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Shock! I, the Divine Son, Am Actually a Villain
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Ch. 42Bind or Erase, Daughter of Heaven's Mandate

Nan Xunran arrived at the Lu Clan, where he learned that Lu Jingyi was a Daughter of Heaven's Mandate whom he could bind by raising her favorability to 100. He gave her a bottle of Breakthrough Pills, leaving her astonished.

  • Nine dragons drew Nan Xunran's palace through the Heavenly Spring Realm, and news of his arrival sent clans rushing toward the Lu Clan.
  • Lu Mingzhou urged Lu Jingyi to serve Nan Xunran, but Jiang Ruxi blocked her and said her intentions were obvious.
  • Nan Xunran saw Lu Jingyi's Heaven's Mandate Points and learned from his system that he could bind or erase her; binding required favorability of 100, and hers was 15.
  • Nan Xunran allowed Lu Jingyi to pour him tea, then refused to meet the other clans gathered outside the Lu Clan.
  • Lu Jingyi led Nan Xunran to a room, where he gave her a bottle of Breakthrough Pills and thanked her.
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Ch. 43Void Spirit Body, Come to the Upper Realm With Me

Nan Xunran discovered Lu Jingyi had a Void Spirit Body and explained that she needed to reach the Upper Realm to continue advancing. He promised she could accompany him when he went there, leaving Lu Jingyi eager to follow him while Jiang Ruxi grew jealous of their closeness.

  • Lu Jingyi gave Lu Mingzhou a bottle of Mirror-Breaking Pills, and he urged her to make the most of Nan Xunran staying with the Lu Clan.
  • Lu Jingyi invited Nan Xunran to stroll outside, and Jiang Ruxi joined them as people gathered to watch.
  • Nan Xunran examined Lu Jingyi and identified her as a Void Spirit Body, explaining her constitution and the limits of the Heavenly Spring Realm.
  • Nan Xunran told Lu Jingyi she could become a core disciple in the Upper Realm and promised to take her there; her affection for him increased.
  • Jiang Ruxi clung to Nan Xunran's arm and complained that he was paying too much attention to Lu Jingyi, who wondered if she could someday act as familiar with him.
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Ch. 44Ling Feng, Son of Fortune: Breaking the Engagement

Nan Xunran explained the hierarchy of realms to the gathered prodigies at the Emerald Bamboo Pavilion, where Lu Jingyi’s admiration for him grew. Ling Feng disrupted the gathering over his broken engagement, but after defeating Liu Zhi, he was swiftly seized by Jiang Ruxi and left at Lu Jingyi’s feet.

  • Nan Xunran told the gathered prodigies that he came from the Sacred Domain, and Lu Jingyi’s favorability toward him rose to 75 points.
  • Ling Feng confronted Lu Jingyi about their broken engagement and insulted Nan Xunran, prompting Liu Zhi to challenge him.
  • Ling Feng defeated Liu Zhi with a single palm strike, revealing strength that astonished the crowd.
  • Nan Xunran gave Liu Zhi an Exquisite Ring that could raise its wearer’s cultivation by two realms.
  • Nan Xunran ordered Jiang Ruxi to seize Ling Feng, then told Lu Jingyi that Ling Feng was hers; Jiang Ruxi threw him to the ground.
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Ch. 45A Loyal Believer Gazed Up at Her God

After Ling Feng caused a scene, Nan Xunran returned to the Lu Clan and mastered the fourth level of the Chaos Visualization Method. Learning that a secret realm was about to open, he set out to investigate with Jiang Ruxi and Lu Jingyi, followed by Lu Mingzhou.

  • Ling Feng threatened Lu Jingyi before limping away, and Nan Xunran left with Lu Jingyi and Jiang Ruxi.
  • Lu Jingyi told Lu Mingzhou what had happened, and he worried whether Nan Xunran had been angered.
  • Nan Xunran mastered the fourth level of the Chaos Visualization Method, releasing pressure that startled the Lu Clan.
  • Lu Jingyi visited Nan Xunran and learned that he had reached the True God Realm Peak; Jiang Ruxi praised his strength and described the Upper Realm's geniuses.
  • Lu Jingyi told Nan Xunran that a secret realm was about to open, so he left to investigate with Jiang Ruxi and Lu Jingyi, while Lu Mingzhou followed.
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Ch. 46Killed by Me, You Shall Never Be Reborn

Nan Xunran entered a secret realm to claim the Black Tortoise True Blood inheritance and defeated the Water-Form Beasts in an illusion array. He reunited with Jiang Ruxi and continued onward, leaving a group of cultivators to gather spirit fruits.

