I, the Destined Villain, Start by Controlling the Saint

put a spoke in wheelAfter Xiao Fan entered the Battle Law Pagoda, Fat Elder returned to the control room.

From there, he could clearly see everyone’s situation inside the pagoda, and Xiao Fan’s performance naturally fell into his eyes.

Not long after Xiao Fan became the Saint, he solidified his position as Saint with a battle in which a Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator crushed a Nascent Soul Stage - Middle Phase Cultivator.

Both his strength and talent were quite shocking.

Fat Elder hadn’t seen it at the time, only heard about it.

Now having the opportunity to witness it firsthand, watching a Genius in action was also a kind of enjoyment.

So as soon as he returned to the control room, he immediately fixed his gaze on the floor where Xiao Fan was located.

But as he watched, his entire being fell into a daze. Was this... reasonable?

In the screen, Xiao Fan’s fists roared, shattering five Nascent Soul Stage - Middle Phase Puppets with a single punch.

Those Nascent Soul Stage - Middle Phase Puppets were like paper, scattering with a blow and turning into a pile of scrap metal.

From start to finish, he ended this wave of challenges with just one punch.

Before Fat Elder could even react, Xiao Fan began to meet the third wave of attacks, taking them down one by one with his fists, turning them all into Puppet fragments.

Fat Elder felt his brain wasn’t working fast enough; ten punches later, in just the span of a breath, he had passed another level.

He knew the Saint’s strength was formidable and that he would certainly pass this stage and achieve a cross-realm victory, but the speed at which he passed was truly beyond his expectations.

He checked the time spent again; in less than ten breaths, he had already cleared the first level of the Nascent Soul.

What was even more terrifying was that Fat Elder, from beginning to end, never saw Xiao Fan use any spell or summon any Magic Treasure.

He completed the crushing victory with just his bare fists.

”This, this, this...”

”’Pervert’ can no longer describe him; he’s completely a pervert among perverts!” Fat Elder exclaimed in utter astonishment.

Even the Holy Lord wasn’t this fierce back in the day!

In the screen, with a flicker of his figure, Xiao Fan appeared at the Soul Transformation checkpoint.

Fat Elder steadied his mind and continued to watch, his swaying fan trembling, clearly indicating a somewhat shattered worldview.

But what happened next surprised Fat Elder even more.

The Soul Transformation Early Stage Puppets, again, took only three punches.

The five Soul Transformation Middle Stage Puppets were still shattered with his fists.

At this moment, he only felt that Xiao Fan was a monster.

It wasn’t that there were no Geniuses who could cross realms, but most of them relied on treasures or Formation assistance.

A Genius who, with a Nascent Soul Stage - Early Phase cultivation, relied solely on his two fists to fight his way from Nascent Soul Stage - Early Phase to Soul Transformation Middle Stage—he had truly never seen one!

He wondered, ’He wouldn’t really try to clear the Soul Transformation stage with just his fists, would he?’

The next moment, a wave of Soul Transformation Puppets appeared. Just as Fat Elder expected Xiao Fan to continue using his fists, he saw him begin to form hand seals and circulate his spiritual power, which made him involuntarily let out a sigh of relief.

”Thank goodness. If you really cleared this Soul Transformation stage with just your bare fists, I’d truly kneel to you...”

But before he could finish his sentence, Xiao Fan, with extreme speed and almost no backswing, formed a Formation and summoned hundreds of Underworld God’s Spears.

As soon as those ten Spirit Transformation Stage - Late Phase Puppets appeared, these long spears shot out. The Puppets tried to resist, but it was futile; they were swept away in an instant, each Puppet riddled with over a dozen holes, utterly tattered.

Fat Elder said nothing, his hand fan stopped, falling powerlessly to the ground, and his entire mind was filled with a booming sound.

What the hell was this!

The moment the Pagoda Spirit sounded, the entire Battle Law Pagoda also trembled, but those undergoing trials could not perceive it.

Fat Elder had controlled the Battle Law Pagoda for many years, so he naturally knew what the pagoda’s tremor represented.

”The Pagoda Spirit’s blessing!”

”Only the Holy Lord managed to achieve this when he was young! And even throughout the long history of the Holy Land, only seven Holy Lords have been able to do it.”

Crossing a major cultivation stage would grant one the Pagoda Spirit’s blessing.

In the past, the Holy Lord, with his Nascent Soul Stage - Late Phase cultivation, entered the Void Refining stage. Although he ended up losing, it was still considered crossing the major stage of Soul Transformation.

This triggered the Pagoda Spirit’s blessing.

During the Pagoda Spirit’s blessing period, everyone in the pagoda would be teleported out, as it would focus solely on one person.

In the past, it was the Holy Lord.

Now, it was the Saint.

Fat Elder was overjoyed beyond words. Heaven bless Tai Xuan Holy Land!

With two consecutive generations producing such extraordinary Geniuses, it would be difficult for Tai Xuan Holy Land not to prosper.

