[{"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-8":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},1873777,2480,"Chapter 8 -: 7 This time it will be time path.","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>Julius stretched his arms and legs. He was in the training grounds of his private mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile touched his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let us start with the training,\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he slowly sat down in the lotus position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and focused. His mind turned inward. He guided his awareness from his throat down to his navel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside his body, there was something that normal humans did not have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a thin pipe made of bone, connecting his throat to his navel. Only those who awakened through a mana stone could have it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A core...\" Julius muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cores were both a filter and a reservoir of power. They purified raw mana and stored it for later use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were five stages of development: Mana Core, Arcane Core, Spirit Core, Void Core, and the final stage, the Infinite Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His core glowed dark blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark blue meant he had reached the arcane core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And this body is also at the peak of the Compression stage,\" he murmured as he recalled the system of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, there is an energy called mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is a neutral energy. It moves through everything, just like electricity. It has no will of its own. It only follows rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To use mana, a person must awaken their core with a mana stone. Without that, mana cannot be controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After awakening, the person enters the Mana Core stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is called bodily ascension. It means the body itself changes and becomes able to hold mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that comes mental ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mental ascension has two main stages: Flow and Compression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flow is when a person learns to move mana smoothly inside the body. They guide it like water through clear paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compression is when they learn to press that mana tightly, making it denser and stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Flow and Compression are divided into four small realms: Early, Intermediate, High, and Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching the limit of mental ascension, the Bodily Ascension steps into the Spirit core stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, mental ascension no longer stays the same. It changes into Soul Ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before reaching the Spirit Core stage, everything depended on talent and resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how hard someone worked, without talent and proper support, they would hit a wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talents were divided into four ranks: S, A, B, and C.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>S was the highest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, only a select few had S-rank talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius and Rosalina were one of those few geniuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent was judged by three things: how well someone could understand mana, how strong their natural affinity was, and how well their core could refine mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My core can refine sixty percent,\" Julius murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly breathed in a small amount of mana from the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it entered his body, his core reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixty percent of that mana was purified and absorbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining forty percent was pushed out of his body through his pores and breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No waste. No delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept breathing in small amounts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refine. Discard. Compress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His core grew denser as he pressed the refined mana tighter and tighter inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mana Core and Arcane Core stages were the foundation stages. During these stages, one had to learn the Infinite Theorems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infinite Theorems were also called spell formulas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who used them were called Infinite Casters, though most people simply said spell casters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most spell casters stayed in the Mana Core and Arcane Core stages. Even reaching the peak of those stages was enough to be called great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everything changed after reaching the Spirit Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, a person had to choose a path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Space...\" Julius muttered under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold look appeared in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know why he was so foolish,\" he said with a quiet snort. \"He was inspired by me, yet he was so dumb! Tsk! Tsk!.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he had chosen the Time Path instead and paired it with his all-seeing eyes, he would have been far more terrifying,\" Julius murmured, irritation flashing in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original novel, the previous Julius had chosen the Space Path, even though he had a clear advantage in Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What frustrated him most was the reason behind that decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That version of Julius had been inspired by his real-world self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet... he still made such a foolish choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Space path is powerful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But time... time would be even more terrifying when paired with these cheat eyes.\" He said with a gloomy voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius slowly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time, I will choose the Time path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And after reaching the Void core stage...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slow smile formed on his face. He did not finish the sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some thoughts were better left unspoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the sun was setting. Yellow light spread across the training ground before slowly fading away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alfred stepped forward from the corner where he had been waiting. He held out a water flask with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius took it and drank a few mouthfuls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haa...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m close to reaching the Spirit Core,\" he said calmly. \"Tell Father I will visit him after I break through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alfred bowed his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you wish, my lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",884,"2026-06-10T05:56:21.839Z",1,"novelbin.me","e9ca42bcff180a1c309076c953a350a0d8e4f4d343626065013b364cd9e14659","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-208","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-207",220,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fvillainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-cover.jpg"]