[{"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-1178":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},1433903,1885,"Chapter 1178 - Journey To Ghost God Heaven","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1178",1178,"\u003Cp>“Deactivate the Primordial Yellow River Formation, don’t let her absorb more power and break the seal!” Nocturne shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if we shut down the formation, she’ll escape,” one of the disciples warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We don’t have time for that! Quickly, retract the Primordial Yellow River Diagram!” Nocturne ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciple holding the diagram raised his hands, golden spirit power flowing as he grabbed the glowing scroll spinning in midair, trying to pull it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Evil Spirit Kui, seeing this, lunged toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop her!” Nocturne barked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed forward to block her path, while the other four maintained their Four Symbols stances, their combined power surging once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder roared across the heavens as the divine beasts’ energies intertwined, surrounding her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that instant, the Evil Kui suddenly threw her head back and let out a piercing roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of holy light burst from her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not good!” Nocturne shouted immediately, his face paling. “It’s Heaven’s Lamentation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was already too late. The sound rippled through the air like a stone dropped into still water, sending shockwaves and ripples across space itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s souls trembled; their minds went blank for an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lasted only a few seconds, but that brief delay was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciple holding the Yellow River Diagram was struck by her tail and sent flying, blood spraying as he fell, completely defenseless against the blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the young man’s body crash to the ground, Nocturne cried out. But he had no time to check on his disciple, the Evil Kui’s self-destruction was already at its limit and could no longer be stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there’s another life after this,” the Evil Kui screamed, “then that coward Kui will be my first prey! I will not accept this fate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her voice echoed, the light around her grew unbearably bright. The power of her self-detonation reached its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Xu, please do something!” Jiang Mozi cried from below, his voice filled with panic as he looked to Xu Zimo for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Relax,” Xu Zimo said with a small smile. “She can’t blow herself up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up toward a corner of the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, it seemed normal. But upon closer inspection, there was a faint, shadowy darkness cast across the heavens, like something immense was blocking the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the explosion began, a pair of enormous black hands descended from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hands looked as though they were carved from dark jade, smooth, translucent, and radiant, every line and vein upon them visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They carried an irresistible power, sweeping downward and enveloping the entire area around the Evil Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, time reversed. The flow of heaven and earth bent backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That entire fragment of space began to rewind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion reversed itself, the blinding light dimmed, the chaos receded, and the Evil Kui’s energy quieted completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this is…” Jiang Mozi stammered, too shocked to form words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the true body was unseen, the power radiating from just those hands was enough to make one’s soul tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Kui,” Xu Zimo said casually, stretching lazily. “You guessed right. Think about it, if your life were at stake, would you really entrust it to someone else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment the formation was activated and the Ghost God Collegium descended, Xu Zimo had sensed a hidden, overwhelming presence watching from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Nocturne and the others succeeded, all the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not, then the real Kui would certainly intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Kui and his Evil Spirit were one. How could he possibly stand by and let his other half perish?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Mozi turned to Xu Zimo, realization dawning on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been too naive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At the very least, that Ghost God is a Saint Sovereign,” Paimon’s voice echoed from the God World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Saint Sovereign or not,” Red-Blade Bull Demon snorted, “if he dares offend our Lord, I’ll rip him to pieces all the same.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo chuckled. Above, the giant black jade hands twisted reality itself, reversing the explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Evil Kui’s self-destruction failed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kui! You dare show yourself!” the Evil Kui howled, her voice laced with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong? Too ashamed to face me after your cowardice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the true Kui said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive hand simply swept over everything, wrapping around the Evil Kui’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single motion, both vanished from the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll take her with me,” a deep, ethereal voice said. “You all may return and report.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Lord Kui!” the others shouted, immediately kneeling in reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the presence faded, Xu Zimo thought, for a moment, it looked directly at him before disappearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that fleeting connection was so subtle, he couldn’t be sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the hand vanished, Nocturne and the others descended back to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kongde, the injured disciple, was being supported by two of his companions, his condition dire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Nocturne,” Jiang Mozi said quickly, bowing as the group approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pathetic,” Nocturne snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes…” Jiang Mozi lowered his head even further, not daring to argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Celestial Sage Academy no longer has a reason to exist,” Nocturne said curtly. “Count how many disciples remain. Those who wish to leave, let them leave. The rest will return with us to the Ghost God Collegium.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his tone was cold, Nocturne still showed a trace of responsibility, he wasn’t abandoning them outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Mozi nodded quickly, then pointed toward Xu Zimo and his companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Nocturne, if not for these two, we never could’ve contained the Evil Spirit. I wouldn’t have even been able to contact the Academy. I promised them they could accompany us to the Ghost God Heaven.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Ghost God Collegium’s affairs don’t require outsiders,” Nocturne replied flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you didn’t let outsiders help,” Xu Zimo countered, “you wouldn’t have handled it at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nocturne’s eyes narrowed sharply, his stare fixed on Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a tense silence, he finally said, “Very well then. Bring them along.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he turned and swept his sleeve, leaving without another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh… you shouldn’t have spoken up,” Jiang Mozi said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Nocturne’s status in the Ghost God Collegium is extremely high. Offending him is unwise,” Jiang Mozi explained. “If he says something, just let him. It’s not worth the trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think he’ll try to take revenge?” Xu Zimo asked with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if he won’t, his students might,” Jiang Mozi said simply, unwilling to elaborate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo smiled faintly, patting Jiang Mozi’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why Celestial Sage Academy fell into ruin, you spent too much time kneeling and worrying about the opinions of nobodies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I…” Jiang Mozi started to speak, but the words died in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formation wall of Celestial Sage Academy had been damaged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same wall Nocturne and his group used to descend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, to return to the Ghost God Heaven, it would need to be repaired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t Xu Zimo’s concern, the Ghost God Collegium would handle it. It would just take some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they worked, Xu Zimo found a quiet spot and let his consciousness return to the God World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Chaos had already left the Western Mountains and begun wreaking havoc across the Northern Frontier.\u003C\u002Fp>",1207,"2026-06-06T01:07:11.738Z",1,"novelbin.me","c532600660439522a03d677a583ea24872e59ccced8973c8095a0d368dcfd4a2","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1179","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1177",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]