[{"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-325":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},1433250,1885,"Chapter 325 - Baleful Miasma Awakens","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-325",325,"\u003Cp>Xu Zimo frowned slightly as he watched the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A God Meridian Realm aura radiated from the withered corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?” he asked the three people next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We don’t know either,” one of the yellow-robed disciples explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We came as a team. As soon as we entered the desert, we ran into these corpses. In the end, only the three of us survived.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are a lot of these corpses in the desert. They seem to patrol the area,” another disciple added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t get in or out. We’re completely trapped.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo frowned in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three were probably disciples of some second-rate sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They likely recognized him from the earlier conflict with the Cloud Emperor Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what troubled him most was the sheer number of these corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If each one was at the God Meridian Realm, he’d have to rely on Paimon and Chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current strength, he could deal with one God Meridian Realm corpse, but many at once was out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo looked up. The desert stretched endlessly, empty and bare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nowhere to hide. This lone boulder was already a lucky find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he kept going forward, there might be nowhere left to take cover if more corpses appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy Son Xu, is there any way you can contact the Sacred Ground and have them get us out of here?” one of the youths asked hopefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. Even if the lineage sends someone, they’d only be at the Empyrean Meridian Realm. It wouldn’t help,” Xu Zimo shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then we’re doomed,” the youth said in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is one of the ten forbidden grounds,” Xu Zimo said, glancing at them. “You should’ve thought about that before coming in. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Stay hidden. I’m moving on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he stood up and walked forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That corpse from earlier had already disappeared, likely off patrolling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he crazy?” one of the youths said, watching Xu Zimo’s back in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he runs into a corpse, he’s dead for sure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked through the desert, light rain fell from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo took a deep breath and quickened his pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere here weighed heavily on the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, thick fog appeared ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible to see the road, everything was hidden by mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the fog, Xu Zimo faintly heard painful roars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, several figures slowly emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was three withered corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three God Meridian Realm corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their appearances were impossible to distinguish, flesh and bone fused into a hardened shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their skin was covered in cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They opened their mouths and roared at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sticky fluid dripped from their mouths, thick like some kind of molasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the three corpses charged at Xu Zimo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved extremely fast, claws sharp and deadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo didn’t dare underestimate them. He immediately summoned Chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive beast descended from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It slapped the three corpses away with one paw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the corpses had incredible defense, they were completely unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They roared in anger and charged again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pointless fight,” Xu Zimo said calmly as he jumped onto Chaos’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run toward the central area as fast as possible. Ignore the corpses.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos roared and spread two thin, blood-red wings that blocked out the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though flight was restricted here, Chaos’s speed, combined with its wings, easily left the corpses behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They entered the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every now and then, Xu Zimo could hear more howls as they ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mist blocked his vision, but he could sense it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a lot of corpses around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So many God Meridian Realm corpses, if he tried to force his way through, he’d be torn apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos kept running forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo didn’t bother to engage, killing the corpses served no purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the fog thinned, they neared its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a black beam of light shot through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hit Chaos in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud boom, strange spiritforce rippled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bloody hole opened in Chaos’s back, and its massive body collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo looked up and saw three more corpses guarding the exit of the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three were different from the others. They were surrounded by black gas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black mist rose from their eye sockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more terrifying, they exuded an Immortal Entry Realm aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the...” Xu Zimo narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creatures in the Immortal Path were unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the era of those fighting for the Heaven's Will, the highest cultivation was only peak God Meridian Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were preparing to enter the Path of Dao, none of them would’ve chosen the Immortal path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they died and became corpses, they shouldn’t have Immortal Path strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Path to Immortality may not match the Path of Dao, but it was still not easily reached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many spent their whole lives stuck in the God Meridian Realm, never progressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it. No point wasting time,” Xu Zimo muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately summoned Paimon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vast demonic energy surged around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paimon looked at the three corpses and said slowly, “My lord, I sense a wicked energy from them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I should’ve guessed,” Xu Zimo narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems the Baleful Miasma has awakened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paimon said nothing more. He waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive demonic faces formed in the air, flying toward the corpses to devour them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpses resisted with all their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic energy clashed and tangled with the wicked energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paimon frowned slightly. “What is this? It can suppress my demonic energy, even briefly. Good thing they’re weak. If they were at my level, this would be difficult.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With another wave of his hand, flames of demonic fire erupted from the devouring faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire burned everything, leaving not a trace of the corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first strand of mutated foul energy in the world, it was never going to be simple,” Xu Zimo said with a light laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s ahead will be troublesome. A hard battle is coming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing the three corpses, Xu Zimo withdrew Chaos and let it recover in his True Fate World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the Tree of Life, injuries healed almost instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, while the Tree of Life was powerful, able to create plant systems, help heal living beings, and even grant longevity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it couldn’t grant true immortality or resurrect the dead.\u003C\u002Fp>",1070,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","cbe05fbd9d9a71d25c0537827fa0a9dcd1d2caf8a78162504d617ab29db378df","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-326","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-324",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]