[{"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-625":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},1433500,1885,"Chapter 625 - The Red King","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-625",625,"\u003Cp>It felt like the bow wanted to devour everything in the shop. Its aura was wild and unruly, as if it acknowledged no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This demonic bow can only be used by those of the Ancient Demon Race. I'm giving it to you, whether you can control it is up to you,” the puppet-like man said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Zimo felt the aura of the bow, his body’s Hell-Suppressing Demon Physique stirred restlessly. There was a strange sense of familiarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come,” he said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven Demon Bow trembled as if it heard his call. It flew straight into Xu Zimo’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he held it, he felt like it had fused with his arm. The bow recognized him as its master and moved with his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark Infernal Force surged around him. Xu Zimo realized the bow was just a vessel, arrows had to be formed from Infernal Force. As long as his energy held out, he could create endless arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bow wasn’t extremely powerful, likely once used by a powerful demon and later lost here in this shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young master, you’re really something. For this demonic weapon to recognize you… your strength must have risen again,” said the middle-aged man nearby with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo gave him a glance and a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May I ask where you're from?” the man asked, then introduced himself first. “I am Huangfu Xuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Red King, Huangfu Xuan?” Before Xu Zimo could respond, Jiang Changsheng shouted in surprise. “You’re the Red King of the World Sovereign Empyrean Sect!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can call me Red King,” Huangfu Xuan smiled, not minding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re disciples of the Nine Heavens Imperial Sect. This is my senior brother, Lin Qiu,” Jiang Changsheng quickly introduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, disciples of Nine Heavens. I was going to say, if you didn’t belong to a sect, I would’ve invited you to join our World Sovereign Empyrean Sect,” Huangfu Xuan said with a hint of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re here for the auction too?” Jiang Changsheng asked, curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, and just to get out and about,” Huangfu Xuan said, then looked at the young man and woman beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hao’er, Yue’er, you’re all the same age, get to know each other.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s just an Imperial Sect disciple. Why should I associate with someone like that?” Huangfu Hao said, clearly dissatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was upset that his father praised Xu Zimo. No matter what he did, his father was rarely pleased, yet now, he was admiring a complete stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huangfu Xuan frowned slightly and looked at his son. But before he could speak, a man rushed in and whispered something to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huangfu Xuan’s expression turned serious. He told his son and daughter, “I need to leave for a day. I’ll return in time for the auction. You two settle in the city for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo turned to Jiang Changsheng and asked curiously, “Who is he? You seem pretty worked up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t know the Red King? Senior Brother, you really don’t keep up with the world,” Jiang Changsheng said with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s said to be the strongest person under the ancestral elder of the World Sovereign Empyrean Sect. Once, he fought eight Fusion Heaven-level powerhouses by himself and killed them all. He became famous from that battle. Everyone in the Southern Region knows him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh,” Xu Zimo responded calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the Heaven Demon Bow in his hand, he thought: since coming to this world, he hadn’t brought Shadow Tyrant (his previous weapon). He hadn’t had a good weapon until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bow would serve him for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had his eye on the wooden box atop the central pillar, but he would have to wait until he could get the Blood Lizard Heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was about to leave, Huangfu Hao stepped forward and blocked his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?” Xu Zimo frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My father praised you. You must be very strong then,” Huangfu Hao said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’ve got something to say, spit it out. Don’t waste my time,” Xu Zimo said impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huangfu Hao’s face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to fight you. Loser cuts off a hand. Do you dare?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck off. Don’t block my view,” Xu Zimo replied flatly. “There’s no reason to fight someone as weak as you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re looking to die!” Huangfu Hao snapped. His aura flared, he was at the early World Paragon realm, and his meridian gates were opening one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He punched at Xu Zimo, flames burning around his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo casually raised the Heaven Demon Bow. The black bowstring alone sent Huangfu Hao flying backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really want to be the first offering for my bow?” Xu Zimo said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to draw the bow. Infernal Force flowed from his arms as a jet-black arrow began to form, with golden streaks through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrowhead was triangular and sharp, glowing with a cold light. Infernal Force swirled fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo loosed the arrow. It shot forward faster than the eye could follow, cutting through the air and space itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scarlet Sun Barrier!” Huangfu Hao panicked. He stood up and stretched out both arms, summoning a golden barrier before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier rippled with spatial power, forming a self-contained realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic arrow struck the barrier and seemed to vanish into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huangfu Hao sighed in relief, only to hear a loud boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space twisted violently. The arrow broke through the barrier, pierced through layers of space, and reappeared in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahhh!” he screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow shot through his chest and pinned him to the wall of the shop. Blood poured from his wound as he struggled in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not bad,” Xu Zimo looked at the bow, satisfied. He turned to Jiang Changsheng and said, “Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two left the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Struggling, Huangfu Hao turned to the girl beside him. “Sister, help me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl, Huangfu Xianyue, finally looked up for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one noticed, but her eyes gleamed like radiant moonlight, breathtakingly beautiful and sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That arrow was strong,” she said with a soft smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked over and touched the arrow that had pinned her brother to the wall. Then, all the Infernal Force vanished, absorbed directly into her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister, are you satisfied now?” Huangfu Hao asked fearfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Father could praise him, he’s obviously capable. That wasn’t his full power, not something a single arrow could reveal,” Huangfu Xianyue said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too bad you’re so weak. You couldn’t even make him go all out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes,” Huangfu Hao lowered his head, not daring to argue.\u003C\u002Fp>",1100,"2026-06-06T01:06:54.179Z",1,"novelbin.me","b47dbadb576ff7641ac05848572f85e29a4a36619bfe0fb8693a42481483679a","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-626","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-624",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]