[{"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-707":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},1433282,1885,"Chapter 707 - God-Demon City","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-707",707,"\u003Cp>After spending roughly half a month in the void of teleportation, Xu Zimo and Jiu You finally felt the spatial fluctuations around them begin to slow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their figures were forcefully pulled out from the outer realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinding sunlight poured down from above as Xu Zimo squinted and looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were in another city, bustling and lively, with many others emerging from the teleportation formation just like them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“God Demon City,” Jiu You said coldly as she looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems like you're pretty familiar with this place,” Xu Zimo said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I came from the God-Demon Battlefield. What do you think?” Jiu You replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I guess that’ll save us a lot of trouble,” Xu Zimo smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you curious about my identity?” Jiu You asked, unable to hold it in any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t ask. If you want to work with me, you’ll need something from me, so you’ll tell me eventually,” Xu Zimo said with a smile, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s find an inn first. I’ll tell you everything, and we can plan,” Jiu You said, looking at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine by me,” Xu Zimo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God Demon City was far bigger than Xu Zimo had imagined. In terms of sheer scale, it was even more expansive and prosperous than Eternal City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What stood out was that there were almost no ordinary people or weak cultivators, nearly everyone here was at the Celestial Image Realm or above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the scattered independent cultivators, disciples of many major sects were everywhere, easily recognizable by the distinct styles of their robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo and Jiu You also found a nearby inn and checked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an incomparably dark underground palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunlight never reached this place. All light was banished, only darkness remained eternal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounding the palace was a black river, slowly flowing and hovering in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The river was pitch-black, hiding untold sins and darkness within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It flowed like a living creature, and anything that approached the palace was instantly devoured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anything that entered the river would never see daylight again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the palace, in a grand main hall...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few ghostly flames burned around the chamber, and an invisible pressure filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of figures in black robes and hats stood on either side of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the head of the hall sat another black-robed figure, suspended in midair, with his face hidden from view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-robed figures on either side all had their heads bowed, no one dared to look up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence, a black-robed figure slowly walked into the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low voice broke the suffocating stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A message from the Cang Clan. Granny Ming is dead. The killer is very powerful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trash. Has the Cang Clan been in hiding too long? Something happens at their own outpost, and that’s all they report?” a voice echoed throughout the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unclear who had spoken, the voice seemed to come from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The mortal branch of the Cang Clan also appears to have been wiped out. They’re planning to summon the Azure God,” the black-robed figure below replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, the hall fell silent for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the voice spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Summon the Azure God? So the background is serious. Which sect is he from?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to investigations, it seems to be the Nine Heavens Imperial Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A mere imperial sect dares to provoke us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that voice faded, another voice quickly followed in the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The strongest in an imperial sect is only at the Fusion Heaven Realm. How could someone like that kill Granny Ming? Think it through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This seems to have little to do with the sect. The disciple is... strange. We can’t find much information about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cang Clan suggests that unless we summon the Underworld Godly Monarch, we shouldn't go there just to die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Summon the ancestor? They must be terrified.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Granny Ming was a direct bloodline, after all. I will report this to the ancestor. Let him decide.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That last voice was quiet, but the hall instantly fell into complete silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared to object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in God Demon City, Xu Zimo and Jiu You returned to the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo smiled and said, “Now you can tell me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m a hunter of the remnants of the God Race,” Jiu You said with a bitter smile. “About a hundred years ago, I accidentally entered a forbidden zone and discovered their secret, so they began hunting me. My family and friends were all executed. I returned to the God-Demon Battlefield for revenge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They? Who are they?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The upper ranks of our remnants,” Jiu You said sarcastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They used our hope of reviving the God Race as a cover to satisfy their own hidden agendas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know this: no matter what we do, remnants like us will never be true God Race. We only carry a faint trace of their bloodline,” Jiu You explained. “And those higher-ups use us for endless experiments, trying to one day completely transform into real divine beings. When I accidentally uncovered the truth, they wanted to silence me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A bunch of people who no longer belong in this era, still dreaming of restoring past glory,” Xu Zimo said with a smile. “That’s also why you’re working with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To unlock the Demon Summoning Bell in your hand, you’ll need their power,” Jiu You said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re destined to be their enemy, so the enemy of your enemy is a friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t really care. Anyone who blocks my path dies,” Xu Zimo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you came from the ruins, you should know where their base is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We don’t have a fixed base. We drift around the battlefield,” Jiu You said, shaking her head. “It’s been so long, I’m not confident. But there are a few known gathering spots, I can take you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let’s go. I’ve been meaning to see this so-called God-Demon Battlefield myself,” Xu Zimo said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God Demon City was built in connection with the God-Demon Battlefield, meant to serve as a resting place for those heading into the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broadly speaking, there was no city lord or ruler here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more of a place built collectively by all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there were no rules, anyone who could open a shop here was a powerful figure with great influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So no one dared to cause real trouble or fight in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo and Jiu You left the inn and walked straight toward the city gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God Demon City was vast, divided into northern and southern regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the north stood a statue of a divine being. To the south, a statue of a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo and Jiu You left through the southern gate. In the plaza of the demon statue, Xu Zimo slowed his steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up and saw that the demon statue was incredibly lifelike, its eyes locked directly with his own.\u003C\u002Fp>",1169,"2026-06-06T01:06:55.597Z",1,"novelbin.me","8ffecf057543c652e178ada31779b6e63f645129e7ba61eb2bae4b53fd7e9f38","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-708","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-706",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]