[{"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-194":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},1432869,1885,"Chapter 194 - Infernal Lord, Welcome Back!","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-194",194,"\u003Cp>📢 New Novel Launch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, shouldn't you fulfill your promise?” the old man asked, his expression sour. After all, anyone would feel awful knowing their memories had been accessed, and a million years of effort from their entire race had ended up benefitting someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re free to go,” Xu Zimo nodded, signaling Chaos to release the old man from his suppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hopefully we’ll meet again,” Xu Zimo said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Better we never cross paths again, not even in death,” the old man replied coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Empyrean Meridian Realm aura surged, and in the blink of an eye, his figure vanished into the endless void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior brother, do you think the Dark Primordial Race will retaliate?” Little Gui asked worriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who knows,” Xu Zimo replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat down cross-legged and began to organize the knowledge he had just received about the Twin-Born Battle Physique technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This secret art could only be used after advancing to the Empyrean Meridian Realm and forming a complete God-Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he could start preparing which battle physique to fuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he currently possessed the Azure Cloud Battle Physique, Xu Zimo honestly wasn’t too impressed by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the second battle physique would be fused into the God-Soul, it was important to choose one that was highly compatible with the soul from among the Hundred Battle Physiques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dawn, the rising sun slowly peeked out from the eastern horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-covered world began to melt under its gentle light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air felt even colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo and Little Gui were preparing to leave the mountain range and head toward the Baili Imperial Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had only walked a few steps when the ground began to shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stream of black demonic energy slowly rose from the center of the mountains, like a dark mushroom cloud erupting into the sky, blotting out the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior brother, what is that?” Little Gui asked in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go check it out,” Xu Zimo said, squinting his eyes. He could feel something within him pulling, his heartbeat speeding up uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior brother, maybe we should just leave. That has to be some kind of monstrous calamity,” Little Gui said nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You go back to Primordial Ancient City and wait for me,” Xu Zimo said, eyes fixed on the black mist in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior brother, I’m not someone who fears death, I’ll go with you,” Little Gui insisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not what I meant. I feel something… calling me. You need to go,” Xu Zimo shook his head. “I’ll come find you later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Gui hesitated, then finally said, “Alright, I’ll wait three days. If you’re not out by then, I’ll return to the Sacred Ground and bring reinforcements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he watched Little Gui’s figure disappear, he turned back, paused for a moment, then made his way toward the center of the mountain range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boundless demonic energy surged and roared. Within it, twisted and tormented faces appeared, full of agony and despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky itself was dyed black. This energy was pure, untainted by any other attribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It transformed into countless forms, churning all around, and under its power, it felt as if all things in the world submitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deeper Xu Zimo went, the stronger the familiar feeling in his body became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic energy intensified until he reached a valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome to my Realm of Despair. I am the Demon of Despair, Paimon,” a twisted, terrifying face formed from black mist appeared in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic energy around it grew even thicker, corroding the space into pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Insect, submit to me. Engrave my demonic mark onto your True Fate. Become a Demon Apostle, and you shall receive my supreme power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment this demon appeared, Xu Zimo felt a repressed power in his body surge to its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw his head back and roared. Demonic energy erupted from his entire body as his Hell Suppressing Deity Physique activated on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky-darkening demonic clouds were instantly torn apart. Dragon-like lightning streaked across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even purer, more terrifying demonic energy began rising from Xu Zimo’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hair turned blazing red. Purple-black markings appeared across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His demonic pupils radiated with endless darkness. His muscles tensed and swelled with power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the demonic energy in the sky bowed before him, coiling around his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he looked like the ruler of all existence, an eternal king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… this can’t be…” the demonic face stared at him, muttering in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo felt like his head was about to explode. A flood of fragmented, unfamiliar memories rushed into his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remember my name, Paimon, commander of the Southeastern Division of the Demon-Slaying Legion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You little demon bastards will all be wiped out one day. Your Infernal Lord’s head will be taken by me, Paimon the warrior!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I lost… why didn’t you kill me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t think I’ll ever submit to you just because you spared me. Never. We are mortal enemies, eternal enemies. This ends in death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What path are you people even trying to walk?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this what you call ambition?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Infernal Lord… may I join you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the name of warrior Paimon, I swear, I am willing to become the Demon of Despair, to follow you for the rest of my life. Even if it means making enemies of the entire world, I will not hesitate. Until the end of time, until all things fall into ruin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless tendrils of demonic energy bowed before the man in the sky, as if all of existence could only look up to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… you’ve returned,” Paimon said in shock, his voice trembling with excitement. “There’s no mistake. That aura… that bloodline… Even though you haven’t fully awakened yet, I can still see that figure, the one who once stood alone, halberd in hand, marching toward the end of the world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve returned from death. The Ancient Demons can finally rise again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paimon muttered to himself, laughing madly as he threw his head back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His demonic aura shook the heavens and roared through the void. His laughter was filled with wickedness and unrestrained joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Infernal Lord, welcome back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo was still trying to make sense of the chaotic memory fragments in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were far too scattered and disjointed, making no coherent sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the memories felt out of order or contradictory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him, the demonic energy gathered like thunderclouds before a storm, dark, oppressive, and suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A roar came from within the mist, and then a towering figure leapt out of the black clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single leap, he landed with a thunderous crash. Dust soared into the sky, and a massive fissure split the earth, extending to the horizon, deep and endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One of the Eighteen Infernal Archons, Paimon, Demon of Despair, greets my lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1150,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","b20ca922a174a3cfc984ad7c9c5fceab6036ffa96cad4fe6bf769b826064e962","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-195","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-193",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]