[{"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-140":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},1433115,1885,"Chapter 140 - Myriad Dao Lotus","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-140",140,"\u003Cp>📢 New Novel Launch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili Xiao took a deep breath and slowly closed her eyes as the spiritforce around her surged violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lotus flower slowly bloomed beneath her feet, lifting her entire body into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lotus seemed to contain endless principles of the Dao. As its petals unfurled, the sound of the Dao resonated through the air, and all noise instantly fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how loud the surroundings had been before, now everyone seemed to go deaf, unable to hear a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the lotus continued to open, everyone's minds felt drawn toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the lotus had fully bloomed, the spiritforce between heaven and earth erupted like a tide. The lotus changed color, turning into a cyan lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili Xiao stood on the cyan lotus, her eyes deep and unfathomable. A majestic aura roared around her like a coiled dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the blooming of the cyan lotus, another lotus began to condense in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It formed quickly, transforming into a black lotus. Then more lotuses began appearing and blooming in midair, eight in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their colors: cyan, black, white, blue, red, yellow, purple, orange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once all eight lotuses had bloomed, Baili Xiao began stepping forward in midair, treading a path paved by these floating lotuses. With each step, her aura grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This lotus looks familiar…” a disciple murmured below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the Myriad Dao Lotus, ranked eleventh on the list of the world’s rarest treasures!” another shouted in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not the real Myriad Dao Lotus,” said a disciple more familiar with the legends. “The cyan lotus of the Myriad Dao is still sealed in the Sword-Washing Pool of our True Martial Sacred Ground. The others disappeared when Grand Empress Hongtian ascended to a higher world. I’ve read records about her, supposedly she comprehended the secrets of the Myriad Dao Lotus and created a unique meridian technique. No one knows if it’s true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili Xiao stood in the air, her gaze cold and emotionless. The eight lotuses spun beneath her, each releasing a thick mist of primordial essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she waved her hands, beams of light shot out from the eight lotuses, each one a different color. The beams intertwined and wrapped around each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the eight colors merged, the lotuses beneath her also began to fuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the fusion, the sound of the Dao rang like flowing water over stones, soothing and serene, while the spiritforce in the air became so thick it almost wouldn’t disperse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo narrowed his eyes at the display. He sat down cross-legged, placing his curved blade, Shadow Tyrant, before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His action quickly drew the attention of the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s Senior Brother Xu doing?” someone asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not sure,” another said. “But have you noticed? The meridian techniques he’s using, we’ve never seen any of them before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Zimo laid his blade before him, a dazzling light enveloped it. Shadow Tyrant began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili Xiao continued walking forward in the air. The eight-colored lotuses fully merged into a single lotus of chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of her hand, endless brilliance erupted from the lotus and shot into the sky before hurling itself toward Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Xu Zimo stood slowly. The blade in his hand trembled faintly, shrouded in a deep gray spiritforce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As that energy spread across the blade, the sacred Dao sounds from the Myriad Dao Lotus began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baili Xiao frowned, she could sense fear coming from the lotus itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the apex of the Dao… it’s the ultimate Dao,” said one of the supreme sect leaders watching below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Qingshan,” said Luo Changhe with a smile, “for your son to comprehend the peak of the Dao at such a young age… his future is limitless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other sect leaders murmured in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qingshan fixed his eyes on the blade in Xu Zimo’s hand, watching the gray energy with an intense gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Myriad Dao Lotus crashed down toward him, its massive petals filled with Dao resonance and lethal intent, Xu Zimo smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He whispered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nineteen Forms of Dao-Seeking, Ninth Form: Celestial Rift.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a powerful slash of Shadow Tyrant, the gray aura condensed into the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space collapsed into eternal stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, instead of the massive explosion everyone expected, everything vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the world seemed gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the mist, a single blade cut open the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in everyone’s eyes, there was only that one slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of existence compressed into a single point. Heaven and earth began with a single line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Myriad Dao Lotus was shattered instantly. The glowing blade, its momentum unbroken, slashed directly toward Baili Xiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, Xiao’er admits defeat!” a crisp voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive palm appeared in the air, intercepting the blade and smashing it apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixth Grand Elder Xiao Ruoxuan flew in and stood protectively in front of Baili Xiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao’er admits defeat. This match goes to you,” she said, looking at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grand Elder, that’s not very by-the-book,” Xu Zimo said with a faint smile, slowly sheathing Shadow Tyrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ruoxuan looked toward Xu Qingshan. He sat still, eyes closed, deep in thought, making no move to intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao’er is the Grand Empress’s successor. Whatever else happens, you’re still of the same sect. There’s no need to fight to the death, right?” she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo glanced once more toward Xu Qingshan. Seeing no reaction from him, he smiled and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If your status as a Grand Elder means you can interfere in matches at will… I have nothing more to say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Zimo stepped down from the arena, all eyes turned to Xu Qingshan, waiting for his response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he remained still, eyes closed, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sixth Grand Elder led Baili Xiao off the stage. She turned to look deeply at Xu Zimo one last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere in her heart, she felt it, Xu Zimo hadn’t even used his full power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the match between Xu Zimo and Baili Xiao finished, attention turned to the final semifinal: Chu Yang vs. Xuanyuan Xuantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people didn’t know much about Chu Yang. All they knew was that he had recently become the Holy Son of the Yin-Yang Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xuanyuan Xuantian was famous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had made his name long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to legend, on the day he was born, a streak of divine light flew from the heavens and merged into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, people learned that the divine light contained one of the Hundred Battle Physiques, the Golden Emperor Battle Physique, ranked 100th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was the last on the list, any physique that made that ranking… was nothing short of extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>",1120,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","ee84388ae8c02c73a4684d4821af3b58b062fa542ae6c252f8b2269eef6f7894","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-141","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-139",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]