[{"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-377":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},1432902,1885,"Chapter 377 - Infernal Lord of That Generation","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-377",377,"\u003Cp>This was a world nearly consumed by demonic flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vast and endless, the entire land was shrouded in overwhelming demonic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing here, nothing but that energy, and a single mountain ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the base of the mountain, fierce demonic flames burned, dyeing the sky red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain was steep and jagged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its peak stood a man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His back was turned, a black robe dancing wildly in the flames like some kind of monster or ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Zimo arrived, the man slowly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've been waiting for someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was covered in demonic marks, and his eyes burned with flame. Inside them seemed to lie unimaginable terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body wasn’t large, yet he gave off an immense presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked like someone who stood above the heavens and stepped through the stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it you?\" the man on the mountain looked at Xu Zimo and spoke dreamily. \"My Lord, how long has it been… I don’t even know how long I’ve waited. This ruined body has been burning in flames… And you’ve finally come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Demon Slave?\" Paimon appeared from the void and asked calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it’s Lord Seventh Infernal Archon,\" the man on the mountain greeted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is he?\" Xu Zimo asked, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your former servant,\" Paimon replied respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo looked at the man. \"Why have you been waiting for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord, there is something here the former you left for your present self. I’ve been waiting for you to come take it,\" the Demon Slave replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant glanced at Paimon, then bowed his head respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Seventh Infernal Archon, let’s step outside for now. Let the Infernal Lord retrieve it himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paimon nodded and gave Xu Zimo a look. Then he and the Demon Slave rose into the sky and left the realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they were gone, Xu Zimo began observing the world around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic energy here felt familiar, like a fish returning to water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped onto the mountain and raced upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demonic energy swirled around his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chunks of stone rolled down behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xu Zimo reached the peak, he saw many murals laid out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked ancient, as if they had been here for countless years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the murals connected, seemingly telling an old story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Zimo focused his mind on them, he suddenly felt his consciousness pulled into the world of the murals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was blood-red. War raged across the land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man in a battle robe stood atop a mountain peak. He held the sun and moon in his hands, stepped on the stars. His whole body was soaked in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one looked closely, they’d see that the mountain beneath him was made of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mountain of bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wails and sorrow blanketed the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death and slaughter resounded like the drums of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounding the corpse-mountain were people glaring at him, veins bulging with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Demon, you never thought this day would come!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone laughed loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come down and die, stop your useless resistance. We can still let you die with dignity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You defied the Heavenly Dao, this is your punishment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You outcasts were meant to live in despair. Yet you dare to rebel? To change fate? What a joke.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the jeers, the man on the mountain slowly looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was clearly visible, yet Xu Zimo still couldn’t make it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a mist constantly covered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo floated in the air above, able to see everything clearly, but unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only watch, like a bystander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the man on the mountain slowly stood. No one could imagine how injured he was beneath that battle robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he stood, the crowd instinctively stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man raised his head, and for the first time, Xu Zimo saw his face clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What...\" Xu Zimo’s expression changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood frozen, shaking his head in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That man looked exactly like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Identical, as if they were carved from the same mold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve arrived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the entire scene seemed to freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drifting blood, the wails from the mountain of corpses, the wind in the sky, the distant morning fog, the voices shouting nearby...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything, space and time included, came to a halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the man at the mountain peak slowly raised his head and calmly looked at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That gaze spanned millennia, as if it pierced through ages of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through layers of space and endless cycles of existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Xu Zimo with an unmatched, commanding presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feeling that was hard to describe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo couldn't find words for what he was feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like looking into a mirror, someone both familiar and unfamiliar stared back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his mouth to ask his burning questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the man seemed to know them already, and interrupted him with a shake of the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know what you want to ask. Don’t rush. Keep walking this path. One day, you’ll have your answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you want?\" Xu Zimo steadied his emotions and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To give you what was always yours,\" the man replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man raised his head and looked toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a majestic force burst from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frozen space returned to motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd resumed shouting. The battle robe behind him billowed wildly in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gripped an ancient halberd and began walking down the mountain of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve lived through countless eras. Witnessed the rise and fall of countless heroes. What is a ‘demon’? The word has long been stamped with evil. But there were no demons at the beginning, no such race. It was the so-called pure ones who gave that name to the outcasts. After walking through many eras, I took everything I’d seen, heard, and learned, and created a battle technique. I named it: Demon. To show those who think they’re righteous what true demons are!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the man continued descending the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every word echoed with power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each step, his aura grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The overwhelming force, infused with ancient demonic energy, tore a hole through the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>",1047,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","6e57202e2da36193637c99547dd6ed5c5e671078b7e9ffc71eb9cd830024e09a","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-378","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-376",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]