[{"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-122":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},2282489,4465,"Chapter 122: Tribulation Ripples Undulating, The Green Lotus's Return Journey","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-122",122,"\u003Cp>That barely audible word, \"Tribulation,\" seemed to open the floodgates to some forbidden realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray ripples quietly spread with Lin Xuan as the center. Wherever they passed, all things returned to ruins, reduced to the most primitive dust. This power was not a violent destruction, but a deeper, more essential \"ending\"—stripping away time, peeling away spirituality, and returning to chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quiet room bore the brunt of it. Walls, floors, alchemy furnaces, jade beds... every object that had existed for hundreds or thousands of years disintegrated silently under the gentle touch of the ripples, turning into fine, uniform gray-white dust that fell in a rustle. The entire room seemed to have experienced millions of years of weathering in an instant, leaving behind only the most basic material particles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xi was the closest. The moment its blue-gold feathers touched the ripples, their luster suddenly dimmed. An irresistible sense of decay and void traveled through the feathers into its body, forcing it to let out a startled, low cry. However, it was connected to Lin Xuan by a life-bound contract; while the chaos origin within the ripples—derived from Lin Xuan—repelled everything else, it reserved a subtle \"exemption\" for Feng Xi. It only caused the bird intense discomfort and weakness, without truly reducing it to ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xi struggled, attempting to shield Lin Xuan with its wings, only to find itself being slowly weakened within this invisible force field. It could only anxiously guard its master, watching helplessly as everything around them turned to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This power of returning to ruins did not stop at the quiet room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ripples pierced through the dilapidated walls and spread to the courtyard of the Imperial Medical Bureau. Several spirit plants in the courtyard that had luckily escaped the ravages of war instantly withered, turned gray, and crumbled into fly ash. A rockery collapsed quietly; before the rubble hit the ground, it had already shattered into powder. Several rebel cultivators who happened to rush to the courtyard entrance, preparing to besiege the quiet room once more, felt a chill sweep over them. The spiritual light of the magic treasures in their hands vanished instantly, leaving them rusted, and soon, along with their armor, clothing, and even parts of their skin and flesh, they began to rapidly lose vitality, decay, and peel away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! My hand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My cultivation... it's draining away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retreat! What kind of evil art is this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrified screams rang out. The rebel soldiers retreated in a panic as if they had seen a ghost, not daring to approach the quiet room any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this strange ripple of returning to ruins was initially limited to a corner of the Imperial Medical Bureau, its unique, heart-palpitating Dao rhythm was still sensed by the sensitive, top-tier existences on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Wei, who was struggling to support the demonic palm, suddenly felt the pressure lighten slightly—not because the power of the demonic palm had weakened, but because the highly corrosive Abyss Demonic Qi contained within it showed a faint, imperceptible lag and dissolution when it neared a certain direction of the imperial palace, as if it had encountered some natural counter-force. His exhausted spiritual sense swept over, instantly capturing the anomaly in the direction of the Imperial Medical Bureau, as well as the aura that was of the same origin as Lin Xuan's previous chaos power, yet deeper and more obscure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Friend Lin... this is...\" Eunuch Wei felt uncertain and suspicious; he felt both the hope of a turning point and an instinctive chill toward that power filled with the meaning of deathly silence and endings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the one who reacted most violently was none other than that Abyss Demonic Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is... Tribulation power?!\" For the first time, clear astonishment appeared in the demonic shadow's intent, which was filled with the desire for destruction, immediately transforming into even more intense greed and wariness. \"Chaos... has actually evolved toward 'Tribulation'? Hahaha... Good! Good! If I swallow you, swallow this nascent Tribulation power, this seat will surely be able to advance further, perhaps even touch upon... the mystery of 'Returning to Silence'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It recognized this power. Chaos encompasses all things and can also derive all things, and \"Tribulation\" is the side of chaos pointing toward the \"End.\" It is the embodiment of the decay of all things and the alternation of epochs, containing the most fundamental laws of destruction in heaven and earth! For an Abyss demonic creature whose instinct is destruction and devouring, this power is both a deadly poison and a supreme tonic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic shadow's target became instantly clearer. It no longer obsessed over immediately crushing Eunuch Wei and the others. The sky-covering demonic palm suddenly contracted, condensing several times over to become a more solid, pitch-black claw with hooked fingers. It tore through space, abandoning the resistance core right in front of it, and struck fiercely toward the direction of the Imperial Medical Bureau—the source of the power of returning to ruins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strike was more concentrated and faster, carrying the intent to seize and seal. It was clearly intending to capture and devour Lin Xuan along with his nascent Tribulation power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you dare, you demon!\" How could Eunuch Wei let it succeed? Although he did not understand exactly what had happened to Lin Xuan, protecting Lin Xuan was now the highest strategic priority. He roared, ignoring his own depleted state, and took the initiative to detonate a life-bound magic treasure he had nurtured for hundreds of years!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mysterious Yellow Seal, explode!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A simple, square seal flew out from his crown, expanding instantly and blooming with the final Mysterious Yellow Qi that suppresses earth, water, fire, and wind. It did not attack the demonic claw, but crashed straight into the slightly illusory core of the demonic shadow's true form!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besieging Wei to save Zhao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you, ant!