[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss":3,"chapter-the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-67":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Villain Reborn as Game's Final Boss",{"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},551272,800,"Chapter 67: Orphan","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-67",67,"\u003Cp>Noah knew he had a talent for combat, since he had his first fight at the age of ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That recruitment had been a life changer for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, he had been honing his skills with the resources at his disposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the empire had noticed a bit of his talent, and had even been sponsoring him since then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth had always been bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter which part of the world you resided in, the people in power had always been the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a known fact among the civilians that even if the empire had allocated a budget for them, they wouldn’t receive the full benefit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are always beggars in shining clothes, ready to pounce at every opportunity they get to drain the people of their rights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And no matter how generous the people at the top were... it was always the middlemen who were the major forces behind connecting the various spheres of people in a territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the money that Noah had received in the form of scholarships had only been useful for funding his housing and other basic necessities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the world of cultivation, talent wasn’t everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You had to have the financial muscles to let that talent prosper at its full potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being at a disadvantage at every turn of his life, Noah had somehow managed to grow his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the time it took for him to reach his current state was infinitely slower than what he could have possibly achieved given proper support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Noah had heard of the Namda Academy, he had been eager to study there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the resources provided by the academy, Noah knew he would rise faster than anyone on the entire planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Noah’s current level was a testament to his monstrous talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mere age of eighteen, he was a Silver 2 cultivator—something very few in history had achieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was without him being born into nobility... deprived of strong bloodlines and godly legacies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The normal norm for even the elites of the elites in the world, who had just been admitted to the academy, was being at Silver 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even these monsters were mostly from royal families, with the wealth of entire empires by their side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most of them were only at early Silver 1, having just broken through the barriers of evolving their bronze core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some would argue that there wasn’t much of a difference between the two tiers of the silver rank...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only the people in power knew how difficult it was to cultivate at a rapid pace while being at such a young age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When people grew in age, their experience always helped them improve their mana control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their understanding of combat, mana control, and even the minute details regarding the flow of mana through the mana meridians were things that couldn’t be learned through books alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding your body was key to evolving your body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one didn’t know what their body wanted, then how could they evolve their cores, which were the hearts of their power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such knowledge couldn’t be taught; it had to be felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With time, even a person with a jelly brain could learn to evolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least that was how the various species had evolved throughout the history of their race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t like these races were god-gifted, with everyone born in their families having monstrous talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every century that passed, living beings learned to control their bodies better and in smarter ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew what was necessary for them and dropped the body parts or functions of the body that weren’t required for the changing times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was obvious for people of higher age to be able to evolve their cores from bronze to silver, even while having mediocre talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for youngsters who had barely reached their twenties, it was a demanding task to compress the rings in the bronze rank without destroying their bodies, and evolve at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if they evolved to the silver rank, which was considered an elite rank at such an age, forming another mana ring to become a Silver 2 was something not many could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the ones who had achieved it were long lost in history...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were the Sovereigns of today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Noah, the tests were child’s play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the moment he had enrolled for the academy, he knew he would be the next star of Namda.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such status came benefits that would put even most duchies to shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the students were searching for the ranker named Noah...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah was searching for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person who had surpassed him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah wasn’t being disrespectful; he was intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Noah’s insane power wasn’t solely based on his talent—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his cheat ability that had made his already monstrous talent reach an even higher ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ceiling that had long surpassed the limitations of mortals and could even challenge the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his ability, it was none other than...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mana Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Noah didn’t know the full extent of his ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one thing he did know for sure was that this ability of his had passively improved his mana control and had let him cultivate at such a monstrous pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Noah was astonished at first when he heard his name being called—not as the top student, but as the second best in the history of the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he couldn’t interrupt the show, consumed by his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah stood from his seat, one hand moving to fix his hair, while the other fixed his shirt...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the blazer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah had borrowed it from a rental shop, and he had to return it before the penalty hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though modest by nature, Noah didn’t like to be looked down upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he moved through the hundreds of seats on either side, it attracted the attention of all the nearby students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dude, what did you sniff today?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, all the students had their eyes focused on a youth with black hair and a shade of white in between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did she say Noah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This guy’s defi—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, he doesn’t have a surname, you idiot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A commoner, perhaps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commoners have surnames.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the fuck passed you?! Tell me, did you cheat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No surname. An orphan, perhaps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah could hear the murmurs of the students as he made his way to the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that he cared what these nobles thought!\u003C\u002Fp>",1102,"2026-05-30T14:45:47.278Z","2026-06-01T04:31:30.507Z",1,"novelbin.me","6f89008d9ba1ab28f25528a3ef21c7344dad40a987548ffb38014001ab5a2fea","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-68","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-66",257,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]