Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan!

Chapter 466 Trouble in the Sky!

Spiritual light burst from Bai Xueqingʼs blade the moment it left its sheath.

Chu Ziyan stepped forward with her sword as well.

Above-

The three pirate ships maintained their triangular formation.

Another volley of cannon fire gathered. ”Break their shield first!”

Sky Pirates shouted.

Before the next barrage descended, Bai Xueqing moved.

She stepped off the deck.

Her figure shot upward.

A slash tore through the sky, colliding with an incoming beam.

BOOM-!

The blast scattered.

But the remaining beams struck.

The Bai Clanʼs defensive formation flared violently.

Light rippled across the barrier like a storm-tossed sea.

One impact.

Then another.

Cracks of pale light began to spread across the protective dome.

Chu Ziyanʼs expression changed. ”Theyʼre focusing on a single point!”

The triangular formation above shifted subtly.

All three pirate ships redirected their cannons toward the exact same section of the shield.

A concentrated bombardment.

BOOM-!

The barrier trembled.

The spiritual veins carved into the hull flickered erratically.

BOOM-!

A sharp, piercing sound rang out-

Like glass splintering.

Thin fractures webbed outward from the impact point.

The defensive array groaned under the pressure.

For a brief moment, it held.

Then-

CRACK!

A section of the barrier shattered.

Spiritual light burst outward in fragments, dissolving into the air.

The protective dome collapsed entirely.

The sky above lay open.

Now-

They could enter.

And they did. ”Board them!”

A pirate roared.

Chains shot forward, latching onto the Bai Clan shipʼs barrier and draining its energy.

The Sky Pirates surged forward as the barrier was broken, launching their attack from multiple directions.

Bai Xueqing reacted immediately, freezing the chains midair and disrupting their formation.

Chu Ziyan leapt after her, severing several more in a single strike.

Many Sky Pirates fell on the spot; however, many more were able to board Bai Zihanʼs flying ship.

Bai Xueqingʼs eyes turned cold. ”Glacial Heaven Seal-Absolute Frost Domain.”

The air ature plummeted instantly.

A wave of frost erupted outward from her position, spreading across the deck like a blooming glacier.

Ice crystallized midair, forming a translucent domain that expanded with precise control-never touching the shipʼs core formations, never damaging the hull.

Sky Pirates who had just landed froze mid-motion.

Frost crawled up their legs.

Across their torsos.

Over their weapons.

Those below the Soul Formation Realm had no time to resist.

They were locked in place within a breath.

Statues of ice scattered across the deck.

Only a handful of stronger pirates managed to shatter the encroaching frost, retreating hastily into the air.

Chu Ziyan did not hesitate.

Her figure blurred.

Precise strikes followed.

Frozen enemies shattered under her sword.

The battlefield tilted sharply in their favor.

However, it did not seem to matter much in the grand scheme of things, as several more Sky Pirates replaced them as if nothing had happened.

Below them, Kong Zhanhong gritted his teeth.

He knew his limits.

Against opponents of this scale, reckless heroics would only create openings for the enemy.

He focused entirely on clearing stray attackers and ensuring he did not obstruct Bai Xueqing or Chu Ziyanʼs movements.

Keeping himself alive was what he could do at the moment.

Above-

The pirate leader watched.

His subordinates were falling too quickly, but that seemed to be within his expectations.

Bai Xueqingʼs breathing remained steady.

Chu Ziyan moved like flowing water, eliminating threats efficiently.

They were holding.

More than holding.

They were dominating the lesser pirates.

But-

It was not enough.

Among them stood three figures apart.

They were Void Refinement Realm cultivators!

Nothing but weaklings to Bai Zihan; however, still too strong for Chu Ziyan and

Bai Xueqing.

The pressure they exuded was fundamentally different from the rabble before them-no reckless roars, no wild charges.

Only cold, deliberate killing intent.

One of them stepped forward, boots landing softly on the frozen deck.

The ice beneath him cracked-not from brute force, but from spatial distortion. ”Killing Soul Formation cultivators?” he said with faint amusement. ”Impressive for your strength. Indeed, you deserve to be called the number one talent of the Desolate Heaven Empire.”

Bai Xueqing did not respond. Her blade rose.

The temperature dropped further.

The Void Refinement cultivator vanished.

No-

He did not move fast.

The space around him folded.

He reappeared behind her.

A palm struck toward her back, wrapped in distorted Qi.

Bai Xueqing twisted midair, her blade intercepting the strike.

Clang-

The impact rippled like water struck by a stone.

Her arm trembled.

The difference in cultivation was no longer subtle-it was absolute.

Another Void Refinement pirate attacked simultaneously from the flank.

His spear pierced forward, the tip phasing in and out of reality, bypassing layers of frost as if they were illusions. ”Absolute Frost Domain!”

She expanded it further.

Ice condensed around the spearhead, slowing it by a fraction of a breath.

That fraction saved her.

