Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 65

Chapter 65: The Unassuming Protagonist, Ye Fan Chapter 65: The Unassuming Protagonist, Ye Fan As Jiang Chen mingled with everyone, sensing their genuine warmth towards him, a thought struck him, ‘If the protagonist were to kill me, they’d be devastated.

Then, they’d probably throw themselves at the protagonist’s feet, offering everything they have until there’s nothing left of the Starry Abyss Sect.’ ‘Hehe, this scenario feels all too familiar,’ he mused, determined to turn the tide and alter the upcoming plot.

At that moment, Sect Master Feng Jun suddenly chimed in, reminding everyone, “We’re here!

The entrance to the Cave Heaven Secret Realm is just up ahead.” Everyone crowded at the railing, looking down from the deck, they saw a desolate and barren landscape.

“Isn’t this the Forsaken Serenity Mountain Range?” one disciple exclaimed in disbelief.

“The Forsaken Serenity Mountain Range?” another echoed in surprise.

“Isn’t this supposed to be a wasteland with barely any spiritual energy?

And the Cave Heaven Secret Realm is here!?” “This place, where even ordinary plants have a hard time growing and you hardly see any birds, is actually where the Cave Heaven Secret Realm is?

That’s totally unexpected,” a third disciple remarked, amazed.

“It could be that because this area seems so unassuming and irrelevant to cultivation, that’s why the Cave Heaven Secret Realm went unnoticed until now,” someone else pondered aloud.

“Yeah, that actually makes a lot of sense,” agreed another.

“…” They continued to speculate and discuss, all intrigued by this revelation.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen, noticing that the Cave Heaven Secret Realm was located in a barren area lacking spiritual energy, rolled his eyes and thought to himself, ‘Here we go, another cliché setting!’ ‘Most likely, inside this secret realm, there’s either a powerful demon sucking up the spiritual energy, some kind of incredible treasure, or other amazing opportunities.

And if the protagonist shows up, all these awesome chances are basically laid out for him.

He’ll definitely smash through every challenge and grab all the rewards.’ ‘But now that I’m here…’ Jiang Chen reflected with a hint of determination, a cold glint appearing in his eyes.

Suddenly, two black dots appeared ahead of the spirit boat.

On closer inspection, they turned out to be two flying artifacts: a gigantic kite and an enormous broadsword.

“Check it out, that’s the Floating Spirit Sect and the Heavenly Blade School!

The other two big sects in our Mysterious Truth Continent!” one of the disciples pointed out excitedly.

“They got here even before us!” another noted in surprise.

“This time, in the Cave Heaven Secret Realm competition, it starts with a face-off between the three continents, then it moves to the sect rivalry.

We can team up with these two major sects!” someone else suggested enthusiastically.

“…” The group then dove into another round of animated discussion.

Shortly after, the Starry Abyss Sect’s spirit boat smoothly sailed between the kite and the broadsword.

“Daoist Friend Feng Jun!” A man and a woman, both Mysterious Platform realm experts, greeted Feng Jun with a traditional fist-and-palm salute.

“Daoist Friend Xia Hou!

Daoist Friend Shao Yun!” Feng Jun responded warmly, returning the gesture, then asked curiously, “Have the representatives from the Bright Cloud Continent and the Snowy Wind Continent not arrived yet?” “Not yet,” replied Shao Yun, the sect master of the Floating Spirit Sect, shaking her head.

But before she could add more, seven massive flying artifacts appeared in the distance.

It turned out that the groups from the Snowy Wind Continent and the Bright Cloud Continent had arrived at the same time.

As teams from the three continents converged, a sense of tension slowly filled the air, like a fuse about to be lit.

The atmosphere became increasingly tense and icy!

Strong auras radiated from the bodies of the experts, mingling high in the sky, giving the impression that the air itself had stopped moving!

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen, standing on the deck of the Starry Abyss Sect’s spirit boat, chose this moment to use his Villain Eye, his gaze sweeping across all the present cultivators.

