The person in the mirror curled his lips and said, "Of course I know. Can't you tell that I'm just being witty? You're still a youngster, but you're too rigid."
Xue Jing raised his eyebrows: "It feels quite subtle to be said such words by someone your age."
The person in the mirror snorted softly: "I am not like you humans. My emotions will not be controlled by the hormones secreted by my body. No matter how old I am, I will not age. Neither my body nor my mind will age."
Hearing this, Xue Jing became a little curious.
He asked, "By the way, what is your perception of yourselves as divine relics? Do you regard yourselves as children of 'God'?"
Hearing this, the man in the mirror stretched out his hand, shook his index finger, and said, "No, the so-called divine relic is just a concept that you humans have arbitrarily imposed on me. In fact, I do not recognize it."
"After the death of God, His blood was scattered all over the world and resided in all things, thus giving rise to God's relics... This is the most mainstream theory among humans at present, but we 'God's relics' have no relevant memories in this regard."
"For example, I was born just like you humans. I was ignorant and naive. It was only after I observed you humans in the mirror for a long time that I gradually learned your language and formed some cognition."
"As for myself, I don't think of myself as something 'left behind by God'. I just think of myself as a special life form that was born by chance."
The person in the mirror said, and then changed the subject:
"However, although I do not believe that I have any relationship with God, you humans are right about one thing."
"We, the 'relics of God', are indeed of the same kind."
Xue Jing asked curiously: "Oh? How do you mean?"
The person in the mirror pondered for a while and said:
"This is a vague instinctive feeling. We, the 'divine relics', can sense each other and there is a strange superior-subordinate relationship between us."
"You humans' ranking of the sequence of divine relics is largely based on this."
"For example, the [Mirror World] is one of the 'top' among us."
Xue Jing asked in confusion: "What is the specific difference? Upper and lower positions?"
The man in the mirror replied, "Of course there is. Whenever our abilities conflict with each other, the lower-ranking divine relic will be covered by the higher-ranking divine relic."
"For example, right now, I clearly have the conceptual ability to move in all mirrors. Theoretically, the [Mirror World] is a mirror that reflects the real world, so I should be able to move freely between the mirror world and the real world."
"But in fact, I can't leave at all... This is because the mirror world is above me, and its abilities cover my abilities."
The person in the mirror took a look at the glasses on Xue Jing's face.
"The ability of your glasses is to reduce the sense of presence. I can vaguely sense that it is at a very low position among the divine relics... If there is a divine relic above it that amplifies the sense of presence, then the ability of these glasses will be covered and invalidated."
Xue Jing nodded and sighed, "There is such a saying among divine relics. I have learned a lot."
He took off [GOD-1280·Ordinary Glasses].
In an instant, the strong sense of existence that had been suppressed suddenly emanated from him like an explosion.
The person in the mirror was caught off guard and felt dizzy.
He was stunned for a long time, carefully looked at Xue Jing's appearance, nodded, and said thoughtfully: "So that's it."
"No wonder that little girl Wu Youqing was so anxious that she lied to me and tricked me into coming to this junction to inform you."
"Now that I see your appearance, I finally understand."
"Huh, it turns out she's just a teenage human girl. I overestimated her."
There was a hint of mockery in the tone of the person in the mirror.
Xue Jing understood what it meant. He smiled and said, "You must have misunderstood."
"The Wu Youqing I know is not a superficial woman whose judgment is affected by lust."
"She thinks highly of me... but probably for other reasons."
The person in the mirror stared at him for a while, smiled, and said without comment: "Really..."
"Let's stop chatting here. What are you going to do next?"
Xue Jing stood up, stretched, took out the dragon species distribution map from the backpack held by Shadow Flame Crow next to him, and spread it out.
"Before dealing with a pure-blooded dragon, we need to do some preparation."
He ran his fingers over the few remaining red dots on the map.
"First, cut off all its wings."
…
One day later.
"roar!!"
Amidst the sorrowful dragon roar, a giant dragon covered in hard armor collapsed to the ground.
The huge weight caused the earth to shake.
Xue Jing squatted on the neck of the armored dragon and pulled out the Futu Knife that was burning with black flames from the dragon's neck.
"Squeak—"
[Kill special creatures with divinity, divinity +232]
[Possessing Divinity: 1324]
Xue Jing glanced at the panel, wiped the sweat off his face, and nodded:
"Done."
The person in the mirror of the black bracelet exclaimed:
"They actually slaughtered almost all the dragons in the entire border area..."
"Your strength... is beyond my expectations."
"Although it is still impossible to deal with a pure-blooded dragon, I admit that you are indeed the most talented of all the humans I have ever seen... second only to some monsters that are beyond common sense."
Xue Jing smiled and said, "The result is still within the range of 'normal people'. It seems I still have to work harder."
He called Shadow Flame Crow over, took out the dragon distribution map from his backpack and spread it out, then took out a pen and drew a cross on one of the red dots on the map.
