[{"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-170":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},2282537,4465,"Chapter 170: The Chaotic Barrier and Healing","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-170",170,"\u003Cp>The chaotic barrier, like a layer of thin gauze, shrouded the perimeter of the ferocious, dark purple demonic seed deep within the sea of consciousness. It was not a physical entity, but a strange existence between the virtual and the real, woven from countless fine, shifting threads of chaotic laws. The barrier flowed slowly, at times like light smoke and mist, at others like rippling water, constantly refracting, distorting, and scattering the evil fluctuations emitted by the demonic seed, making the signals it transmitted outward blurry and indistinct, as if peering through a layer of constantly shaking frosted glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The core of the second treatment was to continue purifying those dark purple \"tentacles\" entrenched at the edges of the Nascent Soul's origin and inherited memories, under the cover of this \"chaotic barrier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the buffer of the barrier, the backlash of the demonic seed was no longer as concentrated and sharp as the first time; it was as if a furious beast had been locked in a soundproof room. Although the roaring and crashing remained violent, the destructive power and mental impact transmitted were significantly weakened and dispersed. However, the pain of the treatment process did not diminish in the slightest; every \"cutting\" and \"burning\" of the \"foreign object\" deep within the origin still felt like scraping bone with a dull knife and pouring boiling oil over the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yuan gritted his teeth, the veins on his forehead bulging. Sweat had long since soaked his clothes, seeping into a dark stain on the jade couch beneath him. His body trembled uncontrollably due to the extreme pain, but his mind remained fixed, like a reef in a storm. The Sword Intent of Annihilation transformed into the toughest barrier, guarding the undying spark of light at the core of the Nascent Soul, while the power of the stars acted like the most dexterous assistant, cooperating with the chaotic tribulation power and the \"Star Essence\" purification light injected by Lin Xuan to carry out a precise and slow \"dissection\" in the relatively safe \"surgical areas\" marked by the \"chaotic barrier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, and then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the interwoven washing of gray, blue, and gold light, the dark purple \"tentacles\" melted and evaporated like icicles exposed to the scorching sun, turning into wisps of foul-smelling black smoke, which were then absorbed and decomposed by the chaotic barrier, dissipating as the most basic primordial energy. Every time one was stripped away, a violent tremor and burning pain would come from the cracks in Zhao Yuan's Nascent Soul, as if a piece of his soul had been forcibly gouged out, but the subsequent nourishment of the \"Star Essence\" purification power and the chaotic tribulation power would bring a strange, cooling, and revitalizing sense of relief, slowly filling that \"void\" and repairing the damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain and repair, destruction and rebirth, played out repeatedly on this narrow battlefield of the sea of consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this extreme torture, Zhao Yuan's spirit was repeatedly forged and tempered. He felt as if he had been split into two parts: one part was enduring endless pain, struggling and floating in the tide of illusions and evil thoughts; the other part was like a high-and-mighty observer, \"watching\" all this coldly and clearly, firmly controlling the flow of the Sword Intent of Annihilation and the power of the stars, and, in coordination with Lin Xuan's guidance, meticulously executing the \"purification surgery\" that was precise to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strange sense of division allowed his control over his own power, and his detachment from pain and emotion, to reach an unprecedented realm. The true meaning of the Sword Intent of Annihilation—\"severing falsehood\"—was brought into full play in this state; he could not only sever external illusions and evil thoughts, but even began to attempt to \"sever\" his own perception of pain, driving his body and soul, which were on the verge of collapse, with absolute rationality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"purification\" and \"guidance\" characteristics contained in the power of the stars also underwent subtle changes during their fusion with the chaotic tribulation power. It was no longer just gentle washing and nourishment, but began to actively \"identify\" those contaminated origins and memory fragments, like the most precise sieve, distinguishing \"toxins\" from \"nutrients,\" guiding the purification power to strike the former precisely while carefully protecting the latter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time flowed slowly in the silent confrontation and arduous progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan sat cross-legged in front of the couch, his expression as calm as water; only the fine sweat seeping from his temples and the chaotic vortex rotating deep within his eyes revealed the immense consumption of his mental energy at this moment. Maintaining the stable operation of the \"chaotic barrier,\" manipulating the chaotic tribulation power to assist in purification, and constantly monitoring Zhao Yuan's state to prevent accidents—this kind of multi-threaded, delicate operation was a huge burden even for someone like him who controlled the Great Dao of Chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did not waver in the slightest. The Chaotic Tribulation Pupil pierced through layers of obstacles, clearly reflecting every trace of change within Zhao Yuan's sea of consciousness. He could see that under the cover of the \"chaotic barrier\" and the cooperation of Zhao Yuan's own will, the purification efficiency was even better than expected. Nearly thirty percent of those \"tentacles\" that were relatively peripheral and less deeply eroded