[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-really-am-a-villain":3,"chapter-i-really-am-a-villain-i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1116":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Really Am A Villain",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1433791,1885,"Chapter 1116 - Doubt & Trial","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1116",1116,"\u003Cp>“I…” Green Cloud opened his mouth. It felt as if countless words surged within him, but when they reached his lips, he couldn’t say a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always believed that Pill Tribulation existed to destroy pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with Xu Zimo’s words, that belief was shattered, told instead that Pill Tribulation was a baptism for pills. His thoughts tangled into a chaotic knot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Xu Zimo’s departing figure, Green Cloud felt that back was incomparably grand, like the setting sun stretching a shadow infinitely long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Referee, aren’t you going to announce the verdict?” Xu Zimo asked, looking at the Alchemy Sage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah… oh, oh!” The Alchemy Sage snapped back to reality, hurrying forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Buddha and Progenitor Thousand-Slaughters quickly followed, and people from the Buddha and Demon factions crowded around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Alchemy Sage examined the results carefully. The other contestants had produced eighth-grade pills, which he dismissed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Green Cloud’s pill and declared, “Ninth-grade pill, Nine Ghost Soul-Devouring Pill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he stepped before Xu Zimo. He reached out to take the pill, but it resisted his hand, pushing him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo flicked his finger lightly, sending the pill into the elder’s palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Alchemy Sage carefully cradled it before his eyes, scrutinizing every detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder, make sure you examine it properly,” Ghost Buddha pressed. “Is it truly a Pseudo-Imperial Pill, or merely a ninth-grade pill?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In all my years of pill appraisal, I have never once been wrong,” the Alchemy Sage replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pill in his hands was flawless, like crystalline amber, yet within it flowed countless strange visions. The pill had spirit. Its aura surged like a river, immortal essence drifted like endless smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is indeed a Pseudo-Imperial Pill,” the Alchemy Sage nodded. He turned to Xu Zimo. “May I ask, young friend, was the method you used from the Primordial Alchemy God-Scripture?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve got some eye for detail,” Xu Zimo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It was your prologue that awakened me,” the elder admitted, shaking his head. “Could you tell me, what is your connection to the Wang God-Clan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wang God-Clan was one of the Ten Primordial Bloodlines, the ones who held the Primordial Alchemy God-Scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I don’t say, don’t bother asking,” Xu Zimo smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder inclined his head. Since Xu Zimo didn’t want to answer, he wouldn’t pry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In that case, this match has no suspense left. The winner is...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait!” The elder’s words were cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Buddha stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have an objection.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you trying to do?” Progenitor Thousand-Slaughters frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He refined some so-called Immortal Dragon Pill, but who knows if it actually works? I’ve never even heard of it,” Ghost Buddha said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you questioning my judgment?” the Alchemy Sage turned his gaze on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no, don’t misunderstand,” Ghost Buddha waved quickly. “I simply mean, I don’t understand what effects this pill has.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Nine-Lives Immortal Dragon Pill,” Xu Zimo lifted the pill with a smile. “As its name suggests, it can transform into a Dragon God, that is its external use. Internally, if consumed, it grants nine lives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nine lives?” Ghost Buddha chuckled mockingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a joke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just because you haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Don’t use your shallow vision to judge all things under heaven,” Xu Zimo replied flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These nine lives refer to unnatural deaths. If one dies of old age, not even nine lives can save them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe it, unless you prove it,” Ghost Buddha pressed stubbornly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then take the pill yourself. I’ll kill you nine times. Want to try it?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll have a disciple test it,” Ghost Buddha said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved, and a young man in golden kasaya strode forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth offered a Buddhist salute, then said, “Disciple is willing to test the pill.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a Pseudo-Imperial Pill, something unseen for a thousand years in the Mortal Ascension Heaven! Fool, you’d waste it like this?!” the Alchemy Sage barked angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he doesn’t test it, how can we prove its effects?” Ghost Buddha countered. “This so-called Nine-Lives Immortal Dragon Pill, I’ve never once heard of it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let him test it,” Xu Zimo waved casually. “It’s just a pill. I can make more anytime. Seems the Brahma Monarch God Realm has fallen so far, they’ve never even heard of a Pseudo-Imperial Pill.”Newest update provided by n͟o͟v͟e͟l͟f͟i͟r͟e͟.net\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed the pill to the kasaya youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth swallowed it in one gulp. Instantly, immortal qi surged from his body, and a dragon’s shadow shimmered faintly at his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How does it feel?” Ghost Buddha asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth shook his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Try it,” Xu Zimo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Buddha frowned, then struck out with his palm. His force was fierce, directly obliterating the youth in one blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before his soul could disperse, a celestial dragon coiled down, seizing his soul, forcing it back into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortal essence surged, filling the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth’s body floated into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, his eyes snapped open, confused, yet alive again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Buddha’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still want to test further?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One time means nothing,” Ghost Buddha snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struck again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, and again, he killed the youth two times, three times… up to nine times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even then, he raised his sword to strike once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, Ghost Buddha,” the blue-robed youth, the silent leader of the Buddha Faction delegation, finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you mean to kill him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Buddha snapped out of his frenzy, sweat pouring down his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forgive me, Lord Cheng,” he said hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth waved a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Losing a contest isn’t the end. Win it back three years from now. Don’t ruin yourself over this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand,” Ghost Buddha nodded, still shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had overseen this Myriad Alchemy Gathering, and could not accept defeat so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue-robed youth turned to Xu Zimo, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Cheng of the Buddha Faction. A pleasure to meet you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Zimo,” Xu Zimo nodded lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know. We’ll meet again,” Cheng said with a faint smile, then departed with Ghost Buddha and the Buddha Faction retinue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching him leave, Xu Zimo frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That one had the air of a smiling tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry. With our Demon Faction here, they won’t dare act recklessly,” Progenitor Thousand-Slaughters said cheerfully. His mood was excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just remember our agreement,” Xu Zimo reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest assured. Tomorrow, I’ll arrange for you to enter Heaven's End, Ocean's Edge,” Progenitor Thousand-Slaughters replied.\u003C\u002Fp>",1083,"2026-06-06T01:07:10.116Z",1,"novelbin.me","772a39828ab116582b072f5bfd297d6da03e21d62543cf4090d482f4e21041c8","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1117","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1115",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]