I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Xue Jing looked at the girl emerging from the forest and said with a look of realization:

"I thought it was some rude local again, but it's you, Renia."

The girl stepped onto the battlefield. The still-burning lava made the surrounding air murky and scorching. She sniffed, and her lungs were immediately irritated, causing her to cough violently.

"Cough...cough cough, Xue, Xue Jing."

Renia walked up to Xue Jing, glanced at the corpse of the Flame-Crying Dragon beside him, and clicked her tongue in amazement:

"I never expected you to actually kill Yan Tilong... Are all outsiders as powerful as you?"

Xue Jing took out simultaneous interpretation headphones from his backpack, put them on her, and said with a smile:

"That's how we outsiders are; we want to try everything we see to see if it tastes good. This dragon looks delicious, so I couldn't resist."

Renia was about to ask him why he fought with the Flame Crying Dragon when she heard this reason, and her lips twitched:

“Is…I see.”

The son of the Dragon God... to be killed for such a reason seems a bit unjust.

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow: "What, did I offend your beliefs?"

Renia quickly waved her hands and shook her head: "No, no, how could that be? Whatever makes you happy."

Xue Jing smiled, glanced at the bowl in her hand, and asked curiously, "Hmm? What are you doing holding that bowl?"

Renia then remembered the important matter and quickly handed the bowl to Xue Jing.

Xue Jing reached out and took it, looking into the bowl.

There was only half a bowl of ordinary water inside.

Just as he was wondering, a small figure appeared on his shoulder in the reflection of the water.

At the same time, a notification suddenly popped up on the panel.

[Divine matter detected; absorbing divinity...]

"Ok?"

Xue Jing's gaze sharpened.

The little figure standing on his shoulder in the reflection spoke slowly:

"You must be Xue Jing. Let me introduce myself. I am the [Mirror Man], or as you humans would say, a divine relic [GOD-1108]."

……

"I see, so you were sent by the BOSS to inform me of this."

Xue Jing suddenly realized.

After a conversation with [GOD-1108·The Person in the Mirror], Xue Jing understood his current situation.

"【GOD-005·Mirror World】, the BOSS just talked to me about this not long ago (see the side story for details), I didn't expect to run into it now."

Xue Jing frowned.

"As reflections intertwine and merge, the mirror world and the boundary merge, producing unpredictable changes..."

No wonder things have been strange ever since he entered the border area; many places are completely different from the descriptions in the information Bai Ya gave him.

"That's how it is. This border area now has the properties of a mirror world, so you can't leave using the original methods. You must find the flaw in the mirror world, which is the core of the border area, and break it in order to leave."

The person in the mirror sat on his shoulder, swinging their legs, and spoke casually.

"I heard you are the elite of the elite in the Sixth Agency. You've been here for a few days now. Do you have any clues about the core of this border area?"

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow: "Hmm? Didn't the White Crows tell you that?"

Upon hearing this, the person in the mirror felt a sense of foreboding: "What do you mean?"

Xue Jing chuckled and said, "Looks like you've been fooled, Xiao Jing."

“Before I even entered the border area, White Raven had already roughly located the core of this border area.”

"Besides, I'm not some elite among the elites of the Sixth Agency; I'm just an unofficial staff member who has a cooperative relationship with them."

The person in the mirror hurriedly asked, "What is the core?"

“It’s a core creature, a juvenile pureblood dragon,” Xue Jing said.

Upon hearing this, the person in the mirror immediately began stomping on Xue Jing's shoulder in a fit of rage, exclaiming, "Damn humans, I've been tricked again!"

"If I had known it would be like this, I would never have agreed to come in!"

"A pure-blooded dragon... even in its juvenile stage, you have no chance of defeating it. We're doomed, we're going to be trapped in this border region forever!"

"I never expected that Wu Youqing, that little girl with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would actually lie to me!"

"I will never trust a single hair on your heads again!"

Seeing that it looked like it was about to cry from anger, Xue Jing comforted it, "I know you're anxious, but don't rush."