Amidst his excitement, Fat Elder rushed out of the control room, preparing to clear everyone around the pagoda to prevent them from disturbing the Saint’s cultivation.

Outside the Battle Law Pagoda, one beam of light after another landed, revealing the Disciples who had been testing inside the pagoda, their eyes filled with bewilderment.

One moment they were fighting for their lives with Puppets, the next they were out of the pagoda.

How inexplicable!

”Senior Brother Ma, what happened?”

”You ask me, who should I ask?”

”Just now, the Battle Law Pagoda seemed to shake, and then we seemed to have been kicked out,” said a blue-robed female Disciple with intelligent eyes and a cute, ample bosom.

”I can confirm, I’m the one who kicked him,” another female Disciple said, and as she spoke, she lecherously ambushed her Senior Brother.

”I also confirm, I am the silk stocking on Junior Sister’s jade foot, that soft touch, it couldn’t be more real.”

”Get lost, pervert!”

”Is it malfunctioning? No way, didn’t they say this was a treasure passed down by the Ancestral Master from the Immortal Realm?”

”I don’t know, let’s wait for the Elder to come out and explain the situation.”

Among those who were teleported out was also Ye Chen.

He was hit by a left hook from a fellow Disciple nearby, who was immersed in the pagoda’s trial, leaving him utterly bewildered.

However, this was nothing; the person’s strength was too different from the Puppet’s. He had taken hundreds of punches from the Puppet, and his consciousness projection’s face was almost deformed, so this punch was nothing.

What truly bewildered him was being kicked out of the pagoda the moment before he was fighting inside it.

In an instant, hundreds of people who had been kicked out appeared in front of the Battle Law Pagoda.

Fat Elder rushed out, casually activating the protective Formation around the pagoda, then tossed his hand fan.

The small hand fan landed, transforming into a stable cloud that lifted all these Disciples away.

Fat Elder proclaimed loudly, ”The Saint has triggered the pagoda’s blessing. Now, the Battle Law Pagoda will exclusively assist the Saint. You can enter once the Saint comes out, so please be patient.”

Everyone suddenly understood. So that’s how it was.

”Elder, what is the blessing?” asked the cute, ample-bosomed blue-robed female Disciple.

Fat Elder was in a good mood, so he replied a few more sentences:

”Our Battle Law Pagoda isn’t just for your trials; it’s a treasure sent down by the Ancestral Master from another realm, so it must have extraordinary qualities.”

”This blessing is one of them.”

”According to the Holy Lord, the blessing can allow one to see into their true nature, understand their original heart, cleanse their worldly dust, and greatly aid in future cultivation.”

”Without exception, all those who have triggered the blessing throughout history have been able to achieve Immortal Ascension.”

Immortal Ascension!

At these words, the Disciples burst into an uproar.

For most Disciples, achieving Soul Transformation was very hopeful.

Achieving Void Refining was not impossible.

Achieving Body Integration was a slim hope.

As for whether they could reach Mahayana, that depended on fate; if it wasn’t destined, there was no need to force it.

In the hearts of most people, Immortal Ascension was a distant goal, and throughout their lives, they could only turn into a handful of yellow earth on the path to longevity.

Now, someone was telling them that the Saint was destined to achieve Immortal Ascension. How could this not surprise them?

”So strong.”

”The Saint’s talent is simply too strong.”

”I’m still worrying about forming my Nascent Soul, but the Saint has already gained the hope of Immortal Ascension. What a difference!” a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator sighed.

However, more Disciples were incredibly happy to hear this news.

Since they had no hope of becoming the Saint anyway, the stronger the Saint, the more prosperous the Holy Land would become, and they could also benefit from the Holy Land’s glory.

This was truly a great joyous occasion!

Those Disciples were not angered by being kicked out of the Battle Law Pagoda; instead, they felt honored!

However, upon hearing this, Ye Chen gnashed his teeth in anger. Damn it!

He had intended to display his might in the Battle Law Pagoda today, but he didn’t expect his wish to be shattered before he even began!

All the glory was focused on Xiao Fan alone. With his current strength, Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, the hope of triggering this blessing was slim.

”Damn it, why did you ruin my good fortune!”

Ye Chen seethed with resentment, clenching his hands into fists. His unkempt nails dug deeply into his palms, and crimson blood oozed out, yet he didn’t even frown!

He didn’t know if he was a masochist, someone who enjoyed nails digging into flesh.

Watching Xiao Fan steal the limelight was more unbearable than killing Ye Chen; he couldn’t stand it for another moment and was about to leave.

But very quickly, Xiao Fan also flew out of the pagoda.

He landed before everyone’s eyes.

”Ding, you disrupted Ye Chen’s plan to show off in public, causing his Luck to be damaged.”

”Obtained Villain Points: 200 points.”

Xiao Fan had just landed and hadn’t even fully recovered his senses when he was startled by the System’s voice.

Ye Chen? How did I disrupt his plan?