  • Nan Xunran recognized the Black Tortoise apparition above the pool and identified its blood as the inheritance.
  • Nan Xunran flew through the passage beneath the drained pool, where an illusion array scattered the group.
  • Nan Xunran used the Samsara Annihilation Eyes to destroy the Water-Form Beasts and escape the array.
  • Jiang Ruxi found Nan Xunran and held onto his sleeve as they continued through the realm.
  • A group of cultivators rushed to pick spirit fruits after Nan Xunran said he did not need them.
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Ch. 47Don't Worry, You'll Be Next

Nan Xunran waited as Ling Feng fought the guardian beast protecting the Black Tortoise True Blood, then took the treasure after Ling Feng awakened his Heavenly Phoenix Physique and defeated the beast. He left Ling Feng gravely wounded and promised that Ling Feng would be next.

  • Nan Xunran learned that Ling Feng had found the Black Tortoise True Blood in the secret realm.
  • Ling Feng confronted Lu Jingyi and knocked her unconscious while Nan Xunran and Jiang Ruxi watched from hiding.
  • Ling Feng triggered the final seal and fought the awakened guardian beast as Nan Xunran waited.
  • Ling Feng's Heavenly Phoenix Physique awakened, healing his injuries and allowing him to kill the beast.
  • Nan Xunran appeared, took the Black Tortoise True Blood, and wounded Ling Feng with a single finger.
  • Nan Xunran told the kneeling Ling Feng, "Don't worry. You'll be next."
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Ch. 48Devouring the Origin, Ling Feng's Death

Nan Xunran devoured the Black Tortoise True Blood and escaped the collapsing secret realm with Lu Jingyi and Jiang Ruxi. He later devoured Ling Feng's Heavenly Phoenix origin in his inner world, then spent Kill Points on a disappointing ten-pull.

  • Nan Xunran absorbed the Black Tortoise True Blood, causing the secret realm to collapse, and escaped with Lu Jingyi and Jiang Ruxi.
  • Lu Jingyi awoke outside the secret realm, returned to the Lu Clan, and told Lu Mingzhou that Ling Feng had gravely injured her and Nan Xunran had saved her.
  • Nan Xunran entered secluded cultivation, brought Ling Feng into his inner world, and devoured his Heavenly Phoenix origin, killing him.
  • The system rewarded Nan Xunran with Kill Points and items, and his panel recorded the Heavenly Phoenix Physique and new rewards.
  • Nan Xunran used ten consecutive draws and received mostly Memory Fragments, pills, Heavenly Dao Seeds, spirit fruits, and a Concealment Talisman, then pinched the system's orb when it warned him to draw carefully.
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Ch. 49Absolute Control, Breaking Through to the Early Stage of the Heavenly God Realm

Nan Xunran exchanged points to reach the Early Stage of the Heavenly God Realm and tested his Absolute Control before returning to Jiang Ruxi. After Lu Jingyi joined him, he left the Lu Clan with her and brought her to the Sacred Domain aboard the Thundercloud Chariot.

  • Nan Xunran exchanged 64,271 points for the Early Stage of the Heavenly God Realm and used his control over water to destroy his own hand, then restored it and burned Ling Feng's corpse to ashes.
  • Jiang Ruxi found blood on Nan Xunran and helped him bathe, where Lu Jingyi arrived through a passage connected to the bathing pool and gained 10 affection points.
  • Nan Xunran told Lu Jingyi they would return to the Upper Realm the next day, and she said farewell to her father before boarding the Thundercloud Chariot.
  • Nan Xunran and Lu Jingyi departed the Lu Clan and traveled through a rift to the Sacred Domain.
  • As people below recognized the Nan Clan's Thundercloud Chariot, Lu Jingyi asked Nan Xunran whether they were talking about him, and he nodded.
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Ch. 50Binding Lu Jingyi

Nan Xunran brought Lu Jingyi to the Nan Clan’s Herbs and Woods Hall after revealing that she had a Void Spirit Body. After Granny Cao took Lu Jingyi as her apprentice, Nan Xunran bound her through the system once her favorability reached 100.

