[{"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-401":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},1433026,1885,"Chapter 401 - Conflict With Vermillion Bird Academy","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-401",401,"\u003Cp>\"I wasn't planning to kill you, but since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue-robed youth lowered his body slightly, pressing Yue Qingli's head down with his left hand while clenching his right fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless spiritual energy gathered on his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The punch tore through the space around it, roaring down toward Yue Qingli's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as it was about to land, just a few centimeters away, a calm voice rang out from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's enough,\" Xu Zimo said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his tone was calm, it carried a pressure that instantly blanketed the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue-robed youth froze in place, completely unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Qingli took the chance to crawl up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Xu Zimo, he said with a gloomy expression, \"I lost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You passed the test,\" Xu Zimo said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Qingli looked up sharply, staring at Xu Zimo in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you to challenge them not because I expected you to win,\" Xu Zimo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I wanted was an attitude, just like you said, a willingness to stake everything, even your life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I…\" Yue Qingli took a deep breath, too emotional to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kneel,\" Xu Zimo said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Yue Qingli was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kneel and take me as your master. If you're unwilling, pretend I never said it,\" Xu Zimo replied indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Qingli was clearly caught off guard. He hadn’t expected Xu Zimo to say that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A useless master and a useless disciple. What a lovely pair!\" the blue-robed youth mocked from the side, humiliated by Xu Zimo's interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He assumed Xu Zimo was stronger than him, but not by much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Xu Zimo had interrupted the test, which meant he had the upper hand in this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were acting all tough just now, now look at you, running away like a stray dog. You Three-Eyed freaks are all trash. You always will be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others around also began mocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This guy doesn’t even look older than us and wants to be someone’s master? What a joke.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, birds of a feather flock together. Trash always finds more trash to hang around with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the crowd, Xu Zimo looked at Yue Qingli and waited for his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Qingli closed his eyes for a moment, then slowly opened them. He tidied his clothes and knelt down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disciple Yue Qingli kneels before Master today. I ask you to accept me. Though I was born dull-witted, I’m willing to work hard and learn. My parents gave me life, but you will give me purpose. A master’s grace is as vast as the sea, Qingli will never forget. From now on, I will work twice as hard, and never tarnish your name!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bowed three times, deeply respectful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearby students burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This freak actually did it! If I knew he was that dumb, I would’ve tried too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just another clown trying to show off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo ignored the noise. He waved his hand and said with a faint smile, \"Get up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Qingli respectfully stood and moved to stand beside Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a low voice, he said, \"Master, let’s go. Let’s leave this place, I’ll take you to the Three-Eyed Race.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why should we leave?\" Xu Zimo asked calmly. \"These people mocked us for no reason. Shouldn’t they pay for that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, this is the Vermilion Bird Academy,\" Yue Qingli replied, a little hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had accepted Xu Zimo as his master, but only because he wanted to seize any chance he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t entirely convinced yet, Xu Zimo looked too young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Xu Zimo were an old man with an immortal air, it might have been easier to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you’re now my disciple, I’ll give you a gift as your initiation,\" Xu Zimo said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yue Qingli’s puzzled expression, Xu Zimo stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the mocking students and said, \"All of you who were mocking just now, you have two choices. First, apologize and give me something I find satisfactory as compensation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I choose the second!\" one of the students shouted with a smirk before Xu Zimo could finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second is to be killed by me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Zimo finished his words, he vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, he appeared right in front of the student who had shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the student could react, Xu Zimo’s blade Shadow Tyrant was already drawn and sliced the youth in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think I was joking?\" Xu Zimo’s cold gaze swept across everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, silence fell as everyone looked at the fresh corpse on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare kill someone in front of Vermilion Bird Academy? That’s disrupting the entrance exams, an insult to the Academy!\" someone yelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you all never died before?\" Xu Zimo turned his head and laughed coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on here?\" The commotion drew the attention of the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six teachers in charge of the admissions walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, someone is deliberately causing trouble and killed a student in public,\" someone reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six teachers stepped into the scene, frowning as they surveyed the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the elders looked at Xu Zimo and asked calmly, \"Did you kill that student?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did. So what?\" Xu Zimo replied flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you’ll have to come with us,\" the elder said, raising his hand as a mighty force of the Paragon Meridian Realm burst from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ant,\" Xu Zimo snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even move. That snort alone contained the pressure of the Sacred Meridian Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud boom, the academy elder staggered back three steps, coughed up blood, and turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Yu!\" someone exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder stared deeply at Xu Zimo, eyes full of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the other teachers and quietly shook his head, signaling them not to act rashly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A powerhouse, an absolute powerhouse. Just one snort, and I couldn’t even resist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I ask where you’re from?\" the elder asked more seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why come here to cause trouble during our academy’s admissions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where I’m from doesn’t matter,\" Xu Zimo replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I didn’t cause trouble, they mocked me first. Isn’t a little punishment deserved?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder looked around and saw many students lowering their heads, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already had his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Discipline is fine, but you didn’t have to kill him, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1062,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","4c76780d38bcca9bd740b3fa510d08665295029bab5d91f35c99f946d9e7c93f","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-402","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-50",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]