[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-villain-is-too-self-destructive":3,"chapter-this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-121":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Villain Is Too Self-Destructive",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2282488,4465,"Chapter 121: The Green Lotus Appears, the Tribulation Power Begins to Form","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-121",121,"\u003Cp>Deep within the Ten Thousand Monster Mountain Range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the faint guidance emanating from the Star Core, Huangfu Hao sped through the ancient mountain forest. All around him were dark barriers formed by towering ancient trees, and the air was thick with the scent of decay and danger. Countless eyes peered from the shadows, but the protective power originating from the Star Core allowed him to avoid the most lethal ancient restrictions and the slumbering primordial remnants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dared not pause for even a moment. Images transmitted by the Star Core flashed repeatedly in his mind—the demonic palm pressing down on the city, Lin Xuan’s pale face, and Feng Xi’s burning feathers. Every heartbeat urged him: Faster! Faster still!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three days and nights without sleep or rest, his dragon energy was nearly half-depleted, and he had sustained over a dozen wounds from demonic beasts. One wound was deep enough to reveal bone, running diagonally from his left shoulder to his ribs; had it not been for the protection of his dragon energy, he would have perished long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, in the darkest hour before dawn on the fourth day, he rushed out of the last swamp filled with poisonous miasma, and the sight before him caused him to stop abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no path forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth broke off here, forming a circular abyss of unimaginable size. The edges of the abyss were as steep as if carved by a blade. Looking down, there was only absolute darkness that swallowed all light, as if it reached straight to the Nine Netherworlds. Even more bizarrely, above the abyss was not the sky, but a slowly rotating, multicolored, distorted halo of light, like an inverted vortex, emitting chaotic fluctuations that unsettled the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eye of Return to Ruins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even from several miles away, the aura of nothingness emanating from the abyss, which seemed capable of dissolving all things, caused the dragon energy within Huangfu Hao to circulate spontaneously in resistance, and his skin felt a needle-like chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guidance of the Star Core reached its peak here, but it also became chaotic—the guidance did not point into the abyss, but hovered uncertainly somewhere along its edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chaos Green Lotus... where exactly are you?\" Huangfu Hao endured the dizziness and scanned his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The edge of the abyss was craggy with strange rocks and devoid of vegetation, with only some peculiar ores shimmering with a metallic luster exposed. There were no signs of any living creatures; this place was a forbidden zone for life itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully investigated along the edge, clutching the tortoise shell jade talisman gifted by the Master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, his spiritual sense stretched to the limit. Just as he rounded a giant rock shaped like a ghost's claw, the Star Core in his bosom suddenly emitted an unprecedented heat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the giant rock, in an inconspicuous crack in the stone, a faint, soft light that stood in stark contrast to the surrounding dead darkness was leaking out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light was extremely dim, a pale cyan-green, flickering like a breath, yet it radiated an indescribable, pure vitality and ancient Dao rhyme. Just a wisp of its aura caused the pain from the demonic energy eroding the wound on his shoulder to ease!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huangfu Hao’s heart hammered, and he held his breath as he stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone crack was narrow, only wide enough for one person to turn sideways. He squeezed inside and traveled a few yards before the view suddenly opened up—it was a small, concave valley less than ten yards square, surrounded by natural rock walls. In the center of the valley was a shallow pool no larger than a washbasin, filled with milky-white spiritual spring water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right in the center of that spiritual spring, a plant was growing quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no more than a foot tall, with three lotus leaves. The leaves were a deep, ink-green color, yet their veins flowed with a gray, hazy luster like the beginning of chaos. In the center of the leaves sat a lotus flower bud. The bud was tightly closed, entirely cyan-green like jade, and the petals were naturally inscribed with countless profound and unfathomable Great Dao patterns, as if they were the embodiment of the laws of heaven and earth. Wisps of seemingly non-existent chaotic energy were quietly escaping from the gaps in the bud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the legendary Chaos Green Lotus!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the state of this green lotus was distressing. Its light was extremely dim, the edges of the lotus leaves were even slightly withered and curled, and the spiritual spring was nearly dry; it was clearly on the verge of withering. What made Huangfu Hao’s heart sink even further was that deep within the spring eye where the lotus was rooted, threads of void, dead energy—the same source as the Eye of Return to Ruins—were seeping out, slowly but continuously eroding the lotus’s vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not growing here in peace, but struggling to survive against the erosion of the Eye of Return to Ruins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder the Master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion said it required fate... It wasn't just about finding it, but about taking this life force, which is struggling against death and on the verge of withering, from this absolute dead zone...\" Huangfu Hao realized in an instant that this in itself was a tremendous test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath and stepped forward slowly. The closer he got, the more he could feel the majestic power of creation emanating from the green lotus, which faintly resonated with the Imperial Dragon Energy in his body, easing the fatigue and injuries from his days of travel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how to take it? Pick it directly? He felt vaguely that such a divine object could not be taken by ordinary means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he reached out his hand, attempting to wrap it in dragon energy and carefully touch the lotus bud—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden change occurred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire concave valley, no, the entire edge of the Eye of Return to Ruins, shook violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR—!