by long annotations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flip through any video’s comments—you’ll find similar users, their nicknames all bizarre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss is a super singer,” “Old Baldy made me work overtime again,”…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Coach, I wanna learn fortune-telling,” “Those brooding, cold-faced warrior colleagues,” “Real person!!!”…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu began to sense something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could these people all be insiders?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu stared at the top comments, growing confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flood of replies beneath them no longer looked like organic netizens’ jokes—something else was at play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most still joked about the clumsy, inconsistent official response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh, I still haven’t received my reward for capturing Zhu Heng and his crew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heard this Overflow Zone incident will be settled together—guess it’ll be delayed even longer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu closed his phone, rested his chin on his hand, and pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, at least the people handling rewards are truly a ragtag crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good thing the token showed he didn’t need to cross over within three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, once the Qi reserve fills completely, it won’t force a crossing until ten days pass without selection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered whether the buffer period after filling the Qi reserve varied each time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or whether it was ten days on home soil but only three days in other worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nie Longding may be strong, but in influence, he’s nowhere near Brother Shanjun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This event earned so much Qi progress—surely not because of him. Then… was it because of Long Hua Shen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu pondered. “A deity who turns believers into jade spirits, surviving for centuries, yet still actively maintaining rituals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In every way, this Long Hua Shen far surpasses the Five Demon Spirits worshipped by the old eunuch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this guy can’t reach reality yet, who knows what the future holds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite challenging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu summoned the token screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Evil Spirit Materials: Longhua Kidney Jade… Liu Ling’s Old Body…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jade Body Infant (Remnant): A high-level cultivator of the Longhua lineage whose soul transformed into an evil spirit and whose body turned to jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He requires no postnatal breath, sustaining himself solely through a faint, mysterious spiritual light, living for centuries without dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trait: His body is like jade—he neither drinks nor eats. As an evil spirit, he must receive incense offerings and can project mental force to interfere with the bodily temperature perception of beings within his mental field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heroic Sword Soul: In life, he was burdened with many distractions; in death, he became nothing but a single sword. His worries and sorrows transformed into heroic spirit, his sword technique still and pure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trait: When possessing a living person, he causes them to enter an abnormal state of exhilaration, granting them profound knife and sword skills, at the cost of physical strength or mental force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fierce Butcher: Naturally gifted, descendant of the Snow People, addicted to killing, heals instantly from blade and spear wounds, dies and becomes a feral spirit, his savage will refined further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trait: When possessing a living person, he grants lion-like strength, greatly reduced pain sensitivity, and accelerated healing, at the cost of mental force or physical strength.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Cultivation Technique Materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True Record of Breaking Into Shaolin: Pulling Nine Oxen by the Tail, Supporting Beams and Replacing Pillars, Courage as hard as iron, bones as refined as steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within two hundred paces, he defeated all Shaolin monks barehanded.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Kidney Jade and Liu Ling before were already good, but these three evil spirit traits feel even superior!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu recalled his first deduction, when he thought all those evil spirit traits were useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it’s completely the opposite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s flip a coin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heads, choose the Heroic Sword Soul; tails, choose the Fierce Butcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the coin lands standing upright, choose the Jade Body Infant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Tianshu pulled out a coin and flicked it upward with his thumb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1885,"2026-06-19T20:45:51.976Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","06aafd4e98e76f57257af867304026cb7372e52b60c375d849ddbbffd81ebd0e","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-83","devouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-chapter-81",155,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdevouring-evil-exterminating-demons-across-all-h-cover.jpg"]