Chapter 67: Rebirth: I Am the Villain Part 5 (Thanks to the great author You.Xian for the certification)

Su Chen's defeat of Gu Zi'ang with a single punch caused a huge uproar within the Gu Clan.
Gu Zi'ang, ranked third, was defeated with a single punch!
The elders of the Gu Clan exchanged bewildered glances upon witnessing this.
"What was that just now?"
"It seemed... truly an ordinary punch."
"No, that punch seemed to contain something else."
"Fist intent? Impossible. Even if it was fist intent, it couldn't easily defeat Gu Zi'ang. Gu Zi'ang's body was tempered by lightning tribulation; his physique is comparable to an ordinary Tongxuan Realm martial artist."
"The power of heaven and earth! That's the power of heaven and earth at the Tongxuan Realm! This kid Gu Chen has probably broken through to the Tongxuan Realm!"
"A Tongxuan Realm expert at the age of twenty... comparable to a true disciple of a holy land! Haha, worthy of being the grandson of the Third Elder! Our Gu Clan hasn't seen such a genius in a long time. Given time, perhaps the twelve elders will have one more!"
A smile appeared on Gu Yixian's stern face.
"This kid... he even hid it from me!"
The Profound Realm!
Su Chen advanced from the seventh level of the Spirit Soul Realm to the Profound Realm in just one year. At twenty years old, this Profound Realm expert is undoubtedly a true young king, with a promising future to break through to the Nirvana Realm, and even a slim chance of touching the threshold of a Saint!
Even a true disciple of a Holy Land is no more than this.
Su Chen's revelation of his cultivation level dealt a heavy blow to many ancient clan prodigies.
"Gu Chen, I challenge you!"
Gu Yuan, the number one in the ancient clan rankings, stood before Su Chen, possessing a half-step Profound Realm cultivation.
Su Chen said, "You should know that you have absolutely no chance of winning against me."
This world is not lacking in monstrous talents who can fight across a major realm.
But...Gu Yuan is not that monstrous talent.
"The path of martial arts is naturally to forge ahead bravely. Before the outcome is decided, how can we retreat?"
Gu Yuan declared loudly, his fighting spirit radiating.
He directly attacked Su Chen.
A pure heart for martial arts.
Su Chen seemed to see his past self in him. Once upon a time, he too possessed such a pure heart for martial arts.
“Good!”
Su Chen made his move, his two fingers forming a sword. The swords on the field hummed, their light dazzling, obscuring vision.
“What terrifying martial skill!”
“No wonder he's a young king who broke through to the Profound Realm at the age of twenty!”
Many elders of the ancient clans praised him highly.
Even for a large clan like the ancient clans, producing a Nirvana Realm cultivator is not easy; perhaps only one young king appears every few centuries.
Although the lifespan of a Nirvana Realm cultivator is three thousand years, it still has an end.
Ultimately, someone needs to take over to ensure a power never declines.
Su Chen is undoubtedly fresh Nirvana Realm blood within the ancient clans; the talent he displays deserves the clan's attention.
Gu Yuan was defeated, looking at Su Chen with bitterness in his heart.
From that moment on, the title of the Ancient Clan's number one genius among the younger generation no longer belonged to him, but to the young man before him.
After the battle, Su Chen became a core seed of the Ancient Clan.
He began cultivating in the Ancient Clan's ancestral land.
He rarely appeared outside.
Fifteen years later
While cultivating, Su Chen received news.
An ancient ruin had appeared in the outer starry sky, and several surrounding major domains sent people to it, including the Tianxuan Domain.
Many forces from Su Chen's Northern Domain also went to join the commotion.
As a top-tier power beneath the Holy Land, the Ancient Clan naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to join in the fun.
Su Chen, along with the elders of the Ancient Clan, embarked on the journey through the outer starry sky.
He had a premonition that he might encounter Lin Zhan on this journey.
...
The site of the ruins, within a star field in the outer starry sky, revealed a glimpse of an ancient kingdom, forming a vast and interconnected expanse.
The surrounding planets, large and small, were filled with various powerful forces.
Su Chen, following the Ancient Clan, was truly broadening his horizons; this was his first time venturing beyond the Heavenly Profound Domain to the outer realms.
The extraterrestrial beings were countless, diverse and varied.
However, every force qualified to enter the outer realms was extremely powerful, with at least one Nirvana Realm Venerable presiding over it. Some Holy Lands even dispatched ancient relics, wielding sacred artifacts, forming light screens in the starry sky, displaying their overwhelming power.
Su Chen searched everywhere but couldn't find Lin Zhan, which he understood.
There were countless extraterrestrial beings; finding one person was like searching for a needle in a haystack. It was normal not to find him.
However, even if Su Chen couldn't find Lin Zhan, Lin Zhan would find him sooner or later, and a battle between the two was inevitable.
At the ancient kingdom ruins, after the space stabilized, a decree appeared in the sky:
Only martial artists with cultivation levels below the Void Realm were allowed to enter the ruins. Weapons of the Royal Rank or higher were forbidden within the ruins!
Su Chen was puzzled, but after the explanation from the ancient clan elder, he understood.
The space here was fragile. If all the major forces were allowed to enter, a holy war might break out, causing the space to shatter and forcing them to re-enter the void, hiding in unknown places. In that case, all the major forces would have gained nothing.
Su Chen muttered, "These ancient families really know a lot. No wonder none of their Void Realm cultivators came."
They had already guessed it.
Besides Su Chen, several other geniuses at the ninth level of the Profound Realm had arrived from the ancient clan. These were all prodigies from hundreds of years ago; some might not be as talented as Su Chen, but their abilities were still considerable, even surpassing Gu Yuan's.
The group entered the ancient kingdom ruins together to explore.
Within the ruins, one could vaguely discern that this was a powerful and ancient kingdom, at least a holy dynasty in the starry sky, but unfortunately, it encountered a crisis and disappeared into the river of time.
Within a few days of entering the ancient kingdom, Su Chen encountered extraterrestrial prodigies who had begun hunting the Tianxuan Domain.
This was an extraterrestrial prodigy with blue skin, no hair, and covered in scales, otherwise indistinguishable from humans.
“People from the Tianxuan Domain? Do you know the ancient clans of the Tianxuan Northern Domain?”
The blue-skinned extraterrestrial prodigy licked the blood from the tip of his blade, his azure eyes like the deep darkness of the ocean, looking at the many geniuses of the ancient clan, seemingly regarding them as prey.
Within the ancient clan, a prodigy at the ninth level of the Profound Realm frowned: "Ancient Clan, we are from the Ancient Clan of the Northern Region. You've been looking for us?"
Upon hearing this, the blue-skinned extraterrestrial being's expression brightened with joy.
"Hahahaha, so you are from the Ancient Clan of the Northern Region of Heavenly Profound Realm! This is so easy! You are the Venerable One's enemies, and he has already offered a hefty reward for your capture!"
"I will cut off your heads to claim the Venerable One's bounty!"