parentshiftbook Chapter 505 Mirage
Chapter 505 Mirage
Chapter 505: Mirage
Xuan Xu and Qing Lin, these were the names spoken by the old man.
Tang Ruoling had a guess in her heart and decided to play along to see the old man's reaction.
Fortunately, the old man didn't suspect them. Upon hearing Tang Ruoling's question, he just sighed and said, "The war is intense, they went to protect our homeland."
War? Whose war is it between the Dragon Race and?
The old man described it as protecting their homeland, indicating that the Dragon Race is even at a disadvantage in this war.
The Dragon Race is said to be the most powerful race, so who is their enemy?
Tang Ruoling pondered these questions and asked, "Will they come back?"
"They will, child, don't worry too much."
The old man had a smile on his face, but there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.
Obviously, the chances of the Dragon Race members who went out surviving are not high.
"Then... can we help?" Tang Ruoling asked a slightly risky question, but it could provide her with more information.
The old man paused for a moment before slowly saying, "If you want to help, it's better to cultivate first. It will be good when you grow up."
After the old man finished speaking, he walked away.
The three of them looked at each other. Although Tang Ruoling obtained some information, it was too little and incomplete.
They didn't even know where they should go to cultivate and rest.
"Should we try jumping into the river first?" Tang Ruoling suggested, and the other two didn't have a better idea, so they followed Tang Ruoling's suggestion.
They all jumped into the water and discovered that there were also many Dragon Race members underwater, some in human form and some in dragon form.
However, these dragons were all juveniles and looked very immature.
The arrival of Tang Ruoling and the others didn't attract much attention.
Ao Long, the stranger, received a bit more attention, but since she was following Tang Ruoling and Chen Runyu, the black dragons didn't do anything else.
It was normal for Dragon Race friends from other tribes to seek refuge. As fellow Dragon Race members, they wouldn't drive away unfamiliar dragons.
Tang Ruoling and the others took the opportunity to secretly observe the dragons living underwater and found that there were indeed no mature dragons among them. Their mood became complicated.
Especially Ao Long, in the previous Secret Realm, she saw the cheat-like growth history of the ancestral dragon. But in this Secret Realm, what she saw was not how powerful the Dragon Race was, but how they were struggling in war, to the point where even adult dragons were gone.
Ao Long couldn't doubt the authenticity of this story. Although she was just a monster, she was not ignorant. She was well aware of some basic knowledge about the Dragon Race.
So, this situation was a bit strange.
Ao Long had a faint feeling that she might be approaching the truth of the Dragon Race's extinction.
According to the legend, the story recorded that the Dragon Race, Phoenix Clan, and Qilin Clan had a great war, and in the end, all three races were wiped out.
The story was written like this, although it was a bit outrageous.
Who would fight a war and wipe out their entire race?
Once the number of deaths reached a certain level, as long as the leader of the tribe wasn't a fool, they would definitely step forward and stop this bilateral massacre.
Unless the leader was an idiot and a brute who wanted to fight to the death.
But it shouldn't be the case that both sides were fools and brutes.
Restraint and peace were almost imaginable outcomes.
However, the Dragon Race, Phoenix Clan, and Qilin Clan managed to exterminate themselves. Wasn't this too outrageous?
The truth might be hidden in the story presented by this Secret Realm.
Ao Long observed and pondered. Suddenly, a young girl swam over and stuck to Chen Runyu.
"Xuan Xu, you're finally back! Come, come, come, I've comprehended a new spell. Let me demonstrate it to you," the girl said, pulling Chen Runyu's hand and swimming towards the water's surface.
It seems that this girl has a close relationship with the owner of the dragon ball in Chen Runyu's hand.
Looking at her silly appearance, she would be a good source of information.
Together with the unknown Dragon Race girl, they returned to the water's surface. The Dragon Race girl eagerly explained to Chen Runyu, "I discovered that water can reflect images. If we change it to water mist, would it have the same function?"
After numerous attempts, I finally succeeded."
As she spoke, the girl transformed into a dragon form, opened her mouth wide, swallowed a large mouthful of water, and then spewed it out, forming a large cloud of mist in the sky. On this mist, the image of a ruined scene appeared.
"This is a mirage..."
"Yes, it's a Divine Ability I invented. Let's call it Mirage Dragon Technique!"
