"My mother calls the Vajra the Dragonborn. When I was a child, she told me stories about Vajra people who could transform into giant dragons. I wonder if that's true..." Su Shang said with a look of longing and curiosity.

"Hearing Su Chang talking about the vidyadharas, Dan Heng said calmly, 'Only special vidyadharas can transform into dragons.'"

"Good boy, Mr. 'Silent' has finally spoken." Su Shang looked at Dan Heng in surprise.

Dan Heng ignored her teasing and calmly explained, "Your mother is right. The Vidyadharas are descendants of dragons, and are also descendants of the Immortal Star God. Therefore, among the Vidyadharas, some were once able to transform into dragons, but not everyone has the ability."

"This power is a rare one, passed down through countless rituals and trials. For those who receive it...it's hardly a blessing."

"The ancestor of the dragon clan is the star god? Then according to him... Bai Lu is not a descendant of our Four Seas Dragon Clan, but a dragon from outside the starry sea." There was a hint of disappointment in Ao Guang's eyes.

"Brother, are you envious?" Ao Run noticed a flash of sadness in his brother's eyes.

"..."

Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea, came over and said, "Brother, there's no need to envy them. Although they are descendants of the Star Gods, their bloodline is quite rare. Everyone in our Four Seas Dragon Clan can achieve 'Dragon Transformation', but only a very few of them can do it, and their power is far inferior to ours."

These words seemed to pierce Ao Guang's heart, and he couldn't help but sigh, "Even if I had power, what good would it do? Don't we, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, have to obey the will of Heaven and guard the sea monsters? We spend day and night with this magma... Although the Chiming Clan is weak, we are free and unrestrained on the immortal boat."

"Big brother, what you said makes sense, but if that's all, there's no need to envy him."

Ao Run swam over slowly and whispered, "The Chiming Clan only talks about reincarnation and self-sustaining, but doesn't mention how to reproduce. That little girl Su Chang also talked about being 'injured and dying,' not actual death. But big brother, have you ever thought about what would happen if the Chiming Clan really died one day?"

"If the Vajra Clan is unable to reproduce, and once the cycle of reincarnation is broken, does that mean the world will be completely without a Vajra Clan member?"

"Hmm..." Ao Guang admitted that what she said made some sense. If the Chi Ming people could reincarnate, be immortal, and reproduce endlessly, then they would have been everywhere in the Immortal Boat in the past few thousand years. Why would the Medicine King go through so much trouble to obtain a Chi Ming marrow?

Although they are free, they still have to worry about the survival of their clan... From this point of view, the situation of the Xianzhou Dragon Clan is not necessarily better than that of the Four Seas Dragon Clan.

After Ao Run said this, Ao Guang felt a little relieved.

-

"I have heard stories of the Immortal Dragon and his descendants. Many myths praise him for his perfect, immortal life," Rakshasa asked in confusion. "But for some reason, he disappeared among the stars, as if he had never existed—leaving only his descendants behind."

"The end of life is inevitable, and all life has its limits. Even a Star God cannot be called immortal; they will eventually reach the moment of their passing." Luosha looked meaningfully at the coffin he carried.

"Um, let me ask you something... Do you know the person in the coffin?" Su Shang suddenly asked.

""know.""

""friend?""

"…No." Rakshasa shook his head.

"So... uh, lover?"

"She asked the question that I didn't dare to ask at first." Li Suchang smiled. She was looking forward to Luosha's answer.

Could it really be Kallen's counterpart?!

As if seeing through Li Suchang's thoughts, Youlandel said calmly, "It can't be Kallen. I just noticed that when the Star God was mentioned... Luosha looked at the coffin with a complicated look."

"Su Shang, haven't you noticed? Ever since Luosha appeared, all topics related to him have been about death—partly because of the coffin beside him, but he himself seems to be very interested in this topic as well."

Yulandel took a deep breath and spoke word by word, "So I suspect the contents of his coffin aren't the remains of an ordinary human, but something related to a Star God. Perhaps it's the dead Star God's messenger... or something else."

"Is it related to the Star God? If it's really me, I wouldn't be surprised." Li Sushang was quite open-minded and said calmly, "Doing something earth-shattering in secret is quite consistent with his usual style."

"Haha, what are you thinking, young lady?" Luosha couldn't help laughing. "The person lying in the coffin is not related to me. We only met once. It was a coincidence that I promised someone else, so I had no choice but to make this trip."

"Let's stop here. It's almost time for everyone to rest."

Dan Heng and Su Shang nodded and continued forward together again.

"After just a few steps, they saw a short-haired girl not far away, surrounded by several demonic beings."

"The girl clutched her arm and gasped for breath, appearing to be seriously injured."

The three of them hid not far away and watched. Su Chang poked her head out, looked around to make sure there were no other enemies, and then turned back and said anxiously, "Meng Hulu, Luosha, let's attack together. Let's quickly take care of these guys and save that girl!"

