Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate

In Autumn Glory City, during the trade fair, Jiang Chen’s voice echoed across the entire venue, "50,000 low-grade spirit stones!"

At that moment, the item up for auction was a spiritual fruit. However, when Jiang Chen looked up ’Fireheart Pinecone Fruit’ in the System Mall, a different kind of spiritual fruit showed up instead.

The auctioneer started the auction by presenting the item, announcing it as a top-grade Fireheart Pinecone Fruit, which was said to surpass any other Fireheart Pinecone Fruit they had seen before.

It soon became clear that the appraisers from the White Mountain Chamber of Commerce had made a mistake. The item, which looked like a Fireheart Pinecone Fruit, was in fact a more advanced type of spiritual fruit. Importantly, this spiritual fruit was still a fire-element fruit!

Jiang Chen instantly realized that this might be the treasure Lin Feng was initially meant to obtain. So, without any second thoughts, he decided to enter the bidding.

"The current highest offer is 50,000 low-grade spirit stones! 50,000 once, 50,000 twice, 50,000 three times! Sold!" With the auctioneer’s final call, Jiang Chen successfully obtained this treasure, which was worth much more than everyone had expected.

What was even more remarkable was that Jiang Chen didn’t have to pay for it himself. Today, all his expenses at the trade fair were being covered by President Du Bailei.

"Hahaha! Young friend Jiang Chen, you have a great eye. This Fireheart Pinecone Fruit is the finest quality I’ve ever seen!" Du Bailei praised Jiang Chen, smiling as he watched him secure the Fireheart Pinecone Fruit.

"Yes, a Fireheart Pinecone Fruit of this quality is indeed a rare find," Jiang Chen agreed, smiling in response.

He then added appreciatively, "I must also thank President Du for generously gifting it to me."

"What are you talking about? Young friend Jiang Chen, you’ve done me a great favor. A mere Fireheart Pinecone Fruit is nothing in comparison," Du Bailei responded dismissively.

"From now on, if there are any treasures that catch your eye, don’t hesitate to bid for them!" he encouraged warmly.

"Hahaha, definitely, definitely!" Jiang Chen chuckled and nodded enthusiastically. However, he had no real intention of doing so. Doing that would essentially cancel out the favor he was owed.

At least, until he dealt with Lin Feng, the White Mountain Chamber of Commerce and Du Bailei were still useful to him. Thus, it made sense to put in some effort to keep a friendly relationship with them.

Next, the auction continued. Unfortunately, Jiang Chen didn’t find another chance to snag a good deal.

’Hmm? Just this fake Fireheart Pinecone Fruit made Lin Feng lose 300 points of Heavenly Fate Value?’ he wondered silently to himself.

’It seems this item is even more valuable than I first thought!’ Jiang Chen mused internally, a slight smile playing at the corner of his lips.

Just then, his transmission jade token vibrated slightly. Jiang Chen tapped into his divine sense and read the incoming message: "Eldest Young Master, I’m sorry, I lost sight of Lin Feng! He left the city and headed into the forest. I kept a safe distance to avoid being detected by him.

On his journey, he came across a poisonous mist that blocked my divine sense from tracking him, and in just a moment, he disappeared!"

Upon reading the message, Jiang Chen’s heart skipped a beat. ’Lost track of Lin Feng!?’ he thought in alarm.

After Lin Feng left, Jiang Chen was careful not to lose sight of him, making sure Lin Feng wouldn’t completely disappear from his radar. To this end, he had sent a Spiritual Awakening realm cultivator from his own Jiang Clan to keep an eye on Lin Feng.

And now, he had lost him!

’The protagonist halo is something else! It seems that Lin Feng is likely to come across some opportunities in the forest outside the city,’ Jiang Chen reflected internally. He didn’t blame the cultivator who was in charge of surveillance, understanding that Lin Feng was a difficult target to track.

Letting Lin Feng find an opportunity was the last thing Jiang Chen wanted to happen. But Lin Feng had gone into the forest outside the city alone. If Jiang Chen were to leave now and directly interfere to spoil Lin Feng’s chance, he couldn’t just kill him. If Lin Feng survived, he would surely reveal this interference, alerting everyone.

Wouldn’t that expose Jiang Chen’s true motives for all to see?

The reputation he had worked to build would not just crumble but also turn worse. His plan to win over Ning Xian would be almost entirely sabotaged. And then, dealing with Lin Feng would mean resorting to sheer force!

