I Really Am A Villain

“How was it?” Cloud Prince said smugly. “Thirty seconds. Why don’t you just admit defeat?”

“Too slow,” Xu Zimo shook his head.

“You…” Hearing Xu Zimo’s disdain, Cloud Prince sneered. “Then let’s wait and see.”

Xu Zimo slowly stepped into the formation.

The moment he entered, the formation activated.

“Somewhat interesting, but that’s all it is,” Xu Zimo sensed it briefly and then shook his head.

This formation suppressed one’s consciousness and then manifested whatever lay in one’s heart. Compared to ordinary illusion arrays, it was far more realistic.

From the outside, after Xu Zimo entered the illusion array, less than three seconds passed before he walked back out.

From start to finish, it took less than five seconds.

“How can this be?” Cloud Prince was completely dumbfounded.

He stared in disbelief. “This is impossible. Did the formation even activate?”

“What, can’t accept losing?” Xu Zimo asked.

“I…” Cloud Prince fell silent for a moment.

“Take off your pants. Take off your pants…”

The onlookers grew even more excited, shouting and jeering.

Cloud Prince’s face turned ashen.

“A true man keeps his word,” he snorted coldly. “Who’s afraid of who? It’s just that thing anyway. I don’t believe none of you have one.”

With that, Cloud Prince stripped himself bare.

He was at least willing to accept defeat.

He did what he said he would do and immediately started running along the mountain path.

“This guy…” The crowd felt awkward.

They had only been joking around. They never expected him to actually do it.

If someone truly had no shame, then there was no one like him.

Xu Zimo, on the contrary, found this guy rather likable.

It was just a farce, and he had had enough fun.

He turned to one of the examining disciples and asked, “Are the ancestors all present?”

The disciple hurriedly nodded.

“Grand Ancestor, the other ancestors are all waiting for you.”

“Then I’ll be on my way,” Xu Zimo said, waving his hand as he stepped into the air.

“He, he, he…”

The examining disciples were all stunned.

“He’s an ancestor?”

Some people had heard how the disciple addressed Xu Zimo.

“The Grand Ancestor was just joking with you earlier,” the disciple said with a smile. “He is one of the oldest and most prestigious ancestors of our True Martial Sacred Ground. Being able to see him is your honor.”

“The ancestor is so young.”

“What do you know? Once your cultivation reaches a certain level, appearance doesn’t really matter.”

“That’s true. Our ancestor is quite approachable. That’s nice.”

The crowd buzzed with discussion.

Meanwhile, a certain young man running naked into the wind was also dumbfounded.

“The ancestor tricked me!” Cloud Prince’s miserable howl echoed.

…

Xu Zimo returned to True Martial Mountain.

At this moment, the True Martial Progenitor and the other Infinite Dao cultivators were all present.

When Xu Zimo arrived, San Dao was the first to laugh.

“Let’s welcome our newly advanced Infinite Dao powerhouse.”

Previously, Xu Zimo had only been half a step into the Infinite Dao realm. Compared to those present, he was still half a step behind.

Now that he had truly entered the Infinite Dao realm, and at that, the Absolute Annihilation Dao Fruit, he naturally earned everyone’s respect.

One could even say that Xu Zimo’s status now surpassed that of many present.

In cultivation, strength was the foundation, not age.

“This trip yielded quite a harvest,” the True Martial Progenitor said with a smile.

Xu Zimo nodded slightly. “Very good. The Great Beyond is quite interesting.”

“What about the Desolate Tree?” the True Martial Progenitor asked.

Xu Zimo waved his hand and took out the Desolate Tree, smiling as he said, “I still need to return this thing. Don’t damage it.”

“Don’t worry. Once we break the formation, it will naturally be returned,” the True Martial Progenitor replied. “The others have already come back. We were just waiting for you.”

“When do we set out?” Xu Zimo asked.

“Soon. The sect is recruiting disciples today, and I still need to make some arrangements,” the True Martial Progenitor answered.

Xu Zimo nodded.

He discussed various precautions with everyone, including how they should choose a location once they reached the upper heavens of the Nine Heavens and what was known about that upper heavens.

He learned many new things.

The upper heavens, being a fusion of the remaining four heavens, was unimaginably vast.

Moreover, the distribution of its forces was extremely complex.

Even a power as strong as the Heavenly Court could not claim invincibility there.

Therefore, once the True Martial Sacred Ground arrived, it would need to act with restraint.

After everyone else left, Xu Zimo finally had time to speak alone with the True Martial Progenitor.

“Go on,” the True Martial Progenitor said.

Xu Zimo took out the golden bone from earlier and asked, “Take a look at this. What is it?”

“Origin? Such a weak Origin?” The True Martial Progenitor was initially incredulous.

After sensing it for a long time, he finally became certain.

He nodded and said, “This is Origin. Where did you get it?”

Xu Zimo briefly recounted the matter of Miss Jing.

The True Martial Progenitor frowned slightly.

It seemed there were many mysteries in this world.

“I’ve never heard of such an existence either. But to reach this level, it’s likely not weaker than me.”

Xu Zimo’s heart tightened.

There were truly many hidden dragons and crouching tigers in this world.

Even existences like the True Martial Progenitor, who had once defied the heavens, were apparently not rare.

He understood that the closer one came to the peak of the world, the more one could feel the vastness of heaven and earth.

Ordinary people could never touch this level.

No wonder people often said one should hold reverence for heaven and earth.

Even those who defied the heavens had to remain cautious and reverent, as if walking on thin ice.

“What is Origin?” Xu Zimo asked. This was his first time hearing the term.

“The origin of heaven and earth. It is connected to the most important power of the world. It is precisely because Origin exists that this world exists,” the True Martial Progenitor explained.

“I once learned about Origin from the records of the Empress, but this is the first time I’ve seen a real one.”

“Of course, the bone in your hand isn’t a true Origin. At most, it’s something that has been tainted with the aura of Origin.”

“Just a trace of aura can allow someone to revive endlessly?” Xu Zimo said in shock.

“That’s why Origin is so powerful,” the True Martial Progenitor replied. “Even I don’t fully understand Origin. Perhaps once we reach the upper heavens, we’ll learn more.”

Xu Zimo nodded.

Some questions could only be touched upon at higher levels.

The True Martial Progenitor went off to make arrangements.

With nothing else to do, Xu Zimo decided to take a trip to the River of Time.

Some matters might not yield direct answers, but perhaps he could still find some clues.

There was also another matter.

Regarding Lin Ruhu’s River of Time, he had gone to the Burial Ground, and Xu Zimo wanted to take a look.

He did not want Lin Ruhu to re-emerge.

Perhaps Lin Ruhu was one of the few friends he had in this world.

Xu Zimo sat cross-legged, his aura surging powerfully.

He used the Primordial Chaos Bead.

He had not used the Primordial Chaos Bead for a long time. At present, aside from traveling through the River of Time or suppressing certain things, he had not found any other use for it.

At this moment, the Primordial Chaos Bead opened the River of Time.