Chapter 41: So I’m Supposed to Be the Villain (2)

[A/N: Added the character designs of Ji Siyu and Chen Chuan. Hype them up a bit :D]

Hearing the name "Lu Yun," especially since it was personally mentioned by a Primordial Holy Land Elder, the faces of Lu Zhan and the several Lu Family high-level members changed slightly.

A trace of imperceptible gloom and unease flashed in their eyes.

Lu Zhan pondered for a moment before instructing the butler beside him: "Go, invite Yun’er over."

The wait was not long, but for everyone in the hall, the atmosphere seemed a bit subtle and oppressive.

Soon, a lean and upright figure appeared at the entrance of the hall.

The newcomer was wearing a simple green robe. His face wasn’t particularly handsome, but it had sharp features.

Especially his eyes, which were as deep as an ancient well in a cold pool, calm and without waves, as if nothing in the world could stir a ripple in them.

He first properly greeted Lu Zhan and the various Family Elders:

"Father, Elders."

His voice was flat, with no discernible emotion.

Then, his gaze turned toward the three of Chen Chuan.

When sweeping over Murong Xuan and Ye Linger, his eyes did not change at all, as if he were just looking at two strangers.

However, when his gaze landed on Chen Chuan, it paused for a brief moment.

Deep within those eyes that were as calm as an ancient well, a faint trace of surprise seemed to pass through.

Chen Chuan’s heart stirred, and almost at the same time, he quietly activated the Eye of Wisdom.

In his field of vision, the situation inside Lu Yun’s body was completely clear.

Lu Yun’s Dantian was completely empty, without the slightest ripple of spiritual power, though the Meridians throughout his body were clear.

But it could be seen that they had only recently been reshaped, still carrying a sense of newborn fragility.

How was this a Genius?

This was clearly a waste with no cultivation at all.

However, just as Chen Chuan was about to withdraw his gaze, he suddenly noticed something unusual.

Deep within Lu Yun’s seemingly cultivation-less body, an ancient and chaotic embryonic Aura lurked faintly.

More importantly, Chen Chuan’s Eye of Wisdom penetrated the surface and caught a glimpse of the Soul essence hidden beneath this young body.

"Holy crap, a God Emperor Reincarnation!"

"An embryonic Chaos Divine Body!"

After seeing Lu Yun’s information clearly, Chen Chuan was shocked.

Ji Siyu is an Ice Phoenix Divine Emperor Reincarnation.

And this Lu Yun in front of him is also a God Emperor Reincarnation.

Chen Chuan wondered if he had transmigrated into a world of a battle royale among reincarnators.

He instantly understood!

How could this Lu Yun have become a waste?

He had clearly crippled his own cultivation, using great perseverance and great wisdom to shatter his original Ultimate Grade Spiritual Root Foundation, and was currently using a Supreme method to reshape his Meridians, intending to forge that once-in-an-eternity Chaos Divine Body.

This is a textbook protagonist template!

Thinking of Ye Linger excitedly running here to break off an engagement, and the one she was breaking it off with was a God Emperor destined to rule the universe in the future.

Chen Chuan couldn’t help but mourn for this girl in his heart for three seconds.

Girl, this move of yours is simply a loss of epic proportions!

This is a living God Emperor husband, the Supreme stock among potential stocks, and you’re just going to break it off like this?

At the same time, Chen Chuan also confirmed that Lu Yun’s glance just now must have sensed the Chaos Aura that his own body also possessed.

As fellow Chaos Divine Bodies, there was a certain mysterious resonance between them.

Lu Yun unhurriedly found a seat at the end and sat down.

His posture was composed, without the slightest constraint or inferiority due to his status as a waste or when facing guests from a Holy Land.

Seeing Lu Yun’s arrival, Elder Murong Xuan stopped beating around the bush.

He cleared his throat and directly stated his purpose:

"Patriarch Lu, Nephew Lu Yun, since everyone is here, I will speak plainly."

"The purpose of this visit is to hope that the Lu Family can fulfill our wish and dissolve the marriage contract between Linger and Nephew Lu Yun."

He paused, his tone peaceful yet carrying an air that brooked no contradiction:

"Linger is now a Core Disciple of our Primordial Holy Land, with outstanding talent. The Holy Land has high hopes for her, and her future path of Cultivation is long."

"It is truly inappropriate for her to be distracted by a mundane marriage contract, delaying her path to the Great Dao. I hope Patriarch Lu can understand and fulfill this request."

As soon as Elder Murong Xuan’s words fell, the air in the entire reception hall seemed to instantly freeze.

"Break off the engagement?"

Lu Zhan suddenly stood up from the main seat.

The respect and politeness on his face vanished without a trace, replaced by an uncontrollable shock and fury.

His face was ashen, his chest heaving violently, and his gaze was like two sharp swords.

It first stabbed fiercely at Ye Linger, then swept over Chen Chuan and Murong Xuan.

Lu Zhan’s voice carried a hint of trembling due to anger:

"Good! What a Primordial Holy Land, bullying others too much!"

"You come here today talking about not wanting to delay her Cultivation."

"It is clearly because you see that Yun’er has now lost all his cultivation, cannot Cultivate, and has become a waste, no longer worthy of your Holy Land Genius."

"That’s why you are so impatient to clear the relationship and dissolve the marriage contract!"

He almost shouted these words, the long-accumulated humiliation and resentment exploding at this moment.

The surrounding Lu Family high-level members also had ugly expressions, their eyes filled with frustration and anger.

Clearly, the Patriarch’s words had struck a chord in their hearts.

"What? Lu Yun has lost all his cultivation? Become a waste?"

Hearing this, Ye Linger’s pretty face was instantly written with shock and disbelief.

Her rosy little mouth opened slightly, and her beautiful eyes widened, looking at the angry Lu Zhan.

Then she looked at the expressionless Lu Yun, who seemed as if none of this concerned him.

Ye Linger’s mind couldn’t quite wrap around it for a moment.

The news she had received before was that Lu Yun was still that Genius who had entered the Mountain Sea Realm at sixteen!

How could he have become a waste after not seeing him for two years?

This sudden turn of events completely disrupted her original script of fighting for freedom, leaving her somewhat at a loss for a moment.

And at this moment, only Chen Chuan sighed secretly in his heart.

He looked at Lu Yun, who sat calmly, even in the face of such humiliation and change, his gaze still peaceful and without waves, even faintly carrying a sort of indifference as if looking down on all living beings.

Then he looked at Ye Linger beside him, who appeared somewhat dazed and cute due to shock and confusion.

What was supposed to be an inspirational drama of a young girl resisting an arranged marriage.

By a freak combination of factors, it had turned into a snobbish scene of a Genius girl despising her down-and-out fiancé.

Yet, within the body of this down-and-out fiancé, there slept a God Emperor’s Soul capable of shaking the heavens.

Chen Chuan knew that this grudge from breaking the engagement was likely established.

And it was a rather large one.

He felt as if he could already see today’s scene being recorded with a heavy stroke in a future God Emperor’s little notebook of dark history.

Inside the hall, the atmosphere was tense, and a storm seemed to have only just begun.