Now, except for the three thick red dots in the middle area of the map, all the other red dots have been crossed out.
"Next, it's these 'Three Noble Sons'."
Xue Jing pondered.
He had communicated with Renia before and learned a lot of information about the dragon species in this border area.
Among them, the three located around the 'Roaring Waterfall' are called the 'Three Noble Sons'.
It is said that these three dragons are closest in bloodline to the Dragon God, and are extremely powerful.
"According to what Renia said, then this 'third child' should be the 'guard dragon' born from asexual reproduction of that pure-blooded dragon."
The man in the mirror said.
"So-called pure-blooded dragons are all beings without a father or a mother, born from nature, and that's why they are called true dragons."
"Although the guard dragon it gave birth to is not pure blood, it should not be underestimated. We must be especially careful - the guard dragon can also control dragon lightning."
Xue Jing nodded to show that he understood.
Dragon Thunder is the symbol of pure-blooded dragon.
As the chosen ones of heaven deeply loved by the sky, all dragon species are born with an anti-gravity biological force field.
And the dragon thunder is also the proof that the dragon species is deeply loved by the sky.
Not only does it have the destructive power of thunder itself, it also has the ability to affect gravity.
According to the case information provided to him by Bai Ya, someone was once hit on the head by a dragon thunder. Although that person was wearing an insulating suit and was not killed by the thunder, the gravity on his body instantly increased dozens of times and he was directly crushed into a pile of minced meat.
Xue Jing opened the panel and his eyes rested on the divine skill column.
Then, he thought about it and clicked on the upgrade of [Plant Contract].
Promoted two levels in a row.
[Plant Contract Lv4 (524/800)]
"That should be enough."
Xue Jing nodded.
He had an idea and wanted to test it out.
"Let's go and have some fun with this 'Three Nobles'."
Xue Jing put the map and pen into his backpack.
Then he swung Futu to the side, exerted his strength to shake off the dirt, and sheathed the knife.
"Don't you want to take a break?" said the person in the mirror.
"No, we don't have much time."
Xue Jing touched the five snake-killing claws hidden in the small pocket of his tactical uniform.
…
The dull sound of thunder echoed in the valley.
This valley is close to the territory of one of the 'Guardian Dragons'.
Xue Jing searched in the valley for a long time and stopped in front of a small tree over three meters tall with golden branches and leaves.
"This is the Dragon Thunder Plant."
The person in the mirror on the bracelet spoke.
"After being hit by the dragon thunder, most plants will die directly, but for some reason, a small number of plants will unexpectedly survive. Not only do they not die, they also adapt to the dragon thunder and contain some of the dragon thunder's power in their bodies."
"I remember this plant is very expensive in your human world."
"But for the sake of convenience, you didn't even take the core organs of the dragons you killed. I guess you don't think highly of them..."
Xue Jing did not reply, but reached out and gently touched the 'Dragon Thunder Tree' in front of him.
When he put his hand down, there was a small circular "seal" at the place where he touched.
He opened the panel and took a look. The color of the name [Zhiqi] had become much dimmer.
It seems that the cost of contracting this Dragon Thunder Tree is quite high.
"Well, give it a try."
Xue Jing's mind moved.
The golden dragon thunder tree suddenly began to grow wildly. After a short while, it became a big tree more than ten meters high that required four or five people to hug.
The tree canopy covered an area of several meters, enveloping Xue Jing.
The person in the mirror was stunned:
"And the secret art of controlling plants? Which alien god are you the 'chosen one' of?"
Xue Jing smiled and said, "The Lord of No Appearance and Thousand Appearances... didn't I tell you that?"
The man in the mirror groaned, "I've never heard of it... Could it be the forgotten god of the old days?"
"It's not uncommon for a chosen one to possess multiple mystical arts... But possessing both the 'shadow' of the dark realm and the 'plant' of the life realm is a bit beyond my understanding..."
"Forget it, let's talk about this later. I understand your thoughts."
The person in the mirror nodded.
"Using dragon thunder plants that are resistant to dragon thunder... is a good idea."
Chapter 159: Life-type dragon species, dragon-slaying power, snake-killing vanguard! (4K)
"Oh? That must be one of the 'Three Noble Sons'."
Xue Jing poked his head out from behind a large charred rock and looked towards the large area of charred earth below the hillside.
A dragon species about twenty meters long, without wings and with a bright red crown on its head, was lying on the ground in a deep sleep. Its breathing was steady and each inhalation and exhalation was extremely long. Every time it exhaled, fine golden lightning would spurt out of its two nostrils, making a faint sound like thunder.
Its entire skin is covered with a layer of rough dragon scales that look like wrinkled bark, giving it a strange feeling as if a tree or plant has become a spirit, like an old tree that has turned into a giant dragon.
Its body is slender at the upper and lower ends, but its belly is quite large, even swollen, giving it the overall appearance of being extremely obese.
"Guardian dragons born from asexual reproduction of pure-blooded dragons usually directly inherit their bloodline attributes, and rarely mutate."