[{"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-472":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},60230,84,"Chapter 472 Justice in the Dark Chamber","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-472",472,"\u003Cp>\"Aaargh...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder's screams echoed throughout the experiment room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They rose, broke, and cracked into hoarse sobs before surging again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan did not feel any sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if that Elder were to suffer a hundred times worse than this, it still would not make up for all the sins he had accumulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stood a short distance away, hands folded behind his back, not a single fluctuation in his expression despite the horrendous scene before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not interfere-even if that meant giving the Azure Sun Holy Sect time to send more cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that the kind of grudge Jin Yuanzhan carried could only be erased after he obtained his revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not want to interfere or leave Jin Yuanzhan unsatisfied after finally getting the opportunity to exact vengeance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan's voice remained low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Circulate your qi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-can't-!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pulse of scorching force exploded within his meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body arched violently, veins bulging black beneath his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can,\" Jin Yuanzhan said calmly. \"You told me the same!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder screamed until his throat tore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan watched as Jin Yuanzhan disrupted the qi within the Elder's body. Jin Yuanzhan was precise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He avoided destroying the dantian completely and killing the Elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply inflicted the maximum amount of pain without ending his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint curve touched Bai Zihan's lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Not bad!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had worried-slightly-that Jin Yuanzhan might lose himself in hatred. But he hadn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still calm and seemed to handle things quite well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another howl split the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The children in the cages pressed themselves into the corners, eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some covered their ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some stared in stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One small boy-no more than eight-clutched the bars so tightly his knuckles turned white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What shone in his eyes was not fear, but the kind of satisfaction that only comes when one finally witnesses revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he thought the evil man had finally met his karma and now understood the pain they had endured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's gaze shifted toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked slowly in that direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron cages were crude compared to the formation array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, behind the bars were weak children who could barely walk, much less break something like this-even if it was fragile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused before one cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, three children huddled together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their clothes were dirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burn marks marred their sleeves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One girl flinched when his shadow fell over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan crouched slightly - not out of kindness, but simply to examine them more closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were frightened and starved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they were conducting experiments, at least they could have fed them something. It wasn't as if a Sect like theirs lacked resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mortal food costs almost nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might even have had more survivors if they had kept them in better\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what was the use of lecturing these fools?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at them for a bit longer, waiting for anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For outrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For something to flare inside his heart at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood, rationally, that this was vile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood that innocent lives had been reduced to \"materials\" for the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his heart remained steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold and detached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was because he had already expected such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps it was simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The perpetrator was already being punished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justice-if such a word could exist in this world-was unfolding behind him in\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need for fury over something that had already happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not kind enough to worry about every injustice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he was even more cruel to his enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he suddenly felt rage and began preaching morality, it would only be\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hypocrisy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ARGHHH-! I'll tell you-anything-!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder's voice cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan did not respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another wave of controlled qi surged into the Elder's dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder convulsed violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He extended a finger lightly toward the cage lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lock shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It fell open with a dull clang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The children stared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can leave,\" Bai Zihan said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was neither warm nor cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youngest stepped forward first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bare feet touched the stone floor outside the cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at Bai Zihan with uncertain eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are... are we going to die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan regarded him for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others did not seem to trust Bai Zihan's answer, which was understandable\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>given their situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Zihan did not need to explain anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no desire to become a hero who saved everyone and delivered justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was not him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder's aura had diminished significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat drenched his robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meridians swollen and distorted beneath the skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current state was worse than that of a cripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan finally withdrew his hand. The Elder collapsed face-first onto the stone floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer had the strength to scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trembled instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan stepped back from the crumpled figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing was steady, his expression clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the man who had once given him nightmares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His revenge was completed, yet he felt neither happiness nor sadness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, while he had endured pain that would kill most, it had given him the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>opportunity to save his sister and meet Young Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master, I am done. I think he is ready to answer your questions without\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a speck of a lie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan gave a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked forward and stopped before the broken man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder's condition could hardly be called human anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer possessed the arrogance of a Spirit Severing Realm expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Bai Zihan's calm gaze and the lingering pressure of Void Refinement suppression, resistance did not even form as a thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The questioning began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first matter concerned the Sky Pirate Leader - did he know the leader of\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Yun Mo Kou Sky Pirates?