I Can See Health Bars in Real Life

"I see, dragons are truly such rare beings... It’s quite unbelievable, no wonder their true trace is almost impossible to find."

Hieda Akyu nodded thoughtfully, sighing with a tone of lamentation. Others also had no doubts, and many began whispering among themselves, enthusiastically discussing the legends of dragons. Even in a world of gods and demons, the legends of dragons were still elusive and illusory.

In this moment, their discussions were much like ordinary people in the real world, engaging passionately in conversations about unproven legends of mysterious creatures.

It was a situation just like that.

Of course, this was very normal, considering that if the residents of Fantasy Land were living in legends compared to the outside world; then, compared to the residents of Fantasy Land, dragons were also beings that existed only in legends, with even subspecies being unobservable, and their forms never confirmed.

So to this group of demons, ghosts, or gods, Gu Mo was the only dragon they knew to have actually been witnessed.

—At least this was what they believed.

Gu Mo just blinked his eyes, but didn’t hurry to say anything.

"Alright then, Lord Dragon God..."

In this suddenly heated atmosphere of numerous discussions, Hieda Akyu seemed unaffected. This girl simply took quick notes in her notebook, her handwriting neat and lovely, not inferior to Aya Shameimaru’s script.

Having done this, the girl raised her head again, gazing at the black-haired young man in white opposite her, and gently posed a new question.

"May I ask, what is your ability?"

"..."

"..."

"What is my ability..."

Gu Mo raised his eyebrows, his expression slightly peculiar. He instinctively glanced at Yakumo Zi, and then at the others around.

It seemed that even Miss Flower Demon was quite concerned about this question; however, Yakumo Zi was obsessed with the information he withheld, while Kazami Yuuka was most likely purely collecting combat intel... Is Miss Flower Demon’s intent simple, or insidious?

It felt like she wanted to take him back for sparring...

But anyway, how should he answer this question?

Hieda Akyu’s question was not aimless, for in this world, the concept of abilities was widespread, with all sorts of strange and invaluable abilities seemingly inherent to most, determined at birth.

Often, the more powerful the being, the more indescribable the great abilities they possess.

The ability of Yakumo Zi, for instance, was "the ability to manipulate boundaries".

This was because her species was a Boundary Demon, naturally gifted with control over boundaries. However, beyond the expression of bloodline and gene aspects, Gu Mo’s research discovered that it seemed related to a deeper essence.

Perhaps it was...

The so-called "origin".

Innate and unchangeable, more fundamental than in previous lives, traceable back to the original reason for existence, deciding one’s direction for existence. If a definition had to be given to this phenomenon, Gu Mo felt this explanation fit very well.

So, in this world, the phenomenon of origin awakening was quite common, without any additional backlash or side effects, truly privileged.

"My ability is perhaps... the ability to traverse worlds?"

Gu Mo contemplated for a few seconds before giving this response, thoughtfully using a particularly Fantasy Land style of description.

—This wretched guy finally revealed his ability...

—But why again with such uncertain terms, could it be another pretext? And is this ability too simple?

The Demon Sage beside him raised her eyebrows at this moment, still covering the lower half of her beautiful face with a fan, silently watching him with a pair of expressive eyes, seemingly recalling some previously unpleasant memories, and gently pouting behind the fan.

"The ability to traverse worlds?"

Hieda Akyu scribbled a line in the notebook, then raised her eyes to look at him, curiously speculating:

"I’ve heard that dragons’ actions are unrestricted, able to freely travel to any place. Whether it’s the outside world, the Netherworld, the Celestial Realm, or Hell, they can come and go as they please. Is it due to this ability?"

"It’s not that, I mean... the ability to travel between truly different worlds."

Gu Mo lightly shook his head, seriously reiterating.

He thought he could conceal the existence of the silly system, and embellish his core ability as a player, though every time he felt a significant improvement and stood at an unimaginable height, shadows of celestial gods and demons would vaguely appear—

With Chaos in the forefront and Draco in the back, these predecessors led by example, telling him "you’re still far from enough."

This invariably left Gu Mo feeling deeply ashamed each time, realizing he was still too small, and his upgrade speed was too slow.

So he could not be too complacent, to prevent fostering arrogance...

