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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The Villain Returns!

Rio continued mumbling without any signs of stopping, as he really couldn't understand their reactions.

'Life truly is unfair, huh?' Paige thought while letting out a bitter smile.

ZX-08 had her mouth agape in shock, as she just couldn't reel in the astonishment she felt at the moment.

What Rio had forgotten was that he had taken off most of his disguise, allowing others to guess his rough age, which was nearly 25–30.

Just hearing about such talents and seeing them were two entirely different things. Hence, their exaggerated reactions.

They all considered Paige to be pretty talented, as she reached the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm at the young age of 31.

And, now, their worldview shattered because a man in his twenties was many times stronger than Paige; some of them even speculated that he was easily more than a realm higher than Paige.

Ch-158: Unbelievable