[{"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-784":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},1433559,1885,"Chapter 784 - Dual Assault","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-784",784,"\u003Cp>Help Us Choose the Next Novel Again! 🐯\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you want?” Butler Fu coughed up blood, struggling to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fang Jiu, this is the Heavenly Bond Cult, you should know the consequences of betraying the Young Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just rest in peace,” Xu Zimo smiled and raised his hands, crushing Butler Fu in his palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lead the way,” he turned to Fang Jiu and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jiu and his companions looked pale as they awkwardly led Xu Zimo into the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly rotated the floor beneath his feet, and with a series of loud rumbles, a deep, dark tunnel appeared below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the passageway came faint, chilling screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This was built secretly by the Young Master,” Fang Jiu explained. “He uses it for cultivation when he wants to absorb others’ essence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lead ahead,” Xu Zimo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they walked into the dark passage, waves of heat blew against their faces, with sparks flickering in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway in, the tunnel began to brighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The firelight ahead illuminated the path behind them. In the blazing flames, several figures ran frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wailed, as if being consumed by fire, and eventually collapsed in the sea of flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you been here before?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, the Young Master never allows anyone inside,” Fang Jiu said. “I’ve only seen him enter a few times by chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the passage, Xu Zimo saw the sea of flames and felt its searing heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An iron fence blocked the fire, glowing red from the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to it was a small door. Monk Great Wisdom stepped forward and found it locked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With several palm strikes, he blasted the iron door to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, the space opened up considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded by raging flames, countless people screamed as they were burned alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the flames stood a tall platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue-robed youth sat cross-legged atop it, and from around his body stretched out tendrils like tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These tentacles latched onto the burning bodies, absorbing energy at a visible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fire clearly wasn’t ordinary, it cleansed the impurities within the body and had the effect of refining one's marrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xu Zimo and the others entered, the youth retracted the tentacles and opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp light flashed through his pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fang Jiu, who told you to come here?” Gongsun Tianxun frowned and asked coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And who are they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jiu avoided his gaze and didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he turned to Xu Zimo and asked, “Can I have the antidote now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is no antidote. What I gave you was just an ordinary pill,” Xu Zimo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t lie to me. I brought you to the Young Master,” Fang Jiu said, still uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo just smiled and didn’t respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Gongsun Tianxun and said, “Come with us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you?” Gongsun Tianxun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That doesn’t matter,” Xu Zimo said, reaching toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongsun Tianxun snorted and rose into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames in the chamber roared, transforming into a dragon that charged at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of his right hand, Xu Zimo scattered the dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the flames dissipated, a fist carrying fierce force appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo snorted coldly and caught the fist, then violently hurled Gongsun Tianxun away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud crash, Gongsun Tianxun slammed into the chamber wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire chamber shook, as if about to collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly got back to his feet and stared at Xu Zimo with a grave expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heavenly Bond Four Arts!” Gongsun Tianxun shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With him at the center, spiritual energy around him began to surge violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large faces embodying joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness materialized around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The myriad states of life, Heavenly Bond Four Forms!” he chanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura exploded. Countless tentacles spread out, violently shattering the space around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die!” Gongsun Tianxun roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tentacles merged with the four emotional faces and lunged at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now filled with emotion, each tentacle seemed alive, shrieking wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughing, crying, wailing, the sounds echoed throughout the chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing them, everyone felt their souls tremble, stunned in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Soul attack?” Xu Zimo muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, the eagle-eyed man and the burly one didn’t even have time to react before being pierced by the tentacles, instantly killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A dual assault on soul and body,” Xu Zimo said with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monk Great Wisdom held his longsword and softly chanted scripture, trying to protect his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jiu cowered in a corner, completely paralyzed with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the tentacles closed in, Xu Zimo remained unaffected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Tyrant behind him flew out of its sheath, unleashing a torrent of blade energy to cut through the tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the tentacles, strengthened by the emotions, sprouted heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one seemed alive, reaching out with hands to grab Shadow Tyrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade was pulled at from all sides, as if about to be devoured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo looked up slightly. A flash of blade intent appeared in his cold eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade energy intensified. Flames surged, and thunder rolled along the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a metallic ring, countless tentacles were severed and fell into the sea of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Gongsun Tianxun was terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ran for the chamber’s side door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Shadow Tyrant flew ahead of him, transforming into countless blade shadows that blocked his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the curved blade before him, Gongsun Tianxun froze, trembling as he turned to face Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come with us, Young Master Tianxun,” Xu Zimo said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and looked at Fang Jiu, curled up in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell the entire Heavenly Bond Cult, Gongsun Tianxun has been kidnapped by me. If they want him back, Gongsun Hongtian must come to Sun-Moon Inn in the city by noon tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Xu Zimo ignored Fang Jiu, and he and Monk Great Wisdom led the sealed Gongsun Tianxun out of the sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongsun Tianxun didn’t dare resist. His life was in Xu Zimo’s hands. He could only obediently lead them out of the Heavenly Bond Cult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The journey out was smooth, and they returned to the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>",1016,"2026-06-06T01:06:56.727Z",1,"novelbin.me","3a45f972cf219a066f9d4e6f355ff4bdbc8eaed2e29c13d7b6478c27cb18cd7b","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-785","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-783",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]