Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 298

Chapter 298: Nine Against One Chapter 298: Nine Against One Not only had the demons and demonic cultivators from the Burning Blaze Ancient Sect at the Dao Comprehension realm arrived, but over twenty Inquiring Journey realm foes were also charging toward Gu Ran.

However, these lesser opponents lagged behind, moving at a slower pace.

Jiang Chen glanced behind him, his thoughts racing.

In the original storyline, Gu Ran would have used the mountain’s formation to eliminate the Dao Comprehension realm enemies first.

The Inquiring Journey realm cultivators wouldn’t have dared to move until after their stronger allies had fallen.

Shocked and paralyzed with fear, they would have let Gu Ran show off his strength without lifting a finger.

But this time is different.

Now, I’m the one who will change the game.

A faint smile appeared on Jiang Chen’s face as he took out his jade communication token.

He quickly contacted Ji Mingxiu, instructing him to send someone to deal with the approaching Inquiring Journey realm demons and demonic cultivators.

With his message sent, Jiang Chen shifted his attention back to the events unfolding below.

“Young Master Gu, I can’t let you face such danger!” Liu Xiong said urgently, his voice filled with apparent concern.  Feigning deep worry, he added, “If you enter the mountain peak, there’s no turning back.

You should find another way to escape!”  Before Gu Ran could react, Liu Xiong grabbed him and hurled him far away with incredible force.

“No-!” Gu Ran shouted, but his protests were useless against Liu Xiong’s overwhelming strength.

He was flung several kilometers away, landing heavily in the distance.

From behind, mocking voices filled the air.  “Still dreaming of escape?

What a joke!”  “Brothers, let’s tear this old man apart!”  “Heh heh heh…”  A chilling wave of murderous intent filled the air as the demons and demonic cultivators of the Burning Blaze Ancient Sect burst into malevolent laughter.

Their eyes gleamed with bloodlust as they charged at both Liu Xiong and the distant Gu Ran.

“Damn it!” Gu Ran’s eyes widened in alarm.

Wasting no time, he activated his concealment ability and vanished from sight.

One of the demonic cultivators from the Burning Blaze Ancient Sect shouted in frustration, “Where did that little human brat go?!” “How did he disappear?

Even my divine sense can’t detect him!” “Don’t just stand there-attack the whole area!

Force him out of hiding!”  The demonic cultivators were stunned by Gu Ran’s sudden disappearance but quickly unleashed a barrage of chaotic attacks at the spot where he was last seen.

“Don’t you dare harm the young master of our Heavenly Gu Society!”  With a fierce cry, Liu Xiong charged straight at the Dao Comprehension realm enemies who were pursuing Gu Ran.  Boom!

Boom!

Boom!  Explosions rocked the area as Liu Xiong, despite being injured, fearlessly confronted the overwhelming assault from the Burning Blaze Ancient Sect.

Blood stained his robes, but his determination burned stronger than ever.

“Damn that old man!” one of the demonic cultivators spat angrily.

“He’s holding us back, and that kid must have already run away while we’re distracted!”  “Take this stubborn fool down first!”  The expressions of the Burning Blaze Ancient Sect experts darkened as their full attention shifted to Liu Xiong, their hatred evident.

“Face me, you demon-ridden scum!” Liu Xiong bellowed, blood dripping from his lips.

Yet his spirit never faltered.

With a fierce grin, he taunted, “Come on, all of you!

I’ll take down every last one of you myself!”  With Jiang Chen backing him up, Liu Xiong felt unstoppable.

He unleashed his full strength, his confidence unshaken.

“Infuriating!” snarled a demonic cultivator from the Burning Blaze Ancient Sect.  “Even at death’s door, you still dare to talk big!

I’ll skin you alive and devour you whole!” One after another, the enraged demons and demonic cultivators charged at Liu Xiong, determined to end him.  Recalling Jiang Chen’s instructions, Liu Xiong made a quick decision.

He turned and dashed toward a fissure in the mountain behind him.

“Don’t let him get away!” one of the demonic cultivators barked.  “He’s heading into the mountain?

Hah!

He’s running straight to his death!”  “Let’s trap him together!”  “Ha-ha-ha-ha!”  The air filled with the chilling laughter of the Burning Blaze Ancient Sect.

