Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate-Chapter 385: Villain Eye: Full Upgrade

First, Jiang Chen opened the Level 3 gift pack.

[Ding! You've received an upgraded version of the Villain Eye, and a Void Tribulation-level storage treasure: Nine-Pointed Radiant Star Ring!]

As the system's voice echoed in his mind, a soft light flashed across his eyes—so faint no one else could see it.

A strange warmth spread through his eyes. It wasn't painful, just… different. Like something deep and powerful was settling inside. Slowly, that light melted into his pupils, and then—click—the upgrade was done.

Right away, Jiang Chen felt the change. The new Villain Eye kicked in automatically, and details started flowing through his mind like water.

Everything the old version could do? Still there. But now, it could do even more.

When he looked at someone with protagonist potential or a major supporting role, four new things popped up in his vision: Innate Talent, Aptitude, Cultivation Methods, and Heaven-Defying Trump Card.

Jiang Chen's lips twitched into a grin.

Finally, he thought. No more guessing games. No more trying to figure out what kind of monster cards these guys are hiding.

Now, he could see their hidden talents, how good they really were, what techniques they used—and most importantly, what kind of insane trump cards they had waiting to flip the table.

With this, he wouldn't need to second-guess himself anymore. He could plan his moves with precision. Every fight, every ambush, every kill—it just got a whole lot easier.

Jiang Chen's eyes then drifted to the Nine-Pointed Radiant Star Ring. He could already tell—it wasn't just for show.

This thing was a monster of a storage ring. The space inside? Massive. A hundred thousand kilometers wide, long, and tall. It was like having a whole world tucked into a ring on his finger.

But that wasn't all.

Besides holding more than he could ever carry, the ring also gave a speed boost—kind of like a flying immortal tool. The only problem, he wasn't strong enough yet to unlock its full potential. The stronger he got, the faster the ring would let him fly.

Even now, at his current Nirvana Peering realm, the ring was just as good as the best flying treasure of his level. And later, it'd be even scarier.

"This is insane," Jiang Chen muttered, sliding the ring onto his finger with a grin. But his excitement didn't stop there.

He still had one more prize waiting—the Level 4 gift pack.

Without wasting a second, Jiang Chen opened it.

[Ding! You've received the second upgraded version of the Villain Eye! You've also obtained the most precious treasure at the Primordial Chaos rank—a top-grade spatial artifact: Cosmic Mustard Seed!]

The moment Jiang Chen opened the gift pack, another wave of power rushed into his eyes—stronger and deeper than before. It wasn't painful, but it hit hard, like a locked door in his mind had just swung wide open.

All at once, he understood exactly what the new Villain Eye could do.

It still had everything from the last upgrade, but now it showed three new types of info: Equipment, True Combat Power, and Trust Level.

Nice! Jiang Chen grinned. This just keeps getting better.

Equipment was pretty straightforward—it let him see a person's weapons, armor, and other strange treasures they might be hiding.

True Combat Power told him how strong someone really was, not just what their cultivation realm looked like on the surface. No more guessing how much power someone was holding back.

And Trust Level… that one was different.

It showed how much someone trusted him—whether they were a friend, a follower, or even someone he'd just met. Whether they were secretly loyal, or secretly planning to stab him in the back.

And it didn't just work on big-name characters like protagonists or major side characters. It worked on anyone—random people who used to be supporting characters, or even his own subordinates.

Jiang Chen's grin widened. With this, I'll know everything. No more surprises. No more fake smiles hiding real knives.

He took a deep breath to calm the rush of excitement.

Then he turned his attention to the other reward—the one the system called a Primordial Chaos-level treasure: the Cosmic Mustard Seed.

It looked simple. Just a tiny crystal, no bigger than a grain of rice, shaped like a sharp-edged diamond. But the moment he touched it, it vanished into his body.

He felt it move, like it knew exactly where to go—right into his Dao Palace. It settled in without resistance, like it had always belonged there, merging with both his soul and his body.

The system had called it a Primordial Chaos-level treasure—one of the best you could possibly get in the Fourth Step of the Cultivation Path.

Just knowing that made Jiang Chen's heart thump a little harder.

This thing… it's priceless. No wonder it came from the Level 4 pack.

As soon as Jiang Chen got his hands on the Cosmic Mustard Seed, the system dropped a note in his mind—explaining just what kind of monster-level treasure this really was.

