[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-really-am-a-villain":3,"chapter-i-really-am-a-villain-i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-480":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Really Am A Villain",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1433205,1885,"Chapter 480 - Dragon-Slaying Hero","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-480",480,"\u003Cp>Jiang Yun told him the location of the Void Spirit Monkey, and in return, he gave the Jiang Clan the legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for anything beyond that, Xu Zimo made it clear he was busy. His God World was not yet perfected, the Solar-Illumination hadn’t been found, and the Infernal Lord’s secret remained unsolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he go play savior now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Sword-Casting Mountain, Xu Zimo planned to return to Myriad Swords City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From there, he would use a teleportation formation to head to the border city of Seaside City, on the edge of the Northern Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seaside City sat at the far edge of the continent, the closest city to the Endless Sky Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once there, he could continue on foot to reach the Endless Sky Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After traveling for a full month, Xu Zimo finally arrived in Seaside City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From there, using a teleportation formation, he began another uneventful journey through space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo planned to return to the True Martial Sacred Ground after finding the Solar-Illumination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been wandering for years and didn’t even know how long it had been since he last went back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the vast distance between Myriad Swords City and Seaside City, even using teleportation formations took nearly another month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myriad Swords City was located in the Sword Domain, while Seaside City was governed by the Ocean-Covering Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xu Zimo stepped out of the teleportation formation and set foot on Seaside City’s land, it was already deep autumn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was overcast, a dull gray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasional autumn winds blew, and distant mountains were covered in layers of mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all looked like an ink painting, nature full of mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Autumn brought frequent rains, drizzling and continuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Xu Zimo’s first day in Seaside City, light rain began to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He booked a room at an inn in the city and stood by the window, watching the street below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seaside City wasn’t large. Being on the border, it actually felt a bit underdeveloped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The dragon-slaying hero Li Zhizhong is back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come quick, everyone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud shout from the street caught Xu Zimo’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The street had been relatively empty because of the rain, but now it was packed with people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the light misty rain, a tall and burly man slowly pulled a massive cart down the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raindrops fell on the man’s body as he moved slowly and steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, countless townspeople emerged from both sides of the street, some with umbrellas, others braving the rain bareheaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all rushed to surround the cart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo stepped out of the inn to take a look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached the street, he saw that the white cloth covering the cart had been pulled off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside was a massive black flood dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was bloody and mangled, with not a single intact spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strong stench of blood filled half the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Zhizhong killed another evil dragon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People nearby whispered in admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, one day all these evil dragons will be wiped out. Then we in Seaside City can finally live in peace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, go get your food! The dragon-slaying hero needs a meal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, the crowd scattered and rushed back home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, people emerged from every house lining the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each held a basket filled with food, steamed buns, grains, rice, and all kinds of snacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just people on that street, residents from all over Seaside City rushed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each brought some of their own food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhizhong, eat ours first! I just steamed these buns, they’re still warm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Try our food! Our meat pies are made from wild bamboo goat, I saved some just for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the chatter, Li Zhizhong gave a simple, honest smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put down the cart, sat directly on the wet ground without a complaint, and took the food passed to him, eating in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of townspeople had gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone brought something, so it was a massive pile of food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Zhizhong’s appetite seemed endless, he kept eating and never appeared full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He devoured food nonstop for about an hour, and the baskets were nearly emptied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you full yet? If not, I’ll go get more,” someone asked nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhizhong patted his belly and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His teeth were bright white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, his stomach didn’t look any different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly walked to the cart, took a deep breath, and opened his eyes wide, his whole aura shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His already well-defined muscles bulged even more, rippling with strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gripped the dragon’s corpse on the cart with both hands and roared loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every bone and tendon on his body stood out sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a mighty lift, he raised the nearly hundred-meter-long dragon high into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo watched and commented, “Innate divine strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhizhong hoisted the dragon and walked step by step toward the open space ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step was forceful, the granite paving beneath him creaked with every move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up ahead, just off the street, was a large open square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the square stood a triangular frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhizhong walked to the frame, gently placed the dragon on it, and closed the frame over it, perfectly locking the flood dragon’s body in the hollow center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, it’s time to butcher the dragon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The townspeople cheered joyfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t care about the increasing autumn rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone rushed home and returned with large basins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhizhong had a small knife at his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t large, more like a butcher’s blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the blade left its sheath, it made a crisp “clang” sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp edge gleamed coldly, unmistakably lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a clean stroke, Li Zhizhong began slicing dragon meat into small pieces as easily as cutting chives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each surrounding resident received a piece of flood dragon meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood from the corpse flowed down from the frame onto the square and into the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench of blood filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most of the blood was collected in basins, it was considered extremely nourishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, it was the rainy season, autumn rains quickly washed away the strong smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the residents didn’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of them looked at the piece of flood dragon meat they received with joy, then happily returned home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the crowd in the square thinned, the entire dragon had almost been divided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhizhong’s knife work was incredibly practiced.\u003C\u002Fp>",1067,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","0b61c61aa46d64cc29f5eacf6b07393f89256563eca22a5f6c72a5a0cf1032b7","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-481","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-479",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]