You Call Me the Villain? Your Slander Turns Out to Be True! - Chapter 3
"You Call Me the Villain? Your Slander Turns Out to Be True! - Chapter 3: Don't Be a Coward—Reward for Perfecting the Sword Technique!"
Chapter 3: Don't Be a Coward—Reward for Perfecting the Sword Technique!
[Detected Child of Fortune: Ye Chen]
[Name: Ye Chen]
[Age: 17]
[Fortune Level: Tier 5 (Green)]
[Fortune Value: 735,000 points]
[Physique: Burning Heaven Fire Body, Innate Sword Bone] [Naturally attuned to flames, capable of easily refining and fusing exotic fires, earthly fires, and heavenly fires to achieve the supreme Burning Heaven Fire Body, capable of destroying heaven and earth. His innate sword bone makes him a prodigy in sword cultivation, allowing him to advance rapidly in any sword technique.]
[Cultivation: Boundary Sea Realm, Layer 3] [Capable of fighting across realms with ease; nearly invincible within the Boundary Sea Realm, even able to challenge Divine Sense Realm experts.]
[Profile: A "trash-to-power" Child of Fortune who rose through decisive action and guidance from a powerful soul trapped in a ring. Frequently fights across realms and has close ties with many Ladies of Fortune. Will leverage their identities and resources to grow rapidly. If nothing unexpected happens, he is destined to ascend beyond this world and become an emperor.]
What a guy—a Yao Lao-style mentor combined with a "soft rice-eating" Child of Fortune? And he's one of those trash-to-power protagonists. No wonder his mind is so dark, repeatedly framing the previous host.
But the previous host is already dead, so who cares about his grievances? However, targeting me today? That's where you're wrong!
Looking at Ye Chen's fortune value of over 700,000, Qin Luo's eyes gleamed greedily.
"How do I drain his fortune value?" Qin Luo asked mentally.
[Defeating, suppressing, or killing a Child of Fortune can reduce their fortune to zero. Seizing their opportunities, women, or crushing their mentality can also cause them to lose fortune value.]
Ye Chen stepped forward, positioning himself in front of Liu Ruyan, and scolded Qin Luo: "Senior Brother, how could you speak to Junior Sister like that?"
Just moments ago, Liu Ruyan had defended Qin Luo, causing Ye Chen to feel a flicker of crisis. He had never heard the saying that childhood sweethearts couldn't compete with newcomers.
He only knew that Liu Ruyan was someone he had painstakingly worked to win over, and now he was just one step away from completely securing her. No accidents were allowed to happen.
It wasn't just because Liu Ruyan was beautiful with a great figure—it was also because she was the Holy Lord's only daughter. If he married her, he would undoubtedly become the Holy Son of Tai Xu Holy Land, and eventually its Holy Lord. All the sect's resources would be directed toward him.
He would gain the support of the Tai Xu Holy Land, and one day, he could return to his family to avenge himself and reclaim what should have been his.
He would go back to the family that rejected him and say, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—don't look down on a poor youth!"
"Senior Brother, the evidence against you is overwhelming. Even if you spout nonsense, how can you deceive our elders?"
"Senior Brother, I advise you to admit your guilt quickly. The Holy Lord might show leniency."
Ye Chen believed Qin Luo had no chance of turning things around. It was time to kick him while he was down.
"Senior Brother, think about the fellow disciples you've killed. If you have any conscience left, you should kneel and apologize, visit their graves, and beg for forgiveness!"
A disdainful smirk curled at the corner of Qin Luo's lips. "Who didn't pull up their pants properly and let you slip out?"
Hearing Qin Luo curse for the first time, Liu Ruyan's eyes widened in disbelief. In her memories, Qin Luo was always a gentle and refined man.
But now... how had he turned into such a thug?
Ye Chen's expression darkened as he glared at Qin Luo. "Senior Brother Qin, resisting is futile. Today, I'll challenge you on behalf of all the disciples you've killed. I'll avenge them!"
The righteous light shone upon Ye Chen, making him appear noble and majestic in that moment.
The elders seated on the high platform remained silent, deeply disappointed by Qin Luo's earlier behavior.
