[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan":3,"chapter-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-184":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},60292,84,"Chapter 184: No Longer Pretending","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-184",184,"\u003Cp>A breeze stirred, carrying the metallic scent of blood through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao Bone in Bai Zihan’s hand shimmered faintly—its glow dimmer now, as if it too had been tainted by the pain that brought it into the open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Li and Zhao Clans held their tongues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because at this moment... there was nothing left to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs wobbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest gaped, blood pouring freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still, he walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward Bai Xinyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere behind, Bai Tianheng took a step—wanting to stop him. But he didn’t. He couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because even he understood...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something only Bai Zihan could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached her, he didn’t meet her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply lowered his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao Bone hovered there—between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t force it into her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t beg for forgiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply handed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing that once tore her world apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing that defined both of their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returned—not as an apology, but as it should be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Take it,\" he said hoarsely. \"Whether you forgive me or not. Whether you ever want to see me again or not. This... belongs to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xinyue looked at the Dao Bone. Then at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was pale, lips bloodless, eyes tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked like a man moments away from death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet... he had never looked more alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She whispered, barely audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he heard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for the first time in what felt like forever—he gave her a genuine smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not smug. Not taunting. Not bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know,\" he said. \"Maybe... I was tired of pretending it didn’t matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dropped the Dao Bone gently into her hands, its golden glow clashing against the dried blood staining her palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staggered a few steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xinyue didn’t know what to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had always been her goal: to take back the Dao Bone from Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prove that even without it, she was stronger than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet here she stood—with the Dao Bone in her hands—without even a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the irony?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had nearly given up on reclaiming it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving the Immortal Emperor’s Inheritance, she told herself it was enough. A fair compensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if that was compensation... then what was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the Dao Bone settled into her hands, it pulsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with a radiant surge that shook the air itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden light exploded in every direction, bathing the courtyard in its sacred glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps rang out again—this time not in horror, but in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this... this was the power of a Dao Bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true, unmatched treasure that defied the heavens and twisted fate itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A one-in-a-million kind of treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the light grew brighter, hotter, and more oppressive, envy crept into the hearts of those watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder he rose so quickly. It had to be the Dao Bone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Dao Bone was the source of all his strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch! All that arrogance—built on stolen power. If I had that Dao Bone, I’d be a genius too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same here. With that kind of cheat, even a pig could reach Nascent Soul by sixteen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many believed that Bai Zihan became what he was thanks to the Dao Bone, not realizing that for years after receiving it, his cultivation barely progressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of his achievements and fame weren’t due to raw power—but his schemes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who cared?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was easier to point at the Dao Bone than face the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if on cue, several cultivators’ eyes narrowed on the Dao Bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of look predators wore just before they pounced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the thoughts were there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if I took it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had condemned Bai Zihan for stealing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Called him a monster. A disgrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that the Dao Bone was right in front of them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that righteousness evaporated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greed was louder, stronger and more honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even began calculating—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan’s ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan is vulnerable with Li and Zhao Clan targeting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we time it right, we could take it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was there—in the twitch of fingers, the slow rise of aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before any of them could act...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao Bone moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pulsed again—this time with urgency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—light shot out, wrapping around Bai Xinyue like ribbons of gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She staggered, eyes wide, as the Dao Bone dissolved—not shattering, not crumbling—but fusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Into her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blast of divine light exploded from her body, knocking back those closest in a shockwave of pure spiritual pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators who had been preparing to lunge froze mid-motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All thoughts of snatching it—gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao Bone had returned to its rightful place—like it had been waiting for this moment all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like it had always known where it belonged—and after years of separation, it had finally come home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Bai Xinyue stood tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already become powerful thanks to the Immortal Emperor’s Inheritance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she radiated something more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A complete, terrifying presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... So what excuse do your clans have now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan rasped from behind, still pretending to be on the verge of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flashed a teasing grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe it’s time you go home?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jianhong and Zhao Wutian both frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This... wasn’t what they expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their plan to blackmail the Bai Clan—or, if that failed, to justify their invasion and gain the moral high ground—had completely fallen apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they attacked now, it would only confirm what many already suspected: their true goal had always been Bai Xinyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that truth was no secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had just hoped to deceive the public. To twist the narrative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that had failed too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, they couldn’t back down now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not when Bai Xinyue had become an even greater threat with the Dao Bone’s return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, it only made them greedier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing Bai Xinyue would mean acquiring not just the Immortal Emperor’s Inheritance... but also the Dao Bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already seen how powerful the Dao Bone was—just by looking at Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A boy once mocked as a waste who couldn’t even break through the Qi Refining Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, with the Dao Bone, he’d become a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jianhong’s eyes darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Zhao Wutian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that silent moment—two things became clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First: their plan had failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second: they couldn’t allow Bai Xinyue to leave alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they let her go now, she would become untouchable. Her growth would be exponential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a few short years, no clan—not even the Li or Zhao—would be able to oppose her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to die now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jianhong raised his hand slowly into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders behind him tensed, waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Tianheng’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Jianhong... don’t you dare—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The order came out cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later—BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dozen golden warships in the sky lit up with runes, weapons activating all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan had a Grade-5 Defensive Formation, but against such overwhelming attacks, it was only going to last a few more seconds at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Li and Zhao Clans knew that—just as well as the Bai Clan did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, after a few more rounds of fierce bombardment, the formation crumbled under the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when the Li and Zhao Clan members swarmed into the Bai Clan estate—their goal was clear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get Bai Xinyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators surged from both the Li and Zhao clans—hundreds of them—rushing forward like a tidal wave of blades, spells, and fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time for Bai Clan to know who we are!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Bai Clan wasn’t going to let them have their way so easily. They had prepared themselves to fight tooth and nail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLASH! CLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first direct confrontation erupted between both sides—most of the cultivators ranged from the Golden Core Realm to the Soul Formation Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlooker watched as the battle that they all anticipated finally took place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the chaos, one figure couldn’t hold himself back any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Feng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sole target was Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know what to do,\" Zhao Chen said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Zihan’s injured and devoid of all cultivation after taking out the Dao Bone. But don’t kill him yet. We can use him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chen’s tone was calm, but the hatred in his eyes betrayed his true feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Li Feng wanted to kill Bai Zihan just as much as he did. But right now, Bai Zihan wasn’t a threat. He was far more valuable alive—as a bargaining chip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he no longer had a future, there was still one unpredictable factor: Bai Tianheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would the patriarch of the Bai Clan truly abandon his own son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chen wasn’t sure—but it was a possibility worth exploiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure,\" Li Feng grinned viciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want him to die easily either. I’m going to make him wish he was never born. Torture him until even begging for death isn’t enough. Hahaha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1520,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","ac83cd69ca81c88764d61022523e37f1a951a3b3c6289d29f0679a0dc2d376ad","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-185","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-183",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]