They were convinced Liu Xiong was fleeing into a trap, and they eagerly pursued him, their murderous intent growing.

Suddenly, Liu Xiong appeared to collide with a glowing barrier.

Bright ripples spread outward from where he hit, but his movement didn’t falter.

Without hesitation, he pressed on, passing through and disappearing into the mountain fissure.

Guided by Jiang Chen’s precise insights, Liu Xiong had prepared himself for this array.

Every step he took was calculated.

The demons and demonic cultivators from the Burning Blaze Ancient Sect were completely unaware of the truth.

When they saw the shimmering ripples where Liu Xiong had disappeared, they mistakenly assumed it was a secret technique he had used.  Convinced they couldn’t let him escape, nine Dao Comprehension realm demons and demonic cultivators charged forward recklessly, throwing all caution to the wind.

In an instant, all nine crashed headfirst into the hidden formation.

Bang!!

Their powerful demonic aura immediately triggered the formation’s defensive mechanisms.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

A terrifying surge of energy erupted from the array, unleashing relentless attacks on the Dao Comprehension realm demons and demonic cultivators.  “Ahhh!!” a voice screamed from within the chaos.

“What is this?!” “How could he set up such a powerful formation here?!” “No, I don’t want to die!

Please, no!” Their cries of anguish filled the air as the formation’s merciless energy battered them.  Three demons from the Nether Soul Demon Clan were obliterated instantly, their bodies disintegrating on the spot.

The remaining six were left gravely injured, barely clinging to life.

As they stumbled, bloodied and broken, trying to muster the strength to escape, Liu Xiong-whom they had assumed was fleeing-suddenly pivoted.

In his hand, he wielded a fan imbued with the essence of the Dao of Fire.

With a single sweeping motion, he unleashed a blazing inferno that engulfed the six injured enemies.

“No!

Spare me!”  Desperate cries for mercy echoed through the flames, but they were abruptly silenced as the fire consumed them completely.  In mere moments, Liu Xiong, with the aid of the formation, had annihilated all nine Dao Comprehension realm demons and demonic cultivators.  “Holy Son’s foresight is truly unmatched!” Liu Xiong exclaimed, staring at his trembling hands in disbelief.

A wave of exhilaration swept over him as he realized the magnitude of his achievement.

I…

I actually defeated nine Dao Comprehension realm enemies with that formation!

This is incredible, absolutely incredible!

But this outcome was no accident-it was exactly as Jiang Chen had foreseen.

After all, in the original storyline, even with strength only at the Inquiring Journey realm, Gu Ran had used the same array to turn the tide and eliminate most of the demons and demonic cultivators.

Jiang Chen’s intervention had simply shifted that victory into different hands.

From his concealed position in the distance, Gu Ran watched in stunned disbelief as Liu Xiong launched a brilliant counter-attack, eliminating the nine Dao Comprehension realm demons and demonic cultivators.

His eyes widened, and his body trembled with rage.

How is this possible?!

he thought furiously.

Why is that mountain peak fortified with such a powerful formation-and why does it specifically target demonic cultivators and demons?!

How did Liu Xiong know about this?

He was clearly prepared, exploiting their recklessness!

Could it be…

the puppet master behind the Heavenly Gu Society?

That shadowy manipulator again!

Anger and frustration gnawed at Gu Ran.

He had noticed the faint glow around the mountain peak and had sensed the treasures and opportunities hidden within.

He had been certain that this formation was meant for him to turn the tables.

In his mind, it was his destiny to use the peak’s defensive array to wipe out the nine Dao Comprehension realm enemies.

Nine entire Dao Comprehension realm beings!

That victory would have propelled him straight into the Early-stage Dao Comprehension realm.

But now, Liu Xiong had stolen this once-in-a-lifetime chance!

No!

It should have been my triumph, my path to the Dao Comprehension realm!

Gu Ran screamed inwardly, his anguish so intense it felt like his heart was being torn apart.

At the same moment, Jiang Chen received the usual, mechanical notification within his mind.

[Ding!

You have successfully altered the plot.

Protagonist Gu Ran’s Heavenly Fate Value has decreased by 1000 points!] [Ding!

You have earned 2000 Villain Value points!]