[{"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-727":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},1433302,1885,"Chapter 727 - Encountering Lord of Samsara","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-727",727,"\u003Cp>From a distance, flames already lit up the sky ahead. The sounds of battle intertwined with eerie screeches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xu Zimo arrived at the city wall, he glanced around and saw that several thousand people were stationed here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze dropped below the wall, looking down at the battlefield outside the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below, it was packed densely with monsters that resembled legendary imps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were entirely black-purple in color, hideous in appearance, taller than normal humans, and wielded various weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although not very powerful individually, at a glance there were easily more than ten thousand of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distant horizon was filled with these imps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone hold the line! We must not let the demons breach our city!” a man in black armor shouted in the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure of the Empyrean Meridian Realm radiated from his body, making him the strongest present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faint golden spiritforce swirled around him. In the dark night, he was like a blazing sun, lighting up the city walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Battle was imminent. The imps leapt dozens of meters high, extremely agile, just two or three jumps and they were at the top of the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kill them! Protect our Order City!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be afraid! These imps may be many, but they’re all weak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as we survive this demonic disaster, Lord Hu Yan has promised to fulfill all his commitments!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cries rang out around the city. Those with lower strength held the walls, while others more confident in their skills leapt down to fight the demons directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo looked up. Everyone was using their own techniques, sword aura, saber intent, all kinds of elemental spiritforce exploded in the air like fireworks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, two people stood out most, they were the two Xu Zimo had seen earlier at the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was the man with the wine gourd at his waist. He wielded a long sword in one hand and held his wine gourd in the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His movements appeared drunk and unsteady, but his swordplay was fierce and elegant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible sword intent surrounded him. With each slash, groups of imps fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of flying swords followed his form as he danced, a style reminiscent of “a great river sword descending from the heavens.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was the cold, aloof woman, surrounded by frigid air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One palm strike would freeze the land for several miles, and when the ice shattered, all the nearby imps vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These imps, being artificial creations, left no corpses behind, they simply dissipated into the air upon death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the battle raged, several loud explosions, “boom, boom, boom”, rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked up to see four massive demon beasts emerging from the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These four resembled minotaurs, with bull horns, thick fur covering their entire bodies, and blood-red eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They attacked from four directions around the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Minotaurs! Everyone be careful!” shouted Hu Yan Zhuo, the city lord of Order City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city’s stronger cultivators ignored the imps and went straight to intercept the minotaurs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These creatures were extremely powerful, just a few strikes could destroy the city walls. They absolutely could not be allowed to get close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is bad. Weren’t there usually only one or two minotaurs? Why are there four this time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone exclaimed in fear, “How are we supposed to defend against that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>City Lord Hu Yan He charged toward the eastern minotaur, while the man with the wine gourd and the ice-cold woman joined forces to stop another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several elderly cultivators flew from the city toward the western minotaur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the Seven Elders of Vast Mountain!” someone shouted in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With three directions covered, all we need to do is hold back the northern minotaur until morning!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large number of people fearlessly charged toward the northern minotaur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, futile and naive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The minotaur stood nearly 100 meters tall. Every step left a deep crater on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single stomp could send dozens of people flying. Its skin was thick and incredibly tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the minotaur charged toward the wall, City Lord Hu Yan He roared in desperation, “Stop it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to help, but he was held up by the eastern minotaur and couldn’t break away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, under the cover of the imps, casualties in Order City soared, but people still did their best to hold the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo paid no attention to the chaos around him. His gaze was fixed on a young man surrounded like a star among moons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all these years, I didn’t expect we’d meet again like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Xu Zimo was standing on the northern wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the minotaur rampaged its way to the edge of the wall, a pile of corpses lay behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nearly as tall as the wall. Its massive head huffed heavily as it stared at the defenders atop the ramparts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a furious roar, red light flashed from its horns as it charged straight at the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run! It’s coming right at us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fall back! We can’t hold the north wall anymore!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As most people cried out in panic, Xu Zimo sneered, “Noisy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his right hand and slapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That one palm sent the colossal minotaur flying through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under everyone’s stunned gaze, the minotaur crashed heavily into the distant ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was mangled, both horns snapped off, and foul bluish blood poured from its wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene shocked everyone into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the other three minotaurs stopped in their tracks, staring blankly at the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, all eyes were fixed on Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the youth surrounded at the center of the crowd, he also looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he saw Xu Zimo, he froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his eyes filled with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Zimo,” he growled through clenched teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tianyun, what is it?” asked a confused young man beside him. “You know him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know him, I'd recognize him even if he were reduced to bones and ashes,” the youth said coldly, filled with killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for aiding Order City, my lord. When dawn breaks, I, Hu Yan, will surely reward you,” Hu Yan He shouted his thanks to Xu Zimo from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned back to the others and shouted, “What are you all standing around for? The imps are charging again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stunned crowd snapped out of it and resumed defending against the imps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the minotaur threat gone, things became much easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man in Daoist robes pushed through the crowd, walking step by step toward Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle outside the city raged on. Firelight lit up the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screams of imps and the shouts of warriors blended together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind howled coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So did the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, should I call you the Lord of Samsara now, or the Dao Race’s holy son, Dao Tianyun?” Xu Zimo asked with a soft smile.\u003C\u002Fp>",1153,"2026-06-06T01:06:55.597Z",1,"novelbin.me","059d4dcb916faf9300ed7e8016d0f881cb3523b70a461c9b8ed3f8d9bdf31113","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-728","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-726",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]