[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heavenly-official-bestows-evil":3,"chapter-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-541":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},2317160,4530,"Chapter 541: Demon Rises a Foot","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-541",541,"\u003Cp>“So strange!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the window, rain drizzled continuously; the ground and trees were soaked, their colors deepened by one shade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian stood before the window, unable to resist raising the mirror again to observe his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really so strange!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the mirror, Wu Xian’s eyes were a beautiful blue-green, the irises slightly larger than before, the pupils transformed into vertical slits—a pair of cat eyes! The curse of [Cat-Faced Old Woman’s Grudge] had intensified!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday it was facial hair, today it was his eyes… then what will tomorrow bring? Ears? Mouth? Or hair covering his face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for now, the cat eyes were a positive enhancement for Wu Xian; he had not become colorblind or nearsighted like a cat, but his dynamic vision had improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he had stared long enough at his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian turned his head toward the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five Student Union members marched in perfect step past Room 902; besides the three from the day before, Liu Shuli and Han Hao, who had died yesterday, had also joined the Student Union’s ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Ting, clutching her hair in frantic despair, kicked chairs in rage, cursing under her breath—her demeanor a stark contrast to her former gentleness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the new Familiars shared nearly the same mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was the minor exam, but what had ruined their spirits was the fine, persistent rain outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Canteen Rule Four: After dark, or on rainy days, the canteen is closed to students!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This morning, no one had breakfast! Everyone ate only one meal a day, and their physical exertion was high—they had been looking forward to breakfast since yesterday afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this rain doused their hopes, meaning they would take the minor exam on an empty stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worst of all, this rain might last all day—or longer! Just then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loudspeaker normally used to play the bell rang through the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The minor exam will begin precisely at 8:00 a.m. All examinees shall proceed straight along the path behind the classroom building and wait before the Principal’s Office.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian finally put away the mirror and hurried his packing, stepping out with Wu Banqing to descend the stairs early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still more than half an hour until the exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time could be put to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they couldn’t eat, most students remained in their dorms, so there was no need to avoid others outdoors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them braved the rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reached the school garden, stepped into the muddy grass, and stopped beneath an ancient tree with a hollow trunk—though the hollow was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following yesterday’s agreement, Wu Banqing bowed three times to the tree, and a statue appeared before Wu Xian’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the statue’s black base lay a pile of bloody corpses; rising from among them stood a fearsome demon god: green-faced, fanged, muscles twisted, horns sprouting from his head, wielding a massive axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Earth Official—Demon God Chiyou’s statue! This was Wu Xian’s first time worshipping a demon god; many demon arts carried negative effects that twisted one’s will, so he deliberately avoided them—but in this blessed land, worshipping a demon god offered the highest value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held the incense stick with reverence and bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black mist swirled around the demon statue, and three black demon claws rose from it, each cradling a book—each book a demon art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Art—Sixteen Heavenly Demon Dance: Back-turned lotus palms dance the heavenly demons, sixteen-year-old maidens rival the moon goddess… This dance, a court performance, has sixteen maidens perform before the king; when a Follower dances to the melody, observers may die from surging blood and qi, or be overcome with murderous rage. Initial duration: three minutes; can be extended by replenishing demonic intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon Art—Demon Rises a Foot: The Dao rises ten feet, the demon rises a foot. Using this art, one may instantly teleport to a point one foot above any visible target within a five-meter straight line, remaining no longer than one minute. Initial uses: three; can be extended by replenishing demonic intent. Demon Art—Wind-Death Demon Body:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind-Death Demon is an external demon, one of the four types: earth, fire, wind, water. Wind-Death Demon Body allows one to move like the wind; when wind is present, speed increases further. The body’s surface turns blue-green and becomes slightly distorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the three demon arts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the strongest was clearly Wind-Death Demon Body—but its side effects were far too severe. Already, the white beard and changes to his eyes had made Wu Xian uncomfortable; if he truly turned into a blue elf, he could never hide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sixteen Heavenly Demon Dance was an area attack, but it didn’t distinguish friend from foe, and Wu Xian had the [Thunder Wrath, Lightning Fury] blessing—he didn’t need to dance to break his enemies’ minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Wu Xian ultimately chose “Demon Rises a Foot.” At first glance, the art seemed ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if one thought carefully—it was teleportation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether for escape or offense, it was an excellent art—and most importantly, it had no side effects!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After selecting the demon art,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the two parted ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Organizing and uploading~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Banqing had discovered two statues yesterday; now that she held the incense, she wanted to complete her worship immediately to gain self-defense power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian went to the secret base in the classroom building’s restroom, effortlessly using “Ghost Inscription” twice and obtaining two new ghost talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was [Ghost—True Fire Spell], which could release three True Fire orbs modified by ghostly energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was [Ghost—Fire Department General Art]; its original effect was to summon the Fire Department General, but now it summoned a fire-wielding hungry ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two ghost talismans filled the gap in Wu Xian’s offensive capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tucked the talismans away and followed the broadcast’s instructions, walking straight along the path behind the classroom building for a long distance before finally seeing the so-called “Principal’s Office.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the school’s other buildings, the Principal’s Office stood out as utterly incongruous—it wasn’t even a building, but a small thatched hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sign reading “Principal’s Office” hung above the door; the windows and door were covered with worn-out straw curtains, through whose holes a shadow in a black robe could faintly be seen sitting inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the hut stood two tiny figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A boy and a girl, young in age, dressed in golden and green little jackets, their tiny hands jointly holding a scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian studied the thatched hut for a moment and noticed three obvious anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the soil around the hut was dry—this rain seemed to deliberately avoid the hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, Wu Xian instantly recognized that the golden and jade children were not human; having experienced the Three Immortals’ Blessed Land, he confirmed they were paper dolls, their craftsmanship far surpassing those of the Three Immortals’ Blessed Land—almost artistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, no Student Union members were present for the minor exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was highly suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Student Union members would never miss a chance to sabotage others; their absence from the exam must have a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps they couldn’t… or perhaps they dared not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surviving students had begun arriving one by one; all were soaked in rain. Wu Xian wrapped his Blood Needle Silk around his neck like a scarf—both to ward off the chill and to conceal his beard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rain was cold, the morning wind biting; everyone had eaten nothing, and every moment spent outside drained their body heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was 8:00 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper doll boy and girl unrolled their scroll and began reading the rules of this minor exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1268,"2026-06-20T14:31:07.793Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","387001a2a36d27e231b1f70c1c1ad5f8731931fdc5909621a5e24e1556c7f128","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-542","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-540",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheavenly-official-bestows-evil-cover.jpg"]