Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan! Chapter 466 Trouble in the Sky!

As her blade unsheathed, spiritual light exploded from Bai Xueqing's sword.

Chu Ziyan advanced too, gripping her sword tightly.

Above-

The trio of pirate vessels held their triangular setup steady.

A fresh round of cannon blasts began to build up.

"Target their shield right away!"

The Sky Pirates bellowed.

Prior to the incoming salvo hitting, Bai Xueqing sprang into action.

She leaped from the deck's edge.

Her body rocketed skyward.

A powerful cut ripped across the heavens, smashing into an approaching ray.

BOOM-!

The explosion dispersed wildly.

Yet the leftover rays slammed home.

The Bai Clan's barrier formation ignited with fury.

Waves of light churned over the shield, resembling an ocean whipped by gales.

One hit landed.

Followed by the next.

Fissures of faint glow started webbing over the shielding sphere.

Chu Ziyan's face twisted in alarm.

"They're zeroing in on one spot!"

The overhead triangular array adjusted with a slight twist.

Every one of the three pirate ships aimed their cannons at precisely the same part of the shield.

A focused barrage ensued.

BOOM-!

The shield quaked fiercely.

The spirit lines etched on the ship's body flashed in chaos.

BOOM-!

A shrill, cutting noise echoed out-

Similar to glass breaking apart.

Slim cracks spidered from the strike zone.

The barrier's array creaked beneath the strain.

Just for an instant, it endured.

Then-

CRACK!

Part of the shield exploded into pieces.

Bits of spiritual light sprayed out, fading into nothingness.

The entire shielding sphere crumbled away.

The overhead sky stood exposed.

Now-

Entry was possible.

And they took it.

"Storm the ship!"

A pirate bellowed.

Chains launched ahead, hooking onto the Bai Clan vessel's shield and siphoning its power.

As the shield fell, Sky Pirates charged in, striking from all sides at once.

Bai Xueqing countered at once, icing the chains in flight and breaking their lineup.

Chu Ziyan bounded behind her, slicing through a bunch more with one swing.

Numerous Sky Pirates dropped right there; still, a larger number succeeded in boarding Bai Zihan's aerial craft.

Bai Xueqing's gaze iced over.

"Glacial Heaven Seal-Absolute Frost Domain."

The air's

temperature plunged in a flash.

A surge of ice burst from where she stood, racing over the deck

as if a glacier were unfurling.

Ice formed in the air, creating a see-through field that grew under tight command-without grazing the ship's vital arrays, without harming the

structure.

Sky Pirates fresh on the deck halted in their tracks from the freeze.

Ice climbed their legs.

Up their bodies.

Onto their arms.

Those under the Soul Formation Realm couldn't fight back in time.

They got trapped solid in mere moments.

Ice figures dotted the deck.

Just a few tougher pirates broke free from the advancing ice,

pulling back swiftly into the sky.

Chu Ziyan wasted no time.

Her form flickered.

Exact blows came next.

Iced foes broke apart beneath her blade.

The fight swung hard their way.

Yet in the bigger picture, it barely counted, with fresh Sky Pirates filling the gaps like it was routine.

Underneath, Kong Zhanhong clenched his jaw.

He understood his boundaries.

Facing foes this vast, foolish bravery would just hand chances

to the foes.

He poured all effort into handling random assailants and making sure he didn't

block Bai Xueqing or Chu Ziyan's paths.

Staying alive was his sole contribution right now.

Above-

The pirate chief observed.

His followers dropped fast, yet it fit his plans.

Bai Xueqing's breaths stayed even.

Chu Ziyan flowed smoothly, dispatching dangers with ease.

They held the line.

Beyond holding.

They overpowered the minor pirates.

But-

It fell short.

Three distinct shapes loomed among the crowd.

They were cultivators at the Void Refinement Realm!

Mere trifles for Bai Zihan; yet far beyond Chu Ziyan and

Bai Xueqing's reach.

The aura they released differed utterly from the mob ahead-

no frantic yells, no chaotic rushes.

Just icy, calculated intent to kill.

One advanced, his boots touching the iced deck gently.

The frost underfoot split-not by raw power, but by warped space.

"Taking down Soul Formation cultivators?" he remarked with mild amusement. "Notable for your level. Truly, you earn the title of top prodigy in

the Desolate Heaven Empire."

Bai Xueqing stayed silent. Her sword lifted.

The chill deepened.

The Void Refinement expert faded away.

No-

His speed wasn't the issue.

Space bent around him.

He materialized at her rear.

A hand lashed at her spine, cloaked in twisted Qi.

Bai Xueqing spun in the air, her sword blocking the blow.

Clang-

The clash waved outward like ripples from a dropped pebble in water.

Her limb shook.

The gap in realms wasn't hidden anymore-it was total.

Yet another Void Refinement pirate struck from the side at the same instant.

His lance thrust ahead, its point flickering through existence, ignoring frost layers

like mere tricks of the eye.

