[{"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-1195":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},1433920,1885,"Chapter 1195 - Nine Ghost Gods’ Discussion","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1195",1195,"\u003Cp>Blood scattered through the air as Nocturne was cut cleanly in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even split in two, his body still twitched and squirmed, slowly beginning to heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dare kill me within the Ghost God Collegium?” Nocturne forced down his panic and growled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dared to do it first, why shouldn’t I?” Xu Zimo replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly raised Shadow Tyrant, the saber gleaming as it lifted above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chancellor! Save me!” Nocturne shouted desperately toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Xu, please, stay your hand,” came Wu Daozi’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, a giant spectral hand tore open the heavens, and Wu Daozi’s misty form descended from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When did Chancellor Wu develop a habit of spying on people?” Xu Zimo asked with a half-smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just arrived, Young Master Xu. Don’t misunderstand,” Wu Daozi’s expression stiffened, though he quickly recovered with a polite smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? What is it, then?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nocturne acted recklessly. I’ll apologize to you on his behalf,” Wu Daozi said. “But he cannot be killed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And why can’t he?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because this is the Ghost God Collegium,” Wu Daozi replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Ghost God Collegium might be impressive, but unfortunately, it really doesn’t scare me,” Xu Zimo said, still smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Xu,” Wu Daozi said, his smile fading, “I advise you to think carefully before you act. This is a favor you will give, whether you wish to or not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Wu Daozi waved his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire academy trembled as a mysterious power spread outward. Waves of energy pulsed toward the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky responded to his call, winds howled, clouds gathered, and the world fell eerily still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Red, yellow, blue, green, black…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colors intertwined, swirling upward into the sky, merging into a luminous, fluid painting that shone like watercolor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though beautiful, the sight carried an immense and terrifying power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath that boundless sky, Wu Daozi stood tall, his eyes fixed sharply on Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you strike him down,” he said, “the Ghost God Collegium will fight you to the death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Daozi raised his right hand again, revealing a stone ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the Nine Ghost Ring. If I crush it, it will send a signal directly to the Nine Ghost Gods. Are you certain this is what you want?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo smiled faintly. “Go on, then, crush it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Daozi’s eyes narrowed. He hesitated for a long moment… then crushed the ring in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp crack, the ring shattered, and a torrent of ghostly energy burst skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shot through the clouds like a pillar reaching into the heavens, vanishing from sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, high above the skies, a stairway of jade floated in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its peak stood nine masked figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind each figure spun a circular gear, turning slowly, as though the fates of all living beings were reflected within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces were hidden behind masks, their bodies wrapped in dark robes. They radiated mystery and power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the ghostly energy from the Nine Ghost Ring reached this realm, it landed upon the jade steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once-white stairs turned pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a long while, all was silent, until one of the masked figures spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Ghost God Collegium is calling for aid?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze turned downward, piercing through his mask, through space and time itself, until it reached the academy far below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?” asked another figure, his voice rich and deep, yet edged with sharpness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s that man again,” one of them said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems Abyssal-Chimera has suffered quite a bit at his hands,” another chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re so confident, why don’t you go test him yourself?” Abyssal-Chimera replied flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, how should we handle this?” one of the figures asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoever wants to deal with it may go,” Abyssal-Chimera said. “But that man has three Saint Sovereigns guarding him. Not one of us could defeat him alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re saying the nine of us would have to go together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not the point,” Abyssal-Chimera answered. “We have been given strict orders, anything involving that man is not to be interfered with.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What does that mean? As long as he doesn’t destroy the Ghost God Collegium, we turn a blind eye?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ask the End of Calamities yourself. I don’t dare interpret his words carelessly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nine masked figures murmured among themselves, their voices echoing through the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some quiet dispute, they finally reached a reluctant consensus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the Ghost God Collegium, Wu Daozi knelt in the air, waiting for the Nine Ghost Gods to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long wait, the space before him merely cracked open, and a message scroll floated out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Daozi hesitated, then took it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his eyes scanned the words, his pupils contracted sharply. He stood silent for a long time before finally calming himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So?” Xu Zimo asked casually. “Where are your nine great lords?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chancellor Wu…” Nocturne looked at him in desperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…” Wu Daozi was silent for a long moment, then turned and left without another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do as you will,” he said coldly as his figure vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nocturne froze in place, drenched in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chancellor Wu! You can’t just leave! You ordered this!” he shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Daozi ignored him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nocturne turned to Xu Zimo in panic. “It wasn’t my idea! He was the one who planned it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who planned it doesn’t matter,” Xu Zimo said with a faint smile. “What matters is, you stood in front of me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his saber. “When you stick your head out, you have to be ready to lose it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Shadow Tyrant fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nocturne tried desperately to dodge, but it was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single strike, his head flew, and even his soul was seized midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo’s hand pulsed with thunderous energy, and lightning roared down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explosions filled the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the thunder faded, Nocturne’s soul had been annihilated completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing him, Xu Zimo glanced up at the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he descended from the sky, turning to Jiang Mozhi and the others. “Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master Xu, your kindness is a debt we can never repay,” Jiang Mozhi said, kneeling along with the students of the Celestial Sage Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo waved his hand lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, they walked toward the great gate of the Ghost God Collegium, no one dared to stop them this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grand gate of the academy was truly imposing, crafted in the form of a massive ghost’s head, its mouth serving as the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing through the mouth, the world opened up before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stood upon a lone peak, surrounded by mountains of every shape and size, some towering into the clouds, others sinking into deep valleys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cool breeze swept down from above, curling around them softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where do we go next?” Xie Changliu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>",1156,"2026-06-06T01:07:11.738Z",1,"novelbin.me","7e7a2dbbf72a7deaea43d1b76b94067d25347bcbc66d94990930f150e1a8a197","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1196","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1194",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]