Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan! Chapter 466 Trouble in the Sky!
Previously on Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan!...
Brilliant spiritual glow erupted from Bai Xueqing's sword right as it cleared the scabbard.
Chu Ziyan advanced too, drawing her own blade.
Above-
The trio of pirate vessels held their tight triangular setup.
Yet another round of cannon blasts was building up.
"Target their barrier first!"
The Sky Pirates bellowed.
Prior to the fresh salvo crashing down, Bai Xueqing sprang into action.
She leaped from the ship's deck.
Her form rocketed skyward.
A powerful cut ripped across the heavens, smashing into an approaching ray.
BOOM-!
The explosion dispersed wildly.
Yet the leftover beams hit home.
The Bai Clan's protective array ignited fiercely.
Waves of light churned over the shield, resembling an ocean in turmoil.
One hit landed.
Followed by the next.
Faint cracks of silvery glow started spiderwebbing over the shielding sphere.
Chu Ziyan's face tightened.
"They're concentrating fire on one spot!"
The overhead triangular array adjusted slightly.
Every one of the three pirate ships aimed their guns at precisely the same part of the barrier.
A focused barrage.
BOOM-!
The shield quaked hard.
The spirit channels etched along the vessel's frame pulsed unevenly.
BOOM-!
A shrill, cracking noise echoed-
Similar to shattering glass.
Fine fissures spread out like a net from where it struck.
The guarding formation creaked beneath the strain.
For just an instant, it endured.
Then-
CRACK!
A chunk of the shield broke apart.
Bits of spiritual radiance exploded outward, fading into nothingness.
The entire protective bubble crumbled away.
The sky overhead was now exposed.
Now-
Entry was possible.
And they took it.
"Storm the ship!"
A pirate yelled fiercely.
Chains launched out, hooking into the Bai Clan vessel's shield and siphoning its power.
As the barrier fell, the Sky Pirates charged ahead, assaulting from all sides.
Bai Xueqing countered at once, halting the chains in the air and breaking their assault pattern.
Chu Ziyan jumped in right behind, slicing through a bunch more with one swing.
Numerous Sky Pirates dropped instantly; still, plenty others made it onto Bai Zihan's flying ship.
Bai Xueqing's gaze hardened.
"Glacial Heaven Seal-Absolute Frost Domain."
The air
temperature plunged right away.
A surge of icy chill burst from her spot, racing over the deck
as if a frozen flower was unfolding.
Frost solidified in the sky, crafting a see-through field that grew under tight mastery-without grazing the ship's vital arrays, without harming the
structure.
Sky Pirates fresh on the deck stiffened in place.
Ice climbed their legs.
Up their bodies.
Along their arms.
Those under the Soul Formation Realm couldn't fight it off.
They got trapped solid in a single breath.
Ice sculptures dotted the deck.
Just a few tougher pirates broke free from the advancing freeze,
pulling back swiftly into the sky.
Chu Ziyan wasted no time.
Her shape blurred into motion.
Sharp blows came next.
Iced foes crumbled beneath her sword.
The fight swung heavily their way.
Yet in the bigger picture, it barely registered, since fresh Sky Pirates filled the gaps like it was routine.
Down below, Kong Zhanhong clenched his jaw.
He understood his boundaries.
Facing foes this massive, foolish bravery would just hand the enemy chances
to exploit.
He poured all effort into handling loose threats and making sure he didn't
block Bai Xueqing or Chu Ziyan's paths.
Surviving was his main contribution right now.
Above-
The pirate chief observed.
His followers were dropping fast, but that fit his plans.
Bai Xueqing's breaths stayed even.
Chu Ziyan flowed like a river, dispatching dangers with ease.
They were standing firm.
More than that.
They overpowered the minor pirates.
But-
It fell short.
Three distinct shapes stood out among the crowd.
They were Void Refinement Realm experts!
Mere insects to Bai Zihan; yet far beyond what Chu Ziyan and
Bai Xueqing could handle.
The aura they released differed entirely from the mob-no savage shouts, no frenzied rushes.
Just icy, calculated murder vibe.
One advanced, his feet touching the frosted deck gently.
The frost under him split-not from raw power, but from twisted space.
"Taking down Soul Formation cultivators?" he remarked with mild interest. "Notable for your level. Truly, you earn the title of top prodigy in
the Desolate Heaven Empire."
Bai Xueqing stayed silent. Her sword lifted.
The chill deepened.
The Void Refinement expert vanished.
No-
He wasn't speedy.
The area near him warped.
He popped up at her rear.
A hand lashed at her spine, cloaked in warped Qi.
Bai Xueqing spun in the air, her sword blocking the blow.
Clang-
The clash spread ripples like a pebble in a pond.
Her limb shook.
The gap in realms wasn't hidden anymore-it was total.
Another Void Refinement pirate struck from the side at the same time.
