[{"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-339":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},60197,84,"Chapter 339 The Shattering of Ambition","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-339",339,"\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stood amidst the blood-soaked ground, his sword lowered but not sheathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint mist of battle still hung in the air, carrying the scent of burnt Qi and iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, the corpses of those who had dared to challenge him lay in neat, lifeless halves-Bai Ren's doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield had gone quiet, except for the distant crackle of flames and the occasional dying groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan's cultivators stood proud and victorious, while their enemies- what few remained-stood frozen, too terrified to even move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above the carnage, the Emperor and the Second Prince watched from their vantage point, surrounded by the surviving commanders and guards of the Falling Star Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them looked triumphant anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor's expression was hard to read-caught between fury and disbelief -while the Second Prince's face had turned an ugly shade of pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Bai Zihan as if staring at a nightmare made of flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought he could achieve everything he planned for-to get rid of his rival, kill Bai Zihan as per his master's mission, and gain massive support from his Master and the hidden backer behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to lose everything he had built up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's once pristine robes were torn and stained crimson. His elegant looks had been replaced by a more brutal and dangerous image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward. Each step echoed, making the surviving soldiers flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finally stopped, he looked straight at the Second Prince and smiled- not kindly, but mockingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\" Bai Zihan said, his voice calm and cutting through the silence like a blade, \"was this what you were expecting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Prince stiffened, unable to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan tilted his head, the faint curve of amusement still playing on his blood-streaked lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You came with your army, your so-called backers of the Void Refinement Realm and Great Ascension Realm... yet here we are. You-\" he pointed lazily toward the prince, \"-still breathing only because I haven't decided otherwise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor's expression flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally understood why Bai Zihan didn't care about him as Emperor-nor about the Falling Star Empire, for that matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that realization had sunk in, he couldn't help but tremble in\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>powerlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single Clan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single Clan strong enough to destroy an Empire. What kind of logic was that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Empire itself wasn't yet destroyed-only the Royal Family implicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in the Falling Star Empire, where the Imperial Family held absolute power (unlike the Desolate Heaven Empire), defeating the Royal Family was as good as destroying the Empire itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Prince, Fifth Prince, and even the Emperor now seemed like ordinary men in the presence of the one who was going to dictate their fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fifth Prince couldn't help but glare angrily at the Second Prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't stupid; he knew this entire disaster was born from the Second Prince's scheme-the same scheme that had led to his beating earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, because of his brother's arrogance, they were all in deep trouble, facing an opponent they could never handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Princess Sun Yaoqing remained calm-eerily calm-watching everything in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now then! Shall we decide what your fate is going to be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He announced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Prince's throat went dry. His lips parted, but no words came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only when Bai Zihan's gaze shifted and his aura sharpened that the prince realized-he was next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's golden eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where,\" he asked, every syllable heavy with quiet threat, \"is Elder Shuhai?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor was confused. From the start, Bai Zihan seemed to be searching for that person, whom he had never heard about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Prince was also equally confused. He didn't know how Bai Zihan even knew about his backer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That name-Elder Shuhai-was one he had never spoken aloud, nor revealed under any circumstance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his Father, the Emperor-who received reports about nearly everything- was in the dark about Elder Shuhai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Bai Zihan seemed to know about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to compose himself, forcing a weak chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Shu-who? I don't-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, the air itself seemed to freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan didn't move, yet the killing intent that erupted from him felt like a blade pressed against the Second Prince's throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prince gasped, his knees almost giving way as his heart pounded violently\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>against his ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every breath felt like standing at the edge of a cliff-one wrong word, one twitch too many, and he would plunge into a bottomless abyss from which\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was no return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah... Hah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat drenched his back as he struggled to breathe, the invisible pressure\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>crushing him like a mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't try my patience, Second Prince!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's tone was cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Try that again, and your head will be flying off your body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to explain further; anyone could tell from Bai Zihan's eyes\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that it wasn't an empty threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has already shown more than enough to make everyone understand that if\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he doesn't get the answer he wants, they will be killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Prince seemed to be also realizing the reality. If he tried to pull something similar to earlier, this time, he would be killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already revealed every trump card he possessed, even the secret power\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had cultivated behind his father's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What good would deception do now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave up and decided to just tell everything honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I don't know where Master is!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's gaze sharpened dangerously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prince flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He gave me all the support he could.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those supporters had either fled or been slain by the Bai Clan's Grand Elder\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>chasing them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He said there was no need for him to appear. Now that I think about it... he's\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>likely fled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back, his master had always been cautious-if the slightest part of a plan went wrong, he would never appear again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reckoned this time was the same. Unless someone confirmed the plan's success, Elder Shuhai would never return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his defeat and all his men dead, it was clear he had been abandoned along\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with other people who followed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated, eyes darting toward Bai Zihan. He didn't know whether Bai Zihan believed him or not, but it was the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan obviously didn't trust him, yet could tell the prince was likely being\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>honest. However, whether the prince spoke truth or lies-if he was no longer useful, what use was there in keeping him alive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, there was more information to extract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Elder Shuhai had escaped, perhaps the prince knew something about\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his true motives-or the organization behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you meet Elder Shuhai?\" Bai Zihan asked. \"And what do you know of\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Prince didn't answer right away. His head hung low, lips trembling faintly-not from fear this time, but from exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were hollow, as if something inside him had broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finally spoke, his voice was quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... It doesn't matter anymore, does it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words carried the weight of resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proud prince who once schemed to inherit the throne now looked like a\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>man who had seen the heavens fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a long breath and began to speak, slowly and steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know who he really is. Only that he called himself Elder Shuhai. He\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>appeared to me three years ago-when I had nothing\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up, his face pale but calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, I wasn't even considered a real candidate for succession. My\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>talent was mediocre, my cultivation had stalled, and my bloodline was tainted. The court barely remembered my name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand clenched into a fist, faint bitterness creeping into his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But then he appeared. Master Shuhai. He said he could make me strong... that I\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had the 'right temperament' for greatness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hollow chuckle escaped his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I believed him. No! I want to believe him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He also made them true. Because after he appeared, everything changed. My\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>cultivation soared. He gave me treasures, pills, and techniques that even the royal treasury couldn't dream of possessing. With that, I began to expand my faction-and became a real contender for the throne.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before I realized it, I had power. Real power. Supporters from great clans and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>cultivators of high standing at my command. And most importantly, I had my master's support.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a bitter laugh. After all, he knew deep inside that he never had real\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>power, those were what his Master gave him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One word from his Master was enough to destory any illusion that he had. But\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he continues to believe that it was his, that's the only way he could move\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>forward. \"Though he claimed to be at the Great Ascension Realm, I always felt he was hiding his true strength. Seeing how he could command and dispatch so many Great Ascension cultivators, he might have actually been at the Immortal\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor's expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was common for princes to use underhanded means in the battle for the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>throne-but to be controlled by an outsider? That was no longer ambition. It was betrayal. Perhaps it was good that the scheme was exposed and ended before it succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>",1547,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","f98e1ea7b9d0b0db520403eed20098a0347904770d87050144bf7e87996a4512","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-340","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-338",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]