"You try first. Empty your mind, think of nothing, and let your body's instincts operate the Hibernating Dragon Art on their own."
Li Qi spoke.
Hearing this, Xue Jing took a deep breath, closed his eyes, assumed the stance of the Hibernating Dragon Art, and tried not to think.
After several days of practice, he had long since become thoroughly familiar with how the Hibernating Dragon Art operated. Even without deliberately controlling it, once he assumed the stance, his body instinctively began to move, gradually stimulating countless nodes as he cultivated the Hibernating Dragon Art.
However, after less than three minutes, his mind began to drift and grow restless. He involuntarily took control of his body again and actively operated the Hibernating Dragon Art.
Xue Jing opened his eyes and shook his head. "Master, I can't maintain that state for long."
Yet Li Qi said with satisfaction, "You don't need to maintain it for long. Being able to do it is enough."
"A genius is a genius. You understand with just a hint. Compared to you, Chen Fu Guang is a complete blockhead. Back when I taught him, he nearly pissed me to death."
"..." Xue Jing found it awkward to say anything, so he pretended not to have heard.
"I'll go prepare something. Wait here. Don't go anywhere."
Li Qi instructed.
Xue Jing nodded.
After Li Qi wheeled himself away, Xue Jing took out his phone and saw that he had an unread WeChat message.
When he opened it, he saw it was from Wu Youqing.
Xue Jing got excited for a moment, but then realized it wasn't a job offer. She had only sent several document files.
Wu Youqing: These are materials related to God Relics. Learn as much as you can. You'll need them in the future.
Xue Jing: Panda Head OK.jpg
Xue Jing: Dear sister, when will there be work?
On the screen, Wu Youqing sent a cat patting someone's head in comfort sticker.
Wu Youqing: Don't rush. Our company doesn't have performance evaluations. Even if you don't contain a single God Relic for an entire month, you'll still get paid.
Xue Jing: Ah, listen to you, sister. Salary or no salary doesn't matter. I just like containing God Relics.
Wu Youqing: Sneaky Laugh.jpg, so you're saying it's fine if we don't pay you?
After chatting with the rich lady CEO for a while, Xue Jing saw that Li Qi still had not returned, so he opened the God Relic materials Wu Youqing had sent him.
"Five Great Laws of God Relics"
First, God Relics possess uniqueness. Every God Relic is one of a kind and cannot be replicated.
Second, God Relics cannot be destroyed. Even if any God Relic is physically shattered beyond recognition, it will reappear elsewhere in a random form.
Third, God Relics inevitably have side effects, without exception. The severity of those side effects has nothing to do with a God Relic's power and follows no pattern.
Fourth, God Relics possess transference. Every God Relic has a random ability to transfer under unknown triggering conditions. It follows no pattern and cannot be predicted.
Fifth, God Relics are merely God Relics. God Relics are not living beings. Even if they possess thoughts, emotions, language abilities, or even human appearances, they are still only God Relics, not true living beings. Therefore, no God Relic possesses human rights. Repeating: no God Relic possesses human rights.
"..."
Xue Jing silently read through the Five Great Laws of God Relics, his finger lingering on the fifth law—God Relics are merely God Relics—for a moment as he fell into thought.
"It feels like something really terrible must have happened for them to add such a strange law."
Shaking his head, he closed it and opened another document.
God Relic Illustrated Handbook (λ Edition)
After opening it, he found a long list of selectable serial numbers.
GOD-001 · ■■■■
GOD-002 · First ■■
GOD-003 · God ■■
GOD-004 · Emerald ■■
GOD-005 · Mirror ■■
GOD-015 · Reversal ■■
GOD-016 · Ashes ■■
GOD-017 · By Father ■■
GOD-018 · Death ■■■■■■'s Favor
GOD-057 · Gold ■■
GOD-066 · Future ■■
Xue Jing started with the first hundred serial numbers and found that they were either entirely obscured by ■ or partially covered by them. Clicking on them only prompted him that he lacked sufficient permissions, making them impossible to view.
He kept scrolling down. Starting from serial number 300, he occasionally saw a God Relic's full name, but clicking on it still gave him no permission to view its information.
Only after serial number 1000 could he see brief introductions after clicking into the God Relics.
Xue Jing picked one at random.
GOD · 1057 · Quick-Acting Heart-Wrenching Pill
It disguises itself as an ordinary heart-saving pill and often randomly transfers into bottles of ordinary heart medicine. After being consumed, it causes excruciating heart-wrenching pain. For two hours, the consumer absolutely cannot die or lose consciousness for any reason, and will remain awake through the pain until the full two hours have passed.
Xue Jing: "..."
What kind of devilish God Relic was this?
Still, it was a lifesaving divine tool. As expected of a God Relic—it was completely unreasonable. Absolute immunity from death for two hours...
Just as he was absorbed in reading, the training room door opened, and Li Qi wheeled himself inside.
He held a porcelain medicine bottle. After removing its stopper, he poured out a pitch-black pill and handed it to Xue Jing.
"Eat it."
Li Qi said.
Xue Jing did not doubt him. He took it, tossed it into his mouth, and swallowed it.
The taste was strange—a strong medicinal flavor mixed with a faint, almost imperceptible exotic fragrance.
Xue Jing asked, "Master, what is this?"
Li Qi answered unhurriedly, "A secret medicine prepared with the bodily fluid of a Dragon-Type Creature from the Intersection Zone as its main ingredient. It has a certain hallucinogenic effect."
"...Can I ask what bodily fluid it is?"
"Some things are better left unknown." Li Qi said meaningfully.
Xue Jing: "..."
"Little Jing, look at me." Li Qi suddenly said.
Xue Jing instinctively met Li Qi's gaze.
Boom, boom, boom!!
Xue Jing felt as though his head had suddenly been struck hard by a hammer. All kinds of noises rang in his ears, and his vision turned white.
When his vision returned and he looked up again—
There was no trace of Li Qi before him. The entire training room held only an old dragon lying dormant on the floor, lifelike and vivid!
The old dragon had four legs and five claws, scales and horns on its head, and countless densely packed golden scales covering its body. Yet it was scarred all over, its gaze weary, looking almost half-dead.
But with only a casual glance from those dark golden vertical pupils, Xue Jing froze where he stood, unable to move. Even breathing seemed like an extravagant hope.
When he finally came back to his senses, he wanted to rub his eyes. But the moment he raised his hand, he froze.
This was... a dragon claw? At some point, layers of scales had covered his arm, and sharp claws had grown from his fingers.
Xue Jing seemed to understand. He immediately assumed the stance of the Hibernating Dragon Art, his entire body... his entire dragon form lying dormant on the floor.
He left the operation of the Hibernating Dragon Art to his instincts and immersed himself completely in the sensation of having become a dragon.
Who knew how much time had passed.
Xue Jing slowly opened his eyes. At one moment, his gaze suddenly brightened, his pupils turning into dark golden vertical slits. But they changed back in an instant, as though it had been an illusion.
Conditions met. Skill activated: Visualization Visualization Lv1 (0/300)
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