[{"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-21":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},2282388,4465,"Chapter 21: Besieged Shanzhai? I've Returned Just in Time!","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>\"Shrinking the Earth to an Inch\" is truly worthy of being a divine-tier movement technique. Lin Xuan only felt the mountains and rivers retreating rapidly beneath his feet; the journey that would have originally taken the better part of a day to cover now took only the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, and the familiar outline of Black Wind Shanzhai was already visible in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, while still several miles away from the Shanzhai, Lin Xuan's spiritual sense had already sensed the abnormality there in advance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An aura of grim slaughter permeated the area around the Shanzhai! The outskirts of the Shanzhai, which were originally bustling and had begun to look a bit like a \"commercial hub,\" were now completely empty! In their place was a dense mass of troops, surrounding the Shanzhai so tightly that not even water could trickle through!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by their attire and banners, they were clearly the City Guard of Qingyun City! There were at least a thousand of them! Moreover, mixed among these City Guards were dozens of cultivators dressed in black tight-fitting clothes with cold, sinister auras—people from the Nether Sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had actually joined forces?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan was startled. He immediately pushed his \"Turtle Breathing Technique\" and \"Shadow Stealth Art\" to their limits, while simultaneously activating his newly acquired luck-disguising ability to completely mask his aura and that special \"attraction,\" sneaking silently like a lifeless stone to a high ground that overlooked the Shanzhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw that the Shanzhai gates were tightly shut, and the walls, which had been covered in warding talismans drawn by Lin Xuan, were now covered in the scars of battle, with charred and damaged spots visible everywhere. Black Bear and the others were relying on the walls and the traps set up inside to put up a difficult resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The City Guard had set up siege crossbows, and arrows shot toward the walls like a swarm of locusts; from time to time, a bandit would be struck and fall. Meanwhile, the Nether Sect cultivators continuously released black magic techniques, corroding the defenses of the walls. Occasionally, a Foundation Establishment late-stage Nether Sect disciple would attempt a forceful assault, only to be beaten back by Black Bear and his men, who were fighting for their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly, Black Wind Shanzhai was at the end of its rope. The gap in manpower and strength was too great. If not for the \"warding\" supplies Lin Xuan had left behind (black dog blood, Yang Flame Talismans, etc.), which still had a significant restraining effect on the Nether Sect's cultivation methods, the Shanzhai would likely have been breached long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhao Wuji! As the City Lord, you collude with the demonic path to besiege my legally operated commercial organization—are you not afraid of the law of the land?!\" On the wall, Black Bear was covered in blood, waving his broadsword to deflect a crossbow bolt as he roared hoarsely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the City Guard formation, Zhao Wuji sat on a tall horse, his face gloomy, yet his eyes carried a sinister smile of certainty: \"The law of the land? In this Qingyun territory, my Zhao family is the law! Black Wind Shanzhai harbors the Nether Sect's wanted criminal Lin Xuan, practices evil arts, and harms the common people. Today is the day you all shall be executed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, the gaze of that Deacon You beneath his hood was even more bone-chillingly cold. He said hoarsely, \"City Lord Zhao, why waste words with the dying? Breach this Shanzhai and leave no one alive! If that Lin Xuan is here, we shall take him as well! If he is not... then we shall use the blood of these ants to sacrifice to the spirit of our sacred object!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their voices were amplified by spiritual power, clearly spreading across the battlefield and into Lin Xuan's ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan's eyes were cold, and killing intent filled the air. The Zhao family had indeed completely colluded with the Nether Sect! And they were using such a lame excuse to besiege Black Wind Shanzhai; it was clearly an act of revenge and silencing witnesses!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw that on the walls, those bandits who had followed him for a long time, though all injured and fearful, did not retreat a single step, continuing to resist desperately under Black Bear's command. They believed their Consultant Lin would return, or at the very least, they were fighting to protect their own home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers... you've worked hard.\" A warm current and an even deeper rage surged in Lin Xuan's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully observed the situation on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the City Guard was numerous, their individual strength was generally not high, relying mainly on military formations and siege equipment. The real threat came from the dozens of Nether Sect cultivators, especially Deacon You (Golden Core mid-stage) and the two other Golden Core early-stage Elders beside him! Once these three attacked with all their might, Black Wind Shanzhai's defenses would crumble in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason they had not launched an all-out attack immediately was perhaps partly out of caution regarding the desperate counterattacks from Black Wind Shanzhai's \"warding\" measures, and partly, perhaps, because they were waiting for... him to walk right into their trap?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to fish me out?\" A cold arc curled at the corner of Lin Xuan's mouth. \"Then let's see who the real hunter is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now at the Golden Core realm, his strength no longer what it used to be, and with \"Shrinking the Earth to an Inch\" and \"Blood Escape Technique\" in his arsenal, he could run if he couldn't win. But to lift the siege on Black Wind Shanzhai, a head-on clash was by no means the best strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept over the rear of the City Guard, where the supplies were stockpiled and the commanders were located. Zhao Wuji and Deacon You were both there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bold plan instantly took shape in his mind—a decapitation strike!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on the extreme speed of \"Shrinking the Earth to an Inch\" and the concealment of \"Shadow Stealth Art,\" he was confident he could close in on Zhao Wuji and Deacon You before they could react!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he killed or severely injured these two leaders, the City Guard and the Nether Sect would be left without a head, inevitably falling into chaos, and the crisis at Black Wind Shanzhai would be resolved on its own!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"System, perform a deep scan on Zhao Wuji and Deacon You!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Consuming 2% energy, performing deep scan...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Zhao Wuji: Cultivation base Golden Core early-stage (unstable), cultivation method \"Thick Earth Art,\" weaknesses: Lightning and Fire attribute attacks, mentally unsettled (affected by the Curse of Misfortune).