Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 472

Chapter 472: Shifting the Search

Thunder rolled across the sky, explosions rattling the air.

Laws of the Great Dao clashed, and spells tore through the heavens in a frenzy.

It was You Shaojun, Sun Xiangyuan, and the others, still scouring the land for any sign of Jiang Chen.

Liang Youwen had already sent men to the Blue Whirlpool Sect, yet he pressed on with his own group, determined to flush Jiang Chen out.

But so far, they hadn’t found even a shadow of him—no trace, no clue.

“Damn it! How is he still hiding? By now that trick of his should’ve worn off already.” Sun Xiangyuan’s brow furrowed, his face so dark it looked ready to drip ink.

“Exactly. We’ve combed through such a huge area, checked every inch of land,” You Shaojun said, frustration clear on his face.

“No matter how well Jiang Chen hides, we should’ve found him by now. Don’t tell me… we were wrong, and he slipped away long ago?” His expression darkened with unease.

The others grew restless too. Even the cultivators from the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace started questioning themselves.

If their judgment had been right, Jiang Chen should’ve been exposed already. But since the opposite had happened, doubt began to creep in.

The most likely answer was that Jiang Chen had already escaped.

But where could he have gone?

With his strength at the Half-step Nirvana Cleansing realm, there’s no way he can move fast while using that concealment technique. So how could he run? Where would he even go? Liang Youwen narrowed his eyes, lost in thought.

His gaze lifted to the sky.

The Prosperous Stone Immortal Star was vast beyond measure. To fly off the planet, a cultivator needed incredible speed—escaping across its surface would be far easier than breaking free into the heavens.

If Jiang Chen had really tried to fly off the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star, they would’ve noticed by now.

But what if he’s just hiding higher up? No matter how high he goes, he can’t leave the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star, which means he’s still within range of our divine sense. Liang Youwen’s eyes narrowed as the thought struck him.

Unless his concealment lasts far longer than we guessed, he shouldn’t still be hidden. If we can’t find him, then we’ve definitely underestimated him. A sharp glint flickered in his eyes.

He sent a transmission to the Nirvana Cleansing realm powerhouses of the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace.

“Everyone, the fact that Jiang Chen hasn’t been exposed yet means we miscalculated. But he can’t be beyond our reach—he’s still here.”

His gaze lifted skyward. “He’s hiding above us. We’ve overlooked the skies. Shift the search upward!”

The Nirvana Cleansing realm powerhouses of the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace froze for a moment, then realization struck them.

“Yes!” The Supreme Elder in the blue crown slapped his palm against his leg. “Why didn’t we think of this sooner? He might be hiding high above, just out of reach.”

“Exactly, exactly! The Palace Master is truly sharp—wise and unmatched,” another elder chimed in, quick to flatter.

The rest nodded along, piling on praise as they looked to Liang Youwen.

“There’s no time to waste,” Liang Youwen said with a broad smile, raising his hand. “Move out! This time, we’ll drag that bastard Jiang Chen from the sky and rip him apart!”

“Yes!!” The Nirvana Cleansing realm experts shouted as one, surging upward into the heavens.

A heartbeat later, thunder shook the skies.

Liang Youwen and his group unleashed a storm of techniques, blasting the skies where Jiang Chen might be hiding.

Spells flared in every direction, laws of the Great Dao tearing across the heavens in a dazzling display that lit up half the world.

From the other side, the cultivators of the Purple Crest Immortal Sect stared upward in shock.

Suddenly You Shaojun smacked his forehead. “Of course! Why didn’t we think of the skies? Jiang Chen could be hiding up there!”

“Damn it, that must be it!” Lu Tingguang snarled. “Last time he hid underground, so this time he tricked us into thinking he’d done the same. Too cunning!” His eyes burned with hatred.

Sun Xiangyuan’s face twisted, urgency spilling out as he shot upward. “Move! We can’t let those Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace hypocrites take him first. We’ll avenge our fallen brothers ourselves!”

In an instant, he led the charge into the sky.

A heartbeat later, the Nirvana Cleansing realm powerhouses of the Purple Crest Immortal Sect followed, hurling their spells into the seemingly empty air.

Once again, dazzling visions of the Great Dao spread across the heavens.

Of course, Jiang Chen saw everything.

Heh, they really think I’m hiding up there? His lips curved in a faint smile.

The high skies are easy to overlook, true… but they’ll be searching for nothing. Amusement flickered in his eyes before he turned his gaze downward, toward the city below.

It was Roaring River Martial City—the very place Lu Yi had chosen.

But while Lu Yi was still millions of kilometers away, moving far slower, Jiang Chen had already arrived.

What’s so special about this city Lu Yi picked? Jiang Chen spread his divine sense across Roaring River Martial City, sweeping through every corner above and below.

After what happened with the Spirit Jade Vein, he was far more cautious.

He wanted to know if this city hid any great opportunity that could benefit Lu Yi. If it did, he’d make sure to take it for himself.

But after a thorough search, he found nothing. No Spirit Jade Vein, not even decent mineral deposits—just scraps of low grade.

So Lu Yi’s chance here isn’t from the land itself. It comes from people. His eyes narrowed as he activated the Villain Eye, scanning every cultivator in the city.

One by one, information panels appeared before him.

Among them, three stood out.

They were Nirvana Peering realm cultivators—Yang Ying of the Yang Clan, Qiu Wei of the Qiu Clan, and Zhang Chuan of the Zhang Clan, the three ruling powers of Roaring River Martial City.