Holding Rain

As a successful villainous BOSS, in addition to having ideas and aspirations, one must also keep in mind three points:
First, grow sneakily, don't act rashly (once a villain acts rashly, they basically won't survive past three chapters).
Second, you're not a good person, so be ruthless (becoming more evil will make you three times stronger, while redemption weakens you by seven times).
Third, remember the two points above. The moment you forget them, your end is probably on its way.

The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS

Upon hearing Yuan Jianyi's words, a glimmer of realization shone in Zhang Yangde's eyes, and his mouth opened as if to speak.


But before the words could leave his lips, he had already taken his last breath.


His lungs and heart had been pierced by Sword Qi like a honeycomb; how could he still manage to speak? The fact that he was briefly able to hear Yuan Jianyi's words was already a testament to his astonishing Life Force.


After Zhang Yangde breathed his last and fell to the ground, his True Qi did not dissipate. Instead, it surged once more, enveloping his body and drawing astonished glances from Qing Yu and the others.


A person's death is like the extinguishing of a light, they thought. Once a person is dead, how can their True Qi remain active? True Qi is formed by the merging of Inner Strength and Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, and Inner Strength comes from the process of Refining Essence and Transforming Qi. Once a person dies, their Essence Qi dissipates.


Chapter 56: The Mysterious Black True Qi (Advance Access with Recommendation Tickets)