[{"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-95":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},2282462,4465,"Chapter 95: Visitors in the Dark Night","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-95",95,"\u003Cp>The small courtyard in Azure Cloud Ward was named \"Azure Cloud Abode\" by Lin Xuan. Having a stable place to stay, he was in no rush to go out and stir up trouble; instead, he chose to lay low, like a dragon hidden in the abyss, silently accumulating strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His primary task was to help Feng Xi fully recover. The medicinal efficacy of the Pure Star Lotus was extraordinary, and combined with Lin Xuan's pure Chaos spiritual power, the tyrannical star power remaining in Feng Xi's body was gradually dispelled and refined. Its cyan-gold feathers regained their divine luster, its injuries improved at a speed visible to the naked eye, and its aura grew stronger by the day. Although there was still a gap compared to its prime, it was no longer in any serious danger, and had even gained a blessing in disguise, with its resistance to star power having increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, Lin Xuan devoted most of his energy to the further refinement and contemplation of that piece of unknown star iron. This object had an extremely strong resonance with his Chaos Dao Seed, and that incomplete three-dimensional star map seemed to contain the laws of a real starry sky. He attempted to burn it with Chaos Dao Fire, communicate with it using his spiritual sense, and even draw upon the power of the star core to merge with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process was slow and arduous; the star iron was indestructible and extremely difficult to refine. But with every bit refined, a strand of pure, ancient primordial star power fed back into his own body, deepening his understanding of the \"All-Heaven Star Art\" and making his Chaos Dao Seed increasingly solid, steadily pushing his cultivation base toward the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he also began to re-forge the Chaos Immortal-Slaying Sword embryo. He melted in several rare metal-type and space-type materials scavenged from the storage bags of Zhao Wuji and others, as well as those obtained in exchange for some Geng Metal spiritual marrow. The golden patterns on the sword embryo became increasingly complex and profound, and within the gray, misty sword body, it seemed as if a world of primordial chaos and evolving stars was gestating; its spirituality increased greatly, and its power was no longer what it once was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his spare time, he would study the information in the jade slips from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, gaining a clearer understanding of the various factions in the Imperial Capital, especially paying close attention to the movements of the Zhao family, the Star Palace, and the Shadow Tower. The jade slips mentioned that the Zhao family was furious over the death of their direct descendant Zhao Wuji and had secretly dispatched experts to investigate, offering a massive reward in spirit stones to find the trail and weaknesses of \"Mu Xuan\u002FLin Xuan.\" As for the Star Palace, it remained mysterious, but it was rumored that an important figure would soon arrive in the Imperial Capital. The Shadow Tower was as active as ever, like a venomous snake in the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, he also used the secret channels left by the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion to anonymously purchase some scattered ancient books and rumors regarding the \"Ancient War of Heaven-Slaying\" and the \"Primordial Dao Ancestor.\" Although most of the information was fragmented, piecing it together gave him a vaguer yet more magnificent imagination of that annihilated history and the origin of his own inheritance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this day, as night fell, the Imperial Capital was lit with ten thousand lamps, like a river of stars on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan was meditating in the quiet room when he suddenly felt something and opened his eyes. The warning array he had set up around the perimeter of the courtyard transmitted an extremely faint, almost imperceptible fluctuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had triggered the array, and their methods were extremely sophisticated; had his spiritual sense not been sharp and connected to the array, he would have almost failed to notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally here?\" A cold glint flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes, and his figure vanished from the quiet room without a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the courtyard, a blurry black shadow, almost merged with the night, clung to the shadows of the corner like blue smoke, devoid of any aura. In his hand, he held a strange, flickering Luo Pan, the needle of which was pointing fixedly toward the interior of the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to the aura tracking and the scattered clues provided by the Liu family, the target should be hiding here... What a brilliant concealment array; it almost fooled even the 'Ghost Shadow Luo Pan'.\" The black shadow thought to himself. He was a gold-ranked assassin of the Shadow Tower, codenamed \"Ghost Blade,\" with a cultivation base that had reached the late Nascent Soul stage, specializing in stealth, tracking, and one-hit kills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just preparing to find a weak point in the array to sneak in when, suddenly, a calm voice sounded behind him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My friend, visiting in the dead of night, what is your instruction?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Blade's hair stood on end. Without thinking, his figure blurred instantly, sliding ten zhang to the side as if merging into water. At the same time, he backhanded a strike, and three pitch-black, silent Soul-Splitting Shuttles shot toward the source of the voice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his life-saving ultimate technique, fast to the extreme and specifically designed to injure the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, those three Soul-Splitting Shuttles shot into the shadow behind him like stones sinking into the sea, emitting no sound and giving no sensation of having struck a solid object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Blade was horrified and spun around, only to see that figure in green robes had appeared at the position where he had originally stood, looking at him indifferently. Those three Soul-Splitting Shuttles had actually been casually pinched between the man's two fingers, and the sinister soul power attached to them dissipated the moment they touched the other's fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People from the Shadow Tower?\" Lin Xuan toyed with the three black shuttles, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger. \"Did the Zhao family hire you, or is it someone else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Blade's pupils constricted, knowing he had encountered an unimaginably tough opponent. The other party could approach him without a sound and easily catch his Soul-Splitting Shuttles; his strength was definitely above his own! He made a prompt decision, his figure retreating explosively again, while at the same time he crushed a life-saving jade talisman in his sleeve. His entire body transformed into a nearly transparent phantom, about to escape into the void and flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I give you permission to leave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan's voice seemed to carry a strange magic. As his words fell, the surrounding space suddenly became viscous and heavy, and an invisible domain power permeated the area—it was a simplified application of the Star-Nether Domain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Blade felt his entire body tighten, as if he had fallen into an invisible quagmire. His escape technique was instantly broken, and his figure was forcibly pushed out from the void!