  • Nan Xunran brought Lu Jingyi into the Nan Clan, where she overheard people questioning why he had brought a weak cultivator with him.
  • Nan Xunran led Lu Jingyi to the Herbs and Woods Hall and told Granny Cao that Lu Jingyi had a Void Spirit Body.
  • Granny Cao confirmed Lu Jingyi’s constitution and accepted her as an apprentice, while Lu Jingyi watched Nan Xunran leave.
  • Granny Cao pointed out the Divine Son Hall and told Lu Jingyi that diligent cultivation could let her visit Nan Xunran.
  • The system announced Lu Jingyi’s favorability had reached 100, and Nan Xunran bound her as a Daughter of Heaven’s Mandate.
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Ch. 51The Immortal Yin Clan Should Be Destroyed

Nan Xunran fought off assassins who attacked the Divine Son Hall and tortured their God King Realm leader for information, but the man refused to reveal who hired him. After killing the attackers and informing the Nan Clan, Nan Xunran decided to destroy the Immortal Yin Clan.

  • Nan Xunran noticed that the hall had been sealed with a soundproofing array as black-clad assassins attacked him in the Nan Clan.
  • Nan Xunran killed the Heavenly God Realm attackers and defeated the God King Realm assassin, who poisoned him with a sleeve blade that could not harm him.
  • Nan Xunran repeatedly restored the wounded assassin and tortured him for the name of his employer, but the man refused to talk.
  • Nan Xunran devoured the attackers' origins, burned their remains, and revived Jiang Ruxi and the unconscious guards.
  • Nan Xunran told the guards to report the attack to the clan head and decided to destroy the Immortal Yin Clan.
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Ch. 52The Clan War Begins, the Yin Clan's Plight

After the Yin Clan tried to assassinate Nan Xunran, Nan Xiao declared a Clan War, and the Nan Clan launched an overwhelming attack. The Yin Clan’s hidden ancient freak turned the tide by slaughtering Nan Clan disciples, prompting Nan Xunran to reveal his Heavenly God Realm strength and confront him.

  • Nan Xunran gave Nan Xiao an Image-Recording Stone showing the Yin Clan’s assassination attempt, and Nan Xiao summoned the elders and declared a Clan War.
  • The Yin Clan elders split over whether to fight or surrender, but the ancestor ordered them to accept the war and had a dissenting elder detained.
  • Nan Xunran led the Nan Clan fleet toward the Yin Clan alongside Nan Yushan and Nan Qingyuan, whose arrival shattered the Yin Clan’s morale.
  • The Nan Clan attacked, and Nan Yao intercepted a Yin Clan elder while the Yin Clan forces began fleeing.
  • A hidden ancient freak slaughtered many Nan Clan disciples, so Nan Xunran unleashed his Heavenly God Realm pressure and attacked him.
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Ch. 53One Person Hurt, the Whole Clan Pays: Such Are the Rules of the Nan Clan

Nan Qingyuan and Nan Xunran helped destroy the Yin Clan after its patriarch tried to protect the ancient freak. Back at Divine Son Hall, Nan Xunran learned that Yin Hao, the Yin Clan’s Child of Destiny, had survived because he was away tempering himself.

