[{"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-393":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},1432918,1885,"Chapter 393 - Molten Monster","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-393",393,"\u003Cp>“The young master gave strict orders, no one is allowed to enter this courtyard today. If there’s anything, wait until he comes out,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Heng said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Steward Mo looked helplessly at Xu Zimo and Situ Yunfei behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll leave it to you,” Xu Zimo said to Situ Yunfei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Yunfei nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure of the Imperial Meridian Realm radiated from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud boom, endless radiant light gathered around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black mist fell from the sky, covering the entire courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the surrounding guards fell into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Situ Yunfei held everyone back at the gate, Xu Zimo and the others walked in unhindered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the courtyard were several rooms. Steward Mo, familiar with the place, walked into a side room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned a nearby vase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a rumbling sound from below, the floor opened up to reveal a deep, quiet secret passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The children are locked up down here,” Steward Mo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go see,” Xu Zimo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Steward Mo leading the way, the two entered the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air inside was very hot, with crackling sounds coming faintly from the depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going down the stairway, they came to a corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On both sides were numerous carved animals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some held luminous pearls in their mouths, others had torches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the corridor, they were blocked by a large door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door was dark gray, heavy and cold to the touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t have the key,” Steward Mo said, turning to Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo frowned slightly and slashed with his blade, Shadow Tyrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless spiritforce gathered on the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud boom, sand and stones flew as a large hole was cut into the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the opening, Xu Zimo finally saw what was inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space inside was circular and not too big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center was a pool, not of water, but of flaming molten lava.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lava filled most of the pool, boiling and scorching hot, casting a red glow throughout the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the lava hung an iron cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of children were locked inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cage swayed dangerously in the air, as if it might fall at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it did, they would fall straight into lava of thousands of degrees, hot enough to melt bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side of the lava pool stood an alchemy furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the fire pool sat a young man in a purple robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the stone door was broken, the young man suddenly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of evil light passed through them, and he immediately noticed Xu Zimo and his group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up slowly, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Family traitors are truly the hardest to guard against,” the purple-robed youth, Lu Feiyang, snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young master, I had no choice,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steward Mo tried to explain, his face uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you?” Lu Feiyang ignored Steward Mo and looked at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does it matter for someone about to die to know that much?” Xu Zimo asked calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward toward Lu Feiyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine. I’ll capture you first, then we’ll talk,” Lu Feiyang snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pure white formation seal shattered in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it broke, the entire underground tunnel changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting from the entrance corridor, the eyes of each beast carving began to glow red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underground, red lines formed a pentagram-like shape, interwoven and fused together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lava below started churning, and faint beast roars could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s a formation,” Xu Zimo chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think I wouldn’t be prepared?” Lu Feiyang snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Better to trust myself than those useless fools outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, beastly phantoms ran through both sides of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the lava churned, Xu Zimo slashed with Shadow Tyrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He directly cut down the hanging iron cage and moved the children aside first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Feiyang watched calmly, not trying to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the end, you’ll all die. Might as well save yourself first,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his voice fell, the beast phantoms floated in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with another loud explosion, the lava surged dozens of meters high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phantoms all charged into the lava.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roars echoed as the beasts and lava fused together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, the lava devoured the beast phantoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless spiritforce also surged into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We should run now, or we won’t make it,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steward Mo said anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up,” Xu Zimo glanced at him coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steward Mo immediately fell silent and backed into a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the lava and beast phantoms finished merging, a deafening roar echoed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the formation above the lava, a new monster appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a molten giant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stood several dozen meters tall, its head nearly touching the chamber ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its entire body stood in the molten lava.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface was a mix of bright red and black lava.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was made of blocky, segmented lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had no mouth or nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes were two burning red pools of molten lava, steaming hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the monster roared, the lava beneath its feet churned violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is your trump card,” Xu Zimo said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hope you like it,” Lu Feiyang laughed as he stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo shook his head slightly. This molten giant was indeed powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially its body, it could coexist with the lava below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the lava and spiritforce remained, it could regenerate endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster roared, and its huge hand, several meters wide, slammed down, carrying scalding lava toward Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo narrowed his eyes and quickly retreated to the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud rumble followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where he had stood, a five-finger crater had collapsed deep into the lava.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, he had learned many techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But along this journey, there hadn’t been much need to use his meridian arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the blade in his hand, Shadow Tyrant, trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Streams of rushing water extended from the tip of the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritforce gradually turned into cold air, merging with the water flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice began to form on the blade’s edge. The temperature around Xu Zimo started to drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracking sounds echoed from nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Xu Zimo opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless spiritforce swirled within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snowflakes began to fall gently from above.\u003C\u002Fp>",1050,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","309d351dfa2dbcf9669b9941c04d0f44fad0b5ff2a435ce329336dd07958828f","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-394","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-392",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]