"I’m feeling a bit stuffy, I’m going out for some fresh air," Jiang Chen said casually, patting his chest. He offered a slight smile to Ning Xian, then stood up to leave.

Ning Xian, though curious, didn’t ask any further questions.

Once outside the trade fair venue, Jiang Chen called over a reliable cultivator from the Jiang Clan, handed him the remaining Aura Finder Smoke, and gave him some instructions before heading back to the VIP room.

The cultivator who received the Aura Finder Smoke quickly left the city.

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Meanwhile, in a dense forest quite a distance from Autumn Glory City, the sounds of trees snapping and falling echoed nonstop.

Snap!! Thud!!

Many innocent trees became the victims of Lin Feng’s frustration and were easily broken by his sudden outburst.

It wasn’t just the large trees. Around him on the ground, there were numerous pieces of broken stone, all shattered by Lin Feng’s fury.

Could anyone doubt that he was extremely angry?

After toppling a large area of trees and crushing a pile of rocks, Lin Feng took a long, deep breath. A slightly cold breath filled his lungs, but it did little to cool his anger. "This is not enough!" he exclaimed forcefully.

In the next moment, Lin Feng’s eyes tinted slightly red, and with just a thought, he unleashed the innate skill of the Burning World Red Lotus, ’Burning World Raging Flames!’

Instantly, a vast sea of crimson flames surged out like waves, quickly setting the dense forest around him on fire. The flames spread rapidly through the forest, devouring everything in their path.

A tree full of moisture burned just as easily as dry tinder. In just a moment, large parts of the forest were engulfed in flames.

Terrified birds and animals ran in every direction. Many smaller creatures couldn’t escape in time and were consumed by the intense fire.

Seeing this, Lin Feng slightly furrowed his brows and stopped channelling his Origin Power. This caused a significant amount of the flames to be absorbed back into his body, as if being poured into a vessel.

The remaining flames, no longer fueled by the Origin Power, gradually extinguished.

Suddenly, an incredibly angry roar came from underground, "Roar―!!"

"What’s happening!?" Lin Feng’s expression changed as he felt a violent tremor under his feet.

During the deafening noise, fissures appeared in the nearby mountain ravine. A pale gold giant python emerged from them, its crimson eyes emitting a chilling light.

"This is... a Spiritual Awakening realm demonic beast! The Entwined Silk Vajra Python!" Lin Feng realized, his pupils narrowing as he stared at the enormous python.

Suddenly, a strong odor hit his senses. It wasn’t just the foul smell coming from the Entwined Silk Vajra Python; there was also a potent medicinal fragrance!

"Hmm?! A spiritual plant!" Lin Feng exclaimed, instantly using his ability from the Burning World Red Lotus to identify the grade of the spiritual plant.

’It must be at least of the Mysterious Platform rank,’ he thought to himself, ’and it’s deep underground, probably hidden within the lair of the Entwined Silk Vajra Python!’

"I didn’t expect to find such a treasure here, this is fantastic!" Lin Feng said, clearly overjoyed.

If Jiang Chen were here, he would surely shake his head in amazement at the power of the protagonist halo. The earlier chance was lost, and now another one appeared so quickly!

Just then, the Entwined Silk Vajra Python suddenly opened its huge mouth. Its wide, blood-red opening revealed a 180-degree angle, from which it let out a deep and powerful "roar―!"

"Hmph!" Lin Feng snorted defiantly, "At the Early-stage of the Spiritual Awakening realm... I haven’t had a real battle since I got the Burning World Red Lotus. I’ll use you as my practice target today!" The Entwined Silk Vajra Python in front of him was pale gold, indicating that it had recently transformed and had just reached the Early-stage Spiritual Awakening realm.

Meanwhile, his Burning World Red Lotus, despite being wilted and nearly extinct, was still at a rank equivalent to the Inquiring Journey realm. And its Burning World Raging Flames were undoubtedly extremely powerful.

However, Lin Feng’s cultivation base was relatively low, which limited his ability to fully harness the power of these flames. Still, dealing with an unthinking Entwined Silk Vajra Python at the Early-stage of the Spiritual Awakening realm shouldn’t be too challenging!

Suddenly, the Entwined Silk Vajra Python let out an angry "roar," and charged straight at Lin Feng’s smaller figure.