Villain System: Stealing the Protagonist's Harem and Luck

Chapter 77: A Prodigal Son’s Return? It Could Be Considered Fortunate

Gu Changge’s casual words were the spark that ignited the powder keg. The collective rage on the Main Peak was palpable.

No one cared about decorum anymore. These were young, proud geniuses in the prime of their lives. To be dismissed so thoroughly, to be told they were unworthy even of being looked at—it was intolerable.

Waaah! (Angry roaring)

They attacked as one.

In their minds, this was justice. They were family. They had grown up together. But Gu Changge had crossed a line. He had kicked a cousin unconscious and then had the audacity to say no apology was needed? That cousin’s father had nearly fainted from rage!

If Patriarch Gu Lintian wasn’t watching from the head seat, the uncles and elders would have swarmed Gu Changge themselves to teach him a lesson about respecting his elders.

Hum!

Spiritual energy exploded. The mountain peak lit up with a dazzling array of divine arts. Runes intertwined, forming a storm of destruction.

A mighty Dharma Body rose like a giant. An Invincible Divine Fist punched through the air. An Indestructible Vajra Body charged forward like a tank.

Long whips lashed out like vipers. A rain of swords fell from the sky. Saber lights swept horizontally, and terrifying spirit beasts manifested, roaring as they lunged at Gu Changge.

The sheer pressure was enough to make even a Conferred King Realm expert pale.

These weren’t nobodies. They were the pride of the Gu Family. Many had already reached the Conferred Lord Realm and had fearsome reputations in the outside world.

Attacking together, fueled by rage, they intended to suppress Gu Changge instantly and slap the arrogance off his face.

Their plan was sound.

Unfortunately, it was exactly what Gu Changge wanted.

Hum.

A subtle fluctuation rippled through the void.

Gu Changge’s expression remained placid. He didn’t block. He didn’t dodge.

He simply vanished.

He disappeared without a trace, leaving no afterimage, no runes, nothing. It was as if he had been erased from existence.

The Void Talent was terrifying. Unless one possessed an extreme speed technique or a similar spatial ability, catching Gu Changge was impossible.

The attacks slammed into empty space.

The young geniuses faltered, realizing their target was gone.

Gu Changge wasn’t stupid. Why tank a combined attack when he could just step sideways? He had suppressed his cultivation to the Conferred Lord Realm to make it “fair,” so he chose the path of least resistance.

The next instant, he reappeared—behind them.

Terrifying fluctuations erupted from the void. Boundless light bloomed behind his back, condensing into a massive golden palm in the sky.

The palm grew rapidly, its lines distinct and majestic, looking like the hand of Heaven itself descending to judge the mortal realm.

It was the Gu Family’s supreme art: Heaven’s Seal.

“Fall.”

Gu Changge uttered a single word.

The golden palm crashed down, carrying the weight of the sky.

“Not good! Retreat!”

The geniuses reacted fast. They knew the power of the Heaven’s Seal and scattered immediately.

But Gu Changge had anticipated this.

His smile remained faint. “Sealing Heaven and Locking Earth.”

Buzz!

A terrifying binding force erupted from the void. The space around the geniuses solidified, as if millions of pounds of lead had been poured into the air.

This was the true application of the Void Talent.

Pfft!

The golden palm slammed home.

The geniuses’ expressions twisted in disbelief as they tried to resist, but it was futile. They coughed blood in unison, crushed by the impact.

The spatial lock only lasted a single breath, but that was enough.

In one move, they were all defeated.

They stood there, pale and dejected, their spirits crushed. Gu Changge had suppressed his cultivation. He hadn’t used his full power.

And yet, all of them combined weren’t his match.

The gap was an abyss.

Gu Changge didn’t let them off easily. He walked through the dazed crowd, his movements simple and brutal.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

He kicked them down, one by one.

“I gave you the first move, and you still wasted it,” Gu Changge shook his head, looking disappointed. “Truly unfit for heavy responsibility. How can you compete with me for the Patriarch’s seat?”

