[{"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-7":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},1432982,1885,"Chapter 7 - I'm Gonna Beat You Up!","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-7",7,"\u003Cp>A simp stays a simp, and in the end, gets nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy glanced disdainfully at the others, clearly unimpressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\" Xu Zimo stepped forward and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name’s Cui Yuan. My grandfather is Cui Yaoguang, an Inner Court Elder,\" the boy replied proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ruhu smacked him on the back of the head. \"My grandfather is the Third Grand Elder, and even I don’t brag like that. Since when did being the grandson of an Inner Court Elder make you hot shit?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the True Martial Sacred Ground, ever since the Sacred Lord left, Sacred Vice-Lord Xu Qingshan held the most power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came the Seven Grand Elders, followed by the Inner Court Elders, and then the Outer Court Elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You had no reason to hit me!\" Cui Yuan snapped back. \"If you’ve got guts, let’s fight for real.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to spar with me?\" Xu Zimo asked with a smile. \"Alright, but what are you betting that’s worth my time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s fight directly, no need for insight or comprehension contests,\" Cui Yuan said confidently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had started cultivating over a year ago and had already opened his first meridian gate, reaching the Spirit Meridian Realm, making him an official Outer Court disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you win, I’ll wager this Dragon Pearl,\" Cui Yuan said, pulling out a dark yellow orb from his storage ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orb was covered in intricate, chaotic patterns. At first, Xu Zimo didn’t think much of it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Searched high and low in my past life and never found it... And now, it just falls into my lap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With excitement in his eyes, he snatched the orb and studied it closely for a while before confirming its identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did you get this?\" Xu Zimo asked, staring intensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cui Yuan was startled by the heat in Xu Zimo’s gaze. “I-I found it while playing near the river behind the mountain,” he stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect,\" Xu Zimo nodded, satisfied. \"Then it’s mine now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we haven’t fought yet!\" Cui Yuan protested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What fight?\" Lin Ruhu glared at him. \"Brother Zimo taking your stuff is the best thing that’s ever happened to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re just bullying me!\" Cui Yuan backed away, tears welling up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scram,\" Xu Zimo waved his hand dismissively. \"Run along, or I’ll beat your dumb ass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-You’ll regret this!\" Cui Yuan burst into tears and ran out of the Gravity Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo didn’t care. Among the younger generation, unless someone crossed a major line or caused serious harm, the elders rarely intervened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, as a proper villain, doing things like reneging on deals and stealing loot was par for the course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fair play from a villain? What are you, high?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That orb was the Hell-Suppressing Pearl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one else may have known its secret yet, but Xu Zimo knew very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, it had been one of protagonist Chu Yang’s ultimate trump cards, and it had given Xu Zimo hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After securing the Hell-Suppressing Pearl, Xu Zimo continued cultivating in the Gravity Tower for the rest of the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The double gravity of the first floor was no longer enough for him, so he moved on to the second floor, which had twenty times normal gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jump between the first and second floors was massive, so the sect had cleverly added intermediate gravity levels on the staircase leading up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It started from triple gravity and increased gradually, four, five, all the way to nineteen times,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo sat at the midway point, exactly ten times gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trained like that the entire day. As the sun set behind the western peaks, he finally exhaled a long breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His foundation had grown even more solid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stream of warm white mist escaped his mouth. He was nearly ready to break through to the Spirit Meridian Realm in the coming days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night had fallen. Xu Zimo bid farewell to Lin Ruhu but did not return to his residence on South Goose Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, with guard Zhang Zhongtian accompanying him, he made his way to the Divine Armory Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to choose his weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Blades, spears, staves, swords, halberds, axes, and pikes, The full array of eighteen weapon types.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father had once said, “Every weapon has a soul. Never treat it like a cold, lifeless tool. For many warriors, their weapon has been with them since they first stepped onto the martial path. The connection between a cultivator and their weapon is mutual. You choose it, and it chooses you. It is your partner, not a tool for slaughter. A true cultivator can awaken a weapon’s spirit, Only then does it truly belong to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Armory Pavilion had ten floors. Weapons in the Primordial Heartlands were graded just like techniques and cultivation methods:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Universe, Galaxy, Star, Planet, Heaven, Earth, Profound, Yellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first floor contained basic weapons, mortal-grade items made from high-quality materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many disciples were confused by this. If the materials could be used to craft Earth-grade or even Heaven-grade weapons, why would the blacksmiths intentionally lower the grade to mortal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something most disciples in the sect never understood, which is why they usually started picking weapons from the second floor and up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the second to the ninth floor, weapons were categorized by the eight standard ranks: Universe, Galaxy, Star, Planet, Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But on the tenth floor, that was where the truly legendary weapons were kept:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Emperor Weapons, left behind by Grand Emperors of past ages after they ascended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These weapons had followed their masters through wars and tribulations. They had been tempered by the Heaven’s Will itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their power far exceeded even Universe-grade weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Xu Zimo ignored all the ranked weapons and headed straight to the first floor, where the mortal-grade weapons were kept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Xu, all of these are untempered mortal weapons,” Zhang Zhongtian said in confusion. “Why would you want one of these?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because they’re in their most natural state, that’s exactly why I want them,” Xu Zimo smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A piece of uncut jade, given to a skilled artisan, Whether it becomes trash or a priceless gem depends entirely on the craftsmanship.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed wistfully. “A true priceless work of art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people only cared about high-tier weapons, Universe, Galaxy, or Star-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they forgot, many of those weapons had started as mortal-grade, evolving step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you never stood by a weapon in its weakest form, how could it ever recognize you as its master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his past life, Xu Zimo had known a blacksmith, an old man who only forged mortal weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never made ranked items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He once told Xu Zimo: “A weapon that starts out as Universe-grade without ever going through the Mortal, Yellow, or Profound stages, its soul will always be incomplete.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1137,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.443Z",1,"novelbin.me","ef44c24bc79498225dbd418b80b1f270f4959572053acd82c1e4debe547c346c","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-8","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-6",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]