[{"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-275":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},60133,84,"Chapter 275 Nie Fengzhuo Vs Bai Xueqing!","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-275",275,"\u003Cp>The world narrowed to the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Fengzhuo's blade roared free of its sheath, black-crimson light coursing along the edge like a river of molten steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His stance was heavy, unyielding-the very ground beneath his feet cracked as his aura surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nine Desolations Tyrant Sword!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each swing was absolute, domineering, a strike that sought to crush all resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first slash cleaved across the arena, a violent arc of sword-light that tore through the protective formations like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing's eyes sharpened. In the same breath, her sword gleamed with dazzling clarity, silver light blooming like rippling waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blade moved, and suddenly there were nine of her. Nine shadows, flowing seamlessly, each one intercepting the overbearing might of Nie Fengzhuo's Tyrant Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air shimmered with her afterimages, her swordplay elegant and elusive, yet carrying lethal precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang! Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steel rang against steel in rapid succession. Sparks sprayed like a storm of meteors as the two swords collided again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience could barely follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the untrained eye, the two figures vanished into storm of sword-light, black-crimson dominance clashing against flowing silver brilliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One side pressed forward like an unstoppable avalanche.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other shifted, weaved, and slipped away like moonlight on water. And yet neither broke. Neither faltered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible...! They've both reached Greater Mastery of their Techniques!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To achieve that at their age... It's something most people spend centuries chasing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet two who were only around twenty were able to achieve it, showing the vast difference between them and ordinary cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two flawlessly used their techniques, leaving no gap and trying to overwhelm one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Fengzhuo's sword came down in a brutal overhead slash-so fierce the stage itself cracked under the force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing's form shimmered, vanishing into a trail of light before reappearing at his flank, her sword slicing with pinpoint accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he twisted, his blade sweeping with ruthless force, intercepting her mid-strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their swords met, locked, sparks hissing between the clashing edges. CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a cry, they both broke apart-then in the next instant, surged forward again, blades flashing with killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every clash resounded like thunder. Every exchange was life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't sparring. They weren't testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were fighting as if the only path forward was to cut the other down. (She is powerful!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Fengzhuo thought, though he already knew it--but fighting her, he once again realized who he was facing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(I guess the title of Number One genius of the Desolate Heaven Empire wasn't just for show, it seems.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was unlike any other opponent he had faced in the competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like one mistake would cost everything, and it took him everything just to keep up with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also a sense of dread, like there was something Bai Xueqing was hiding-something dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like what she was showing wasn't her full strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like she had a trump card which might rival his Heaven-Rending Breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Fengzhuo's breath came rougher with every clash, though his blade never wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his body was screaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp pang tore through his chest, his vision swimming for half a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he had yet to fully heal from the injuries he sustained while battling Chu Ziyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would have been incredibly difficult to win against Bai Xueqing in his peak condition, let alone now, when he wasn't even close to peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he wasn't going to give up. Two years of humiliation and hard work had all\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>been for this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound escaped between his clenched teeth as he forced his stance steady, hiding the stagger in his step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in a battle of this level, nothing could be hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing's eyes narrowed the instant his rhythm faltered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(An opening!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sword shimmered, splitting into flowing streams of silver light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword bloomed in full, her movements impossibly fast, weaving nine phantoms into existence around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhhk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steel whistled through the air from every direction. Blades of silver light closed in like a tidal wave, aiming for his vital points with precision honed through\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>endless training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Fengzhuo's aura flared, his sword sweeping outward in a desperate arc, shattering several shadows in a storm of sparks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nine Shadows Flowing Light!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Form of Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword was unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even as he struck them down, more flowed seamlessly into their place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd gasped, leaning forward as one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's pressing him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nie Fengzhuo made a mistake. Now he is paying for it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could this be the end?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash! Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Fengzhuo's jaw tightened, his teeth grinding as pain wracked his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his eyes remained cold, steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(If I falter here... then all I've endured, all I've suffered, will have been for\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>nothing.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a guttural roar, his sword erupted in a sweeping strike, black-crimson\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>light exploding outward like a collapsing mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadows scattered, torn apart in the violent surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Xueqing had already slipped past the edge of his strike, her true body\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>stepping into his blind spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blade was a gleam of silver light, aimed directly at his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Fengzhuo's vision sharpened into razor focus as the silver gleam of Bai\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xueqing's sword pierced toward his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of dodging-he thrust his hand forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHHHK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood splattered as the blade bit into his palm, but his fingers locked around\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the weapon's edge, stopping it inches from his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got you-!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his other hand, his black-crimson sword howled downward in a merciless\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>strike, aiming to split her open then and there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Xueqing's reaction was faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes flashed coldly as she released her weapon, her figure already slipping\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>back three graceful steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abandoned sword remained in his grip, trembling with his blood dripping\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>along its edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Fengzhuo snarled, his strike slashing only through empty air. Before he could even take a breath, Bai Xueqing's jade-like hand flickered-and another sword glimmered into existence from her storage ring..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her stature, she had quite a backup of swords-each one of quality\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>exceeding that of Earth-Grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, no strategy involving taking her weapon away to reduce her power would\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ever work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Fengzhuo's expression darkened, his grip tightening until the veins in his\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>arm bulged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(So... even this won't work against her.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was too prepared. Too flawless. To strip her of a weapon was meaningless -because she had a dozen more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood dripped steadily from his palm, sizzling as it landed on the cracked arena\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest rose and fell like a war drum, but his eyes-his eyes gleamed with madness, with unwillingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(If I stop here... I've already lost. Then I might as well bet everything on this.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already realized that against Bai Xueqing, he was weak-at least without using his Heaven-Rending Breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, all he could do was avoid wasting qi in a losing battle. Instead, it was better to use the Heaven-Rending Breakthrough early and finish the fight as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He inhaled deeply, the world trembling around him as his qi surged violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-crimson aura wrapped around his blade began to warp, collapsing inward before exploding outward again with a suffocating force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very air trembled, as though the heavens themselves recoiled from what\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was being summoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heaven-Rending Breakthrough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words echoed across the battlefield, heavy as thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd held their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That technique again...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The same one he used to crush Chu Ziyan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can Bai Xueqing withstand this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the stage, Bai Xueqing's expression was calm, but her knuckles whitened\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>against the hilt of her sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her robe billowed in the violent wind stirred by his aura, her silver eyes narrowing as she drew her qi inward, steadying her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already seen this technique being used against Chu Ziyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She braced herself, waiting, prepared. But whether she could handle it or not was a whole other story!\u003C\u002Fp>",1329,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.492Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","6559f06999c4b26ba3fa88ca9ca985e778f830859069c58d070b3749fcf00c83","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-276","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-274",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]