[{"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-186":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},60294,84,"Chapter 186: He Played the Victim, Then Drew His Sword","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-186",186,"\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous shockwave erupted as Chu Ziyan’s sword clashed against Li Xuan’s spear, sparks flying across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blade vibrated with thunder-aspect spiritual Qi, arcs of lightning dancing along the edge as she pressed forward, refusing to back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve improved,\" Li Xuan admitted with a smirk, blocking her next slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you’re still not enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ziyan didn’t say anything and just focused on fighting with Li Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few meters away, Bai Xueqing moved like a ghost through the chaos—cold, sharp, and merciless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mastery of Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword Technique was almost on par with Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yue’s fan fluttered, unleashing blades of wind. But Xueqing’s icy sword cut through them like paper, her movements precise and flawless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yue snapped, blood trickling from her cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Xueqing, don’t think your tricks will work again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You lost last time,\" Bai Xueqing replied flatly. \"You’ll lose again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arrogant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their weapons clashed again, shaking the ground beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Bai Xinyue stood at the front—alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five Soul Formation experts surrounded her, circling like wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Bai Xinyue wasn’t going to back down. Rather, she felt quite invincible with her Dao Bone returning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think you can stop all five of us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t even glance at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Try me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, she vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xinyue’s palm strike landed like a divine thunderbolt, her golden Qi roaring as it slammed into one of the Soul Formation cultivators—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to her surprise, the man didn’t fly back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His barrier cracked—but didn’t break. He staggered, coughed blood, yet remained standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others quickly repositioned, forming a loose circle around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subtle flow of Qi between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were linked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some kind of formation—one that allowed them to share spiritual Qi and distribute the impact of her attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xinyue attacked again—this time faster and stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her strike landed—but again, the damage was absorbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, despite the opportunity being there, none of them attacked and were just focused on their defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t here to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were here to stall her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while the three girls unleashed overwhelming pressure, tearing through elites and holding back waves of enemies—it still wasn’t enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because no matter how strong they were...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Li and Zhao Clans had brought many people to capture Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And their strategy was clear: hold back the people trying to protect Bai Zihan, and send wave after wave searching for an opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An opening to reach Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, Li Feng, who was more than eager to capture Bai Zihan, didn’t make any move—possibly waiting for his chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whisper of movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadow moved through the smoke—so small, so fast, no one noticed until it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dagger-wielding assassin, wrapped in a stealth artifact, slipped from beneath, just meters from Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his blade, aiming for the back of Zihan’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one will notice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin thought smugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword beam exploded through the assassin’s chest before he could even blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ziyan’s voice rang out like thunder:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you think I wasn’t watching?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flickered across the battlefield, forcing Li Xuan back with a burst of power and making it in time to stop the assassin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield raged on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ziyan was locked in intense exchange with Li Xuan and the assassin, her breath ragged, arms trembling from the relentless assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing’s once-pristine robes were torn, streaked with blood as she fended off Zhao Yue’s unyielding storm of wind blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Bai Xinyue, whose return of the Dao Bone had made her feel invincible, now found herself slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t like they could defeat her—but it wasn’t their intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their goal was to stall Bai Xinyue—and it was working very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little by little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minute by minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was all the time he needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Feng finally moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He vanished from his spot like a ghost, leaving behind only a swirling imprint of blood-red Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, he was already halfway across the battlefield—his twisted smile returning, eyes locked onto Bai Zihan like a predator about to end the hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan was still where he had always been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slumped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathing weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Head lowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A perfect target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Zihan, you are mine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Feng muttered as he felt that finally he was going to have his revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nooooo!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xinyue’s scream tore through the battlefield, raw and instinctive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t even know why she screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why her heart clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why her body moved before her mind could catch up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Bai Zihan was her enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who had stolen everything from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one whose name she had vowed to bury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of that mattered in that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she knew was—if she didn’t move now, he was going to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she couldn’t allow that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes locked onto Li Feng as he vanished across the battlefield, closing in on the vulnerable Bai Zihan like a blade of fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Qi erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden light surged around her, shaking the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five Soul Formation cultivators surrounding her faltered, expressions darkening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s trying to break through!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t let her go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were too weak compared to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xinyue’s power spiked violently, her Qi blazing like a second sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure alone sent cracks through the air itself—space warping around her like reality couldn’t contain her presence anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand slashed through the air, and with it came a golden arc of Qi—like a divine phoenix—a technique that seemed to burn with power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t something they’d seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even from the Desolate Heaven Empire’s countless clans and sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A legacy of the Immortal Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A technique she comprehended herself within the Second Trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The technique roared outward like a divine decree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formation shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their defenses ripped apart like brittle glass under a hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of the cultivators were sent flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another dropped to one knee, blood leaking from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She broke the formation—! Impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Xinyue didn’t spare them a second glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her golden figure shot across the field like a comet—blazing, unstoppable, divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t question herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know what this feeling was—or why she was so desperate to save someone she swore she hated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan was already within Li Feng’s grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ziyan and Bai Xueqing both sensed it too—but they were equally stuck, locked in deadly clashes with opponents that refused to let them breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were going to fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Feng grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the end, Bai Zihan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared behind the weakened youth, his blade already mid-swing toward the back of Bai Zihan’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one in his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at that moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the look he gave Li Feng—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That smirk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That shit-eating, trap-has-sprung smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made Li Feng hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just for a second though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(I’m going to turn that smirk into a scream.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Feng thought, his eyes burning with killing intent as he accelerated toward Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s see if you’re still smiling after I tear your limbs off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHHHKKK!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then when it seem like Li Feng would succeed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SPLAT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Feng’s head flew clean off his shoulders, spinning in the air as blood arced like a fountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body stood there—frozen—before collapsing like a puppet with its strings cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When everyone thought that Bai Zihan was done for, what they saw instead was Li Feng’s head beheaded on the ground followed by his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield fell into dead silence for one brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the fighting halted as eyes turned toward the unthinkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stood up and cracked his neck with a smirk, Eternal Spirit Sword in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous image of helplessness and weakness was gone. Instead, it was replaced by the same arrogance and powerful presence he always had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew~ That was close.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, casually wiping blood off his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Almost thought I’d have to do some acting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice wasn’t weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing wasn’t ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that wound on his chest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly superficial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd collectively stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought his cultivation was crippled?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t he... extract his Dao Bone!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan’s aura surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What crippled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan was in the Soul Formation Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His cultivation was gone! He—he should be crippled!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan tilted his head with a lazy grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What can I say? I’m a fast healer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked down at Li Feng’s corpse and scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Again being the one to fall for my trap... just how much bad luck can one man have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield erupted into chaos again—but the energy had shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drastically!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who thought that Bai Zihan was easy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking him hostage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost impossible unless elders take action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xinyue landed beside him, eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... You were acting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course. I might not have a Dao Bone anymore—but I’m not some helpless weakling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan replied like it was the most obvious thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bastard... You tricked me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan just grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, not your first time. Don’t get too upset!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1580,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","4aee802736aa58469badd30187cf3d61cf97e8f75e23e8b2346da7bca4afb11a","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-187","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-185",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]