The Child of Destiny, Me, is Bound to the Villain System? - Chapter 7

"The Child of Destiny, Me, is Bound to the Villain System? - Chapter 7: System: Are You Really the Chosen One?"

Chapter 7: System: Are You Really the Chosen One?

Clang clang clang...

Amidst the surging sword qi, metallic clanging sounds echoed as the python's scales absorbed the impact.

Its scales were indeed extraordinarily hard.

The terrifying sword qi that could easily tear apart an ordinary person had failed to penetrate its defenses.

One unfortunate cultivator was caught in the backlash of the sword qi and was obliterated entirely, leaving no trace of his body.

The sole survivor had managed to hide in a deep trench carved by the sword qi.

The clash between the sword qi and the python continued.

The python's massive body was repeatedly pushed back by the relentless barrage of sword qi, its roars echoing through the forest.

Whoosh!

At this moment, Lin Ye stepped onto his flying sword box, ascending into the air. His white robes fluttered in the breeze, making him look like a youthful Sword Immortal.

With one hand raised above his head, forming a sword finger, white sword qi began to gather at his fingertips.

When the blinding white light illuminated the surroundings, Lin Ye's gaze sharpened.

He swung his raised hand downward with force.

"Slash!"

Swish!!!

A single streak of sword light instantly cleaved the python's body in two. After slicing through the python, the white sword qi continued to rampage across the ground, unstoppable in its path.

Everything it passed—ferocious beasts, plants, trees, boulders, streams—all were split cleanly in half.

The elegance of this single sword strike caused the heavens and earth to lose their color!

The python remained frozen in its roaring posture, but its massive body had been severed into two halves. With a loud thud, it collapsed onto the ground, blood pooling everywhere.

Lin Ye, standing atop his flying sword box, his ponytail gently swaying in the breeze, appeared otherworldly and untainted by the carnage below.

At this inopportune moment, the system's voice chimed in.

"Cough cough... uh, Host, sorry to interrupt your grandstanding, but if you don't get down there soon, the last surviving disciple might die."

"What?!?"

Lin Ye didn't waste another second. He immediately leapt off the flying sword box and rushed to check on the last remaining cultivator.

During the earlier battle with the python, one poisoned cultivator had been caught in the backlash of the sword qi. By the time Lin Ye noticed, it was already too late to save him.

Now, only one person remained—and they couldn't afford to lose this one!

Otherwise, how would his story of being a righteous Chosen One who intervened to help those in need spread?

With this thought, Lin Ye jumped into the trench to assess the situation.

The sole survivor was a female cultivator. Her face was tinged with purple, her breathing labored, but since she had only been lightly exposed to the poison, she was still alive.

At this moment, the female cultivator saw Lin Ye approaching. Her eyes widened, filled with terror.

She had witnessed her senior brother being torn to shreds by Lin Ye's sword qi just moments ago.

"This... this esteemed lady... uh, no, what am I saying? Esteemed nun? Daoist maiden? Oh, never mind! Esteemed miss, please rest assured—I'm not a bad person! Truly!"

Lin Ye hurriedly helped the female cultivator up and retrieved a pill from his interspatial ring, feeding it to her delicate lips.

After swallowing the pill, the purplish hue on her face gradually faded, and her complexion returned to normal.

"You... you're what kind of person?!"

Once she regained her strength, the first thing the female cultivator did was grab her spirit sword and point it at Lin Ye. Her beautiful face was filled with suspicion.

Seeing this, Lin Ye wasn't angered. Instead, he smiled gently. "Miss, I truly am not a bad person. You've misunderstood me."

"You... you killed my senior brother!!!"

At the mention of her senior brother, tears welled up in the female cultivator's eyes.

Their bond had been strong. In the final moments, her senior brother had pushed her into the trench to save her, while he himself perished under the sword qi.

"That was a misunderstanding!"

Lin Ye sighed bitterly. "You must have seen it—I was helping you all fight the python. I didn't mean for that to happen... It's my fault, I admit it. I apologize sincerely."

"Apologize?! How can you apologize?! My senior brother is dead, waaahhh..."

The female cultivator collapsed, hugging her knees and sobbing uncontrollably.

"Miss, please don't cry. I promise I'll safely escort you back to your sect!"

"No! You killed my senior brother! I demand your life!!!"

Suddenly, the female cultivator stood up and lunged at Lin Ye with her spirit sword. Though this attack lacked spiritual energy, Lin Ye's body instinctively reacted from countless battles with ferocious beasts.

Swish...

A flash of white light.

The female cultivator's head was severed from her body, blood splattering everywhere.

Her severed head stared wide-eyed at Lin Ye in disbelief.

It was as if she were silently screaming: You dodged my attack even though I didn't use spiritual energy! Why didn't you dodge and instead killed me outright?! Didn't you say you were a good person?!

"Holy crap!!!"

Even Lin Ye was startled by what had just happened.

He immediately bent down, picked up the severed head, and attempted to reattach it to her body.

Surprisingly, because the sword qi had been so fast, it hadn't caused much damage to the flesh and bones. Attaching the head felt almost like assembling a puzzle—it really fit back on.

"Uh... does this still work? Is it a bit dirty? Should I wash it for you?"

Lin Ye's face was filled with anxiety.

He was supposed to be a good guy—a Chosen One! How could he casually kill people like this?!

Damn those ferocious beasts in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains—they had conditioned his body to react instinctively during combat.

If he ever achieved enlightenment, he vowed to exterminate every single one of these beasts!!!

At this moment, the system chimed in with a somber tone: "Buddy, tell me honestly—are you really the Chosen One?"

"Of course!!!"

Frustrated by the fact that the head kept falling off, Lin Ye snapped back irritably.

"Hmm..." The system sounded puzzled. "Do you want to see what you look like right now?"

"What do I look like?"

"I knew you wouldn't know. Here, let me show you."

Ding dong...

Congratulations, Host! You have obtained an ordinary mirror.

Upon hearing the system's prompt, Lin Ye frowned slightly, unsure of what the system was implying.

See what he looked like?

What could possibly be strange about his appearance?

Swish...

As the mirror materialized beside him, Lin Ye turned to look—and nearly scared himself.

Now he understood what the system meant.

In the mirror's reflection, a white-robed man covered in blood held a decapitated head with unseeing eyes, attempting to piece it back together like a macabre jigsaw puzzle.

"This... no! This is an illusion! Yes!"

"This head must still be usable!"

With that, Lin Ye, ignoring everything else, quickly undid his belt.

"Buddy! Calm down! What are you doing? Are you trying to take advantage of the heat? Even I, a BT, think you're being BT. Can you stop this?"

"What nonsense is this?! What are you talking about?!"

Infuriated and embarrassed, Lin Ye forcefully pressed the head back onto the neck and tightly secured it with his belt.