Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate Chapter 186: Jiang Chen Becomes the Holy Son

Supre Elder Mo Yu, along with the other three Dao Palace realm peers, swiftly complied with the Holy Lord’s command and began examining Fang Yuan’s condition, ticulously scanning him from head to toe.

After a few monts, Ji Mingxiu asked, his brows furrowed with concern, "What’s the prognosis?"

"The situation is quite serious," Mo Yu replied, shaking his head slightly in disapproval. "He has invoked self-destructive, power-amplifying secret arts multiple tis in a short period. Fang Yuan’s spiritual root has suffered substantial damage."

However, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes as he added, "Having said that, it’s less severe than I expected, likely due to the minor residual effects of the secret arts he employed."

"That’s sowhat of a relief," Liu i exhaled, though her expression remained displeased. "Fang Yuan, that young man, is far too arrogant. He needs so discipline. Perhaps this ordeal will serve as a lesson for him."

At that mont, Jiang Chen stepped forward and confessed in a solemn tone, "I accept the bla. I failed to persuade Junior Brother Fang Yuan to reconsider earlier."

Ji Mingxiu imdiately shook his head and declared, "Fang Yuan’s predicant is of his own making; you need not bear any guilt. We’ve all seen Fang Yuan’s stubbornness and pride." His gaze, directed at Jiang Chen, was filled with approval and satisfaction.

Jiang Chen had surpassed his expectations in strength.

Judging by his combat power, Ji Mingxiu could tell that Jiang Chen was undoubtedly at the zenith of the Middle-stage Inquiring Journey realm, exceeding his initial expectations.

anwhile, Fang Yuan’s reckless actions had greatly tarnished his reputation in the eyes of these high-ranking mbers of the Purple Heaven Holy Land. He had beco the architect of his own downfall—his spiritual root, the foundation of his cultivation path, was damaged, and the road to recovery would be extraordinarily difficult.

In contrast, Jiang Chen demonstrated not only extraordinary talent but also a comndable character.

As Fang Yuan’s prestige dwindled, Jiang Chen’s rose. In the eyes of Ji Mingxiu and the others, Jiang Chen now occupied a higher status than Fang Yuan, his importance becoming even more evident.

To the Purple Heaven Holy Land, Jiang Chen was the irreplaceable future Holy Lord.

Fang Yuan, on the other hand, was just a sowhat exceptional genius.

"Talking now won’t change much," Supre Elder Mo Yu interjected. "Fang Yuan’s injuries aren’t life-threatening; he simply needs ti to recover. However, healing his spiritual root won’t be a quick task. We can only work to gradually restore it, and that might take a few centuries to regain any semblance of stability."

With a slight sigh, he concluded, "But that’s for later. Let’s begin with his imdiate treatnt."

As a Supre Elder of the Purple Heaven Holy Land, Mo Yu was far from helpless in such a situation.

Had this occurred within a force outside the triad of major factions—the Purple Heaven Holy Land, the Imperial Extre Heavenly Palace, and the Jade Lake Heavenly Temple—they would certainly lack the ans to repair Fang Yuan’s spiritual root.

At this mont, Ji Mingxiu gave a nod of approval, gesturing with his hand to summon an Elder to escort Fang Yuan for dical attention.

Fang Yuan remained conscious throughout the process, but he seed disoriented and dazed, his expression vacant, almost as if he were in a vegetative state.

As Fang Yuan was led off the stage, a series of system notifications echoed within Jiang Chen’s sea of consciousness.

[Ding! You’ve successfully altered a pivotal plot point. You’ve inflicted substantial psychological damage on the protagonist Fang Yuan, leading to a decrease in his Heavenly Fate Value by 500 points!]

[Ding! You’ve accrued 1000 points of Villain Value!]

A subtle smile erged at the corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth.

Defeating Fang Yuan for the second ti was akin to deepening his ’wound’ to a nearly fatal degree!

He allowed his gaze to drift over Fang Yuan, and in the next mont, he activated his Villain Eye. Instantly, Fang Yuan’s information panel appeared before him.

[Na: Fang Yuan

Realm: Late-stage Heavenly Origin

Status: Protagonist

Heavenly Fate Value: 3486/3486]

Seeing that once he depleted another nineteen hundred points of Fang Yuan’s Heavenly Fate Value, he would have the green light to eliminate him, a flicker of anticipation flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes.

Still, he knew he couldn’t act impulsively. If he wanted to successfully win over Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning, he had to stay true to the strategy he had already set in motion.

His recent victory over Fang Yuan was the perfect example—partially influenced by their first encounter.

Throughout the entire sequence of Fang Yuan’s battle, neither Nangong Wan nor Shangguan Ning dared to intervene or even communicate with him.