His lance thrust out, the point flickering through existence, ignoring frost layers like mere tricks.
"Absolute Frost Domain!"
She pushed it wider.
Ice gathered at the lance tip, delaying it by a split second.
That split second protected her.
She dodged aside, garments billowing, ending with just a light rip in her sleeve
instead of injury.
Chu Ziyan tried to step in.
Her Qi flared, aiming at the softest ripple in the space twists
encircling the third pirate.
Her attack was perfect.
It went right through him.
The pirate's form broke-
A lingering image.
The true form burst from the emptiness overhead, hand dropping like a falling heaven.
Boom-!
Chu Ziyan dropped to a knee, her guard spells fracturing.
Bai Xueqing regained balance.
Her breaths turned irregular at last.
She adjusted her footing.
"Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword!"
Suddenly, her body split into nine trails of icy shine. Each bore the same presence, the same lethal edge.
Chill waves rolled over the deck as illusions darted at odd paths-some diving from high, some rising low, others slipping between space layers like mirrors on broken frost.
The Void Refinement expert's eyes sharpened.
"Fascinating. The renowned Bai Clan skill."
He shoved his palm out. Space bent in a ring, messing with sight, trying to
crush the fake forms.
Two illusions burst.
Then three others.
But the last four danced erratically, threading the mangled emptiness
like gliding on fragile reality fissures.
For the first time-
His face altered.
One illusion wavered.
A true pulse.
(There!)
Bai Xueqing's real self wove through space creases, her sword stabbing
at the flaw where his space warp didn't align perfectly.
A weakness.
Her blade drove in-
Coldness flooded inside.
Ice bloomed over his torso.
For a moment, crystals locked his meridians.
She drove deeper.
But-
Qi exploded from his core.
The ice broke apart.
His frame faded back, a light gash on his robe.
No blood.
Just a slim tear in cloth.
He glanced down. Then up at her. "Notable," he conceded softly.
At her back-
The lance pirate struck once more. Now, he ignored her chill.
He stabbed straight through the void, the tip materializing near her
side without notice. Chu Ziyan blocked it.
Her sword clashed with the lance in a piercing tone, but the impact shoved her skidding over the deck, heels etching lines in the ice.
The third pirate kept pushing, empty hands slamming her barriers.
Each hit split another level.
Chu Ziyan's breaths came harsh.
Bai Xueqing linked up with her right away, the Frost Domain shrinking to cover
them together.
But facing three Void Refinement foes was overwhelming.
Each trade needed flawless rhythm.
Every hit consumed spirit power too fast to keep up. Above them-
Extra Sky Pirates hovered like predators, eyeing for a fatal break.
And further out-
The pirate chief watched quietly.
His gaze shone with controlled respect.
For Soul Formation Realm fighters to push Void Refinement masters
into real blocks-
It was rare.
Extremely rare.
Bai Xueqing's Nine Shadows kept flashing over the deck, dodging
space warps.
She spotted another gap.
Sliced once more.
The blow connected-
But merely made him stumble.
Nothing final.
Chu Ziyan tried to bind one foe with her move, but one foot slam wrecked it before completion.
They were brilliant prodigies.
But realm differences had purpose, and slaying enemies two full realms higher was incredibly tough. Slowly-
The Frost Domain weakened.
Void Refinement Realm force grew denser.
The deck below split from space strain.
The pirate chief at last edged ahead a bit, his words ringing sharp
over the chaos.
"Well done!"
All actions froze slightly.
"You both have gifts fit for vaster realms. Driving my Void Refinement
followers this hard at your years... praiseworthy." His stare fixed on Bai Xueqing.
A subtle grin touched his mouth.
"Yield! I'll offer this mercy for your fine fight."
No reply came.
Bai Xueqing raised her sword anew.
Her inner spirit sea shook from exhaustion.
Chu Ziyan braced next to her, ashen yet determined.
"Never!"
The pirate chief let out a gentle sigh.
"Such a waste!"
Qi built up again.
The three experts lunged as one-
Deathly intent merging.
And right then-
A steady voice cut in.
"You talk excessively!"
The pirate chief's eyes turned.
Bai Zihan emerged from the lower deck.
His garments swayed softly in the lingering freeze.
His look-
Steady.
"You'll rue this!"
No massive presence.
No flashy burst.
He just lifted his arm.
Then-
Brought it down.
One clean cut.
A smooth, silent stroke that parted space effortlessly.
The three Void Refinement experts halted in mid-step.
Space twists stopped.
Their faces didn't even twitch.
Then-
They vanished.
Wiped out.
As if that piece of the world got redone.
Bai Xueqing gradually dropped her sword, panting hard.
(So you've chosen to quit concealing yourself.)
Above-
The pirate chief's grin faded.
For the initial time since showing up-
His gaze grew grave.
Now, his rival was one who had slain multiple Great Ascension Realm foes!