had already been cleared. Although Zhao Yuan's Nascent Soul still had cracks, the gray-blue light at its core had become increasingly pure and solid under this cruel tempering, even faintly revealing a hint of \"immortality\" that had endured tribulation without being destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The firmness of this child's character and the resilience of his will are truly rare,\" Lin Xuan praised inwardly. \"If he can survive this tribulation, the prospects of his path will be limitless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the second, relatively thicker \"tentacle\" was successfully purified, and Zhao Yuan took a short breath, preparing to face the next round of pain—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden change occurred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not come from within Zhao Yuan's body, nor from external interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was... from the \"chaotic barrier\" itself that shrouded the demonic seed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the barrier, a chaotic thread that had been flowing steadily suddenly shrank inward without warning, forming a tiny, rapidly rotating vortex! At the center of the vortex, a point of deep darkness that seemed to swallow all light suddenly emerged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately following, a dark purple aura that was extremely obscure but carried an indescribable \"hunger\" and \"chaotic\" intent suddenly reached out from the darkness at the center of the vortex, like a snake flicking its tongue! This aura was of the same origin as the demonic seed, but it was purer, more ancient, and more... close to a certain \"source\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not attack Zhao Yuan's soul or Nascent Soul, but... lunged straight at the \"chaotic barrier\" and the chaotic tribulation power that Lin Xuan was continuously injecting outside the barrier!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This aura seemed to possess some kind of strange \"spirituality\" or \"instinct.\" It sensed the \"shielding\" and \"interference\" of the \"chaotic barrier\" against it, and even \"smelled\" the high-level power of \"order\" and \"end\" within the chaotic tribulation power that it both loathed and coveted! It wanted to... devour? Assimilate? Or... pollute this barrier and, following the connection of the chaotic tribulation power, inversely erode Lin Xuan?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! Evil creature, how dare you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaotic light exploded in Lin Xuan's eyes! He reacted extremely quickly, noticing it the moment the dark purple aura reached out. He did not cut off the connection with the \"chaotic barrier\" and Zhao Yuan (which might cause the barrier to collapse and render all previous efforts futile), but instead, his thoughts raced, manipulating that portion of the chaotic tribulation power and the barrier structure that had been \"targeted\" to change suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally flowing chaotic threads suddenly tightened and intertwined, turning into a fine and tough \"net\" that covered the reaching dark purple aura! At the same time, within the mesh of the net, countless even finer chaotic rays containing the true meaning of \"Return to Ruins\" burst forth, like countless miniature millstones, crazily grinding and decomposing that dark purple aura!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sss-sss-sss—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silent energy annihilation took place intensely at the microscopic level. The dark purple aura struggled and twisted crazily, attempting to corrode the chaotic thread net, but was quickly dissolved and disintegrated by the pure power of \"Return to Ruins\"! In the end, only an imperceptible, resentful, and unwilling \"hissing\" intent remained before it completely dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, although this sudden change was quickly suppressed by Lin Xuan, it inevitably had an impact on the entire treatment process!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"chaotic barrier\" experienced a brief disorder due to the drastic change in its local structure, and a loophole appeared in the shielding effect against the demonic seed's signal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost simultaneously!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pfft—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yuan suddenly spat out a large mouthful of dark red blood mixed with tiny golden light spots! His body seemed to have been hit by a heavy blow and fell backward! In his sea of consciousness, the moment the loophole appeared in the shielding, the demonic seed suddenly erupted with unprecedented, piercing light! Countless more violent and chaotic evil thoughts and illusions, like a burst dam, surged out through the brief loophole, fiercely impacting Zhao Yuan's soul, which was already on the verge of its limit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold firm!\" Lin Xuan shouted in a low voice. The light of the \"Star Essence\" fragment in his left hand surged, and the pure star purification power poured in like a torrent, forcibly filling the loophole and suppressing the demonic seed's abnormal movement. At the same time, his right hand also exerted full force with the chaotic tribulation power, helping Zhao Yuan stabilize his sea of consciousness and repair the Nascent Soul cracks that had expanded again due to the violent impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yuan's vision went black, and his ears buzzed; his consciousness was like a small boat in a storm, ready to capsize at any moment. The evil thoughts and illusions that surged in at that moment were more violent and real than any time before! He felt as if he saw a pair of cold, greedy, and hate-filled giant \"eyes\" in the deepest, endless darkness and filth of the Return to Ruins Sea Eye, \"staring\" at him through layers of space! There was also a grand and strange \"pulling force,\" as if it wanted to drag him, along with his soul, into that eternal dark abyss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Annihilation... Stars... I... cannot... fall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His