[{"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-530":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},60668,84,"Chapter 530 The Mu Genius Who Refused to Lose","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-530",530,"\u003Cp>The moment Bai Zihan refined a Grade-4 pill, the result was already decided!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That conclusion spread like wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one refuted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one even tried because it was the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An undeniable truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the most stubborn disciples could only fall silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some shook their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others looked toward Mu Linyue with complicated expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Respect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regret!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Sister Linyue... lost before she even finished...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a shame!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Against something like that... there's nothing she could've done...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The murmurs were quiet, but they carried weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weight of a verdict already passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Linyue stood unmoving before her furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands were as steady as ever, as if none of those voices existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the outcome did not matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her world was only the furnace before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the pill within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A final, brilliant rise of golden fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The already dense medicinal fragrance became even richer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This feeling...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yuelan's eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze locked onto the furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames collapsed inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compressed into a single point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single breath passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Mu Linyue lifted her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And opened the furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of fragrance exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And within, a pill rested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface shimmered with a deeper hue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the bright gold of Grade-3 but something richer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Linyue reached in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her movements were calm and unhurried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up the pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And revealed it to the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolute silence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they recognized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That pressure...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That aura...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not Grade-3...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A disciple's voice trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's Grade-4.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yuelan's eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her spiritual sense swept over the pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mid-tier Grade-4 Soul Ascension Seizing Pill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it echoed like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"WHAT?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another Grade-4?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it's mid-tier?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock turned into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because now, everything they thought was settled had been overturned again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's Grade-4 pill was no longer unmatched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan also looked at Mu Linyue's pill and instantly recognized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it was of a higher grade than his pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul Ascension Seizing Pill was a pill for those in the Golden Core Realm who wanted to forcefully break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only used by those who felt that their potential was exhausted and that\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they couldn't break through in their lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For others, it would only make their foundation unstable and hinder future\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>breakthroughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pill miraculous for some-and for others, nothing but a useless pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was a mid-tier Grade-4 pill nonetheless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(How can that be?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the ingredients available, it was certain that the materials for the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul Ascension Seizing Pill weren't present here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he narrowed his eyes and glared at Mu Linyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You cheated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the ingredients weren't here, then it was certain that Mu Linyue had used\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>materials from her storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Linyue blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brows knit ever so slightly as she looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cheated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was almost confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she genuinely didn't understand what he meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, she knew exactly what Bai Zihan was referring to-but why should\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she play along?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a faint curve touched her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean, Cousin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no anger in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a quiet, almost innocent curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The ingredients.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The ingredients here are only for Grade-3 pills!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice grew firmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no way to refine a Soul Ascension Seizing Pill with what's available.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple spread through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That question made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, all eyes turned back to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Linyue stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a soft, amused sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's what this is about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at him as if he had said something rather childish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sore loser?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words were light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they landed heavily. Bai Zihan's expression darkened. Mu Linyue, however, didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she slowly raised her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pill was still resting between her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze swept across the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then returned to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, Cousin...\" Her tone remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wasn't the only rule to see who refines a higher-grade pill? When did we put a\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>restriction on the materials?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan knew that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, he had assumed that since Mu Linyue was only a Grade-3 alchemist,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>refining a Grade-4 pill would guarantee his victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to think too much about competing with a Grade-3\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>alchemist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who could have thought that Mu Linyue had already become a Grade-4\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>alchemist-and was capable of refining such a pill? That was his mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had underestimated her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Mu Linyue breathed a quiet sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had initially only planned to refine a Grade-4 pill to show her progress to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aunt Mu Yuelan-and to teach Bai Zihan a lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her current limit was mid-tier Grade-4 pills. She had wanted to display the vast gap between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To crush him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't even thought he could refine a Grade-1 pill, so even if she refined\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grade-1 pill, she honestly thought that she could win easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never taken him seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fortunately, that decision had been correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might have actually lost!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she remained arrogant on the surface, a trace of lingering unease stayed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't know when this cousin of hers had begun practicing alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refining a Grade-4 pill using Grade-3 ingredients?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never even heard of such a recipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And judging by his Flame control-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not inferior to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, Bai Zihan showed superior control over Qi and Fire but Mu Linyue\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wouldn't admit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, she was still the winner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she had no intention of letting go of this chance to mock him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I used the materials from my Storage ring\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips curved slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what? There was no rule against it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, she thought that being prepared was one of the essences of being an\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>alchemist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why? Would you complain when you lose to someone because they have Heavenly Flame?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That just means that you were not prepared enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as one could refine a higher-grade pill, that would mean that the alchemist was better, no matter the method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan looked at Mu Linyue, who was being shameless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, he too would have been this shameless. After all, in the end, she didn't break any rules and was the winner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! I thought that you looked down on me. Unexpectedly, you have to all out just to take an undeserved victory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If someone wasn't too confident then he might have come up with a rule to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ban the usage of materials outside this room. Guess somebody has become too overconfident because of his recent fame!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, indeed, who could have thought that the genius of Mu Linyue would go\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to such length against an untalented person like me? Looks like someone was scared!\" \"Scared! Blah! Bai Zihan, I just wanted to show you the difference between me\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah! yeah! You showed me the difference alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the two were still bickering, the others were too stunned to say\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the two of them, they seemed too immersed in the competition to care\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>about anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the others, they saw something entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two juniors of the Mu Clan-though Bai Zihan was from the Bai Clan, he still\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>carried Mu Clan blood-who hadn't even turned twenty were already Grade-4 alchemists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That level of talent wasn't just enough to dominate the Desolate Heaven Empire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unprecedented in the entire history of the Eastern Region of the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn't just one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But two!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For them, who won didn't matter as much as realizing that both of them were\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grade-4 alchemists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Bai Zihan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have thought that he couldn't just refine pills-but could refine a\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grade-4 pill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this moment onward, everyone in that room would have to treat him with\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was now a higher-grade alchemist than most of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Yuelan was equally shocked by both of them. \"Since when did you break through to Grade-4 alchemist?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked, directing the question at Mu Linyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe... Aunt! I was just about to go and reveal that. Who would have thought\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>someone would be foolish enough to challenge me with Grade-3 ingredients\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and give me such a perfect opportunity to show off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Linyue said, directly mocking Bai Zihan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan was obviously angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had he been overconfident, but he had also fallen right into Mu\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linyue's hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There could hardly be a greater humiliation than this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whatever!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believed there would be plenty of opportunities to make Mu Linyue regret\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if Grade-4 wasn't enough?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he would show his Grade-5 knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if even that failed-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still Grade-6, Grade-7, and Grade-8 knowledge that he had acquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He refused to believe that those wouldn't be enough to shut Mu Linyue up.\u003C\u002Fp>",1537,"2026-05-28T18:17:28.844Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","46dcbb26bb93c9990942eec95c4853da9155025d8cbf7edd32b5466a286364a5","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-531","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-529",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]