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Xu Changqing forcibly suppressed the upward curl of his lips, then asked curiously, "Since Your Excellency is trapped, how am I supposed to take you away?"
The Mirage Dragon said calmly, "Dreamlike Island was transformed from my body. It is now attached to the Evil Water beneath the sea, and the only way to leave is to abandon my body."
Xu Changqing froze. "Wait, you want to abandon your body?"
A dragon?
A Mirage Dragon?
The Mirage Dragon's body?
The Mirage Dragon nodded slightly. "That's right. This is the only way now.
But once I do this, I will enter a period of weakness. It will take at least a hundred years to recover."
Xu Changqing thought to himself, A hundred years? By then, I'll already be in the Nascent Soul Realm!
Seeing no reaction from him, the Mirage Dragon could not help asking, "Well?"
Xu Changqing came back to his senses and grinned. "Since this is a deal, what benefit do I get?"
The Mirage Dragon said in a deep voice, "I will use my innate characteristics to suppress every aspect of your strength, aura, fluctuations, and so on, making it impossible for others to detect your true realm."
Xu Changqing suddenly understood. "So this was what you were waiting for."
The Mirage Dragon urged, "Make your decision quickly."
Xu Changqing nodded lightly. "I have no room to choose. If I refuse, Your Excellency will not let me leave alive. After all, only the dead can keep secrets."
A trace of approval appeared in the Mirage Dragon's eyes. "Smart."
Xu Changqing blinked. "But before we leave, can you let me see the legendary Mirage Dragon's body with my own eyes?"
The Mirage Dragon did not refuse and readily agreed. "Yes."
The next second, everything in the area turned into