Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 246

Chapter 246: Hunting Grounds Run Dry Chapter 246: Hunting Grounds Run Dry Jiang Chen, with a solid plan to confront Gu Ran, decided it was time to act.

With a single thought, he vanished from his spot.

High in the sky, he shot toward the marine region where Gu Ran was hiding.

Meanwhile, on a coral reef, Gu Ran continued to maintain his invisibility.

Yet, a trace of unease began to creep into his heart.

He wondered, ‘What was observing me just a moment ago?’ Just recalling that eerie sensation sent a chilling tingle down his spine, filling him with a lingering fear.

‘Is there a terrifying demonic beast lurking around this coral reef?’ he thought.

‘But that can’t be!

I chose this reef carefully as my hunting ground-there’s no way a demonic beast stronger than the Mysterious Platform realm would appear here!’ Or could it be that a powerful cultivator passing by has noticed me?

The more Gu Ran pondered, the deeper his regret grew.

The moment he sensed he was being watched, Gu Ran immediately activated his invisibility ability.

Now, whoever had spotted him would be unable to see his presence, likely feeling shocked and possibly driven to investigate further.

This situation posed a serious threat to Gu Ran.

‘I can’t let myself be overtaken by panic like this again!’ Gu Ran reprimanded himself as he began moving with careful, subtle steps.

As long as he avoided using his Origin Power, he could maintain his invisible state while on the move.

Soon, Gu Ran quietly submerged himself in the sea, drifting away with stealth.

The crashing waves and swirling currents masked any sounds he might have made as he moved.

Jiang Chen momentarily lost track of Gu Ran, but he remained unconcerned.

All he needed to do was keep a close watch on the movements of the demonic beasts in this marine region.

Gu Ran’s strategy was to hunt demonic beasts, absorb their cultivation base, and thereby strengthen himself.

This meant he would inevitably continue slaying these beasts.

The moment Gu Ran resumed his hunt, his location would be exposed!

The only way to avoid this would be to escape a vast distance-millions of kilometers in a single leap.

But could Gu Ran, at his current cultivation level, achieve such a feat?

Before long, Jiang Chen arrived in the marine region where Gu Ran had last been seen.

Like Gu Ran, he used the Heavenly Demon Hidden Heart Ring to conceal his presence.

Whether he hid or not made little difference; Gu Ran’s divine sense had too limited a range to detect Jiang Chen from afar.

Jiang Chen silently resolved, ‘Now, I’ll begin hindering Gu Ran’s progress.’ ‘I’ll clear out every demonic beast around here, leaving him with nothing to hunt!’ A chilling smirk crept onto his face as he flicked his hand, releasing strands of sword Qi that surged into the seawater.

The incredibly fine threads of sword Qi darted wildly through the seabed, wiping out any demonic beasts they encountered.

A single strand of sword Qi could eliminate thousands of Mysterious Platform realm demonic beasts before finally fading away.

In mere moments, a vast number of demonic beasts in the surrounding marine region fell to Jiang Chen’s might.

Sensing the unusual slaughter, some of the demonic beasts fled in sheer terror.

As a result, the marine region Gu Ran had chosen became completely devoid of suitable prey for his hunt.

Meanwhile, Gu Ran remained entirely unaware of this change.

He cautiously moved along the seabed, avoiding any powerful beings or demonic beasts that might approach, and began making his way toward other hunting grounds.

Just then, the much-anticipated system notification echoed in Jiang Chen’s mind.

[Ding!

You have subtly altered the plot, seizing a portion of the protagonist Gu Ran’s opportunities.

Gu Ran’s Heavenly Fate Value has decreased by 500 points!] [Ding!

You have earned 1,000 Villain Value points!] “Heh,” Jiang Chen let out a cold chuckle.

“So, you’re planning to hunt demonic beasts?

Keep dreaming!” He didn’t need much thought to realize that Gu Ran would relentlessly continue his hunt for demonic beasts.

Well, let him search high and low, only to find nothing!

Next, Jiang Chen focused his divine sense entirely on the demonic beasts.

Whenever a creature approached the area, he would swiftly eliminate it and confiscate the carcass.

These remains still held traces of qi and blood energy.

Even if it wasn’t much, it was still something he could accumulate.

And he’d gladly do so!

Moreover, collecting the corpses served another purpose: to prevent Gu Ran from leaving prematurely.

If Gu Ran stumbled upon a trail scattered with demonic beast carcasses, he would certainly be alarmed and might withdraw to safety.

…

Time slipped by, and in the blink of an eye, five days had passed.

Jiang Chen occasionally eliminated demonic beasts, but for the most part, he remained idle.

Of course, he didn’t waste this time; he used it to cultivate.

Although he had no immediate plans to rely on spiritual plants, his innate cultivation aptitude far surpassed the usual Perfect Grade, resulting in an impressively fast cultivation speed.

According to Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning, Jiang Chen’s aptitude was nearing the Peerless Grade, a tier even higher than Perfect Grade.

Such exceptional potential was not something Jiang Chen would leave untapped.

During these five days, he made steady progress in his cultivation.

He also took out the mysterious giant egg he had acquired from the Cave Heaven Secret realm and had it examined by Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning.

Their findings aligned with the information left by Immortal Tian Cui.

The mysterious giant egg had indeed been cultivated using a Void White Dragon Egg as its foundation, combined with the bloodline of a Death Calamity True Dragon.

Although the Death Calamity True Dragon bloodline used was somewhat diluted, the Void White Dragon was still highly significant.

The fusion of these two bloodlines resulted in a substantial enhancement!

However, Jiang Chen had no immediate plans to incubate the mysterious giant egg.

For now, he intended to keep the accumulated qi and blood energy as a hidden asset.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, Gu Ran stood on the coastline of a small island, his brows furrowed in frustration.

With growing irritation, he muttered, “Five days!

Five entire days, and I haven’t encountered a single demonic beast above the Spiritual Awakening realm!” There should have been plenty of Mysterious Platform realm demonic beasts in a place like this.

He couldn’t understand why this was happening.

A flash of suspicion crossed his mind.

‘Could it be that a stronger demonic beast has passed through here, or perhaps even settled nearby, scaring off the weaker demonic beasts?’ Yet, not all seemed bleak for Gu Ran.

At the very least, he hadn’t felt that spine-chilling gaze watching him for the past five days, which brought a considerable sense of relief.

Thinking over his next move, he considered, ‘Since the demonic beasts here have likely scattered, I should move to a different area!

Perhaps they’ve regrouped elsewhere, making them more concentrated and easier to hunt!’ Demonic beasts also competed for territory; with some luck, he might even take advantage of this and benefit from the situation.

With renewed hope, Gu Ran’s expression gradually brightened.

Without further delay, he dropped his stealth, pulled out a flying artifact, and swiftly took off into the distance.

“Oh?” Jiang Chen instantly noticed the change.

“He’s relocating?” Too bad for him-with Jiang Chen in the picture, Gu Ran wouldn’t be able to hunt down a single demonic beast again.

An amused glint flickered in Jiang Chen’s eyes.

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