Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 486

Capítulo 486: No More Places to Run

As Lu Yi flew onward, every city he brushed with his divine sense was empty. The people had already escaped.

His expression grew darker with each one he passed.

Half an hour later, a sharp whoosh cut through the air. Several streaks of light—fast and bright like falling stars—shot across the sky and entered the edge of Lu Yi’s divine sense.

It was Liang Youwen and the other six Nirvana Cleansing realm powerhouses.

What?! They already caught up!? Lu Yi’s blood ran cold. Every hair on his body stood on end. This felt like the most dangerous moment he’d ever been in.

But before the seven could get any closer, all of them slammed into something unseen.

A series of violent blasts erupted—bang, bang, bang, bang!—as they were stopped mid-air.

“What?! A spatial technique!” one of the Supreme Elders shouted, stunned.

“The only one bold enough to block us is Jiang Chen. This has to be his true dragon’s doing,” Liang Youwen said with full certainty. “Jiang Chen and Lu Yi—those two bastards really are working together.”

“Yeah. That so-called evil cultivator was Jiang Chen the whole time, putting on a show with Lu Yi. And we actually thought that guy came from the Purple Crest Immortal Sect.”

“Hmph. They dared to kill so many of our people from the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace. If we don’t drag them back alive today, none of us will be able to let this go.”

“And that true dragon… we’re taking it too. We’ll make it hand over true dragon materials every year.”

The elders kept piling on their anger and schemes, each one more heated than the last.

Right after, Liang Youwen’s group threw out all kinds of techniques, trying to break open the Void Killing Prison.

But none of them realized one thing—Jiang Chen’s real combat strength had already stepped into the Void Tribulation realm.

Whether the Void Killing Prison opened or held was entirely up to Jiang Chen. Its strength rose or fell with his will.

While Liang Youwen and the others blasted away at it, Lu Yi saw everything from a distance.

“What is this?!” His eyes widened.

Faint lines of light shimmered in the air—almost invisible unless one stared hard—forming a cage around Liang Youwen and the six others. They hammered at it again and again, desperate to break out.

Then a thunderous dragon roar shook the sky. Spatial ripples burst open right beside Lu Yi.

A heartbeat later, Jiang Chen appeared, standing on Ying Luo’s back.

And with him came a wave of Nirvana Cleansing realm pressure that spread across the heavens.

“Jiang Chen!” Lu Yi blurted out, caught off guard.

He hadn’t expected Jiang Chen to show up here—much less that Ying Luo had already broken through to the Nirvana Cleansing realm.

But after connecting the dots, it made sense. Jiang Chen and Ying Luo were the ones who stopped Liang Youwen’s group.

Jiang Chen gave a small nod, then put on a look of surprise. “Wow, your aura’s gotten strong. Looks like you’ve run into quite a few opportunities.”

“Don’t bring it up. This trip almost depressed me to death,” Lu Yi said with a strained smile before his expression turned serious. “Jiang Chen, while they’re trapped for now, we should hurry and run.”

“We can’t.” Jiang Chen shook his head, wearing the same helpless smile. “I’ve been hiding for too long. I can’t use my concealment technique again anytime soon.”

“Liang Youwen knows spatial techniques and he’s good at short-distance teleportation. On top of that, he’s carrying a stack of spatial talismans.”

“Ying Luo can teleport, but not at his level.”

“And right now, we’re deep inside the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace’s territory. Their teleportation network is too well-developed. If they want to corner us, it’ll be effortless.”

He laid out the situation plainly—things were far from good.

“Ah? Really? Then we have no choice but to fight?” Lu Yi murmured, the realization sinking in.

“But three against seven… that’s pushing it. If we had enough spirit jades, I could definitely boost our strength,” he added with a frustrated sigh.

“I’ll never understand why you’re so obsessed with spirit jades,” Jiang Chen said with a raised brow, letting out a small laugh. “That common treasure becomes something unbelievable in your hands.”

Lu Yi hesitated for a moment, then let out a breath and forced a smile. “Fine… since things are already like this, I won’t hide it anymore.”

“I have a special ability called Being Rich Power. The more money I have, the stronger I get. With endless spirit jades, I could flatten the entire Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace.” He looked away slightly, a bit embarrassed after saying it out loud.

“Being Rich Power? So when you repaired my weapon earlier, that wasn’t some refining technique, but this ability?” Jiang Chen asked with a subtle smile, playing along. “That really is an enviable talent.”

Not wanting to stay on the topic any longer, Lu Yi straightened up and looked at Jiang Chen with a serious expression. “Jiang Chen, in this fight we have to focus everything on one person. As long as we take all his belongings, we can turn this around.”

“You have to trust me on this.”

“It sounds unbelievable, but if it works, I’m in,” Jiang Chen replied, ready to follow the plan.

“Good. Stay steady—we can win this,” Lu Yi said, already bracing himself for battle.

Jiang Chen spread out his divine sense, sweeping the area for anything unexpected.

After checking everything, he didn’t sense any outside interference. Even the six from the Purple Crest Immortal Sect were still far off and wouldn’t arrive anytime soon.

No more variables? Jiang Chen thought. No… in this fight, I’m the variable. The one changing Lu Yi’s certain-death outcome.

Heavenly Fate is using me as a pawn—to counter Liang Youwen and his group.

With the strength I showed before, if I fought Liang Youwen’s group alone, the best I’m supposed to manage is a stalemate.

Even if I can burst out Early-stage Void Tribulation power, they definitely have their own hidden cards at that level. Otherwise, it wouldn’t match their status as top figures of a major sect.

The Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace has been around for countless years. Their foundations run deep, he reminded himself, growing more cautious.

He had already examined everything about Liang Youwen and the others with his Villain Eye.

But there were still things he couldn’t see—details about their cultivation arts, the true effects of their equipment, pills that could temporarily boost their strength, or other hidden means.

Simply put, he didn’t have a complete picture of what they were capable of.

Even with all his caution, Jiang Chen didn’t feel the slightest bit afraid.

Liang Youwen and the others probably did have some Void Tribulation–level trump cards, but Jiang Chen had even more hidden up his sleeve.

Aside from the cultivation he’d taken from Chao Xin, he still had 921,100 Villain Value points—more than enough to exchange for Void Tribulation–grade treasures.

And he didn’t need to rush. He could watch what kind of hidden cards Liang Youwen’s group pulled out first, then exchange for whatever countered them best.

Heavenly Fate… you calculated everything, but you didn’t consider my system, Jiang Chen thought, a faint smile forming.

System, open the exchange mall.

With that thought, the exchange panel unfolded before his eyes.

He left it open, ready to trade for anything he needed in an instant—even right in the middle of a fight.

Even if he exchanged for treasures and still couldn’t overpower Liang Youwen’s group, Jiang Chen wasn’t worried.

If things really got out of hand, he could always kill Lu Yi first.

The rewards from killing the protagonist would skyrocket his strength and let him crush everyone afterward.

Not far away, the noise grew louder.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Liang Youwen and the other six were blasting the Void Killing Prison with everything they had, and the barrier looked like it was about to give out.

“Not good,” Jiang Chen said, pretending to stiffen. He leaned toward Lu Yi and whispered, “My Void Killing Prison won’t hold them much longer.”

The moment the words left his mouth—

BOOM!!

The Void Killing Prison shattered.