Refining the True from the False: Becoming a God Starting with Devouring a True Dragon

on the street.

Everywhere you look, there are pedestrians with their hands tucked in their sleeves, hurrying along and bundled up tightly.

Winters in Datang are exceptionally cold. The snowflakes in the sky are like light, fluttering knives, falling on your body as if they want to peel away layers of skin and flesh.

If the average person in this world weren't physically stronger, the human race probably wouldn't exist anymore.

The fact that the demon-eating creatures initially practiced martial arts was probably out of necessity.

Wang Qi sighed sincerely.

These few days in anticipation of the start of winter...

No one in the yamen beat the drum to appeal for justice anymore, and the county magistrate stopped inspecting the people's conditions, hiding in his luxurious mansion and refusing to come out.

This has caused Xu Mao to stop going to the soap shop to give Jia Zhengshu special tutoring.

These cleaning servants are forced to do sanitation work to earn points.

If they don't put on two more "prestige projects" before the end of the month, they'll have to go back to the good life of paying their wages to work.

Many even boldly speculated that the county magistrate had this intention and did it intentionally.

In their desperation, many constables who were short of money went to join the strongmen to guard the city gates.

of course,

Wang Qi didn't just stand there and watch.

The eighteen-pound Rain-Splashing Dragon meat was completely devoured, and the Evil Water Python also ate ten pounds.

After eating these past few days, Wang Qi's biggest takeaway was...

His appetite is the biggest factor limiting his ability to improve.

But there was nothing that could be done.

Only by improving one's strength and raising one's realm will one's appetite increase.

Of course.

If you were to share this kind of frustration with the hurried passersby, you'd probably be internally whipping yourself a thousand times.

【Young Dragon - Dragon Power (Tier 1, 19.1%)】

【Prestige (Tier 0, 195.5%)】

[Water Poison Essence: 11%↑]

Before Wang Qi's eyes, gold and purple characters appeared, showing the progress he was currently making in the two main directions he was focusing on.

According to Wang Qi's observation, the powerful aura was already able to subdue a demon weighing nearly two thousand catties.

The low-level snake demons weigh only a few kilograms to twenty or thirty kilograms.

A fully grown, first-tier snake demon will increase in weight dramatically. Including bones, blood, skin, flesh, and organs, it could weigh anywhere from tens to hundreds of kilograms.

However, low-level snake demons are not considered powerful among demons.

The truly skilled fighters are hidden deep in the mountains.

According to Zhang Yuan, hunters used to talk about "pigs, cows, bears, and tigers," which were considered to be "invincible among low-level demons."

A first-tier pig demon weighs at least 500 jin (250 kg).

Once they charge, they're unstoppable; one kick and they can kill a snake demon.

The low-level rat demons, bird demons, and snake demons that frequently appear in the city are actually the easiest to deal with.

When Wang Qi heard these words, his heart was filled with complex emotions.

A snake scourge has already disrupted the peace of Heihe County. If those "invincible among their peers" were to invade, who knows what they would do?

And beyond that,

Wang Qi's [Stream Bag] is also growing larger, gradually growing from half a meter square at the beginning to the shape of a large water vat.

Wang Qi stuffed the fire-hiding bull demon's liver, along with sweet fire grass, some dried food, and meat into it.

There are even quite a few vacancies.

"Hey, stop spacing out!"

Sun Li's shouts pulled Wang Qi back from his reverie amidst the wind and snow.

"We've reached the sewer alley. Can you call Little Blackie out?"

Sun Li stared at Wang Qi.

"Coming right away."

Wang Qi had only a thought when Xiao Hei, sensing his emotions, responded and said it was time to head this way.

The two became wary after entering the sewer alley.

After winter sets in,

The already narrow and complicated sewer alley is now covered by a thick layer of snow.

With one kick, half of his calf disappeared.

If any demons were hiding among them and launched a sneak attack, they could easily succeed.

Wang Qi's air force was also running out of resources.

Apart from the kestrels, which are still full of energy, there are only two sparrows left.

The rest were either eaten by humans or demons, or they froze to death.

suddenly,

The snow in the ditch trembled slightly.

The two, whose nerves were on edge, immediately looked over.

Snapped!

A snake's head with blue spots and black skin poked out of the ditch.

"Adulterous couple, here I come!"

Xiao Hei's voice was cheerful, emitting the strange laughter unique to snake demons.

But when it saw the sword's edge so close, and that gaze that made it tremble at just a glance.

"Do you think your nickname is interesting?" Sun Li asked.

Xiao Hei shook his head.

"I thought you were very smart, but after all these days, you still don't know how to address people," Wang Qi chimed in.

