I Really Am A Villain

The Blade Mountain before them stretched endlessly, its vastness reaching beyond sight.

Here were decayed blades, domineering blades, eerie blades, shattered yet ancient blades.

Countless blades gathered together to form the Blade Mountain, and the blade intent of the entire mountain fused into one.

One could imagine just how terrifying that momentum truly was.

When Xu Zimo arrived, his brows furrowed slightly.

Before he had even stepped into the Blade Mountain, waves of stabbing pain spread across his body.

That was the aura of sharp blade intent erupting outward.

And that was not all. Looking up, the sky above the Blade Mountain was actually shattered.

One had to know that no matter how powerful a force was, even one capable of toppling mountains or destroying heaven and earth, the world itself possessed self-healing power.

You could shatter the void, and the void would repair itself.

Yet the sky above the Blade Mountain was eternally fractured, as if it could never heal.

Shattered void, broken blade plains, everything here was steeped in deathly stillness.

The arrival of Prison Lord Ming and Xu Zimo seemed to disturb someone.

From the front of the Blade Mountain, a being clad in armor with pitch-black eyes walked over.

He was a guard of this place.

The armor he wore was specifically designed to defend against blade light, otherwise very few could endure staying within the Blade Mountain for long.

“To enter the Blade Mountain, you need an official order,” the guard said stiffly.

Prison Lord Ming narrowed his eyes.

He knew the Blade Mountain’s commander was not on good terms with him, which naturally meant even the guards disliked him.

Stationed at the Blood Prison Thirteen Cities, he technically was not allowed to leave freely without authorization.

But in practice, letting things slide privately was not a big deal.

Still, Prison Lord Ming understood that this was someone else’s territory.

He smiled and said, “I need to return to the inner domain for some matters and also wish to visit a few old friends. Please make an exception.”

The guard remained iron-faced and impartial.

“Without an order, entry is forbidden. I cannot bear that responsibility.”

Prison Lord Ming was about to say more when Xu Zimo stopped him.

“Why waste words? You’re an Infinite Dao existence. Why bother reading the face of an ant like him?”

Hearing this, the guard’s face darkened.

“Who the hell are you? Anyone who trespasses into the Blade Mountain will be killed without mercy.”

“Then come and kill me,” Xu Zimo sneered.

The guard roared and slashed down with his long blade.

With a boom, sharp blade light struck Xu Zimo’s shoulder.

Yet Xu Zimo felt nothing. Not even his skin was scratched.

The guard’s expression changed instantly.

Before he could react further, Xu Zimo punched out.

The guard was blown apart on the spot.

Xu Zimo then looked toward the Blade Mountain, his gaze seeming to pierce through layers of void and fall upon a distant place.

“Today, I enter the inner domain only to borrow a path to Jade Court. I have no intention of slaughter. But anyone who blocks my way will be killed.”

As those words fell, killing intent surged violently.

It was like a storm crashing down.

The Blade Mountain fell silent for a brief moment.

Then, an indomitable blade intent soared into the sky.

That blade intent was immortal and razor-sharp.

Under it, the entire Blade Mountain seemed to awaken.

At the foot of the mountain, one guard after another awakened.

At a glance, there were at least several dozen.

They were stationed here and usually remained dormant.

Now that one guard had been blown apart by Xu Zimo, the Blade Mountain had truly been enraged.

At the front of the guards, a man clad in armor and a blood-red cloak slowly stepped forward.

His expression was resolute, his presence imposing even without anger.

Powerful momentum surged around him, as though he had walked straight out of a sea of blades and flames.

Just by his presence alone, he was extraordinary.

This man was a peak Saint Sovereign.

Relying on the advantageous terrain of the Blade Mountain, he could even fight an Infinite Dao cultivator.

This man was Blade Demon.

As for why he was called Blade Demon, it was said he had obsessed over blades until he descended into madness.

At specific times each day, his consciousness was clear.

The rest of the time, he battled the inner demons within himself.

He came to guard the Blade Mountain for a single reason, to use the blade light here to suppress the demonic nature inside him.

“Prison Lord Ming, what are you trying to do?” Blade Demon frowned.

Despite their grudges, the bigger picture still mattered.

There was no reason to casually kill a Blade Mountain guard.

Prison Lord Ming sighed.

Xu Zimo spoke first. “I killed him. I want to enter the inner domain.”

“This violates the rules, even if you were brought by Prison Lord Ming,” Blade Demon said, frowning.

“Rules exist to be broken,” Xu Zimo replied calmly.

Blade Demon could tell that Xu Zimo intended to force his way into the inner domain.

His expression darkened.

“We were ordered to guard the entrance. If you insist on barging in, then leave your life behind.”

“Looks like there’s no point talking further,” Xu Zimo said, slowly drawing Shadow Tyrant.

A sky-piercing blade light erupted from him as well.

He raised his hand. His blade light seemed to clash against the Blade Mountain itself.

Unhurried, Xu Zimo held his blade and stepped forward toward the mountain.

“Stop him,” Blade Demon shouted.

Dozens of guards raised their blades, faces filled with fury, and charged toward Xu Zimo.

Terrifying blade intent swept across heaven and earth.

Xu Zimo lifted his head, eyes narrowing as if a fissure flashed through them.

Then came a thunderous explosion.

Shadow Tyrant had already swung out.

That power was world-destroying.

Before that unstoppable, heaven-splitting blade intent, the dozens of guards appeared utterly insignificant.

Their blade intent was instantly annihilated.

Along with it, their bodies were devoured by Xu Zimo’s blade intent.

With a single slash, the Blade Mountain was left empty.

Blade Demon raised his head, his face cold.

All his subordinates were dead, without even bones remaining.

“You have some skill, but today I will still keep you here,” Blade Demon said, waving his hand.

“Blade, come.”

In an instant, demonic blade light surged into the sky.

From the far end of the heavens, a pitch-black demonic blade shot toward him.

At that moment, every blade in the Blade Mountain began to tremble, resonating with the demonic blade.

This was the source of Blade Demon’s strength.

With peak Saint Sovereign cultivation, he could fight an Infinite Dao cultivator because he could invoke the power of the Blade Mountain itself.

Now, endless blade intent enveloped him.

Pointing his blade at Xu Zimo, he shouted, “Kill!”

With a single slash, ten thousand blade intents converged.

That terrifying blade light split even the sky in two.

This blade intent completely enveloped Xu Zimo.

Xu Zimo snorted coldly.

“You can resonate with this Blade Mountain. I use a blade as well. Why shouldn’t I be able to?”

As his words fell, Xu Zimo stepped into the air, blade in hand.

One hand held the blade, the other rested behind his back.

Black hair flowed like ink, his figure tall and straight.

Blade light erupted from him.

In an instant, every blade in the Blade Mountain sensed his presence.

Clang, clang. Blades rang. Blade intent sang.

At this moment, Xu Zimo was like the sovereign of all blades, suppressing everything, commanding everything.

The countless blades of the Blade Mountain all submitted to him.

“Slash.”

As this blade fell, the world went dark.