[{"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-381":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},1432906,1885,"Chapter 381 - Battle With The Strange Bauhinia","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-381",381,"\u003Cp>\"Looks like it,\" someone replied blankly with a nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who was that guy just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No idea, but he didn’t seem to take any of the treasures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the last voice fell, everyone looked at each other, then erupted into deafening cheers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd surged toward the flowerbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t fight over it, let’s split the treasure evenly,\" someone with reason shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Split it? Forget it. Whoever grabs it, owns it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone rushed toward the flowerbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shrubs around the bed were pushed aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People looked at the herbs inside, each of them beaming with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their heartbeats quickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Immortal Flower, Longevity Vine…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were countless rare herbs here. As everyone poured into the flowerbed and scrambled to grab them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That strange bauhinia in the center began to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its four petals originally showed four expressions: Joy, anger, sorrow, and resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, three of the expressions would stay hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the expression of resentment remained dominant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, as more and more people flooded in, black mist began to spread around the bauhinia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expression of resentment started shifting toward anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding black mist thickened, and faint screams could be heard within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the people fighting over herbs had gone mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fought each other with no care for the flower’s change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the black mist grew dense enough, a sharp and cruel scream suddenly rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a blanket of black mist covered everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire flowerbed was engulfed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who were touched by the mist screamed in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black mist corroded them like acid, melting them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From flesh to bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost nothing remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people in the flowerbed couldn't even escape. As the mist closed in, they were completely dissolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, the black mist began to shrink,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regathering at the bauhinia’s location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flowerbed fell silent. The people who were there had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo had seen everything clearly from a distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That black mist meant instant death, no one knew what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was deeply strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped through the air, approaching the edge of the flowerbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flower petals had calmed again, with the expression of resentment once more taking the lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo summoned the puppet of Mad Blood Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sent it into the center of the flowerbed to probe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mad Blood Demon, surrounded by a powerful holy aura, walked forward with overwhelming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a boom, endless spiritforce gathered around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he entered the flowerbed, the bauhinia let out a sharp scream, and the petal showing anger lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless faces emerged from the black mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their veins bulged, teeth bared, each one looked furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black energy surged from the sky, rushing toward Mad Blood Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t back down. Behind him, a blood-red river surged forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves crashed against the shore, bloody and murky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It carried countless terrors within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud boom, an explosion erupted in the black mist, and the power of his Empyrean Meridian Realm spread out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forcefully broke through the strange bauhinia’s seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping through the air, he arrived in front of the flower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbing the base of the petals with both hands, he pulled hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to rip the flower out by the roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the flower seemed to be connected to the earth itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much force Mad Blood Demon used, he couldn’t move it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face turned red from effort. After a while, he retreated cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo frowned slightly from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This flower seemed to still be in its juvenile stage, too strong to kill outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But trying to obtain it might be beyond human ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the flower’s petals began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The angry petal started shifting toward joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black mist around the flower faded, and red mist began to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red mist had a bloody scent, like fresh blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the corrosive black mist, the red mist seemed hallucinogenic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Mad Blood Demon was shrouded by it, he froze completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo frowned. He couldn’t see what the puppet was experiencing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that point, Mad Blood Demon had already lost control, no longer under Xu Zimo’s command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, the red mist began to dissipate, and Mad Blood Demon became eerily calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly turned around, his eyes now blood-red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without hesitation, he charged at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He got reverse-controlled,\" Xu Zimo said with a shake of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beastly roar rang out from the side, and the massive figure of Chaos descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one slap, it suppressed Mad Blood Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he struggled fiercely, it was no use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, let me try,\" Chaos said in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright. Restrain it, don’t touch it,\" Xu Zimo said. \"I want to test a theory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos leapt into the flowerbed, his body radiating waves of immortal energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His enormous wings unfolded behind him, stirring up a raging storm toward the strange bauhinia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storm swept across the sky, clouds rolling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the bauhinia remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of its petals awakened, black mist merging with red mist, together rushing toward Chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep it restrained!\" Xu Zimo shouted from outside the flowerbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, his aura surged, and his True Fate appeared behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue planet slowly rose into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos let out a cold snort, and a vast, deep black hole appeared on his abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his innate divine power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The edge of the black hole crackled with fire and lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a beam of light shot from it, trying to disperse the mist ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo’s True Fate World rumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless branches slowly spread out from the blue planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved with incredible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wrapped around the strange bauhinia in the center of the flowerbed, trying to uproot it completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These branches were from the Tree of Life in Xu Zimo’s True Fate World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was rooted in the God World, carrying supreme power, aiming to rip the bauhinia out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, as the branches exerted force together, the flower’s body began to shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time it showed panic.\u003C\u002Fp>",1020,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","cf2e9258ff981494ed99cee66e3c4d896a1c489568c3276c2a93e7ed933d9c1b","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-382","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-380",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]