Max Level Metaphysician: A Debt Repayment Journey…?
Chapter 728: The Ancestor Continues the On-site Teaching

Chapter 728: Chapter 728: The Ancestor Continues the On-site Teaching

Swallowed, swallowed...

What does that mean?

Jiangli, "It means ’eaten’."

Song Taishan, "..."

Xia Xin was also stunned, "Eaten?"

Jiangli nodded, "What you said just now was slightly incorrect. There are many scenarios in which a soul can scatter. If the soul shatters into pieces and dissipates into nothingness, then there would always be some traces left on the spiritual body. Only when both the soul and the spiritual body are devoured will they completely disappear without leaving a single trace."

Xia Xin was shocked, "Then, Ai Tingting’s soul was devoured?"

Jiangli hummed an affirmative, "Evil spirits have the habit of devouring each other to enhance their power, just like killing. Both murdering and devouring souls will gradually engulf the evil spirits’ divine sense, turning them into mere tools for killing. If they do not kill or devour other evil spirits, their soul bodies will suffer backlash, resulting in excruciating pain. Thus, once they start killing, there’s no turning back; there’s no road to return."

"It’s not..."

The forensic doctor, having listened for a while, couldn’t help but consider Jiangli’s words and asked, "Miss from the Unusual Affairs Management Office, isn’t your topic drifting a bit too far?"

He felt that Jiangli was entirely teaching Xia Xin.

It was as if she had finally found an opportunity for field teaching and was eager to cram all her knowledge into Xia Xin.

But is it really the time for field teaching?

Jiangli glanced at the forensic doctor and continued speaking at her own leisurely pace.

"Aside from a killing spree, there is another possibility for evil spirits to devour: retaliation."

"Retaliation?"

As soon as everyone heard this, they became instantly vigilant.

Song Taishan felt an uncontrollable shiver in his heart, "Abbot, have you discerned something?"

Jiangli spoke, "These murder cases all occurred within a school, why?"

"Maybe they think that students are easy to bully, having no power to fight back?" the forensic doctor speculated.

Before Jiangli could respond, Song Taishan shook his head, "No, that’s not right. If it were man-made, a targetless serial murder wouldn’t choose a university setting. University students are adults, physically fit, and not defenseless children. If the target really were a school, then kindergartens, elementary schools, and middle schools would be more appropriate than universities. Moreover, now is holiday time; if it were indiscriminate attacks on students, the attacks should occur during the school term."

To put it plainly, during the school term, the school has more people, and it would be easier to kill.

However, these serial murders have all happened during the school holidays.

Xia Xin, stroking his chin, "The criminals behind these murders mustn’t be normal people, and... as Captain Song says... I get the feeling that the murderers seem to have deliberately avoided times when students are around. Otherwise, why not just wait until school starts? Ai Tingting and the others would have returned to the campus, wouldn’t it be more convenient for the entity to make a move there?"

Indeed, the victims were students, yet they specifically chose to strike during holidays.

It’s contradictory no matter how you think about it.

Song Taishan frowned, "Then, what is the reason?"

Jiangli narrowed her eyes and asked, "Has the school experienced similar cases before?"

Song Taishan replied, "We have already investigated this before, and there have been no similar cases."

Jiangli raised her eyebrows, "There were no accidental deaths or suicides among students at the school before?"

Song Taishan shook his head, "We don’t have any such information for the time being."

These were all part of the normal investigation process; whatever Jiangli was thinking, the police had already considered and investigated, but to no avail.