[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heavenly-official-bestows-evil":3,"chapter-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-80":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},2316699,4530,"Chapter 80: The Four Stages of Possession","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-80",80,"\u003Cp>Being repeatedly accused by Wu Xian, the Jia surname grew angry: “What’s wrong with my shelter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everything is wrong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your shelter has all the living facilities, but your profile says you’re a researcher—yet there isn’t a single book here. Don’t you find that unnatural?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian banged on the table for emphasis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Organized, categorized storage is the soul of a shelter!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tension flared between them; combat was imminent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian’s face was grim: “Yes, he said you’re all demons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me explain the four stages of possession syndrome. Aside from rare demons who possess with extreme speed, most demons must pass through four stages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the soldiers’ guns spat flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian and the Jia surname both turned sharply toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a flimsy lie, but Wu Xian didn’t press further; he sniffed the spray again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ming smiled and shook his head: “After all this time, this demon still only has one trick. Come with me—I’ll truly take you out for a feast. Ask me anything; I’ll answer it all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a demon who has successfully possessed a body—let’s call it a Possessed Corpse Demon… Indeed, wrapped in living flesh, it looks vastly different from other demons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian paused here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shelter’s door was shattered open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that time, he became obsessed with apocalyptic literature and built himself a post-apocalypse shelter in the vast basement beneath his private detective agency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian was unsatisfied with this explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t trust me? I don’t trust you either!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ming answered casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Relax—I mean no harm. That demon wearing Jia’s skin must’ve said plenty of bad things about us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang, bang! Bang, bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hail of bullets rained down; in an instant, Jia was riddled with holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I began studying cooking methods and meticulously crafted this spray seasoning—any human marinated in it, even their feet, tastes delicious!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia could no longer pretend. His expression lost its earlier range, settling into a detached, indifferent calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, at the doorway, stood several soldiers: the front ones crouched, the rear ones raised their rifles, four submachine guns aimed squarely at Jia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian had assumed firearms were useless against demons—but now, Jia’s wounds spewed gouts of bloodlight, causing him unbearable agony. He let out a piercing scream; something inside him seemed to dissolve, and his corpse collapsed to the floor, motionless as rotting meat…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared composed, but inside, he was slightly panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Males are chewy, females tender, elders more flavorful… Such premium ingredients—just killing them to drain their death qi or swallowing them alive—is sheer waste!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you understand how much I love this seasoning? It’s the highest honor for a chef…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia’s face flushed crimson; he gasped heavily, radiating the wounded fury of being suspected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet you yourself carry no scent of the spray!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers reported via their communicators, dragged Jia’s corpse away, and Xu Ming rushed in, drenched in sweat—only relaxing when he saw Wu Xian unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I forgot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re truly excellent meat—I’m nothing like those beasts who just crudely devour raw flesh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re safe. That’s wonderful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, the incubation stage: the possessed remain conscious normally but begin sleepwalking, sensing others in the house, spotting figures in mirrors, outside windows, or door cracks—furniture moves on its own, and they wake to find strangers standing beside their bed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, your treatment room wouldn’t have been unlocked. If you hadn’t startled us by leaving early, we’d never have suspected you were a demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then comes the collapse stage: the possessed, driven mad by the abnormalities, can’t sleep normally. They try to knock themselves out physically, overdose on sleeping pills, even attempt suicide.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Wu Xian’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’m right, this isn’t a disguise spray for demons—it’s… hmm, judging by its fresh scent, this spray is more like a seasoning for you demons!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia was first stunned, then terrified—he lunged at the soldiers, desperate to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While investigating the “Fudi Case,” Wu Xian, with no leads, once believed the end of the world was coming, seeing the frequent disappearances as its harbinger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fiddled with the spray can and said coldly to Jia: “Your biggest flaw is the scent—it’s a gap you can’t possibly cover, because you desperately wanted me to spray it evenly…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You say I’m the first cured patient, so I should have immense experimental value tied to humanity’s survival. Why would you recklessly bring me out of the lab? How do you explain that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m starting to regret saving you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian hesitated, then slipped the large bottle of spray into his pocket and followed Xu Ming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ming quickly soothed Wu Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ming adjusted his glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian had already walked into Jia’s trap by entering the shelter—it was Jia’s territory, and Wu Xian had no idea how strong a Possessed Corpse Demon truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, Wu Xian had just thought of another question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I love humans—I love them so much I crave them for every meal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why did I crawl out of a snake? That doesn’t look like treatment at all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t have to spray it on yourself—spray it after you die. It just loses a bit of freshness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, as soon as Wu Xian entered the shelter, he sensed something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian stepped back, picked up an ashtray, and raised it as if to throw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that were true, the inconsistencies multiplied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others in the room also laughed heartily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian shrugged: “Fine, I’ll accept that as plausible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think I’d bring a stranger I just met straight to my hideout? This is just a backup hiding spot. I planned to observe you for a few days before taking you to the real shelter. Now… since you’re so clever, stay here and hide from the demons yourself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An empty storage room? What kind of shelter is that? Don’t insult apocalyptic culture!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You understand cooking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian smirked, commenting with casual disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Special Class Possession Syndrome Patient ‘Jia Xing’—executed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Simple: you’re not the first cured patient. The cure technology has long been mature—with one hundred percent success rate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His precious Five Thunder Talisman summons lightning from the sky—so when used indoors, does the lightning strike the roof, or pierce through floors to hit directly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian dared not gamble. Thus, his only available tools now were the Eight Trigrams Mirror and the Miasma Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked, he voiced his doubts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone grew increasingly rapturous, his face twisted grotesquely—his eyes bulged and shrank alternately, his lips twitched uncontrollably, and he gesticulated wildly, appearing utterly deranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia showed slight delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ming smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia drooled; his skin turned bluish, veins stood out clearly, his eyeballs bulged slightly and turned entirely black, sharp fangs grew in his mouth, and an indescribable aura of evil radiated from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Next is the pupation stage: the possessed fall into deep coma, their bodies forming a cocoon like a giant serpent, their consciousness entering a newborn device, where their self-awareness gradually fades in endless loops…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only the first three stages are treatable—once the fourth stage arrives… the demon wearing human skin emerges!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1194,"2026-06-20T14:31:06.102Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c84277f576764b25906f8c0dcb01a7ef8dc57fb7e4d20737fa4a4287a4315b36","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-81","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-79",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheavenly-official-bestows-evil-cover.jpg"]