Infinity Villain: Let's Start the Hunt for the Protagonist.

"Saint Child, I hope you don't mind this disciple's actions. This Zhou Tian doesn't understand etiquette."

Gloom covered the Taichu Holy Lord's face as he spoke. He couldn't help but signal towards the Elders of his Sect with a subtle wink while apologizing to Arun.

All the guests were watching this farce with great excitement... the Taichu Holy Land had never suffered such a loss of face before!

"Holy Lord, please allow me to deal with this Zhou Tian to present the Saint Child with our apology!"

Xiao Xuan, the new Holy Son of the Taichu Holy Land, took the lead in currying favor with Arun. He had started to move before he finished his words. Magical runes flickered and appeared in his palms as he launched a probing attack towards Zhou Tian.

[Boom!]

A deep explosion thundered in the hall. The runes in Xiao Xuan's hands merged and transformed into a terrible flash of lightning that resembled a roaring dragon.

As the Holy Son of the Taichu Holy Land, he was naturally a cut above the rest when compared to his peers. Zhou Tian, on the other hand, was nothing but a nameless Inner Sect Disciple. The disparity between the two was like a bottomless chasm, so how could Zhou Tian be Xiao Xuan's opponent?

Runes flashed around and spectral rays of light blinded the onlookers as they watched the battle.

"Good, let's fight it out then!"

Zhou Tian, on the other hand, welcomed the battle with great excitement. His aura surged, and he met his adversary's palm with a palm attack of his own.

"This Zhou Tian really doesn't understand the immensity of the Heavens! Isn't he just overestimating himself and looking for death?" The Inner Sect Disciples in the audience ridiculed with disdain.

"The Holy Son Xiao Xuan is half-step Unity Realm, and Zhou Tian is only Cave Realm. How dare he challenge him?"

The disciples concluded one after another — every single one of them felt that Zhou Tian was courting death.

In the next moment, flames surged and thunder crackled. Extreme heat met with a brilliant flash to birth a resounding boom.

In the aftermath, Xiao Xuan's body trembled, feeling a numbing sensation throughout. Zhou Tian, on the other hand, stood still with a confident expression, resembling a young God of Fire.

"He's that strong..."

Light flickered in the eyes of various female disciples as they watched Zhou Tian's captivating figure. His strength exceeded their expectations — it shocked a lot of the observers.

In that palm exchange, it could be seen that the two had rivaled each other without much difference.

"Zhou Tian's cultivation is only at the Cave Realm, yet he's able to block the Holy Son's blow, who's half-step into the Unity Realm?"

All the disciples and Elders were stunned by the outcome. The result even shook the Taichu Holy Lord, who had watched the exchange with a sullen expression. After all, Xiao Xuan was born with the [ Thunder Divine Physique], and could easily contend against cultivators above his own Realm. Few could rival him in his generation. And yet, he failed to finish someone like Zhou Tian, who was almost an entire Realm below him, in a single blow?

Could this Zhou Tian's potential be even stronger than Xiao Xuan's? How come they hadn't discovered his talent until now?

Of course, if one asked who among the observers wasn't surprised by this turn of events, then the answer would be Arun.

In his eyes, Xiao Xuan's foundation wasn't as good as Zhou Tian's.

Without a hurried tone, he spoke up.

"You seem to have quite the trust in this Zhou Tian's ability?"

Su Wen'er turned her head when the words fell into her ears. Her calm figure couldn't help but tremble, spreading a burst of elegant fragrance of orchids in the surroundings.

She didn't speak up, but her subtle movements exposed what went through her mind.

Arun stared at her with his deep gaze, and smiled, "The way you try to act calm... isn't it to make me think you have nothing to do with this Zhou Tian? Are you afraid I will deal with him?"

"How cunning you are, woman."

With a few words, he had revealed her parlor trick. Su Wen'er felt that this man right now was more difficult to deal with than she had thought, and this fact made her feel even more uneasy than when he had an indifferent expression.

Still, she pursed her lips and made sure not to utter any words.

Arun, on the other hand, glanced down at his tea cup, and said with a flat tone, "It's empty..."

Su Wen'er turned to look at him, and then silently picked up the teapot to refill his cup.

"Interesting..."

Arun spoke with a mysterious smile. It was as if he was talking to himself, but it also appeared as if his words were directed at Su Wen'er.

Su Wen'er's hand holding the teacup quivered.

For Arun, it was easy to pull out a few hundred examples of such a well-weathered cliche and plot. The reason behind Zhou Tian's sudden anxiety today was purely generated by the fact that he overheard that the Taichu Holy Lord personally sent his daughter over to Arun's room last night.

What he didn't know was that Arun's Original had an indifferent disposition, only focused on his cultivation, so he didn't even bother to touch Su Wen'er.

From the events that led to now, anyone who read novels could easily see that this Su Wen'er was one of those so-called Heroines.

And from the perspective of the plot, Zhou Tian, someone who had risen up from a backwater place, crossed through hundreds of dynasties, and finally worshiped into the Taichu Holy Land as a disciple, was the Protagonist. In fact, the plot should have progressed to the mid-point of his story.

After all, Su Wen'er had prodigious talent, a gorgeous face and figure, and the identity of being the Taichu Holy Land's Holy Maiden. More than that, she was smart.

She knew that if Zhou Tian were to face off against Arun, he would be like an egg smashed into a rock. For that reason, she didn't try to ask him for lenience towards Zhou Tian — that would only make him, Arun, despise Zhou Tian even more.

The best way for her, then, would be to act with indifference towards everything that went on to show Arun that she had nothing to do with Zhou Tian.

If such a woman wasn't the Heroine, then who was?

What a pity for her that Arun had already seen through it all.