[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-heavenly-official-bestows-evil":3,"chapter-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-84":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},2316703,4530,"Chapter 84: Causal Cycle","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>This time, the Five Thunder Spell had no diffusion effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But five bolts of lightning descended in sequence, each striking Xu Ming’s head with perfect accuracy, forcibly halting his charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Xu Ming’s face was no longer charred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a leader, the Body-Stealing Wraiths dared not act rashly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were still mere malevolent spirits driven by desire, a mass rush would have surely killed Wu Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, wearing human skins and possessing intelligence, they knew Wu Xian was at his last breath—yet if a few Body-Stealing Wraiths sacrificed themselves, they could feast on his flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supreme Body-Stealing Wraith, standing atop the hierarchy of evil spirits, let out a piercing, human-like scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of the Body-Stealing Wraiths wanted to be the one to sacrifice themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leader, delicious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Xu Ming’s body housed a wraith, it was still a genuine living human form—its fresh, vital flesh stirred their taste buds and awakened their ferocity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead lay a transparent barrier; beyond it was the scene Wu Xian recognized—the Thirty-Three Layers of Discontented Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The restless Body-Stealing Wraiths fell silent once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian was startled at first, then realized a large black dog had darted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, they smelled a sweet fragrance—coming from…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The insatiable Body-Stealing Wraiths immediately erupted into bloody infighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Gate opened a narrow crack outward, forming a small triangular space between the gate and the barrier to the Thirty-Three Layers of Discontented Heaven—this dog had been lying there all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Body-Stealing Wraiths stirred restlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian walked calmly, without incident, to the gap in the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Body-Stealing Wraiths were locked in chaotic battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden in darkness, active in rural fields, slashing with knife in hand, heads rolling—this was the infamous midnight legend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the flag’s command finally faded did the Head-Cutter Wraith regain freedom; he stared at the chaos before him, his hands itching again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they turned their gaze once more to the high-ranking wraiths who had feasted with Xu Ming—all of them were stained with the spray created by Jia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, get away from me, get… ah, ah!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Body-Stealing Wraiths scattered in a burst, leaving only a pool of blood on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Wu Xian left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly Head-Cutter Wraith stood in shadow, lost in thought, occasional black lightning flickering over his body—the friendly lightning had permanently altered his ghostly form, transforming his power in mysterious ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Body-Stealing Wraiths’ eyes blazed with malice; like locusts, they devoured every corpse Wu Xian had slain—but even those charred remains failed to satisfy their hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Head-Cutter Wraith had once been an ordinary pig slaughterer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Wu Xian realized he was safe, he no longer rushed to leave; he turned back, gazing at the scattered Wraith-Scent, his eyes burning with desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since you’re here, why not take some local specialty back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, before the eyes of hundreds of Body-Stealing Wraiths, he stepped out of the gap again and picked up the Wraith-Scent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s because they can’t!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you all standing around for, useless? Go—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing? Look who I am! Do you want to die?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood, flesh, bones—even his colon—were slowly devoured…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being cheated by a barber, he flew into a rage and slaughtered the barber’s entire family with his pig-killing knife; even then, his fury hadn’t subsided, and after death, he became the Head-Cutter Wraith who severed heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dared not attack Wu Xian, but their desires remained unfulfilled—they now craved something to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian raised his hand again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, can we eat the leader?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horde of Body-Stealing Wraiths turned as one, staring at Xu Ming with eerie smiles, then lunged at the unconscious man, opening their bloody maws and tearing flesh from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But like the humans he had once devoured, no matter how Xu Ming screamed or howled, the Body-Stealing Wraiths felt no pity—instead, it only heightened their appetite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So delicious!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human historical experience applies equally to malevolent spirits pretending to be human—when a group has no external enemy, it turns to internal conflict…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian looked back at the corpses of the Body-Stealing Wraiths and noticed that only those within one meter of the gate gap bore traces of their bodies; given how crowded it had been, the Body-Stealing Wraiths had not approached the gate—not because they didn’t want to, or couldn’t dare…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to the Blessed Land, there were only three chances to worship; extra Wraith-Scent couldn’t be stored anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five bolts of thunder descended!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, the Head-Cutter Wraith remembered nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian took a quick look and understood at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only remembered seeing something terrifying, then falling into unconsciousness; when he woke, he found himself inside a flag, endlessly cycling with a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Head-Cutter Wraith wanted a hairless human head, so he fixated on that man’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ming was blasted backward, his legs twitching violently—he was knocked unconscious outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ming watched Wu Xian casually picking up the items, and fury boiled within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did this dog appear out of nowhere?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still hungry, want more—where’s the meat left?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its glossy black eyes stared pleadingly at Wu Xian, its tail wagging like a propeller, mouth open panting, head slightly swaying—as if urging Wu Xian to follow it into the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone once came with a candle and asked him: Do you want to wear a human skin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Body-Stealing Wraiths who had devoured the leader’s flesh stood in place, licking meat scraps from between their teeth, savoring the taste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary Wraith-Scent was not worth taking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But did the Body-Stealing Wraiths just let it lie there, ignoring it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ming jolted awake from searing pain, roaring in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader is delicious, the leader is unconscious—so…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian selected four silver Wraith-Scent, then stood up satisfied, strolling back to the gap—no Body-Stealing Wraith dared to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least he outlived most humans—until half his body was devoured and all his organs shattered, he finally lost consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xian hesitated briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Body-Stealing Wraiths’ vigorous vitality did have its advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the Body-Stealing Wraiths who died here were useless, and corpses blocked the way—so Wu Xian picked up the Wraith-Scent slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the dog’s paw and stepped into the Thirty-Three Layers of Discontented Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Head-Cutter Wraith did not charge—he vanished into the darkness, never to be seen again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warring Body-Stealing Wraiths, lost in the ecstasy of drinking their own kind’s blood, failed to notice that from time to time, a human head rolled through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1118,"2026-06-20T14:31:06.102Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2ced2d01f8c3608e09ce503d581af2a2cc560357ba2441a03f6c142e8f84950f","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-85","heavenly-official-bestows-evil-chapter-83",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fheavenly-official-bestows-evil-cover.jpg"]