[{"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-20":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},2282387,4465,"Chapter 20: Golden Core Lightning Tribulation","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>Deep in the mountains and forests, there was a quiet valley rarely visited by humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan sat cross-legged on a smooth bluestone. His face still bore the pallor from using the Blood Escape Technique, but his eyes were incomparably bright and firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been a day since he left Azure Cloud City. He had concealed his tracks along the way and finally found this place, where the spiritual energy was relatively dense and sufficiently hidden. It was time to charge toward the Golden Core realm he had dreamed of!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first took several elixirs for healing and restoring spiritual power, adjusting his state to the peak. Then, he took out all the remaining Azure Forest Pills, as well as several mid-grade spirit stones he had exchanged from the Four Seas Firm and had been reluctant to use before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process of condensing a core is the ultimate compression and transformation of spiritual power, requiring a massive amount of energy to support it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"System, assist me in charging toward the Golden Core realm!\" Lin Xuan thought to himself. He knew the system could not directly help him condense a Golden Core, but it could provide the most precise energy guidance and state monitoring to prevent him from making any mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Advanced assistance mode activated. Will monitor the host's state in real-time and optimize the spiritual power circulation path. Consuming 3% energy.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cool stream of energy flowed through his entire body, as if a supercomputer had been installed in his brain, instantly elevating his perception and control over the surging spiritual power within him by a notch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Begin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan closed his eyes, cast aside all distracting thoughts, and operated his cultivation technique with all his might. Inside his dantian, the liquid spiritual power at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining was like a boiling ocean, beginning to spin and compress crazily!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an extremely painful and dangerous process. The immense spiritual power was being forcibly squeezed, and the resulting tearing sensation felt as if it would burst his dantian. His meridians felt as if they were being pierced by countless needles; the agony was unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beads of sweat the size of peas rolled down Lin Xuan's forehead. His body trembled slightly, but he kept his mind clear, relying on his powerful willpower and the system's assistance to desperately control the compression of his spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The medicinal power of the Azure Forest Pills and the spiritual energy of the mid-grade spirit stones were being extracted frantically, turning into pure energy to replenish his dantian and maintain this high-intensity compression process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vortex of liquid spiritual power within his dantian grew smaller and smaller, and its color deepened, gradually transitioning from a gaseous blue-white to a pale gold, and it began to take on a semi-solid, viscous state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prototype of a Golden Core!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time for the most critical step—condensing the physical Golden Core and drawing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to undergo the baptism of the lightning tribulation! Only after being tempered by heavenly lightning could a Golden Core be stable and contain a trace of the laws of heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary cultivators at this step would all be on high alert, setting up layers of arrays and preparing various magic treasures and elixirs to resist the lightning tribulation, as if facing a formidable enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Xuan... he raised his head and looked at the dark clouds gathering above his head due to the violent fluctuations of spiritual energy, as well as the silver electric snakes flickering within them. Instead of fear, a trace of... excitement flashed in his eyes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lightning tribulation?\" He licked his somewhat dry lips. \"I wonder how effective it would be to use this lightning tribulation to practice the Nine-Turn Lightning Body (a body-refining technique newly redeemed from the system shop, capable of absorbing lightning to temper the body)?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If other cultivators knew his current thoughts, they would be scared senseless! He actually wanted to use the heavenly lightning that others tried their best to avoid for body refining?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning! A high-energy heavenly lightning tribulation is detected to be forming. Estimated power: Three-Nine Minor Heavenly Tribulation. It is recommended that the host defend with all their might.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Detected the host's strong desire to court death. Triggered hidden option: \"Draw Lightning into the Body (Basic)\". Do you wish to consume Slacker Points to temporarily gain the ability to guide a portion of the heavenly lightning to temper your body?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's such a good thing? Yes! Exchange immediately!\" Lin Xuan did not hesitate. Ten thousand Slacker Points for a chance to strengthen his physical body was worth it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first tribulation lightning, like a ferocious silver giant python, tore through the clouds and, carrying an aura of destruction, struck directly at Lin Xuan's head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan did not dodge or evade; he even actively withdrew part of his protective spiritual light. He operated the Nine-Turn Lightning Body and the newly acquired \"Draw Lightning into the Body\" ability, spreading his arms as if to embrace this heavenly lightning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crackle—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thick lightning instantly swallowed Lin Xuan! The violent power of the thunder crazily destroyed his body; his clothes instantly turned to ash, his skin became charred and cracked, and an intense numbness and pain swept through his entire body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh—!