Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 450

Chapter 450: The Public Enemy of a Star

Ying Luo had two Late-stage Nirvana Peering realm experts pressing in from the sides, while Liao Tongfang, at Peak-stage, closed in from behind. From the front, it looked like she and Lu Yi still had a way out.

But that opening was no accident.

Liao Tongfang and his men had planned it that way.

They knew Ying Luo could slip away through space at any moment, and pinning her down would be nearly impossible unless they forced her into a fight.

That was why they left the front open on purpose—three sides tightening, one side free—just enough to lure her straight into their trap.

The other two members of their seven-man squad were waiting ten million kilometers ahead, right where the trap had been left open.

If Ying Luo teleported in that direction, she’d land straight in their arms, blindsided.

What Liao Tongfang didn’t know was that Jiang Chen had already unraveled the whole scheme. His divine sense covered everything—nothing slipped past him.

Heh, clever… but not clever enough. Jiang Chen chuckled inwardly, then sent a thought to Ying Luo: “Shift rear-left. Teleport now.”

Ying Luo let out a dragon’s roar, space rippling around her as she tore through it and vanished.

She’s taken the bait—she has to have! Liao Tongfang’s heart leapt. In his mind, Ying Luo could only teleport forward if she wanted more distance.

But his excitement froze the moment she reappeared behind him to the rear-left, exactly where he hadn’t expected.

What? She didn’t go forward but cut sideways instead? She’s even closer than before… Did they see through my plan? His face twisted as if he’d just swallowed something foul.

Before he could recover, Ying Luo blinked out twice more in rapid succession, slipping clean out of their divine sense’s range.

The only thing left to chase was the imprint they’d planted on her and Lu Yi.

“Damn it! After them!” Liao Tongfang roared, rage burning as he hurled himself back into pursuit.

With no choice left, the group dropped their plan and rushed after Ying Luo.

Then a sect message struck like thunder—Qiu Feng’s Life Tablet, along with his partner’s, had shattered. Both were dead.

Liao Tongfang’s face darkened. What? Qiu Feng and the other one… killed? By Jiang Chen? That’s impossible—he should still be far away. How could he reach them so fast, and without anyone noticing?

A cold realization clawed at him. If it really was Jiang Chen, then his strength is far beyond what we imagined. He could be right here, watching us.

That thought had barely formed when a flat, merciless whisper slid into the ears of Liao Tongfang and his allies at once:

“Sorry to say… but this is where you die.”

What?! Jiang Chen’s right here! Damn those useless sect cowards—why didn’t they tell me about Qiu Feng sooner? We’re finished… we’re all going to die! Panic swallowed Liao Tongfang’s thoughts whole.

In the next breath, a crushing force erupted inside him. It dragged at every bone, every vein, every drop of blood, pulling everything toward a single point.

Bang!

His face warped in agony, eyes bulging before his body folded in on itself and burst apart.

The others didn’t even have time to scream. One after another, they collapsed inward, twisted into gruesome, round clumps of meat.

And the nightmare was only beginning.

A storm of spatial force erupted inside them, splintering into countless blades that ripped outward. The five flesh orbs shredded into fragments, torn meat scattering across the sky.

Wordless Heavenly Jade. Death Calamity Dark Star Moon Dao Embryo. With a flick of his wrist, Jiang Chen gathered up every treasure the five Nirvana Peering experts had left behind.

[Ding! Plot alteration detected! You’ve stolen Protagonist Lu Yi’s chance to shine. His Heavenly Fate Value has dropped by 6000!]

[Ding! You’ve gained 12,000 Villain Value points!]

Another 6000 Fate points. Not bad. A faint smile tugged at Jiang Chen’s lips.

Without pausing, he shot off toward the direction Ying Luo had gone.

…

Across the skies of the Purple Crest Immortal Sect’s territory, beams of light shot forward like comets, leaving brilliant trails in their wake.

At the head was You Shaojun and his team, with Liang Youwen and his group close behind.

All of a sudden, a cry of shock broke out.

“What?! The seven-man squad has been wiped out?”

“That’s impossible! They weren’t fighting anyone, they hadn’t even taken serious injuries. How could they just vanish like that?”

The message from the sect hit Liang Youwen and his Supreme Elders like a hammer. The entire team was gone—killed off one after another. None of them could believe it.

But the truth sank in quickly enough: they had completely underestimated Jiang Chen.

“We thought Jiang Chen was just a bit stronger than an ordinary Nirvana Peering realm cultivator,” the blue-crowned elder muttered, regret etched across his face. “But to wipe out five Late-stage and Peak-stage experts in an instant… his strength must be at least at Half-step Nirvana Cleansing realm.”

“Then that so-called prodigy from the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace we saw earlier—could it have been Jiang Chen in disguise?” another elder said.

“But why bother with a disguise? To stir up even more conflict between us and the Purple Crest Immortal Sect?” someone else asked, unease clear in his expression.

“Enough guessing.” Liang Youwen’s eyes flashed with cold light. “Once we capture that bastard, we’ll know the truth.”

His hatred ran bone-deep. Since they’d set Lu Yi against the Purple Crest Immortal Sect, Jiang Chen had already slaughtered sixteen of their best—every one of them a Late-stage or Peak-stage Nirvana Peering realm cultivator.

Among the fallen were geniuses who might one day have stepped into the Nirvana Cleansing realm.

By now, Jiang Chen had crippled a huge part of the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace’s future.

At this point, neither they nor the Purple Crest Immortal Sect saw Lu Yi as the main target anymore—their real enemy was Jiang Chen.

Their hatred for Lu Yi came from race and a sense of so-called righteousness. But Jiang Chen… Jiang Chen had dealt them real wounds, as if he’d hacked off their arms and legs.

The rage he stirred up was far deeper than the resentment aimed at Lu Yi.

With his own hands, Jiang Chen had made himself the center of both sects’ fury, turning into the true public enemy of Prosperous Stone Immortal Star.

In short, he had stolen the spotlight from Lu Yi.

Of course, Jiang Chen had expected this all along.

That didn’t mean the two sects’ hatred for Lu Yi would fade. If anything, it would grow stronger—because on the surface, Jiang Chen and Lu Yi were still standing on the same side.