\" The demonic shadow snorted in anger, forced to divert a portion of its power to deal with this desperate strike. The pitch-black claw slowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this flash of lightning—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hum!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space twisted and fluctuated. High above the imperial palace, in the air hundreds of feet away from the battlefield, a yellowish teleportation light suddenly lit up, and a figure stumbled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Huangfu Hao, who had returned using the Tortoise Shell Jade Talisman!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was as pale as paper, his aura chaotic, and the wounds on his body had reopened under the strain of the teleportation, blood staining his tattered robes. But in his hand, he tightly clutched that lotus petal, which was as green as jade and radiated endless vitality and chaos Dao rhythm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he appeared, he immediately felt the demonic might sweeping across the heavens and the desperate, life-and-death battle raging below. His gaze locked onto the terrifying demonic shadow and the claw reaching toward the Imperial Medical Bureau, and he also saw the tragic scene of Eunuch Wei decisively detonating his life-bound magic treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eunuch Wei! Brother Lin!\" Huangfu Hao's eyes were about to split. Without any hesitation, he didn't even have time to observe the situation clearly. The instinct for survival and the urgency to save others made him react in the most direct way—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He poured the remaining Imperial Dragon Qi in his body without reservation into the chaos green lotus petal in his hand, and with all his strength, threw it fiercely toward the direction of the Imperial Medical Bureau!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Lin! Catch it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green lotus petal left his hand, but it did not fly like an ordinary object. Instead, triggered by the Dragon Qi, it suddenly bloomed with a gentle yet highly penetrating cyan-green brilliance! The Great Dao patterns on the petal lit up one by one. It seemed to possess spirituality, ignoring the demonic qi and energy turbulence raging in the space, and carved out a mysterious trajectory. Like a fledgling bird returning to its nest, it drifted precisely toward the ruins of the quiet room in the Imperial Medical Bureau—the center of the gray ripples!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This throw exhausted Huangfu Hao's last bit of strength. His figure swayed, and he nearly fell from the sky. But he braced himself, glared at the demonic shadow, and let out a hoarse but firm roar: \"Demon! Your doomsday has arrived!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His appearance and the strange, vital brilliance he threw instantly attracted the attention of everyone on the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuch Wei's spirit lifted: \"Your Highness! You have returned!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Abyss Demonic Shadow's attention was also drawn by the green lotus petal. It sensed from the petal a chaos vitality that was of the same origin as the power within Lin Xuan but even purer and more ancient. This vitality had a strong restraining effect on its deathly demonic qi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chaos Green Lotus?!\" The demonic shadow's intent was filled with unbelievable shock and fury. \"Impossible! How could such a thing still exist in this realm! You ruin my great plan, damn you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could no longer care about Eunuch Wei, and it temporarily set aside capturing Lin Xuan. The pitch-black claw turned mid-air, demonic qi surging, and it grabbed fiercely toward the drifting green lotus petal! It must not let this holy object, filled with the vitality of creation, fall into the hands of that boy who was gestating chaos Tribulation power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The claw arrived after the petal was thrown, but the demonic qi transformed into a cage, instantly enveloping the green lotus petal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the moment the demonic qi touched the petal—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sss—!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a red-hot iron pressed onto ice, the thick black demonic qi was violently evaporated and purified by the soft cyan-green brilliance! The Great Dao patterns on the petal flowed, releasing circles of purifying ripples that swept the surrounding demonic qi away! The restraining power of the claw could not truly bind it; the petal only slowed slightly, still drifting downward stubbornly and unswervingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! A mere remnant petal, and you dare to show off!\" The demonic shadow was furious. The five fingers of the claw closed suddenly, and more refined demonic source energy surged out, transforming into countless fine black chains that coiled around the petal, intending to grind it down and pollute it with absolute power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ruins of the Imperial Medical Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xi saw the cyan-green brilliance descending from the sky, radiating an aura that made it feel incomparably comfortable and close, and it also saw the interception by the demonic claw. Its intelligence had already awakened, and it instantly understood the importance of that petal to its master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ree—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a resolute cry, Feng Xi used the last bit of strength it had just recovered. Its wings flapped with all its might, and it no longer guarded Lin Xuan's side. Instead, it transformed into a blue-gold stream of light, flying against the gray ripples that made it uncomfortable, soaring into the sky and crashing straight into the black chains coiling around the petal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would use its body as a shield to open the final path for that life-saving green lotus petal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feng Xi! No!\" Lin Xuan, who had just regained a sliver of consciousness and was struggling to control the rampaging Tribulation power in his body, seemed to sense the death-defying intent of his spiritual pet. Under his tightly closed eyelids, his eyeballs trembled violently, and a blurred, anxious wheezing sound came from his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the ruins, the claw and the green lotus light were deadlocked, Feng Xi burned its remaining strength to charge at the chains, Huangfu Hao fell from exhaustion, and Eunuch Wei risked his life to pin down the demonic shadow's true form...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the critical moment, all hope was tied to that slowly drifting green lotus petal.\u003C\u002Fp>",1951,"2026-06-20T01:44:26.720Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9325fd044acc5da26d2084b81a5ca734e3dea453eacc3d634ad3a94068ef0e4f","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-123","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-121",182,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-villain-is-too-self-destructive-cover.jpg"]