"Right, right, right! Everything you said is correct—it was all me. Today, I'll add you to the list!"
With that, Qin Luo surged forward, launching himself at Ye Chen. He was at the seventh layer of the Divine Sense Realm—how could he possibly lose to Ye Chen, who was only at the third layer of the Boundary Sea Realm? He refused to believe it!
The biggest difference between the Divine Sense Realm and the Boundary Sea Realm was that cultivators in the Divine Sense Realm could harness a portion of the elemental forces of heaven and earth, while those in the Boundary Sea Realm could only rely on the energy stored in their internal seas.
[Don't be a coward—just fight! A villain should be lawless and fearless. What if the heavens oppose you? If you die, birds will fly to the sky. If you live, you'll thrive for thousands of years!]
[Reward unlocked: Mastery of the Four Symbols Sword Technique] [Martial skill mastery levels: Beginner, Proficient, Advanced, Perfect.]
[Reward unlocked: Full refinement of the Tai Xu Bell] [With the Lower Saint Rank Tai Xu Bell, even Sky Piercing Realm experts can be challenged!]
[Reward unlocked: Insight into the Swallowing Heaven Devil Art] [Absorb others' essences to strengthen your physique—even an ordinary body can reach extraordinary heights!]
In an instant, Qin Luo fully grasped all the moves of the Four Symbols Sword Technique.
The Four Symbols Sword Technique consisted of four elements: metal, wood, water, and fire. Previously, the Tai Xu Holy Land only possessed the fire-based sword technique.
Ye Chen, with his Burning Heaven Fire Body and innate sword bone, was perfectly suited for the fire-based sword technique. It was no surprise that he had stolen it.
From the high platform, someone asked, "Holy Lord, should we intervene and apprehend Qin Luo?"
Holy Lord Liu Changhe glanced at Qin Luo, a flicker of disappointment in his eyes. He had initially wanted to give Qin Luo a chance—to punish him by sending him to the Reflection Cliff for ten years, then allow him to redeem himself in life-or-death battles for the sect.
Unfortunately, Qin Luo had gone mad with his nonsensical ramblings.
Glancing at Ye Chen, Liu Changhe couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration. Ye Chen's top-tier talent and rapid progress had caught his attention long ago. After careful consideration, he believed Ye Chen was more suited than Qin Luo for the position of Holy Son.
"Let's see how strong he is. If he dares to challenge Qin Luo, he must have his reasons," Liu Changhe said calmly. With him present, there was no way Qin Luo could kill Ye Chen under his watchful eye.
"Since you all accuse me of theft, let me show you what stealing looks like!"
Qin Luo unleashed a surge of fiery energy around him. Drawing his sword, he unleashed the Fire Dance of the Nine Heavens!
Boom! The intense flames shocked everyone.
The enforcer elder exclaimed immediately, "Fire Dance of the Nine Heavens!"
"That's right—it was Qin Luo who stole the Four Symbols Sword Technique!"
The evidence was undeniable. The enforcer elder's eyes gleamed with excitement, eager to capture Qin Luo and mete out justice.
The other disciples were indignant.
"Qin Luo is nothing but a hypocrite. Now he's exposed!"
"That's right—all these crimes are Qin Luo's doing. Qin Luo deserves to die!"
Liu Ruyan was stunned. She had just defended Qin Luo, but now he had slapped her in the face. She remembered clearly that she had claimed Qin Luo wasn't even in the holy land when the Four Symbols Sword Technique was stolen.
Yet now, he had just demonstrated it. Her face burned with shame, and she felt like she no longer recognized Qin Luo.
Ye Chen was equally baffled. This sword technique was only available to elder-level disciples based on contributions. Qin Luo hadn't received it.
And after he stole it, there was no backup copy left in the Tai Xu Holy Land!
"How is this possible?" Ye Chen thought in shock. He checked his spatial ring—sure enough, the incomplete version of the Four Symbols Sword Technique was still there.
How could Qin Luo have mastered it, and why did his version seem even stronger?
A voice of astonishment rang out from the high platform.
"Advanced level? No, wait—this move has reached perfection! My goodness! Qin Luo is actually such a sword prodigy!"