Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate

Chapter 229: Depriving Gu Ran's Opportunities

Jiang Chen, with a plan to confront Gu Ran well-established in his mind, decided to act decisively.

Propelling himself with a swift push of his feet, he ascended into the sky towards the marine region where Gu Ran resided.

Simultaneously, on the coral reef, Gu Ran persisted in maintaining his ability of invisibility.

However, a trace of unease was slowly starting to seep into his heart. He pondered, 'What was observing me just a moment ago?'

'It induced a numbing chill, making my spine tingle with fear!'

'Is there a terrifying demonic beast lurking around this coral reef?'

'But that can't be... I meticulously selected this reef as my hunting ground. There's no possibility of a demonic beast beyond the Mysterious Platform realm appearing here!'

'Could it be that a formidable powerhouse passing by has noticed me?' The more Gu Ran contemplated, the more regret pervaded his heart.

The moment he sensed the feeling of being observed, he instantly activated his invisibility ability.

As a result, the observer who had spotted him would now be blind to his presence, probably leading to astonishment and perhaps prompting them to investigate further.

This scenario presented a significant threat to Gu Ran.

'I mustn't let myself be overtaken by panic this way in the future!' Gu Ran reprimanded himself as he began to navigate with discreet and subtle movements.

As long as he refrained from using his Yuan Power, he could maintain his invisible state while on the move.

Shortly, Gu Ran discreetly submerged himself into the sea and continued to stealthily drift away.

Assisted by the billowing waves and tumultuous currents, any sound he made while moving was masked.

Jiang Chen lost track of Gu Ran, but he was not worried.

All he had to do was keep a vigilant watch over the demonic beasts in this marine region.

Gu Ran's strategy was to hunt demonic beasts, seize their cultivation base to strengthen himself, which signified he would unquestionably continue slaying these beasts.

The moment Gu Ran initiated his hunt, his location would surely be exposed!

The only way of evading this would be to flee millions of kilometers in a single bound.

However, could Gu Ran, with his current cultivation base, possibly accomplish such a feat?

In no time, Jiang Chen arrived at the nearby marine region where Gu Ran was last seen.

Just like Gu Ran, he used the Heavenly Demon Hidden Heart Ring to conceal his presence.

Regardless of whether he hid or not, it wouldn't matter much; Gu Ran's divine sense range was too limited, he couldn't detect Jiang Chen from afar!

Jiang Chen silently decided, 'Next, I'll begin hindering Gu Ran's progress.'

'I'll eliminate all surrounding demonic beasts, leaving none for your hunt!' A chilling smirk surfaced on his face.

Without delay, he flicked his hand, releasing strands of sword Qi that surged into the seawater.

These incredibly fine threads of sword Qi darted wildly through the seabed, exterminating any demonic beasts they encountered.

A single strand of sword Qi could vanquish thousands of Mysterious Platform realm demonic beasts before eventually fading away.

In a brief span of time, a vast number of demonic beasts in the surrounding marine region succumbed to Jiang Chen's might.

Some of the demonic beasts sensed the anomaly and fled in sheer terror.

As a result, the marine region chosen by Gu Ran was devoid of any suitable demonic beasts for his hunting.

Moreover, Gu Ran remained entirely oblivious to this development.

He cautiously navigated the seabed, simultaneously dodging any potential great powerhouse or powerful demonic beast that might approach, and made his way towards other hunting grounds.

Just then, a much-anticipated system notification echoed in Jiang Chen's mind.

[Ding! You have subtly manipulated the plot, usurped a portion of the protagonist Gu Ran's opportunities. Gu Ran's Heavenly Fate Value has decreased by 500 points!]

[Ding! You have earned 1,000 Villain Value points!]

'Hehe,' Jiang Chen let out a frosty chuckle. 'So, you aim to hunt demonic beasts? Keep dreaming!'

He didn't need to think to understand that Gu Ran would definitely continue his pursuit of hunting demonic beasts.

Well, let him search far and wide, only to come back empty-handed!

Next, Jiang Chen focused his divine sense exclusively on the demonic beasts.

Whenever a creature traveled from afar to this vicinity, he would kill it and then confiscate the carcass.

These remains still contained some qi and blood energy.

Even if it wasn't much, it was still better than nothing.

He would gladly accumulate them!

Moreover, confiscating the corpses was a tactic to prevent Gu Ran from leaving prematurely.

Otherwise, if Gu Ran stumbled upon a trail littered with demonic beast carcasses, he would surely be alarmed into quickly withdrawing to safety.

Time gradually slipped by.

In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.

Jiang Chen occasionally eliminated demonic beasts, but for the most part, he was idle.

Of course, Jiang Chen did not waste this time; he used it for cultivation.

Although he had no immediate plans to use spiritual plants, his innate cultivation aptitude far surpassed the usual Perfect Grade aptitude, leading to a notably rapid cultivation speed!

According to Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning, Jiang Chen's aptitude was approaching the Peerless Grade, a tier above the Perfect Grade.

Such extraordinary aptitude would not be left untapped by Jiang Chen.

Throughout these five days, he had been steadily engaged in cultivation, making notable progress.

Moreover, he took out the mysterious giant egg obtained from the Cave Heaven Secret Realm and had it inspected by Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning.

The results were consistent with the information left by Immortal Tian Cui.

The mysterious giant egg was indeed cultivated using the 'Void White Dragon' egg as a foundation, combined with the bloodline of the Death Calamity True Dragon.

Although the bloodline of the Death Calamity True Dragon utilized was somewhat diluted, the Void White Dragon was no less significant.

The fusion of the two resulted in a substantial enhancement!

However, Jiang Chen had no immediate intentions to incubate the mysterious giant egg.

The Cave Heaven Secret Realm issue was likely to entail significant repercussions, so he chose to bide his time.

Besides, he currently needed the qi and blood energy as a secret weapon.

Meanwhile, in another location, Gu Ran stood on the coastline of a small island, his brows furrowed in bewilderment. With mounting frustration, he mused, 'Five days! Five entire days!'

'Why haven't I come across a single demonic beast above the Spiritual Awakening realm!?'

'There should be numerous Mysterious Platform realm demonic beasts here, why is this happening!?'

And then, a hint of suspicion entered his mind, 'Could it be as I speculated, that a more stronger demonic beast has passed through this area, or perhaps even made it its home, scaring off the local weaker demonic beasts!?'

However, not all seemed bleak for him.

At the very least, he hadn't felt that spine-chilling gaze surreptitiously observing him for the past five days.

This brought a considerable sense of relief to Gu Ran's heart.

Mulling over his next move, he contemplated, 'Since the demonic beasts here have likely all been scared away, I should move to a different location! Perhaps the demonic beasts from here have scattered elsewhere, making them more concentrated and easier to hunt!'

'Demonic beasts also compete for territory amongst themselves; I may even manage to exploit the situation and reap the benefits!' With a renewed sense of hope, Gu Ran's expression progressively lightened.

Without further ado, he ceased his stealth, pulled out a flying artifact, and rapidly flew off into the distance.

'Oh?' Jiang Chen picked up on the change, 'He's starting to relocate?'

'Too bad, with me in the picture, you won't be able to hunt down a single demonic beast again, hehehehe!' A frosty grin spread across his face.

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