The True Colors of the Evil Hero, Devil!

On June 17th, Li Haitian strolled through Green Ridge City. Every passerby he met greeted him enthusiastically.

It didn't matter if they were high officials or common folk, courtesans or street vendors.

"Good day, Constable Li!"

"Have you eaten, Constable?"

"Thank you for your hard work, Constable!"

It wasn't because he held great power that people fawned over him. It was because in their hearts, he was a true constable—maintaining order, apprehending criminals, and acting with integrity. He earned everyone's respect.

He particularly savored this feeling, because only he knew who he truly was!

The Woodworm Devil! The 13th of the Month Devil!

Every third day of the month, a family would be wiped out!

Over the years, fifty-six households had been annihilated, over two hundred people killed?

He couldn't even remember the exact number anymore!

In the beginning, when he received the Woodworm Devil sacrificial ritual from the Mortal Dust Devil Sect in his dreams, he was furious. How could such a wicked technique be spread in the world?

What kind of villain would commit such serial murders!

Back then, he was still a good constable, full of righteousness, maintaining public order.

But at that time, he could only seethe with injustice, oppressed by his superiors, abandoned by his girlfriend, and filled with despair.

Later, what happened later?

He couldn't quite remember, perhaps he didn't want to.

He became the 13th of the Month Devil.

The world believed he killed on the third, but they never imagined he actually wiped out families on the second.

The ritual's timing was the second, the location was the victim's home, and the targets were the entire family.

The method of killing was explosive death, leaving only blood—the most terrifying scene imaginable.

The ritual's characteristic: Deception!

No one would ever suspect that his goal wasn't just to kill, but to deceive.

To deceive everyone, so no one would suspect it was him, and no one would know they had all died on the second.

Thinking of this, Li Haitian felt fire burning through his entire body.

This feeling was exhilarating!

So much so that even though he had already reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining and mastered three types of true qi characteristics, he still delayed his advancement to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Because once he advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm, the Woodworm Devil sacrificial ritual from the Qi Refining stage could no longer be used. He couldn't obtain the Foundation Establishment Realm version of the Woodworm Devil ritual, and he wouldn't be able to perform the sacrificial exterminations after reaching Foundation Establishment.

What began as a cultivation endeavor had now completely transformed into a hobby.

He loved this feeling, loved cornering an entire family and instilling fear in them.

Watching them wail, watching them betray each other, watching them flee, watching them bravely die for their loved ones...

This feeling had him utterly captivated.

Just like this month, no one expected that Old Baldy Wang would draw his saber for his family, resisting him with all his might, even after Li Haitian promised not to kill him.

Liu Sanmei, that slut, married Old Baldy Wang only for his heirloom.

But who would have thought she would fall in love with Old Baldy Wang and choose to die with him!

And that little girl, what was she hiding?

Only eight years old, so innocent, even in death, her crying seemed to conceal something...

The thought of this family made Li Haitian lose control even further.

On the second of next month, he had to choose another family like this. Killing was just too satisfying!

Recently, a young boy from the Wang Family, who had had a dispute with him, had been secretly following him, observing him.

He thought Li Haitian hadn't noticed!

Too naive!

The young boy seemed to possess some kind of dharma eye or spiritual power. Li Haitian had known from a distance.

Perhaps he should kill him next month?

But it seemed he was an orphan, a family of one. It wouldn't be satisfying, too meaningless.

On the fifteenth of next month, the Blood Parrot would consume the young boy, counting as the Full Moon Devil's achievement...

As his thoughts drifted, a constable's runner suddenly delivered a message.

"Lord Li, a suspected crime scene of the Head-Exploding Devil has been discovered."

Li Haitian's eyes lit up. The Head-Exploding Devil, this new parasitic cultivator, was different from others. He only liked to kill cultivators, challenging high difficulties.

Li Haitian had always wanted to meet him, capture him, and kill him!

It's been half a month since the Head-Exploding Devil appeared, and it's only now that they've killed someone. I've been waiting so anxiously.

"Quick, take me there!"

The handyman led the way, and soon they arrived at the clock tower by White Sand Lake in the city.

The location was poor, at the intersection of a bay, river, and bridge within the city. It was a mess.

