[{"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-1397":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},1434272,1885,"Chapter 1397 - Journey To Chaos Fire God Realm, Celestial Mortal Holy Lands","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1397",1397,"\u003Cp>New Novel🪶\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To stand against the Fire God Race?” Xu Zimo said in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right,” the old man replied quickly. “He only needs to devour a single member of the Fire God Race to recover a drop of blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A single drop of blood with such wondrous power,” Xu Zimo murmured with a faint smile. “It can extend life… even create living beings. A creature like this, truly unheard of. How fascinating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll give you everything I have,” the old man said carefully. “You can even take the blue man, I don’t want him anymore. Just… let me go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ever heard the saying, ‘The man with a treasure invites his own doom’?” Xu Zimo replied calmly. “I don’t want this matter to spread.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, I’ll leave this place forever,” the old man promised in haste. “I’ll change my name, disappear completely, you’ll never see me again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe you,” Xu Zimo said, waving his hand. “Only the dead can keep secrets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Codex of Life and Death trembled, and with a sudden pull, it swallowed the bound old man whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo paid him no further attention. The man was insignificant, just a minor figure in a larger mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly drew Xu Zimo’s interest was the blue man before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Xu Zimo had once comprehended the essence of the Water Beast, he recognized a familiar aura within this being, as if they shared the same origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked up to the blue man and crouched down, sending a thread of spirit energy into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment his energy entered, it was as though it had fallen into the depths of the sea, silent and without response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo frowned, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Bian Shishi’s clues, he had believed the Ancient God he sought was most likely the Ancient Water God, Gongtu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought the one behind the Water Beasts must be a descendant or inheritor of the Water God’s legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, reality had diverged from his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of finding the traces of an Ancient God, he had found this strange blue man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you hear me?” Xu Zimo asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue man remained motionless, deeply unconscious, unable to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Xu Zimo suddenly remembered what the old man had said earlier: this blue man’s nourishment came from the Fire God Race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that feeding him a certain number of Fire God Race members would restore his strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were too many unanswered questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo broke the chains binding the blue man and placed him inside the God World, ordering Paimon and the others to guard and care for him carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed he would need to find members of the Fire God Race soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, he decided to head to the Chaos Fire God Realm, after all, he had promised Bian Wenzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t particularly interested in the Fire God Race’s Ancestral Grounds, but he would keep his word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoning Chaos, Xu Zimo stepped onto the beast’s back, soaring into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive figure gradually disappeared beyond the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chaos Fire God Realm was one of the seven great fire domains, and among them, one of the most powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was named “Chaos Fire” because it had been founded by the legendary Chaos Fire Progenitor, one who possessed the Primal-Chaos God-King Physique, one of the Ten God-King Physiques of legend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This physique could fuse with all elemental attributes, absorbing the powers of heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Fire God Race cared for no other attribute but fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They devoted themselves solely to it, refining the Primal-Chaos God-King Physique to a different level of mastery, ultimately creating the vast Chaos Fire God Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart of the domain lay within a grand city at the center of this blazing region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the contest for entry into the Fire God Race’s Ancestral Grounds approached, many from other cities had already gathered there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway through his journey, Xu Zimo realized he was no longer certain of the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Descending from Chaos’s back, he spotted a roadside teahouse ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, it was less a teahouse than a makeshift tent with a few tables beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Inferno Crucible Region was naturally a land of scorching heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever one went, several blazing suns hung perpetually in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Fire God Race, this world was a paradise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for other races, it was harsh and suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such tea stalls offered weary travelers a rare place to rest and quench their thirst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo decided to stop and ask for directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside were only a few crude tables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the left table sat a disheveled middle-aged man with his head bowed, long hair hiding his face as he quietly sipped tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the right table sat a group of young men and women dressed in white robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their leader was an elderly man, clearly their teacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man sat silently, motionless, while the group on the right was lively and noisy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young disciples chattered like a flock of birds, crowding around their elder and peppering him with questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, do we really have the right to compete in the Chaos Fire God Realm?” one girl asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, we’re human, after all. What if the Fire God Race refuses to let us participate?” another added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And if we actually win a spot to enter the Ancestral Grounds,” a third said eagerly, “couldn’t we sell it? We could trade it for Fire God Race resources and revive our Celestial Mortal Holy Lands!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder smiled patiently and answered each question one by one, showing no annoyance at their excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would you like some tea, traveler?” the tea-seller, an elderly woman, asked as she busied herself boiling water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bring me your best brew,” Xu Zimo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry, young man, we only have loose leaf tea here,” the old woman said apologetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Loose tea will do,” Xu Zimo said with a faint smile, unconcerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found an empty table and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young disciples glanced curiously at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve all been in seclusion too long,” the elder reminded his students kindly. “Be mindful of yourselves while outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned toward Xu Zimo with an apologetic smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo nodded politely in acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the water boiled, and the old woman carefully brought the steaming cup to his table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please enjoy, sir,” she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a moment,” Xu Zimo said. “I’d like to ask for some directions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually placed several dozen spirit crystals on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t accept that much!” the old woman said quickly, waving her hands. “Ask whatever you wish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m headed to the Chaos Fire God Realm,” Xu Zimo said with a smile. “Could you tell me how to get there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the old woman could answer, one of the white-robed disciples nearby exclaimed in surprise, “We’re going to the Chaos Fire God Realm too! Why don’t we travel together?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qi’er,” the elder said sharply, frowning at the girl. “Did you already forget what I just told you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked back at Xu Zimo and said politely, “The Chaos Fire God Realm isn’t far from here. If you travel three hundred miles north, you’ll see a volcano. The entrance lies at its base.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo thought for a moment. He was unfamiliar with the terrain, and these people seemed knowledgeable enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smiling, he said, “Then perhaps we could travel together, it might be safer for everyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the young master wishes, I have no objection,” the elder replied. “But my disciples are inexperienced. This journey is meant to broaden their horizons. If they offend you in any way, I beg your forgiveness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two spoke, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disheveled man who had been sitting quietly at the left table tensed instantly, then bolted out of the teahouse in a blur.\u003C\u002Fp>",1319,"2026-06-06T01:07:14.844Z",1,"novelbin.me","2c8698975f6b8b58d167132643eb4998310989fd312350a52f96ae0f102b09b6","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1398","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1396",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]