It was only after Fang Yuan had retreated to his cave dwelling to rest and heal that they had the opportunity to pass on the power-amplifying secret art to him.

Without that circumstance, defeating Fang Yuan would not have been such an easy feat!

Returning to the present mont, Fang Yuan was finally taken by an Elder to the healing sector of the Purple Heaven Holy Land for thorough treatnt.

In the main square of the Holy Land, all eyes were now fixed on Jiang Chen!

"The ranking contest proceeds," Ji Mingxiu announced, his voice carrying across the square as his gaze swept over the crowd of competitors. Then, with a calm yet commanding tone, he posed a question, "Is there anyone who dares to challenge Jiang Chen?"

Hearing this, Tai Yuanqing was the first to step forward, his deanor filled with respect and admiration as he proclaid, "Senior Brother Jiang Chen is unparalleled! We stand no chance against him."

Shi Junying quickly followed, wearing a similar expression. "In the presence of Senior Brother Jiang Chen, we already feel deeply humbled. How could we dare to challenge?" he declared.

One by one, the other contestants for the Holy Son title followed suit, each praising Jiang Chen before conceding in complete humility.

Ji Mingxiu nodded in approval at their unanimous response.

Wise individuals knew when to retreat before a hurdle they couldn’t overco, a lesson Fang Yuan seed to have missed for so mysterious reason.

"In that case," Ji Mingxiu announced loudly, "effective imdiately, Jiang Chen is declared the Holy Son of the Purple Heaven Holy Land, the future Holy Lord!"

He then extended a ring to Jiang Chen, who stood beside him. "This holds the Holy Son Token, exclusive sect secret thods accessible only to the Holy Son, along with a number of spirit jades."

"Thank you, Master!" Jiang Chen replied with a slight bow as he accepted the storage ring.

With Jiang Chen officially declared the Holy Son, the crowd below the stage—whether it was Tai Yuanqing, Shi Junying, or other disciples—erupted in excitent, their congratulations filling the air.

"Senior Brother Jiang Chen, congratulations on becoming the Holy Son!"

"Long live the Holy Son! Long live the Holy Son!"

"The future of our Purple Heaven Holy Land looks even brighter now!"

"Hahaha, this is truly one of the most montous celebrations of my lifeti! Let’s continue the festivities after the competition until we’re all thoroughly rry!"

The older generation continued to chatter in sheer delight. From this mont on, their Purple Heaven Holy Land had gained another pillar, another stalwart to uphold a new part of its vast dominion.

As mbers of the Purple Heaven Holy Land, they were all overflowing with excitent!

Well, all except for Fang Yuan.

Amidst the jubilant celebration, Jiang Chen’s divine sense quietly probed into the storage ring.

The contents of the ring instantly beca clear to Jiang Chen.

Inside was a complete set of luxurious garnts signifying the status of the Holy Son. This ensemble also doubled as a top-grade defensive artifact, specially tailored for a cultivator of the Inquiring Journey realm, and it was designed to be reshaped and enhanced as needed.

Additionally, there was an extensive collection of martial techniques and secret arts, along with five hundred high-grade spirit jades.

Earlier, when Jiang Chen had beco Ji Mingxiu’s disciple, he had received a hundred high-grade spirit jades, and now he had secured an additional five hundred!

In terms of spirit stones and spirit jades alone, his wealth had already surpassed that of most cultivators in the Purple Heaven Holy Land.

’If I use all this wealth to amass spiritual plants on a large scale, I could bolster my cultivation base even further!’ Jiang Chen thought, a wave of jubilation rising within him.

Just then, Ji Mingxiu gestured for the crowd to settle down and continued, "Now that Jiang Chen’s status as Holy Son is firmly established, the competing cultivators will proceed with the ranking competition."

"As for Fang Yuan," he added, "his rank is set at the second position. Given his prowess, I trust none of you have any objections, correct?"

All the cultivators nodded in agreent.

Despite Fang Yuan’s crushing defeat at the hands of Jiang Chen, his strength was undeniable. None of the other disciples present could hope to rival him.

"Mm-hmm," Ji Mingxiu gave a slight nod before turning to the Elder responsible for overseeing the event. "The next part is yours to handle."

"Yes, Holy Lord!" the Elder replied respectfully and then proceeded to conduct the ranking competition.

With his duties completed, Ji Mingxiu, prepared to leave, turned his gaze to Jiang Chen and said, "Jiang Chen, accompany ," a benevolent smile of an elder gracing his face.

"Yes, Master!" Jiang Chen imdiately agreed, a thought flashing through his mind as he roughly deduced Ji Mingxiu’s next course of action.

Ji Mingxiu then nodded at Mo Yu and the other Supre Elders before departing the main arena with Jiang Chen, heading towards the Purple Heaven Grand Hall.