I Am the Fated Villain

Chapter 1637. The Night of Annihilation

Tonight is truly bustling. The act of saving someone feels like a heavy burden, pressing down on Han Feng’s head, suffocating him with despair.

The once prosperous and lively imperial capital is now strange quiet tonight, with no merchants or travelers passing by. Of course, it might be because those merchants and travelers have already been dealt with. Tonight, this place will be completely erased, and no one will know what has happened here.

“The champion marquis offended the wrong person, but for now, he cannot know about the situation in the imperial capital, so you all must die silently here. Don’t blame me.”

“Since ancient times, the alternation of power, the rise and fall of prosperity, have always been this cruel.”

The masked man stood in the sky, looking down at everyone. His voice remained cold, as if devoid of any emotion. Behind him, several figures were still chanting some ancient scriptures, with prayer beads in their hands emitting dazzling light, enveloping the surroundings in an invisible fog, as if time and space itself were being swallowed.

These prayer beads had been blessed by someone from the Grand Dao realm, forming a domain that even the masked man couldn’t break through.

Chu Bai and the others were not even in the Dao realm, and even if they used all their strength, they couldn’t escape.

“The Marquis of Champion has made countless contributions to the expansion of the Immortal Chuhao Earth, but now, at such a time, he is being stabbed in the back and harmed by a villain. It’s truly disheartening,” said Wu Xuan coldly. He had already heard the clue in the masked man’s words.

The Immortal Chuhao Earth is divided into multiple factions, and the Martial faction, led by the Divine General and Champion Marquis, has always had disputes with each other. The country’s ruler, Chu Gucheng, has always tried to balance the two factions and has not intervened directly.

In the past, the Divine General faction and the Champion Marquis faction fought fiercely over the Tianjiao of the Capable and Extraordinary Mansion. Wu Xuan believed that the forces targeting the Marquis now were from the Divine General faction.

With the Heavenly General falling on the frontier, the remaining Divine Generals were left leaderless, and they would surely choose a new Heavenly General during this time. The Champion Marquis, who was not in the imperial capital, was a prime target for suppressing his faction, making it an ideal time for them to strike.

So, the several Divine Generals were undoubtedly eyeing this opportunity to suppress the Champion Marquis’s faction as a way to rise to power. However, Wu Xuan still felt some confusion. Once someone from the Capable and Extraordinary Mansion becomes a Dao realm expert, they are granted an imperial seal by the Immortal Chuhao Earth, obtaining a leisurely official position.

At that moment, Wu Xuan thought of using the imperial decree from the Immortal Chuhao Earth, calling upon the collective will of the people in the imperial capital to counter the enemy. However, he found that his imperial decree was now unusable, and he couldn’t even call upon a single bit of the people’s will.This made his heart skip a beat.

Could it be that the royal family tacitly approved of this matter behind the scenes?

“The Duke is still the Duke; there’s no problem there. The only issue is that during this period, he cannot be made aware of what has transpired in the capital. That’s all.”

“Your presence will only hinder the stability of the imperial city and the peace of Xian Chu Hao Tu.”

The masked man’s gaze was indifferent as he swept over Han Feng and the others, whose faces were filled with anger, despair, and reluctance, as though he completely disregarded them.

The many spies left by the Duke in the capital had already been dealt with in the past few days. Many officials had noticed something was wrong but dared not speak out. They could sense that a terrifying force in the capital was targeting the Duke, and this force had even been tacitly approved by the ruler, Chu Gucheng.

At present, the situation in Xian Chu Hao Tu seemed… to leave Chu Gucheng with no other choice but to silently approve. He had to stabilize the situation and prevent the internal strife from escalating further, or the consequences would be unimaginable.

Chu Bai, Han Feng, and the others shivered, their faces pale. They had originally believed that with the help of the powerful experts from the House of Celestial Experts, their mission would succeed without a hitch. But who would have expected that the force in the capital, in its attempt to deal with the Duke, had become so audacious?

Boom!

The masked man had already struck the moment he finished speaking. His wide robe billowed, stirring the power of the entire avenue, as if the sky itself were falling, crushing down on Chu Bai and the others to annihilate them all.

Not only did he take action himself, but he also summoned a rusty, worn-out ancient mirror, its edges blurred and damaged. As he threw the ancient mirror, it emitted a strange mist, resembling an endless starry river, casting countless beams of light, making time and space blur into illusory shadows.

“A true Dao-level ancient mirror, and it even brought such a strange treasure. It seems they really intend to wipe us all out here,” Wu Xuan said, his face changing drastically. He felt an incredible fear and disbelief.

He could feel the terrifying power of the ancient mirror. Its crystal-clear surface continuously emitted a starlike glow—the light of the Dao refined to its utmost, capable of destroying everything.

Any area it passed over silently collapsed and vanished, directly erased. This caused Wu Xuan to feel a deep terror, a sense of mortal danger.

