Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 86

Chapter 86: In the Heart of the Subterranean Maze Chapter 86: In the Heart of the Subterranean Maze Guo Ji and Tao Jun faced the full brunt of the attack from the blood-colored monster.

Skillfully dodging the monster’s claw attacks, Guo Ji took out a chain-type artifact.

“Let’s trap it and then slowly defeat it!” he shouted, throwing one end of the chain to Tao Jun.

In that moment, frustrated by its unsuccessful attack, the blood-colored monster let out a furious roar and prepared to leap again.

But this time, Guo Ji and Tao Jun, gritting their teeth, took the initiative.

Working together, they wrapped the chain around the monster’s body.

Soon, the monster was completely trapped by the chain-type artifact, looking like a bound roast.

“Step up the attack!” Tao Jun shouted, struggling to keep pace with Guo Ji as they managed the trapped monster.

Given his background from Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain, known mainly for alchemy and healing arts, combat was not his strong suit.

Immediately, the other fourteen people launched their most powerful attacks.

A variety of spells rained down on the monster, causing blood and flesh to fly everywhere and triggering continuous roars.

Just when everyone thought they could slowly wear the monster down to its demise, to their surprise, the creature’s body suddenly swelled with power, and the chain-type artifact broke!

“Oh no!” Guo Ji and Tao Jun yelled out.

They had put too much force into their effort, and when the chain broke, they were taken by surprise and thrown backwards.

“Roar!” The blood-colored monster roared in anger.

As Guo Ji and Tao Jun were knocked away, it charged straight at the rest of the group.

Swoosh!

Its dark claws created three afterimages in the air, and in an instant, a disciple from the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain was gruesomely split into four parts!

The blood-colored creature charged again, turning a disciple from the Azure Jade Sect into nothing more than a crushed heap!

“Damn it, how is it so strong!” someone shouted in frustration.

The rest of the disciples were deeply shocked, but they quickly sprang into action, attacking with renewed vigor.

Ye Fan adjusted his stance, a spark of cunning lighting up his eyes, revealing a hint of brilliance.

Quickly overcoming the initial shock, everyone regained their composure and continued their attack on the monster, surrounding it from all sides.

Guo Ji and Tao Jun also quickly bounced back and re-entered the fray!

“Roar!” The blood-colored monster roared in anger.

Its massive size became a disadvantage in the tight space, and as it sustained more injuries, its movements became slower.

Seeing this opportunity, several skilled and brave cultivators from the Azure Jade Sect quickly chose to engage in close combat.

They wielded enchanted weapons that could deliver more powerful blows than spells alone.

Meanwhile, Ye Fan, who had been waiting for the right moment, saw his chance.

With a determined look, he silently gripped the Wordless Heavenly Book in his left hand, becoming one with his own flesh and blood.

In the next instant, he dashed forward, longsword in hand, moving with incredible speed, agile and unpredictable.

Slash!

As Ye Fan’s longsword cut through, blood gushed from the monster’s thigh.

At the same time, a wave of qi and blood energy silently transferred from the wound into the Wordless Heavenly Jade in his left hand.

Moreover, the other wounds on the creature also had their qi and blood energy drawn into the Wordless Heavenly Jade.

Amidst the chaos, and with Ye Fan focusing on keeping the Wordless Heavenly Jade’s actions secret, treating the fight as secondary and being extra careful to remain unnoticed, his subtle actions went undetected by everyone.

…

Elsewhere, behind Ye Fan’s group in the passage, Jiang Chen watched everything with keen interest and quietly commented to himself, “Instead of showing off his power, he’s quietly gathering strength to strengthen himself.

This fits Ye Fan’s careful approach of quietly accumulating resources.” Ye Fan didn’t brag, but he still gained significant benefits, all while others remained oblivious.

For Ye Fan, this stealthy achievement was a source of pride in itself.

Right now, Ye Fan’s decision to keep his abilities under wraps and not to openly prove others wrong enabled Jiang Chen to hold back from intervening.

Otherwise, Jiang Chen would have faced a tough choice about whether to step in, as doing so would blow his cover.

Even if he managed to hide his appearance and aura, his involvement would become evident.

Additionally, the chance for Ye Fan to draw qi and blood energy from the creature’s wounds was quite brief.

Furthermore, once the creature was defeated, the likelihood of Ye Fan securing the golden-red inner core for himself was slim.

As time passed, Jiang Chen continued to watch Ye Fan closely.

