[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heavenly-official-bestows-evil":3,"chapter-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-518":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Heavenly Official Bestows Evil",{"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},2317137,4530,"Chapter 518: Death Is Inevitable","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-518",518,"\u003Cp>The iron chains creaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black-red tongue slithered out of its mouth and slithered into the empty nasal cavity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald, noseless man glared at the woman before him; if not for the chains binding him, he would have devoured her down to the last drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD! The baseball bat slammed into his face, shattering his fragile nasal septum on impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scream did not come from the noseless man, but from the one who swung the bat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll kill you, I’ll kill you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Banqing screamed while clutching her eyes shut, swinging the bat wildly at the bald, noseless man, crushing his skull inward with each blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pant… pant…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gasped twice, wiped the sweat from her brow, dared not waste a moment, and swung the bat at another head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald, noseless man’s skull was slowly returning to its original shape; a baseball bat could not inflict real harm on a malevolent spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Banqing had kept her eyes shut and screamed louder than the spirit itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her eyes wide, was in peak condition, even developed a feel for swinging the bat—each solid hit brought her a faint thrill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After smashing the tenth head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Banqing staggered out of the stairwell, panting heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, golden sunlight fell upon Guo Xiaodong’s battered body as he clapped for Wu Banqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Congratulations—you completed the final event of PE class before the bell!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Banqing leaned on her knees, gasping for breath, the little ghost on her shoulders pressing so hard she could barely breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always been frail since childhood; to pass PE, she had pushed herself to the limit—even she hadn’t believed her delicate, weak-girl persona could achieve this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her teacher applaud her, she actually felt a flicker of pride—because of this damned PE class! Meanwhile, on the other side:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Juanren  loitered aimlessly on the playground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian swung his baseball bat repeatedly against the ground, doing exactly what every school’s “bad student” did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destroying school infrastructure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The playground had grass on top, soil beneath, and slightly deeper down, one could spot thin red threads—like veins, like nerves. Whenever the damage spread beyond a certain area, these red flesh-threads began repairing themselves; even pulled-up grass regrew within mere minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These red flesh-threads were why the PE rules forbade lying down or sitting on the playground to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why was Wu Xian so idle? Of course—they had already completed all PE tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This level of trial posed zero difficulty to Juanren ; it was almost boring. Wu Xian hadn’t even tried killing an “assistant teacher” to see if it dropped Spirit Fragrance—he was already giving the PE teacher face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Xiaodong stood at the entrance, expressionless, watching his watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding ding ding! The dismissal bell rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Xiaodong entered the underground passage and dragged out three terrified locals who hadn’t dared attack the spirits, tossing them onto the cement track like chicks, shaking his head in disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Regrettably, three students failed to complete the assigned task. You will each lose one red bar. With such poor performance in PE, you won’t survive in Taoyuan City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian raised an eyebrow slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three had broken the rules yet received no punishment like standing or hanging—another difference between the PE teacher and the other two instructors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Class is dismissed for today. Tomorrow’s session will increase in intensity. Prepare yourselves mentally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All personnel… Dismissed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he shouted “Dismissed,” Wu Xian felt his body relax—he stretched his shoulders; the little ghost riding him had crawled off, vanished somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, does anyone want to help me return the equipment to the PE storage room?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Xiaodong looked hopefully at Su Mi, but she turned away; he could only pick up the bats one by one, clutching the massive box alone as he left the playground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian watched his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he notice: Guo Xiaodong’s front was covered in horrific wounds, yet his back bore barely any.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the third class, there were no more lessons today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining time belonged entirely to the students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one wanted to stay outside a moment longer; all hurried toward the dormitories. Though the dorms held danger too, it only appeared during nightly inspections—compared to outside, it was paradise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new Juanren  climbed the stairs together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then collapsed along the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some sat, some lay down; Wu Banqing sprawled flat on the floor, softly whimpering, no longer caring about her “beautiful girl” image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian felt unwell too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breakfast had been plentiful, but after three classes, both body and mind were drained; one meal a day was no longer enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t gone to their rooms to rest—they were waiting for others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before leaving in the morning, they had agreed to gather before returning to their rooms, to exchange intelligence gathered around campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest returned to the dormitory; nineteen remained in the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Sun Qian, two were missing: the middle-aged woman Cai Chun and the resort island employee Deng Qiaoling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The survivors’ faces were mostly grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only eight people still had no red bars deducted: Wu Xian, Wen Tinghua, Huo Shutong, Hai Weijiang, Wu Jige, the sunken-eyed middle-aged man Jiang Dong, the male college student Wei Kang, and the female college student Wu Banqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence filled the corridor, heavy and suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day hadn’t even passed, and they’d already lost three members—and they still had to endure at least five more days here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old man Hai Weijiang clapped his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t just stay in the corridor. Let’s talk about Xiao Cai and Xiao Deng first—anyone see how they died?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Female college student Liu Siyi, tears streaming, spoke through sobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I shared a room with Aunt Cai. Our schedules were nearly identical. She was kind—she said she had a daughter my age who got into Fuyuan Polytechnic. Last night she comforted me, and during class she was especially attentive to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though she looked healthy, she suffered from lung disease and couldn’t handle strenuous exercise. She lost two red bars in PE, then accidentally made a sound in language class and was punished by standing on the desk. When class ended, I saw her… her head…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunken-eyed middle-aged man Jiang Dong continued: “That woman Deng Qiaoling died from stupidity. She couldn’t even remember simple rules, kept repeating mistakes, lost three red bars, then panicked when the assistant teacher scared her and jumped out the window to her death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this sacred land, good people die, bad people die, fools die, clever people die too if luck turns against them—in short, death is unavoidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Tinghua stared up at the ceiling, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hai Weijiang clapped his hands again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, we’ve clarified the causes of their deaths. Now, onto the main topic: everyone went to many places today and gathered plenty of intelligence. It’s time to share.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian stared at Hai Weijiang in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old man was more immersed in this place than any of the Juanren .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1190,"2026-06-20T14:31:07.793Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","610c378d46099cd00fbb39a2307ae928caf779041ed999a7ce57aec733bd0c4a","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-519","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-517",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheavenly-official-bestows-evil-cover.jpg"]