Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate

Chapter 252: Stolen Prey, a Feeling of Déjà Vu

"Hahaha!" Gu Ran laughed triumphantly. "Now it's my turn!"

"I can finally fight to my heart's content. I want to see who dares stand in my way with the strength I now possess!" Brimming with anticipation, he immediately rose and launched himself into the battlefield.

However, at that moment, a thunderous rumble echoed.

Boom!

A black orb plummeted from the sky, striking the protective formation of You Clan City with a savage impact, setting off a horrific explosion!

The massive energy released by the explosion made the entirety of the Three Mountains Island quiver.

Many cultivators with lower cultivation bases lost their balance, stumbling under the force of the shockwave.

Crack! Crack!

From the formation barrier, a chorus of harsh fracturing sounds radiated as one crack after another began to intertwine. They formed a densely packed spiderweb of fissures that spread across the entire formation barrier.

"A Dao Comprehension realm attack!" You Haiyan exclaimed in disbelief. 'It's a single-use attack magic treasure from the Dao Comprehension realm!'

'Damn, the Heavenly Gu Society truly has some powerhouses. They've even brought out a treasure of this magnitude,' he thought, staring in sheer horror at the overhead formation barrier now riddled with cracks.

His heart pounded as his eyes sharply narrowed!

On the battlefield, cultivators from the You Clan were overtaken by terror.

"What?!" one of them cried out in panic.

"What happened?!"

"A powerhouse is assaulting the formation barrier!"

"This is bad, the reinforcements must be from the Heavenly Gu Society! What do we do now?!"

As a result of their distraction, they met their demise at the hands of the death warriors who lay in wait.

"What?!" Gu Ran, who was initially preparing a sneak attack, halted abruptly. His eyes widened in surprise as he looked up at the formation dome. 'There are still people from the Heavenly Gu Society here?'

'And they've even managed a Dao Comprehension realm attack, damaging the You Clan City formation with just a single strike!'

'I wonder what cultivation base the Heavenly Gu Society cultivator outside the city possesses?' he pondered, eyes narrowing with concern.

Suddenly, "Crash!" The formation that had shielded You Clan City for countless years was utterly shattered.

Figures clad in black immediately emerged, advancing through the debris of the ruined formation and storming onto the battlefield.

Several unprepared You Clan cultivators were instantly cut down.

Bodies fell to the ground one by one, their blood flowing like a river.

'No, not this!' Teetering on the brink of a meltdown, Gu Ran seethed with frustration. 'My targets have been stolen from me!'

'Damn it!' He watched as his intended victims were cut down one after another.

His potential share of cultivation base was dissipating into the heavens and earth, making him feel as if he would explode with rage!

He had just broken through to the Inquiring Journey realm.

Finally, he had the chance to sow chaos, to rapidly bolster his strength in a delightful snowballing effect.

But now, all the 'snow' he'd hoped to gather had been snatched away from him!

Unable to bear it any longer, he muttered to himself in a mix of rage and desperation, 'This won't do! I can't continue like this!'

'Every time my cultivation base gets stolen, how will I ever ascend to the Dao Palace realm and exact my revenge on the Ageless Spirit Heavenly Sect?'

'These people from the Heavenly Gu Society mean me no good; they might as well be my enemies. A surprise attack is warranted now!'

'Along the way, I can also clear my name. Otherwise, my identity as the Heavenly Gu Society's Young Master Gu could draw unnecessary trouble.' Seething with rage, Gu Ran prepared to launch an indiscriminate surprise attack.

However, just then, an icily menacing voice reverberated across the battlefield: "You Haiyan!"

"How dare you plot to surround and kill our Heavenly Gu Society's Young Master Gu? You truly are courting death!" A tall and lean figure appeared in the skyLiu Xiong.

With a mighty rumble, his Late-stage Inquiring Journey realm aura erupted, instantly overpowering You Haiyan's aura as both sides claimed sections of the sky.

"Late-stage Inquiring Journey realm," You Haiyan's face turned frosty, looking as if he had swallowed a bitter pill. "Heavenly Gu Society, I don't know what sort of force you represent, but don't think the You Clan lacks its own backing."

"Hahaha!" Liu Xiong sneered incessantly. "Backing? Absurd!"

"We answer to no one," he cast a disdainful look at You Haiyan.

"Hmph! Presumptuous fool!" You Haiyan's face turned a deeper shade of anger, but he dared not make the first move.

He still had to keep an eye on the Gan and Cai Clans!

As the Heavenly Gu Society clashed with the You Clan, how could the Gan and Cai Clans resist such a golden opportunity to play the third party, reaping all the benefits?

At this moment, high-level cultivators from the Gan and Cai Clans were already lying in wait at a distance, ready to seize their chance.

All this was seen clearly by Jiang Chen with his powerful divine sense.

You Haiyan had also correctly deduced most of it.

However, Jiang Chen wanted to speed up the course of events, pushing the Gan and Cai Clans to make their move prematurely!

As a result, he directly ordered Liu Xiong to attack.

"Surrender now, You Haiyan, and I'll grant you a quick death!" Liu Xiong icily shouted before charging forth in an instant.

"You wretch!" With no other option, You Haiyan could only retaliate. "Do you think I fear you? Let's see who ends up killing who!"

Rumble! Rumble!

The two high-level experts of the Late-stage Inquiring Journey realm began their aerial combat, ascending higher and higher to avoid causing harm to their own allies on the ground!

Simultaneously, Gu Ran halted his steps once more, his expression freezing momentarily as a flicker of hesitation appeared in his eyes. 'A Late-stage Inquiring Journey realm cultivator!'

If he were to impulsively attack and kill, he'd make an instant enemy of the Heavenly Gu Society, becoming a public foe.

Could he fend off the joint assault of two Late-stage Inquiring Journey realm high-level cultivators within a short period, break through to the Middle-stage Inquiring Journey realm, and then strike back?

Maybe, but the odds were against him.

Cornered by two Late-stage Inquiring Journey realm high-level experts, amidst their powerful wide-scale assaults, finding opportunities for surprise attacks on other cultivators to reverse the situation would be challenging.

'Forget it,' Gu Ran mentally steadied himself. 'Better to stick to the previous plan. Let the Heavenly Gu Society and You Clan fight it out, which will lessen the pressure on me.'

'Once I've grown stronger, I'll deal with all of you,' he thought, abandoning his plan to attack the Heavenly Gu Society and refocusing his attention on the You Clan cultivators.

Initially, the Heavenly Gu Society was dominated by the You Clan cultivators, but now the scales had balanced.

Losses mounted continually on both sides, keeping the numbers roughly equal.

The fallen You Clan cultivators were almost all practitioners of the Heavenly Origin realm.

'I've now ascended to the Inquiring Journey realm," Gu Ran contemplated. 'Seizing a larger share of cultivation base from Heavenly Origin realm cultivators won't significantly bolster my strength anymore.'

'My prime targets are now Inquiring Journey realm cultivators,' he thought, squinting as he concealed his presence and slinked forward. His prey was an Early-stage Inquiring Journey realm cultivator from the You Clan.

'Oh? So this is your target?' A cold smirk curled up on Jiang Chen's lips.

Utilizing the Villain's Eye to track fluctuations in supporting characters' Fate Value, he precisely pinpointed the first Inquiring Journey realm cultivator that Gu Ran intended to ambush. He was prepared for this.

"Liu Xiong, it's your turn. The target..." Jiang Chen directly relayed orders to Liu Xiong through his divine sense, and at the same time, commanded the death warrior who was engaged in battle with Gu Ran's targeted cultivator.

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