[{"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-268":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},60126,84,"Chapter 268 Semi-Final","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-268",268,"\u003Cp>The referee raised his hand, his voice booming through the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first semifinal match-Bai Xueqing of the Bai Clan vs. Shui Lian'er of the Celestial Jade Hall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd erupted like thunder, the arena trembling under the clash of two roars: one side chanting, \"Bai Xueqing! Bai Xueqing!\" while the other rose with equal fervor, \"Shui Lian'er! Shui Lian'er!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, Bai Xueqing-the prodigy who had defeated her opponent with precise and powerful technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Shui Lian'er-the mysterious genius whose calm and elegance veiled the sharpness of her hidden blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had defeated every challenger without lifting a finger, never revealing a speck of her strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her supporters, she was the one destined to break Bai Xueqing's streak and claim herself as the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two young women walked onto the stage, the noise reached its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing stepped forward with a composed look, staring straight into Shui Lian'er's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite her, Shui Lian'er appeared like a serene lotus blooming in mist. The referee wasted no time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Begin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The referee's shout had barely faded when silence washed over the arena. Neither Bai Xueqing nor Shui Lian'er moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd leaned forward, breathless, expecting Bai Xueqing to be knocked out. And indeed, she simply stood there, her pale-blue eyes locked onto Shui Lian'er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many thought that Bai Xueqing was also caught in Shui Lian'er's mysterious technique, just like her other opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Shui Lian'er's side, however, the picture was not as serene as it appeared. Her expression remained calm, eyes as tranquil as still water, but a faint bead of sweat trickled down the side of her face-quickly vanishing in the glow of her jade-like aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one noticed. Or rather, they were so busy watching Bai Xueqing that none paid attention to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Lian'er aura surged wildly beneath her calm exterior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The delicate ripples of her Qi were like an ocean tide threatening to overflow its bounds. She wasn't merely restraining Bai Xueqing with casual effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was consuming vast amounts of Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, her Fragrant Mirage Physique's natural ability wasn't enough to entrap Bai Xueqing whose body is all protected by Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she had no choice but to enhance her ability with her Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Let your biggest fear come true!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing's eyes flickered for just a moment-then her surroundings dissolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold stone arena vanished. The thunderous chants of the crowd fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she could feel was pain coursing through her body. And she knew what it\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-Is my Ice Qi imploding again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain she didn't want to remember, something she never wanted to endure again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to face it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Qi was going out of control-ice forming in her lungs, her nerves, everywhere. The only thing she felt in the end was pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then suddenly, it disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did it end?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never known her Ice Qi to lose control for such a short time, though she couldn't be more thankful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she didn't know where she was-or even remember what she had been doing before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found herself standing in a boundless plain of white frost, her breath forming clouds in the frigid air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew this must be due to her Qi going out of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then-she saw something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frozen statues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens... no, hundreds of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faces of her clanmates, elders, and even her father, Bai Tianheng, all\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>encased in flawless crystal ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were wide with terror, mouths forever open in silent screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... I... I didn't...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She staggered forward, reaching for her father's frozen form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold bit into her skin, piercing deeper than any blade. His familiar stern gaze stared at her, unblinking, forever trapped in that instant of betrayal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nightmare whispered to her, cruel and relentless:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is your fate. To freeze everything you love. To destroy everyone who\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>stands too close!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her knees buckled, strength draining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop... please... I never wanted this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice pressed deeper, venomous:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You think your family protects you because they love you? No! It's Fear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan shields you because they cannot control you-only contain you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frost spread faster, swallowing the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her every breath crystallized the air, her very heartbeat resonating with ice\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that shattered all warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statues cracked, splintering under her overwhelming cold, and then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>collapsed into glittering shards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was left alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alone in a frozen, dead world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing fell to her knees, clutching her head as a scream tore from her\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>throat, raw and soundless, lost in the blizzard of her nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, she nearly gave in-until she saw a figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father and the others risked their lives to protect her, yes-she could\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>believe they might end up frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Zihan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, he would have killed her first-or walked away without hesitation if\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the situation called for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with her current strength, she doubted she could freeze him like this at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Argh!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive headache struck as she tried to remember where she had been\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like trying to realize you are in a dream, while the dream itself insists it is\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not very practical-especially when your own mind is working against you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with a bit of proper thinking, she realized:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(This must be Shui Lian'er's ability!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered-she was about to fight, and this illusion was far too\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she raised her Qi violently, shattering all the statues of her loved ones,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>including Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah... hah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing breathed heavily as she slowly opened her eyes-Shui Lian'er stood\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"WOW! Bai Xueqing opened her eyes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does that mean she broke through Shui Lian'er's mysterious ability?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally! We can see Shui Lian'er fight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd erupted in cheers and excitement. This was the first time anyone\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had resisted Shui Lian'er's ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing, however, wasn't in the best of moods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she had just been shown had filled her with more anger than she had ever\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes glinted with frost as she glared at her opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You'll pay for that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1031,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.492Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","37f560c851e1a53b1ee37d128e1c826aabd5da8c31b6bcf732358820dfabf99c","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-269","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-267",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]