Qi Ling stared at the options presented by the system, clearly taken aback. Then, he looked at the Dragon God in astonishment and said, "This thing... is it controlled by you?"
The Dragon God laughed, "That's right, but it's not just me. The Blood Devil also has the power to control things, but he's rather lazy, so he uses it less often."
"After my power merged with that of the Blood Devil, we became two opposing forces: good and evil. We were incompatible, yet interdependent. It's hard to define our relationship, and this is precisely the state of many things in the world."
Qi Ling sensed that the Dragon God was about to give him another long lecture, but there was nothing he could do; even if he didn't understand, he could only grit his teeth and listen.
"Everything has two sides, so in many situations, people can only rely on their own judgment to make choices," the Dragon God said.
"As our reincarnation, directly helping you would be forbidden by the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, we can only use this method, applying the power of the laws we have newly mastered, to help you."
"Of course, to help you understand this power more quickly, we've adopted a method you can accept—the system! This way, you can receive rewards while acting in accordance with the natural order."
Qi Ling said thoughtfully, "I see. So these choices are often the ones that are most advantageous to me, with the best rewards. These are all options you designed!"
"Although I designed it, the choice was yours, and once you made the choice, you had to complete it; otherwise, the system's punishment was unavoidable," the Dragon God said. "So, judging from the current situation, you've done a great job and haven't disappointed me."
Qi Ling said speechlessly, " Dragon God, your ability is too heaven-defying! I feel like you can already represent the Heavenly Dao. Could it be that the laws you comprehended by sacrificing your life in that disaster are these Heavenly Dao laws?"
The Dragon God chuckled, "You could say that to some extent, but it's not quite that magical. At most, I can only understand it and guide its direction, but I can't change it."
"Alright, that's enough. You know enough now." The Dragon God said, rising to end the conversation. "These Nine Dragon God Islands hold the last bit of my power. Obtaining it won't be easy, but the Dragon Maiden will tell you how."
"The existence of both the Blood Devil and I is currently only possible through that comprehension of the laws, so we cannot appear at will. From now on, it's up to you."
"Really? You're leaving already? No way, I want to talk to you more..." Qi Ling was about to say something more to the Dragon God, but the moment he turned around, the Dragon God's figure had already disappeared, as if he had never been there at all.
Qi Ling Qi Ling stared blankly at the empty stone table before her, feeling somewhat bewildered. She had learned far too much today; it seemed as if she had grasped the truth of the world in a single day.
"Master, what are you thinking about?" Just then, the Dragon Maiden walked over and asked when she saw Qi Ling's expression.
Qi Ling looked up at the Dragon Maiden and said, "It's nothing, just let me catch my breath. I can't process all this information at once."
"By the way, Dragon Maiden, the Dragon God just said that you know better what I should do next, so tell me about it."
The Dragon Maiden chuckled, "Hehe, Master, as the saying goes, haste makes waste. You should rest today; we can talk about the rest tomorrow."
"Although your body has been healed by the Dragon God, your Soul Power is already exhausted. If you don't rest properly, you won't be able to recover."
Hearing what the Dragon Maiden said, Qi Ling realized that her physical condition was indeed not very good, but she hadn't been paying attention to it and had overlooked it.
"Alright, since that's the case, let's rest for today," Qi Ling said. "But, there don't seem to be any buildings on this island. Are we just going to sleep in the open here?"
The Dragon Maiden said, "Oh dear, master, you're so foolish! You've already passed the first test of coming to the island. And once you're here, it means you've become the master of this place, and everything here will be according to your wishes."
"You saw the Dragon God summon a stone table and chairs out of thin air just now, right? Now you can do that too!"
Qi Ling was slightly surprised and said, "Really? I can Creation from Nothing like the Dragon God? How did this construction mode suddenly start? I wasn't prepared at all."
"What should I do, Dragon Maiden?"
"It's very simple. First, visualize what you want to create in your mind, then concentrate. The power here will naturally be attracted by your mental power, thus creating something that didn't exist before," the Dragon Maiden explained.
"It might be difficult at first, but once you get used to it, it will become very simple, and the speed will gradually increase! Look, let me give you a demonstration!" As the Dragon Maiden spoke, under her mental control, a wall suddenly rose from the ground and was placed in front of everyone.
Although the Dragon Maiden tried her best to help Qi Ling understand the steps involved, creating things based on imagination is not so simple; it belongs to the power of the gods, so it is naturally very difficult.
So Qi Ling closed his eyes and began to conceive in his mind. Under his imagination, bricks and stones appeared one by one, and soon a crooked and dilapidated house appeared on the open ground.
"Oh, Brother Qi, what is this?" Xiao Wu suddenly appeared and said to the house Qi Ling had just created, "What an ugly house! Where did it come from?"
"Ah, hahaha, it's nothing, I don't know where it came from either." Qi Ling laughed helplessly, then waved her hand and demolished the dilapidated house. This thing was troublesome to build, but it was very easy to dismantle.
"Sigh, without blueprints, we can't move an inch," Qi Ling said helplessly. "Relying solely on our imagination is far too difficult."
"You can refer to things you're familiar with," the Dragon Maiden said. "That's how it is at the beginning, so referring to things you're familiar with will make things easier, allowing you to follow the clues."
"I see, I'll give it a try." Qi Ling said, and began to imagine what her mansion in Dragon's Glory City would look like, since it was the place she knew best.
Relying on this sense of familiarity, Qi Ling finally managed to build a decent-looking house, and this was all thanks to his strong Spiritual Power; otherwise, it would have been impossible to sustain it.
"Phew, this is exhausting! Building this house is almost killing me!" Qi Ling said, panting heavily as she sat down on the ground. "I can't go on, I just want to sleep. There's really no way I can build any more houses."
"Honestly, Master, you're so useless," the Dragon Maiden said helplessly. "In that case, I'll take care of the rest."
Under the Dragon Maiden's control, houses sprang up everywhere, each separated by its own courtyard, and quickly took shape.