I Really Am A Villain

The Great Beyond.

A vast world that had already fallen into deathly silence.

It was separately distinguished from the Nine Heavens, yet also formed a world of its own.

After traveling through space-time for half a month, Xu Zimo finally appeared in a certain space.

His figure became solid as he arrived in the depths of the Great Beyond.

Xu Zimo looked around. This place seemed to be a mountain range.

He rose into the air and stood in the firmament, wanting to overlook this land.

But it was very strange.

Although the void of the Great Beyond did not prohibit flight, there seemed to be an invisible mist in the void that obstructed his vision.

This prevented Xu Zimo from seeing the distant path clearly.

All around him appeared to be mountain ranges.

These mountain ranges wound and twisted like startling dragons in flight, extending and disappearing into the mist.

Xu Zimo was in no hurry to search for the Desolate Tree.

Because he had no target.

It would be impossible to search like a headless fly.

He wanted to first find the natives of the Great Beyond, especially some people familiar with the Great Beyond.

Perhaps he could obtain useful intelligence.

………

Although this was a mountain range, by rights, it should have been densely forested, deep and dark.

But this Great Beyond was filled everywhere with the edicts of desolation.

It wasn’t hard to imagine that in other places, plants simply couldn’t survive.

Even in the mountain forests, the trees all looked dispirited, as if they might wither at any moment.

Their leaves had already turned yellow, their trunks thin and weak.

The sky of the Great Beyond had unpredictable weather.

Suddenly it began to rain.

Moreover, the rain grew heavier and heavier.

Like a downpour, all things fell silent. In the sound of rain, a carriage accompanied by low roars broke the atmosphere unique to this heavy rain.

This carriage was clearly extraordinary at first glance.

The carriage was constructed from a type of Ancient Wither-Wood.

It was no exaggeration to say that this Ancient Wither-Wood was one of the most precious timber materials in the Great Beyond.

The Great Beyond was filled everywhere with the edict of desolation.

Any living being had to be deeply affected by it.

Especially flowers, grass, and trees, these living beings that survived by relying on the power of the earth.

No matter how ancient the trees, their speed of withering and dying in the Great Beyond was at least dozens of times, even a hundred times faster than in the outside world.

But there were always some special things in the world.

This Ancient Wither-Wood was one of them.

Standing in the Great Beyond, not only was it unaffected by the edict of desolation, but it actually absorbed the edict of desolation to strengthen itself.

It could be said that without external intervention, this Ancient Wither-Wood could be immortal and indestructible.

The carriage had Ancient Wither-Wood as its main body, and the carriage curtain was made from Nine Wilderness Hide.

Speaking of this Nine Wilderness Hide, its origins were even greater.

The first fierce beast of the Great Beyond. The hide of the Wilderness Beast. This was enough to show that the carriage was extraordinary, and the person inside had an even more noble status.

However, despite all this,

At this moment the carriage was moving at flying speed, as if fleeing.

The old man guarding beside the carriage, though his aura was powerful, had blood-stained clothes and a grave expression.

“Young Miss, once we exit this Five Ghost Forest, we won’t need to fear,” the old man said.

“Outside this forest for ten million miles of territory, it’s all the Luo Clan’s domain.”

The carriage fell silent for a while.

Not knowing what she was thinking about.

Only a gentle female voice was heard.

“Grand Elder, if the situation turns bad, you should abandon me and flee.

After all, those things are coming for me.”

“Why does Young Miss say such things? This old life of mine was given by Madam,” a flash of fierceness crossed the old man’s face.

“If they want to harm you, they’ll have to step over my corpse first.”

………

Just as the two were discussing,

A figure suddenly appeared ahead.

The old man’s expression changed drastically.

“How can this be, so fast?”

The carriage instantly stopped, and the Treasure Scale Fire Horse pulling the carriage nearly toppled to the ground.

Because of the excessive speed and sudden braking, it was almost flung away by inertia.

“I’ll fight you to the death!” the old man raged.

He directly drew the longsword at his waist.

Imperial might rolled from his body, tearing apart the withered trees all around.

Although this old man had just entered the Grand Emperor realm, his momentum was like a rainbow, his blood energy surging, as if he had already prepared to burn his essence blood and fight to the death.

“Um… excuse me, where in the Great Beyond is this place?”

The old man had just charged forward.

Who knew the youth blocking the way would only ask for directions with a puzzled expression.

This left the old man startled and suspicious for a moment.

“You’re not from the Ghost Race?” the old man asked.

“What Ghost Race?” The youth shook his head.

This youth was precisely Xu Zimo.

He had been sent to the depths of the Great Beyond by the True Martial Progenitor, and when he awoke, he had already appeared in this deep forest.

Xu Zimo was completely in the dark.

He understood nothing about this Great Beyond.

He had just walked a short distance when he encountered these natives and thought to ask for directions.

“Boy, I don’t have time to waste with you,” the old man waved his hand.

He said impatiently: “If you want to live, then flee, flee far away.”

The old man patted the Treasure Scale Fire Horse in front of the carriage.

Wanting to continue their escape.

However, he was blocked by Xu Zimo.

“I won’t delay you long. I just want to ask, where nearby is there a place where humans live?”

“Boy, you…” The old man was furious and was about to say something.

Suddenly, a sound of air being cut came from behind.

From within this deep forest, the sky which was already somewhat gray due to the pouring rain,

Was now being swallowed by darkness from behind.

However, if one looked carefully, one would discover this wasn’t darkness at all, but clearly a mass of mist.

Wherever the mist passed, not a blade of grass grew.

“Boy, you’ve ruined us now,” the old man glared at Xu Zimo.

Then he stood ready for battle, vigilantly watching the black mist.

“Keke keke…”

A strange laughter came from within the black mist.

“Old man, in the Five Ghost Forest, where can you flee to?” From within the black mist, invisible creatures were hissing.

“May I ask which senior you are?” the old man asked gravely.

“Very well, before you die I’ll let you be a knowing ghost. I am Fierce One,” the voice from within the black mist said.

This caused the old man’s expression to change dramatically.

“Fierce One, one of the Five Fierce Ones?”

You must know that in this Five Ghost Forest, there were countless ghosts and monsters.

But the truly powerful monsters were just those few.

And the Five Fierce Ones were the type of ghosts and monsters that made people tremble in fear at the mere mention.

The old man had originally wanted to try and see if he could find a sliver of hope by fighting to the death.

But encountering one of the Five Fierce Ones, the chances were likely already slim.

However, the old man was unwilling to wait for death.

Instead, he continued, “So it’s Senior of the Five Fierce Ones. I wonder if Senior could show mercy? We can agree to any conditions. The young miss in this carriage is the young miss of the Luo Clan. I believe Senior should have heard of the Luo Clan’s reputation.”

“Old man, this is why I say you’re stupid,” the existence in the black mist said mockingly.

“Do you think your encounter with me is truly a coincidence?”

Upon these words, the old man’s expression changed again.

“Could Senior have been specifically waiting for us? But we have no connection with Senior, no grudge or enmity.”

Saying this, the old man suddenly froze in expression.

He suddenly understood.

Hired assassination.

The cost of hiring one of the Five Fierce Ones was probably beyond imagination.

Ordinary people wouldn’t even have the qualifications.

“I understand now. Someone doesn’t want the young miss to return to the Luo Clan,” the old man suddenly said with a bitter smile.