[{"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-71":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},2282438,4465,"Chapter 71: Joining Forces Against the Demon? I First Reveal My Brilliance!","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-71",71,"\u003Cp>The roar of the Abyss Demon consciousness was like a tangible shockwave, carrying with it monstrous malice and a will to destroy; it was not only aimed at Lin Xuan, but swept across the entire area! Those with weaker cultivation bases were either killed or injured, and even Nascent Soul cultivators felt their spirits shaken and their faces turn pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That dense, pitch-black barrier of demonic energy surged violently, as if some terrifying giant were waking up behind it, intent on breaking the seal and emerging! The baleful energy throughout the Bone Forest region was stirred, flowing into the demonic energy like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, making its might even more formidable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no! The seal is truly about to break!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This demon is far stronger than before!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retreat quickly! This is no place to linger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic spread like a plague among the cultivators who had arrived later. Many already harbored thoughts of retreat, maneuvering their light-beams to flee this place of trouble. Whatever the Nascent Soul Condensation Dew or Jin Dan might be, they seemed insignificant in the face of their own lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there were also those who advanced instead of retreating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brilliant heavenly thunder, banish all evil!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear, cold shout rang out. One could see the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder flashing around Ye Chen, transforming into a thunderous sword aura that tore through the darkness. It did not strike at the demonic barrier, but instead slashed at the demonic tentacles that were attempting to escape the energy and pounce upon the surrounding cultivators!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Where the thunder light passed, the demonic tentacles melted like ice and snow, dissipating after emitting shrill shrieks. Ye Chen stood holding his sword, blocking the path in front of several panicked Golden Core cultivators, his eyes staring sharply at the demonic barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had a rivalry with \"Jin Dan,\" in the face of a demon that endangered the secret realm and might even bring disaster to the outside world, his sense of responsibility as a Child of Destiny made it impossible for him to sit idly by!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Form the Imperial Pole Battle Array! Protect the surroundings and stop the demonic energy from spreading!\" Although the Third Imperial Prince Li Daoyi had a grave expression, he displayed the decisiveness of a royal descendant at this moment, ordering his guards to form an array. Golden lights rose up, temporarily stabilizing the situation in their area and holding the spreading demonic energy at bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the chubby cultivator who had always been smiling put away his golden abacus. With a wave of his chubby hand, he scattered countless coin-shaped talismans, which formed a massive \"Suppress\" character in the air, radiating a heavy, golden light of merit that suppressed the restless demonic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan took all of this in, his heart settling slightly. These top-tier prodigies could still distinguish between what was important and what was urgent at critical moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, suppressing his churning blood and the aftershocks in his sea of consciousness. His Chaos Nascent Soul bloomed with clear radiance within his dantian; having just withstood the impact of the demonic consciousness, it had instead become a fraction more refined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It cannot be allowed to come out!\" Lin Xuan's eyes turned sharp. He knew he had to do something, at least to delay the speed at which the demon broke the seal and buy time for any potential follow-up measures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts raced, and he made a decision in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoist Ye Chen! Everyone! This demon is formed from a wisp of the ancient enemy 'Lord of the Abyss's' demonic consciousness, and it intends to break the seal and bring disaster to the world! Fighting alone will never defeat it; we must join forces to suppress the demonic energy and delay its escape!\" Lin Xuan channeled his spiritual power to the fullest, his voice clearly spreading across the entire field, directly pointing out the demon's origin with the intent of unifying their understanding and concentrating their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once these words were spoken, they caused another uproar! \"Lord of the Abyss\"? The name alone was enough to strike fear into people's hearts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen's gaze tightened. He gave Lin Xuan a deep look, asked no further questions, and simply said in a low voice, \"What must be done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a method that may temporarily reinforce the seal, but I need you all to help me contain the demonic energy and buy me time!\" Lin Xuan said quickly. He intended to use the power of the Nether Soul-Suppressing Order and the Star Core once again to trigger the remnants of the All-Heaven Star-Dou Demon-Suppressing Array!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\" Ye Chen did not hesitate. With a flick of his sword technique, more thunder gathered, and he took the initiative to attack the churning demonic barrier, drawing its attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Imperial Pole Demon Suppression!\" The Third Imperial Prince also gave the order, and his Imperial Dragon Qi transformed into golden chains that coiled toward the demonic barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby cultivator's coin-talisman \"Suppress\" character shone brilliantly, pinning down a section of the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other Nascent Soul cultivators who still had spirit and strength, seeing that the top prodigies had all taken action, gritted their teeth and used their own methods—some attacking, some defending, some purifying—to contain the demonic energy with all their might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, colorful spiritual light and divine abilities fell upon the demonic barrier like raindrops. Although they could not truly break it, they successfully attracted the counterattack of most of the demonic energy, causing it to churn even more violently, yet its momentum of outward expansion slowed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now is the time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of brilliance appeared in Lin Xuan's eyes, and he did not hesitate to manifest both the Nether Soul-Suppressing Order and the Star Core simultaneously!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two treasures hovered before him, one with deep, nether light, the other with brilliant starlight. Under the guidance of his Chaos spiritual power, the two resonated once more, and threads of starlight intertwined with nether energy, transforming into that profound Star-Nether Light!