  • Nan Qingyuan blocked the Yin Clan’s patriarch from helping the ancient freak escape, then trapped the fighters behind a barrier and battled him.
  • Nan Xunran crushed the ancient freak despite his defensive artifact, distracting the Yin Clan’s patriarch and allowing Nan Qingyuan to strike him.
  • The Yin Clan’s patriarch tried to sacrifice himself in an explosion, but Nan Qingyuan stopped him from swelling and hurled him toward his clansmen before the blast killed them.
  • Nan Xiao rejected an elder’s plea for mercy and ordered the remaining Yin Clan disciples killed, leaving the Yin Clan destroyed.
  • The noble clans learned of the Yin Clan’s fate and feared the Nan Clan, while Nan Xunran’s system revealed that Yin Hao had survived because he had been away tempering himself.
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Ch. 54Young Pavilion Master of the Blood Rain Pavilion, Alkaid of Shadow Night

Yin Hao, the young master of the Yin Clan and Blood Rain Pavilion, destroyed Nan Clan affiliated forces to seek revenge. Nan Xunran intervened at Tianwu Holy Land, saved Zhu Qin, and had Alkaid kill Yin Hao’s men, leaving Yin Hao trapped beneath his pressure.

  • Yin Hao revealed his identity as the Yin Clan’s surviving young master and vowed to destroy the Nan Clan after wiping out an affiliated force.
  • Nan Xiao agreed to send Nan Xunran to investigate after learning that two affiliated forces had been destroyed and Tianwu Holy Land was under attack.
  • At Tianwu Holy Land, Yin Hao attacked Zhu Qin and threw her aside when she threatened to kill herself; Nan Xunran’s sword knocked the dagger from her hand.
  • Nan Xunran arrived and pinned Yin Hao with his pressure, then ordered Alkaid to attack Yin Hao’s black-clad men.
  • Alkaid killed the men, reducing Yin Hao’s Heaven’s Mandate Points by 400, and presented Nan Xunran with a token identifying them as members of the Blood Rain Pavilion.
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Ch. 55Yin Hao's Death, the Extreme Yin Body

Nan Xunran killed Yin Hao despite his ability to reconstruct himself, then learned that Zhu Qin had an Extreme Yin Body and let her stay by his side. The chapter ended with Nan Xunran receiving several rewards, including a memory fragment.

  • Nan Xunran repeatedly destroyed Yin Hao as he reconstructed himself, until Yin Hao died and the system reported his Heaven's Mandate Points had reached zero.
  • Nan Xunran saw that Zhu Qin had an Extreme Yin Body and told her to return to the Nan Clan with him.
  • At Divine Son Hall, Zhu Qin asked to stay by Nan Xunran's side and revealed her physique, and he agreed to let her choose a room.
  • Nan Xunran received the Star-Moon Chain, the Scarlet Flame Umbrella, improved comprehension, the Star Cauldron, and a memory fragment.
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Ch. 56Words Become Law, Serving Him, Binding Zhu Qin

Nan Xunran noticed the legendary Words Become Law ability in the system shop but lacked the Villain Points to exchange for it. After Zhu Qin’s affection reached its maximum and he bound her, the Xihua Dynasty came under attack, and Xihua Wan set out to seek help from the Nan Clan’s Divine Son.

  • Nan Xunran saw that Words Become Law cost 800,000 Villain Points, far more than he currently had.
  • Zhu Qin rushed into Nan Xunran’s room, declared that she would serve him, and spent the night with him.
  • Nan Xunran found Zhu Qin’s affection had reached 100 and bound her as a Daughter of Heaven’s Mandate.
  • As the Xihua Dynasty was ravaged by war, Xihua Jin told Xihua Wan to seek the Nan Clan’s help.
  • Xihua Wan set out for the Nan Clan while Xihua Jin returned to the fiercest fighting.
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Ch. 57The Xihua Dynasty Is Under My Nan Clan's Protection

Nan Xunran agreed to protect the Xihua Dynasty after Xihua Wan begged him for help. He drove off the Fang Clan elder and crushed most of the Three Bamboo Dynasty’s forces, leaving the remaining enemies to Xihua Wan.

  • Xihua Wan asked Nan Xunran to save the Xihua Dynasty from the Three Bamboo Dynasty, but he asked what the Nan Clan would gain from helping.
  • Xihua Wan knelt outside the inner hall for a day, and Nan Xunran agreed to go after his system reminded him of her future potential.
  • The Fang Clan elder wounded Xihua Jin and prepared to kill him before Xihua Wan arrived with Nan Xunran.
  • Nan Xunran ordered the Fang Clan elder to tell his clan that the Xihua Dynasty was under the Nan Clan’s protection, and the elder fled.
  • Nan Xunran killed most of the Three Bamboo Dynasty’s forces with his pressure and left the surviving ruler and generals to Xihua Wan.
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Ch. 58A Child Bride?

