[{"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-714":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},1433289,1885,"Chapter 714 - Infernal Archon Seven-Face","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-714",714,"\u003Cp>When the elder burst out from the entrapment of the giant net, his figure fell directly to the end of the bridge, collapsing in a pool of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Guo Kui, are you alright?” The others rushed over to check on the white-haired elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just burned my own blood essence to unleash the secret technique of our Misty Illusion Sect. Now I’m barely clinging to life,” the white-haired elder said weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m done chasing opportunities here. I only ask that you all spare my life, our Misty Illusion Sect will be forever grateful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t say that, Elder Guo. The situation is unclear, and we’re all in this together. We should stick together,” the green-robed man replied, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That young man hasn’t come over yet,” the seductive woman said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked up, there had been six of them earlier. Now only four remained. Xu Zimo and the burly man were presumed dead on the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the four who made it across were severely wounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-haired elder had basically lost all combat strength, the scholarly man had lost half an arm, and the other two were bleeding all over, with little strength left for a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After crossing the bridge, the group began to take in their surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly ahead stood a massive palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall was also constructed from white bones, its gates tightly shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the gate, a massive and grotesque white skull was embedded into the structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The large characters “Bone Hall” came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of place is this?” the seductive woman asked, shivering and hugging her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No idea,” the green-robed man replied, shaking his head. “Let’s rest here until our wounds heal before moving forward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before they could make a move, the sound of creaking echoed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sealed, ancient bone gate slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though for the first time in countless ages, the door groaned open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound was grating, like teeth grinding, unbearably discomforting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group stared in horror toward the dark hall, which was shrouded in black demonic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only at the far end could they make out a bone throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the throne sat a man in a black robe, his expression indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was completely covered by his robe, his bald head blood-red, eyes like sharp hawk eyes, gloomy and piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a tall nose, but no ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the robe was a blood-red cape, embroidered with the image of a skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why have you disturbed my slumber?” came a low, raspy voice from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-robed man stood, and at that moment, demonic energy surged violently within the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roars echoed from the twisted faces formed of that energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th-this…” The group gasped and stumbled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the bridge was behind them, there was nowhere to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their current state, just setting foot on the bridge could cut off someone else’s escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-robed man took a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step he took felt like it was stomping on their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their heartbeats quickened involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic aura grew stronger and more turbulent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His red cape billowed, and when he stepped out of the hall, he raised his right hand gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With two sharp cracking sounds, countless white bones erupted from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp bones pierced through the four people, pinning them to the jagged spikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood dripped steadily down the bone spikes. They weren’t killed instantly, but left to suffer in agony, only dying after struggling in torment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, footsteps echoed from the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group forced their eyes to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo approached slowly, his body surging with demonic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura around him was even more overwhelming than the palace itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire demonic lake was engulfed in his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“H-he…” the seductive woman muttered, blood trickling from her lips, her eyes filled with terror as if she'd seen a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo stared at the black-robed man, who looked back at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Zimo stepped closer, the man's body began to tremble uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils contracted sharply as he stared at Xu Zimo in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“M-my Lord…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though there are things I still don’t fully remember, as you can see, I’ve returned,” Xu Zimo said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kneeling before my Lord, the first vanguard of the Nightmare Demon Legion under Lord Seven-Face, Bone Demon greets the Supreme One!” The black-robed man dropped to one knee, his voice booming with reverence and awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the demonic lake, the waters churned. A massive head slowly surfaced from the depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a demonic octopus. Its dark eyes locked on Xu Zimo, and countless tentacles intertwined, also bowing in submission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rise, my first vanguard,” Xu Zimo nodded and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-In… Infernal Lord…” the scholarly man on the bone spike barely managed to croak out before finally dying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bone Demon glanced at the corpses on the spikes and, fearing they’d disturb Xu Zimo, waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bone spikes instantly crushed the bodies into powder, which scattered into the surrounding demonic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo walked step by step into the Bone Hall, Bone Demon following reverently behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you the only one here?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was ordered by Lord Seven-Face to guard his Seven-Faced Lotus,” Bone Demon replied with a nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Seven-Faced Infernal Archon, huh…” Xu Zimo muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fragmented memories from the past, he had seen many scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Infernal Lord had ten Infernal Archons, Paimon was the Archon of Despair, and the Seven-Faced was among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the Bone Hall, Xu Zimo saw the place was empty, nothing but endless demonic energy and the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with a wave of Bone Demon’s hand, the hall's demonic mist parted, revealing a hidden chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber was small, containing a pond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pond was filled with thick, black demonic water, sticky and ominous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the pond, a lotus flower was growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had five petals, along with leaves and roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo’s eyes narrowed. The lotus instantly reminded him of someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he left the God Demon City, he had seen a statue of a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man wore a black robe with a tight waist and held a lotus just like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo felt as though he was starting to understand something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the lotus and said to Bone Demon, “Come with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1064,"2026-06-06T01:06:55.597Z",1,"novelbin.me","295e2cc036be589ec4e8f9c5bc6f130abc0f77325e4c5c4db4fa8fa7c7a56915","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-715","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-713",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]