Thirty-Three Days Left

Following his classmates, Luo Zhou ran while thinking.

"Killed the Devil of Geomagnetism, Gu Shanhe; that makes five evildoers punished, only four more!"

He couldn't help but sigh.

"Only thirty-three days left!"

Luo Zhou, in his previous life on Earth, died and, in a daze, awakened in this world.

It was a soul transmigration, reborn as an infant, living a new life.

However, because the infant's body was too small to contain an adult soul, he was sluggish and foolish, only fully awakening at age six and recalling his past life.

In this life, his parents were members of the outer circle of the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect. He had two older brothers, and his family life was happy and fulfilling from childhood.

Unfortunately, when Luo Zhou was ten, Ningze Prefecture was attacked by sea beasts, and both his parents died in battle.

To make a living, his eldest brother went to the Xinglong Merchant Association in the capital of Liang Kingdom as an apprentice. They hadn't seen each other in three years. His younger brother was adopted by their fourth uncle and left Liang Kingdom.

His parents died in the line of duty, leaving some inheritance. Luo Zhou, as a descendant of the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect, smoothly entered the Cuiling City Heaven and Earth Dao Academy.

In the academy, Luo Zhou cultivated diligently for several years. Sixty-seven days ago, he finally awakened his own spiritual nature.

He gained the ability to reward good and punish evil!

The many students entered the academy, not late, and each went to their respective classrooms.

Luo Zhou, having awakened his spiritual nature, entered Class Three of Xianya Hall.

Students who had not awakened could only go to the Planting Hall, Construction Hall, Chef Hall, Breeding Hall, Opera Hall, Butchery Hall, and so on.

These were specialized paths for ordinary students to make a living in the future.

Only by awakening spiritual nature could one enter Xianya Hall, participate in the Ascension Assembly and climb the Heavenly Ladder to enter the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect!

Entering Xianya Hall, Luo Zhou took his seat.

Inside the classroom, discussions buzzed.

"Did you guys hear? Another wicked cultivator has been announced, called the Head-Exploding Devil!"

"Another Devil has appeared? The original six great Devils harmed countless people and haven't been eliminated, and now another one?"

"Good people don't live long, but calamities last a thousand years."

"The Rainy Night Devil, don't go out in the rain. The Full Moon Devil, takes lives on the night of the full moon.

The Eye-Eating Devil, specifically eats women's eyes. The 13th of the Month Devil, wipes out a family on the night of the third.

The Yellow Earth Devil, covers faces with yellow earth. The Devil of Geomagnetism, crushes youths into meat paste.

Now there's the Head-Exploding Devil, said to specialize in killing cultivators, exploding heads and piercing eyes!"

The classmates chattered, and Luo Zhou listened from the side.

The news travels fast!

He carefully examined his spiritual ability, Reward Good and Punish Evil.

With this ability, he could obtain the awakened spiritual natures from his classmates.

From Zuo Sanguang, he received a flash of inspiration.

The flash of inspiration foretold that within a hundred days, he would encounter the greatest Devil in Green Ridge City, and would surely die.

However, the flash of inspiration was very vague, and he couldn't see the opponent's appearance clearly.

He had a feeling that this was also destiny!

He had to kill all the Devils in the city within a hundred days!

With the Reward Good and Punish Evil ability, Luo Zhou knew there were a total of nine Devils in the city. Six of them had their crimes exposed and had Devil titles.

The Rainy Night Devil, Full Moon Devil, Eye-Eating Devil, 13th of the Month Devil, Yellow Earth Devil, and the Devil of Geomagnetism!

They were all Qi Refining cultivators. Luo Zhou was only at Body Tempering fifth level, facing them was like an ant.

Fortunately, from his classmate Wang Heyu, he obtained Spiritual Power, the Dragon-Slaying Thrust!

With diligent cultivation, the technique would allow him to kill people by piercing their eyes and exploding their heads, surpassing his own level!

Thus, forty-six days ago, he killed the Eye-Eating Devil, Qiu Jun; thirty-one days ago, he killed the Yellow Earth Devil, Li Feng; eighteen days ago, he killed the wicked cultivator Jiang Ziyou; eight days ago, he killed the wicked cultivator Yu Jun; and today, he killed the Devil of Geomagnetism, Gu Shanhe!

Jiang Ziyou and Yu Jun did not have Devil titles.

Although they were Qi Refining cultivators, they did not possess unique characteristic true qi. They also took care not to leave traces when killing, so the government constables did not discover the pattern of serial killings and could not establish a case.

Thirty-three days left, four more!

If the time runs out, he will encounter the strongest Devil.

Given the Devil of Geomagnetism, Gu Shanhe's habit of crushing people, the terror of the strongest Devil was unimaginable.

He would die without a burial place!

Therefore, under the mandate of heaven, he must strike first and kill them all. Then he would naturally be safe and able to live!

Soon, the day's cultivation ended, and the academy dismissed. Luo Zhou returned home.

He strolled through Green Ridge City, returning to Qingniwa Bridge.

The crime scene had been cleaned up, Gu Shanhe's body had been claimed by his family, and there was no sign of anything unusual here.

