[{"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-497":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},1433222,1885,"Chapter 497 - I Can't Even Be Bothered To Draw My Blade","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-497",497,"\u003Cp>As that single finger fell from the sky, the surrounding space began collapsing on a large scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure surged between his fingers, and a rumbling sound echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless gales and shockwaves gathered. When the finger dropped, Tan Jiulin felt an overwhelming power descend from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her whole body froze in place, her internal energy circulation slowed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She struggled to raise her giant axe to defend, but with a loud boom...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful force came from the finger, and she was sent flying from the center of the storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a lone boat in a vast sea, she had no power to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body crashed into the ground, creating a deep pit several meters wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lay still for a long time before slowly struggling to her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that brief moment just now, she felt she had truly experienced the terror between life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, her heart was pounding, and it felt like her blood had frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Tan Jiulin looked up at Xu Zimo, her lips parting, but she couldn’t say a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re too weak, so weak that I don’t even have the interest to draw my blade,\" Xu Zimo said, shaking his head slightly. \"With strength like that, you want to talk about destiny? About battle? About sparring?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Jiulin stayed silent for a long time. She had spent the past few years traveling the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen real geniuses and always believed she was no worse than any of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re just too strong,\" she finally replied after a pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you get the second-ranked battle body?\" Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My master gave it to me,\" Tan Jiulin hesitated for a moment and then answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who’s your master?\" Xu Zimo asked with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know his name. I only heard others call him the Sage,\" Tan Jiulin replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you see your master again, tell him I have something to ask him,\" Xu Zimo said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have him come find me at the True Martial Sacred Ground. I’ll spare your life this time, think of it as delivering a message for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo frowned slightly. The name “Sage” sounded very familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the Legendary Era, the young man who rode a green ox was also called the Sage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his conversation with the God Emperor, the one who was ordered to seal the Primordial Demon Cave was also the Sage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now the second-ranked battle body was also related to this Sage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo really did want to meet this person and get some answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether friend or foe, if he stood in Xu Zimo’s way, he’d be eliminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One day, I’ll be strong enough to fight you,\" Tan Jiulin said seriously before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second battle body means nothing to me. Without it, what do you have left?\" Xu Zimo replied coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Jiulin fell silent. In the end, she put away her axe and dismissed her battle body form, walking slowly toward the city gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was just beginning to brighten in the east, a pale light spreading across the horizon. The world was still in quiet slumber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Jiulin exited the city and turned back to take one last deep look at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Xie, do you think I can surpass him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Evil God List in her arms emitted a faint golden light and finally replied, \"If your Dao Heart is strong enough, there’s nothing in this world you can’t do. But that man, I can’t see through him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The death of the city lord would cause a huge uproar in Blood Slaughter City. The death of Xue Jingyu might also shake the Blood Nether Sacred Ground, but none of that had anything to do with Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, Xu Zimo used the teleportation formation in Blood Slaughter City to head back to the Western Region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a rather dull space journey, on the seventh day, Xu Zimo returned to the Western Region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chasing Sun City was located north of the True Martial Sacred Ground, within the territory of the Divine Sun Sacred Ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one of the few large cities under their control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legend says that an ancestor of the Divine Sun Sacred Ground once chased the sun and reached this place, where he later gained insight and became immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lineage built the city here to honor that ancestor’s glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morning sunlight streamed through the windows, casting a warm glow over a luxurious courtyard inside the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuanyuan Xuantian slowly opened his door. Facing the sunlight, his eyes were deep and clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had once been the Divine Sun Sacred Ground’s Holy Son, possessing one of the Hundred Great Battle Bodies, the Golden Emperor Battle Physique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even competed in the Six Holy Lands Gathering. Although he didn’t take first place, he had made a strong impression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, he was the sect’s most promising candidate to seize the Heaven’s Will of the age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Xuanyuan Xuantian could only sigh at how unpredictable the world was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a year ago, the sect’s ancestor emerged from seclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had he broken through to the Arcane Immortal Realm, but he had also elevated the sect’s overall strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brought back a young man and focused on nurturing him, intending for him to replace Xuanyuan as the new Holy Son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuanyuan Xuantian swore he would never forget that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He challenged the newcomer and ended up being defeated and trampled in a humiliating fashion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That young man possessed the 17th-ranked Undying Battle Physique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he had become the new lord of Chasing Sun City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the city was still under the Divine Sun Sacred Ground’s control, Xuanyuan Xuantian had been stripped of his status as Holy Son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was essentially exile from the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no future ahead, Xuanyuan Xuantian felt only sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo exited the teleportation array. It was midday, and the streets were bustling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he traveled south from Chasing Sun City for a few days, he would arrive in the territory of the True Martial Sacred Ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo found a restaurant. At his cultivation level, eating wasn’t necessary anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just felt like indulging his appetite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He entered the restaurant, which was lively at this time of day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t overly crowded, but not quiet either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo picked a window seat and sat down, observing the scenery outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a young man in golden robes entered the restaurant, accompanied by an old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Xuanyuan, please head upstairs, your private room is ready,\" the innkeeper said respectfully, rushing over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xuanyuan Xuantian nodded calmly and started walking upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he reached the stairs, his gaze met Xu Zimo’s by the window, and he froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Xuanyuan?\" the innkeeper called softly nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll sit downstairs today,\" Xuanyuan Xuantian said with a small shake of his head and walked toward Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re kind of old acquaintances, right? Mind if I sit here?\" Xuanyuan Xuantian asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead,\" Xu Zimo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being back in the Western Region gave him a faint feeling of homesickness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You look defeated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it that obvious?\" Xuanyuan Xuantian chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>",1200,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","19c4408b7af61e8693a0ea52cf801849c11a254dbfdb631443375aa8eb17b067","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-498","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-496",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]