Eventually, his eyes settled on a low-key youth dressed in a plain black robe, with an ordinary face, discreetly squatting in a corner.

This seemingly average youth was, in fact, the new protagonist!

[Name: Ye Fan Realm: Middle-stage Spiritual Awakening Status: Protagonist Heavenly Fate Value: 9968/9968] ‘Nearly ten thousand points of Heavenly Fate Value!

This Ye Fan is way ahead of Lin Feng,’ Jiang Chen thought to himself, narrowing his eyes and subtly shifting his gaze to avoid alerting the other.

Ye Fan seemed unremarkable, probably skilled at hiding his true power.

If Jiang Chen watched him too long, it might make Ye Fan extra cautious.

Shifting his focus, Jiang Chen used his Villain Eye to examine the others around him.

Immediately, several panels appeared, each displaying supporting characters.

Furthermore, he noticed that he could now view the panels of the Starry Abyss Sect disciples nearby, suggesting they had moved from being mere background figures to supporting characters.

‘Hmph!

Everyone here is just a supporting character to you!’ Jiang Chen mused silently, his gaze turning cold as he began to evaluate the Fate Value of each supporting character.

This would help him guess their lifespans and figure out when they might meet their end.

However, there were many individuals this time, in a competitive setting, so the deaths might not all be linked to the protagonist.

Predicting the protagonist’s moves this time was even trickier.

‘But still,’ Jiang Chen pondered thoughtfully, ‘I can make some guesses based on the supporting characters with the highest Fate Value.

These people are likely to survive till the end, either because they don’t oppose the protagonist and manage to stick around, or because they’re the protagonist’s close allies and might work together!’ ‘The most likely scenario, though, is the protagonist doing things on his own,’ he concluded internally, continuing to examine each individual thoroughly, not missing a single detail.

Before long, Jiang Chen gained a good grasp of the supporting characters in the upcoming storyline.

First off, there were the sect masters from various sects.

Essentially, except for Feng Jun, who had a surprisingly low Fate Value, the others seemed pretty average, matching the Fate Value typical of Mysterious Platform realm experts.

In terms of strength, their realms were mostly in the Late-stage of the Mysterious Platform realm, approaching the Peak-stage.

Additionally, the Fate Value of the higher-ups from different sects was relatively lower within the Starry Abyss Sect, yet their cultivation bases were quite similar.

The sect masters and senior members from all the sects wouldn’t personally enter the Cave Heaven Secret Realm, thus ruling out the chance of their falling there.

Secondly, there were the disciples from the various sects.

Jiang Chen noticed that the Fate Value of most of his own sect’s disciples was alarmingly low, including Chief Disciple Duan Ziming.

It seemed clear that they were doomed to meet their end in the Cave Heaven Secret Realm.

Regarding the disciples from the other sects, their Fate Value was noticeably higher than those in the Starry Abyss Sect.

A few of them had particularly high Fate Value, indicating that they were likely to gain significant benefits in the Cave Heaven Secret Realm.

Jiang Chen made a mental note to keep a close eye on these individuals.

…

Meanwhile, on the flying artifact of the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain, an old man in the Late-stage Mysterious Platform realm glared at Jiang Chen with a deadly look, thinking to himself, ‘Starry Abyss Sect’s Jiang Chen!

How dare you interfere and mess with our Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain’s business!

I’ll make sure you don’t leave here in one piece!’ This person was Gao Zhang, the sect master of the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain.

The events in Autumn Glory City were no secret; the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain had learned all about it through various sources.

They knew Jiang Chen had killed members of the Illusory Slaying Tower and had brought Ning Xian into the Starry Abyss Sect.

Because of this, Gao Zhang’s hatred for Jiang Chen ran deep.

If it hadn’t been for Jiang Chen, he would have already secured the Thousand Green Pill Heart Records.