The Death Spirit standing by the bridge, the sixth youth Gu Shanhe had brutally murdered, was gone with Gu Shanhe's death.

After a Devil kills, the victim transforms into a type of Death Spirit.

Not a vengeful spirit, not a Beguiler, not a lost soul, only a Death Spirit that Luo Zhou could see.

Through rewarding good and punishing evil, he could feel the Death Spirits' grievances and experience everything they went through.

This allowed him to inexplicably know various details about the killing Devils, determine their ritual processes, and set up corresponding countermeasures, enabling him to kill them with a single blow.

Otherwise, how could Luo Zhou have possibly killed the cunning and cruel Devil of Geomagnetism Gu Shanhe, the Eye-Eating Devil Qiu Jun, and the Yellow Earth Devil Li Feng?

Luo Zhou continued forward, walking only a dozen or so feet before reaching a crossroads.

By the intersection stood a woman, completely shattered into countless fragments, looking at Luo Zhou and wailing in accusation!

Luo Zhou sighed. There were nine great Devils in the city. He had already killed five, with four remaining.

This was a woman killed by the Full Moon Devil.

The Full Moon Devil claimed a life at the crossroads every fifteenth of the month!

But Luo Zhou had no way to deal with it now, because it wasn't human!

Instead, it was a great Demon and Devil lurking in Green Ridge City.

Luo Zhou could feel the sixty-nine people it had devoured, yet he couldn't find its true form or figure out a way to deal with it.

Besides the Full Moon Devil, there was also the 13th of the Month Devil.

The 13th of the Month Devil broke into a home and annihilated an entire family every third day of the month.

However, for the families he exterminated, the Death Spirits were inexplicably chaotic, leaving no information behind.

He couldn't lock onto its true form at all, making it impossible for him to avenge these two hundred and thirty-one people and fifty-five families.

There was also a Devil cultivator, but it hadn't revealed any Devilly traces and hadn't been officially convicted by the authorities.

Caobang in the north of the city, one of the five major gangs in Green Ridge City, was an affiliated organization of the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect.

Caobang was responsible for the transportation of grain tribute in Ningze Prefecture and four other counties. Tens of thousands of people in Green Ridge City survived by working for them.

Who would have thought that every first day of the month, they would secretly purchase three pairs of virgin boys and girls from other places to dig out their hearts as sacrifices.

The resentment of countless children filled the entire Caobang headquarters. Luo Zhou didn't dare to approach; the accumulated cries and resentment of over a thousand virgin boys and girls reached a point he could no longer bear.

Caobang had been performing sacrifices for a full fifteen years. The virgin boys and girls were all bought from elsewhere. After the rituals, the bodies were destroyed, leaving no trace.

Recalling carefully, the leader of Caobang, Liu Changlong, inherited the position of leader fifteen years ago.

He was a cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage, already at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining and preparing to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm!

Luo Zhou had no way to deal with him. Liu Changlong wouldn't hunt Devils, and he was protected by countless guards, making it impossible to get close and kill him.

The last one was the Rainy Night Devil, which ate people whenever it rained!

This one was also not human. It was a great crocodile dragon from Jing'an Sea. Every rainy night, it would transform its body, shrink its size, and sneak into the city to eat people.

It had been eating people in Green Ridge City for over a hundred years, devouring tens of thousands of people.

Tens of thousands of people were swallowed without a trace, becoming mysteriously missing persons.

For some reason, ten years ago, it started leaving behind mangled corpses, which led the authorities to officially classify it as the Rainy Night Devil.

These four great Devils, he couldn't find them, couldn't kill them. Luo Zhou was currently helpless against them!

Slowly, he walked home.

In Ping'an Quarter of the city, there was a solitary courtyard house. It wasn't large, but it was quiet.

This was the house left by his parents.

Back home, he cooked, ate, cultivated, and rested. Soon, it was midnight.

Luo Zhou went into the courtyard and waited silently.

Rustle, rustle, a crawling sound could be heard.

Sixteen Death Spirits, like pieces of paper, crawled over and came before Luo Zhou.

The Death Spirits gently touched Luo Zhou, as if conveying something...

After the contact, the Death Spirits were finally freed and slowly transformed into sixteen youths.

They were no longer like torn flesh, no longer grotesque, no longer stained with blood, but had become youthful teenagers.

There were boys and girls, some were mountain barbarians, some were city natives, and some were sea folk from other regions.

They looked at Luo Zhou, with gratitude, thanks, bows, and salutes.

Luo Zhou looked at them and lit three sticks of incense!

"Everyone, your great revenge has been avenged. There are no more grudges. Disperse now, and return to the cycle of reincarnation!"

They slowly dispersed, returning to the cycle of reincarnation!

Luo Zhou watched the incense burn, motionless. Slowly, his Benevolent Reward and Punish Evil ability quietly activated!

"Luo Zhou, sense the plea of the dead, a spirit acts wickedly, punish it!"

"Punish evil, slay the Devil, Devil of Geomagnetism, Gu Shanhe. Reward good!"

"Benevolent Reward and Punish Evil complete, reward granted!"

In a daze, Luo Zhou felt a power condense and appear within him.

A new book, a new atmosphere. Let's go again, let's fight again. I hope everyone likes it and that it gets better and better!