[{"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-70":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},60378,84,"Chapter 70: Lin Xuan’s Strength","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-70",70,"\u003Cp>The massive gate across the arena groaned as it opened—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And out stepped a black-scaled serpent nearly ten meters long, its body coiled like a spring, tongue flicking out as it tasted the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes locked onto Lin Xuan in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Venomfang Shadow Serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fast. Agile. Deadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nightmare for any cultivator below the Golden Core stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One bite was all it took to immobilize anyone under that level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan was seriously unlucky—he’d gotten one of the strongest spirit beasts as his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though judging from his face, he didn’t seem to care much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only one goal—and no matter the opponent, he was determined to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serpent lunged, its fangs gleaming with venom, ready to tear him apart in one bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade appeared in Lin Xuan’s hand like lightning, humming with a cold, sharp edge. The air around it seemed to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Profound-Grade sword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same level as the one Yan Xiu had used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps rippled through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait... is that... a Profound-Grade weapon?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way! How the hell does a handyman have one of those?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he hiding some secret background?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock spread fast, especially among those who had been looking down on Lin Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Profound-Grade Artifacts were something they, with all their so-called noble backgrounds, didn’t even have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Xuan did. How?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the question on everyone’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the arena floor, the black serpent hissed again and darted forward, its massive body slamming toward Lin Xuan like a battering ram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Xuan didn’t move. He stayed calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the very last moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadow flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, not a shadow—many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multiple afterimages burst from Lin Xuan’s body like a mirage, each one brandishing a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One slash became ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten became a hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thousand Shadows Sword!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of phantom blades engulfed the serpent mid-charge, the flurry so fast even the spectators couldn’t track which strikes were real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hisssss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serpent reeled back, screeching in agony, lacerated from head to tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It twisted, confused, panicking, striking at illusions that vanished before it could even react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone in the stands stood up, eyes wide as they recognized the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a minute... that sword technique—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t that... the Thousand Shadows Sword Technique?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible! That’s a secret technique of the Bai Clan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah! A Profound-Grade Sword Technique of Bai Clan! How the hell does he know it?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name alone sent the crowd into a frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thousand Shadows Sword Technique—an infamous sword style developed by a legendary Bai Clan ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It emphasized unpredictability, overwhelming speed, and mental pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most who faced it didn’t even realize they were dead until it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what truly shocked everyone wasn’t just the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was what it meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan was using the Bai Clan’s technique... and wielding a Profound-Grade sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Martial Art Technique that only a direct member—or someone incredibly trusted of Bai Clan—would ever have access to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How... how the hell does a handyman of the Heaven Sword Sect know the Bai Clan’s sword technique?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard Bai Zihan made him his personal servant—but didn’t they say that Bai Zihan treated him like crap?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me... Bai Zihan taught him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way! Bai Zihan wouldn’t even look at someone like that, let alone hand out treasures!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... he stole it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even more ridiculous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shock wasn’t dying down anytime soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the truth was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This technique was given to him—by Bai Zihan—as a gift for reaching the Core Condensation Stage, alongside pills and the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan himself hadn’t bothered learning the Thousand Shadows Sword. He had access to much more powerful techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did know it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he gave it to Lin Xuan without much thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan mastered it instantly with his insane learning talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Bai Jian ever saw this, he’d probably cough blood on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had once boasted about mastering it in three months and took pride in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan had taken just one day to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no rule-breaking here either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Bai Zihan’s personal servant, Lin Xuan technically belonged to the Bai Clan, and thus had every right to learn their techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t like the Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword, which was strictly exclusive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after seeing Lin Xuan’s potential, even those opposing elders of Bai Zihan wouldn’t dare complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back on the arena—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serpent was on its last legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It screamed again and launched a final, desperate charge, pushing through its injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poison dripped from its fangs. Its eyes were wild, bloodshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Xuan’s expression didn’t change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His footwork flowed—light, untouchable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another flicker. Another illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thousand Shadows Sword—Final Bloom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one breath, Lin Xuan seemed to vanish entirely, leaving only a whirlwind of silver streaks spinning in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later, he reappeared behind the serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword was already sheathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serpent froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUMP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body split diagonally in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dead. Instant kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone just stared. Stared at the handyman who was supposed to fail. The nobody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy they’d been mocking since the first trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned slowly, walking off the field without a scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No smirk. No arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just cold, terrifying calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the jade platform, an elder finally muttered, \"...Pass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the elders looked shaken by Lin Xuan’s display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciples who had passed earlier only scraped by—dodging, surviving, doing just enough to escape or render the spirit beast harmless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had finished off a spirit beast with such ruthless efficiency—let alone in less than a minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheers didn’t erupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was still processing what they’d just seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t some desperate handyman clinging to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a swordsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A real one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One who held a Profound-Grade sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One who wielded a Profound-Grade sword art from one of the top clans in the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the hell... is this guy really? A handyman wouldn’t have those things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did Bai Zihan give him those things?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if he did—why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was the rumor that Bai Zihan treated his servant badly wrong? If getting Profund-Grade Artifact and Martial Art is bad then I also want to be treated that bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn! Is Bai Zihan looking for another servant? I am totally willing to be one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many in the crowd—especially those who’d heard the rumors about Bai Zihan abusing Lin Xuan—were starting to catch on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turns out, the gossip floating around the Heaven Sword Sect was complete bullshit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because really, how else do you explain everything Lin Xuan just pulled off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even an idiot could see the connection—his insane growth, his technique, that Profound-Grade sword—it all pointed back to Bai Zihan, the one who took him in as a personal servant.\u003C\u002Fp>",1142,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","e801159e3fb7584f5b46305b29e6e9fa9c90934b16ce6a7271812fd91f31c583","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-71","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-69",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]