From [Running], to the physics-defying [Godspeed]. From [Aiming], to the causality-transcending [Bullseye]. From [Health Cultivation], to the everlasting [Immortality] among men. From [Fitness], to the flesh-ascending [Turning into a Dragon]. Having been reborn, Xue Jing, after gaining a panel that infinitely enhances skills, set a minor goal for himself. In this dangerous world filled with martial artists, Blessed Ones, and Transformed People, he aimed to rise above all merely with his mortal flesh and blood—to become the supreme deity among men.
For Xue Jing's unscathed return, Ning Yuantai was the least surprised.
He immediately raised his hand — still holding a half-eaten crab claw — and greeted,
"Xue, you're back. Did you encounter a Furnace Noble Species in there?"
Xue Jing, holding his right wrist with his left hand, rotated his palm to relieve the strain from using the Forgotten Greatsword a bit too forcefully just now and casually asked,
"Furnace Noble Species? What is that?"
He actually had a faint recollection of the name.
Previously, during a visit to Youqing A Dream, he seemed to recall that the cover of the book she was holding read "Furnace Noble Species."
That must refer to the Black Crystal Giant he just encountered.
"That's a special creature from a unique Intersecting Boundaries."
Ning Yuantai explained.
After a pause, he added uncertainly, "Or perhaps it should be called a special... 'person'?"
"Person?" Xue Jing was slightly puzzled, thought for a moment, and then asked,