I Am the Fated Villain Chapter 1314: You’re plotting together to frame the leader, your heart is deserving of punishment!

“Elder sister, Gu Shi-xiong truly isn’t like what you imagine…”

Resting nearby, Ling Yuxian picked up on her sister Ling Yuling’s inner turmoil and shook her head helplessly, a mix of emotions swirling within her. In recent times, she had witnessed how Ling Yuling handled the schemes and moves of the Faten Alliance. She longed to intervene, yet words failed her on how to proceed. Despite her repeated attempts to clarify things for her sister, Ling Yuling dismissed it all, convinced that Ling Yuxian was swayed by feelings and misled by Gu Changge’s smooth talk.

At its core, the Xi Yuan Alliance represented a daring wager from Ling Yuling, staking that the Faten Alliance would soon reveal its ugly side. Should the Faten Alliance reject the Xi Yuan Alliance agreement, Ling Yuling planned to rally the forces of the present Xi Yuan Civilization against them. This path would probably end in devastation for both sides, potentially wiping out the Yuxian Palace entirely.

This grim scenario was precisely what Ling Yuling had anticipated from the start, and she stood ready to bear whatever cost it demanded.

Naturally, an alternative scenario existed: the Faten Alliance agreeing to the Xi Yuan Alliance pact, allowing all groups and paths to coexist in harmony, minding their own affairs and upholding their individual codes.

While this harmonious resolution was Ling Yuling’s deepest wish, she recognized its chances as faint, bordering on impossible.

Yet, through Ling Yuxian’s eyes, that very outcome seemed the most probable, given her insight into Gu Changge’s real motives. He was set on treading a rugged, treacherous road, one fated to yield nothing and head into oblivion.

To those ahead, the Xi Yuan Civilization appeared merely as a passing glimpse, or maybe just a brief stretch on their larger voyage.

“Naturally, signing it poses no problem.”

“Miss Yuling’s care for every living thing is so detailed and considerate; it’s a real shame she isn’t aligning with our Faten Alliance.”

Gu Changge gave a soft shake of his head and a warm smile, then stepped forward leisurely toward the curtain before him. With a casual wave of his free hand, a brush crafted from solidified rules and order materialized.

“To gain such regard from Young Master Gu flatters Yuling greatly. Should a chance arise later, I’ll give it some thought,” Ling Yuling replied with a gentle smile, maintaining her poised and refined demeanor, even as her eyes stayed locked on the hand gripping the brush.

Deep down, she sensed Gu Changge’s sincerity, with no tricks up his sleeve in agreeing to the Xi Yuan Alliance contract.

Still, the mysteries around Gu Changge ran deep. The Jing family’s current ancestor, Jing Tianyuan, had undergone a profound shift. More than likely, an immortal soul tainted by the dark power source had seized control of the body.

That corrupted immortal soul viewed Gu Changge as its lord, hinting at his complex heritage and roots.

Nevertheless, Gu Changge was the one who freed her from the shadowy void and cleansed the dark power source afflicting her.

Logically speaking, Gu Changge had rendered immense service to both her and the Yuxian Palace. 

Signing the Xi Yuan Alliance contract, at minimum, would confirm Gu Changge harbored no malice toward the Xi Yuan Civilization.

Following that, the diverse groups and lineages of the Xi Yuan Civilization could finally ease their worries to some degree.

“Things aren’t simply right or wrong, and people can’t be pinned as purely virtuous or vile. I’ve let myself get too fixated,” Ling Yuling reflected inwardly, letting out a quiet sigh, her heart tangled with mixed feelings and a touch of quiet remorse.

“In that case, I’ll look forward to the moment Miss Yuling makes her choice,” Gu Changge chuckled lightly. He lifted his wrist and guided the brush to inscribe his mark on the curtain ahead.

Across that curtain, signatures from numerous factions already adorned it, intertwined with potent Great Dao symbols that shimmered brightly. A formidable Great Dao pressure emanated outward, unleashing a fearsome might.

Instantly, scenes of collapsing star oceans, universal ruin, and chaotic rebirths unfolded, brimming with infinite formidable energy.

Etching one’s name there bound one to endless karma and the immense forces of heaven and earth. Violating the terms invited dire repercussions, beyond even the endurance of Dao Ancestor realm figures.

Within the hall, representatives from places like the Guangming Temple, the Buddhist Kingdom of Tathagata, the Ling God Cave, and the Yuxian Palace fixed their gazes unyieldingly on Gu Changge’s every move.

The Saintess of the Xi Yuan Civilization observed Gu Changge closely, seeking out the slightest shift in his face.

The Yuxian Palace elder, Elder Xianyun, gripped her slender hands fiercely beneath her robe. Tension gripped her so tightly that her knuckles paled, and beads of sweat rolled down her brow, matting strands of hair to her face.

In that instant, all eyes riveted on Gu Changge as he wielded the brush over the expansive curtain. She went unnoticed amid the focus.

