Villain : After Slacking Off, The Protagonist Collapse - Chapter 67

Chapter 67: You Have Always Been Just a Pawn!

“Surprisingly, you didn’t make a move in the Ancestral Dragon City; that was unexpected,” Jiang Chen, holding the Demon God Son by the neck, spoke with a cold tone, causing shivers down the his spine.

“Did you anticipate from the beginning that I would also come to the Ancestral Dragon City?” The Demon God Son’s pupils shrank, feeling a chilling dread spreading throughout his body.

If Jiang Chen had anticipated even this, it would be terrifying. Or did Jiang Chen have some special intelligence that informed him of their movements? But if that were the case, they would have been captured in the Ancestral Dragon City already.

“Given your nature, you would have eagerly gone to the Ancestral Dragon City, hoping to make a grand appearance at the Gathering of Prodigies there, wishing to use it as a stepping stone to trample us underfoot,” Jiang Chen’s eyes were profound as if he had the ability to read minds, laying bare the Demon God Son’s inner thoughts.

“But seeing our battles, you probably got scared, lacking the confidence and fearing the exposure of your identity, thus you chose not to show up,” Jiang Chen deduced.

“You’re saying I didn’t show up because I knew I couldn’t achieve what I wanted, to sweep through all the geniuses and instead, I would become a stepping stone for others. So, I didn’t dare to appear,” the Demon God Son fell silent, as Jiang Chen’s words struck true.

“Do you know why you became the Demon God Son?” Jiang Chen asked again.

When the Demon God Son heard this, his pupils gleamed defiantly, “Are you suggesting I don’t deserve to be the Demon God Son? Even if I am to die today, you can’t humiliate me with this. I became the Demon God Son because my talents were the strongest in the Extreme Path Demon Sect!”

“You really know nothing, do you?” Jiang Chen scoffed. “What was your status in the Extreme Path Demon Sect a few years ago? You were just a common disciple, as ordinary as they come.”

“Then overnight, your talent exploded, and you encountered countless fortuitous opportunities. Why do you think that is? Do you really think it’s because your talents awakened?”

The Demon God Son fell silent. He remembered that indeed, as Jiang Chen said, he was an extremely ordinary disciple in the sect, who then suddenly experienced an explosive growth in talent and power.

During that time, his luck was incredibly good, stumbling upon opportunities wherever he went, thinking it was destiny’s favor. Now thinking back, those events were too strange and abrupt, as if someone had orchestrated them all along.

“What are you trying to say?” The Demon God Son looked up, his voice heavy. What did Jiang Chen know, and why reveal it now?

“I thought your life is quite tragic, so I decided to tell you the truth before you die, to let you die with your eyes open,” Jiang Chen said.

“You’ve always been just a pawn for others. Your explosive growth in talent was because you fused with the Origin Sun Spirit, and the reason they chose you was that your physique was extremely suitable for it.”

“The Extreme Path Demon Sect sent Old Wuji to protect you, not fearing to offend the Primordial Holy Land, all because they needed to bring Yan Ruyu, who possesses the Origin Yin Spirit. If you were to merge with her, the two unique primordial treasures would fully integrate, transforming into the Yin-Yang Holy Body.”

“The Yin-Yang Holy Body is one of the strongest physiques, in harmony with the heavenly Yin and Yang, capable of controlling the universe upon reaching maturity.”

“You’ve been under the Fate Exchange Curse all along, so once you obtain the Yin-Yang Holy Body, it will be activated immediately, and all you have will become someone else’s wedding dress.”

“In simple terms, you’ve always been a pawn, merely making a wedding dress for others.” Jiang Chen looked at the Demon God Son with a trace of sympathy.

The Demon God Son was a tragic figure in the original story, always manipulated by others, forever a pawn in someone else’s game, only to make a wedding dress for them. Unfortunately, he never realized it until his death.

“It’s impossible! How could I, the Demon God Son, be a pawn for someone else!” He was in denial, unable to accept the revelations Jiang Chen brought, which almost overturned everything he knew about his life.

A rare and unique heavenly material treasure. The birth of such a treasure is also extremely rare, only possible after the fall of a Yin-Yang Holy Body. In other words, this Origin Yin Spirit signifies the existence of a Yin-Yang Holy Body.

“Holy Son, what you just mentioned about the Origin Yin Spirit, what is that about?” Yan Ruyu’s complexion turned slightly pale, she had never known about such a thing within her.

“Do you know why someone as morally corrupt and devoid of any affection like Yan Ling would go against everyone to appoint you as the saintess?” Jiang Chen countered.

“You mean I’m like this Demon God Son?” Yan Ruyu immediately realized, she had always wondered why Yan Ling looked at her differently.

It turns out everything had a purpose, just as she had suspected, Yan Ling had intentions from the beginning.

“No wonder, no wonder!” Yan Ruyu murmured to herself, her complexion turning a bit pale.

Although she had anticipated this, having spent many years with Yan Ling and considering Yan Ling’s past protection, Yan Ruyu still harbored some feelings for her, albeit complicated ones.

“You don’t have to overthink it. With me here, no one dares to scheme against you in the future,” Jiang Chen sighed and patted Yan Ruyu’s head. Some characters inside are truly tragic, their entire lives being manipulated.

“Okay!” Yan Ruyu, feeling like she had found a reliable support, nestled comfortably in Jiang Chen’s embrace. For her now, Jiang Chen was her only pillar and reliance.

“Holy Son, how can I assist you to obtain the Yin-Yang Holy Body?” Yan Ruyu asked, ready to do anything to help Jiang Chen achieve the Yin-Yang Holy Body.

Jiang Chen gave her a strange look, “Why do you think I want the Yin-Yang Holy Body? I already possess the Mixed Yuan Dao Body; I don’t need such a physique. Even having another one wouldn’t be of much use to me.”

Yan Ruyu was puzzled. If the Holy Son did not want the Yin-Yang Holy Body, why go through so much trouble? Could it be for her? Thinking this made Yan Ruyu’s fair cheeks turn a shade of red, like a ripe apple.

“It seems you’ve guessed it. This thing is prepared for you, but merging it into the Yin-Yang Holy Body is not so simple; there are some things that need to be done. But it can be achieved in the Yin-Yang Sea!” Jiang Chen said with a light laugh.

With the Mixed Yuan Dao Body, Jiang Chen did not need any additional physiques. The Yin-Yang Holy Body would not be of much use to him. The Mixed Yuan Dao Body encompasses everything, including all Dao bodies.

To some extent, if Jiang Chen fully develops the Mixed Yuan Dao Body to its extreme, he would control everything, with all the laws of the world under his command.

Whether it’s the Yin-Yang Dao or the Space-Time Dao, they would just be one of the many Daos he controls. Hence, Jiang Chen does not care much for this so-called Yin-Yang Holy Body.