[{"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-301":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},1433226,1885,"Chapter 301 - Fusing With The Tree of Life","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-301",301,"\u003Cp>As the Power of Creation surged through Xu Zimo's body, he slowly took out the Mother Leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dense aura of life spread out from the leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that every drop of liquid emitted by the Tree of Life's main body had the power to rival celestial-grade elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As mysterious energy began to emanate from the Mother Leaf, Xu Zimo followed the method taught to him by Yao Shengnan, carefully using the leaf bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thick life aura enveloped the entire courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All around the halfway point of South Goose Mountain, various plants began growing frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo's soul and body seemed to separate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His consciousness entered a pitch-black void, as if he were traveling through endless space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see nothing around him. In his hand, he held a glass bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing in the darkness, he opened the bottle cap and slowly poured out a single drop of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This blood was given to him by Yao Shengnan, it was the life essence of the Celestial Race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the blood drop fell, the darkness beneath his feet began to ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of ripples grew larger and larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, everything around Xu Zimo was silent. He couldn’t hear a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the sound of dripping water echoed all around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of green light passed before Xu Zimo’s eyes. When he opened them again he was surrounded by a sea of green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had entered a forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Towering ancient trees grew densely, blocking out the sky. The tree trunks stretched endlessly, their ends nowhere in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their canopies were so thick and vast they obscured the entire sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, he couldn’t see the sun, only slivers of light filtering through the leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest was extremely tranquil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew how many years these ancient trees had lived, but the aura of life was incredibly dense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo looked around and walked straight ahead along a forest path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This path had clearly been purposefully carved out. Both sides were lined with green vines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest air was fresh and invigorating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked further, turning a corner on the path,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The view ahead suddenly opened up, and what he saw left him utterly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A truly ancient, otherworldly tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive and boundless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its trunk soared into the sky, as if trying to hold up the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its crown stretched like an umbrella, covering half the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The height of this tree was impossible to estimate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its branches were innumerable, spreading out from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each branch was dozens of meters thick, further splitting into countless other limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entangled and vibrant, a forest of their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree’s trunk was covered in strange, fruit-like objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These resembled six-pointed stars and were about the size of a thumb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By rough estimate, there were millions of these star-shaped fruits hanging from the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its leaves resembled maple leaves, purely green, exuding powerful life energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree’s body was a deep brown color. Some of its countless branches rooted themselves into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others curled in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trunk alone was over a hundred meters thick. It was nearly unimaginable how long and deep the roots and branches were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ancient tree stood quietly in the heart of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like it existed in another realm, a space isolated from both time and space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only upon reaching its base did Xu Zimo truly feel its overwhelming presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt as small as a speck of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, from the tree's deep brown trunk,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two eyes slowly appeared, radiating a supreme and commanding presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human, you are not of the Celestial Race. Why have you come here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve heard of the Tree of Life’s renown and came to witness it for myself,” Xu Zimo replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then you shall remain here forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the ancient voice finished speaking, a thunderous boom echoed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thick branches around him suddenly surged up, like a horde of demons dancing wildly in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all struck toward Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo narrowed his eyes, swiftly drawing Shadow Tyrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames surged along the blade, thunder crackled as he slashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his strike landed, all the branches of the Tree of Life were severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames rushed up along the branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, these branches were overflowing with vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The severed limbs regenerated instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more branches appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo took a deep breath. His peak Imperial Meridian realm aura exploded forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All six of his meridian gates opened, and creation power filled the surrounding heavens and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped into the air. Behind him, War God’s Sixth Transformation, the Azure Dragon activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive Azure Dragon shadow coiled behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spiritual storm erupted, violent and relentless, shaking the surrounding space until it shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nineteen Forms of Dao-Seeking: Twelfth Form – Void Oblivion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Zimo’s Shadow Tyrant descended,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of destruction brewed within the strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless creation power eroded the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunderous explosions rumbled across the entire area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All surrounding space was obliterated by Xu Zimo’s blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Void Oblivion technique could destroy all nearby Particle Worlds in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its destructive power was absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the blade energy spread, all the Tree of Life’s branches were severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human, how dare you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An angry roar echoed from the center of the Tree of Life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of Xu Zimo’s strike, countless black holes appeared in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the branches all cut off, Xu Zimo’s eyes gleamed sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the chance while the tree hadn’t yet recovered, rising into the air and slashing straight down into the center of the trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritforce storms surged forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blade pierced the tree’s trunk, and Xu Zimo pulled it apart with all his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The muscles on his arms bulged as he dragged downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The colossal tree was split in two, torn from the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the vast, ancient tree finally collapsed, another boom resounded across the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the core of the fallen trunk,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new tree was growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the true Tree of Life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its form was slightly translucent, almost unreal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It resembled a smaller version of the outer tree, its trunk shimmering with brilliant green light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like fireflies, or perhaps, like something out of a fairy tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human, you seek death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A furious voice echoed from the glowing tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? No more hiding?” Xu Zimo said with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tree of Life’s will was enraged. Its real trunk began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another round of thunderous booms erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overwhelming power spread from the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, it was about to fight seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo didn’t dare to be careless. Even at the peak of the Imperial Meridian Realm, he knew, in front of the true Tree of Life, he was still nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>",1138,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","ecba2bd5e0175ec40bf651086c8b5129f11b73a380f9970e8a8e55a4fa72713c","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-302","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-500",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]