[{"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-842":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},1433667,1885,"Chapter 842 - Defeat Your Other Self","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-842",842,"\u003Cp>The gray-robed youth stepped calmly into the third level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd did not rush in. Instead, they stood aside and observed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Majestic Buddhist chants echoed from the empty void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the three Buddha statues radiated golden light. The light combined with the gray mist, enveloping the gray-robed youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His steps paused slightly, but he quickly moved again, dispersing the layers of mist and easily passing through the level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He got through in just a few seconds?” Zhang Chou was stunned. “What kind of monster is he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it really that easy?” someone asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another young man stepped into the gray mist and golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within two minutes, he suddenly staggered out, hair disheveled, acting like a madman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m a ghost, a ghost!” he screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he self-destructed his own meridians and died right there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The contrast between the two outcomes shocked everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo smiled and ignored the others. He walked straight in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he entered, his vision changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything around him was gray and hazy, with only the three golden Buddha statues floating in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Buddhas spoke, “Do you wish to become an Emperor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Xu Zimo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well. We shall help you,” the middle Buddha said with a smile as he flicked a golden finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beam of golden light flew down and entered Xu Zimo’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, golden Buddhist light radiated from his body. A powerful Buddhist aura surged within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had become a true Buddha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the name of Buddha, you walk the world,” a mighty chant rang from the sky. “You are the Living Buddha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo looked up. The gray mist vanished. The three statues were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned around to see Monk Great Wisdom and the others looking at him with admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Living Buddha, he was revered and respected by all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even fell to their knees upon seeing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo sensed time passing much faster for him, but subtly so. Even a God Meridian cultivator wouldn’t notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed the third level effortlessly. As the Living Buddha, he felt reborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He climbed all the way to the tenth floor with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This attracted the attention of the entire Heavenly Dao Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dean met with him personally and began training him as the top candidate to become an Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fame quickly spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held Buddhist conferences, taught Dharma, and had thousands of disciples. Some even built temples and golden statues in his honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Heaven's Will formed, and in the struggle for it, he shone brightly. After many hard battles, he finally seized Heaven's Will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he stood in the heavens, receiving Heaven's Will, the three Buddhas from the Heavenly Dao Tower reappeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were laughing, wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden light around him faded, replaced by ghostly energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three statues turned into skeletons, black flames burning in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are no Living Buddha. You are a sacrifice of the Ghost Race,” the skulls laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, all the golden light within him turned into ghostly darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire face was consumed by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temples built for him, the golden statues, they all transformed into ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His disciples were consumed by ghost energy, screaming and wailing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment he was closest to Heaven's Will, a giant hand knocked him from the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Xu Zimo opened his eyes again, still in the third level of the Heavenly Dao Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is Ghost and Buddha in one life. A test to reveal the true heart,” he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusion had created an entire lifetime, complete with beliefs and identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spent a whole life as the Living Buddha, only to be told he was a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be knocked down just before grasping Heaven's Will, this contrast could break a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you want to be Buddha, a ghost, or simply yourself, regardless of either?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xu Zimo’s heart was strong. He was not shaken. He simply observed the life created by the illusion with calm clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed the third level slightly slower than the gray-robed youth, who likely broke the illusion instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such willpower and clarity of heart ranked among the top five of all young elites Xu Zimo had ever known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Monk Great Wisdom and smiled, “Go ahead. Just remember this, don’t try to be a Buddha or a ghost. Just be yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing several had already entered, the remaining dozens hesitated, then followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray mist surged violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of the remaining fifty, only a dozen made it through the third level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monk Great Wisdom burst out of the mist, drenched in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panting heavily, he looked at Xu Zimo and laughed, “That was intense, way too intense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you see?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I saw myself bearing Heaven's Will,” Monk Great Wisdom laughed. “But that illusion didn’t account for one thing, I can see fate. Our fortune-telling path can read a person’s aura. I don’t have the fate to become an Emperor. Even if you place Heaven's Will in front of me, I won’t become one. They bet on the wrong person. Still, it felt great to experience being an Emperor once. No regrets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo chuckled and shook his head. The group continued to the fourth floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they passed it and reached the fifth floor, the Heavenly Dao Tower’s test would be complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was nervous, these trials were brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the dozen of them arrived at the fourth level, they were each separated into their own space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo appeared alone in a room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, he found a second Xu Zimo, an exact duplicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For most people, the hardest enemy is not someone else, it’s themselves,” said an ancient voice echoing in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To pass the fourth level, you must defeat yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo laughed softly and looked at his mirror image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Identical in every way, no flaw to spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew his blade, Shadow Tyrant. The other Xu Zimo did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved in sync, using the same techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interesting,” Xu Zimo smiled. “But I’m not going to play this game with you anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1027,"2026-06-06T01:06:58.053Z",1,"novelbin.me","a9d0c379eb6dbdd21d256b6acc1ddfd1e1b9894025e1491a1819a3d1f726772d","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-843","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-841",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]