[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each":3,"chapter-villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-159":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Villainess X Villain: They are obsessed with each other!",{"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},1873721,2480,"Chapter 159 -: 158 Excellently done!","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-159",159,"\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loud crash at the door pulled everyone’s eyes away from the furnace. That single moment of distraction ruined the refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius coughed hard, fresh blood spilling from his mouth as his face turned even paler. His chest burned, and he fought to steady his shaky breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Rosalina, his voice low and tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems... the dean has arrived.\" His heart pounded faster, heavy with the danger of their situation. The Lone King turned his head toward the door too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not fear,\" the Lone King said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He cannot enter. But he is strong. He has forced his way up to the tenth floor.\" His brows pulled together slightly as he looked at Rosalina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is a key near the door. Press and hold the red button on the right side. That will keep him out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina’s face filled with worry. She glanced at Julius. He gave her a small nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go. We are not far from finishing. Once I succeed, we can escape with the celestial grade treasure.\" He tried to smile to reassure her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes softened for a moment. She nodded, then turned to the Lone King. \"Where is the button?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at the large door. \"Right side. Just keep pressing it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina nodded once more at Julius, then hurried toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam! Bam! Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crashes grew louder and stronger as she moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole room shook with each hit. Rosalina reached the door and slammed her hand on the red button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held it down hard, but the door still trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam! Bam! Bam! The impacts grew worse, like something huge was trying to smash its way inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius had already started the next trial. Every loud bang made his face tighter with desperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the dean broke through, everything would be lost. No treasure. No escape. They would all die here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed forward to the final stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight seconds... Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another failure. Julius swallowed the blood rising in his throat and forced down his cough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lone King watched in silence, his face unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ninety-eighth try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time Julius passed the ninth second right away. His heart raced as he counted toward ten. But just before he reached it....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion hit. The pain stabbed deeper than before, like a knife twisting hard into his core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius clenched his teeth, but the hurt still tore through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry!\" Rosalina’s voice rang out from the door. The crashes were getting even louder now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door sounded like it could break any second. Her face had turned a sickly yellow from the strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kept pressing the button with all her strength, her arms shaking under the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius moved quickly to the next attempt. Nothing else mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was deathly pale, but if he could just finish this, they would all be safe. He forced his focus back to the furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached ten thousand degrees. He drew a quick, anxious breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One... two... seven... eight... nine...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failure again. Ninety-ninth try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The backlash struck like a hammer. Julius dropped to the ground, coughing violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark blood splattered across the floor. His eyes rolled back for a moment as pain ripped through his whole body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Julius!\" Rosalina screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened in terror. She tried to run to him, but she could not leave the button. The door kept shaking wildly behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lone King stepped in. \"Calm your breathing,\" his voice echoed as the space around Julius seemed to grow darker and quieter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed a hand firmly on Julius’s chest. \"This is the last try. You can do it. Breathe in... breathe out. If you fail now, the dean will break in and kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius’s face turned ghostly white at those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burning pain still raged inside him, but he pushed it down with everything he had left and slowly climbed back to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundredth try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the materials flew into the furnace at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius raised the temperature straight to 7000°C, then quickly dropped it to 3000°C.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing grew rough and ragged with every step, but this was the last one. He locked every bit of his focus on the furnace, making sure nothing went wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lone King, who had stayed calm before, now showed clear excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face changed with each successful stage, growing more eager by the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry!\" Rosalina’s voice rang out again from the door. \"I can’t hold him much longer! He could break through any moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words hit Julius like a spark. He pushed faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached the eighth second, then the ninth. Everyone’s breath caught in their throats as he counted to the tenth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No explosion came this time. Julius’s eyes lit up. \"Finally,\" he whispered, staring at the scroll for the next instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the furnace changed shape, it would become the body of a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept his eyes fixed on the furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft gray light spread across it as all the materials began to merge together on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue flames grew stronger and brighter. The furnace started to shift and stretch, covered in swirling gray light and dancing blue fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After so many painful failures, it was finally working. Julius could not look away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A handle slowly took shape, glowing with blue flames. The sword began to form right before their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina watched too, still pressing the button hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a shaky sigh of relief. Just a few more seconds and they could escape this nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword finished forming, wrapped in bright blue flames. Julius’s eyes shone with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He licked his dry lips. Now came the most important part, merging the sword with the Lone King’s memory remnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly reached out and grabbed the handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unbelievable power rushed into him, like he was holding something that broke every rule of the world. Julius turned toward the Lone King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now the final step...\" he said. \"Lone King, now you will merge with the sword and become the true celestial grade invincible path treasure...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words left his mouth, something sharp and cold shot straight through his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius’s eyes widened in shock. He looked down. A sword had pierced clean through his neck, cutting like it was passing through soft tofu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina, still holding the button, turned her head at that exact moment. Everything inside her froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brain went blank. Every muscle in her body locked up. No sound could escape her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lone King’s small boyish body began to change. An ecstatic smile spread across his face as he grew taller and bigger, until he stood as a full-grown man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long auburn hair fell over his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually pushed it back with his left hand while his right hand held the sword that now ran through Julius’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excellently done...\" he said, his voice deep and satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>",1157,"2026-06-10T05:56:22.118Z",1,"novelbin.me","d261eec8b9aacb141201879c1767492661b026c0309e22a7abcfe0a97703dd90","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-160","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-158",220,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fvillainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-cover.jpg"]