"Absolute Frost Domain!"

She pushed it wider.

Frost gathered on the lance tip, delaying it for a split second.

That split preserved her life.

She glided away, garments billowing, sparing her skin but ripping her sleeve lightly.

Chu Ziyan tried to step in.

Her Qi flared, aiming at the faintest ripple in the space warps

encircling the third pirate.

Her attack was perfect.

It went right through.

The pirate's form broke-

A lingering image.

The true form burst from the emptiness overhead, hand falling like a crumbling heaven.

Boom-!

Chu Ziyan dropped to a single knee, her barrier seals fracturing.

Bai Xueqing regained her balance.

Her breaths at last turned ragged.

She adjusted her pose.

"Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword!"

Suddenly, her shape split into nine trails of icy brilliance. Every

one bore the same presence, the same deadly will.

Ice waves rolled over the deck while illusions darted at unnatural paths-some diving from high, some rising low, others slipping through space tiers like mirrors on cracked frost.

The Void Refinement expert's eyes tightened.

"Curious. The renowned Bai Clan move."

He shoved his hand out. Space bent in a ring-shaped surge, twisting sight, seeking to

crush the fake forms.

Two illusions crumbled.

Then three others.

But the last four danced erratically, threading the twisted emptiness

like gliding over fragile rifts in existence.

For the first time-

His face altered.

One illusion wavered.

A true pulse.

(There!)

Bai Xueqing's real form wove through space bends, her sword jabbing

at the flaw where his space warp didn't align fully.

A weakness.

Her blade drove in-

Chill burst inside.

Ice raced over his torso.

For a moment, frost sealed his meridians.

She drove on.

But-

Qi exploded from his core.

The ice broke apart.

His frame faded back, a light gash on his clothing.

No blood.

Just a slim strip of ripped cloth.

He glanced at it. Then to her. "Impressive," he conceded softly.

At her back-

The lance-bearing pirate swooped once more. Now, he ignored her ice.

He stabbed straight through the void, the lance tip materializing close to her

side without notice. Chu Ziyan blocked it.

Her sword clashed with the lance in a crisp chime, though the impact hurled her skidding over the deck, heels gouging furrows in the ice.

The third pirate advanced without mercy, empty hands slamming her

barrier seals.

Every hit split another level.

Chu Ziyan's breaths came harsh.

Bai Xueqing linked up with her right away, the Frost Domain shrinking to guard

both of them.

Yet three Void Refinement experts overwhelmed them.

Each trade required flawless rhythm.

Each hit sapped spirit power too fast to last. Above them-

Extra Sky Pirates hovered like scavengers, eyeing a fatal breach.

And farther out-

The pirate chief watched quietly.

His gaze shone with calculated respect.

For Soul Formation Realm fighters to push Void Refinement masters

into real blocks-

It was rare.

Extremely rare.

Bai Xueqing's Nine Shadows kept flashing over the deck, threading

through space twists.

She spotted another gap.

Cut once more.

The blow connected-

But merely caused a stumble.

Nothing final.

Chu Ziyan tried binding one foe with her skill, but one footfall wrecked it before completion.

They shone as peerless talents.

Yet realms of cultivation stood for cause, and slaying foes two full

levels higher proved incredibly tough. Slowly-

The Frost Domain weakened.

Void Refinement Realm force grew denser.

The deck below split from space strain.

The pirate chief at last edged ahead a bit, his words ringing sharp

over the fray.

"Good!"

All actions faltered briefly.

"You both hold gifts suited for vaster realms. Pushing my Void Refinement

followers so much at your years... praiseworthy." His stare fixed on Bai Xueqing.

A subtle grin touched his mouth.

"Surrender! I'll offer this mercy for your valiant stand."

No reply came.

Bai Xueqing raised her sword anew.

Her inner spirit sea quivered under pressure.

Chu Ziyan braced next to her, ashen yet firm.

"Never!"

The pirate chief exhaled gently.

"A pity!"

Qi amassed again.

The three experts lunged together-

Deadly will uniting.

And precisely then-

A steady voice cut in.

"You speak too much!"

The pirate chief's eyes turned.

Bai Zihan advanced from the lower deck.

His garments swayed softly amid the lingering chill.

His face-

Steady.

"You will regret this!"

No crushing presence.

No grand outburst.

He merely lifted his hand.

Then-

Let it fall.

One clean cut.

A direct, silent stroke that sliced space effortlessly.

The three Void Refinement experts locked in place.

Space warps stopped.

Their faces lacked time to change.

Then-

They vanished.

Wiped out.

As if that chunk of world had been altered.

Bai Xueqing gradually dropped her sword, panting hard.

(Looks like you have decided to stop hiding.)

Above-

The pirate chief's grin faded.

For the initial time upon his coming-

His gaze grew grave.

Now, his foe was one who had slain multiple Great Ascension Realm!