Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate

Chapter 63: Choosing Artifacts in the System Mall

’Finally, it’s go time!’ Jiang Chen thought to himself as he stashed his transmission jade token.

’I wonder what kind of protagonist we’re going to run into this time,’ he pondered. After a deep breath, he got up and left the meditation chamber.

He was immediately met with a sweet voice as he stepped out, "Jiang Chen, you’re out!" It was Ning Xian, waiting for him.

With concern in her voice, she said, "You’re heading to the Cave Heaven Secret Realm today. Be careful, okay?"

"Don’t worry," Jiang Chen reassured, nodding as he handed a storage ring to Ning Xian. "Here, take these items and focus on your training while I’m gone."

Contained within this storage ring were an assortment of pills, cultivation resources, and various other essentials. After accepting it, Ning Xian walked with Jiang Chen to the edge of the courtyard, her steps slowing, showing a touch of reluctance.

With a warm smile and a casual wave, Jiang Chen took off into the sky, effortlessly gliding over several peaks topped with majestic ancient trees.

Soon, a vast black hall came into view. It was impressive and commanding, radiating a sense of seriousness at first sight. This was the Deacon Hall of the Starry Abyss Sect.

In the plaza outside the hall, over a dozen disciples were already gathered, all wearing serious expressions.

Sect Master Feng Jun, Grand Elder Yu Wenyao, and Deacon Hall’s Hall Master Tao Fengyu... one after another, the experienced Mysterious Platform realm experts arrived. The Cave Heaven Secret Realm was a critical matter for the Starry Abyss Sect’s future, making it a top priority.

At that moment, Jiang Chen landed smoothly in the plaza and greeted everyone with a respectful fist-and-palm salute. "I offer my respects to the Sect Master, Grand Elder, and the Hall Masters," he said formally.

"Hmm! Not bad!" Feng Jun, Yu Wenyao, and the other sect elders observed Jiang Chen and nodded in agreement.

It was clear that Feng Jun had filled in the others about Jiang Chen’s impressive progress in cultivation.

However, the other disciples were still in the dark. Realizing the significant increase in Jiang Chen’s aura, they looked at him in complete surprise.

A group of Spiritual Awakening realm disciples gathered around Jiang Chen, buzzing with excitement.

"Brother Jiang Chen! You’ve really made it to the Late-stage of the Spiritual Awakening realm!" one of them exclaimed in awe.

"Unbelievable! Weren’t you just at the Early-stage? To reach the Late-stage so fast, you’re way ahead of us now, incredible!" another marveled.

"Brother Chen, how did you manage this? I’m all ears, as your junior brother!" a third disciple eagerly asked.

"..."

With such impressive skills, he could already use Heavenly Origin-level artifacts that had lower requirements. These were more powerful than the best Mysterious Platform-level artifacts and were Jiang Chen’s first choice. He also had to consider his Villain Value points.

’First, I need to get a weapon,’ Jiang Chen thought to himself and quickly started looking for the best Mysterious Platform-level and lower-grade Heavenly Origin-level longsword-type artifacts.

His preferred weapon was the longsword, and he had mastered the first six moves of the Heavenly Origin-level sword skill, the Void Rainbow Sword Technique.

Jiang Chen’s eyes scanned the list and stopped at a black longsword. ’Hmm? Shadowblade Sword!’ he noticed. It was a lower-grade Heavenly Origin-level weapon capable of growing stronger by integrating Shadowblade Crystals.

’A growth-type weapon,’ he thought. ’While its full potential isn’t extraordinary, it’s good enough for now.’

’It’s you!’ Jiang Chen smiled to himself and decided to go for the exchange.

[Ding! You have spent 2,000 points of Villain Value and successfully exchanged for the Shadowblade Sword*1!]

With a mental command from Jiang Chen, the newly acquired Shadowblade Sword appeared within the Moondust Ring.

Connecting with his divine sense, he immediately saw the Shadowblade Sword’s image. It was a longsword with a dark hilt that gradually became darker from the spine to the blade, giving it a mysterious look. A chilling shimmer seemed to dance along its surface.

’Sure enough, it’s a Heavenly Origin-level longsword! Even though it’s lower-grade, it’s way more powerful than any top-grade Mysterious Platform-level weapon!’ Jiang Chen thought excitedly.

’Now, time to get a flying artifact,’ he mused and redirected his focus to the System Mall panel, bypassing the weapons section in search of flying artifacts.

He soon settled on a top-tier Mysterious Platform-level flying artifact: the Black Crystal Sky Piercing Shuttle.

This flying artifact looked like a shuttle, but to Jiang Chen, it reminded him of a cigar from his memories. It was completely black, sleek, and had a streamlined elegance.

Although Jiang Chen would have preferred a Heavenly Origin-level flying artifact, he knew that flying artifacts consumed a lot of Origin Power, making it difficult for him to use one of the Heavenly Origin rank for long periods.

’This Black Crystal Sky Piercing Shuttle will work,’ Jiang Chen thought. ’It even has a speed-boosting feature, allowing it to temporarily reach the speed of a Heavenly Origin rank artifact, which is pretty cool!’ He quickly decided to go for the exchange.

[Ding! You have spent 1,500 points of Villain Value and successfully exchanged for the Black Crystal Sky Piercing Shuttle*1!]

As the system prompt sounded, the Black Crystal Sky Piercing Shuttle appeared inside the Moondust Ring.

Jiang Chen checked his remaining Villain Value. ’I still have eight thousand seven hundred points left!’

’Time to pick out a defensive artifact,’ he considered and continued exploring the System Mall.