"The situation is indeed a bit troublesome, but it's not unsolvable."

The person in the mirror squatted down and hugged his knees with a look of despair: "How can we solve this? The only way to get out is to break the core, but the core is a pure-blooded dragon... You have no idea how terrifying a pure-blooded dragon is. Even a juvenile one is a monster you can't even imagine."

"There's no hope, we're finished."

Seeing that it had become withdrawn, Xue Jing didn't say anything more, but simply opened the panel and took a look.

[Divinity absorption complete]

[Possessing Divinity: 851]

Hmm, very good, it provided over 560 points of divinity.

Divine relics are definitely the best... You basically don't have to do anything, just touch them and you get hundreds of points.

Unlike dragons, which are incredibly tiring to farm and don't provide much divinity.

Fortunately, the quantity was large, so the accumulated amount was quite considerable.

"We have to kill that pureblood dragon to leave the border area... It's really troublesome."

Xue Jing looked thoughtful.

If he's alright, then it doesn't matter. He can just develop in this border area until he can kill pureblood dragons. He'll be able to get out sooner or later.

The problem is, he has a match in a few days.

Although he fought U19 to obtain the [GOD-519·Unsharpened Blade] from Suzuka Otogi, it wasn't really that important.

But this was a rare request from Wu Youqing, outside of work.

The rich and domineering CEO is really good to him, and if possible, he still wants to do his best to accomplish this.

In that case, we must kill the pure-blooded dragon within the next few days...

Xue Jing crossed his arms and tapped his right elbow with his left index finger.

"We absolutely cannot win by sheer force; we must find a way through the Serpent Slayer Vanguard."

His gaze fell on Renia, who was sitting obediently beside him.

At this moment, the girl was holding a piece of dragon meat that had been seasoned, looking hesitant, her little face scrunched up, unsure whether to eat it or not.

Looking at her, Xue Jing suddenly thought of something, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"Renia, what exactly do you do, you Dragon God Priestess?"

The girl paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "A shrine maiden is someone who serves the gods... Of course, a shrine maiden of the dragon god serves the dragon god."

Xue Jing stared at her for a while, smiled, and said, "You seem a little reluctant?"

Renia lowered her head, obscuring her expression, and said in a flat tone, "How could that be? Serving the Dragon God is the highest honor. In the entire country, I am the only one in this generation to receive this honor."

Xue Jing thought for a moment and said, "The situation is quite urgent right now, and I don't have much time. I can't take my time to understand your specific thoughts, so I'll just ask directly."

"I intend to kill your 'Dragon God,' would you be willing to lend me a hand?"

Renia's expression changed drastically: "Kill... the Dragon God!?"

Xue Jing nodded: "That's right."

“I…” Renia hesitated.

Seeing her expression, Xue Jing had a better understanding of the situation. He smiled and said, "You don't need to answer right away."

He held out two fingers.

"Two days."

"I'll be waiting for you here in two days."

"Let me know your answer then."

Renia calmed down, shook her head, and said, "Impossible, the Dragon God could not have been killed."

"Besides... if I were to agree to your request, what could I possibly do to help you?"

Xue Jing tilted his head: "Didn't you say your duty was to serve the Dragon God? If it's serving, then there must be opportunities to get close to the Dragon God, right?"

Renia paused, then said, "That's true, but..."

"That's good." Xue Jing smiled and patted Renia's thin shoulder.

"The feat of slaying a god may well be accomplished in your hands..."

Xue Jing said softly.

……

Chapter 158 The Hierarchical Relationship of Divine Relics, Using Dragon Lightning to Counter Dragon Lightning (4K)

After talking with Renia for a while and learning some things, the girl took her leave.

Watching the girl's hesitant figure disappear from sight, Xue Jing sat down on the spot and placed the bowl of water in his hand on the flat rock next to him.

He then took the undulating rabbit knife, cut a piece of meat from the corpse of the Flame Crying Dragon, and skewered it on the knife.

The shadow flame ignited, extinguishing all the blood in the flesh, and he took a bite.