Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan! Chapter 480 Golden Rebirth

The report about the Bai Clan assaulting the Azure Sun Holy Sect rapidly ignited discussions throughout the Desolate Heaven Empire.

Concealing an event of this magnitude proved utterly futile.

Spies from every prominent faction were embedded in rival organizations.

As soon as Bai Zihan stormed into the Sect, details started leaking out via multiple routes.

In just one day-

Every influential clan and sect got hit with the identical stunning news.

The Azure Sun Holy Sect lay in ruins.

It was completely overwhelmed by a handful of Bai Clan experts alongside Bai Ren.

Yet something even more sensational emerged-

Bai Zihan remained unscathed, not crippled at all.

Numerous individuals had come to terms with the supposed truth and believed the Empire had forfeited a brilliant talent, yet that turned out to be untrue.

Furthermore, his cultivation had ascended to the Void Refinement Realm.

A stage that geniuses in their fifties often find arduous to attain, and for countless others, merely a distant aspiration.

Any single revelation would have rattled the Empire. Combined-

They delivered a seismic shock.

The delicate equilibrium of power wavered.

Fear gripped many. They recognized the Bai Clan's formidable strength, but to vanquish a premier Sect using less than half their might in a mere day

That defied all reason.

What might happen if they unleashed their full potential? Could any entity in the Desolate Heaven Empire possibly stand against them?

Plenty suspected that neither the Imperial Family nor the Li-Zhao Alliance could endure such an onslaught.

In the meantime-

Back at the Bai Clan manor.

Inside Bai Zihan's dwelling.

The Sun Dao floated in the midst of a freshly erected majestic Grade-6 formation.

Multiple tiers of arrays stacked below it, anchoring the space and preventing the intense heat from leaking beyond.

The four Immortals lingered at the formation's perimeter, their faces ashen and weary.

Their immortal bodies had withstood the trip, yet the toll was evident. Robe sleeves charred. Flesh fissured. Arrogance vanished entirely.

Bai Zihan forced them to transport it all the way from the Azure Sun Sect to the Bai Clan.

Because contact with the flying vessel would incinerate the crew, he made them soar personally and bear it.

Given Bai Zihan's temperament, he forbade any breaks, leading to their current bedraggled condition.

"Get out of here now!"

Bai Zihan ordered sharply.

The four Immortals, harboring resentment and grievances, nonetheless paid their respects and departed.

Even if grievances burned in their hearts, did they have the audacity to voice them?

He likewise instructed Bai Ren and the rest of the Bai Clan to depart, and they complied, though concern lingered.

Bai Zihan positioned himself in front of the hovering tiny sun.

Golden glow danced in his gaze.

The Sun Dao spun leisurely, releasing a constant vibration that harmonized with the heavens

and the earth.

Bai Zihan sent a thread of spiritual sense its way.

Upon contact-

A scorching surge rushed along the link like an unstoppable flood.

Typical cultivators would see their minds incinerated in an instant.

He made contact bare, devoid of any Qi safeguard.

The warmth seeped in, and he sensed his hand might char if prolonged.

This marked the initial instance post his body's forging.

His Primordial Chaos Body soaked up and scattered portions of the blaze, steadying his meridians while seemingly honing them more.

Bai Zihan grinned.

A gradual, contented grin.

Anxiety had plagued him.

For ages, his physique endured all trials without advancing in refinement as desired.

The Primordial Chaos Body had indeed become formidably robust.

However, pushing it further demanded superior resources. Above all, what he craved most was an intensely potent fire.

He figured the Desolate Heaven Empire's offerings had pushed him to a limit.

Lacking superior elements, most would deem further efforts futile.

Yet he viewed it as squander, convinced that one more refinement push

neared the gateway to the Primordial Chaos Body Refinement Technique's initial phase.

But presently-

Positioned facing the Sun Dao-

Sensing his epidermis prickle at last.

Sensing his tissue verge on scorching.

A path to elevate his form crystallized for him.

Bai Zihan eyed the aureate orb.

"Maybe," he whispered gently, "I can attain the first stage of the Primordial Chaos Body refinement technique."

For years, he deemed that prerequisite nearly unattainable

in the Desolate Heaven Empire.

Presently-

Chance dangled right in front.

Upon securing it, he believed no one in the Desolate Heaven Empire could trouble him.

Even concealed alien powers within the Empire, he could potentially eradicate.

He pulled back his hand deliberately.

His palm's surface flushed crimson.

Subtle fissures emerged resembling parched soil in famine.

They mended in mere moments.

No Qi barrier was invoked.

He sought the unadulterated impact.

Without delay, Bai Zihan flicked his sleeve.

Item after item-

Manifested encircling him.

Timeworn scarlet dragon essence from the Bai Clan vault.

Void-tempered Black Star Sand.

Celestial Yang Stone hearts plundered from Azure Sun Holy Sect.

Scores of elite fire-based spirit plants.

Encased jade containers holding Ninefold Sun Essence.

Including exotic creature fluids and skeletal shards from Feilian's ring.

The yard quivered faintly from the overwhelming aura of spirit power

unleashed.

Exposing any of these would ignite conflicts between sects.

Presently, they sprawled like kindling surrounding him.

The Sun Dao throbbed more vividly.

Aureum brilliance heightened, as if detecting a challenge.

Heat levels in the array escalated higher.

Ground tiles started fracturing.

Atmosphere warped in plain sight.

Bai Zihan advanced to the core spot.

Straight under the small sun.

He shed his outer garment.

Not with ritual.

Merely since fabric couldn't endure.

His exposed dermis mirrored the golden sheen, subtle disorderly motifs rising underneath

resembling primordial glyphs stirring.

He triggered the array. The components blazed at once.

Dragon essence melted into flowing scarlet.

Star Sand melted into glittering flecks.

Yang Stone hearts emitted dense solar vital force.

The whole lot pulled skyward-

Towards his position.

And towards the Sun Dao.

The tiny sun erupted.

Blaze intensified.

The initial torrent slammed into him completely.

No defense.

No Qi veil.

Solely his body.

Dermis tore open right away.

Fine blood trails vaporized prior to dripping.

Sinews quivered.

Skeleton issued soft snaps as inner fluids steamed.

Torment-

Unfiltered and all-consuming.

After years without-

Bai Zihan experienced true suffering.

His mouth arched wider. "Excellent!"

Absence of torment-

Signaled no advancement.

The Sun Dao bore down akin to a divine oven cover.

The elements below boosted the ordeal, compelling his entire frame to

undergo recasting beneath the Sun Dao.

Tissue scorched.

Mended.

Scorched once more. His locks blazed and crumbled to cinders.

Sprouted anew in disordered tresses. Inner channels blazed orange.

Residues enduring myriad past purifications were at last expelled,

vanishing into vapor.

Duration warped.

Void quaked. The Sun Dao whirled swifter.

Almost challenging him.

Almost inquiring-

Can you persist?

Bai Zihan held firm.

He remained steadfast in the blaze of a stellar remnant.

And permitted his ruin.

Repeatedly. And repeatedly.

And repeatedly!