Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 295

Chapter 295: A Clash of Six Dao Palace Realm Powerhouses Chapter 295: A Clash of Six Dao Palace Realm Powerhouses [Ding!

You’ve successfully disrupted the plot, causing a shift in Protagonist Gu Ran’s mindset.

Gu Ran’s Heavenly Fate Value has dropped by 1,000 points!]  [Ding!

You’ve earned 2000 Villain Value points!]  The system notifications echoed in Jiang Chen’s mind.  Only 1000 points?

Not bad, but it’s not enough to make a real impact, Jiang Chen thought, his gaze cold.  The real damage will happen when the Cave Heaven plot is completely destroyed.

A smirk appeared on his lips as he shifted his attention to Ji Junhao and his group.  They had stopped moving.  It seemed they had realized that all the forces they sent to deal with Gu Ran had been wiped out.  From a distance, Ji Junhao and his companions stood still, their expressions slightly furrowed as they observed Gu Ran.  “My Lord!

There’s no way that human brat could have defeated so many enemies on his own.

He must have had help!” Xu Yuqi said urgently, bowing slightly to Ji Junhao.  “I know,” Ji Junhao replied calmly, his tone sharp.

He also suspected that a human expert, likely at the Dao Palace realm, was the one who had crushed his forces.  As he focused on Gu Ran’s position, Ji Junhao extended his divine sense.

He couldn’t detect any other cultivators nearby.  From the timing and the method of the attack, he concluded that the one helping Gu Ran was no slower than himself.  The way his forces had been annihilated in an instant pointed to an expert at least at the Late-stage Dao Comprehension realm, possibly even stronger.  With this reasoning, Ji Junhao was almost certain that Gu Ran had the protection of a human powerhouse at the Dao Palace realm.  “What’s our next move, my Lord?” Xu Yuqi asked respectfully, his eyes filled with trust as he awaited Ji Junhao’s decision.  “We strike back,” Ji Junhao said with a cold laugh before vanishing in a flash.  “Quick!

Follow Lord Ji Junhao!” Xu Yuqi shouted, and the group rushed to keep up with him.

…

“So, they’re giving chase?” Jiang Chen murmured with a faint smile as his divine sense picked up Ji Junhao’s group moving toward him.  Without hesitation, he sent his instructions to Wu Qian and the others.

“Prepare yourselves to face Ji Junhao and his men.” On the battlefield below, Gu Ran remained rooted in place, his face twisted as he wrestled with his thoughts.  No!

I won’t become a mindless killer!

How would that make me any different from falling into darkness?

He clenched his fists as resolve surged through him.  I still have the potential to grow stronger-strong enough to defeat the Heavenly Gu Society!

In this Immortal Martial Continent, the Transcendence realm is the peak.

I refuse to believe the Heavenly Gu Society has anyone beyond that level!

If I can kill more Dao Palace realm enemies, I might stand a chance at breaking through.

But I need to be patient.

I’m close to reaching the Middle-stage of the Inquiring Journey realm, and I must refine my cultivation techniques.

Gu Ran’s thoughts calmed as he found clarity.  They don’t want me to kill to grow stronger?

Fine.

I’ll focus on perfecting my martial techniques and secret arts instead.

With this decision, Gu Ran regained his composure, standing firm on his beliefs.

He drew strength from his Endless Dark Blood Moon Bloodline, feeling the power coursing through him.  Suddenly, He Tian’s alarmed voice broke through the tense atmosphere.

“We’ve got trouble!

A powerful enemy is approaching-it’s the demonic cultivators from the Burning Blaze Ancient Sect and the demon race!”  “The demon race?

Stay alert!” Lu An shouted, his expression full of surprise.  “They’ve brought three Dao Palace realm powerhouses!” Wu Qian added, his face grim.

He turned to Liu Xiong.

“You need to get Young Master Gu out of here immediately!”  “Yes!” Liu Xiong responded at once.

He looked at Gu Ran urgently.

“Young Master Gu, we need to leave now!”  “Then let’s go,” Gu Ran said coolly, taking off into the skies.

He didn’t let Liu Xiong decide the escape route, steering the group in a direction of his own choosing.  Even in moments like this, Gu Ran refused to let anyone, especially the Heavenly Gu Society, dictate his actions.

What Gu Ran didn’t realize was that his actions were playing right into Jiang Chen’s plan.  Just as expected, he’s heading toward that towering peak, Jiang Chen thought with a faint smile, casually following the same path.  Before long, Ji Junhao and his group arrived on the scene.  “You’re the one who wiped out my men!” Ji Junhao accused, his sharp gaze locking onto the human figures before him.  “That young man, protected by three Dao Palace realm experts, is no ordinary person.

It seems I underestimated him,” he added, his tone laced with cold laughter as he assessed the human powerhouses standing before him.  Without hesitation, Ji Junhao gestured, sending several demons and demonic cultivators, many at the Dao Comprehension realm, chasing after Gu Ran.  “This is bad!

Stop them!” He Tian’s face darkened as he sprang into action, rushing to intercept the pursuers.  “Your fight is with me!” Xu Yuqi sneered, cutting him off with a powerful strike, forcing He Tian to engage him instead.  “Attack!” Ji Junhao commanded, charging directly at Wu Qian.

In an instant, the six Dao Palace realm experts from both sides collided, their fierce attacks shattering the ground and leaving massive craters in their wake.  “The battle has started,” Jiang Chen observed, glancing back at the chaos with a relaxed smile.  He wasn’t worried.

Wu Qian and the others might face a tough challenge against Ji Junhao’s group, but Jiang Chen remained unshaken.

After all, in the original storyline, Wu Qian had successfully held his ground against Mo Wutian, fending off the demon race’s initial attack on the Lustrous Yang Domain.  As for Xu Yuqi and the other Dao Palace realm demonic cultivator, their strength was nearly equal to Lu An and He Tian, with little difference in their combat abilities.  However, Jiang Chen’s thoughts turned to the cultivators chasing Gu Ran.  The number of Dao Comprehension realm cultivators pursuing him is quite high, he mused, his focus narrowing on the demonic cultivators from the Burning Blaze Ancient Sect.  Among the pursuers were nine Dao Comprehension realm demonic cultivators and over twenty Inquiring Journey realm demonic cultivators-nearly all of the sect’s top fighters.  If Gu Ran kills them, it’ll guarantee his breakthrough to the Dao Comprehension realm, Jiang Chen calculated.  The thought made him smirk bitterly.

The protagonist’s luck truly defies logic.

No matter how many times I try to slow him down, Gu Ran always finds big chances to grow stronger.  It was no surprise, then, that in the original narrative shaped by Heavenly Fate, Gu Ran was able to grow from the Mysterious Platform realm to a level where he could challenge Jiang Chen, who was at the Half-step Transcendence realm, in just a few months.  Lost in his thoughts, Jiang Chen turned his gaze back to the towering peak in the distance.  By now, he had already realized there was something special about that colossal peak.