[{"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-1396":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},1434271,1885,"Chapter 1396 - The Secret Behind Creating Life, The Blue Man","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1396",1396,"\u003Cp>New Novel🪶\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who said I wanted to kill you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out the Codex of Life and Death, from which countless Chains of Fate surged forth, shooting toward the old man to bind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water energy behind the old man surged again, but Shadow Tyrant floated above Xu Zimo’s head, and beneath its shadow, the power of the blade raged in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a deafening boom, the water energy was split apart by the sharp force of the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Shadow Tyrant leading the way, the Chains of Fate met no resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wrapped around the old man’s arms first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man struggled violently and managed to tear the chains apart by brute force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unwilling to continue the fight, he turned and fled into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo simply smiled, and once again, countless Chains of Fate burst from the Codex of Life and Death like a storm of writhing serpents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They churned the clouds and winds, sealing off every escape route around the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how hard he struggled, more and more chains coiled around him, forming an inescapable prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as his water energy roared furiously, it was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, the chains enveloped everything, dragging the old man helplessly before Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go on then, keep running,” Xu Zimo said with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You damn brat,” the old man spat, his eyes burning with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seeing you this angry only makes me more entertained,” Xu Zimo replied, amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began walking back toward the thatched hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he approached, the old man froze completely, even his breathing halting, his expression taut with fear, as though terrified that Xu Zimo would uncover some dark secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you afraid of?” Xu Zimo asked lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you want? Name your terms, anything!” the old man pleaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where did the Water Beasts come from?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… it was a technique passed down by our ancestor,” the old man sighed. “If you wish to learn it, I can teach you, but it’s not something mastered quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think I’m a fool? Or are you an idiot yourself?” Xu Zimo’s tone hardened. “Do you even understand what it means to create life? If your so-called ancestor could do it, perhaps that’s believable. But someone like you? Trash like you? Do you think this is some cultivation technique that can just be taught?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lie was crushed without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps even the old man himself didn’t grasp how world-shaking the ability to create life truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo stopped before the thatched hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bound old man grew even more panicked, shouting, “If you harm me, my ancestor will never forgive you! Our ancestor is invincible across the ages!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re nervous,” Xu Zimo said with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the door of the hut. The interior was simple, just a stone bed and a worn-out table, the entire place so fragile it looked ready to collapse at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the small room. Nothing seemed unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, there had to be something he was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked again, circling the room, then stomped on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, there was a hollow echo beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clenching his right hand into a fist, spirit energy surged around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one powerful strike, he smashed the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous crash shook the earth. Cracks spread outward like a spider web, and within them, Xu Zimo spotted a hidden passageway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t go down there!” the old man cried in panic. “Whatever you want, I’ll give it to you, just don’t go down there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo ignored him and descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deeper he went, the more the air thickened with water-element spirit energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though no water was visible, he felt as if he were standing at the bottom of the ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation was strange, almost tranquil, almost suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bastard!” the old man screamed. “That thing is mine! No one can take it, it’s mine! Mine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression twisted with madness. He mumbled incoherently, his mind teetering on the edge of insanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, Xu Zimo reached the bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sealed chamber, dark and silent, illuminated only by a single dim night pearl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chains lay scattered across the floor, but they were no ordinary iron chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were forged from Myriad Year Fire-Soul Stone, tempered in molten skyfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each chain was indestructible and carried a burning energy within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo lifted his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the chains stood a massive cross, and upon it, something was bound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped closer, and when he saw the figure clearly, even he was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked human, but its skin, eyes, scalp, and lips were all a deep, oceanic blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was bound by the chains, his entire body covered in wounds, tortured beyond recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet what shocked Xu Zimo most was that from those wounds flowed not blood, but blue liquid, like water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this?” Xu Zimo demanded, looking at the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue man’s life was faint; he was barely conscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s mine, you can’t take it! It’s mine, you can’t!” the old man muttered, still lost in his delirium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo frowned, then struck him across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blow jolted the old man back to his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the scene before him, his face went pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll ask again,” Xu Zimo said coldly. “What is that thing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Around a thousand years ago,” the old man began, his face ashen, “I was just an ordinary Empyrean Meridian cultivator. My lifespan was nearing its end, and I wandered into this land. That’s when I met… this strange blue man.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke slowly, trembling as though recalling a nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At first, we became acquainted. He learned of my fate and gave me a single drop of his blood. After consuming it, I found that my life had been extended by a hundred years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips quivered as he continued. “For that hundred years, we became the closest of friends. He told me he had no memories, no past. I taught him about the world. But… good times don’t last. After a century, my end came once more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you imprisoned him, to feed on him endlessly, to extend your life without limit,” Xu Zimo said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes… yes, I did,” the old man sobbed, clutching his head. “I was worse than a beast, worse than a dog. But I didn’t want to die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wept openly. “Later, I discovered that his blood didn’t just grant longevity, it could also strengthen one’s cultivation. From the Empyrean Meridian realm, I advanced to the Grand Emperor realm in a short time. If I had a few thousand more years, I believe I could reach sainthood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And what are you now,” Xu Zimo asked, “but a walking corpse? Then tell me, why did you attack Fire Bane City? What were those Water Beasts?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His blood can manifest as Water Beasts,” the old man answered weakly. “Each drop of his blood becomes a living creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for the attack on Fire Bane City… I had no choice. I’d used too much of his blood. If I didn’t replenish him in time, he would die. Later, I discovered the only thing that could sustain him, the flesh and blood of the Fire God Race.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1224,"2026-06-06T01:07:14.844Z",1,"novelbin.me","a138dd40ed8aec0658b39b6705460ff9ab7d326791d06b64c5f48e8022538b86","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1397","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1395",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]