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Lin Xuan did not use it for attack. Instead, with his Chaos Nascent Soul as the core and the \"Nine Revolutions Chaos Scripture\" as the guiding principle, he channeled this beam of light with all his might. Like a master weaver, he carefully \"wove\" it toward the connection point between the demonic barrier and the surrounding space—that was where the remaining seal array was weakest and where the demonic energy's erosion was most severe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With stars to suppress the soul, with nether light, mend the gaps of heaven, seal the cracks of the demon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chanted the ancient incantations; this was a technique he had newly comprehended from the Soul-Suppressing Order. The Star-Nether Light was like a living spirit snake, precisely drilling into the cracks and nodes eroded by the demonic energy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sss-sss-sss—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Star-Nether Light came into contact with the pure demonic energy, and a violent reaction immediately erupted! The demonic energy crazily eroded and polluted the light beam, while the light beam continuously purified and sealed the demonic energy! The two ground against each other, emitting a teeth-grinding sound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan felt his spiritual power pouring out like a floodgate opening, and his spiritual sense was under immense pressure. But he gritted his teeth, his Chaos Nascent Soul spinning frantically, constantly drawing spiritual energy from the surrounding heaven and earth to replenish himself, while simultaneously maintaining the stable output of the Star-Nether Light with all his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under his efforts, the demonic barrier fluctuated violently, and some of the tiny cracks that had just been forced open by the demonic energy actually began to slowly close under the mending of the Star-Nether Light! Although the speed was extremely slow and the range small, it was indeed having an effect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's working! He is repairing the seal!\" a sharp-eyed cultivator exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen, the Third Imperial Prince, and the others were greatly encouraged and worked even harder to contain the demonic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder You Liang and the others from the Nether Sect had extremely ugly expressions, but they dared not openly defect at this moment and could only grit their teeth in secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Lin Xuan's actions also completely enraged the Abyss Demon consciousness behind the barrier!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ant... how dare you stop me!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An even more violent demonic intent surged over like a tsunami, concentrating primarily on Lin Xuan! At the same time, several giant ghost claws condensed from pure demonic energy suddenly reached out from the demonic barrier, tearing through the void and, with the power to pierce through everything, grabbed fiercely toward Lin Xuan, who was exerting himself to the fullest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch out!\" Ye Chen shouted, his thunderous sword aura intercepting in mid-air and slashing at one of the ghost claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Imperial Prince's Imperial Dragon Qi chains also coiled upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby cultivator's coin talismans smashed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were too many ghost claws, and they were too fast. Two of the most concentrated ghost claws still broke through the interception and, with shrill shrieks, reached Lin Xuan! The claw wind was so sharp that even before it touched his body, it had already caused the protective spiritual light around Lin Xuan to fluctuate violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lin Xuan was exerting all his strength to maintain the Star-Nether Light to repair the seal and could not spare any attention; he was about to be struck by the ghost claws!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just at this critical, hair-breadth moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lin Xuan's bosom, that Heavenly Secret Guidance token suddenly flew out on its own, hovering above his head and shedding a layer of hazy light, forming a thin light shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft! Pfft!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two demonic ghost claws grabbed fiercely onto the light shield. The shield shook violently, flickering on and off, but it did not shatter immediately! It had actually managed to block this sneak attack, which was comparable to a full-strength strike from a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a contingency left behind by the Heavenly Secret Pavilion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the light shield looked as if it could not hold on much longer, it had ultimately bought Lin Xuan a glimmer of survival!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold light surged in Lin Xuan's eyes; he knew he could no longer hold back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chaos—Heaven Swallowing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly opened his mouth and inhaled. He was not inhaling spiritual energy, but rather drawing the chaotic and violent heaven and earth energy caused by the great battle, along with some of the escaping demonic energy, into his body all at once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an extremely dangerous move! But he cultivated the Chaos Scripture, which inherently possessed the characteristic of encompassing and refining all things!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive amount of chaotic energy entered his body, as if a volcano had been detonated within him! Intense pain followed, and his meridians felt as if they were about to tear! But his Chaos Nascent Soul displayed its heaven-defying nature at this moment, spinning crazily, forcibly crushing and refining all the incoming energy regardless of its attributes, converting it into pure Chaos spiritual power to replenish his own consumption!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of this forcibly extracted power, Lin Xuan pushed the output of the Star-Nether Light to its peak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Star-Nether Light suddenly surged, like a gray galaxy, instantly covering and sealing the demonic energy cracks in the area ahead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, his free left hand formed a sword-finger. His Nirvana Finger power, containing a trace of the demonic essence he had just refined along with his own resolute killing intent, struck first despite being launched later, pointing at the demonic ghost claws that were about to shatter the Heavenly Secret Guidance light shield!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Break!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nirvana Finger power ignored the defense and directly annihilated the core demonic structure of the ghost claws, and the two claws collapsed with a boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lin Xuan's figure—facing the demon claws alone, breaking through in a moment of crisis, and forcibly sealing the cracks—was deeply etched into the eyes of all the cultivators present!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That resolution, that strength, and that spirit of turning the tide in a desperate situation moved everyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in Ye Chen's eyes, a trace of unprecedented gravity and approval flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before Lin Xuan could even catch his breath, the Abyss Demon consciousness behind the demonic barrier seemed to be completely enraged, emitting an even more terrifying roar that seemed capable of shaking the laws of the entire world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Five Elements Demon-Sealing Land began to shake! It was as if something were truly about to emerge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter 71)\u003C\u002Fp>",2107,"2026-06-20T01:44:26.720Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","930d0d787a354ebc714a5c2b3ff176666a4ad64c83ac0e23c6534606ecbc2069","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-72","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-70",182,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-villain-is-too-self-destructive-cover.jpg"]