Thanks to Ye Fan’s subtle actions, the monster’s strength began to decrease more quickly than before!

The others thought the blood-colored creature was getting weaker because of the injuries it had sustained.

Soon after, everyone worked together to defeat the monster.

“Quick!

Get the monster’s inner core and secure it in a storage artifact immediately, or we’ll attract more monsters!” Guo Ji quickly advised, clearly aiming to avoid the chaos that ensued during their first encounter with these blood-colored creatures.

“I’ll handle it!” declared a disciple from the Azure Jade Sect, stepping up.

Remarkably, he was wearing a claw-shaped artifact on his right hand.

With a powerful slash, he plunged the claw into the monster’s eye socket and swiftly pulled out the monster’s inner core.

However, when they saw the Monster Core, everyone looked surprised.

Jiang Chen’s eyebrows rose in surprise as well!

It turned out that the Monster Core was tiny, almost the size of a grain of rice!

“Why is it so small!?” a disciple from the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain couldn’t help but shout.

“On our way here, we defeated an Early-stage Mysterious Platform realm monster, and its inner core was much bigger!” “There’s definitely something unusual going on here!” Tao Jun, looking exhausted, theorized.

“Still, we need to keep moving,” Guo Ji declared firmly.

“I’ll keep the monster’s inner core for now, and we can divide it fairly once we’re out of here.” After a brief pause, he proposed, “Let’s follow Jiang Chen’s method from the Starry Abyss Sect and use a system based on contribution points.” “No objections,” Tao Jun concurred.

“I’ll take responsibility for the next loot we find.” “Alright,” Guo Ji nodded in agreement, “let’s tally up everyone’s contributions…” He began to discuss with the group, determining each person’s contributions.

Afterward, the group moved forward.

On their journey, they came across more blood-colored monsters.

Luckily, they didn’t run into any Late-stage Mysterious Platform realm monsters; the strongest they faced were only at the Middle-stage of the Mysterious Platform realm.

Despite the loss of a member, they managed to defeat all the monsters they encountered.

However, all the twenty to thirty blood-colored monsters they faced had tiny inner cores, each about the size of a grain of rice.

This recurring phenomenon left everyone puzzled.

With no other option, they continued on their journey, keeping their questions to themselves.

Jiang Chen also continued to closely monitor Ye Fan.

During the journey, Ye Fan exclusively used the Wordless Heavenly Jade to draw out the qi and blood energy from the monsters’ wounds, without ever touching their lifeless bodies.

It appeared he planned to wait until he was alone to fully use the Wordless Heavenly Jade to absorb the qi and blood energy.

Doing so in front of others would be too noticeable.

As the group moved forward, they eventually reached the end of the passageway, only to discover a huge underground space opening up before them!

Surprisingly, they could hear sounds of a battle echoing from within.

“Is there a fight going on?” a disciple wondered, frowning, “But weren’t we separated?” “Maybe all these passageways end up in the same area?” another speculated.

Their group was already small, and splitting up to explore had seemed like a safer option, without the worry of running into members from other sects.

But now, it seemed they had stumbled upon individuals from other sects once more.

“Let’s go check it out!” Guo Ji suggested, full of curiosity, and slowed his pace as he moved forward.

The group shared a look and quickly followed behind.

After coming all this way, they were determined not to leave without gaining something!

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Jiang Chen also took note of the vast underground space, which had drawn the attention of many cultivators.

‘This must be where the true opportunity of this “cave mansion” lies,’ he mused, a slight smile playing on his lips.

After following for such a long time, it was almost time for him to make a move.

He silently took a step forward, keeping up with the others.

Soon, his divine sense allowed him to see what was unfolding inside the underground area.

Members of the Azure Jade Sect and the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain paused at the entrance, looking into the cavern with serious faces.

The immense underground space stretched up to several tens of meters high and spanned several kilometers in width.

Inside, over fifty cultivators were locked in intense battle, giving their all.

They were up against twenty-three blood-colored monsters, each one standing over ten meters high.

Among these monstrous adversaries, three displayed the fearsome strength of the Late-stage Mysterious Platform realm.

On the battlefield, the bodies of more than twenty human cultivators lay scattered, along with the remains of over ten blood-colored monsters.

However, this fierce battle wasn’t the most captivating scene.

Both Ye Fan and his companions, as well as Jiang Chen, were utterly mesmerized by a mysterious giant egg that hung from the ceiling of the underground chamber!

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