Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate-Chapter 387: Figuring It Out Too Late

Bo Luncang's meteor hammer came crashing down. Sun Tianlin panicked. He threw up every defense he had and shouted, "Save me!"

His thin, long-handled Immortal Tool spun through the air, quickly forming a thick wall of protection.

He knew his tricks weren't enough to last. One or two hits, maybe he could survive. But if this kept going, he was dead for sure.

So he did the only thing he could—put all his hopes on Jiang Chen.

You don't even trust me, but now you want my help? Jiang Chen smirked. Fine. Let's take care of this demon first. We'll talk later.

He activated his Nine-Pointed Radiant Star Ring, and his speed shot up. He reached Bo Luncang just in time.

No way—how is he this fast? Bo Luncang felt his chest tighten. He'd launched a sneak attack, and Jiang Chen still managed to cut in before the blow landed!

But what really scared him came next.

He was already mid-strike. It was too late to pull back, so he threw up some quick defenses instead—nothing special, just whatever he could do on the spot.

But against Jiang Chen's silver immortal sword?

Not even close to enough.

He dropped thousands of barrier layers in a flash. Each one strong enough to block a Peak-stage Transcendence expert.

Didn't matter.

Jiang Chen's sword tore through them like they weren't even there. In one clean stroke, it slashed straight down onto the back of Bo Luncang's neck.

Splurt!

Blood sprayed into the air. It mixed with a strange, dark glow—his Nether Soul Crystal.

Soulless Body Burial! Bo Luncang didn't waste a second. Unlike Bo Lang, he was much better at this life-saving technique. He forced his soul to rip free from his body, aiming to hide inside the crystal and escape.

But Jiang Chen was ready for him.

Bright Spirit Pure Heart Art, Killing All Souls Under Heaven!

Drawing on soul power stored in the Void Tribulation Soulring—from Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning—Jiang Chen fired off a soul-killing attack in an instant.

A blast of invisible soul power slammed into Bo Luncang's escaping soul, hitting like a hammer.

"AAGH!" His soul shook all over, the air filled with silent, painful screams only cultivators could sense.

Jiang Chen didn't waste the chance. He swung his sword again, wrapping soul energy around the blade. The light from the sword shot forward and stabbed right into Bo Luncang's trembling soul.

Bo Luncang took another heavy hit—but he still wasn't done.

With a shriek that sent chills down the spine, he pulled one last card.

Heaven-Splitting Transformation!

Right after, his soul exploded into pieces. Each fragment twisted into strange threads of soul power that shot toward both Jiang Chen and Sun Tianlin like living curses.

At the same time, one shard of his broken soul zipped toward the Nether Soul Crystal.

"It's soul poison," came Nangong Wan's urgent voice. "Don't let it touch you! If it gets inside, it's almost impossible to get rid of. Jiang Chen, put your sword away and move—now!"

Nine-Pointed Radiant Star Ring!

Without missing a beat, Jiang Chen's figure blurred as he sped up, sheathing his Silver Immortal Sword and dodging fast.

Sun Tianlin wasn't so lucky.

Already badly hurt from Bo Luncang's earlier strike, he couldn't even lift his weapon in time. Blood burst from his mouth, and all his strength gave out.

There was no way he could dodge this one.

The twisted soul poison crashed into him and sank right into his body.

"AHH!" he screamed, his whole body jerking uncontrollably as he dropped out of the sky like a falling rock.

Bo Luncang's soul poison chased after Jiang Chen like worms digging into bone.

But Jiang Chen was too fast. Those strange strands of soul power couldn't even touch him.

"It's over," Jiang Chen said under his breath as he looped back toward Bo Luncang's Nether Soul Crystal.

Bo Luncang's soul fragment was just about to slip inside the crystal—then he saw Jiang Chen flying straight at him. Any hope he had left disappeared in an instant.

A powerful blast of soul force slammed into the fragment and wiped it out completely.

Whoosh!

The twisted soul power Bo Luncang had spread out earlier turned back into normal spiritual energy. All of it rushed into the Nether Soul Crystal like rivers flowing into the sea.

Even the soul poison stuck in Sun Tianlin's body got pulled out and drawn back in.

Wordless Heavenly Jade, Death Calamity Dark Star Moon Dao Embryo!

Jiang Chen grabbed the Nether Soul Crystal. At the same time, he began absorbing Bo Luncang's qi and blood energy, along with a portion of his cultivation.

In just a moment, Jiang Chen's cultivation base jumped again—he was now close to the Middle-stage Nirvana Peering realm.

Sun Tianlin, finally freed from the soul poison, slowly pushed himself off the ground. He flew up weakly, still shaking, and gave a fist-and-palm salute.

"Th-thank you, Daoist friend," he said, his face pale with the memory of that awful pain.

"You're welcome," Jiang Chen replied flatly. "I'll need help from cultivators like you to reach the Prosperous Stone Immortal Star."

"In that case, I'll do my part," Sun Tianlin said right away. He still wasn't sure if Jiang Chen had killed his sons—but with Jiang Chen now at the Middle-stage Nirvana Peering realm, he wasn't going to test him.

And after being saved like that, his suspicions eased just a bit.

He thought about it carefully. Best not to push his luck. Staying alive came first.

Jiang Chen already knew Sun Tianlin was suspicious. But since the man didn't bring it up, Jiang Chen didn't either. He played along and looked ahead.

"The demon army still has leftovers hiding across the Immortal Martial Continent. We should take care of them first."

"Right!" Sun Tianlin replied quickly. "What about their spatial channel? Could more demons come through?"

"Not anymore," Jiang Chen said, shaking his head. "I already destroyed their spatial channel in the Vibrant Blaze Domain. Go ahead. I'll reach out to you later."

With that, Jiang Chen vanished in a flash, moving at a speed Sun Tianlin couldn't even begin to match.

Sun Tianlin stared at the empty air where Jiang Chen had disappeared. His expression turned dark.

Could it really be him? he wondered. After a moment, he pulled out the Dragon Phoenix Heavenly Compass. Holding it carefully, he waved it through the air, picking up the lingering trace of Jiang Chen's aura. Then, without a word, he turned and flew off in the opposite direction.

He kept flying until he was sure Jiang Chen couldn't sense him—not even with divine sense.

Phew… He let out a long, shaky breath. Then he poured his Immortal Origin Power into the compass, activating its cause-and-effect detection.

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz…

The Dragon Phoenix Heavenly Compass shook for a few seconds—then went still. It didn't show anything.

"Blocked again. Just like the first time!" Sun Tianlin clenched his fists. "It IS him! He killed my sons… all three of them…"

His face twisted as rage took over. Vessels bulged in his eyes, turning them red as blood.

"SCUM! You bastard!! I'll make you pay!"

Then—

Out of nowhere, a cold voice sounded right behind him.

"Oh? So you figured it out. I didn't think you had a treasure like that."

"Ah—!!" Sun Tianlin's heart almost stopped.

That voice...!

He spun around, eyes wide with terror—but there was no one there.

He panicked. Without a second thought, he bolted forward to escape.

The next moment, Jiang Chen's voice came again, this time in front of him.

"Running already?"

"What?!" Sun Tianlin froze mid-air, stunned. His divine sense swept out like a storm—but he couldn't find anything. Jiang Chen was nowhere to be found.

"Don't bother looking," Jiang Chen's indifferent voice rang in his ears. "You won't find me."

A pause.

"Just answer one thing… Do you still want to live?"