[{"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-396":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},60554,84,"Chapter 396 The Targeting of the Chu Clan","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-396",396,"\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Grade-9 Demonic Beast died by Bai Zihan's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't even know how many Grade-9 Demonic Beasts he had killed by now, but he was steadily closing in on 100,000 System Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't stop grinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he wanted to buy Saint-Grade techniques, he could afford two of them with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn't mean he planned to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would keep going-for as long as he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when Li Zhenhe fell on their side of the battlefield, Bai Zihan didn't spare a single glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply continued slaughtering Grade-9 Demonic Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morale may have plummeted elsewhere, but in Bai Zihan's vicinity, none of the cultivators could imagine him being stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, at first, some had worried that the battlefield might shift in favor of the Demonic Beasts and Demonic Cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Zihan kept killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relentlessly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much so that such thoughts never had time to take root-at least not where he stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash! Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bodies fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Bai Zihan's corner of the battlefield, despair never arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere-The opposite was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughter erupted among the Demonic Cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maniacal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unrestrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you see that?! You'll all end up like that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never thought those righteous cultivators would be this weak!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the half-Qilin rampaging freely and multiple battle lines collapsing, the Demonic Cultivators surged forward with renewed ferocity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They attacked more viciously than ever, Demonic Qi roaring like black tides as\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they pressed the Desolate Heaven Empire's forces back step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Formations shattered and Defensive lines buckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Push them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crush them before their reinforcements arrive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the combined pressure, the Desolate Heaven Empire was driven dangerously close to the brink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And amid that chaos-a particular battlefield drew sinister attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chu Clan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of elite Demonic Cultivators targeted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At their center stood Mo Tianji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calculating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cruel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is the Chu Clan...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips curved upward slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew exactly who they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more importantly-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew who stood among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Zihan's fiancée,\" Mo Tianji murmured, eyes gleaming with malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chu Ziyan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic Qi exploded outward as the assault began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chu Clan's defensive formations flared desperately, but the pressure was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic techniques rained down, tearing into shields and shattering protective arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Tianji moved personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure blurred as he descended straight toward the heart of the Chu Clan's formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze locked onto a young woman clad in flowing robes, standing calmly amid the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should consider it an honor,\" Mo Tianji said coldly, demonic Qi coiling around his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your death will be Bai Zihan's punishment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struck. A ruthless killing blow-fast enough to annihilate a Soul Formation expert in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet-Chu Ziyan moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped forward, fingers forming seals with flawless precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her attack met his head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shockwaves tore through the air as demonic Qi and righteous energy clashed violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Tianji's expression shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ziyan didn't retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She followed up instantly-her movements fluid, her techniques precise and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>devastating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strike for strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Move for move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She advanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Tianji was forced back a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't believe what he was experiencing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ziyan's gaze was cold and unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you get scared of Bai Zihan,\" she said calmly, \"so you thought killing me\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would be easy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Tianji gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was exactly what he had thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew he was no match for Bai Zihan-a monster he instinctively avoided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But revenge didn't need to be direct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What better way than to target someone Bai Zihan cared about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xueqing would've been ideal-but she, too, had proven terrifyingly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he turned to Chu Ziyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's fiancée.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought it would be easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was the strongest of the younger generation-aside from Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or so he believed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought killing Chu Ziyan would be this troublesome?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the situation around them was far from stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Chu Ziyan held Mo Tianji in check, the Chu Clan itself was struggling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earlier collapse in morale across the Desolate Heaven Empire had left deep scars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic Cultivators seized the opportunity, slaughtering without restraint and encircling the Chu Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood splashed across shattered formations as they pressed harder, deliberately targeting Chu Clan members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure mounted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ziyan noticed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart tightened as familiar auras vanished one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(At this rate... we won't last.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanted to rush back and stabilize their lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Tianji stood before her like a wall of demonic intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two years ago, she wouldn't have even dared to imagine facing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Mo Tianji was far beyond her reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was fighting him evenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continued, the Chu Clan would be ground down piece by piece-until nothing remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Tianji sensed her distraction and sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah... worried about your clan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic Qi surged violently as he attacked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry. You'll join them soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Ziyan blocked, her arm trembling from the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying pressure descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield froze for a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two massive corpses were hurled aside like trash, smashing into the ground with thunderous force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit Severing Realm Demonic Elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were still wide open-frozen in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Tianji's laughter died instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slow footsteps echoed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar figure emerged through the carnage, sword dripping with fresh demonic blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(How?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai and Chu Clan forces weren't close enough for him to arrive instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Mo Tianji saw it-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A straight line of corpses leading toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Demonic Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Demonic Cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slaughtered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's cold gaze locked onto Mo Tianji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air grew heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\" Bai Zihan said calmly, his voice carrying effortlessly across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is a weakling like you doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Tianji's body stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear surged up his spine-colder than anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(This monster...)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he clenched his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to maintain his image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic Qi erupted as Mo Tianji roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Zihan! Today, I'll kill you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words rang hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan tilted his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped and even stored the sword in the storage ring, completely open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll be standing right here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Tianji's fists trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs refused to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Kill him?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big words. No courage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Tianji could only seethe in humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan moved forward slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic Cultivators rushed to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash! Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three heads flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bodies collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan advanced, carving a straight path to Mo Tianji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run if you want,\" his voice drifted casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll catch up eventually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Tianji's face turned deathly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheers erupted from the Chu Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Zihan is here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of our son-in-law!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despair shattered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Bai Zihan stood-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would not fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Clan elders roared orders, formations stabilizing as morale surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center, Chu Ziyan stood frozen, eyes fixed on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relief flooded her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(He came...)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warmth spread quietly through her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(So... he does care.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ENOUGH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar shook the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crushing pressure descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demonic Cultivators parted in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man stepped forward-withered, eyes glowing crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Ascension Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true heavyweight. \"Young brat,\" he said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've done enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will stop you myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lunged. The world collapsed inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan lifted his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blade and palm collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shockwaves exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both figures slid back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(He blocked it?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Great Ascension Realm elder,\" Bai Zihan said casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's see if you can actually stop me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Bai Zihan exchanged hundreds of blows with the Great Ascension Realm\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic Cultivator-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression suddenly shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away-A Saint-Grade Artifact's aura erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like the situation is more dire than I thought.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Bai Ren was forced to show Saint-Grade Sword, then it was for sure that\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>circumstance didn't look good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tightened his grip on his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll have to end this quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1403,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","2114e478bd194e138ed0c69110498c1ee45ce7816894bd654c194cfaf631e7c7","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-397","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-395",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]