[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-mother-is-the-villain":3,"chapter-my-mother-is-the-villain-my-mother-is-the-villain-chapter-68":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","My Mother is the Villain",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1163318,1508,"Chapter 68: War Chess","my-mother-is-the-villain-chapter-68",68,"\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?\" Victor lost his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could stay calm when their own appearance was copied by someone else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clone kept smiling before stretching its body, its bones cracking realistically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll borrow your appearance and take a walk around. Only by becoming someone else can I leave my palace and even this world,\" it said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Victor’s face turned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no need to feel so uncomfortable. This body will only last for one day. During that time, you’re free to do whatever you want inside my palace...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, the clone turned and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It disappeared directly without even passing through the palace doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor looked toward the Sea Spirit King. However, the latter suddenly lay back on his throne and closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing became calm, as though he had fallen asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor discovered that he could move again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately leaped toward the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave blasted him back, preventing him from approaching it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he felt that power, he instantly realized it was something he couldn’t resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Victor, you need to calm down,\" Alexandra said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s going to use me to do something disgraceful,\" Victor replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forced himself to calm down, though it was still difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he wished Margaret was watching him and would help him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No... she was probably already aware. She would definitely sense it when he entered a unique place like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply didn’t want to interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe not. The Sea Spirit King is an ancient existence. Someone like him should already be bored of most things. Perhaps he only wants to take a look around,\" Alexandra said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t sound convinced herself. She was only trying to comfort Victor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor fell silent and observed the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he realize there were no doors besides the entrance. There were only walls everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So how was he supposed to go to another room?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, he couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a table caught his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was covered by a cloth that hung all the way to the floor, and Victor sensed something beneath it—something that seemed the most compatible and powerful for him within the Deep Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked toward the table and lifted the cloth covering its underside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he found was actually a chessboard made of gold and silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chess pieces didn’t look like ordinary pieces. They resembled miniature knights carrying swords and spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor had no idea what it was. He touched it, and information immediately entered his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(War Chess!)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a World Artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was something even better because it contained knights capable of fighting alongside its owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would match the owner’s cultivation realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, unlike ordinary World Artifacts that required the user to drag enemies into a separate world, this one would instead expand into a massive domain, transforming the battlefield itself into War Chess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor simply couldn’t refuse something like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was undoubtedly extremely useful, and honestly, it would be valuable for anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately pulled it out from beneath the table under Alexandra’s curious gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Victor didn’t bother explaining. He stored the artifact directly inside his ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you sense anything here?\" Victor asked Alexandra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, but it’s beneath the throne. I don’t know whether I can take it or not,\" Alexandra replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the throne?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was beneath the throne, it was probably something even better, yet he hadn’t sensed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was fairly certain the Sea Spirit King controlled what each person sensed within this palace and courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the king could read their powers and determine what suited them best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inside this palace, every treasure was obviously valuable to anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Sea Spirit King had chosen to give something better to Alexandra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should try,\" Victor said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexandra nodded and finally walked toward the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remained wary of another shockwave appearing, but surprisingly, nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing at all until she reached the throne itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexandra sighed in relief before stepping behind the throne and checking underneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shocked expression immediately appeared on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then reached beneath the throne and pulled something out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she withdrew her hand, Victor saw that she was holding an egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a golden egg covered in red lines that looked strangely alive, as though they were moving even though they actually weren’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of egg is that?\" Victor asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know... I didn’t receive any information, but I can feel life inside it. It should hatch if it’s nurtured properly,\" Alexandra answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So the treasure you received is a living creature...\" Victor revealed a strange expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was definitely the egg of an extremely special creature, perhaps even a dragon or phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Victor had no interest in keeping pets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t bring himself to envy Alexandra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept across the palace once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other treasures were clearly hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What else could he do here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Sea Spirit King had said he was free to do anything inside the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was that he couldn’t see any other doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there had been even one bedroom, he could have brought Alexandra there to make love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor walked toward one of the side walls and touched it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only felt incredibly thick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He punched it hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was like an ant punching a wall of steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand bruised instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boy, do whatever you want, but don’t make too much noise. I’m concentrating on my clone.\" Suddenly, the sleeping Sea Spirit King opened his eyes and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, he wasn’t completely unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do I get to another place?\" Victor asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really aren’t very smart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone else had called him stupid, he would have slaughtered their entire clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here, he could only pretend he hadn’t heard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This palace is a World Artifact, and I haven’t restricted your access. Do you know what that means? It means you can teleport anywhere within the palace except outside of it,\" the king continued before closing his eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Victor, it’s true. This really is a World Artifact,\" Alexandra said as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began teleporting, though only within the hall itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body flickered from one point to another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor suddenly felt foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside a World Artifact, movement could be controlled with thought alone. One only needed to connect their mind with the artifact’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he tried it, it truly worked that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense the entire palace, divided into countless rooms despite having no doors at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh...\" He suddenly became startled by one particular room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instantly teleported there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a special room, but there was a mirror inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was interesting was that the mirror displayed the beach above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It obviously wasn’t a painting—it was more like a live broadcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor saw people moving around, students returning from beneath the sea, and ships arriving at the harbor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Heaven Mirror,\" Alexandra said as she appeared beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can this thing display scenes from another place?\" Victor asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s an invisible eye connected to the mirror. Wherever that eye looks, the image appears here,\" Alexandra explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, Victor tried to pull the mirror away, but an invisible force protected it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn’t be taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he also couldn’t control what the mirror displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It continued showing the beach above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a few moments later, Victor froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he saw himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was actually the Sea Spirit King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He emerged from the sea and stepped onto the shore with an indifferent expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor felt that the resemblance was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sea Spirit King truly understood his personality and knew exactly how he usually behaved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Victor was certain the king hadn’t obtained his memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a cultivator’s memories were hidden within the soul, protected by willpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would require penetrating deeply into his being to obtain them, and Victor hadn’t sensed anything like that earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the king could even access his memories, Victor could only say the man was absurdly overpowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would even know about Victor’s memories from Earth if that were the case—but that clearly wasn’t true. Otherwise, he definitely would’ve interrogated him already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor’s heart began beating nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was worried the Sea Spirit King would do something stupid and embarrass him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Alexandra looked nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man passed through the beach and entered the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor let out a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the king went far enough, he could no longer observe him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait...\" Victor suddenly realized another problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" Alexandra asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor stared sharply at his ring, and his expression immediately worsened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Heavenly Library Key is gone,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexandra, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no longer a secret that Victor possessed that key since he had obtained it publicly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply hadn’t used it yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it had been stored inside his Storage Ring, it should have been impossible for it to disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Storage Ring couldn’t prevent theft from the Sea Spirit King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor reappeared in the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"King, so you’re actually a thief?\" Victor asked even though the man’s eyes remained closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his words caused the king’s eyes to open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why? Do you object? What exactly can you do about it?\" he mocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You truly have no shame,\" Victor replied.\u003C\u002Fp>",1569,"2026-06-03T12:49:08.526Z","2026-06-03T12:49:16.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","c3ec3b163e9bbd2a94eac2f87068336f7706e9ecea1904237cb214eec7a7a466","my-mother-is-the-villain-chapter-69","my-mother-is-the-villain-chapter-67",74,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-mother-is-the-villain-cover.jpg"]