She slid back, robes fluttering, leaving a shallow tear across her sleeve instead of her flesh.

Chu Ziyan attempted to intervene.

Her Qi surged, targeting the weakest fluctuation in the spatial distortions around the third pirate.

Her strike was flawless.

It passed through him.

The pirateʼs figure shattered-

An afterimage.

The real body emerged from the void above her, palm descending like a collapsing sky.

Boom-!

Chu Ziyan was forced down to one knee, her defensive seals cracking.

Bai Xueqing steadied herself.

Her breathing finally grew uneven.

She shifted stances. ”Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword!”

In an instant, her figure fractured into nine streaks of glacial radiance. Each carried an identical aura, identical killing intent.

Frost rippled across the deck as afterimages moved in impossible angles-some attacking from above, some from below, others phasing between layers of space like reflections on shattered ice.

The Void Refinement cultivator narrowed his eyes. ”Interesting. The Bai Clanʼs famous technique.”

He thrust his palm forward. Space folded outward in a circular wave, distorting perception, attempting to collapse the false shadows.

Two images shattered.

Then three more.

But the remaining four shifted unpredictably, weaving through the warped void as if skating across thin cracks of reality itself.

For the first time-

His expression changed.

One shadow flickered.

A real fluctuation. (There!)

Bai Xueqingʼs true body slipped between spatial folds, her blade thrusting toward the seam where his void distortion overlapped imperfectly.

An opening.

Her sword pierced through-

Cold erupted inward.

Frost spread across his chest.

For a heartbeat, ice crystallized over his meridians.

She pushed forward.

But-

Qi surged violently from within him.

The frost shattered.

His body blurred backward, a shallow cut marking his robe.

No blood.

Only a thin line of torn fabric.

He looked down at it. Then back at her. ”Impressive,” he admitted quietly.

Behind her-

The spear-wielding pirate descended again. This time, he did not test her frost.

He pierced directly through space, the spearhead appearing inches from her ribs without warning. Chu Ziyan intercepted.

Her blade met the spear with a sharp ring, but the force sent her sliding across the deck, boots carving deep gouges through ice.

The third pirate pressed forward relentlessly, void palms crashing against her defensive seals.

Each strike cracked another layer.

Chu Ziyanʼs breathing grew ragged.

Bai Xueqing rejoined her instantly, the Frost Domain compressing to shield them both.

But three Void Refinement cultivators were too much.

Every exchange demanded perfect timing.

Every clash drained spiritual energy at an unsustainable rate. Above them-

More Sky Pirates circled like vultures, waiting for a decisive opening.

And beyond-

The pirate leader observed in silence.

His eyes gleamed with measured approval.

For cultivators of the Soul Formation Realm to force Void Refinement experts into genuine defense-

It was unusual.

Very unusual.

Bai Xueqingʼs Nine Shadows continued flickering across the deck, weaving through void distortions.

She found another opening.

Slashed again.

The strike landed-

But only forced a stagger.

Nothing decisive.

Chu Ziyan attempted to entangle one opponent with her technique, but a single stomp shattered it before it could fully form.

They were extraordinary geniuses.

But the cultivation realms existed for a reason, and to kill opponents two major realms above them was extremely difficult. Gradually-

The Frost Domain thinned.

Void Refinement Realm pressure thickened.

The deck beneath them cracked under spatial stress.

The pirate leader finally stepped forward slightly, his voice carrying clearly across the battlefield. ”Good!”

All movements paused subtly. ”You two possess talent worthy of greater skies. To force my Void Refinement subordinates this far at your age... admirable.” His gaze lingered on Bai Xueqing.

A faint smile curved his lips. ”Surrender! I will give this chance for your commendable resistance.”

Silence answered him.

Bai Xueqing lifted her blade again.

Her spiritual sea trembled from strain.

Chu Ziyan steadied herself beside her, pale but resolute. ”Never!”

The pirate leader sighed softly. ”A pity!”

Qi gathered once more.

The three cultivators moved simultaneously-

Killing intent converging.

And at that exact moment-

A calm voice interrupted. ”You speak too much!”

The pirate leaderʼs gaze shifted.

Bai Zihan stepped forward from the deck below.

His robes fluttered lightly in the residual frost.

His expression-

Unchanged. ”You will regret this!”

No overwhelming aura.

No dramatic surge.

He simply raised his hand.

Then-

Lowered it.

A single slash.

A straight, quiet line that severed space without resistance.

The three Void Refinement cultivators froze mid-motion.

Void distortions halted.

Their expressions did not even have time to shift.

Then-

They disappeared.

Erased.

As though that section of reality had been rewritten.

Bai Xueqing slowly lowered her sword, breathing heavily. (Looks like you have decided to stop hiding.)

Above-

The pirate leaderʼs smile vanished.

For the first time since his arrival-

His eyes turned solemn.

Now, his opponent was someone who has killed several Great Ascension Realm!