[{"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-543":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},1433418,1885,"Chapter 543 - The Barrier Opens","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-543",543,"\u003Cp>Among these rogue cultivators, the yellow-toothed old man held considerable influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was known as Ancestor Heaven-Gourd, famed for his skill with the Immortal Vine Gourd, a weapon both offensive and defensive, deadly in battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had quite a reputation, so it was surprising that he couldn’t even take one hit now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared at the figure of the God Emperor with growing seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ancestor Heaven-Gourd also gave in decisively. As a rogue cultivator, reaching this level had not been easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire journey had been like walking on thin ice. He understood that as long as he was alive, anything was possible in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who once humiliated him would eventually face his revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So at this moment, he didn’t care at all about pride or dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo turned and looked at the collapsed mountain in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What lay ahead was a pile of ruins, rocks scattered everywhere, broken trees lodged between the rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the looks of it, there had been an explosion halfway up the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting from the midsection, the peak had collapsed downward, while the mountain base had cracked apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruins buried the entire Grand Origin Sect. The whole area felt covered by a mysterious force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly right in front of them, yet looked hazy and hard to make out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo walked step by step toward the ruins. When he reached the foot of the mountain, he reached out and touched the air in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found a barrier blocking the area, surrounding the entire ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are the people from Grand Origin Sect?” Xu Zimo asked Ancestor Heaven-Gourd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re all dead,” the old man replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who killed them?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one did. A few days after leaving Grand Origin Sect, they all suddenly died,” the old man quickly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I investigated before. Their deaths were very strange. All their internal organs were crushed into powder, but their bodies were completely intact. I don’t know what kind of power caused it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo nodded slightly. Though the seal was supposed to open three days later on the full moon night,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he didn’t have time to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to the God Emperor and asked, “Can you break this barrier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God Emperor sensed it for a moment and nodded. “Very strong, but still breakable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the God Emperor's aura surged. Behind him, endless worlds seemed to take shape and evolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others around quickly backed away after sensing such power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world evolution could be called the God Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Dao that the God Emperor comprehended after entering the Grand Emperor realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His dao was the God Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With both hands raised, the God Emperor unleashed a tremendous force. The power of the God Dao surrounded his strike as he slammed it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space itself shattered, and infinite spiritforce surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud boom, the shockwave spread across dozens of miles. People far away only heard a thunderous crash, their ears ringing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near Grand Origin Mountain, the impact was even more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground trembled, the sky dimmed, dust flew everywhere, and stones rained down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked toward the explosion’s center. As the dust settled, they saw that the barrier had completely shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revealing the ruins hidden inside the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious force felt even stronger now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep in the ruins, a door like an iron gate was half-buried beneath broken trees and rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the barrier destroyed in one strike, everyone was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had tried many times before to break it, but nothing worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the gate was visible, none of the major forces dared to move first. All eyes were on the God Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a few more people arrived from the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed the earlier explosion had drawn their attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo glanced at them and saw the Sword Divine Lord and Saber Divine Lord among them, the same ones he had seen at the inn before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s everyone doing just standing around?” the Saber Divine Lord asked with a smile, looking at the gate ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he hadn’t seen the earlier events, he was a bit confused. But out of caution, he didn’t go forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior, are you going in?” an elder from the Vast Immortal Sacred Ground asked the God Emperor, testing the waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You go ahead. Don’t worry about us,” Xu Zimo said, waving his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, some restless rogue cultivators couldn’t hold back anymore and rushed in first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron gate looked ancient and decayed, as if a breeze could knock it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its edges were covered in black spiderwebs, hidden in the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When those cultivators pushed open the gate, the hidden webs suddenly came down like bone-eating traps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, the cultivators were skilled enough to narrowly dodge them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the webs hit the ground, a black liquid oozed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever the liquid touched, the ground corroded into large holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gasped. Behind the gate was a dark and silent corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lighting inside was dim, making it hard to see clearly, but the front part of the corridor was visible, with countless thick spiderwebs clinging to the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a horrifying sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although most people here were strong, experienced cultivators, they still had no idea how dangerous this spider venom was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the unknown is always the most terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the corridor had been sealed for so long, a terrible, almost rotten stench came out when the gate opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If no one dares to go in, I’ll take the lead,” the Saber Divine Lord offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An elder from Heavenly Dao Academy turned to the young students behind him and said softly, “You all stay outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trip was meant as a training exercise, but things have turned out more dangerous than expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Master,” the students quickly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Sword-Saber Divine Lords stepping in first, the others hesitated only briefly before following.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, aren’t we going in?” the God Emperor asked Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo shook his head slightly. “Let them test the waters first. There’s something strange about this ancient site.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Zimo scouted around Grand Origin Mountain, five students from Heavenly Dao Academy curiously observed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some quiet discussion, they approached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Mi Zichang from Heavenly Dao Academy. Greetings, sir,” the leading young man cupped his hands and greeted Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others also introduced themselves one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>",1072,"2026-06-06T01:06:54.179Z",1,"novelbin.me","c6b95f193c046414be54293bd94eb30ccf7aa0707851c5a6022234d753b936a2","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-544","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-542",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]