[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-am-i-the-villain-or-not":3,"chapter-am-i-the-villain-or-not-am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-302":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Am I the Villain or Not?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},571704,820,"Chapter 302 - 305: The Truth of Great Prosperity","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-302",302,"\u003Cp>Haim Horn looked at the shattered Sky Domain, his expression grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He led the mages onto the cracked floating rocks, manipulating phantoms that flashed across the entire sky. Countless phantoms landed upon the floating stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he touched the rock, Haim Horn overlapped with the phantom, completely switching places with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many mages followed closely behind Haim, all kinds of magic driving beneath their feet, sand flying, flames flickering, currents surging...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With equally swift steps, they set foot upon the floating rock island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, the once chaotic scene had been washed clean by endless purifying power. Its original appearance was not left even in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stepped on the suspended rocks and continued shuttling toward the floating stones below the Sky Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer they got to the lower level, the more violent the heat they felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floating rocks beneath their feet gradually changed from warm to scorching. Cracks split open across the massive stones from the extreme temperature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air itself began to boil, making Haim Horn feel a burning heat, as if the blood inside his body was about to be completely evaporated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a living volcano, surging here with furious magma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many mages still followed behind Haim Horn, even though the environment here was terrifyingly harsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the deeper they went, the fewer mages could keep up with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding wind became extremely violent. The powerful impact even dragged Haim's legs backward as he stood on the floating rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with magic protecting his body, it was hard to withstand this terrifying heat and storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to mobilize his magic, leading the mages further downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a massive floating rock appeared before Haim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That enormous rock was faintly red. The high temperature made him feel slightly dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He steadied himself and cast his gaze forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an open plain of floating stone. Haim had an intuition... Viktor was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stirred his magic and flew onto the floating rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he stepped onto the plain, he looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure in the black trench coat was nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, what came into view was a burly dwarf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a massive furnace assembled beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Ryan Kent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood bare chested, holding tongs in one hand, gripping a piece of glowing red steel rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the other hand, he clenched a heavy hammer, striking again and again upon the anvil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang! Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of metal colliding echoed continuously, shaking and breaking apart the surrounding air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue flames overflowed from the formation beneath him, climbing along his white beard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the tip of Ryan's white beard burned blue fire, like an enraged beast roaring without end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His powerful, muscular body sweated profusely as the heavy hammer struck the blazing iron plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The furnace before him seemed to come from hell, burning with crimson flames, thick smoke billowing from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glow of the fire dyed Ryan's skin red. Even the tiniest beads of sweat were instantly evaporated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the mages present fell silent in shock the moment they saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, no one did not know the great name of Ryan Kent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the most famous forging master of the dwarven race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he was a world renowned magic craftsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very few had personally witnessed Ryan Kent while forging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said he carried a furnace and a hammer with him at all times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legend said his furnace used flames naturally born within snowy mountains, a fire that would never extinguish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for that hammer, a certain god had broken off the horn from its own head and buried it in the land of frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Ryan Kent took it and forged it into a mighty hammer capable of shattering any material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these two items, along with the forging skill Ryan Kent took pride in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he wished, he could use whatever materials were at hand anytime, anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a small fragment of steel rock could be forged in his hands into a blade tougher than those used by the kingdom's warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, the mages truly witnessed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such an extremely harsh environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All around were surging, scorching magma and furious storms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet surrounded by these two forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood like one who would not yield between heaven and earth, the roaring hammer pouring out all the unwillingness in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang! Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His combat strength might not compare to most council members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was absolutely the most respected forging master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Unyielding Blue Flame Furnace]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan Kent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim Horn watched Ryan Kent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not speak, only observed quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan swung the hammer in his hand, striking the fiery red iron rock, rolling up terrifying heat and sparks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That scorching red substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was clearly the hottest magma that could only be obtained from within a volcano.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struck the magma again and again, shaping it continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The already burning magma, under repeated hammer blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seemed to burn even the surrounding air to nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one hammer strike, he grabbed a lump of pitch black chaos placed beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy of chaotic dragon scales seemed to cling to his hand. He scraped off a fragment and layered it into the forged iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each massive strike caused sonic booms that shattered space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under countless collisions, the enormous metal gradually took shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim Horn remained silent, watching Ryan focus on forging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Ryan Kent once again took out from the furnace a piece of steel swirling with storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clamped it with tongs and fixed it upon the anvil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sight of this storm swirling steel, the mages were even more shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never even seen such a material before, nor knew where it came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan Kent did not bother to answer their questions. He simply continued to swing his forging hammer, utterly focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim Horn knew that once Ryan Kent began forging, he would become extremely serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would no longer pay attention to any surrounding sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he did not know what Ryan was forging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Viktor's staff?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No, no, something like a staff could not possibly be made so violently like hammering iron.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So what exactly is Ryan forging?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a cold voice sounded calmly from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You came to ask about the Goddess of Justice, didn't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim Horn suddenly turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some unknown time, Viktor was already standing beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands were in his pockets, that iconic crow perched on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, the trench coat flickered with differently colored glowing patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At times red like flame, at times cloud white like wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang! Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan's forging continued to echo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor's voice rose between the hammer strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The goddess was summoned by me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment Haim felt stunned, finally focusing his thoughts before asking in disbelief, \"Viktor, do you even understand…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of impact this action will have on our Council?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess of Justice appearing in the Council would naturally tie her to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Council's mages had begun to believe that the Mage Council was already the church of the Goddess of Justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what would the world think?