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You Ying (Deacon You): Cultivation base Golden Core mid-stage, cultivation method \"Nether Soul-Devouring Art,\" weaknesses: Power of extreme Yang and rigidity, spiritual sense injured and unhealed (caused by the host's previous destruction of the sacred object's projection).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good! Both have weaknesses! Zhao Wuji is mentally unsettled, and Deacon You has an injured spiritual sense! Heaven is helping me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan did not hesitate. He locked onto his targets, the Golden Core within his body spinning rapidly, and pure, majestic spiritual power instantly poured into his legs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shrinking the Earth to an Inch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure disappeared from the high ground like a ghost, and the next moment, he appeared in the shadows behind the City Guard as if teleporting! The entire process was faster than the perception of most people!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few nearby City Guard soldiers only felt a blur before their eyes, as if a gust of wind had blown past, and paid it no mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a reaper in the dark night, Lin Xuan continued to approach silently. He was less than a hundred paces away from Zhao Wuji and Deacon You!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed his right hand's fingers together like a sword, and a strand of extremely condensed sword qi containing evil-breaking golden light began to flicker at his fingertips (a small technique he had newly comprehended). His left hand gripped several of his most powerful \"Yang Flame Explosive Talismans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventy paces! Fifty paces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to enter the optimal attack range—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?!\" Deacon You turned his head abruptly, his scarlet gaze beneath his hood shooting toward the direction where Lin Xuan was hiding! His spiritual sense had been injured, and his perception was not as sharp as before, but his Golden Core mid-stage spiritual intuition still allowed him to catch a trace of extremely faint killing intent and spatial fluctuation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch out! There's an assassin!\" Deacon You shouted sharply, simultaneously flicking his sleeve, and a condensed black ray of death energy shot toward Lin Xuan like a venomous snake!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been discovered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan was startled, but his movements were not slow in the slightest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shrinking the Earth to an Inch\" was activated again! His figure shifted several feet sideways as if teleporting, narrowly avoiding the black ray!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the stealthy sneak attack had failed, he would attack head-on!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhao Wuji! Old Ghost You! Hand over your lives!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan let out a long shout, his figure completely emerging from the shadows, no longer hiding his majestic Golden Core realm aura! The golden sword qi at his fingertips surged, transforming into a ribbon of golden light that stabbed straight at Zhao Wuji, who was in a state of panic! At the same time, he raised his left hand, and several Yang Flame Explosive Talismans shot toward Deacon You like meteors!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Golden Core realm?! How is that possible?!\" Zhao Wuji felt the spiritual pressure that was no weaker than his own, along with the lightning-fast golden sword qi aimed directly at his weakness, and was scared out of his wits! He was already mentally unsettled due to the \"Curse of Misfortune,\" and now he was in complete disarray, hastily condensing an earthy-yellow shield to block in front of him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden sword qi collided fiercely with the earth shield, spiritual power surging! Zhao Wuji let out a muffled groan, and he and his horse were knocked sliding backward; fine cracks actually appeared on the earth shield!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, facing several Yang Flame Explosive Talismans radiating pure Yang energy, Deacon You did not dare to take them head-on, his figure turning into black smoke as he retreated rapidly, simultaneously waving out several strands of death energy to block them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom! Boom! Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yang Flame Talismans exploded one after another, the pure Yang flames and the Nether death energy annihilating each other, emitting violent roars and blowing several nearby City Guard soldiers who couldn't dodge in time into a heap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's Consultant Lin!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Consultant is back! And he's at the Golden Core realm!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the walls, Black Bear and the others saw that familiar figure and the powerful strength he erupted with; they were stunned for a moment, then burst into earth-shattering cheers! In the midst of despair, they saw the greatest hope!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He actually broke through to the Golden Core realm?!\" Deacon You was both shocked and furious. It had only been a few days?! The growth speed of this brat was simply horrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone! Target Lin Xuan! Kill him!\" Deacon You roared hoarsely, no longer caring about conserving his strength. Death energy surged around his body, transforming into a giant ghost claw that grabbed toward Lin Xuan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Nether Sect Golden Core Elders also attacked simultaneously, and three powerful attacks instantly enveloped Lin Xuan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well come!\" Lin Xuan was startled but not panicked. He performed \"Shrinking the Earth to an Inch\" to its limit, leaving behind trails of afterimages in place, while his true body wove through the gaps between the three attacks like a fish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not clash head-on with the three of them; his goal had already been achieved—to create chaos and draw fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, with their commander attacked and their core combat power held back by Lin Xuan alone, the City Guard's offensive immediately stalled, and their formation fell into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers! The Consultant has come to save us! Follow me and kill our way out! Support the Consultant!\" Black Bear seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, his eyes blood-red as he waved his broadsword, being the first to open the Shanzhai gate and charge out like a fierce tiger descending a mountain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill! Fight these sons of bitches to the death!\" The bandits, who had been suppressed for so long, were now like they had been injected with adrenaline, howling as they followed Black Bear in a counter-charge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation on the battlefield reversed in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan held back three Golden Core experts alone, while Black Bear led the Shanzhai crowd to charge the chaotic City Guard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With forces inside and outside working together, the scales of victory began to tilt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Chapter 21 End)\u003C\u002Fp>",2145,"2026-06-20T01:44:26.720Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","05c3132bec042b5c0ff2d4c7b4c4bbbb879758593309b5b8cf5e726924406450","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-22","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-20",182,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-villain-is-too-self-destructive-cover.jpg"]