Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan! Chapter 523 Mysterious Expert

Rumble!!!

Thunder crashed through the skies yet again.

The oppressive force intensified further.

Far more potent this time.

The very atmosphere appeared to shatter.

Sun Yaoqing fixed her gaze afar.

Her face now held utter gravity.

"Regardless of their identity..."

She whispered under her breath.

"I need to swiftly win over this supreme being and strive to bind them to our Empire."

Be it a genuine Golden Immortal tribulation or an even deeper mystery, one truth stood out.

The individual facing it was no mere powerhouse.

Sun Yaoqing kept her eyes locked on the faraway tempest, her face utterly grave now.

Even if they merely entered the Earth Immortal Realm—

Summoning such a horrifying Heavenly Tribulation—

They surpassed everyone she had ever encountered.

A supreme existence beyond compare.

"No matter their cultivation level..."

She whispered softly.

"One capable of invoking this magnitude of tribulation defies ordinary measure."

Her eyes grew keen.

Such a figure was one the Empire absolutely had to secure.

She pivoted a bit.

"Mingzhu!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Mingzhu advanced promptly.

"Gather gifts."

Sun Yaoqing commanded firmly.

"Our finest treasures available."

A short hesitation.

"Top-tier pills, exotic herbs, artifacts—all of it."

Mingzhu's face grew tense.

Comprehension dawned instantly.

This went beyond mere politeness.

It concerned the Empire's core interests.

Gaining even a sliver of favor from such a powerhouse—

A faint tie—

Outweighed countless domains.

"I understand!"

She affirmed resolutely, then hurried off to prepare.

Sun Yaoqing, meanwhile, kept observing the heavens.

Rumble-!!!

The fifth thunderbolt plunged down.

Vaster in terror than the last.

Clouds roiled furiously, like beasts in fury.

Then—

Crack-!!!

The sixth bolt crashed.

The firmament itself looked rent asunder.

The force swelled to inconceivable heights.

Guards below sensed their knees quiver faintly.

"...Six..."

One murmured.

His tone laced with awe.

Yet before comprehension set in—

Clouds massed anew.

Darker.

Heavier.

As though coiling for the ultimate assault.

Sun Yaoqing's eyes slitted.

(The seventh...)

Yet as the might crested, it halted sharply.

Thunder ebbed away.

Lightning dissolved.

The crushing aura over the skies—

Vanished like a dream.

Dead silence!

All gaped skyward in stunned silence.

"...It ended?"

"Why no seventh bolt?"

"Did the expert prevail?"

Answers eluded them. Sun Yaoqing wasted no time.

Her stare turned piercing.

"Search!"

Her command echoed with authority.

"Fan out and pinpoint the expert at once."

Guards snapped to attention.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

She lifted a hand faintly.

"And heed this—"

Her voice hardened.

"Show utmost respect. Offend no one you find."

She held for a beat.

Then appended—

"Report back swiftly; I shall attend personally."

Those words made guards' faces stiffen.

The princess venturing forth herself signaled peak devotion.

Sun Yaoqing grasped it well.

One of that caliber demanded personal outreach, not summons.

That alone conveyed true regard.

Her sight drifted back to the horizon.

Toward the tribulation's origin.

Sun Yaoqing held her position.

She lingered there, eyes pinned on the distant spot where the tribulation had struck.

She awaited.

For guards to uncover the enigmatic expert—or for Bai Zihan to reappear.

Whichever arrived first demanded her focus. The unknown expert promised to bolster the Empire profoundly. Yet Bai Zihan merited equal caution. Securing the expert's aid didn't justify slighting Young Master Bai.

Moments ticked by.

One minute.

Two minutes.

Five minutes.

No word on the enigmatic expert, no sign of Bai Zihan.

Suddenly—

Space rippled behind her.

Sun Yaoqing's gaze sharpened.

She whirled.

Guards moved a touch slower.

And then—

A silhouette emerged.

Bai Zihan!

For an instant, Sun Yaoqing felt true shock.

But it flickered and died in a heartbeat.

Composure returned swiftly. She advanced a step, hands clasped. "Young Master Bai."

Her voice polite. "Welcome back!"

Her eyes glanced discreetly.

Nothing trailed him. A subtle shift in her gaze.

No Chong Sheng?

Her initial hunch—

Chong Sheng had slipped away.

For one like him, evasion in chaos wasn't implausible.

Yet Bai Zihan spoke first.

"Chong Sheng is dead."

His voice even.

Like mentioning trivial news.

Sun Yaoqing stiffened momentarily.

"Dead?"

Doubt gleamed briefly in her eyes.

Bai Zihan inclined his head.

"No further hunt for him is required."

Bai Zihan assumed the guards sought Chong Sheng, having glimpsed some en route.

Unaware his error—they pursued the possible Golden Immortal Realm expert.

Sun Yaoqing noted the mix-up but stayed silent.

No call to reveal her aims.

Though surprised by Bai Zihan's disinterest in the sixfold tribulation expert.

Bai Zihan's gaze stayed serene.

"Well done. Rewards will arrive for your efforts."

Bai Zihan stated.

Not solely for her timely Chong Sheng alert, averting a threat—

But to motivate future aid, especially against his prior assassins' shadowy group. "Young Master Bai, no need. I merely fulfilled my duty.

Instead, I thank you for eliminating that demonic cultivator."

Sun Yaoqing answered forthrightly.

Bai Zihan offered little more, just a nod.

"I shall depart now."

Sun Yaoqing hesitated briefly.

The invitation hovered—

To urge him lingering days.

But it passed in a flash.

Her eyes flicked to the far tribulation site.

That enigmatic expert...

Priority lay in tracking them, not hosting Bai Zihan.

She quelled the urge, nodding faintly.

"Understood, Young Master Bai."

Her voice courteous.

"I won't hold you." Bai Zihan nodded lightly. In the next instant— He lifted his palm.

Space tore open, swallowing his form into the rift.

The tear sealed shut.

As Bai Zihan vanished—

Sun Yaoqing's demeanor shifted.

Serenity yielded to keen resolve.

She faced the guards at once. "Hear me!"

Her command cut sharp.

Guards aligned rigidly.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Sun Yaoqing's stare burned cold and intent.

"Double the search teams. Widen to a hundred miles from the tribulation zone."

Her voice deepened gravely. "Comb every peak. Every ravine. Every secret grotto. Miss nothing.

"Whoever spots that expert—"

Her eyes flashed.

"Shall receive vast rewards!"

Zeal rippled among the guards.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

They bellowed.

Silhouettes rocketed skyward successively.

Dispersing every way. The hunt launched massively.

Sun Yaoqing's eyes returned to the remote horizon.

Her resolve unyielding.

(We must secure them...)

At any price—

Through any toil—

That enigmatic expert had to be found.

For she knew—

That being...

Held the power to reshape the Falling Star Empire's destiny.