final will erupted on the verge of collapse! A beast-like low growl came from Zhao Yuan's throat. His eyes were instantly bloodshot, but he kept them wide open, refusing to lose consciousness! His remaining Sword Intent of Annihilation and the power of the stars actually underwent a mysterious resonance and fusion at this life-and-death moment! The gray-blue radiance was no longer distinct, but intertwined into a brand-new chaotic starlight carrying the artistic conception of \"cleansing the universe\" and \"sweeping away evil spirits,\" acting like a final levee, firmly resisting the terrifying illusion impact and soul pulling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stalemate lasted for less than three breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Lin Xuan's full-force repair, the loophole in the \"chaotic barrier\" was quickly mended, and the shielding effect was restored. The external evil thought impact and illusions stopped abruptly. That grand \"pulling force\" also disappeared suddenly, like a severed rope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yuan's body went limp, and he collapsed completely on the jade couch, gasping for air. The bloodshot in his eyes slowly faded, leaving only endless exhaustion and lingering fear. The light of his Nascent Soul was dim to the extreme, and the cracks seemed to have expanded by another circle, but the chaotic starlight at the core, which had fused annihilation and stars, was flickering with unusual tenacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just now... what was that?\" Zhao Yuan's voice was hoarse, filled with shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan's expression was grave as he slowly withdrew most of the chaotic tribulation power, leaving only the part that maintained basic nourishment. \"It was the 'Aberration Core'... It seemed to have sensed the existence of the 'chaotic barrier' and attempted some kind of... 'inverse erosion' or 'information theft.' Although it was stopped in time, this proves that the thing's perception and reaction ability to power of the same origin far exceed expectations. And...\" He paused, \"it seems to have developed some kind of... 'interest' in your power and mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yuan's heart sank. Being \"targeted\" by such a terrifying existence was by no means a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today's treatment ends here,\" Lin Xuan said decisively. \"You have reached your limit and need a long period of recovery. The 'chaotic barrier' needs to be re-reinforced and adjusted to prevent similar situations from happening again. And...\" He looked at Zhao Yuan, \"the fusion change of the annihilation and star power you produced at the last moment just now is very interesting. Perhaps that is the key to your future confrontation with the demonic seed, and even dealing with the Sea Eye crisis. Contemplate it well and consolidate this realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yuan nodded with effort and immediately sank into introspection, carefully savoring the brand-new power conception that had erupted in the desperate situation. Although weak, it allowed him to see a completely different path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan stood up and walked out of the hall. He needed to inform Wei Gongshen about the change just now immediately and re-evaluate the danger and response strategy of the \"Aberration Core.\" That thing not only possessed primitive will and growth potential, but was actually able to attempt such a sophisticated \"inverse operation\"; its level of difficulty had escalated once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just as Lin Xuan was about to step out of the side hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the deepest part of the Return to Ruins Sea Eye, covered by layers of monitoring arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that \"void of existence,\" the viscous \"fluid\" flickering with dark gold and dark purple starlight slowly calmed the tiny ripples caused by the failure of the \"inverse erosion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That cold, primitive will seemed to have become more \"focused\" and... \"active\" because of this failed \"probing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no longer satisfied with slowly \"moving\" and passively absorbing \"nutrients.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very core of its massive \"fluid,\" inside that thing which resembled an \"embryo\" wrapped in layers of filthy star evil and blood resentment, a point of extremely weak, yet real, dark purple \"light\" gently... flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately following, with this point of \"light\" as the center, a brand-new energy \"vein,\" extremely fine but carrying a clear \"purpose,\" quietly reached out from the surface of the \"embryo\" like newborn roots, slowly piercing into the surrounding viscous \"fluid,\" and began to attempt to establish a more direct, more efficient... internal \"connection\" and \"circulation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with the appearance of this newborn \"vein,\" the energy fluctuations emitted by the entire \"Aberration Core\" seemed to have undergone some kind of indescribable, extremely tiny \"qualitative change.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had previously resembled a sleeping, slowly growing tumor, then at this moment, it seemed to have taken a small but critical step toward a more \"orderly,\" more \"active\"... life form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the deep-sea monitoring array, the value representing its energy level quietly jumped up by an almost imperceptible tiny scale on the originally stable curve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fetal movement begins in the deepest darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>",2538,"2026-06-20T01:44:26.720Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9cba5d4182ce1910550d579525cba905c0d5cb8d42857992a64dfef94249f69d","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-171","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-169",182,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-villain-is-too-self-destructive-cover.jpg"]