After Nan Xunran attended a banquet held in his honor, Xihua Yi charmed him by climbing into his lap and offering him a pastry. Watching them together, Xihua Jin wondered about arranging a marriage between them, but his wife rejected the idea.

  • Xihua Wan escorted Nan Xunran to his room, then invited him to a banquet held by Xihua Jin.
  • Nan Xunran attended the banquet, where guests praised him and offered toasts.
  • Xihua Yi climbed onto Nan Xunran, and he eventually placed her in his lap.
  • Xihua Yi praised Nan Xunran and offered him a pastry, which he gave back to her.
  • Xihua Jin suggested marrying Xihua Yi to Nan Xunran, but his wife scolded him for the idea and for ignoring Yi'er's age.
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Ch. 59A Challenge to Battle: Qiu Lingxuan

Nan Xunran learned that the Tianjiao Battle was about to begin and that Qiu Lingxuan had challenged him again. While Nan Xunran remained absent on the battle’s opening days, Qiu Lingxuan joined Pei Zimo and Pei Ziheng to look for him.

  • Xihua Wan’s favorability toward Nan Xunran rose after she tended to his bitten hand, and he left the banquet after telling Xihua Yi to return to her sister.
  • Nan Xunran’s Divine Son Token summoned him to the Tianjiao Battle, which was set to begin in five days.
  • Nan Xiao told Nan Xunran that Qiu Lingxuan had challenged him again, as he had repeatedly since losing to him three years earlier.
  • Three days later, Qiu Lingxuan waited at the venue for Nan Xunran and complained that he had promised to fight him first.
  • Pei Zimo said Nan Xunran would arrive on the fifth day, and Pei Ziheng invited Qiu Lingxuan to search with them; Qiu Lingxuan agreed.
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Ch. 60Everyone Gathered, the Former Fiancée, You Qimeng of the Reclusive You Clan

On the day of the Tianjiao Battle, Nan Xunran reunited with his former fiancée Jin Jinyu and met his eager companions before the drawing paired him with You Qimeng of the reclusive You Clan. You Qimeng’s poisonous greeting failed to harm him, and Nan Xunran revealed his immunity to poison.

  • Jin Jinyu found Nan Xunran at an inn owned by the Splendid Commerce Association, teased him about being her former fiancé, and left for the battle.
  • Pei Zimo, Qiu Lingxuan, Pei Ziheng, and Su Zhuyi gathered around Nan Xunran before the Tianjiao Battle’s drawing began.
  • Nan Xunran drew You Qimeng as his opponent, prompting the others to note that her poison would not affect him.
  • You Qimeng introduced herself and clasped Nan Xunran’s hand, but her venom had no effect; Nan Xunran showed her a drop of poison on his fingertip.
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Ch. 61Immune to All Poisons, the Unawakened Daughter of Heaven's Mandate

Nan Xunran defeated You Qimeng despite her poison, then watched Qiu Lingxuan win his match against Yan Lingxue. Yan Lingxue joined the group, and Nan Xunran learned that her destined Son of Heaven's Mandate had already contacted her but had not yet appeared.

  • You Qimeng covered the arena in poisonous mist and sent her snake Nether Scale to bite Nan Xunran, but he revealed that he was immune to all poisons.
  • Nan Xunran blasted You Qimeng off the arena, and she admitted defeat before retrieving Nether Scale from the crowd.
  • Nan Xunran drew the next match pairing, and Qiu Lingxuan defeated Yan Lingxue by disrupting her sound attacks and stopping his punch just short of her face.
  • Yan Lingxue joined Nan Xunran's group, and he saw that she was an unawakened Daughter of Heaven's Mandate with 1576 points and 85 favorability.
  • The system told Nan Xunran that Yan Lingxue's destined Son of Heaven's Mandate had not appeared yet but had already been in contact with her.
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