Hardy1j

A boy loved reading and hearing fables of 'Heroes' to the point of idealizing them meets the harsh reality of the unfair world.
The same boy was bestowed the title of 'Villain' for taking vengeance for his loved ones and protecting those others deemed beyond saving...
Out of his ventures, he got blessed by the Heavens with a second chance at life, but not without its cost...
In his second life, he faced the moral dilemma of whether to defy fate and become a hero, fall deeper into the abyss and become a true villain, or just ignore everything and isolate himself from the world.
This is the story of a boy who was born in a cultivation world where might is right, strength reigns supreme, and he was deigned weak.
Yet the world had no place for the weak, be it his family, his fellow cultivators, commoners, powerful elites...
Against all odds, the boy reigned supreme, only to fall at the ploy of fate...
He returns to the past, with the item he was being hunted for in the first place.
Now, what shall his destiny be?
This story is anything but a cliché, where a kid fights the world's strongest and saves the world from doom. No, he might as well be the one bringing the world to its doom.
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Reader disclaimer:
Please read the *Important: Read Before the Novel* in the Auxiliary Volume.
Warning: Read at your own risk!!
R18: gore, violence, deaths, tortures, indirect or direct references to explicit scenes.
The MC is a villain, not some anti-hero or anti-villain, so it might be a bit brutal for some of the readers.
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Well, I know what I have in mind for this novel. So, I am hoping I can continue the novel to its end, and you can just ask any questions regarding the book, and I'll answer them.
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The Villain Returns!

"'The soul and body have a very major connection between them, but at the same time they don't."

"Hmm... how do I explain it to you? Haah!"

"Alright, I think I have gotten it somewhat. So, you know that a person dies when cut, but the soul is not like that."

"There's a saying among cultivators: 'Weapons do not cleave the soul; fire does not burn it'. What it means is you can't destroy the soul, but that is only partially true."

"Well, for the most part, it is, and you can say that the body is like garments, clothing, accessories, and the like. As a person casts off worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, so does the soul cast off its worn-out body and enter new ones."

"If you exclude reincarnators, cursed souls, and the exceptions, it stands true to the utmost."

"In even simpler terms, if you compare oneself to a fruit, then the body is merely the outer layer or the peel that protects the fragile soul from getting exposed to threats."

Ch-136:Got to start...