Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan!

Chapter 468 Crimson Flames Extinguished Beneath a Single Slash

The Sky Pirate Leader laughed wildly. ”So that is your weakness!”

His eyes gleamed with vicious understanding. ”If you wonʼt move-then die protecting them!”

The flaming spear dispersed into countless condensed fire-lances, each one burning with half-step Immortal pressure.

His target was set now. It wasnʼt Bai Zihan but the Flying Ship behind him.

The reason was easy to guess. Strike at Bai Zihan and he could easily dodge. However, when he targeted the Flying Ship, Bai Zihan was forced to block the attack.

And while Bai Zihan was able to do so right now, gradually he would tire himself out and eventually be struck.

The deck below trembled violently as the formation screens flared under the residual heat alone.

Bai Xueqingʼs jaw tightened.

She understood instantly.

He was forcing Bai Zihan into a defensive stance.

Every strike was calculated. ”Shouldnʼt we leave the Flying Ship?” ”No! If we do so, it will be much more difficult to maneuver with all this heat, not to mention we would become easier targets”

Chu Ziyan answered.

They could abandon the Flying Ship and try to flee, but that would be far more dangerous compared to staying.

Not to mention, she and Bai Xueqing might be able to escape, but Kong Zhanhong and the others operating the Flying Ship wouldnʼt be able to.

The Sky Pirate Leader pressed forward aggressively, the spear reforming in his grasp again and again. ”Try this!” ”Again!” ”Letʼs see how long you can endure!”

BOOM!

Another collision shook the heavens.

Bai Zihanʼs sword intent rippled outward like flowing water, intercepting each assault at the precise point of impact. Flames split. Shockwaves dispersed.

But he did not advance.

He did not counterattack.

He remained-

Exactly where he stood.

Because if he moved even half a step-

The flying ship would be reduced to ash.

The Sky Pirate Leader felt it. ”With this enhancement, my spiritual qi is almost inexhaustible!”

His aura surged again, violently unstable yet overwhelmingly oppressive. ”You wonʼt be able to escape!”

The sky fractured under repeated collisions.

Space screamed.

Firestorms raged.

The pressure descended like divine punishment.

The Sky Pirate Leader thrust again.

And again.

And again.

Each strike was more vicious than the last.

He could almost taste victory.

Even if Bai Zihan was in the Void Refinement Realm-

Even if his sword intent was terrifying-

Under constant defense-

He would eventually falter.

But then- ”Tsk!”

Bai Zihan clicked his tongue in irritation.

He looked mildly disappointed. ”I thought...”

His voice was calm. ”...there would be something interesting about your power.”

Another spear came crashing down.

Bai Zihan blocked it casually. ”But there is none!”

He didnʼt look like someone who was pushed into a corner. He didnʼt seem pressured at all. ”I guess holding back so that I donʼt accidentally kill you made you believe you can win.”

Bai Zihan said as he gathered his Qi. ”Fate Severing Slash!”

It appeared across the burning sky.

The Yun Mo Kou Leaderʼs attack was swallowed whole without much resistance, as if it didnʼt matter.

The Yun Mo Kou Leaderʼs instincts screamed.

He tried to dodge.

Too slow!

The line passed through his right arm.

Clean and effortless.

The flaming spear vanished.

His arm separated at the shoulder.

For a moment-

There was no pain.

He stared blankly at the empty air where his limb had been.

Then- ”ARGH-!!!”

Agony erupted.

Crimson-black flames destabilized violently around him.

Bai Zihan watched with indifferent eyes. ”Hmm... Looks like I can control it if it is this much.”

He had been afraid he might kill him accidentally, but it seemed he was able to precisely control it and, as planned, only took his arm. ”I wonʼt kill you easily!”

The Sky Pirate Leader tried to retreat- ”But you would wish I did.” ”Fate Severing Slash!”

SLASH!

His left leg was severed at the thigh.

Blood sprayed this time-half-step Immortal regeneration unable to keep up with severed fate itself.

He screamed, his body convulsing as he struggled to stabilize midair.

The flames around him flickered chaotically.

Bai Zihan tilted his head slightly. ”No resistance?”

Moreover, his qi had increased quite a bit, and even after using three Fate

Severing Slashes, he still had more than 50% remaining.

The Yun Mo Kou Leader hovered in the sky, one arm gone, one leg gone, his aura collapsing from the unstable enhancement.

Fear finally replaced arrogance in his eyes.

The half-step Immortal aura that had once shaken the heavens now flickered like a dying candle.

Then-

It went out.

