Chapter 68: Rebirth: I Am the Villain (Part 6)

"Your Excellency?"
Su Chen frowned, a vague sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.
"Could the Your Excellency he speaks of be Lin Zhan?"
An ancient clan prodigy named Gu Lan, seeing the blue-skinned creature's arrogant demeanor, sneered, "You? How utterly shameless! Your skin would be perfect for tiptoeing."
He immediately attacked the blue-skinned creature, determined to kill this arrogant extraterrestrial being.
In the outer starry sky, various domains coexist, and countless races stand side by side. The Tianxuan Domain has produced several Great Emperors, making it a top-tier domain. The beings of the Tianxuan Domain, venturing into the outer realms, naturally possess a touch of arrogance. For a blue-skinned creature of a race they'd never heard of to dare treat them as prey, they were determined to teach him a lesson!
Gu Lan made his move, while the other ancient clan prodigies watched calmly from the sidelines. They didn't believe this blue-skinned creature was a match for Gu Lan, after all, Gu Lan's cultivation had reached the seventh level of the Profound Realm, a superior level among the tens of thousands of prodigies who entered the Ancient Kingdom.
The blue-skinned creature was also enraged by Gu Lan's words. The scales at the corners of its mouth bulged, and the scales all over its body changed color. It actually vanished from the spot. Gu Lan's attack passed right through it, shattering a mountain behind it.
"Disappeared?"
Su Chen looked at the suddenly vanished blue-skinned creature, recalling Gu Yixian's warning to him before he left.
"Chen'er, there are countless extraterrestrial beings. Each extraterrestrial race has different innate abilities. Even with the weak, never underestimate them, or you will inevitably pay a heavy price."
Now, seeing the blue-skinned creature's methods, Su Chen finally understood why Gu Yixian had specifically warned him.
This kind of unprecedented method was indeed extremely strange.
Seeing the empty arena, Gu Lan arrogantly declared, "You think you can be an enemy of my Ancient Clan? Show yourself if you dare! A rat who doesn't even dare show his face, I thought you had any great abilities!"
From the sky came a cold laugh: "Don't worry, I said I'd cut off your head, and I will."
Gu Lan's eyes lit up, and he attacked the direction from which the voice had spoken, but the attack passed right through.
No one was there.
Gu Lan tried several more times, but still failed, which made him somewhat impatient.
Within the Ancient Clan, their leader, Gu Tiangang, coldly said, "Gu Lan, finish this quickly. Don't drag this out too long."
Gu Lan didn't hesitate. He bit off a drop of blood and placed it in a jade pendant. A ripple spread from his feet, and a powerful aura of destruction emanated from his feet, spreading outwards.
Just then, a dagger pierced Gu Lan's chest, transforming into a long blade that pierced through him.
At that very moment, Su Chen struck. His sword flew from his waist, a blur of light flashing as he slashed at the blue-skinned creature. Seeing this, the creature had no choice but to abandon its dagger, attempting to repeat its previous tactic.
Su Chen, however, gave it no chance. Transforming from top to bottom into a full moon, he unleashed a single sword strike, cleaving the blue-skinned creature in two at the waist.
The ancient clan's prodigy was shocked. This was their clan's top-tier technique, the Eclipse Moon Sword Art.
Su Chen approached the blue-skinned creature and calmly asked, "Who are you, and where is Lin Zhan?"
The blue-skinned creature, dragging its dying body, said, "I have already reported your whereabouts to the Venerable One. You cannot escape..."
Su Chen, expressionless, directly severed the blue-skinned creature's head.
Gu Lan, watching Su Chen kill the creature, said gratefully, "Thank you."
He was almost dead.
The other ancient clan prodigies arrived. Gu Tiangang looked at Su Chen, his tone displeased: "Gu Chen, this is Gu Lan's battlefield. Why did you interfere?"
Su Chen glanced at him: "So you're just going to watch Gu Lan die?"
Gu Tiangang said, "My ancient clan's bloodline flows with the blood of saints, how noble! How could we do something like a sneak attack, outnumbering the enemy?"
Su Chen thought he was an arrogant idiot.
"So you're using Gu Lan as bait?"
Su Chen directly ripped off Gu Tiangang's disguise, causing his face to flush red.
"Enough! The crisis isn't over yet!"
Another ancient clan prodigy spoke up, stopping the tense atmosphere.
Over the next period, Su Chen encountered numerous fortuitous events within the ancient kingdom ruins, leading to rapid advancements in his cultivation.
However, he didn't forget to inquire about Lin Zhan.
Finally, his efforts paid off.
Su Chen learned about Lin Zhan from an extraterrestrial being.
Lin Zhan had become the disciple of a renowned Quasi-Saint from beyond the realm and had even founded the War God Temple, attracting numerous geniuses from outside the realm, becoming a well-known force among the younger generation.
Lin Zhan, along with the members of the War God Temple, had also arrived at the ancient kingdom ruins.
"Fortunately, this Venerable isn't a true Venerable."
Su Chen thought to himself, even the most extraordinary chosen one couldn't possibly break through from the Spirit Soul Realm to the Nirvana Realm in just a decade or two; the leap is too vast.
While gathering opportunities, Su Chen continued to inquire about Lin Zhan's whereabouts.
One day,
a seven-colored light swept across the sky, and endless Daoist energy converged into a vast ocean, within which a flower bloomed.
"It's a sacred medicine! The legendary sacred medicine has appeared!"
Many prodigies went wild.
Su Chen's ancient clan was no exception.
"With the sacred medicine, perhaps a new saint will be born within our clan, restoring the glory of our ancient clan!"
Gu Tiangang laughed, his whole body pounding with excitement: "Our ancient clan must obtain this sacred medicine!"
Su Chen looked up at the sky; countless prodigies flew towards the direction of the sacred medicine, densely packed, like twinkling stars, moths drawn to a flame.
Even he had a terrifying thought: to seize this sacred medicine and claim it for himself.
A sacred medicine!
A treasure coveted even by holy lands. The patriarch of the Xuan Yuan Holy Land had once ventured into the Burial Soul Forbidden Zone, risking the entire Xuan Yuan Holy Land for a single sacred medicine, and now it was right before his eyes.
There were no saints here, no Nirvana Realm experts, not even a single Void Realm cultivator.
However, Su Chen spotted a familiar figure in the dense crowd, a figure that brought him back to his senses.
Lin Zhan!
"Damn it, even if I don't want the sacred medicine, I must kill the Chosen One first!"
Su Chen hardened his heart. There were thousands upon thousands of geniuses here, no weaker than him, including monstrous talents like the Holy Sons of Holy Lands. If he participated in the competition, he would most likely only become a supporting character, or even just a stepping stone for Lin Zhan.
It's better to keep an eye on Lin Zhan. As long as he doesn't get the sacred medicine, it doesn't matter who gets it; he'll still benefit.
He hasn't forgotten that the person who took Lin Zhan as a disciple... is a quasi-saint. If Lin Zhan gets the sacred medicine and the quasi-saint becomes a saint, it will be the end of the entire ancient clan, and Su Chen will lose all his trump cards to turn the tide!