[{"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-521":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},60659,84,"Chapter 521 Until Nothing Is Left","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-521",521,"\u003Cp>Bai Zihan did not respond immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chong Sheng's words lingered in the air, heavy with intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's gaze lowered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not toward Chong Sheng, but somewhere else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The System Rewards Section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes scanned it briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Still nothing?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint thought passed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like he would need to kill Chong Sheng to obtain any sort of acknowledgment from the System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his eyes again, back to Chong Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter was still speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I can help you understand the Western Region in ways no one else can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...people like Qin Lingxiao don't act without layers of preparation-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan listened calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he did not deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chong Sheng was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A former Demonic Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man who once ruled over countless demonic cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who had stood at the peak of the Western Region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was anyone useful against forces from those regions- It would be him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(He would be an asset.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan acknowledged that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no denying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, his value was immense, especially against Qin Lingxiao and others from the Western Region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Zihan's eyes grew colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Still too dangerous!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That single thought cut through everything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the System still didn't give him any sort of reward, perhaps implying that Chong Sheng was still dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, when Bai Xueqing defeated Nie Fengzhuo, he received rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came to the conclusion that it was because if Bai Xueqing had lost, it would have hurt the prestige and influence of the Bai Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Nie Fengzhuo would have gained influence and become stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By defeating him, perhaps the System considered it as dealing with a potential future threat or cutting off Nie Fengzhuo's wing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there were no rewards from the System now, Bai Zihan took it as a sign\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that Chong Sheng was still significantly dangerous to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if that conclusion was wrong, he didn't want to take any chances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chong Sheng's advantage was also his greatest danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were weak-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were insignificant-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Bai Zihan wouldn't have hesitated; he would have kept him just for information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chong Sheng was not an ant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't logic that decided this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something far simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own weakness and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if he had confidence that he could kill Chong Sheng whenever he wanted, he would have kept him like Lin Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan slowly raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze settled fully on Chong Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chong Sheng froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, his mind went completely blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already said and tried his best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was certain that Bai Zihan would realize that keeping him alive was the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>better choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that single word destroyed everything he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word barely escaped his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No-wait-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still wanted to prove himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prove that keeping him alive was the wise choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Zihan had already moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No second thought after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold light flickered across the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief, frozen instant, time seemed to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chong Sheng's eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in fear, but in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if, even at the very end, he still could not accept that this was how it would\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin red line appeared across his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body remained standing for a fraction of a second longer before collapsing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>heavily onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former Demonic Emperor-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man who had once stood at the peak of the Western Region was dead again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stood where he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword lowered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression unchanged. Both choices were bad-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either kill him and deal with Qin Lingxiao by himself, or keep him and risk being\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>betrayed one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he chose the one that would lead to less regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint breeze passed through, carrying with it the metallic scent of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a faint flicker appeared before Bai Zihan's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The System Screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan knew what it meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rewards for killing Chong Sheng had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's gaze shifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Landing directly on the familiar interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unclaimed Rewards Available]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killed the Reincarnator, Chong Sheng: [ Grandmaster Alchemist Knowledge]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's eyes paused on the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brows furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(...Alchemist?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange expression surfaced in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandmaster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant Grade-7 and above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that level, one could already be considered among the absolute peak of\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>alchemists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even across the entire Desolate Heaven Empire, he might be the number one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such individuals would be revered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sought after by countless factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan understood that clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reward was good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no denying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his gaze dimmed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(...not what I need.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no lack of pills. The Mu Clan-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother's clan-already supported him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might not currently possess a Grade-7 alchemist, but that didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his current level, Grade-5 pills were more than sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Grade-6 pills, he already had plenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more importantly, he didn't need to refine them himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When others could do it for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was his most valuable resource.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spending it on pill refining...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he could cultivate, comprehend, or strengthen himself instead was\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>inefficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only those without a strong background would choose to become alchemists\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just to obtain cultivation resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's eyes lingered on the reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint, almost imperceptible dissatisfaction surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't this a bit useless?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered quietly. There was a trace of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to what Chong Sheng could have offered, this reward seemed a bit\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>underwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have gained more from him alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought surfaced naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it faded just as quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan closed his eyes briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no point in thinking like that-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or regretting over spilled milk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose to receive the reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he did, a surge of information flooded his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Formulas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Processes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flame control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless years' worth of alchemical knowledge, compressed into an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's body remained still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But within, his understanding transformed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From ignorance to mastery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From observer to Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few breaths, the surge subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stood there quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has completely underestimated the knowledge of when the System labelled\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it as Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't Grade-7 but Grade-8, the best in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the Western Region, as far as he knows, such alchemists would be\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>highly sought after and respected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was still just refining pills hence Bai Zihan didn't consider it as\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>highly as it deserved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(It's not entirely useless.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he didn't plan to refine pills personally-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This knowledge had value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such knowledge, he was certain that with the formulas he gained, he\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could easily help the Mu Clan take over the market share of the Desolate\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven Empire's pill industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since gaining the knowledge of a Grandmaster Alchemist, his mastery over fire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had greatly increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And such skill was not only useful for refining pills but also for combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, he didn't have any special flame apart from what his Qi could produce, which wasn't particularly powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be used for pill refining but the quality wouldn't be as good as those using higher-grade flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wants to refine High Grade pills with good quality, obtaining a Good Flame was necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously the System Store has them, though it was ridiculously expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual Flames which is one tier better than ordinary flame was 25,000 System Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there was Beast Flames and Earth Flames which had more than 70,000 System Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he understood that it would be good not only for refining pills but\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>also for battle, he didn't want to invest so much System Points right away. Moreover, right now he only has 50,000 Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there was also Qi control, which he could clearly feel had improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, to refine pills, precise control over Qi-both internal and external- was essential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So while he initially thought his battle power wouldn't be affected, it actually\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>has.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With control over Qi, he can fight more efficiently without expanding more Qi than needed though with his Supreme Dao Bone, there was no need to worry much about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stood there quietly, his gaze still lingering on the System interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initial disappointment that had surfaced within him had already begun to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(It's not as useless as I thought.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan slowly lifted his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It fell upon the corpse lying not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chong Sheng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Head separated from body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood had already begun to pool beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan stared at it for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a faint flicker of Qi gathered in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small flame ignited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a special flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just ordinary fire formed from Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Bai Zihan flicked his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flame shot forward. Landing directly onto Chong Sheng's corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire spread instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clothes burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flesh blackened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones crackled under the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan did not look away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze remained fixed on the burning body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the System had already confirmed Chong Sheng's death-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not trust it completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not when it came to someone like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(A reincarnator...)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who had already defied death once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was to say he couldn't do it again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan would not leave even the slightest possibility behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames intensified. Under his precise control, they consumed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crackling of fire was the only sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bit by bit-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body disintegrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flesh to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until finally-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing was left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a small pile of grey ash scattered across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan watched for a few seconds longer, confirming that nothing of Chong\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng is left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when he was absolutely certain, did he retract his Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint breeze passed by, dispersing some of the ashes into the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the man named Chong Sheng had never existed at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan turned around and left with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>",1716,"2026-05-28T18:17:28.844Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","8622e2832e2f9193e678ebdd9065f6f05dbdd20dc871a78d38cc2508a1bd9020","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-522","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-520",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]