Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan! - Chapter 369 Charge of the Top Three Clans
Chapter 369 Charge of the Top Three Clans
The Next Morning!
Dawn broke across the Northern Defense Line, casting light over thousands of cultivators standing in formation.
The three massive armies-Bai, Zhao, and Li-lined the vanguard positions, their ranks stretching like three steel walls across the horizon.
Bai Zihan stood at the center position with the Bai Clan’s forward division.
Around him were older clan members-men and women in their late thirties and forties, all hardened cultivators in the Spirit Severing Realm.
No team of his own generation, or even those ten years older, was strong enough to match his strength.
They couldn’t put him in a junior squad-he’d be too strong for them.
Though it was possible for him to become the Group Leader who would command the group, but because he was still young, that too was not possible.
So, Bai Zihan was put in a group much older than himself. Mostly unknown clan members whom Bai Zihan had never interacted with.
Well, they too were geniuses and strong in their own way, but of course, they weren’t anything compared to Bai Zihan, who managed to reach their cultivation realm at 18.
If it were a normal situation, Bai Zihan would have gotten nervous being placed somewhere he didn’t quite belong-among older people.
Yet the opposite happened.
The Older Clan Members were supposed to be the ones guiding him. Yet they were the ones stealing nervous glances at him.
After all, they were standing with the biggest star of the Bai Clan-one destined to lead them.
Not to mention, they had also heard about Bai Zihan’s personality and how he doesn’t like being wronged.
And none were foolish enough to look down on Bai Zihan just because he was young.
Many disciples their age had escorted Bai Zihan to the Falling Star Empire, and how he handled the seven Void Refinement experts had already become common knowledge in their rank.
So, they were also well aware that Bai Zihan could kill them if he wanted to.
The Group Leader, Bai Lumei, also looked a bit nervous.
She was in the Late Spirit Severing Realm and had led many groups of talented people. She was considered quite good at what she did.
However, she never expected the Clan Leader to assign the Heir to her group, which previously consisted only of people she was familiar with.
Now that Bai Zihan was placed in her hands, she didn’t know how things would go.
After all, not all clan members had ever interacted with the Heir of their clan. Though they were from the prestigious Bai Clan, there was ranking even within the clan, and obviously, Bai Zihan was at the top.
They weren’t privileged enough to know him, nor did they want to- considering all the troublesome incidents surrounding him.
Though now the Bai Clan praised Bai Zihan, it had been quite different two
years ago, and many still considered Bai Zihan a problematic child they couldn’t discipline because of his status.
If the previous rumors were true, they feared Bai Zihan might not even listen to her, who was just a Group Leader.
After all, he had even defied the Elders-and that was before he had any notable achievements.
Now that he was considered a jewel of the clan, with his arrogance, Bai Lumei lamented whether Bai Zihan would truly follow her orders.
(I can only do my best!)
If Bai Zihan wouldn’t listen to her, what could she do?
There was nothing that she or anyone here could do.
On the other hand, Bai Zihan, arms folded and expression calm, didn’t seem to notice or care.
He wasn’t nervous.
Not even a little.
He looked at the other group members-15 in number including himself.
Groups were formed to hunt Demonic Beasts efficiently, execute different orders while maintaining cohesion, and increase survivability.
Everyone had already received the results of the previous meeting: they were placed as the vanguard.
While few had complaints-since they were the strongest-everyone already knew that there was a high possibility of this happening.
It was an important position, and also the most dangerous.
They would be the ones to face the Demonic Beasts head-on from the start.
One of the Clan Members tried to converse with Bai Zihan.
“Y-Young Master Zihan, if there is anything you require during the battle, feel free to give us orders.”
A woman next to him immediately nodded.
“Yes. We will coordinate with you.”
“We… we trust your judgment.”
Bai Zihan blinked slowly.
“Just listen to the Group Leader here.”
Everyone nodded their heads, while Bai Lumei felt relieved. If Bai Zihan issued orders that conflicted with hers, cooperation would collapse.
At least she changed her assumption that Bai Zihan was too arrogant to listen to others.
The commanding platform lit up as Minister of War Xiu Yucheng stepped forward.
His armor gleamed like a burning sun-golden and crimson, engraved with the Imperial crest.
When he raised his hand, hundreds of thousands of cultivators immediately fell silent.
The entire staging ground-once buzzing with chatter, tension, and restless anticipation-became still enough to hear the wind shift.
Xiu Yucheng’s gaze swept across the endless army before him.
“Warriors of the Desolate Heaven Empire,” he began, his voice amplified by spiritual energy, booming across the plains.
“Today, you march not as clans, not as sects, not as rival factions-but as ONE EMPIRE.”
Xiu Yucheng continued.
“For too long, those filthy Demonic Beasts have rampaged across our borders!”
“For too long have they dared to bare their fangs at our people-our families- our homeland!”
