[{"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-712":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},1433287,1885,"Chapter 712 - Atop The Mountain of Bones","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-712",712,"\u003Cp>The five of them looked toward the Bone Mountain. Though it was clearly formed from the white bones of the God Race, it gave off an unusually baleful feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if overwhelming baleful energy surged within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go take a look,\" Xu Zimo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there was anything good, it’s probably already been taken,\" Feng Changnian commented from the side. \"Hopefully we can still get a taste of the leftovers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Demon tomb isn’t that simple. Maybe they didn’t live long enough to take anything,\" Feng Changyin snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five headed toward Bone Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The baleful energy in this land was overwhelming. Even the grass beneath their feet had been corrupted by it. Occasionally, a breeze would pass, but it was a black baleful wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard to imagine how powerful the God and Demon races once were,\" Feng Changnian sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw many figures in their field of vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their arrival didn’t draw much attention, as there were already nearly a hundred people from various factions present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nine Dragons Villa, Misty Illusion Palace, Wind Sword Sect, Fire Moon Gate… so many factions,\" Feng Changnian remarked as he looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like this Demon Tomb is no ordinary place, otherwise, it wouldn’t attract this many people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Changyin walked up to someone nearby and smiled as he asked, \"Brother, why are you all staying at the base? Not going up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man turned and replied flatly, \"The Bone Mountain is full of danger. None of us dare climb. Anyone below Fusion Heaven Realm goes up and dies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xu Zimo’s eyes flashed with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Jiuyou and the others and said, \"You all wait here. I’ll go take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Feng Changnian and the others felt a little unwilling, they weren’t ready to risk their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Zimo stepped forward, the surrounding crowd immediately cast their gaze over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, someone else is going up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is that? Looks unfamiliar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Bone Mountain is creepy. Better not get too close. No one who went up has come back down yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bone Mountain was towering and eerie. Standing at its base, one could better sense its oppressive aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the bones that made up the mountain, the intertwining structure looked like dense branches twisting together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold gleam of bone was everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no paths on this mountain, just steep, skeletal ridges that had to be climbed step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo pressed his feet firmly and began scaling the Bone Mountain toward its summit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God bones had long lost their God energy and were now saturated with baleful aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone not of the Demon race who touched them would be instantly corroded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this didn’t affect Xu Zimo at all. He moved swiftly and climbed nearly a hundred meters in just a few breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he spotted a corpse ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the clothing, it was someone from Fire Moon Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo approached and found the person's face blackened, their body fully consumed by baleful energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused to think for a moment and continued upward. Before long, the sounds of battle reached his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead, there was a concave area formed of bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bones looked like a gaping mouth, clinging to the side of the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man and woman were battling dozens of baleful creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Demons looked like children, less than a meter tall, wielding little hammers and laughing as they fought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were clearly trapped, and it looked like escape was unlikely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo stepped through the air to the outer edge of the encirclement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Friend, help us!\" the man and woman’s eyes lit up when they saw him and quickly called for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m an elder of the Pure Yang Sect. Save me, and I’ll reward you greatly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo smiled faintly and stepped directly into the encirclement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demons all stopped their attacks and stared at Xu Zimo with puzzled expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, friend, for rescuing, \" The man didn’t even finish speaking before a loud \"puff\" sound rang out. His pupils widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of their chests had been pierced by Xu Zimo, who had pulled out their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to thank me,\" Xu Zimo said with a smile, tossing the hearts to the ground. The two bodies fell stiffly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who’s your leader?\" Xu Zimo asked the Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demons glanced at each other, then giggled and scattered in different directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just spirit bodies?\" Xu Zimo muttered, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So-called spirit bodies weren’t real demons. They had no independent consciousness and were controlled by true members of the Demon race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would attack any living being that wasn’t of the Demon race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo thought about it and realized it made sense. Even Demon race remnants were rare in the battlefield, true Demons would be even harder to find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to continue upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now very close to the summit. After climbing for another ten-plus minutes, he finally reached the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he encountered several more corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some had reached peak Fusion Heaven Realm, though he hadn’t seen any Grand Empyreans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Grand Empyreans stayed hidden in seclusion, preparing to break through to the Godly Monarch Realm and attempt the Immortal Dao Bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those active in the world were mainly half-empyreans or peak Fusion Heaven cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer he got to the summit, the more bodies he saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xu Zimo arrived at the top, only five people remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he stepped up, all five eyes turned toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A little kid?\" A white-haired elder looked at Xu Zimo with surprise and chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You look unfamiliar, friend. What’s your name?\" a scholarly man beside him asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one underestimated Xu Zimo due to his apparent youth. After all, getting to the summit was already proof of one’s capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rogue cultivator. Name’s Xu Zimo,\" he said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around. The view from the summit wasn’t particularly good. Black baleful energy raged all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jagged rocks littered the peak. At the very center was a large pit naturally formed from white bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>baleful energy coiled within, obscuring the bottom entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why haven’t you gone down?\" Xu Zimo asked as he turned to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five on the summit looked like they were from different factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was an elderly man with white hair, a refined scholar, a middle-aged man in a green robe, a seductive woman, and a burly man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by their attire, Xu Zimo could recognize a few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Han just went down. We’re waiting for news,\" the white-haired old man replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there’s treasure down there, won’t he get it all?\" Xu Zimo chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others’ eyes narrowed slightly. That was exactly what they were worried about.\u003C\u002Fp>",1136,"2026-06-06T01:06:55.597Z",1,"novelbin.me","e82ece556ef27504be8d2bc65d9bac36d36f55baaad08d6d8357b28765a85a3a","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-713","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-711",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]