Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain, the Heroines' Character Settings Have All Changed - Part 17

The moment she moved, it was a fierce killing technique.

Ye Xuan's face darkened. "What a Demonic Cult Saintess. Master, help me."

The next second, Spirit Venerable possessed him, his strength soaring as he began fighting Duanmu Xin.

Before long, Duanmu Xin fell into a disadvantage.

Just as Ye Xuan was about to send Duanmu Xin flying with a palm strike, a silver needle shot toward him.

Ye Xuan's pupils contracted slightly as he dodged aside.

Taking advantage of that moment, Duanmu Xin hurriedly fled.

Ye Xuan snorted coldly. "Who was that?"

He had just wanted to forcibly conquer Duanmu Xin, only to be interrupted.

Several seconds passed, but no one responded.

He was just about to pick the Bellflower Grass when he discovered, utterly dumbfounded, that it was gone.

"Damn it!"

At that moment, Ye Xuan could not help swearing.

For some reason, he had not found a single Heavenly Material Earthly Treasure along the way.

This was utterly absurd!

Now that he had finally spotted this Bellflower Grass, someone had snatched it away too.

It was simply baffling.

Damn it, who the hell did this!!!

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Ye Xuan's expression was incomparably ugly. "Master, didn't you say the area was full of Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures?"

Spirit Venerable frowned. "My divine sense clearly detected them earlier. The Bellflower Grass was merely one of them."

Ye Xuan gritted his teeth. "Could it be that someone knew about the Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures beforehand and took them first?"

Spirit Venerable agreed. "That possibility cannot be ruled out."

Ye Xuan said dejectedly, "Without Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures, how am I supposed to advance quickly?"

Spirit Venerable said, "Don't panic. If there's nothing in the outer region, then enter the inner region. You may have to suffer a little, though."

Ye Xuan's face darkened. "What does a little suffering amount to? I'm going in. I must increase my strength and beat Xu Chen to a pulp."

At this point, Xu Chen was practically becoming his Inner Demon. He had to suppress Xu Chen from now on, or this knot in his heart would never be untied.

"Then let's go."

Spirit Venerable said blandly.

Whoosh!

With that, Ye Xuan shot forward, heading straight for the inner region.

"There really are good things in the inner region, it's just that..."

Xu Chen, who witnessed this scene, shrugged.

The inner region was extremely dangerous. One could encounter a sixth-grade Spirit Beast at any time.

When that happened, even Spirit Venerable, who had no physical body, might be in trouble.

"Come to think of it, in his previous life, Ye Xuan found Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures as easily as drinking water. The plot's gone a little off course now."

"I wonder who's stirring up trouble in this life, making it so Ye Xuan hasn't gotten a single Heavenly Material Earthly Treasure. Ridiculous."

Xu Chen said with a headache.

This almost gave him the urge to hand Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures to Ye Xuan just to stabilize the plot.

After thinking it over, Xu Chen continued wandering around leisurely and digging for treasures.

During this time, Xu Chen also obtained three demon beast cores, while his Ring of Holding was filled with Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures.

None of them were below Third Rank. There were roughly thirty-four of them, worth at least three hundred thousand taels.

Though it felt great, Xu Chen was still somewhat worried.

After all, the protagonist had gotten no good things, while he, the villain, was filling his pockets to the brim. Nothing would go wrong, would it?

"System, is this really okay?"

Xu Chen asked.

The system replied, "It's fine. As long as the host does not actively steal the protagonist's fortune or possessions, there seems to be no problem."

Seems?

Go screw yourself!

He continued, "If I beat the protagonist to a pulp, would that be okay too?"

The system responded, "As long as you do not actively beat him up, it should be fine."

Xu Chen: "???"

Come on, tell me—how was he supposed to beat up an enemy without taking the initiative?

He said irritably, "If I run into Ye Xuan later, I just won't fight back."

The very next second after he spoke, Xu Chen froze.

He saw Ye Xuan emerge from the inner region, his body covered in bruises and blood, murder in his eyes.

The instant Ye Xuan saw Xu Chen, a pale, sinister smile curled across his lips. "Xu Chen!"

Well, damn. The plot finally brought us together.

Xu Chen imitated a villain's tone and sneered. "Idiot, you entered the inner region?"

Ye Xuan sneered. "Unfortunately, I didn't die. I completed my mission too, and even gained an extra harvest—three Fifth-grade Spirit Herbs.

"There are practically none of these in the outer region. You probably haven't even seen them in your entire life."

Xu Chen said disdainfully, "Is that a lot?"

With that, Xu Chen took five Fifth-grade Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures from his Ring of Holding and waved them vigorously in front of Ye Xuan.

"See these? I just ate three, and I still have five left."

"You know nothing. Just because you can't find them, you think nobody else can?"

Xu Chen sneered repeatedly, looking every inch like a villain.

Seeing this, Ye Xuan's body instantly stiffened, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"You... you got your hands on all the Fifth-grade Spirit Herbs in the outer region?"

Ye Xuan stood there, utterly dumbfounded.

Fifth-grade Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures were already rare in the outer region, yet Xu Chen had fucking collected eight of them!

If he had not dug up every Spirit Herb nearby, how could he possibly have amassed this many?

Xu Chen nodded. "That's right. Only idiots like you need to enter the inner region to hunt for treasures. What a joke."

Ye Xuan flew into a rage. "I was being targeted."

Damn it, so many Heavenly Material Earthly Treasures had all vanished. It was beyond absurd!

Xu Chen said cheerfully, "You couldn't find any, so you lie and make excuses. As expected, your character is rotten."

Xu Chen had struck a raw nerve, and Ye Xuan instantly became furious beyond measure. "Damn it, I'll kill you!"

Xu Chen sneered. "Kill me? Are you worthy?"

Ye Xuan sneered. "Whether I'm worthy or not, you'll find out soon enough."

Whoosh!

With that, Ye Xuan unleashed the Heavenly Entangling Hand, erupting with the aura of the Mid-stage Third Rank as he charged straight at Xu Chen.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived before Xu Chen and struck down with his palm.

Xu Chen did not resist at all, allowing Ye Xuan's palm to land on his shoulder.

Just as both he and Ye Xuan thought he would be sent flying, they suddenly heard a crack.

It was clear and crisp.

Ye Xuan lowered his head toward the sound, then stared blankly as he saw that his palm had broken.

It was not for any other reason, but because the strength of Xu Chen's physical body had jolted his palm apart in return.