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This directly destroyed the original intention of the Archmage in opposing the Goddess of Justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because of the goddess's obsessive and extreme justice that countless people could not accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Archmage had stolen the goddess's divine power to weaken her influence on human society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And through the Mage Council, opened up a path of justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justice, yet justice that ran contrary to the Goddess of Justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Viktor had done invisibly magnified the goddess's influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the mages who joined the Council later... were they pursuing the Council's justice, or the Goddess of Justice's justice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were not the same after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor spoke calmly, \"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this answer, Haim Horn was completely speechless. It felt as though dense blue snow filled his mind, plunging him into tangled confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If Viktor understood, then why would he do such a thing?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Viktor suddenly said something baffling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haim, you should know...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a fiancee.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim froze, his eyes turning to Viktor, trying to find an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under everyone's astonished gaze, the ground began to crack, fissures widening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying currents of air carried scorching heat straight into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boiling magma surged from beneath the cracks, flames dancing wildly like a frenzy of golden serpents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crimson giant claw slowly rose from the fissure, carrying burning rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rolling magma fell continuously. The surrounding temperature became even more terrifying with the claw's appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Scorching Earth]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, all the mages' gazes focused on Viktor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one was thinking anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the searing heat had burned their brains numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps the sudden appearance of the colossal beast filled them with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the beast showed no hostility toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even in this extreme environment, Ryan Kent remained unaffected, focused entirely on forging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy hammer kept slamming against the anvil, the dull metal clangs shaking the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the beast's appearance, the temperature became even more intense, as if the flames within Ryan's great furnace burned fiercer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat poured from his body. His bronze skin looked even more imposing in the crimson glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reflected flames shone in his deep eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the extreme heat, stones on the floating plain began to shatter rapidly, flames whipping into frenzied whirlwinds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magma even burst from the rubble, floating in the air and striking against the colossal ancient creature's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless pillars of fire shot into the sky, piercing the blue heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost at the same time, a massive black body began to roll in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, white clouds had already gathered above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They converged, forming an eye of the storm in the blue sky as light poured in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flying dragon rolled against the wind within the clouds, violent winds making the air tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Storm Judgment]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the furnace, flames seemed to become a raging dragon trapped in a cage, churning madly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gales swept up. Under the dual effects of extreme heat and storm, the steel grew even redder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan Kent seemed to treat the scorching earth and storming sky as his own furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hammer after hammer fell, shaping those two legendary materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Viktor took out the scale covered in black from his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scale rested steadily in his hand, dark luster flowing continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim Horn's eyes widened as he looked at the scale in Viktor's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the scale Viktor had taken from the library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor looked at it and said lightly, \"Why can't the orthodoxy of the Goddess of Justice belong to our Council?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim hurried to argue, \"The justice of the Goddess of Justice is not the same as the justice of our Council. You should know…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why can't the justice of the Mage Council change the doctrine of the Goddess of Justice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell, Viktor placed the scale beside Ryan Kent's furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because he saw this happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because he heard those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim Horn's eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice stopped abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan looked at the scale and slowly closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, as if mentally prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then from his waist pouch, he took out a bottle of dark red dragon blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling out the cork, white steam rose. Ryan glanced at it and poured it directly over the scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying heat fused the scale with the burning steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Ryan's hammer strikes, it began taking on a new form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gales howled suddenly. Flames grew exceptionally fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire floating island seemed to fall into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth cracked. Space burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Ryan's hammer swung even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim watched the scale being forged as material, his face filled with grief and shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he thought of Viktor's question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The justice of the Goddess of Justice and the justice of the Mage Council were not in conflict. Both were justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time, they were contradictory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the goddess's doctrine was extremely obsessive, intolerant of any evil, even twisting her followers into madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what Viktor meant was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one could remain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the scale being fused into the staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the doctrine of the Goddess of Justice was devoured by the influence of the Mage Council…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Goddess of Justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would exist in name only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood poured over crimson molten iron, releasing foul smelling steam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid a surge of pitch black light, the massive form of the staff suddenly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor smiled faintly and extended a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we must choose which one is the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan Kent watched as the newly forged staff rose and swiftly flew into Viktor's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding space trembled continuously, whether from the staff's birth or the chaos of flame and storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pitch black light exploded outward, and the staff's true form appeared before everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it formed, the two towering beasts simultaneously let out earth shaking roars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if shaking away all filth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor held the staff. One end curved into a twisted bird head hook. Several rings floated at the center of the shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phantom of the scale wound around the staff, gradually merging into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planted the staff upon the ground. The phantom scale began to sway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that instant, Viktor connected with Vega, blue magic merging together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vast ocean of magic burst forth from within him, enveloping all the mages present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the brand new staff, Viktor felt the terrifying power fill his body, as if his veins now carried even more majestic magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please name this staff]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With boundless magic, Viktor's arrogant and confident voice slowly rose, \"Then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the only truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Truth of Great Prosperity]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name Successful]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[email protected]\u002FXenosX\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🥳Joining P@treon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰\u003C\u002Fp>",2344,"2026-05-30T15:48:18.711Z","2026-06-01T04:31:37.164Z",1,"novelbin.me","76761eb3991c4b8beaeb33e2089c1d6f9570d24d1b84181407b91636a00d1aea","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-303","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-301",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fam-i-the-villain-or-not-cover.jpg"]