At that moment, Wu Xuan, who had hoped to stall the masked man further, realized he could no longer do so. He had no strength left to protect Chu Bai, Chu Kui, or the others.

“Heaven wants to destroy us…”

Han Feng, Chu Kui, Bi Xin, and the others all wore expressions of despair. Chu Bai was the same, desperately communicating with the Sun-shooting Bow’s spirit, hoping to use its power to block this devastating attack.

“There’s no time left. If you had handed the Sun-shooting Bow to Wu Xuan earlier and let him wield it, maybe there would have been a chance,” the spirit of the Sun-shooting Bow said with some regret.

Hearing these words, Chu Bai’s eyes finally filled with despair. The situation had gone far beyond his expectations, and he regretted his actions. Had he known, he wouldn’t have acted so impulsively. Now, not only had he jeopardized himself, but also everyone else.

Boom!

The entire sky seemed to shatter. The masked man remained cold and indifferent, his robe fluttering as if it became an entire universe, with stars flashing and rivers of light flowing.

A terrifying force pressed down, and the void continued to collapse. Chu Bai and the others felt as if their bodies were about to explode, their spines breaking, their souls and limbs crushed by the immense pressure. They were about to turn into blood mist.

Wu Xuan took the brunt of the attack. He groaned as his body flew backward, crashing through countless stars. A terrifying hole appeared in his abdomen from the light emitted by the ancient mirror, and even a Dao-level existence like him couldn’t withstand it. Black blood gushed out, unable to heal.In just an instant, he was severely wounded and lost his combat ability.

In the tranquil courtyard of Xian Chu Haotu’s imperial capital, Gu Changge looked at the ancient mirror in front of him, which was crystal-clear and flawless like jade. He gently smiled and put down the wine cup in his hand.

Then, he pointed out, and the scene reflected in the mirror suddenly became blurry, as if the wind and clouds were changing and the universe was transforming. The mirror shattered into large fragments, and his finger reached into the space behind the glass.

“Tonight is truly lively,” he chuckled lightly.

His palm reached out toward the deep, hazy mirror space, as if trying to pull something out. Around him, the Eternal Spirit and the Scavenger Book’s spirit both materialized into blurry figures, watching this scene with a sense of awe and shock.

Boom!

At the same time, outside the imperial capital of Xian Chu Haotu, in a region covered by a strange mist, the pitch-black night sky seemed to collapse in an instant. A long, translucent, jade-like finger, surrounded by chaotic energy, reached out from the bottomless void. The stars in front of this finger seemed as tiny as dust.

It was as if the hand of the heavens had lightly touched it, and the entire universe would shatter along with it.

The masked man watched the sudden appearance of this scene. His normally indifferent expression immediately changed, and he stared at the scene in disbelief.

“Which senior is making a move?”

He growled and asked. The sleeve that was originally descending toward Chu Bai and others suddenly changed direction and rushed toward the lightly pointed finger. However, boundless energy seemed to pour out and exploded there.

That translucent, jade-like finger, wrapped in chaotic energy, gently descended, and the masked man’s sleeve instantly exploded, followed by his entire arm and forearm, scattering blood and white bone fragments everywhere. The entire world seemed like a paper painting, which was instantly torn apart with the appearance of that finger.

The several figures seated behind the masked man were also struck like a thunderbolt. Blood flowed from the corners of their mouths and eyes, their prayer beads trembled in their hands, making a cracking sound. Cracks appeared, spreading rapidly, and then they exploded with a bang, turning into dust that filled the sky.

At the moment the prayer beads exploded, a terrifying surge of energy poured out, spreading and causing several figures to instantly disintegrate. They didn’t even have time to scream before turning into powder, and all traces of them were erased.

In that instant, all the strange mist quickly dissipated, and the domain surrounding this area also receded like a tide.

Chu Bai, Chu Kui, Bi Xin, and the others from the Extraordinary Sages House were all stunned and shocked, watching this scene in disbelief, feeling as though they were in a dream. Even the heavily injured Wu Xuan looked utterly incredulous, his body trembling.

“Who exactly is the senior who made the move?”

One of the masked man’s arms exploded, and the intense pain turned his face pale, his eyes filled with disbelief and fear, unable to maintain the indifference from earlier.

In that brief moment, he had already sensed the opponent’s strength—an existence that far surpassed the level of Ancestor Dao. He simply couldn’t understand who it was from the Ancestor Dao realm that intervened.

Clearly, the few strings of prayer beads had been reinforced by an Ancestor Dao being, which ensured that the aura in this area wouldn’t leak out and be detected. But how did this mysterious being, who suddenly intervened, know about what was happening here? And why did they suddenly step in?

No matter how the masked man questioned, that crystalline finger, resembling the hand of a divine being, remained unchanged. It continued to descend slowly, steadily, and relentlessly.

The terrifying power exceeded the limits that the worlds could bear, with the Great Dao twisting, and the river of time steaming. The broken ancient mirror also instantly shattered, turning into powder.