His words were knives. The geniuses’ faces burned with shame and fury.

But what could they say? They had lost. Skill was inferior to others; who could they blame?

The spectators gasped, shock rippling through the crowd.

They knew the Young Lord was strong. He was the face of the Gu Family. But this? This was dominance. Suppressed to the Conferred Lord Realm, he was this terrifying.

What if he used his full strength?

In the galaxy of Upper Realm geniuses, Gu Changge was undoubtedly the brightest star.

Silence descended on the peak again.

The Elders twitched. Their faces were black as the bottom of a pot.

It had happened too fast. And Gu Changge was ruthless.

He didn’t just beat the boys. He kicked the beautiful, fairy-like granddaughters just as hard, leaving them teary-eyed in the dirt.

He didn’t care.

Ruthless! Heartless! A bully!

They were exploding with anger, but they couldn’t say a word. It was a fair fight.

“Changge’s strength has improved again,” Gu Lintian noted, feeling immense relief. His son’s behavior was perfectly normal—he treated everyone who wasn’t family like dirt. And technically, distant cousins were barely family to him.

“Esteemed Elders,” Gu Changge asked slowly, scanning the crowd. “Do you have anything else to say?”

He dared them. After this beating, who would have the face to object?

The Elders exchanged glances. The delay tactic was dead. Dragging it out further would only humiliate them more.

Finally, the Elders from the friendly lineages stepped forward, beaming.

“With such strength, we have no objections! Changge represents the face of the Gu Family!”

“Indeed! The stronger he is, the more face we have! Other orthodoxies have already named their successors. If our Young Lord remained title-less, we would be a laughingstock!”

“This old man believes there is no better candidate! If anyone opposes Changge, I will fight them myself!” another Elder declared righteously.

The opposing Elders’ faces darkened. Shameless old foxes. You weren’t saying that five minutes ago.

But they knew the tide had turned. They sighed internally.

Handing the family to Gu Changge… what would the future hold?

The Gu Family had always been harmonious. The fratricide of ten years ago had been a deep wound. If Gu Changge took power, would the family consume itself?

“Fine, fine. This old man is going into Secluded Cultivation. Whatever happens next… you handle it.”

“Lintian, you are in your prime. Don’t step down yet. Hold the reins a little longer.”

Many Elders were disheartened. They accepted Gu Changge’s strength, but they feared his nature.

Gu Changge shook his head slightly.

They think I’ll ruin the family?

Based on his past actions, it was a fair assumption. But he wasn’t stupid. He was the Young Lord. Making the Gu Family stronger benefited him. Ruining his own power base would be brain-damaged behavior.

Today was just about forcing their hand.

As the crowd murmured in awe, acknowledging Gu Changge as the true Young Lord, a few of the disheartened Elders suddenly froze.

Their informants had sent news.

From the Xiling Province in the Outer Domain.

Elder Ming’s movements hadn’t been hidden. As Elders of an Immortal Family, their eyes were everywhere.

“Changge,” one Elder asked, disbelief coloring his tone. “Are you… planning to bring that lineage back?”

They had been watching that exiled branch for years, fearing Gu Changge would finish the job and wipe them out.

But he had sent someone to retrieve them?

It felt like the sun rising from the west.

“Elders need not worry,” Gu Changge said, his expression turning serious and reflective. “I was young and ignorant back then. But I will bear the responsibility for those grievances. It has nothing to do with the rest of the Gu Family.”

The Elders were stunned.

A prodigal son’s return? A change of heart?

“Changge… are these words true? You aren’t deceiving us?” an Elder asked, hope in his eyes.

Gu Changge nodded solemnly. “I know what I must do.”

“Good… good, good!”

“We believe you, Changge!”

The tension on the peak melted away. If Gu Changge could truly mend the rift he caused… perhaps the family’s future wasn’t so bleak after all. It could even be a fortunate thing.