Little Black stopped giggling.

Why has this great dragon become even more terrifying after just a few days?

Xiao Hei's heart was in turmoil, terrified by Wang Qi's dragon-like aura.

It originally just wanted to do what those people it had "observed" did—to crack a joke and lighten the mood, and to bridge the gap between itself and the great dragon after not seeing it for several days.

But now it seems,

Xiao Hei's imitation wasn't very effective...

The chirping sounds came from the sky. Little Black couldn't understand what this beast, which wasn't even a demon, was saying, but seeing it making a laughing face, it seemed to understand.

Damn broken bird.

"These past few days, you haven't just been thinking about how to scare us, have you?" Wang Qi's voice rang in Xiao Hei's ear again.

"How is that possible!"

"I've found several snake nests, and today I'm even tracking a blue python. It's very likely related to the snake infestation you're looking for."

"Did you find it?"

Sun Li's eyes lit up.

If we can find him, we can definitely earn a large reward.

"I'm still looking," Xiao Hei explained, "but in a few more days, we'll definitely be able to find it."

"Let's find two snake dens first and see how good you are."

Wang Qi waved his hand, feeling that Xiao Hei's desire to talk and perform was a bit too strong.

"Alright!"

Little Black let out a soft hum, then wriggled its plump body to clear a path through the snow.

Soon,

Wang Qi and Sun Lijiu arrived at a dilapidated courtyard next to a large locust tree, near which was an abandoned well.

There was no water inside long ago; only dust accumulated on the well walls.

Xiao Hei pointed with its snake tail to the spot between the abandoned well and the big locust tree.

"here."

Sun Li immediately noticed an inconspicuous little hole.

Wang Qi immediately drew his sword.

Excavate directly.

whoosh whoosh whoosh...

The slaying blade, empowered by the dragon's might, shoveled away large chunks of frozen soil.

It's very easy.

Wang Qi then saw the edge of the snake's nest.

Sun Li stood by, sword in hand, ready to pounce.

at last!

A dent appeared before my eyes.

The bewildered snake demon stared blankly at the handsome man and beautiful woman in front of her, one holding a knife and the other a sword, a 'wicked' smile spreading across their faces.

The next moment, the world began to spin.

Its head flew high into the air.

Wang Qi and Sun Li let the headless snake corpse roll and struggle until it collapsed helplessly in the snow.

"One ounce and nine centimeters."

Sun Li still judges by her own standards.

"You'll take 70% this time."

She decisively cut the snake demon in two, a smile on her face.

She can now understand how Wang Qi felt a while ago.

All you need to do is hurry along the way and run errands.

That's a 30% profit!

"Next place."

Wang Qi looked at Xiao Hei.

……

At sunset.

As Zhou Fu and his group descended from the city tower, chatting and laughing, they walked through the bustling South Street and entered Zhengyu Street, where most of the officials and their entourage lived.

"It still has to be our young master Zhou."

"If we can get connections with the Zhuangban and the City Defense Command, we can go up to the city wall to stand guard and earn some points."

"If it weren't for Young Master Zhou, we would each have to pay at least one tael of silver next month."

"you do not say."

"They have connections with the Zhuangban (a local militia) and the City Defense Bureau; their influence is truly extraordinary."

"Do you even understand the value of being a son-in-law of the county magistrate's office?"

The crowd surrounded and praised Zhou Fu.

Zhou Fu smiled smugly. The cold wind, sharp as a knife, blew on his face, yet it also felt like a gentle spring breeze, carrying warmth.

He enjoys these moments the most.

He was revered by everyone, and everyone centered their attention around him!

Zhou Fu coughed lightly, and the surrounding area immediately fell silent.

Everyone looked at Zhou Fu.

Zhou Fu laughed and said, "In the dead of winter, they don't even open the gates of the yamen, letting us, the yamen runners, earn enough points. Isn't that just forcing us to go and slay demons and monsters?"

"Not to mention us, even those fast-track constables who are experts in this field will mostly have points deducted in winter."

"How could our constables be any better than them?"

"Yeah yeah……"

Everyone agreed, deeply agreeing.

"This points system is so unfair, who can finish it in winter?"

"I'm putting this out there: whoever can get 60 points by following the rules properly, I'll kowtow to him and call him 'Dad' on the spot!" one person declared with great bravado.

But surprisingly, no one around responded.

The group stopped at the crossroads, motionless.

It was as if they were frozen in place.

"Gentlemen, please proceed."

A calm voice rang out.

In their line of sight, a fair-skinned, handsome young man dragged eight mangled snake demon corpses and stopped at the crossroads with them.

Cheating! Someone is cheating!

Zhou Fu roared inwardly.