Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 488

Chapter 488: The End of Lu Yi’s Path

Cultivation wasn’t easy.

Even experts like Liang Youwen and the others—people who ruled over more than half of Prosperous Stone Immortal Star—weren’t willing to let go of what they had. As long as they could live, even if it meant groveling at Jiang Chen’s feet, they’d still sit above billions.

So dignity no longer mattered to them.

Watching this from afar, pushed back by the shockwaves, Lu Yi stood there in a daze. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing—his mind refused to accept it.

Honestly, he’d been stunned ever since Jiang Chen shifted into his dragon-human hybrid form.

It had never crossed his mind that Jiang Chen could unleash Void Tribulation–level strength, kill one of them in an instant, and crush the other six right after.

What happened to the plan? Jiang Chen was supposed to kill one person first, hand the loot to him, and let Lu Yi turn the tables with his heaven-defying trump card.

But now? There was no defeat to reverse—this was a one-sided slaughter. His earlier pep talk might as well have been thrown into a ditch.

What the hell is going on? How can Jiang Chen be this strong? Lu Yi stared, completely thrown off.

If he can burst out with Void Tribulation-level power, why hide it before? Did he only reach this level just now? Or did he seriously break through mid-fight?

This is insane. Even with a system, I still can’t catch up to him! Well… that’s only because my luck is trash and I can’t get enough spirit jades. Otherwise I’d have shot straight to the top, and Jiang Chen wouldn’t even come close.

Heh… and now Liang Youwen and the rest are kneeling to him. Those guys rule half of Prosperous Stone Immortal Star, and he played them like children.

Feeling a spark of excitement, Lu Yi rushed over.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen looked at Liang Youwen and the others kneeling below him. “Want to live?” he said coldly. “Too bad. You’re worth more to me dead than alive.”

Jiang Chen’s words made Liang Youwen and the others freeze in terror. Panic broke out among them.

One of them shouted, “No! You can’t kill us!”

Another jumped in right away. “Prosperous Stone Immortal Star has already joined the Profound Jade Immortal Alliance. If you kill us, they won’t let this go!”

“The Purple Crest Immortal Sect even handed the alliance a strange magic treasure—they can track your location whenever they want. Do you really want to make an enemy of them?”

“Lord Jiang Chen, we’re willing to be anything you want—oxen, horses, slaves, dogs. We’ll rush into fire or boiling water if you say so. You don’t have to take it this far!”

“Lord Jiang Chen, we can help cover everything up. The Profound Jade Immortal Alliance won’t come after you!”

Threats, begging, and frantic persuasion all tumbled out of them at once as they tried anything they could to make him reconsider.

To Liang Youwen and the others, Jiang Chen’s flat rejection came completely out of nowhere.

Him agreeing should’ve been a no-brainer. If he accepted, he’d instantly gain six Nirvana Cleansing realm subordinates. He could take over the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace with all its accumulated heritage, and even claim the position of lord of Prosperous Stone Immortal Star without any resistance.

With their backing, the Profound Jade Immortal Alliance wouldn’t dare cause trouble.

So when Jiang Chen rejected them outright, they felt as if he’d just chosen to make the Profound Jade Immortal Alliance his enemy.

That alliance might not have a true Void Tribulation powerhouse, but they definitely had more than a couple people who could erupt with Void Tribulation-level strength—and they could hold it for far longer than one breath.

With Jiang Chen’s current level, picking a fight with them made no sense at all.

But they had no idea that even if Jiang Chen stayed on Prosperous Stone Immortal Star and played along, Heavenly Fate would hunt him down sooner or later. Peace wasn’t an option for him.

So he might as well kill them and use the gains to push his strength even higher.

“No need for any more nonsense. If you’re going to die, at least do it with a bit of dignity.” Jiang Chen gave Liang Youwen’s group a flat look as his hands shifted into dragon claws and came crashing down.

Slash!

Ten dragon-patterned claw marks ripped through the six defenseless men, shredding their protective treasures and their bodies in one sweep.

With that, all seven Nirvana Cleansing realm powerhouses of the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace were gone.

[Ding! Plot alteration detected! You have successfully weakened Protagonist Lu Yi’s opportunities. Lu Yi’s Heavenly Fate Value has dropped to zero. Protagonist status revoked!]

[Ding! You have gained 200,000 Villain Value points!]

The notifications rang out in Jiang Chen’s Sea of Consciousness.

Meanwhile, Lu Yi stared at the seven corpses disappearing from the sky. “Damn… all killed,” he muttered, feeling strangely empty—like something important had just slipped through his fingers.

He lifted his head. The sky above was nothing but darkness—no stars, no light at all.

Lu Yi frowned. What’s wrong with me? He couldn’t figure out why his mood had suddenly hit the floor.

The enemies are gone. I should be celebrating.

Jiang Chen just made a fortune wiping out Liang Youwen’s group. I should go ask him for a little loan, hehe. He tried to shake off the strange heaviness and flew toward Jiang Chen.

But the moment he moved, he met Jiang Chen’s gaze.

Those cold, pitch-black eyes held nothing back anymore—the killing intent was clear.

“Jiang Chen… what are you doing?” Lu Yi’s heart dropped. The danger coming from Jiang Chen was growing by the second.

A bone-deep sense of death wrapped around him, leaving no room to breathe.

“Of course I want to kill you.” Jiang Chen looked at Lu Yi without any emotion, as if stating something obvious.

“What!? Why!?” Lu Yi froze, a chill shooting down his spine. The fear hit him so hard he almost lost control.

“You saved me so many times!”

“You knew I had secrets from the start, but you never cared. So why kill me now?”

“Jiang Chen, this isn’t like you! What happened? Did your sudden power surge make you go into Qi Deviation and mess up your mind!?”

“Calm down—give me their spirit jades and pills, I can help you stabilize yourself!” He begged, panic spilling out in every word.

He simply couldn’t accept that Jiang Chen wanted him dead.

In this whole world… Jiang Chen was the only person who had ever helped him.

“Lu Yi, I didn’t experience Qi Deviation,” Jiang Chen said evenly. “Before I ever met you face-to-face, I’d already decided to kill you.”

“But for certain reasons, I couldn’t act right away.”

“I knew what you were capable of. I deliberately blocked most of your chances, keeping you from growing too fast.”

“From the very beginning, there was no pride of the Compassionate Sword Immortal Palace, and no evil cultivator chasing you. It was always me.” His tone didn’t waver at all.

Lu Yi’s breath caught. “What… why…” Confusion and pain twisted through his fear until he could barely process anything.

Jiang Chen shook his head. “If I don’t kill you, I die.”

“I’m only telling you this so you can at least understand a little before the end. There’s nothing more to say.” His expression didn’t change as he lifted his right hand.

Slash.

Lu Yi didn’t even dodge. He just stared in disbelief as Jiang Chen’s dragon claw cut straight through him, ending everything in an instant.

[Ding! Congratulations on killing Protagonist Lu Yi!]

[Ding! You have gained 5,000,000 Villain Value points!]

[Ding! You have gained 102,260 Black Heavenly Fate Value points!]

[Ding! Your Black Heavenly Fate Value has exceeded 200,000 points! System Mall has been upgraded to Level 5!]

[Ding! You have received: System Mall Level-Up Gift Pack ×1! Claim it in the system menu!]