[{"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-833":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},1433658,1885,"Chapter 833 - The Demon Sovereign Has Arrived","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-833",833,"\u003Cp>Watching Xu Zimo’s figure gradually fade into the distance, Monk Great Wisdom brought a chair from the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat there, eyes fixed steadily on the direction of Demon-Slaying Ridge, unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time, I go to meet you as the Infernal Lord,” Xu Zimo murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked step by step toward Demon-Slaying Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above him, endless demonic clouds roared. The closer he got to the ridge, the darker the sky became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until eventually, it fell into complete and profound darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon-Slaying Ridge stretched endlessly into the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path to the ridge had long been overgrown with weeds, no one had walked it for ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Footsteps echoed softly as Xu Zimo walked to the ridge's entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance was a winding, narrow path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On either side, lush forests rose, towering ancient trees reaching into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Halt, outsider!” a stern voice barked, stopping Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up to see a man in a yellow robe standing at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man held a long spear, his body exuding a sharp aura of spear intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glared at Xu Zimo, eyes full of vigilance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Demon-Slaying Ridge. Entry is forbidden. Leave at once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xu Zimo smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand, and endless demonic energy surged from his Hell-Suppressing Demon Physique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know. I came here precisely for Demon-Slaying Ridge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Courting death,” the yellow-robed man growled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately hurled his long spear at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear sliced through the air, shattering layers of space, its tip gleaming with a cold light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo tilted slightly to the side, easily dodging it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yellow-robed man stepped back half a step with his right foot, leaning forward as he charged at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His outstretched hand recalled the thrown spear, which spun once in the air before returning to his grip, carrying with it spatial-tearing power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die!” He fused killing intent with his spear and struck at Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo raised his hand slightly, pinching with two fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spear heading toward him snapped cleanly in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” the man exclaimed in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo still held the broken spear tip in his hand. With a flick of his wrist, it shot out like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So fast the man couldn’t even react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tip pierced his throat, pinning him to the side and killing him on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo lightly brushed his robes and stepped into Demon-Slaying Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Primordial Demon Cave of the Lands of Exile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the demons, this was just another ordinary day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were sealed here, never able to leave the Lands of Exile for eternity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a pillar of demonic energy burst from the center of the Primordial Demon Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shot up into the sky, not merging with the existing demonic clouds above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it stirred the heavens into a frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackling booms echoed as dark thunder rolled through the sky, and black lightning bolts zipped across the demonic clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the Ancient Demons looked up in surprise at the source of the eruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What's that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like it's coming from the Sky-Piercing Halberd.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Sky-Piercing Halberd is reacting!” someone shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the heart of the Primordial Demon Cave stood a pillar as tall as the heavens itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface was wrapped in a stone shell, hiding what lay within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pillar stretched up to the sky, merging with the dark clouds above. Looking up, one could not see its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, several figures appeared from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some rode demon dragons, roaring into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others transformed into black streaks of light, tearing through the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burly giant arrived with a single step from ten thousand miles away, shaking the heavens and the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man with a long sword and sharp eyes descended, wearing a black conical hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were over a dozen figures, each exuding terrifying might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dense, unyielding demonic energy surrounded them as they circled the pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface of the pillar, the stone layer began to peel away,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red light flowed along the pillar like blood, wrapping around it in countless coils from top to bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Sky-Piercing Halberd is awakening. It senses the presence of the Infernal Lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many years has it been? Our Ancient Demon Race has endured in these Lands of Exile for countless millennia. At last, our lord has returned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. It's time the world sees the power of our Ancient Demon Race again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be it the ten great eternal lineages or that Old Villainous Heaven, none shall stop our rise. Glory is shining again. Blood is boiling. I feel the call.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Infernal Lord, welcome back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manic, sinister laughter echoed throughout the Primordial Demon Cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked into Demon-Slaying Ridge, Xu Zimo could clearly feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic energy here felt intimately familiar, like a natural extension of his own body, coiling around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he entered, the demonic clouds above became even more frenzied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They howled as if venting the rage of countless ages of being sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo felt completely at ease. Breathing in the air here was invigorating, even euphoric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand miles away, atop the tallest peak of Demon-Slaying Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man sat on a boulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held a golden sword embedded in the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clad in golden robes embroidered with intricate patterns,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one seemed to tell a story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man sat with a slight forward bend, right hand gripping the sword’s hilt as he looked up at the raging demonic clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He's here,” Huangfu Long said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ancestor, who is here?” Huangfu Xiong, the current patriarch of the Huangfu Clan, walked up behind him and asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our enemy,” Huangfu Long replied flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enemy?” Huangfu Xiong still didn’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For tens of thousands of years, the Huangfu Clan had guarded Demon-Slaying Ridge. Aside from killing the occasional intruder, they lived in peace. Who could be their enemy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you forgotten the mission the Holy Progenitor left us?” Huangfu Long asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mission?” Huangfu Xiong paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean, the Demon Sovereign has come?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something from long, long ago, back when the Huangfu Clan was still an ordinary mortal family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By chance, they had received the inheritance of an immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That immortal was the Holy Progenitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Holy Progenitor’s legacy, it was said that one day, the Demon Sovereign would arrive here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To break the seal of the Primordial Demon Cave and reconnect with his people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their duty was to guard all of Demon-Slaying Ridge,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To never let the Demon Sovereign near the cavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of years had passed. Huangfu Xiong had long forgotten about the Demon Sovereign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, hearing it again, the memories suddenly returned to his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The demonic clouds seem much more violent now,” he sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1126,"2026-06-06T01:06:58.053Z",1,"novelbin.me","59d831a3f15c48c90b53f57bd34ee52f112caf28aea133c0987c8faed5d465fd","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-834","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-832",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]