Turns out, it wasn't just any old spatial item. The Cosmic Mustard Seed was a Nucleus of Spatial Laws—a leftover fragment from the very start of the universe.

In short, this thing was ancient. And powerful beyond reason.

It could devour other spaces—storage artifacts, even Cave Heavens—and grow stronger each time it did. If it absorbed enough, it could eventually transform into a complete, living world. Maybe even its own universe.

Unlike regular storage artifacts that only stored lifeless stuff like weapons and resources, the Cosmic Mustard Seed would gain the power to hold living beings—once it devoured a full Cave Heaven.

Inside Jiang Chen's Void Tribulation Ring, the souls of Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning felt the change immediately.

They froze—stunned.

Both of them were deeply familiar with spatial laws. Nangong Wan had even touched on the Dao of Space. But this was something else entirely.

Neither of them had ever seen or heard of a Nucleus of Spatial Laws before.

Whatever the Cosmic Mustard Seed was, it went beyond just understanding space. It carried secrets and powers that even the Dao couldn't explain.

"Cosmic Mustard Seed… Nucleus of Spatial Laws…" Jiang Chen whispered, heart pounding. "It can grow into a world—maybe even a whole universe…"

He almost couldn't believe it. His fingers itched, like the power in that little grain-sized gem was calling to him.

But he didn't act recklessly.

Not yet.

He reached into his storage and pulled out a ridiculous number of storage tools—rings, belts, bracelets, old thumb rings—basically everything he'd looted over time. There had to be between a hundred thousand and two hundred thousand of them, easy. Most of them were junk, low-level stuff not even worth sorting.

Still, Jiang Chen didn't let the Cosmic Mustard Seed absorb them right away.

Instead, his eyes turned to the real prize—the battlefield.

Piles of corpses stretched as far as the eye could see. Demons, demonic beasts… the remains of the army he'd wiped out with one crushing blow. He hadn't had time to deal with them earlier—he'd been too busy unboxing all these system rewards.

But now?

Now, it was harvest time.

Wordless Heavenly Jade. Death Calamity Dark Star Moon Dao Embryo…

He didn't speak the words aloud, but the thought alone was enough.

A wave of invisible force swept over the battlefield. Bodies twitched, and then collapsed in on themselves as their qi and blood energy, along with a large part of their cultivation base, were drawn out—ripped from the flesh and pulled straight toward Jiang Chen like a tidal wave of power.

In seconds, the remains turned to ash, scattered and swept away by the wind.

Jiang Chen didn't even blink.

With a wave of his hand, over a million storage treasures—rings, bracelets, belts, and more—flew into the air. They shimmered and spun, forming what looked like a glowing river made of treasure.

Cosmic Mustard Seed!

The moment Jiang Chen gave the command in his mind, something stirred deep inside his Dao Palace.

The Cosmic Mustard Seed responded instantly. A strange pulse of power rippled out from it—and just like that, the entire river of treasures vanished into thin air.

Gone.

Jiang Chen felt the change right away.

A brand-new space had opened up inside the Cosmic Mustard Seed—massive, almost as big as the one inside the Nine-Pointed Radiant Star Ring. But this space felt different. Deeper. Wilder. Alive, somehow.

And with that, something clicked in his mind.

New understanding of the Dao of Space came to him all at once—like a puzzle he didn't know he was solving had suddenly come together. Ideas, patterns, truths he couldn't name but now knew—they all fell into place.

He couldn't hold back a grin.

Unreal. It actually created a space as huge as the Nine-Pointed Radiant Star Ring!

Now he had two powerful storage options. One, the Cosmic Mustard Seed, perfect for holding rare and important treasures. The other, the Nine-Pointed Radiant Star Ring—still massive, still useful, but now better suited for regular supplies and maybe flying when needed.

Without wasting time, he started sorting his loot. He transferred items out of the Heavenly Demon Hidden Heart Ring, dividing them up between the other two storages.

He already had plans for that ring.

I'll save it for the girls. If I ever need their help…

With everything sorted, Jiang Chen turned his gaze toward the chaos still shaking the skies.

The battle between Bo Luncang and Sun Tianlin raged on in the distance. Explosions boomed like thunder as their clash tore the heavens apart. You could hear it from miles away—and feel it in your bones.

A cold glint flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes.

Now it's time to finish off that Nirvana Peering realm demon.

He shot forward like a streak of lightning, cutting through the sky without a word.