[{"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-1334":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},1434159,1885,"Chapter 1334 - The Heavenly Court Suffers Heavy Losses, Skywind City","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1334",1334,"\u003Cp>New Novel🪶\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radiant Gold looked up at the sky, his expression shifting between gloom and uncertainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the Heavenly Court’s Grand Emperors had already been sucked into the vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were Grand Emperors, beings who were invincible in the lower worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, swallowed by the vortex, they vanished without a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the situation had grown hopeless, Radiant Gold gave a cold snort and said, “Then let us summon the Celestial Talisman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stretched out his right hand, and a powerful force began to gather in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes suddenly widened, two beams of golden light bursting forth and illuminating the energy forming in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That energy started to twist and transform until, after a short while, it took the shape of a rune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rune was strange, its markings incomprehensible, like tadpole script, curling and flowing across its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment the Celestial Talisman appeared, the entire world around them was suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Annihilate,” Radiant Gold uttered two words and threw the talisman outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once it left his hand, Radiant Gold collapsed to the ground, utterly drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat poured down his face, and he didn’t even have the strength to lift a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a Sage Monarch, normally an unmatched existence, yet merely activating the talisman a little had left him like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one wanted to unleash the talisman’s full power, only an Infinite Dao cultivator could do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Infinite Dao cultivators had not yet openly appeared in this age. Sage Monarchs were already considered invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Celestial Talisman flew forward, it swept across everything in its path. Even though the Lich had sealed the surrounding void, that void was still shattered apart, everything within destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talisman rose into the air, hovering high above and radiating vast divine light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void, once dominated by the Lich, was now completely subdued. Even the Lich himself was pinned down, unable to move, while the vortex above his head vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It worked,” Radiant Gold said with a faint look of relief, though there was pain in his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a pity to waste a Celestial Talisman. These Ancient Demons are truly hateful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Radiant Gold, something’s wrong,” said the old man beside him, frowning as he stared forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lich, though trapped in place, seemed to grow stronger instead of weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His already blood-red skin deepened in color, becoming an even more ghastly crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veins beneath his skin bulged visibly, and his massive body began to swell like an inflating balloon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is that creature trying to do?” Radiant Gold asked, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, anyone suppressed by the Celestial Talisman would be completely powerless unless they were an Infinite Dao cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is bad, he’s going to self-destruct!” the old man’s face changed as realization struck. He shouted, “Everyone, leave the Ancient Demon Realm immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient Demon Realm had been sealed by the Lich, preventing anyone from escaping before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the Celestial Talisman had taken control, they could finally move freely again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the Heavenly Court members fled in panic, but it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lich’s body, having swelled to its limit, exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar that followed sounded as if it could tear a hole in the heavens themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without the destructive force, the sound alone made many Grand Emperors vomit blood, their souls wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the explosion spread, everything was obliterated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mushroom cloud bloomed across the sky, fire flaring and waves of flame surging outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Radiant Gold and the old Sage Monarch fled in terror, not daring to hesitate for an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion within the Ancient Demon Realm raged on for three full hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it finally ended, and all the dust and flames were gone, the Heavenly Court survivors regained their senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned toward where the Ancient Demon Realm had once been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally hidden within the void, it now no longer existed, the void itself had been burned away and reduced to nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ancient existence, which had ruled the Godfiend Abyss Heaven for countless ages, was finally gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient Demon Realm had been destroyed, the Lich’s self-destruction powerful enough to erase everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But outside, Radiant Gold’s face looked grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was covered in dust, his robe torn and tattered, no trace of the Sage Monarch’s former dignity left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are our losses?” he asked coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of the eighteen million Grand Emperors and ten Saint Sovereigns who came with us, at least fifty percent... are dead,” one of the Grand Emperors answered hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, Sage Monarch Radiant Gold’s heart trembled and he almost collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was one of the greatest losses the Heavenly Court had suffered in a billion years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the end of the Demon Descent Era, the Heavenly Court had risen to near-total dominance over the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the Nine Heavens, all powers, no matter how great, had to kneel before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, such heavy losses had struck for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! I knew keeping those Ancient Demons alive would come back to haunt us,” the old man said angrily. “We should have wiped them all out from the start.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was the Holy Progenitor’s decision. Do not speak recklessly,” Radiant Gold warned sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter the outcome, the Holy Progenitor’s decree could never be questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what do we do now?” the old man asked helplessly. “We can’t just return and report failure like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Send word across the entire Godfiend Abyss Heaven,” Radiant Gold said through gritted teeth. “Place a bounty on every demon. Whoever kills a demon may come to the Heavenly Court for a reward. A great reward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Skywind Valley, there stood Skywind City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wind follows fate, sky follows destiny.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words were carved on the walls flanking the city gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Xu Zimo and the Ancestral Warden stood before the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had arrived through a teleportation formation, but the formation for Skywind Valley was located outside the city, not within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skywind City differed from other places in one remarkable way, the wind here had form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that the wind itself was formless, without color or shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was true for ordinary wind, which lacked any special attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here, the wind merged with all kinds of elemental properties, and thus it appeared in many colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city had wind in every season, though no one knew why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is Skywind Valley?” Xu Zimo asked as he gazed at the city ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I came here before, this place was still Skywind Valley. How has it become a city now?” the Ancestral Warden said in surprise. Then he added, “Let’s ask around. We haven’t paid much attention to this region, but something must have changed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legacy of the Ancient God was too important, he could not afford carelessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two entered the city and found a tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one wished to gather information, taverns were the best places, full of all kinds of people from every walk of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wind-Rising Ape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the name on the tavern sign, just three characters, but the structure itself was striking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Built like a colossal ape holding up the sky, it towered one hundred stories high and was one of the most eye-catching buildings in all of Skywind City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the two stepped inside, they could feel the lively bustle and prosperity within.\u003C\u002Fp>",1235,"2026-06-06T01:07:13.939Z",1,"novelbin.me","a7fb7b0616d7f620dd8f16aa530a0017d42a3d117696f229d4810c9dfda054d3","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1335","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1333",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]