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

Chapter 212: Obsessive Desire for Power

"Move!" A sharp voice cut through the chaos.

Jiang Chen abruptly materialized beside Fang Yuan, his grip iron-tight as he seized Fang Yuan’s arm. With a swift, decisive motion, Jiang Chen hurled him out of the three-headed python’s lethal path, tossing him to safety just in time.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The three lake-sized mouths of the three-headed demonic python descended from all directions, their massive jaws snapping shut with terrifying speed.

Jiang Chen was nearly cornered, his movements too limited to evade. In the blink of an eye, the central head of the three-headed python ensnared him, trapping him within its cavernous maw.

Bang—!!

An earth-shaking thud reverberated as the three-headed python’s jaws clamped shut, sending tremors through the heavens and earth. The force of the collision was immense, as if the very sky had been crushed under the beast’s power.

"Jiang Chen!!" Within the Soul Embodying Ring, both Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning felt their hearts clench with dread. The thought of Jiang Chen falling here, at the fangs of the monstrous three-headed python, sent waves of despair through them. It would be a devastating loss.

But just as their fear peaked, a deep rumble resounded from the three-headed python’s maw. Suddenly, boundless raging flames erupted from the gaps between its fangs, bursting forth in a torrent of heat and light.

Roar! Roar! Roar!!!

The three-headed demonic python immediately reared back, its necks stretching toward the heavens as it let out a deafening roar of pain. Flames poured from its mouth, an endless stream of crimson fire spewing skyward, as though the beast was attempting to expel the inferno from within.

’Best if he perishes!’ A trace of a sinister smile flickered across Fang Yuan’s heart. Outwardly, however, he remained calm, still fixated on using the fierce duel between Jiang Chen and the three-headed demonic python to further comprehend the profound teachings of his own Spear Dao.

Even within the Soul Embodying Ring, both Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning were taken aback by his behavior.

"Fang Yuan! What are you doing? You must leave now!" Shangguan Ning’s voice was cold, cutting through the chaos with frankness. "Jiang Chen truly can’t hold out much longer. There’s no reason for you to remain here! Or do you plan to drag all of us into the grave with you?"

Fang Yuan’s eyes gleamed with obsession. "No! I’m on the verge of grasping the Dao! I’m about to gain power—I won’t leave!!" His bellow sounded almost unhinged, as though he were possessed by the desire for strength. His eyes remained riveted on the battlefield, where threads of the Great Dao’s laws swirled and faded within the chaos, beckoning him.

"Fang Yuan! Do not be obstinate!" Nangong Wan’s icy voice cut in, her tone filled with displeasure. Even her patience was wearing thin as she witnessed his stubborn refusal.

"It’s my tenacity that has brought me this far!" Fang Yuan’s emotions crumbled under the combined rebukes of Shangguan Ning and Nangong Wan. His voice cracked, breaking into a blood-curdling wail. "Do you even comprehend how I’ve endured these last two years?!"

His outburst echoed with the bitterness of his struggle, yet even as his voice cracked with emotion, his bloodshot eyes remained fixed on the battlefield. Defiance burned within them, an unwavering determination to seize the power that eluded him.

Nothing—neither their words nor the looming danger—could tear his focus from the swirling laws of the Great Dao.

On the battlefield, Jiang Chen deliberately allowed himself to be cornered, ruthlessly pursued by the relentless three-headed demonic python. He narrowly evaded death with each passing moment, every move a razor-thin escape from the beast’s lethal strikes.

Fresh blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, staining his robes a deep crimson. His right hand, tightly gripping his sword, trembled ever so slightly, the veins bulging with the strain of his exertion.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The three-headed demonic python unleashed bloodthirsty bellows, its attacks as fierce as ever. Venom sprayed through the air, fangs snapped with deadly precision, poisonous fog billowed, and its massive tail lashed out with crushing force. Each strike carried the weight of lethal intent.