The clock tower was also very narrow, only allowing one person to ring the bell upstairs.

Why would they come here to kill someone?

There were no Qi Refining cultivators rumored to be around here either.

A dozen or so onlookers were already gathered around.

The coroner, Zhang Tao, had arrived early. Seeing Li Haitian approach, he came down the stairs to greet him.

"Who is the victim this time?"

The Qi Refining cultivators in the city were all known and had titles, which was why Li Haitian asked.

Zhang Tao frowned and said, "Sir, I don't know.

This time, it's very strange. I don't feel like this was done by the Head-Exploding Devil.

There's something wrong with this body. I suspect it was dead long before its head exploded, and it wasn't a Qi Refining cultivator.

But the scene is undeniably the Head-Exploding Devil's murder scene..."

This piqued Li Haitian's interest.

He had no wife or children in his life, and besides slaughtering entire families, his greatest pleasure was solving cases.

"What's going on?"

Seeing Zhang Tao hesitate, he said:

"It's fine, I'll go take a look!"

Zhang Tao also knew Li Haitian's habits; he loved solving cases the most.

"Sir, it's narrow upstairs, very cramped, only one person can investigate. I'll have someone carry the body down, and then you can examine it."

"Are you an idiot? If you move the body down like this, wouldn't that destroy the primary crime scene!

No matter how cramped it is, isn't solving the case more important?"

With that, Li Haitian slowly ascended the clock tower.

It was indeed cramped upstairs, only one person could fit.

At a glance, he saw a corpse, its right eye gouged out, its skull split open, and brain matter splattered everywhere.

Li Haitian's eyes lit up. He immediately realized there was something wrong with the body.

It wasn't a Qi Refining cultivator at all. It was likely an unknown person from the charity house, a vagrant. This was a staged scene.

The person had been dead for a long time and was moved here.

But why was it faked so convincingly?

Li Haitian observed carefully, and countless clues appeared before his eyes. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat.

Innate warning!

If he were outside, Li Haitian would have fled immediately. A gentleman does not stand under a collapsing wall!

But at this moment, all he could think about was solving the case.

The case before him, the thrill of solving it, was second only to the joy he felt when he slaughtered an entire family on the second day of the lunar new year.

The innate warning was completely suppressed as he pressed forward.

One step forward, and he entered Luo Zhou's Dragon-Slaying Thrust range!

Beneath the numerous clues, Li Haitian suddenly looked up and shouted:

"I see you!"

There was still someone else here!

However, someone was using an invisibility talisman to conceal themselves, hanging high at the very top of the clock tower, motionless!

In an instant, their eyes met!

"A half-grown brat..."

This was Li Haitian's last thought.

The half-grown brat had already made a throwing motion. A cold light flashed, a point of spiritual energy, and it arrived instantly.

A protective spiritual light rose around Li Haitian, the radiance from a protective token he had bought with a large sum of money.

But it shattered beneath the spiritual light.

Three-colored light rose from his body, Qi Refining condensed into a shield!

Ice Qi, Water Qi, and Misty Qi combined into a spiritual shield!

Shatter! Unstoppable!

The Dragon-Slaying Thrust shot from his right eye into his brain, then Li Haitian's skull was radiantly pulverized from the back, blood, brain matter, and bone fragments spraying in all directions!

The splatter reached a full zhang in radius!

One strike, shattering treasure, shattering shield, shattering eye, exploding head!

"Woodworm Devil, Li Haitian, The 13th of the Month Devil, you annihilated fifty-six households, killed two hundred and thirty-five people. Your evil deeds are many, and you shall be punished!"

"He who does much injustice will surely perish by his own hand!"

"Little girl, I will avenge you!"

Then came the sound of a flying talisman activating, teleporting him away.

Li Haitian lay on the ground, knowing he was dead.

So, he was the Head-Exploding Devil. How does he know exactly how many people I've killed...

Vaguely, he felt Li$_{Haitian}$ saw the two hundred and thirty-five people he had killed, slowly walking towards him.

But Li Haitian felt no fear, for he knew that as the Woodworm Devil, this day would come!

As he was devoured by the Dead Spirit, he felt no pain, only laughter!

Facing destruction, he was unafraid. The valiant villain, the true nature of a Devil!

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