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face turned deathly pale, and fear finally appeared in his eyes. A domain! This was a level of power that only Soul Transformation cultivators could touch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior, spare my life!\" Ghost Blade knelt on the ground without hesitation. \"This junior is only acting on orders. The employer's information is kept confidential by the tower; this junior truly does not know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't know?\" Lin Xuan took a step forward, arriving before Ghost Blade and looking down at him with cold eyes. \"Then tell me what you do know. How many strongholds does the Shadow Tower have in the Imperial Capital? What are your recent primary missions? Is there any connection with the Star Palace?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful spiritual pressure mixed with Chaos Dao rhyme pressed down on Ghost Blade's mind like a mountain, making his soul tremble and leaving him unable to muster the slightest thought of resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll talk! I'll talk!\" Ghost Blade scrambled to confess. \"There are three strongholds in the Imperial Capital, but they are all facades on the surface. The true core is... in the depths of the 'Ghost Market'! The recent primary missions, besides routine assassinations, are focused on monitoring all young geniuses entering the Imperial Capital, especially those related to 'Heavenly Mandate,' and... searching for a cultivator named 'Lin Xuan.' As for the Star Palace... there are indeed records in the tower; it seems there is some connection with the Star Palace, but as a low-ranking member, I truly do not know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Market? Monitoring geniuses? A connection with the Star Palace?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoughts raced through Lin Xuan's mind; these pieces of information corroborated his previous speculations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing as you are somewhat honest...\" Lin Xuan's tone softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Blade felt a surge of joy, thinking he had found a chance at survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the next moment, a gray starlight flashed from Lin Xuan's fingertip and instantly sank into the center of Ghost Blade's brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Blade's body stiffened, the light in his eyes faded rapidly, and he collapsed limply to the ground, his life extinguished. For an assassin with hands stained with blood, Lin Xuan had no pity; leaving him alive would only be a future disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand to collect Ghost Blade's storage bag and the Ghost Shadow Luo Pan, then cast Chaos Dao Fire to turn the corpse into ashes, cleaning up the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to the courtyard, Lin Xuan's expression was grave. The Shadow Tower's actions were faster than he had anticipated, and their targets were clear. The potential connection between them and the Star Palace made him even more vigilant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ghost Market...\" He recalled the records in the jade slips. It was the largest black market under the Imperial Capital, where dragons and snakes mingled, and order was maintained by several mysterious factions. It was the best place for fencing stolen goods, purchasing contraband, and obtaining secret information, as well as a hotbed of crime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems it is necessary to take a trip to this Ghost Market,\" Lin Xuan thought to himself. Not only to investigate the truth about the Shadow Tower, but also to look for more clues that might exist regarding the coordinates pointed to by the star iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, he raised an eyebrow and looked toward the courtyard gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone else had come? And this time, they were coming openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the light screen of the array at the courtyard gate ripple slightly, and a sound transmission talisman flew in, hovering before Lin Xuan. A cold and familiar voice came from the talisman:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ye Chen, paying a visit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corners of Lin Xuan's mouth curled up; he had finally come. He waved his hand to open the courtyard array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen, dressed in white as snow and carrying a long sword, stepped inside. His aura was more refined than it had been at Star Burial Valley, and his sword intent was restrained, yet he felt like an unparalleled divine weapon hidden in a case, its sharpness ready to shock the heavens at any moment. His cultivation base had also unexpectedly broken through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, his progress rapid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes met in the air, and it felt as if invisible electric sparks flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've come,\" Lin Xuan said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have come to fulfill our agreement,\" Ye Chen said, his gaze burning with rising battle intent. \"The Imperial Capital's 'Dao Discussion Platform,' a battle between you and me—do you dare?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Capital's Dao Discussion Platform was a legal venue established by the city for cultivators to resolve grievances and spar, protected by powerful arrays, allowing for full displays of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan looked at this Son of Heaven's Mandate, favored by fortune, and could feel the surging thunder sword intent and an even more unfathomable potential within him. A battle with him would not only verify his own learning but might also allow him to glimpse a corner of this so-called \"Heavenly Mandate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time, place,\" Lin Xuan said concisely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three days from now, at noon, Dao Discussion Platform, Arena A-1,\" Ye Chen stated the location, then turned and left without any hesitation. \"I hope you do not disappoint me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Ye Chen's departing back, a trace of battle intent ignited in Lin Xuan's eyes as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Son of Heaven's Mandate... then let me see if you, this proud son of heaven, can shake my path of the 'Variable'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle at the Dao Discussion Platform in three days would undoubtedly be his first battle to officially make a name for himself in the Imperial Capital! It would surely attract the eyes of countless factions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The winds and clouds had already begun to stir by the side of Azure Cloud Abode.\u003C\u002Fp>",2131,"2026-06-20T01:44:26.720Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","6ca79a839c32059c660f970d1bd04a541dac8242122b40b484bfcd2d7133dbf1","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-96","this-villain-is-too-self-destructive-chapter-94",182,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-villain-is-too-self-destructive-cover.jpg"]