Chapter 70: Rebirth as the Great Villain (8)
Su Chen emerged from the ancient empire's ruin alone. Every other young genius of the Gu Clan had perished in the frenzied battle for the saint herb. Fortunately, the journey had yielded him immense gains. News of the saint herb's appearance in the ruin spread rapidly across the domains.
Su Chen soon learned that the herb had ultimately fallen into the hands of a true disciple from the Primordial Origin Sacred Land in the Central Continent. As long as Lin Zhan had not obtained it, Su Chen cared little who finally claimed the prize.
Upon returning to the clan, the heavy losses among their prodigies left the elders heartsick and bleeding inside. Only Gu Yixian breathed a long sigh of relief. "Thank the heavens Chen'er is safe."
Everyone else could die. His grandson could not.
Back in the clan, Su Chen threw himself into cultivation with even greater ferocity. He understood clearly: allowing Lin Zhan to escape this time meant that one day in the future, Lin Zhan would inevitably march against the Gu Clan. That day would mark the clan's final war of annihilation.
Twenty years passed swiftly. Su Chen successfully broke through to the Void Refining Realm. The Heavenly Origin Body proved far superior to the Acquired Imperial Sword Body. Cultivation progressed almost without bottlenecks.
Within the clan, aside from the few supreme techniques and martial skills reserved exclusively for the clan leader, Su Chen had studied every single cultivation method and combat art the Gu Clan possessed.
"Killing Lin Zhan with my own strength alone will never be enough."
The mysterious War God Art, the legendary saint-grade artifact—these were Lin Zhan's greatest trump cards.