[{"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-641":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},1433516,1885,"Chapter 641 - Demon Mist Forest","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-641",641,"\u003Cp>“Ah,” a painful scream reached Xu Zimo’s ears just as he stepped into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning his head, he saw a corpse hanging from a tree branch not far away, obscured by the dense forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the clothes, it was a disciple from Scenery Heaven Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree branch had pierced through his back and chest, ripping his heart out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the tree actually grew eyes and a mouth. It tossed the heart into its mouth and began eating, grinning sinisterly at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Provoking me?” Xu Zimo raised an eyebrow slightly. With a single palm strike, the tree didn’t even have time to react before it was annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo noticed something interesting: he had only taken a few steps into the forest, but now he couldn’t even find the way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the forest itself was shifting and changing constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, deeper in the Demon Mist Forest, Xue Qingming led a group of disciples from Grand Heaven Mountain, desperately fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother Xue, what should we do?” a disciple asked anxiously beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This forest is likely not that simple. Running around without any pattern won’t get us far.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s all the fault of those Jade Heaven Mountain people, they set us up,” another disciple said with a cold snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fellow disciples from the same sect, and they still tried to send us to our deaths.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you know the rules? Life or death doesn’t matter,” Xue Qingming said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you encounter danger, don’t hesitate, crush the spatial talisman immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They kept fleeing while staying on high alert, eyes darting in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a tree branch lashed at them from not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could dodge, countless tree branches rose from beneath their feet, surrounding them tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of hellish place is this?” a disciple cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four or five disciples brandished their swords, slashing at the branches. But the branches seemed to regenerate, endless and relentless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, the surrounding mist grew even thicker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became impossible to see clearly, which made the attacks from the branches even more erratic and dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If this continues, we’ll all be trapped to death in here,” a disciple said anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else can we do? This is all we’ve got,” Xue Qingming replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the branches multiplied, it became harder and harder to advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about ten minutes, the group found themselves completely surrounded by a wall of dense branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entwined and layered, inside and out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was worse, thorns began to sprout on the branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One disciple was grazed by a thorn and instantly melted into a puddle of thick fluid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crush the talismans,” Xue Qingming said helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We waited ten years for the Nine Heavens Grand Gathering, and it ends like this?” a disciple said bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then keep resisting if you want to die,” Xue Qingming said coldly. “Only by staying alive do you have unlimited hope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? Things are lively over here,” a light laugh suddenly broke the tense atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of sword light, formless and sharp, sliced through the prison of branches into fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked up in surprise and saw Xu Zimo standing to the side, watching with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother Lin... Lin Qiu?” a disciple said in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not leaving? Want to get trapped again?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, right,” four disciples snapped back to their senses and quickly escaped through the opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just now, you-” Xue Qingming looked at Xu Zimo with a complicated expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That slash just now, its power, he knew he couldn’t do that himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something to say?” Xu Zimo asked indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, nothing,” Xue Qingming lowered his head, his expression unreadable, and shook it slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother Lin, you’ve got to stand up for us,” a disciple nearby said, nearly in tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stand up for what? You were stupid, and now you blame someone else?” Xu Zimo retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That disciple was left speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you seen Shen Lang from Jade Heaven Mountain?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean Jade Heaven’s First Blade?” a disciple replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We saw him. He was the one who led us into this Demon Mist Forest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take me to him,” Xu Zimo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He went north just now. But we have to get out of this forest first,” Xue Qingming said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s simple,” Xu Zimo raised his hand, and a ball of flame formed in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wildfire,” he called out softly. Instantly, the flame surged into a sea of fire, spreading out and igniting the entire forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackling sounds echoed all around as the fire blazed a path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding trees came to life, extending branches to try to extinguish the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was no ordinary fire. Anything it touched was instantly incinerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know you can hear me. Open a path, and I’ll extinguish the flames. If not, I don’t mind burning this forest down,” Xu Zimo said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments after his words fell, the giant trees in the forest began to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A path opened up instantly, and even the mist around them was dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This...” the others stared in shock at the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Brother Lin, earlier how did you-” a disciple stared at Xu Zimo in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did I get so strong?” Xu Zimo smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I mean how were you hiding it so well,” the disciple rephrased awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo shook his head slightly. He couldn’t very well tell them that his former self really had been useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The misty forest continued shifting, but after walking a short distance, they found the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back, the forest faded into the mist, disappearing from view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which direction?” Xu Zimo asked calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“North,” Xue Qingming pointed ahead. “But he’s not alone, there are several Jade Heaven Mountain disciples with him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem,” Xu Zimo shook his head and walked north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atop Dao Mountain, watching this unfold, many frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mountain Master Lin, your son sure is hiding deep,” Wang Yuntian commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qiu’er...” Lin Beisheng frowned slightly, suddenly recalling what Xu Zimo had said earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How he had killed Yang Cheng, how he had fought Lin Feng, the Imperial Son, he spoke so easily, but where had that confidence come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless thoughts raced through Lin Beisheng’s mind. He found himself more and more unable to see through this son of his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it really was him,” Mu Changge at the front frowned as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his heart, he confirmed that Xu Zimo was the one who had killed the Green Flood Dragon. He had only suspected before, after all, Xu Zimo was still so young…\u003C\u002Fp>",1098,"2026-06-06T01:06:54.179Z",1,"novelbin.me","d0468f6e72428a9056fbda7415fc51418dabd287f73f1391a064aa27b8c3f12e","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-642","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-640",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]