Thanks to Chen Runyu's slow speech and the impatience of the Dragon Race girl named Mirage, they successfully learned the girl's name - Mirage.
Chen Runyu originally thought Mirage Dragon was a type of dragon, but now he realized that Mirage was just the name of a dragon. She created the Mirage Dragon spell.
At the same time, the precious bead in Chen Runyu's arms continuously emitted warm ripples, indicating that it reacted to the word "Mirage."
"Such a powerful spell! But where is the place we see in this image?" Chen Runyu asked with great curiosity.
Upon hearing this, Mirage's mood visibly dropped.
"This used to be a tribe of the Yellow Dragon clan, but it was destroyed, leaving only ruins. It's estimated to be nearly a thousand miles away from here. This spell can reflect images within a thousand miles, so we can use it to monitor the Gray Mist in the future."
"Gray Mist!?" Ao Long was shocked.
She heard something extraordinary.
"You seem surprised? Have you seen the Gray Mist?" Mirage looked at Ao Long curiously. After thinking for a moment, Ao Long chose to tell the truth.
"I have indeed seen it."
At that moment, Mirage's eyes towards Ao Long were filled with sympathy.
"Take comfort. You can consider this place as your new home."
"Uh... thank you."
Ao Long didn't know what to say for a moment. Judging from Mirage's reaction, she must have encountered something unfortunate and sought refuge here.
It seems that in this era, the destructive power of the Gray Mist is even greater than she imagined.
Thinking that she unintentionally mentioned Ao Long's sad story, Mirage quickly changed the topic.
"There is still a lot of room for improvement in this spell. It currently only serves for observation. In the future, I will definitely comprehend a Divine Ability that can turn illusions into reality. By then, I will build a city of nothingness. Even if we encounter danger, we can hide inside. We won't be afraid of the Gray Mist anymore. How about it, do you want to learn?"
"Learn!"
The three of them said in unison.
They came here to learn.
When Mirage spoke, Tang Ruoling and Chen Runyu also thought of the Mirage City in the dragon ball.
Perhaps, that was the city built by the girl in front of them?
They didn't know what stories they would experience later, but Chen Runyu's curiosity was piqued.
Of course, uncovering the truth should be left to nature.
Since there is an opportunity to learn magic, then let's learn it!
Professor Shēn teaches the most basic technique of swallowing clouds and spitting mist, which is a basic spell that all Dragon Race members know. This also fills a gap for Ào Lóng.
She just doesn't know these basic spells.
And based on these basic spells, Shēn has made improvements, allowing them to project scenes within a thousand miles.
Of course, the specific distance of the projection depends on the flying altitude.
The higher the clouds and mist are expelled, the farther the projection distance will be, but the difficulty of control will also increase.
It is possible that the distance is sufficient, but what is projected is not what they want to see.
The three of them progressed very quickly in the introductory stage, which also made Shēn feel pressured.
She hasn't fully developed her own Divine Ability spell yet, but she has to teach others first, which is quite challenging.
So she had to hide and let other members of the same race teach them spells.
As a result, all three of them learned a large number of Dragon Race spells.
This method of acquiring inheritance surprised all three of them.
They thought they would have to go through some kind of test before receiving the inheritance.
As a result, they just entered a story and learned spells from the people in the story.
This is also a form of inheritance.
The one who benefits the most is of course Ào Lóng. Táng Ruòlíng and Chén Rúnyú are not dragons yet, they have only practiced the Dragon Transformation secret technique, barely able to use real dragon spells.
Ào Lóng is a real dragon and can directly use real dragon spells.
In these few days, she has almost learned all the Divine Ability spells of the Black River Tribe.
Black dragons are water dragons, mainly related to water.
There are techniques for swallowing clouds and spitting mist, stirring up winds and waves, controlling tides, and even creating ice and snow. Water dragons can proficiently use various forms of water-related spells, which deepens Ào Lóng's understanding of real dragon spells.
The three of them have also become accustomed to this kind of life. They have fully immersed themselves in their roles and quickly integrated into the team.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed, and the three of them suddenly realized that they have been in the Secret Realm world for too long. Their minds are a bit hazy.
If the time flow of this Secret Realm is the same as the outside Secret Realm, then aren't they making Zhāng Chí wait?
However, they want to leave but don't know how to leave.
