[{"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-57":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},2282424,4465,"Chapter 57: A Demon Lord to Emerge? I Turn the Tide!","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>The evil aura seeping through the door crack was like tangible black sludge—viscous, icy, and possessing a terrifying power to corrode the soul and spiritual power. Lin Xuan, bearing the brunt of it, felt the circulation of his spiritual power nearly grind to a halt. His soul felt as if it were being pierced by countless ice needles, and the Nether Soul-Suppressing Token in his arms emitted a series of violent resistances and mournful cries, as if it were fiercely confronting the homologous yet fallen power behind the door!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cannot retreat!\" Lin Xuan’s eyes were bloodshot, his gums bleeding from the force of his clenched teeth. He knew deep down that if he backed down now, all his previous efforts would be in vain. Once this ancient demon broke its seal, everyone present would likely die, and the secret realm—perhaps even the outside world—would face a catastrophe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frantically squeezed the power from his Chaos Golden Core and nascent infant, pouring his spiritual power into the Nether Soul-Suppressing Token without regard for the cost! At the same time, the \"Nine Revolutions Chaos Scripture\" operated at an unprecedented speed, attempting to refine and resist the evil demonic energy invading his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chaos... encompasses all things, and can also dissolve all things! Refine for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a silent roar in his heart. The wisps of demonic energy invading his body were actually being slowly decomposed and assimilated in the face of the supreme Chaos Dao principles. Although the speed was agonizingly slow, it bought him a sliver of breathing room!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reinforce the seal! Quickly!\" Ye Chen also saw the key to the situation. Although he did not know exactly what the token in Lin Xuan’s hand was, the fact that it could trigger the power of the seal to resist the demonic energy was their only hope! He let out a long shout, ignoring the attacks from Elder Youquan, and forcibly gathered most of his lightning light at the tip of his sword. It transformed into a pure purple lightning pillar, not aimed at the enemy, but fiercely striking the rune-covered door!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brilliant Heavenly Thunder, aid me in sealing the demon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supreme, masculine Purple Firmament Divine Thunder struck the door covered in ghostly glowing runes. Far from damaging the seal, it acted like pouring oil on a fire, making the circulating ghostly light even more brilliant. The power of the seal actually grew a notch stronger under the stimulation of the lightning! Thunder, after all, is the power to banish demons and ward off evil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ye Chen! You are courting death!\" Elder Youquan was both shocked and furious. His ghost claws tore through the air, reaching for Ye Chen’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your opponents are us!\" The two cultivators who had arrived with Ye Chen charged forward, blocking Elder Youquan firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, that ancient heroic spirit general burned his soul fire to the limit. He took a deep look at Lin Xuan, who was desperately driving the Soul-Suppressing Token, and then at the demonic aura constantly battering the seal. A trace of determination flashed in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly thrust his broken spear into the ground, his hands forming an ancient and complex hand seal, and silent, ancient incantations spilled from his mouth. The remaining few heroic spirits behind him performed the same actions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tragic, heroic, yet incomparably pure and powerful will to protect erupted from the broken bodies of these heroic spirits like the final embers of a fire! This power of will was not spiritual power, yet it was purer than spiritual power. It ignored the erosion of the demonic energy, transforming into streams of milky-white light that, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, all submerged into the rune-covered door!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaining the blessing of this protective will from the ancient times, the ghostly light on the door surged instantly! Countless runes moved and combined like living dragons, condensing into a brand-new, thicker, and more complex light curtain of sealing, which fiercely pressed inward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No—!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From behind the door came a roar filled with unwillingness and fury, as if it had come from the Nine Nether Hells! The seeping demonic energy churned and contracted violently as if being scorched!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan felt the pressure lighten, and the resistance of the Soul-Suppressing Token in his hand weakened by more than half, replaced by a sense of fluidity as if it were an extension of his own arm! A flash of inspiration struck him, and he poured all his remaining spiritual power, along with a trace of pure energy gained from refining the demonic aura, into the token without reservation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By my spirit, I summon your true name! Nether Soul-Suppressing, seal the heavens!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He subconsciously recited the ancient maxim branded deep within the Soul-Suppressing Token, which had only opened itself to him at this very moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire corridor—no, the entire sealed land—shook violently! That rune-covered door erupted with an unprecedented, brilliant ghostly light, the radiance even temporarily overpowering Ye Chen’s lightning! All the runes on the door completely merged into one, forming a huge, slowly rotating ancient seal character for \"Suppress,\" which, carrying irresistible majesty, fiercely imprinted itself into the door!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roar—!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon behind the door let out a shrill, miserable scream. That terrifying aura retreated like a tide, eventually being firmly suppressed back. Only a few wisps of unwilling black smoke remained in the door crack, which were then obliterated by the ancient \"Suppress\" character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a soft sound, the originally blurry runes on the Nether Soul-Suppressing Token became completely clear and stable. Although the token itself remained covered in cracks and dim, it gained a trace of indescribable spirituality and weight within. It had completed its mission and temporarily fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the door, the huge ancient \"Suppress\" character slowly faded away, and the runes resumed their circulation, but the sealing power they emitted was many times stronger than before! It had become impregnable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon was re-sealed! And the seal was even more secure than before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene fell into dead silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned by this scene of the world being turned upside down in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Youquan and that peak Golden Core elder looked ashen, their eyes filled with despair and disbelief. They had plotted for so long and paid a huge price, and just as they were about to succeed, it had been completely ruined by an inexplicable junior, in league with Ye Chen and those damned heroic spirits!