"Didn't we agree to leave everything to you?" Luosha didn't forget to tease Suchang at this time.

"I, I..." Su Shang scratched the back of her head sheepishly, then clasped her hands together, lowered her voice even further, and cried out for help: "I can't fight two people with my own fists! Please, please! After this is done, I will give you two the 'Bravery Award'!"

"Stop dawdling! Go ahead!" Finally, Dan Heng was the first to rush out, carrying Izumo in his arms.

"The three of them were quite powerful and quickly eliminated the three demonic beings. Su Shang was the first to come to the girl's side and asked with concern, "Girl, are you okay?"

"…You ask even though you already know the answer." But your voice is as cold as the March weather."

"Wait! Look at that girl...!"

Inside the Fontaine Academy of Sciences, several researchers were looking at Xue Yi's broken and damaged body in the light curtain in surprise.

"This isn't a human body, it's more like some kind of mechanical body—same as the lady in the black tower on the space station, but the joints are more natural, and the skin texture is more realistic...it's exactly like a real person!"

Chapter 117 The clever girl can also get hurt

"Ah... I'm sorry, I didn't see any blood and thought everything was fine... So you're a mechanical puppet."

The girl's shattered body emitted a continuous "hissing" sound: "The movement mechanism is broken, and it won't move."

"Hey, her agile body is exactly the same as yours!"

In the Public Security Bureau of New Eridu, Zhu Yuan opened her eyes wide in surprise.

"Good, 'Yuou's body is very useful' is indeed a common understanding in every world." Qingyi also looked at the girl in the light curtain with curiosity. "The craftsmanship seems to be similar, but her endurance seems to be better."

"Senior, although the technology of the Immortal Boat is indeed very advanced, don't underestimate the technology that Wistar has learned." Seth said with a sneer.

"Heh, if my body is damaged like that, I'm afraid my battery will only last five minutes."

Qing Yi smiled slightly, and in front of everyone, she took off the two ponytails on her head and gestured with them in her hands: "Because of this, my hair has also been made into a reserve power source for emergency use."

Looking at the blue-clothed senior with two dark holes on his head, Seth felt uneasy all of a sudden: "Senior... So your twintails can..."

"It's just a trivial trick, don't make a fuss." Qingyi put on two more ponytails that could be removed at any time.

"However, I am very curious about the personality consciousness in her body. Is it the same as that of the predecessor?"

Although Senior Qingyi can get along with them comfortably, his personality is a pseudo-personality shaped and trained by the ancient cultural texts of the old civilization. Strictly speaking, it is AI.

If this young girl puppet possesses more advanced technology, then the next time the senior is upgraded, the Public Security Bureau will be able to give more precise suggestions to the society.

The clever girl reluctantly looked up at Su Chang and said, "Are you from the Cloud Cavalry? Very good. Please take me to the Earth Observation Division."

"Ah, this..." Su Chang turned around and looked at the two people behind her in embarrassment. "Rakshasa, you taciturn person, I'm sorry, we might have to delay again. This girl is the Yanou Judge of the Ten Kings Department. As a Cloud Rider, I have to follow her instructions first."

Luosha stood up and said: "I know a little about medicine. Why don't you let me try to heal the young lady's injuries?"

"Well, you don't know, she's a 偃偶. Should we send her to the Land and Housing Department?"

"It's okay, Miss Suchang, leave it to me." Luosha raised his left hand, and the pendant hanging from it dropped down. An endless stream of vitality was released from it, and a burst of green fluorescence immediately covered the entire body of the puppet."

"It shouldn't hurt, but it will feel a little strange... maybe sore, maybe numb. Can you hold it in?"

"Isn't this really the same person?! How could such a coincidence happen in the world?"

Watching Luosha healing others, Li Suchang felt a strange feeling crawling up his spine, like a long centipede waving countless slender legs.

Back in the desert, when the Rakshasa healed me in the desert, it was the same face, the same technique, the same posture… even the same lines!! Could it be that a homologue could connect to my other self?

This situation can no longer be explained by a simple "coincidence", right?

"What's wrong? Looking at your expression... are you remembering something?" Yulandel noticed that Li Sushang was acting strangely.

"Well, it's all in the past, it's nothing anymore..." Li Suchang took a deep breath and slowly lowered her head.

“It’s useless. My body is a work of art, not flesh and blood—”

"Whether it's a machine or flesh and blood... they're all just tangible things. As long as the young lady doesn't mind my methods..."

"Rakshasa had barely finished speaking when the pendant in her hand shone brightly. Xueyi was shocked to discover that the malfunction in her machine had miraculously been repaired. Even she, who was usually emotionally indifferent, couldn't help but sigh in amazement, "…Amazing."

"How did you do that? This isn't medical skill at all, is it?" Su Shang also opened her eyes wide.

Dan Heng, who knew that power, looked serious and murmured softly, "Abundance..."

