[{"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-827":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},1433652,1885,"Chapter 827 - Hundred Beasts City","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-827",827,"\u003Cp>His body was still extremely hungry, as if the two tigers were merely a drop in the bucket, utterly insufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo looked at the elder and asked, \"Do you have any food in the village?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes,\" the elder quickly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the group of villagers behind him and said, \"Everyone, hurry home and bring out all the food you have for our benefactor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the villagers ran off to their homes, Master Great Wisdom looked at Xu Zimo and smiled, saying, \"It’s said that those who take gifts feel obliged.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I killed the two tigers for them. We're even,\" Xu Zimo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the Beast Taming Sacred Ground?\" Master Great Wisdom asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ignore them. Their disciple made the first move,\" Xu Zimo shook his head and said. \"You’re not thinking of paying the sect a visit, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not quite,\" Master Great Wisdom shook his head slightly and said, \"I just worry that even if we don’t pursue it, they might.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the villagers returned with large amounts of food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was very little meat, mostly coarse grains and steamed buns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These kinds of food weren’t very helpful to Xu Zimo now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the elder and asked, \"Elder, is there a city near here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you keep heading west, there’s a city called Hundred Beasts City,\" the elder replied. \"But that’s Beast Taming Sacred Ground territory. I suggest you don’t go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re all relocating anyway, so keep the food,\" Xu Zimo smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After bidding farewell to the villagers of Clear Stream Village, the two continued westward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking for a while, a wolf’s howl rang out in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The howl acted as a signal, and soon more howls followed in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the edge of their vision, over a dozen snow-white wolves charged forward from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each wolf exuded immense pressure, and on each sat a rider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the wolves charged in, they quickly surrounded Xu Zimo and Master Great Wisdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two just came from Clear Stream Village?\" one leading man barked coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why waste words? Better to kill by mistake than let anyone go,\" another youth said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll leave this to you,\" Xu Zimo said to Master Great Wisdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young riders on the wolves charged in, the beasts baring their fangs, exuding a thick stench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boundless Heavenly Lord,\" Master Great Wisdom prayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful aura surged from him, and his horsetail whisk turned into three thousand white threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The threads blended with the falling snow. Wails echoed across the snowy ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drops of blood like plum blossoms stained the white earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My junior has already reported you to the sect. None of you will escape,\" came the bitter last words from the final corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the capital of the Beast Taming Sacred Ground, Hundred Beasts City was located right between the Holyflower and Heavensoar regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was well-known across both regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an imperial lineage, the Beast Taming Sacred Ground was famous and influential across this land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their cultivation method was different from most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While most people cultivated themselves, the Beast Taming Sacred Ground cultivated beast mastery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This method was heavily criticized in the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many believed that no matter how powerful a beast was, it was still external. True strength could only come from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This view remained dominant until the Imperial Era, when the Red Qilin Emperor carried the Heaven’s Will, stunning all his critics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legend says that during that era’s Heaven’s Will contest, the Red Qilin Emperor rode a crimson-eyed qilin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded by the four divine beasts, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Carriage, Nine-Headed Serpent, Demon Phoenix, mythical beasts of all kinds guarded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s said that during that contest, no one could even get close to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With ten thousand beasts in tow, he ascended in front of all the world and proved the legitimacy of his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the desolate land, a massive city rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, it resembled a fiery red qilin coiled across the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The qilin’s head was above the city gate, floating high and overseeing all who came and went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three characters \"Hundred Beasts City\" shimmered in the falling snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since ancient times, humans and beasts had been at odds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the Desolate Era, beasts ruled the heavens and earth, and humans were as insignificant as dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Imperial Era, humanity rose and often hunted beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if there was any place where humans and beasts coexisted peacefully, it was Hundred Beasts City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Red Qilin Emperor was the first human to sign a treaty with the beast race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when the Beast Taming Sacred Ground still existed, they had already granted the beasts a place to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is why the beast race supported the Red Qilin Emperor with everything they had, helping him ascend and carry the Heaven’s Will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this day, the sect’s disciples could form contracts with beasts, connecting through formations to use them as battle pets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo looked at the city before him. After traveling for a full day and night, they had finally arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his belly and smiled. \"Finally, a proper meal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the support of energy, his body’s transformation had slowed to a crawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two entered the city, where beasts were everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were snowstorm apes, green bulls, two-headed pythons, beasts of all types filled the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a city of humans and beasts living side by side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo found an inn, and a servant immediately rushed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring me one of every meat dish you have,\" Xu Zimo casually tossed him several dozen spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked a window seat and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And bring me a pot of hot wine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snowflakes danced outside, while the inn was warm with firelight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are we headed next?\" Master Great Wisdom asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To Demon-Slaying Ridge,\" Xu Zimo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seal to the Primordial Demon Cave was in Demon-Slaying Ridge, a well-known danger zone in the Heavensoar Region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was usually forbidden to outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the route, it wasn’t far from the Beast Taming Sacred Ground either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inn servant quickly returned with the hot wine and dish after dish from the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the dishes were made from beast meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo didn’t hold back and began feasting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was enjoying his meal, a piercing eagle cry echoed from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a crash, the window was torn apart by a blazing eagle that dove toward Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo grabbed a bone and hurled it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bang, the bone pierced through the eagle’s head and nailed it to the wall on the side of the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you, villain!\" a voice scolded from nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man walked over from the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him was the man who had fled from Clear Stream Village earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There he is!\" the man pointed at Xu Zimo and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle-Master, that’s him! He’s the one who interfered with the shrine construction!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1166,"2026-06-06T01:06:58.053Z",1,"novelbin.me","5a8e4e0973c653eb1b5226420f29425a1ce928d797e78891b42f4e6c2280e31d","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-828","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-826",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]