Shock and astonishment rippled through the crowd, as no one had foreseen the Xi Yuan Alliance signing proceeding so seamlessly, free of any hitches.

“Why is it unfolding this effortlessly…?”

“This doesn’t feel right.”

The Shouyang Tian Sect headmaster creased his brow, his features shifting uneasily, shock evident in his stare.

Beyond the grand hall, throngs of beings and cultivators viewed the spectacle with thrilled anticipation, as though beholding an epic event destined for the history scrolls.

All over Zhumiao Mountain, innumerable gazes converged on the unfolding drama.

“Maybe we’ve truly misjudged the Faten Alliance’s leader…”

“It’s exactly this scale of ambition and foresight that draws so many mighty ones to his banner.”

Various faction heads murmured softly, their looks brimming with respect.

Prior to arriving, they had braced for brutal conflict, yet the Faten Alliance leader proved composed and forthright beyond expectation.

Despite the Xi Yuan Alliance terms disadvantaging the Faten Alliance, he committed to them without a second thought.

Such boldness and magnanimity commanded universal esteem.

The Faten Alliance followers, by contrast, showed no surprise, behaving as if this development was long foreseen.

From Chu Heng and Hun Yuanjun to Zuo Fengxie and Demon Emperor Di Kun, plus the other Dao Ancestor realm experts, they all maintained serene composure.

Yet, right as Gu Changge prepared to etch the first stroke of “cut down” on the curtain, prior to starting the next character “sky,” a cataclysmic and unstoppable energy burst forth abruptly, like skies crumbling and realms fracturing.

A colossal wave of ruinous aura surged from the contract golden book hidden in the cosmic depths. Its archaic script blazed with brilliant glows, as if awakening to life, with shadowy forms seemingly cultivating inside each glyph.

With a sharp tear, the contract golden book ripped across time and space, unleashing a torrent of divine rays numbering in the millions, rending the firmament and shattering the nearby cosmos.

Nothing could halt its advance; this was a supreme, cosmos-ending might. Even Dao Ancestor realm powerhouses quaked in their spirits, aware that contact would spell certain doom and obliteration of their essences.

At the horizon’s edge, grand chains of order linked up, channeling the universe’s boundless vigor.

These colossal energies then fused into the contract golden book, reshaping it into an everlasting sacred radiance that plummeted from above, tracing the curtain’s path to Zhumiao Mountain and zeroing in on Gu Changge.

The shock’s ripples expanded outward, jolting the whole of Zhumiao Mountain as if on the verge of toppling.

Sacred trees swayed wildly, their limbs quivering, while frightful fissures snaked across their barks. Numerous orbiting stars shattered, plummeting as debris.

In that heartbeat, the assembly stood petrified, transfixed by the horrifying vista.

Ling Yuling, the Xi Yuan Saintess, Daoist Lord Changming, and numerous elder entities, along with Jiekong Ridge’s deputy Shang Chongming, remained rooted in stunned silence, reactions frozen.

They beheld only a blaze of divine fury laden with inconceivable ruin, swallowing the contract golden book, slicing through void and stars, and crashing down with thunderous force to engulf Gu Changge mid-signature on the Xi Yuan Alliance contract.

The pressure crushed hearts with dread, evoking the sense of total annihilation and plunge into endless void.

The zone filled at once with an inconceivable destructive essence, reducing all to ash and nothingness, erasing existence itself.

Myriad cultivators and entities experienced their sight bleaching out in a flash. Sound and vision vanished entirely.

Every sense and spiritual awareness drowned in the dominant divine blaze, plunging them into utter oblivion.

The dread afterwaves pulsed on. Though spared direct impact, many succumbed to the force, coughing up blood from mouth and nose, hurled back by the blast.

“What in the world just transpired?”

Sect heads and chiefs alike failed to process the sudden event, gripped by profound bewilderment and alarm, turning questioning eyes to Ling Yuling.

The Guangming Temple’s Light Master bore a visage of terror, profoundly awed by the might on display. A Dao Ancestor realm target would have met instant demise.

“How did this happen…?”

Astoundment and incredulity overwhelmed Ling Yuling. She stared blankly at the zone still roiling with devastating aura, at a loss for the cause of this twist.

Though she had produced the contract golden book, it remained an unbound artifact, uncontrolled by any hand. She hadn’t foreseen it plummeting to assail Gu Changge with such unfathomable destructive force.

“What audacity!”

“The leader graciously consented to the alliance pact for peaceful coexistence, but you conspired in a vile ambush, betraying him with treachery.”

“You cowards and schemers, your deeds cry out for righteous judgment!”

A thunderous bellow suddenly resounded, laced with sky-piercing murderous aura, snapping Ling Yuling, the Xi Yuan Saintess, and the rest from their daze.

They noticed the Faten Alliance members, who had shared their shock mere moments before, now surging ahead with rage-twisted faces and lethal intent, poised unmistakably for vengeance.