[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heavenly-official-bestows-evil":3,"chapter-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-535":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},2317154,4530,"Chapter 535: Wu Jige","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-535",535,"\u003Cp>Creak, creak…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the other end of the corridor came a grating, teeth-chilling sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Shasha asked nervously in a whisper: “What… what is that noise?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian answered her carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the sound of a metal cabinet being crushed. Hmm… if that person really is the PE teacher Guo Xiaodong, he’d only need to hug it tightly to crush the cabinet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The malevolent entity only needs to check whether blood flows out of the cabinet to know if someone is hiding inside. If you keep hiding in there, you’ll be crushed along with it—and end up stinking like the guy on the sixth floor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Jin Shasha immediately jumped out of the cabinet. Though she still looked frightened, her demeanor had improved considerably compared to before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Coming out doesn’t mean you’re safe. If he catches you, the outcome is the same. Have you heard of ‘hugging-sister-to-death’? He hugs you, squeezes tight—your waist snaps, and blood spurts out from everywhere else…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian stroked his white beard, maliciously continuing to scare the girl—he even hugged Wu Jige to demonstrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Shasha’s lips turned pale with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Zisheng, seeing Wu Xian’s behavior, exhaled in relief: “You still have the mood to joke? That means you’re confident you can handle that thing alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Handle it alone?” Wu Xian raised his voice. “How could that be? I need at least one other person to help me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Zisheng blinked in surprise: “The other person you mean is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course…” Wu Xian pointed his finger at Jiang Zisheng, then slowly turned it toward Wu Jige by the window, “—him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jige blinked, pointing at his own nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who else? Besides me, you’re the only one here who’s a juanren.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Zisheng studied Wu Jige closely for a moment, then his face lit up with sudden understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jige fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creaking from the other end of the corridor continued—every ten seconds, a single sound, every fourth creak followed by a brief pause, and the noise grew louder each time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In at most two minutes, that thing will reach the door. Do you want me to spend these precious two minutes explaining why I know you’re a juanren—or use this time to plan our strategy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jige gritted his teeth: “Plan the strategy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That malevolent entity is extremely strong. Don’t engage it in close combat. Do you have any ranged methods—weapons, spiritual arts, talismans?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only have a talisman: Six-Petal Ice Flower Spell!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian told him to produce the talisman, then pulled out the ‘Ghost-Dispersal Method’ and tapped it once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As green flames burned, the Ghost Mark appeared on the back of the Six-Petal Ice Flower Spell—now enhanced. When Wu Jige cast it, it would carry the effect of the Ghost-Dispersal Method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian had one weapon, and one talisman each for spell, method, and technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the weapon hadn’t been strengthened—it lacked sufficient power against malevolent entities. The technique talisman, ‘Ghost-Regrow-Head Method,’ was unsuitable here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using ‘Ghost-Dispersal Method’ with ‘Ghost-Worm-Bite Spell’ could eliminate this entity, but Wu Xian hesitated to use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the best solution was to strengthen Wu Jige’s talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finalizing the plan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the two wasted no time. Listening to the sounds outside, they sprinted into the corridor the moment the malevolent entity began smashing a cabinet in a room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dormitory was too cramped for them to maneuver effectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They waited a moment, then saw a man step out of Room 903—his appearance was unmistakably familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broad, muscular frame, covered in wounds, short hair, white fluorescent-green striped half-sleeve shirt, black athletic pants, white sneakers, green whistle, and a sports watch on his right wrist…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The malevolent entity, seeing Wu Xian and Wu Jige, widened its eyes. “What are you doing? We’re conducting a ‘hide-and-seek’ training exercise—why aren’t you hiding? Why are you just walking out in the open?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is passive training! Passive training!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entity stomped its foot hard—the vibration shook the corridor, making Wu Xian’s white beard tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the man looked nearly identical to the PE teacher Guo Xiaodong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jige’s breath tightened: “This… this is the PE teacher… can we win?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma San had said Guo Xiaodong’s power was a Great Malevolence—and the top-tier one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Wu Jige’s experience, defeating such a Great Malevolence required time to develop and coordinated teamwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in this blessed land, he hadn’t even made a single offering to the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s fake!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian declared firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s only one PE teacher, and he’s real only on the playground. Watch his shoes and whistle—they’re different from Guo Xiaodong’s in class.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the name “Guo Xiaodong,” the entity’s demeanor calmed—but its eyes turned from madness to fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Guo Xiaodong! I’m the PE teacher of the training center! He’s the fake! He’s the fake!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the enraged fake Guo Xiaodong charged toward them like a dump truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian stepped forward, drew his playing card, and with a flick, the blood-soaked old wolf-brush appeared in his hand, its spearhead pressed against the fake Guo Xiaodong’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf-brush was heavy, but its wide front damage zone was immense—dozens of branching twigs spread like a giant broom—and the corridor of the dormitory was extremely narrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once planted, it blocked nearly the entire path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fake Guo Xiaodong, dismissing the bamboo weapon as frail, reached out to grab and snap it with his tough skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment his hand touched the wolf-brush, the crimson blood-essence surged like piranhas spotting flesh—he faintly heard soldiers shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssssh! A gash split open on the fake Guo Xiaodong’s hand! Wu Xian immediately spun the wolf-brush and advanced, forcing the entity to retreat step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several attempts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the fake Guo Xiaodong changed tactics—he stomped on the side wall, and where his foot landed, the surface twisted unnaturally, letting him run up the ceiling to circle over the wolf-brush and leap directly onto Wu Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Xian merely lifted the wolf-brush upward, blocking his move entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though their power levels were worlds apart, Wu Xian, wielding only the wolf-brush, kept him from advancing a single step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes: one inch longer, one inch stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In some films, you often see a short knife defeating a long spear—the logic being that the spear is slow to turn, and once closed in, the wielder is helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in real combat, short weapons usually get pierced through with holes before they even reach close range…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wolf-brush had over a dozen damaging branches—getting close was pure fantasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several probes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian had fully gauged the fake Guo Xiaodong’s capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped back a few paces, flicked his wrist, and retracted the wolf-brush back into the playing card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fake Guo Xiaodong, seeing this, rejoiced and rushed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Jige, standing beside Wu Xian, had already seized the moment and hurled his talisman!\u003C\u002Fp>",1150,"2026-06-20T14:31:07.793Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8d72103fc12f82cca758a8409d153a090e913e660e1c4c09a64751e5e4a4d11e","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-536","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-534",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheavenly-official-bestows-evil-cover.jpg"]