The crimson-black flames that had wrapped around the Sky Pirate Leaderʼs body like a sovereignʼs mantle sputtered violently, shrinking inward. The enhancement technique that had forcefully pushed him to the threshold of the Immortal Realm began to unravel.

His skin cracked.

Veins bulged darkly beneath the surface.

The violent surge of borrowed strength receded like a collapsing tide, leaving behind nothing but ruin.

His cultivation-

Plummeted.

The oppressive pressure that had bent the clouds moments ago now felt hollow and thin. Even the surrounding space, once trembling under his might, gradually stilled.

He swayed in midair.

One arm gone.

One leg severed at the thigh.

Internal meridians scorched from forced enhancement.

His aura now-

Was weaker than before he had activated the secret art.

Below-

Silence!

The firestorms gradually subsided. The oppressive heat thinned. The shattered clouds began to drift apart.

On the deck of the flying ship, no one spoke.

They were no longer worried, however, they were stunned.

It seemed their worries had been unfounded. Bai Zihan could have taken care of the Sky Pirate Leader whenever he wanted.

Bai Xueqing exhaled softly.

Only now did her clenched fists relax. ”So...”

Her gaze remained fixed on Bai Zihan. ”...thatʼs his current strength.” There was no longer worry in her eyes.

Only something more complicated.

Awe.

And perhaps-

A sense of inferiority.

Even against someone brushing the threshold of the Immortal Realm-

He had looked... bored.

Beside her, Chu Ziyan stood quietly, sword lowered.

Her eyes had not left Bai Zihan for a single moment.

Bai Xueqing glanced sideways at her.

Then, in a low voice- ”Are you sure you want to marry someone so ruthless and merciless?”

Look at him.

There was no fury in his expression.

No hatred.

Yet he was deliberately tormenting his opponent.

Bai Xueqingʼs lips curved faintly. ”He looks like heʼs enjoying it.” Chu Ziyan did not answer immediately. Her gaze remained fixed on the sky. ”Well, at least he is good to me.”

Bai Xueqing didnʼt say anything to that.

Indeed, although ruthless toward his enemies, he had always been especially kind to those he considered his own.

Above-

The Sky Pirate Leader trembled violently, trying to stabilize his body with one remaining leg. ”You-monster-!”

His voice was hoarse.

Rage and terror intertwined.

Bai Zihan took another slow step forward.

The sky seemed to lower with him. ”You were the one who wanted to play,” he said mildly.

His fingers lifted slightly. ”So, letʼs play till the end!” *** ”Tsk! Useless!”

Bai Zihanʼs voice carried neither anger nor frustration.

Only mild annoyance.

The Sky Pirate Leader hung limply in the air, barely conscious. His enhanced flames had completely extinguished.

The forced half-step Immortal aura had collapsed, leaving behind only a broken

Great Ascension cultivator whose meridians were in ruins. Even without Bai Zihanʼs beating, he might have suffered backlash from forcefully raising his cultivation.

Anyway, Bai Zihan wasnʼt able to get any information despite significantly torturing him.

No matter what Bai Zihan asked-

No matter how he pressured-

The man didnʼt answer any of his questions.

Bai Zihan sighed faintly.

Then he reached forward.

Space rippled.

The pirate leaderʼs body jerked as an invisible force dragged him across the shattered sky.

Like a rag doll-

He was pulled downward.

Toward the Flying Ship.

The deck grew quiet as the broken figure was thrown down.

Thud!

The Sky Pirate Leader landed hard, blood staining the polished wood, one arm gone, one leg severed, aura in complete disarray.

Everyone stared.

This-

Was the result of crossing Bai Zihan.

Even a Great Ascension Realm expert-

Reduced to this.

Kong Zhanhong felt a chill crawl up his spine.

He had once believed that Great Ascension stood near the summit of the cultivation world. Untouchable.

Invincible to most.

Yet-

Today he witnessed two of them completely helpless against Young Master Bai.

One, the Sect Leader of a Top Sect, had begged for his life.

Another lay half-dead at their feet.

Bai Zihan descended lightly onto the deck.

He didnʼt even look like someone who had fought against a Great Ascension

Realm cultivator, as though he had merely exercised slightly.

Bai Xueqing stepped forward.

Her eyes flicked once toward the mutilated pirate before settling on Bai Zihan. ”Did you find out who sent them after us?”

Her tone was calm.

Bai Zihan shook his head. ”No!”

He glanced down at the pirate leader.

A pause.

Then his lips curved faintly. ”But I think I have an idea.”

Bai Xueqingʼs eyes narrowed.

If he said something like this, ninety percent of the time, he already knew who was behind it he just wasnʼt completely certain. ”Letʼs go to the Bai Clan!”