\" Lin Xuan could not help but let out a muffled groan, but he gritted his teeth and frantically operated his technique, guiding those raging lightning powers to temper his flesh, bones, and meridians along specific paths!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destruction and rebirth intertwined within the thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Nine-Turn Lightning Body proficiency +100!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Physical strength slightly increased!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spiritual power tempered by heavenly lightning, purity +5%!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It worked! Although painful, the effect was significant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first lightning tribulation passed. Lin Xuan was covered in black smoke and looked disheveled, but his eyes were becoming increasingly brilliant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, the second, the third... each lightning tribulation was fiercer than the last!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan was like a stubborn rock floating in a sea of thunder. Each time he was struck until he was charred on the outside and tender on the inside, he would quickly recover under the support of his technique and the system, becoming even stronger! His physical body had its impurities removed under the tempering of the thunder, and its strength steadily increased. The pale golden Golden Core prototype within his dantian also became more solid and its light more dazzling under the baptism of the heavenly lightning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the final and thickest ninth lightning tribulation fell, Lin Xuan even let out a comfortable long howl!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Refreshing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning light dissipated, and the tribulation clouds in the sky began to slowly scatter, shedding rays of seven-colored light containing vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the rosy light, Lin Xuan stood proudly. The charred black on his body quickly fell off, revealing skin underneath that was as lustrous as jade yet contained explosive power. His originally damaged clothes were automatically repaired in the rosy light (a basic system function).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And within his dantian, a Golden Core the size of a dragon's eye, round and flawless, shining with brilliant golden light, with mysterious patterns faintly flowing on its surface, was quietly suspended, emitting vast and majestic spiritual power fluctuations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Core stage! Success!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of power, more than ten times stronger than the Foundation Establishment stage, filled his entire body! His spiritual sense had undergone a qualitative change, spreading out like mercury spilling on the ground; every movement within a radius of several miles was under his control!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully breaking through to the first level of the Golden Core stage!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Life level leap, lifespan increased by five hundred years!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unlocked new system function: Fate Disguise (Basic) — can slightly adjust the external manifestation of one's own fate, interfering with others' divination and perception.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reward: Slacker Points, divine ability \"Shrink Ground to an Inch\" (Introductory)!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of system notification sounds rang in Lin Xuan's mind like celestial music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fate Disguise! Shrink Ground to an Inch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was exactly what he needed! Fate Disguise could effectively deal with that \"Fate Peeper,\" and Shrink Ground to an Inch was a true escape divine ability, many times more advanced than the Blood Escape Technique. Whether for traveling or escaping, it could be called a divine skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the endless, seemingly inexhaustible power provided by the Golden Core within him, Lin Xuan could not help but laugh up at the sky:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha! Golden Core! I, Laozi, am also a Golden Core True Person now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ye Chen! Nether Sect! Zhao Wuji! You all just wait for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, he activated Shrink Ground to an Inch. His figure flickered and he appeared a hundred meters away; another flicker, and he was already at the other end of the valley! His speed was so fast that it left behind trails of afterimages!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awesome!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After familiarizing himself with his newfound power and divine ability, Lin Xuan changed into a spare green robe, cast his gaze toward the direction of Azure Cloud City, and then looked toward the more distant Imperial Capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't go back to Azure Cloud City for the time being. The Zhao family is probably having 'good luck', and Ye Chen and the Nether Sect are likely eyeing that place as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The next step is to go to the Imperial Capital. The Core Condensation Jade Liquid, the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion auction...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he had advanced to the Golden Core stage and had preliminary self-preservation power, it was time to go to a bigger stage to see the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before leaving, he still had to return to Black Wind Shanzhai to arrange subsequent matters. After all, that was his first \"family business\" in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated Shrink Ground to an Inch, his figure flickering a few times before disappearing into the mountains and forests, heading toward the direction of Black Wind Shanzhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His speed was more than several times faster than when he came!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Golden Core cultivator already possessed the initial qualifications to roam the world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan's \"slacker\" life was about to turn a new, even more magnificent page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter 20)\u003C\u002Fp>",1716,"2026-06-20T01:44:26.720Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b63cd91b71607f8cd3ffbe3edd6e07a1a5bffb0aeb9500cef66bc5a30c9f79e1","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-21","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-19",182,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-villain-is-too-self-destructive-cover.jpg"]