Lu Mingfei is transforming into the final boss.

Chapter 101 Xia Mi: Are you out of your mind?

"Are you kidding me? Do you think I'd believe that?"

Xia Mi glared at Lu Mingfei like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"You used some methods too, right? This place isn't exactly a bustling city center, but it's not exactly remote either. It's strange that we can't see a soul at this hour."

Xia Mi looked at Lu Mingfei with a strange expression.

"That's not Nibelungen, it's not alchemy, and it's not Word Power. What is it then?"

"It's magic, Natsumi-kun."

Lu Mingfei smiled, looking at Xia Mi with a chilling smile that sent shivers down Xia Mi's spine. The Black Emperor could never have shown such a smile; in her opinion, it was no different from forcing a smile on her face.

"Magic? I had no idea you liked human tricks."

The four monarchs spanned thousands of years. From the moment the dragons killed their emperor and creator, making themselves outcasts, she had a high frequency and duration of contact with human society. There was even a possibility that she would be assimilated into it, but she could not say directly that she would be assimilated.

That would be so embarrassing.

"A magic trick? Unfortunately, it's not a magic trick. It's just a simple set of methods and techniques for manipulating phenomena, similar to the basic principles of Word Magic, except that the medium can be changed, and it doesn't necessarily have to be activated by the body. The theory is a bit complicated. If you're interested—"

She was interrupted halfway through her sentence.

"It seems you didn't do nothing during your time of death. Did you develop new technologies over thousands of years?" Xia Mi's golden vertical pupils scrutinized Lu Mingfei, wary of any possible actions she might take, even though she knew it was futile. The creator of the dragon race couldn't be resisted by mere vigilance.

All you need is the simplest of incantations.

The first word in the sequence: Emperor.

She was powerless to resist, but Lu Mingfei hadn't made a move yet, only looking at her with that faint smile, just like an easygoing mother.

This is terrible, why does she feel this way?

"What are you talking about? It's only been less than a week since I woke up," Lu Mingfei said with a soft laugh.

"A week?"

That makes sense. The answer can be found in the power Lu Mingfei possesses. She is now severely weakened, and compared to her greatest moments, her strength is probably less than half of what it once was.

It's not impossible that she might possess this human body, preventing the god's power from being fully utilized. The strength of a Word of Power is limited by the concentration and quality of the dragon's blood, as well as the user's operational precision; it's composed of many factors. However, as the creator of the Word of Power, she theoretically shouldn't have any flaws in operational precision. But all of this is just Xia Mi's one-sided deduction.

"You've become weaker."

Xia Mi said calmly.

Ignoring Lu Mingfei's imperial power, in terms of sheer physical strength alone, she could easily kill her body in a direct confrontation.

?

Clearly, Xia Mi was too terrified to consider a single sentence Lu Mingfei mentioned when describing the magic trick.

The phenomenon can be manipulated through other media.

Lu Mingfei can now manipulate phenomena without using her body. She can do so by relying on the five elements that exist in the atmosphere. The use of words and spirits means that the strength of her body is no longer part of the logic of power usage.

"It's gotten weaker—that's right, it's definitely gotten weaker."

Lu Mingfei smiled and nodded.

Compared to when she was in that world, she has become weaker. She no longer possesses such great power, nor does she have the mysterious boost from that world, nor the information input from the complete Gaia consciousness.

But what difference does it make? This power is enough for her now, for the world.

"So, are you going to make a move?" She smiled again, at Xia Mi.

"Don't joke around, I don't think I can beat you."

Lu Mingfei has become weaker, but has she not become weaker? Right now, she can barely let go of the cocoon. She doesn't have the ability or arrogance to kill her own creator, nor does she want to bear the infamy of matricide again.

"But you're not planning to make a move, are you?"

If it were really going to be a fight, the Black Emperor would have done it already; why waste time arguing with her until now?

"It's human emotions that make you cowardly."

"Yes, that's true. I had no intention of taking action. Human emotions did indeed touch me."

"Ha, human emotions are truly wondrous things, capable of influencing you, the supreme deity who regards all things in the world as worthless. Even though humans themselves are pursuing what you created, the blood of the dragons."

Xia Mi gave a mocking snort, looking at the emperor standing in front of her.

"That was a sin, like Prometheus stealing fire, stealing power that didn't belong to humankind, but I forgive him." Lu Mingfei smiled gently, a smile so tender it seemed to encompass everything, making Xia Mi feel warm and momentarily dazed.

"Because I love humans, Natsumi."

"What?" Xia Mi felt like she had heard the funniest joke on Earth. "You didn't damage your brain when you were killed, did you?"

When the Black Emperor was killed, his head was nailed with countless nails, which pierced through his skull—this was something she witnessed.

"Some things can only be answered when you are in that place and in that position."

Xia Mi paused for a moment, then understood what she meant, and a sarcastic smile appeared on her lips.

"That's really interesting. What is this, a reversal of opposites? Humans want to usurp the power of dragons, but the dragon's creator god wants to become human? Are you out of your mind?"

Xia Mi tested Lu Mingfei's limits little by little, using more and more insults to see if the tyrannical emperor had truly changed his mind. In the past, such blasphemy had always been punished.

Are you testing me? I don't care.

Lu Mingfei knew that Xia Mi was testing her, but Xia Mi was like a cat with its fur standing on end. She could only hiss at her mother and cry like a child, but she wouldn't do anything for her. So why should she do anything?

No, on the contrary, she thought it was a very interesting observation, and that Natsumi was a cute little cat.

She looks somewhat like her, but has a more lively temperament. Perhaps this is why Zero thinks she is more like a cat than another animal.

"I won't kill you; on the contrary, I'll extend an invitation to you."

"An invitation?" Xia Mi's eyelids twitched, and the dragon scales on her hands became even more intense. She mobilized and accumulated power, even if it was futile, she was still doing it.

"I need an object of observation, a point of reference, and you are the missing piece."

"Observation—Object?"

What exactly do you want to do?