Pffft!

For the first time in his life, the masked man felt fear and despair. He couldn’t move, his body was pinned in place.

The overwhelming force continued to descend, causing his skull to crack with a sharp sound, and blood spread. The specially crafted mask shattered into pieces, revealing a pale, beardless face, but the expression on this face was one of sheer terror and disbelief.

“Is it him?”

From afar, Wu Xuan and the others, who had been shaken and trembling from the scene, were also stunned when they saw the true face of the masked man. They couldn’t believe it.

“How is this possible?”

Chu Kui, Bi Xin, and the others, all from the Extraordinary Sages House, had a special status in the Immortal Chu Hao Soil. Though they weren’t in the Dao realm, they frequently encountered powerful figures at that level.

So when they saw the masked man’s true face, they were struck with shock, disbelief, and even dread.

Pffft!

At this moment, the finger in the void still continued to descend steadily. No matter how desperate, fearful, or resistant the masked man was, it simply landed on his head. With a soft “Pffft,” the entire area was wiped out, leaving no trace behind.

And after eliminating the masked man, the crystalline finger vanished in an instant, as if it had never existed.The world once again returned to its peaceful and clear state. The night was as dark as ink, and the surroundings were as silent as death.

“That’s terrifying…”

Such a simple action, as easy as crushing a small insect, left Han Feng, Chu Bai, and the others trembling in fear. They felt an overwhelming sense of helplessness and dread.

Just moments ago, when facing the masked man, whether it was them or Wu Xuan, they had felt as insignificant and weak as ants. But in front of that ethereal finger, even a powerful figure like the masked man was nothing more than an insect that could be casually wiped out, without any resistance.

The next moment, just as Wu Xuan, Chu Bai, and the others were still shaken and fearful about what had just happened, the dark sky once again blurred. A massive hand stretched out from the void, grabbing them all and pulling them away from their original position.

The scene in front of Chu Bai and the others became blurry. They didn’t even have time to react, and when they reappeared, they found themselves in a quiet courtyard.

In the distance, various rare divine bamboos and immortal plants were planted, with purple mist curling around vines and ancient pines towering against the backdrop of the setting sun.

A young man in white sat calmly at a stone table, with his back to them. He appeared to be drinking alone, one long, pale hand caressing a wine cup, while the other held an ancient scroll, seemingly reading it.

Under the cold moonlight, the young man’s body seemed to shimmer with a faint glow, as if surrounded by ethereal mist, as if he were about to step into another transcendent world, exuding an aura of otherworldly elegance.

Whether it was Wu Xuan, who was at the Dao realm, or Chu Bai, Chu Kui, Bi Xin, and the others, all of them were momentarily stunned, as if they hadn’t yet recovered from what had just occurred.

“Thank you, senior, for saving us.”

However, Wu Xuan, being a Dao realm being, quickly regained his composure. He hurriedly expressed his gratitude, realizing that the young man in white before them was the one who had saved them earlier.

That slender hand, which had just casually crushed the masked man with a single poke, was still in their minds.

Chu Bai, Chu Kui, Bi Xin, and the others quickly reacted as well. They bowed and expressed their thanks. However, they also felt a bit curious and puzzled, as the young man in white seemed somewhat familiar, as if they had seen him somewhere before.

It was Wu Xuan who suddenly remembered something and, with astonishment and disbelief in his voice, said, “Could you be Young Master Gu?”

As a Dao realm being, Wu Xuan naturally had the qualification to attend the birthday banquet of Chu Gucheng that day. Although he was seated farther from the main banquet, he had still seen many of the distinguished guests, and among them was none other than the young man before them, Gu Changge. He was the mysterious leader of the Fating Alliance, a figure that the entire Xiyuan civilization feared and speculated about.

Wu Xuan never expected that in this life-or-death situation tonight, it would be Gu Changge who intervened and saved them.

“No need to thank me, it was just a simple act,” Gu Changge replied lightly with a smile, turning around and also putting down the golden ancient scroll in his other hand.

“I can’t believe it’s really Young Master Gu…”

Although Chu Kui, Bi Xin, and the others had never seen Gu Changge’s true appearance, they had heard many rumors about him. Now, they were all greatly shocked, unable to believe it, and feeling quite absurd.

The black disaster remnants that had been spreading like wildfire in the Xian Chu Hao soil, the leader of the Fating Alliance, whom everyone feared and dreaded, was actually this elegant and ethereal young man? The very person who had just saved them?

Chu Bai, however, was keen-eyed and quickly noticed that the golden ancient scroll Gu Changge had been reading did not contain text but instead displayed images.

Though somewhat blurry, Chu Bai still recognized several familiar figures, feeling even more surprised, stunned, and incredulous.

Could it be that Gu Changge had seen the events unfolding outside the imperial capital through this golden scroll and intervened to save them?

But before he could look any closer, it was impossible, as Gu Changge had already put the golden scroll down.