Seireitei, 12th Division Barracks, Adjutant's Office.

"Oh? Even machines can be repaired? The principle of power is amazing."

"This green fluorescent substance is also worth studying. It can be used to regenerate muscles in the human body and can also be used for repair in machines."

"It would be nice if I could get some."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi was sitting in front of the screen, his fingers constantly tapping on the keyboard to record something. He was observing the changes in Xue Yi's body with great interest, recording every scene.

Honestly, regenerating muscles was nothing—if he wanted to, he could heal physical injuries in ten different ways. But "healing" machines was a challenging idea. As the director of the Second Generation Technology Development Bureau, he didn't dislike this new attempt.

"Yinmeng, record the results of the thirty-second experiment."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi raised his head and looked at the ceiling of the squad barracks with great interest. Countless cables and pipes were intricately intertwined on it. One end was connected to Nemu's broken body, and the other end was connected to various large machines lined up against the wall.

He pressed the red switch next to the keyboard, and with a crackling sound, a weak electric current passed through Yin Meng's body, causing her to suddenly open her eyes.

"Yes, Lord Kurotsuchi Mayuri."

"Hmm... Looks like we'll need to change the base material for the machine's repair next time. You need to retrieve all the previous experimental data and compile it into a table. Hurry."

"Very good. No need to go back to the Jiheng Division. The mission will continue." The girl showed a satisfied expression.

"According to the laws of the Ten Kings, as a judge, I am not involved in external matters. But since you have helped me escape, I will advise you to leave as soon as possible."

The young woman warned the others, "I'm here to uncover the truth and apprehend the culprit—the Star Core Hunter. He possesses extraordinary swordsmanship and possesses a divine weapon, making him extremely dangerous."

"...!" Dan Heng was shocked. She must be talking about the blade!

"If I hadn't encountered some bizarre accident, my life span might have been cut short." Xue Yi sighed.

"A strange... incident?" Dan Heng gave him a puzzled look.

Xue Yi glanced at Dan Heng, seemingly hesitant, but after a brief consideration, she turned to the crowd and said, "Follow me."

"Dan Heng, Su Shang, and Luo Sha exchanged glances, then followed in tacit understanding."

"Not far away, I saw countless giant branches and vines emerging from the ground, wrapping around a lighthouse-like structure. Upon closer inspection, the very tops of the trees seemed to be ablaze with flames."

Chapter 118 [Magic Guide] Fate? Who on earth would embark on such a fate?

"On the other side, inside Taipushi."

"Your wish is... to kill the Star God?" Xing looked at Kafka in disbelief."

"Huh? How could that be? That's not our wish." Kafka smiled softly and shook her head. "I just want to tell you something that happened in the past: the story of those fallen star gods."

"The [Immortal] Dragon, the [Pure Beauty] Idlila, the [Order] Taichi, the [Fertility] Taiziyulus, and... the [Exploration] Akivali."

Kafka looked up at the sky beyond the clouds. "These were names that once resounded throughout the universe. Now, they have vanished, leaving only a fate without a master."

"Humanity currently knows of three methods for bringing down a Star God."

"First, overlapping destinies collide, and the broader destiny swallows up the narrower one—in this way, the One of Order is assimilated by the Harmonious Hippe."

"Second, the divine wars between star gods. The stronger will annihilate the weaker—this is how [Fertility] Taizi Yulos fell. This is how the Immortal Boat Alliance, under the guidance of [Hunting], traversed the starry seas to slay the evil creatures of [Abundance] Yuhua."

The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick.

Ainz Ooal Gown sat alone on the throne, pondering the weighty words Kafka had uttered: "God War..."

This was a war in another dimension, a higher realm. Not only humans, but even he couldn't set foot there. Against the might of the Star Gods, perhaps magic was merely a minor skill?

Gazing at Kafka's calm expression in the light curtain, Ainz slowly leaned into the throne and tapped the ground lightly with his cane.

This seemed like a signal—the demon beside him understood. He bowed respectfully to Ainz and said slowly, "Lord Ainz, what information on the screen would you like to view?"

"Demiurge, do you still have the explanation of 'fate'?"

"...Of course, Ainz-sama."

A brown scroll of human skin appeared out of thin air in the devil's hand. It slowly opened, revealing magical characters flowing on it.

Demiurge cleared his throat and recited, "The true nature of destiny remains to be studied, but destiny is a portion of imaginary energy. When certain conditions are met, this portion of imaginary energy will be occupied by an intelligent being: a Star God."

"Well, thanks for your meticulous record keeping... But, Demiurge, what are your thoughts on fate? Don't hesitate, just say whatever you want to say."

“As you command, Ainz-sama. Regarding fate…”

Demiurge hesitated for a moment before continuing his answer.

"There is little valuable information available today, but I believe... one day, Ainz-sama will surely carve out a new path on his own and become a Star God."

"Oh, oh...wait! Huh??"

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