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer came quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, the leader of the Yun Mo Kou Sky Pirates was one of the successful experimental subjects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, his case had been different from the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not been captured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not been forced to undergo the experiment like many others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had come of his own accord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the experiment, he had merely been a nameless cultivator among a\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>minor pirate band.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That group had been annihilated by the Imperial Family during a regional purge. Their ships, destroyed. Their resources, seized. Their members were all\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>executed except him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He alone survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unclear how he learned of the experiments conducted beneath the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azure Sun Holy Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he overheard rumors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps someone careless leaked information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was certain was that he had not reported it to the authorities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a Sky Pirate, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not ignored it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he sought them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He presented himself not as a victim, but as a candidate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He requested power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His motivation had not been revenge against the Imperial Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not grief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his ambition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure and unadorned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood the risks. Understood the mortality rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understood that most who entered the formation left as ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to be experimented on anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the Elder, this had been convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A willing subject required no concealment-though they had remained\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The synchronization rate had exceeded expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only survived but rose even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His compatibility with the Sun Dao Fragment ranked among the highest\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>recorded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his power rose rapidly, the Azure Sun Holy Sect did not discard him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They invested in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resources were provided discreetly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contacts arranged. Flying ships supplied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under their covert support, the Yun Mo Kou Sky Pirates were established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, they were merely another pirate faction-raiding trade routes, intercepting merchant vessels, clashing with small sect convoys. But their true purpose lay elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They kidnapped people and supplied them for experiments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He provided \"materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In return, he received resources he needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sky Pirate Leader understood the arrangement fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder described it as mutually beneficial cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pirate leader's ambition did not wane after gaining strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, it deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He expanded further than expected, and thanks to his efforts, the experiments continued more smoothly than before, no longer lacking subjects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, did your Sect ask him to capture me as well?\" Bai Zihan finally asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it personal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or the Azure Sun Holy Sect's design?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... I don't know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder's voice cracked as he lay sprawled on the cold stone, body twitching\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>from residual pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan's eyes narrowed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward and drove his foot into the Elder's ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A muffled snap echoed through the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder screamed, curling instinctively, though the suppression pressing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>down on him made even that movement pitiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't know?\" Jin Yuanzhan's voice was low and dangerous. \"You expect us\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to believe that? Answer Young Master honestly, otherwise-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-truly-don't!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder gasped, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I oversee the experiments only! I rarely leave this place! Matters involving\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>external operations are handled by others!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan grabbed him by the collar and lifted him slightly despite his\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>broken state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last chance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I swear!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder cried hoarsely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yun Mo Kou Sky Pirates operate with autonomy! He delivers materials, he\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>receives resources from the Sect! Beyond that I don't know anything.\" Another kick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time to the abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan searched his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no flicker of calculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly did not seem to know. \"Useless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan had watched quietly the entire time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression did not change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not matter much whether the Elder answered this or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would speak with the Sect Leader of the Azure Sun Holy Sect anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truth would surface there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder immediately looked up at him with trembling hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've told you everything I know!\" he pleaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's gaze remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned slightly toward Jin Yuanzhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We've heard what we needed.\" The Elder's eyes widened. For a brief second, relief flashed across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought he would live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought cooperation had bought survival,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's next words extinguished that illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no need for him to keep breathing\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder's pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wai-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A streak of cold light flashed through the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Yuanzhan did not hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blade moved cleanly and decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder's head separated from his body before the plea could finish.\u003C\u002Fp>",1764,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.492Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","0bf4cb91823a76edd295ed420ee556ad31b4b502cb33497968a2702c799aaded","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-473","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-471",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]