[{"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-432":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},60490,84,"Chapter 432 Rewards Bestowed By Then Emperor!","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-432",432,"\u003Cp>The moment the Emperor sat down, the atmosphere in the Grand Ceremonial Hall changed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Great Ascension Realm felt an instinctive pressure settle upon their shoulders-not the oppressive force of cultivation, but something far more unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Authority!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind that had been honed over centuries of rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor's gaze swept across the hall once more, slow and deliberate. He did not rush. He did not speak immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after the hall had fully stilled did he finally open his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today,\" the Emperor said calmly, his voice neither loud nor soft, yet echoing clearly through every corner of the vast hall, \"we celebrate victory!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Demonic Forces have been repelled. The Beast Tide has been crushed. The borders of the Desolate Heaven Empire remain intact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This outcome was not achieved by anyone alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze passed over every faction present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The clans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The commanders and cultivators who stood on the front lines.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the Cultivators who paid with blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor inclined his head slightly-an almost imperceptible gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For that, this Emperor acknowledges you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words carried weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost as if he stood above everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an empire like the Starfall Empire, such a declaration might have been normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the Desolate Heaven Empire, it was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clans like the Bai, Li, and Zhao were considered nearly equal to the Imperial Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Statements like this were rarely-if ever-made in their presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet today, the Emperor said it without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was displaying his authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interestingly, the Bai, Li, and Zhao Clans themselves did not seem to care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they knew that Words were meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only true strength mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Emperor's gaze shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It settled more clearly in one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at its center-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor's eyes lingered there for a fraction of a second longer than necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not obviously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Bai Zihan felt it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Hostility?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't that crude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was closer to... observation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan kept his posture relaxed, his expression neutral, his breathing steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outwardly, he looked exactly like what the rumors claimed-a crippled young man with no qi fluctuations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(This Emperor...)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not reconcile what he was seeing with the intelligence he had received.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Kong Zhanhong's report was accurate-and Bai Zihan trusted it-then this Emperor should not have been capable of sitting here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(A temporary recovery? Or a substitute?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second option seemed impossible with so many experts present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was anyone other than the Emperor that many are familiar with, then he\u002F she would have been caught immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the first?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were pills capable of temporarily restoring vitality-though the backlash afterward would be severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was rare and precious, and in Desolate Heaven Empire, it is almost\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unheard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was the truth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also possible the Emperor had deliberately feigned illness for years to deceive his enemies just as Bai Zihan was trying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if that were the case, Bai Zihan couldn't understand why he would reveal it\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something Bai Zihan would have to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Emperor continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Merits must be rewarded. This ceremony exists for that very reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he raise his hand slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the gesture, imperial attendants stepped forward, each carrying treasures\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sealed within shimmering formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without being revealed, the aura alone made breaths turn shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor's voice rang out once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first merit,\" he said calmly, \"belongs to Grand Elder Bai Ren.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Kong Zhanhong's report was accurate-and Bai Zihan trusted it-then this Emperor should not have been capable of sitting here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(A temporary recovery? Or a substitute?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second option seemed impossible with so many experts present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was anyone other than the Emperor that many are familiar with, then he\u002F\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she would have been caught immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the first?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were pills capable of temporarily restoring vitality-though the backlash\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>afterward would be severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was rare and precious, and in Desolate Heaven Empire, it is almost\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unheard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was the truth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also possible the Emperor had deliberately feigned illness for years to deceive his enemies just as Bai Zihan was trying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if that were the case, Bai Zihan couldn't understand why he would reveal it\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something Bai Zihan would have to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Emperor continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Merits must be rewarded. This ceremony exists for that very reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he raise his hand slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the gesture, imperial attendants stepped forward, each carrying treasures\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sealed within shimmering formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without being revealed, the aura alone made breaths turn shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor's voice rang out once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first merit,\" he said calmly, \"belongs to Grand Elder Bai Ren.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the name echoed through the hall, countless gazes snapped\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>toward the elderly figure standing among the Bai Clan's ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ren stepped forward slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the man who had personally slain Gou You, one of the Demonic Sect's\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>core experts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who had hunted down and killed a Half-Qilin-an existence regarded\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as a calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His merit was unquestionable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The slaying of Gou You.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The extermination of the Half-Qilin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For this,\" the Emperor continued, \"your merit ranks the highest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his signal, an attendant stepped forward and unveiled the rewards. Gasps rippled through the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten crystal bottles floated into the air, each sealed with blood-red runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, thick crimson liquid churned slowly, radiating terrifying vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten bottles of Half-Qilin Refined Blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Li Jianhong and Zhao Wutian couldn't hide the change in their\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The refined blood of a Half-Qilin could alter the destiny of an ordinary\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten bottles-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hands of an alchemist, it could produce high-grade pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such treasures were nearly impossible to obtain, even with immense wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another attendant stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suit of armor unfolded mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scales shimmered like molten metal, layered seamlessly, each engraved with\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dense defensive runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint beastly pressure pulsed outward-ancient and domineering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Mid Heaven-Grade Armor, refined from the hide of the Half-Qilin itself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid Heaven-Grade!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for top clans, such a treasure was exceedingly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such armor-and a Saint-Grade sword-who could truly threaten Bai Ren?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Ren accepted the rewards calmly, clasping his fists slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This old man thanks the Emperor.\"\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his gaze shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second merit,\" he said, \"belongs to the commander who held the Northern\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defense Line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes turned. \"Commander Wei Zongyuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander Wei stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His armor was plain, his expression steady-but the respect in the hall was\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Bai Ren's overwhelming individual strength, his contribution was\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before reinforcements arrived,\" the Emperor said, \"you held the Northern\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defense Line against relentless demonic assaults.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Afterward, you stabilized the battlefield, coordinated the counteroffensive, and\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ensured that chaos did not claim more lives\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If not for your command,\" he said evenly, \"the Northern Defense Line would\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>have fallen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one doubted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the line had collapsed, entire regions would have been swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Millions of lives lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For this,\" the Emperor said, \"your merit ranks second.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rewards continued to be bestowed-starting with Immortal Realm experts, followed by Commander Wei of the Great Ascension Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came clan leaders and sect masters, rewarded not only for personal\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>merit, but for the contributions of their factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Clan received additional territories and a significant share of demonic\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>beast cores and resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Li and Zhao Clans followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor spoke again. \"Next,\" he said slowly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Zihan of the Bai Clan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1285,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","a2fba35afcd2158066064a3d2b5b6374314f983e3715e0243a4f72715ef9fa32","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-433","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-431",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]