[{"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-1492":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},1434317,1885,"Chapter 1492 - Power of A Single Palm, Terror Beyond Measure","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1492",1492,"\u003Cp>Her lips were a soft shade of cherry red. Dangling from her earlobes were a pair of diamond-shaped crystal pendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was indeed beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But beauty alone is too common in the world, people have seen plenty of it. What made her unforgettable was her bearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She truly carried the aura of a celestial being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riding a phoenix, she slowly descended and stopped in the air above everyone’s heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cool, clear voice drifted down from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve worried, Father, and all you uncles as well. On my way here, I happened to encounter this phoenix. I thought to subdue it, it took a little time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A phoenix. To her, it sounded like nothing more than a minor delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was arrogant, yes, but even so, many had to admit there was something natural about that arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t deliberate posturing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if she were simply stating a fact, no different from talking about eating or drinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The daughters of the Shangguan Heavenly Clan are all extraordinary,” someone sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t see through this younger generation’s Shangguan Wan’er,” another murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even some of the strong cultivators from other sects couldn’t help but express their admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shangguan Wan’er ignored the chatter around her and lowered her gaze toward Wang Chong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wish to challenge me?” she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right. I challenge you,” Wang Chong shouted, his voice full of defiance. “A true Overlord does what others dare not do. My father always said that cultivation is like climbing a mountain, the steeper the peak, the greater the sense of accomplishment once you reach the top. Today, I want to see for myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your father wasn’t wrong. The martial path is like a mountain, countless will try, but I press on regardless,” Shangguan Wan’er said calmly. “But you are mistaken. Mountains are climbed one at a time. Charging straight into hell from the start, that’s nothing but courting death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone hardened, commanding and absolute. “You are not qualified to fight me. Fortunately, I just subdued this phoenix. Let it test your worth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she gently patted the phoenix on the head, then descended back toward the Shangguan Heavenly Clan’s ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the skies above, the phoenix let out an enraged cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound tore through the heavens, shaking the very air. The world around it fractured, and blazing fire devoured everything in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true Nirvana Fire that burned upon its body, divine flames of rebirth and destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! How dare you look down on me!” Wang Chong roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had earned his title as the Young Overlord through countless battles, when had anyone ever dismissed him like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the phoenix dove toward him, he didn’t flinch or evade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He met it head-on, throwing a single, thunderous punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That punch carried a power that seemed to shatter the very fabric of reality. The force of it swept out like a storm, tearing and crushing everything in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a deafening boom, the two colossal powers collided, and the ancient battlefield trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who do you think will win?” asked Realm Lord Bai, glancing curiously at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still placed great faith in Xu Zimo’s judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who do you want to win?” Xu Zimo replied with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, Wang Chong,” she said lightly. “Doesn’t the Shangguan Heavenly Clan have a grudge against you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Chong won’t make it,” Xu Zimo shook his head, glancing up at Shangguan Wan’er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s proud, yes, but she’s got the skill to back it up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In that case,” Realm Lord Bai said thoughtfully, “you may have gained yourself a powerful new rival.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo waved a hand dismissively. “No need to worry. My opponents are all at the level of Saint Sovereigns and Sage Monarchs. She’s not there yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realm Lord Bai laughed. “Sometimes, you sound even more arrogant than she does, but I like your confidence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ancient arena, the phoenix and Wang Chong had separated after several violent exchanges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By logic, the phoenix’s beastly physique should have given it a massive advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Wang Chong was proving astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In both strength and endurance, he was overwhelming the phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fighting style was sheer dominance, no fancy techniques, no weapons, just pure brute force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every punch and kick made the ground quake, like a humanoid monster unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phoenix’s Nirvana Fire was said to be a supreme flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it fell upon Wang Chong, it had no effect whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as though he was born immune to fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s carrying a treasure that wards off flames,” Xu Zimo observed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without fear of the phoenix’s fire, Wang Chong grew fiercer by the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within minutes, the phoenix was battered and bleeding, its strength fading rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spectators couldn’t help but cheer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Wang Chong truly deserves the title of Young Overlord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard Shangguan Wan’er has never been defeated, maybe she’s not as great as they say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wang Chong’s going to win! Let’s see how Shangguan Wan’er reacts now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the crowd whispered excitedly, the phoenix gathered the last of its strength for a final, suicidal strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting out a shriek that split the heavens, it looped through the air and dived straight at Wang Chong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” Wang Chong bellowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, his True Fate briefly manifested, a towering giant that reached the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It flashed only for an instant, and most couldn’t even make it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment, Wang Chong seized the phoenix by the head, slamming it hard into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his fists rained down like a storm, pounding the creature’s skull again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single, earth-shaking crack, the phoenix’s head exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come down and fight me!” Wang Chong roared, his aura blazing like a rainbow, full of unrestrained pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glared up at Shangguan Wan’er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She merely regarded him calmly, then extended her right hand, lightly pushing her palm forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The motion was gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the next instant, the heavens darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal palm of fire descended from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like the legendary Buddha’s Palm, a flaming hand of divine judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fiery palm annihilated everything in its path, unstoppable and absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing it, Wang Chong screamed defiantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even before the palm struck, the mere pressure of it made his body feel as if it were breaking apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skin tore, his bones groaned, the air itself was crushing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was only the wind of the palm’s descent. As the blazing hand drew nearer, the pressure multiplied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the flames began to lick at his clothes, setting them alight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood boiled. His skin ignited spontaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power was unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palm was almost upon him, and if its wind alone could do this, what devastation would the palm itself bring?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I yield!” Wang Chong cried out, collapsing to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very instant his voice rang out, the fiery palm vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Wang Chong lay trembling on the ground, and the vanished palm as though it had never been there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you going to declare the result?” Shangguan Wan’er’s cool voice finally broke the deathly stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Radiant Court’s elders seemed to awaken from a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This match, Shangguan Wan’er wins,” announced the Light Lord Sage Monarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A brilliant battle indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1236,"2026-06-06T01:07:18.292Z",1,"novelbin.me","892e4599c363c6ac8afb8a90a3643898997cba9a413e754fd42777e7d41ae5fc","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1493","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-1491",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]