His voice rose, each word steeped in righteous fury.
“Today, they shall finally understand what it means…”
He stabbed his spear toward the distant mountains, where a dark fog churned ominously.
“…to face the might of the Desolate Heaven Empire!”
A thunderous roar erupted from the sea of cultivators.
“FOR THE EMPIRE!!!” The ground trembled. The sky vibrated. The atmosphere ignited.
Bai Lumei felt her heart pounding-even she, hardened as she was, felt the rising fire.
Xiu Yucheng thrust his spear forward.
“VANGUARD-ADVANCE!”
The three great armies surged forward as one unstoppable tide.
“Let the Beast Tide know FEAR!”
The first shockwave signaled the charge.
The Bai Clan’s vanguard division moved.
Bai Lumei shouted, voice sharp: “Group Seven-MOVE!”
Her group sprang into motion.
All except Bai Zihan, who simply stepped forward half a beat later-perfectly aligned with them despite giving no outward indication of following.
Ahead of them, the forest shook-trees splitting, birds fleeing, the earth vibrating.
RRRWWWRRR!
A massive roar tore through the air.
The Demonic Beast had sensed them.
Bai Lumei drew her sword.
“Brace yourselves!” The first wave of Demonic Beasts-Thousands of them-burst from the tree line.
And then the vanguard collided with the Beast Tide like heaven’s hammer crashing into a storm.
The moment the two forces clashed, earth and sky trembled.
A shockwave rippled outward as the first rank of Demonic Beasts was torn apart by the sheer weight of the Empire’s charge.
Yet something was immediately clear-
The Demonic Beasts were unprepared.
They had not expected the humans to launch a preemptive strike at dawn.
Their formations were scattered.
And-most importantly-not a single beast above Grade-9 appeared. Only the towering silhouettes of Grade-9 Demonic Beasts-massive, armored monstrosities equivalent to Void Refinement cultivators-emerged with thunderous snarls.
But that was exactly what the three clans had prepared for.
From the sky above the vanguard, three streaks of brilliance cut downward:
Bai Clan’s Elder.
Li Clan’s Elder.
Zhao Clan’s Elder.
Their presence alone crushed the surrounding air, each aura erupting like a falling star.
“All Grade-9 targets-leave them to us!”
The Bai Clan Elder’s voice boomed as he descended, his palm glowing with a blinding golden light.
The three Elders struck simultaneously.
Three devastating attacks-three explosions-three Grade-9 Demonic Beasts died before they even understood what happened.
The ground trembled violently. The shockwaves ripped entire clusters of lesser beasts into pieces.
The battlefield was instantly divided.
The Elders hunted down the Grade-9 Demonic Beasts, moving like reapers through a field of chaos.
The Spirit Severing cultivators, including Bai Lumei’s group, were left to deal with the Grade-8s.
And then there were other groups which consisted of Soul Formation Realm and below, who should be dealing with weaker Demonic Beasts. Dozens of massive, fanged creatures-each radiating power equal to Spirit Severing-charged toward them, snarling and smashing aside the panicked Grade-6 and Grade-7 beasts around them. “Grade-8 incoming-hold formation!”
Bai Lumei shouted, forcing confidence into her voice.
Her group snapped into position. Weapons unsheathed.
But even so, many swallowed nervously. Even if they were in their forties, for many, it was their first time facing such a huge number of Demonic Beasts.
A massive Grade-8 Demonic Bear barreled toward them, ripping apart uprooted trees with every step.
Bai Lumei tightened her grip. “Enga-!”
She didn’t finish.
A flash of silver cut past her.
A single sword light-silent, precise and powerful.
The Grade-8 Bear froze mid-charge.
A line of red appeared across its neck.
Its massive head fell.
Thud!
Bai Zihan calmly sheathed his sword, expression unchanged.
Behind him, the group stared in shock. Someone’s knees nearly buckled.
(So fast-!)
(Looks like rumors are true about his strength!)
(Damn! Is he really 18? His strength is already like that of an Elder!)
Even Bai Lumei’s heart skipped.
(…I didn’t even see the sword come out.)
Another Demonic Beast roared and leapt forward.
Bai Zihan stepped lightly.
Second kill!
More Grade-8 Demonic Beasts surged toward them, instinctively targeting the most dangerous aura on the battlefield-
Bai Zihan!
Bai Lumei inhaled sharply.
“Hold position! Don’t scatter! Support him from behind!”
But the reality was-
He didn’t need support.
Bai Zihan moved forward alone, steps steady, expression calm amidst the
screams, roars, and explosions.
To him-these Grade-8 beasts were nothing more than warm-up targets. Around him, Bai Clan cultivators-older, tougher, more experienced-watched the 18-year-old walking calmly into a wave of beasts and felt a chill run down
their spines.
This is who is going to lead them in the future!
Source: Webnovel.com, updated by novlove.com
