Chapter 289: From Start to Finish, It's All Me

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Chapter 289: From Start to Finish, It's All Me

Jiang Chen paused to do some quick calculations.

From the outset, Gu Ran's Heavenly Fate Value had plummeted by over twenty-five thousand. Now, only three thousand eight hundred eighty-eight points remained.

For Jiang Chen, the limit to actthe protagonists killing thresholdwas set at one-tenth of the Black Heavenly Fate Value. This came to three thousand four hundred fifty-three points.

That meant there was a slim margin left: just four hundred thirty-five Heavenly Fate Value points separated Gu Ran from his fate. Once that gap closed, Jiang Chen could take decisive action against him.

If Jiang Chen could thwart the current turn of events, it would further erode Gu Rans Heavenly Fate Value. Even if it didn't hit the threshold, it would be dangerously close.

Simply put, Gu Ran stood before Jiang Chen with no real means to defend himself.

Therefore, Jiang Chen was resolved to take matters into his own hands this time around!

Always a shadowy figure, he now felt the urge to step into the spotlight.

Still, he tapped into his divine sense to apprise the Purple Heaven Holy Land team of the unfolding situation.

The news jolted the cultivators of the Purple Heaven Holy Land. But with Jiang Chen's guidance, they managed to maintain their poise, careful not to tip off their foe.

The sands of time flowed on.

The five major squads began to scatter, distancing themselves to the point where rapid assistance became unfeasible.

Meanwhile, Gu Ran, blending seamlessly among the teams, gauged the widening gaps between the squads. Sensing an opportunity, he prepared to strike!

'Die for me!' Gu Ran whispered, his steps silent as a ghost. He closed in on the slowest cultivator of the groupMao Lun of the Purple Heaven Holy Land. With eyes locked onto his prey, he abruptly unleashed his ambush.

Swish!

He moved as if bending space itself, materializing suddenly behind Mao Lun, weapon poised for a lethal strike.

In Gu Ran's vision, the gleaming edge of his weapon was inches away from Mao Lun's robes. He could almost feel it piercing the heart beneath, sealing a fatal blow.

Yet, with just a simple gesturea flick of Jiang Chen's fingera command echoed: 'Rise!'

To Gu Ran's astonishment, a protective barrier burst forth around Mao Lun.

Boom!

His powerful assault crashed against Mao Lun's shield, but to his frustration, it didn't even produce a tremor, let alone shatter it.

'That bastard! If you won't end me, then I'll persist. Let's see how many times you can thwart my plans!' With gritted teeth and measured breaths, Gu Ran covertly neared a Golden Proud Cult cultivator.

'So, now you're setting your sights on the Golden Proud Cult?' Jiang Chen observed the plummeting Fate Value of a Golden Proud Cult member named Te Dan and couldn't help but scoff silently.

In an instant, Gu Ran emerged from the shadows, his movements a blur as he lunged at Te Dan.

Such was his swiftness that even the Dao Comprehension realm cultivators of the Golden Proud Cult were caught off guard!

However, just as Gu Ran's weapon neared Te Dan, signaling the moment of kill swish a protective curtain of light unfurled around Te Dan, repelling Gu Ran's attempt.

Undeterred, Gu Ran's voice was fierce. "Attack!" Without missing a beat, he directed his deadly intent at another.

Yet, once more, he was rebuffed!

"Argh! Damn you, Heavenly Gu Society! And you, the villainous bastard hiding in the shadows, if you're bold enough to halt my strikes, then face me head-on!" Gu Ran's rage reverberated around him, but it did not deter his relentless assassination attempts.

He seemed to have lost all reason, continuously moving in a shadowy dance of hide, strike, retreat, and strike again...

But each of his relentless attempts was seamlessly parried by Jiang Chen.

The Golden Proud Cult members looked on in bewilderment, unable to grasp the unfolding chaos.

And for those directly in Gu Ran's crosshairs, the sensation was surreal. Each felt the chilling embrace of imminent death, only to be cocooned by a mysterious protective force, an experience both terrifying and exhilarating.

"Give up, Gu Ran. I won't let you have your way," Jiang Chen's calm voice echoed as his divine sense finally locking onto Gu Ran.

Suddenly, a tidal wave of impending danger crashed over Gu Ran. Alarm coursed through him, making every hair on his body prickle.

This was eerily familiar. It was the exact feeling he'd encountered at the Black Wood Island seas, the moment he became the target of that mysterious Dao Palace powerhouse.

"It's you! You've been tailing me, hindering my journey to becoming stronger from the shadows!" Halting his assassination attempts, Gu Ran emerged and hurled his furious roar toward the vacant sky.

As he did, a trio of system notifications resounded within Jiang Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

[Ding! You've successfully altered the plot; Protagonist Gu Ran's Heavenly Fate Value has been reduced by 1000 points!]

[Ding! You've earned 2000 Villain Value points!]

[Ding! Protagonist Gu Ran's Heavenly Fate Value has breached below your set kill threshold. You now hold the liberty to execute Gu Ran without incurring the Heavenly Fate's backlash.]

Observing Gu Ran, whose face was now a canvas of pain and anguish, Jiang Chen's voice was laced with a hint of triumph. "Yes, it's been me all along. From the very beginning to this very moment, always me."