Do they have to follow the plot to the end, or do they still need to fulfill certain conditions? They don't know anything.
No one is here to tell them what to do, they have to explore everything on their own.
"Perhaps we should investigate the truth behind all of this. Maybe only by understanding the cause and effect can we leave."
Táng Ruòlíng is very adventurous, but Ào Lóng doesn't dare to agree with this suggestion.
"Your suggestion is good, but we must not do that. If we get involved with the mist, we don't know what the consequences will be."
Ào Lóng has experienced the mist and never expected to survive.
She has a feeling that what she encountered was weakened mist, while the Dragon Race here is facing real mist.
Is this something they can provoke?
Even if this is a past time and space, if they get involved, they may not be able to leave safely.
"But if this is a test from the Secret Realm, if we don't have the courage to face it, can we still leave?"
"..."
There is no denying this point, and Ào Lóng cannot refute it.
However, this Secret Realm has no guidance, and she doesn't know what to do to make the right choice.
Chén Rúnyú suggested that it might be a test, but what is being tested? Is it courage or decision-making?
If it's the former, they will definitely explore the mist, and if it's the latter, of course they will stay away from the mist.
"I don't know what to do either, let's vote and decide! My suggestion is to lie low and wait.
Although a long time has passed, since it has already been so long, why not continue to wait?
If the flow of time here is the same as outside, Zhang Chi should have left long ago.
On the other hand, staying for a while longer is also fine. I have a feeling that maybe we don't need to go looking for the mist, the mist will come looking for us."
Ao Long expressed her thoughts, and upon hearing her premonition, Chen Runyu and Tang Ruoling's original intention to search for the mist temporarily extinguished.
"Since you have a premonition, let's wait a little longer! But we must remember the passage of time. I feel that if we forget about time, we will become characters in this story."
This is a very horrifying conjecture, but Chen Runyu indeed has this feeling.
She often feels that she is not Chen Runyu, but a dragon named Xuan Xu.
This feeling is even stronger when facing the mirage.
Tang Ruoling and Ao Long were shocked and exchanged glances, seeing the doubt in each other's eyes.
Why does Chen Runyu have this feeling when they don't feel anything?
Could it be the Dragon Ball?
Tang Ruoling had a suspicion.
If there is something wrong with Chen Runyu, it must be the spirit of the Dragon Ball.
Other true dragon treasures do not have consciousness, only the spirit of the Dragon Ball has its own consciousness.
Tang Ruoling always felt that it was not right to let someone sleep beside her bed. Having something with such a strong spiritual wisdom by her side, she definitely couldn't rest assured.
Chen Runyu, on the other hand, was fearless and didn't care about these things.
But now that the problem has arisen, they have to deal with it.
However, they were already inside the Secret Realm at this moment, so it might not be a good idea to act rashly.
Tang Ruoling and Ao Long exchanged glances and pretended that nothing had happened, saying, "Understood, we will pay attention to the passage of time. By the way, is your Dragon Ball still with you? Maybe it can give us some guidance?"
"It's here, but the spirit of the Dragon Ball has been dormant. Since coming here, it has been silent."
Upon hearing this, Tang Ruoling became even more convinced that there was something wrong with the spirit of the Dragon Ball.
"Can you show me the Dragon Ball?"
"Sure."
Chen Runyu didn't think much of it. Although she and Tang Ruoling were rivals in love, their relationship was actually quite good.
Although there was a voice in her head telling her not to hand over the Dragon Ball, she pretended not to hear it.
Spirit of the Dragon Ball: "..."
In this lifetime, it had never seen such an disobedient master.
Seeing that the Dragon Ball was about to fall into Tang Ruoling's hands, the spirit of the Dragon Ball also realized that if Tang Ruoling became suspicious, its plan would be ruined.
But if it acted now, it would also lead to the failure of the plan.
Could it only hope that Tang Ruoling would take the pearl and just take a look?
At this tense moment, the three suddenly heard a cheerful voice.
"What are you three doing here? I've been looking for you for half a day!"
Chen Runyu's actions stopped, and she looked at the girl flying towards them.
"Shen, you finally came out of seclusion."
Chen Runyu was overjoyed, and her gaze towards Shen was filled with affection.
Tang Ruoling and Ao Long both noticed this detail and exchanged a knowing glance.
"Oh no, did something happen to her?"
(End of this chapter)