[{"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-401":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},60459,84,"Chapter 401 One Man Against Three!","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-401",401,"\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's aura continued to surge-until it came to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peak Void Refinement Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly, feeling the terrifying power coursing through his meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His bones hummed, blood roaring like thunder, Qi flowing endlessly through an expanded dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could go higher, and his body should be able to handle it without much problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his first time using the Heaven's Mandate Reversal Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't yet fully understand its long-term strain, nor how stable the state would be if he pushed it further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, Peak Void Refinement was more than enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than sufficient to test three Great Ascension Realm Demonic Elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Demonic Elders stared at him as if they were looking at a monster. \"How?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall Demonic Elder's pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cultivation jump of more than one major realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had lived for hundreds of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had seen forbidden techniques and life-burning arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This defied all common sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even techniques that forcefully pushed a Spirit Severing cultivator into Void Refinement were already considered taboo-arts that crippled the user for life or killed them outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Bai Zihan had not only crossed into Void Refinement-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood it further to the Top-level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And his breathing is stable...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounded elder muttered, his voice hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although shocked to see such a technique, they weren't afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletal Demonic Elder let out a low, grating laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kekeke... So what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green flames flared violently in his hollow eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Void Refinement is still Void Refinement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward, Demonic Qi surging like a black tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're not a Great Ascension cultivator.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others moved as well, forming a loose encirclement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And there are three of us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their killing intent locked onto Bai Zihan once more-heavy, oppressive, merciless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already recovered from the initial shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were veterans of countless life-and-death battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They understood one thing clearly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A technique this monstrous could not come without a price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No technique lasts forever,\" the tall elder said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The stronger it is, the shorter it lasts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounded elder nodded, eyes flashing with malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't maintain this state for long, not to mention the Void Refinement\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realm is still not enough to handle the three of us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan listened quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're not wrong\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maintaining this state indefinitely was impossible-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However,\" Bai Zihan continued, lifting his sword, his eyes sharp as frost, \"you're\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>mistaken about one thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure around him suddenly condensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't need much time to take care of you three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword intent erupted, far denser and sharper than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Top Void Refinement Qi fused perfectly with the Eternal Spirit Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletal Demonic Elder's green flames flared violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This arrogance will be the reason for your demise!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the space beneath his feet collapsed as Demonic Qi detonated outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure vanished, reappearing before Bai Zihan like a phantom as clawed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fingers reached straight for his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A killing move-fast, ruthless, absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet-Bai Zihan was already gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletal elder's pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too fast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the thought could fully form, a sharp metallic hum rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eternal Spirit Sword swept upward, effortlessly intercepting the fatal\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clash sent ripples through the air, but Bai Zihan's body did not budge in the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletal elder was the one forced back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He screeched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the tall Demonic Elder and the wounded one attacked from\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>both flanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan didn't retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash! Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space before him folded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corrosive palm strike was sliced apart mid-air, Demonic Qi dispersing like\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without pause, Bai Zihan twisted his wrist, the sword's tip flicking backward-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood-black spear of Tall Demonic Elder shattered, fragments dissolving\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>before they could even reach him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The counterattack came immediately after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounded elder barely managed to raise his arms before the sword intent\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>struck him head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was blasted backward, crashing through the ground as blood sprayed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall Demonic Elder's expression finally changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't simple survival. Rather, they were the ones being suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They attacked together again-faster, fiercer, killing intent fully unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Bai Zihan moved through their assault like flowing water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every attack was neutralized before it could fully form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every counter forced them back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield twisted under the pressure of clashing Qi, but one thing was\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unmistakably clear-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't three Great Ascension Realm Demonic Elders pushing Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Bai Zihan forcing three of them to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is this possible?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall elder roared, blocking another sword strike that sent tremors through\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletal elder retreated hastily, green flames flickering erratically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's only Void Refinement-how can he be this strong?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stepped forward once more, sword humming with condensed intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was calm and cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the sideline, Mo Tianji watched with his mouth agape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already found it difficult to believe that Bai Zihan had defeated one\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Ascension Elder-and now he was fighting three of them and still\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>winning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought Bai Zihan would be killed, and no matter how talented he was, it\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wouldn't matter since he would be dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three Great Ascension Demonic Elders were being pushed back and struggling\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while Bai Zihan confidently advanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing such a scene, no matter how arrogant one was, was enough to crush\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one's confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Tianji clenched his teeth in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just kill him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help but voice his frustration-and perhaps his fury-at the three\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>elders. They were supposed to be among the strongest, yet they were pathetically\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>struggling against a teenager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of those watching among the Demonic Cultivators felt the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those three should have killed Bai Zihan long ago and gone to help elsewhere,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet they were the ones on the verge of being killed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That didn't make any sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash! Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Demonic Elders gradually slowed their pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their movements became more measured. More cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stopped pressing recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's burning Qi,\" the tall Demonic Elder said coldly, his eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A boost like this can't be sustained.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounded elder steadied his breathing, wiping blood from his lips. \"Let him exhaust himself. Once the backlash hits, he'll be helpless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletal elder's green flames flickered as he laughed softly. \"Kekeke... run out of breath, little brat. Heaven never gives without taking\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They began to circle instead of clash-defending more than attacking, forcing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan to swing again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were certain of one thing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Void Refinement cultivator-no matter how monstrous-could maintain\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>such output for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's breathing never quickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Qi didn't run out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His QI was like an ocean with no visible bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven's Mandate Reversal Technique continued to roar within his body,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but his dantian showed no signs of depletion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has been many minutes since they fought and Bai Zlhan still showed no sign\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>of weakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletal elder frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why isn't his aura weakening?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the doubt could fully form-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stopped moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield went still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\" the tall elder sneered. \"Finally reaching your limit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan lifted his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eternal Spirit Sword trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not fast-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine afterimages bloomed simultaneously across the battlefield, each radiating\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>identical sword intent, identical killing pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three of them prepared for Bai Zihan's attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They thought that Bai Zihan might do what he had done previously against the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wounded Elder and prepared to defend against Bai Zlhan's powerful technique. However, Bai Zihan wasn't planning on using Fate Severing Slash and focused\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on a single target, the Skeletal Elder. Nine swords descended at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike flowed like light through water-silent, seamless, unavoidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"NO-!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clean arc of silver light flashed past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletal elder froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green flames in his eyes flickered once... then went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skull separated from his body, spinning through the air before crashing to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headless body stood for a heartbeat-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining two Great Ascension Realm Demonic Elders stared in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them-Killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan reappeared, standing calmly as the sword's edge dripped with faint\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>demonic residue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura remained steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the two remaining elders, he wasn't going to spare them either.\u003C\u002Fp>",1409,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","9fe0243224540ac7f3bddac439b59632528b968f3fcc48b77a3c7e7c06e0d79c","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-402","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-250",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]