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying roar that seemed to come from the primordial era erupted from the bottom of the abyss! The sound was filled with violence, greed, and endless hunger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Huangfu Hao was horrified to discover that the speed at which the void, dead energy was gushing from the spring eye beneath the Chaos Green Lotus had increased tenfold! It was as if his approach had awakened some terrible existence in the abyss, accelerating its devouring of the lotus!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lotus bud trembled violently, its light dimmed rapidly, and the edge of one lotus leaf instantly withered and turned to ash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\" Huangfu Hao’s eyes were wide with fury. If he hesitated any longer, the lotus would surely wither completely and be swallowed by the Return to Ruins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this moment of crisis, inspiration struck him. He bit his tongue hard and sprayed a mist of blood, containing pure Imperial Dragon Energy and his own essence blood, toward the lotus. At the same time, he formed seals with his hands—not to pick it, but using dragon energy as a guide and essence blood as a bridge, he performed the \"Spirit Invocation Technique,\" a secret imperial art used to communicate with divine objects of heaven and earth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Imperial Heaven above, the thick Earth below! Disciple Huangfu Hao, to save the common people and resist the demonic tribulation, humbly requests the Holy Lotus’s assistance! I am willing to use the dynasty’s destiny as a contract and my own Dao heart as a vow to find a blessed land and help the Holy Lotus regain its vitality! Please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice, filled with resolute sincerity and a sense of majestic responsibility, and bolstered by the dragon energy and essence blood, transformed into golden runes that merged into the lotus bud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it felt his sincere intent and the faint, resonant call originating from the Star Core (had the Star Core once existed in the same chaotic environment as the Chaos Green Lotus?), the withering lotus shuddered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, to Huangfu Hao’s delight, the lotus bud slowly began to bloom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not fully open, but only the outermost petal unfurled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That petal detached from the bud and drifted down, landing right in Huangfu Hao’s palm. The petal felt warm as jade to the touch, yet heavy as a mountain, containing infinite creative vitality and chaotic Dao rhyme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment the petal detached, the light of the entire green lotus dimmed completely. The remaining bud and leaves rapidly shrank, turning into a faint, imperceptible cyan radiance, and with a \"whoosh,\" it dove into the scorching Star Core in Huangfu Hao’s bosom! It seemed this broken Star Core had become its temporary sanctuary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Many thanks to the Holy Lotus for your grace!\" Huangfu Hao was both shocked and overjoyed, clutching the lotus petal that seemed to carry infinite hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the existence beneath the abyss was thoroughly enraged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"BOOM—!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive, boundless giant claw, formed from countless dark tentacles and the power of nothingness, suddenly reached out from the Eye of Return to Ruins, grabbing toward the valley where Huangfu Hao stood! Wherever the giant claw passed, space twisted and shattered, and all things returned to ruins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huangfu Hao’s face turned deathly pale, and without hesitation, he crushed the tortoise shell jade talisman gifted by the Master of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hum!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jade talisman shattered, transforming into an indestructible earthy-yellow light shield that enveloped him, while a mysterious teleportation power began to fluctuate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crack!\" The giant claw slammed into the light shield; the shield flickered violently and developed cracks, but it held for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teleportation power erupted, and in the nick of time, Huangfu Hao’s figure vanished from the concave valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR—!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From beneath the abyss came an unwilling roar that shook the mountain range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imperial Capital, Imperial Physician’s Office, Quiet Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time seemed to have passed for only a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the purification feathers from Feng Xi’s burning bloodline had all been annihilated. Although the demonic palm had been blocked for a moment and consumed much energy, it continued to press down with an even more furious aura! Eunuch Wei and the others had reached their limit, and the protective barrier was on the verge of shattering!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the quiet room, the transformation within Lin Xuan reached a critical point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shattered Chaos Dao Seed, filled by the \"Chaos Tribulation Power\" formed from the fusion of the origin of destruction and chaotic energy, underwent a fundamental change in form. It was no longer a rounded seed, but had transformed into a gray crystal covered in profound tribulation patterns, constantly cycling between life and death—the Chaos Tribulation Crystal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the Tribulation Crystal formed and stabilized—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thump!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heartbeat, as if coming from the depths of chaos, echoed within Lin Xuan’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath his closed eyelids, his eyeballs twitched violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xi, who had been guarding him, seemed to sense something and turned her head sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw Lin Xuan’s paper-pale lips move ever so slightly, and a barely audible word, carrying an aura of cold silence, drifted out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Tribulation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the word fell, a gray ripple, invisible and intangible yet causing space itself to stagnate, quietly radiated from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the quiet room, all objects, including the floor and walls, did not break upon touching the ripple, but seemed to have been scoured by ten thousand years of time, rapidly becoming dim, old, and losing all spiritual luster, before... turning into the finest dust and falling silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos Tribulation Power—the first display of its edge, all things return to ruins!\u003C\u002Fp>",1969,"2026-06-20T01:44:26.720Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","69630b56e4f2a2a1bb618ebbf9c56350239bdca8e2428f46103d8055aed0eb12","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-122","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-120",182,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-villain-is-too-self-destructive-cover.jpg"]