Life of a Villain

As the bounty on Fang Yan was announced by the Eternal Palace, the entire Black Dragon continent erupted in a frenzy, with anyone able to get the reward of one thousand gold coins simply by providing the clue of Fang Yan. His posters circulated in cities all over the continent.

A thousand gold coins meant a lot to an average person on the Black Dragon Continent; they could easily live a lavish life with this much money.

Almost everyone began talking about Fang Yan as they looked for any information about his whereabouts.

......

At a distant location in Black Dragon Continent, a middle-aged man sat on a chair, surrounded by many men and women. Murmurs filled the room as they discussed the recent event in the Black Dragon Continent.

A plump figure in a black robe stood in the center of the room, his back drenched in sweat and his body shaking uncontrollably as the middle-aged man stared at him.

"SILENCE," the middle-aged man's stern voice echoed in the room as silence descended.

"Tell me everything" The middle-aged man stared at the Plump man in the middle of the room.

The plump man took a deep breath. "The Eternal Palace has just issued a bounty on Fang Yan, and no one knows why. But everyone believes he stole something from the Eternal Palace. I've even heard that the top five sects of the Black Dragon continent are all in favor of this move."

The middle-aged man frowned. "Why did this happen? Does anyone know about us?"

But he quickly shook his head; few people in the lower world were aware of their existence.

"Was this done by that young man?" The middle-aged man mumbled but shook his head again.

"No, it couldn't be him.' Apart from the minor squabble, he had no animosity toward Fang Yan."

He sighed and rubbed his brow, his gaze shifting to the men and women seated beside him.

"What now?"

One elder rose to his feet. "We support you. We don't believe you made the wrong decision, and that man is extremely valuable. But I'm afraid that once he's out, he'll be captured and they'll find out about us."

One elderly lady rose to her feet. "I believe we should keep him imprisoned until he reaches the Heavenly realm. I believe in our ancestor's prophecy. To be honest, I don't want to spend the rest of my life in this hellhole. Before I die, I want our Ji family to return to the upper world and kill those bastards."

The middle-aged man's gaze was fixed on the lady for a while before he sighed and looked around.

"I know what I'm going to do. I will not let him go outside until he has reached the Heavenly realm. But he shouldn't be aware of the situation. I know Fang Yan is impulsive, especially now, once he knows that he has a bounty on his head. He will definitely try to go out."

The middle-aged man sighed. "I hope that I chose the right man."

As he rubbed his head, his gaze was drawn to a young, beautiful woman standing in the corner of the room, her face filled with coldness.

"Ying'er come here."

"Yes, Father, "

"Keep an eye on him, don't let him leave this place," he paused for a moment before his face became solemn.

"I know about you, but I don't want you to develop any feelings for him. He may be talented, but he doesn't deserve you. You have one of the unique physiques in this entire world. Once you reach that stage, no one in this world could compare to you. Your mother has made the ultimate sacrifice in order to keep you safe. Except for our clan, no one in this world knows anything about you, and I don't want anyone to find out. That young man is simply a tool for us to return to the upper world. That's all."

The Young Woman nodded, "I know." She muttered calmly and turned around to leave the room.

But, as she walked out of the room, a flash of hatred flashed through her eyes, but it vanished quickly.

.....

A figure sat in the middle of a room, surrounded by a thick fog.

'BOOM'

A loud noise echoed in the room, and a thick ball of light materialized above the man sitting inside the fog.

Slowly and steadily, the ball began to change shape. It resembled a miniature Andy, sitting cross-legged and closing his eyes.

As that mini figure opened its red eyes, the room was suddenly filled with a suffocating atmosphere. Those eyes appeared to be filled with apathy and coldness. As if everyone on the planet is an ant in front of that figure.

As that figure closed his eyes again, the oppressive vanished, but it quickly disintegrated into specks of light and merged with the man, who was surrounded by fog.

The fog dissipated after a while, and the time around him resumed to normal. Andy exhaled softly and opened his blue eyes.

His gaze shifted to the corner of the room, where a small pup slept quietly in between the dregs of bones.

Andy shook his head slightly, slowly stood up, and closed his eyes again.

"So this is the Soul Formation Realm." He muttered slowly as his lips curled into a smile.

"This world is full of wonders. Who would have thought that my surrounding is filled with distinct elements? After entering the soul formation realm, I can feel these elements," he muttered again and stretched his body.

"I don't know how much time has passed. I feel like I have spent half a year on the breakthrough."

He shook his head and opened the door to see that it was already dawn, as the first rays of sunlight kissed his skin.

He inhaled a fresh breath of air when he was interrupted by a soft cry.

'Wooo'

When he looked down, he noticed the puppy rubbing against his leg.

His lips curled as he bent down to pick up the puppy and stroke its head.

"Have you had your fill?" He muttered as he rubbed the black splotch between the pup's eyes and brows with his thumb.

The pup whimpered as it rubbed its head against Andy's chest and closed its eyes.

Andy's head shook slightly as the pup vanished between his brows, transforming into white light.

As he stepped out of the courtyard, a red tinge appeared in his eyes.

"Now let's see if that old bastard did what I told him to do,"