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen stood with his sword retracted, his aura somewhat chaotic. He looked at the stable door and the silent token in Lin Xuan’s hand with complex eyes—shock, inquiry, and a trace of imperceptible admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for those few ancient heroic spirits who had burned their final will to protect, their bodies began to turn transparent, like candles in the wind. The leading general bowed slowly toward Lin Xuan, performing an ancient etiquette. A hint of relief seemed to curl the corners of his mouth, and then their figures completely turned into specks of fluorescent light, dissipating into the air, leaving only the broken spear inserted in the ground to prove they had once existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan staggered, nearly collapsing to the ground. His face was as pale as paper, his spiritual power nearly exhausted, and his soul was utterly fatigued. But he forced himself to stand steady and scanned the entire scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first looked at Ye Chen and nodded slightly as a gesture of greeting. Regardless of anything else, Ye Chen’s disregard for his own safety to draw lightning and assist had played a key role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his gaze fell coldly upon the ashen-faced Elder Youquan and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nether Sect’s momentum was gone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Youquan felt Lin Xuan’s gaze and shuddered, waking from his despair, only to be replaced by boundless fear. He knew that the plan had failed, and it was unlikely that they would leave this place alive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go!\" He made a prompt decision and crushed a pitch-black jade talisman without hesitation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful spatial fluctuation instantly enveloped him and the other core elders!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trying to run? Leave your lives behind!\" Ye Chen’s eyes sharpened, and his lightning sword aura erupted once more, slashing toward the spatial fluctuation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan also forced himself to gather his strength, pointing out a finger of annihilation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the jade talisman was clearly of an extremely high grade, and the spatial passage had already formed. The figures of Elder Youquan and the others blurred, and just before the lightning and the finger force could reach them, they disappeared from the spot by a hair’s breadth, leaving behind only a few shrill screams and several mists of blood—clearly, they had failed to fully dodge the attacks and had paid a heavy price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the remaining ordinary Nether Sect disciples, they fell into complete despair and were quickly surrounded and slaughtered by Ye Chen’s companions and other cultivators who had reacted (having been watching from the outside, they only dared to enter once the outcome was certain).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisis concerning the survival of the secret realm finally ended with the demon being re-sealed, the Nether Sect’s conspiracy bankrupt, and their main force fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the corridor, peace was temporarily restored, leaving only the thick smell of blood and the lingering ripples of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen walked up to Lin Xuan, looked at him with sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice, \"Who exactly are you? Why do you possess a token capable of controlling the seal here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan took a deep breath, suppressing his churning blood, and spoke in a hoarse voice (still maintaining his disguised tone), avoiding the main point: \"Just a nameless rogue cultivator. I obtained this item by chance and happened to be here today. I have noted Fellow Daoist Ye’s assistance just now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not want to expose his identity as \"Mu Xuan\" here; that would bring too much unnecessary trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen looked at him deeply, as if trying to see something in his face, but Lin Xuan was well-disguised, his eyes calm and waveless. Ye Chen knew he wouldn't get more out of him, so he stopped asking and only said, \"Regardless, you turned the tide today and prevented the demon from emerging. It is a great merit for the secret realm and for the world. I admire you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan was noncommittal and only said, \"The matter here is concluded, I shall take my leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to find a place to recover as soon as possible, and the Soul-Suppressing Token in his arms seemed to have undergone some new changes due to the recent outburst; he had to figure it out as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cupped his hands toward Ye Chen, took one last look at the stable rune-covered door and the broken spear left by the heroic spirits, sighed inwardly, and then performed \"Shrinking the Earth into an Inch,\" his figure flickering a few times before disappearing in the other direction of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen watched his departing back, his brows slightly furrowed, and said to his companion beside him in a low voice, \"Check when such a mysterious late-stage Golden Core rogue cultivator appeared in the Imperial Capital? Especially... a metal-element sword cultivator.\" He always felt a strange sense of familiarity about that person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Lin Xuan, after leaving everyone’s sight, he immediately found an extremely hidden corner, set up a formation, and could no longer hold on. He sat cross-legged, swallowed an elixir, and began to regulate his breath with all his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, however, the ancient maxims he felt while driving the Soul-Suppressing Token echoed repeatedly, along with the demon’s final roar, which was filled with resentment and a trace of... suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nether Soul-Suppressing... the karma involved with this token is likely even greater than I imagined...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter 57)\u003C\u002Fp>",1990,"2026-06-20T01:44:26.720Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","acdd322de9f95923af037b18c8b762745905d05ff68b782419c33d26822bef83","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-58","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-56",182,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-villain-is-too-self-destructive-cover.jpg"]