However, he didn’t go to the other extreme of undue self-deprecation. Naturally, he knew that even though he hadn’t yet touched the ceiling of those Dungeon Worlds, compared to the general ecological niche, he was like a being that had already ascended.

If the hierarchy of ordinary worlds is a pyramid, then he is no longer standing at the pinnacle, but rather has grown wings and flown into the sky. Naturally, it is only by growing to such an extent that he possesses more "freedom," allowing him to act more unfettered.

"A truly different world?" Hieda Akyu frowned slightly.

Though her situation is somewhat special, she is ultimately a regular girl who grew up in the Human World, so she finds it difficult to understand the concept for a moment.

However, people like Shinki and Yakumo Eirin couldn’t help but raise their eyebrows in astonishment, looking completely shocked as if they had never imagined such a thing. They naturally understand the concept of the "true world" Gu Mo spoke of, which is why they are greatly surprised.

—Is this person’s power really this?

—The ability to truly traverse different worlds?

The concept of "world" is not hard to comprehend. "Shi" refers to time, "jie" refers to space; the division and confinements of time and space are considered a world, which is the totality of time and space.

But beyond its broad meaning, it has a narrow meaning as well. The most intuitive examples are places like the Fantasy Land, which is established based on the theory of creating worlds, thus making it a place different from the outside world.

And the Celestial Realm, Netherworld, Hell, and other abnormal domains, they are naturally different worlds as well.

However, this is a general reference to different worlds; if one takes it seriously, these do not quite constitute such a matter.

Whether it’s the Demon Realm opened by Miss Shinki or the Moon Surface World opened by the lunar inhabitants, etc., all these worlds fall within the same large world, whether they’re in alternate spaces or extraterrestrial planets.

They belong to a "subset" within the "aggregate."

Rather than being another "set."

"Yes, I actually often wander in other different worlds..." Under everyone’s gaze, Lord Dragon God gently nodded to confirm their speculation, "I am actually an entity from another world, so truly, I don’t fully understand dragons from your world."

"..."

"..."

After a brief silence, an uproar ensued!

The impact of this information is truly powerful! Aya Shameimaru eagerly scribbled in her notebook with such speed that even the afterimages were almost invisible.

"Really... Unbelievable! An entity from the Outer Universe?"

Over there, Yakumo Eirin’s eyes lit brightly; her penchant for exploration and research was immediately piqued, her academic enthusiasm simply irrepressible.

Regarding everyone’s reactions, Gu Mo was mentally prepared, raising his cup and calmly taking a sip of sake, giving them time to digest the information.

"So it’s like this? Wait, when you spoke of residing on the Moon previously, could it be... not the same Moon of our world?" Yakumo Zi paused, her mind astute and clever, immediately thinking of many things subconsciously asking this.

"Indeed, as for my birthplace, it’s very similar to this world, like a mirrored image... I usually reside on my world’s Moon or on Penglai Island." Gu Mo blinked, smiling as he replied.

"I see..." Yakumo Zi pressed her lips.

"Penglai Island..." Over there, the Princess from the Eternal Pavilion froze, then her expression became peculiar, intently scrutinizing that person.

So—

Does this person really reside on both the Moon and Penglai Island?

"That means you really had nothing going on with Kaguya back then? Not pretending not to know her, when in reality, you two were already close?" The Boundary Demon slightly squinted her eyes, immediately thinking of her primary concern.

Not far away, the straight black-haired girl gently clicked her tongue, turning her face in another direction, dismissing the notion as a senseless question.

"Yes, that’s how it was; we weren’t familiar back then..."

Gu Mo glanced toward the Princess’s direction, lightly spreading his hands, speaking earnestly.

—We truly weren’t familiar back then, not at all familiar...

—Indeed, at the time...

"But your main form had just exited seclusion and directly went to see Kaguya." The golden-haired Monster Maiden bit her lip, looking suspicious. She is truly conflicted now, vaguely feeling that maybe that’s how it was back then, yet still filled with doubt.

Always suspicious, this remains her current mental state.

"Actually, at that time, it was just a clone..." Gu Mo waved his hand, "My main form was in a rather special state, which made the clone’s power unstable, as it is ultimately a derivative of the main form’s power..."

"Hmm? You’re saying it was just a clone at the time?"

Purple’s eyebrows shot up high, a trace of incredulity emerged in her expression.

How could that be? The power then was already incredibly formidable, to the extent that it looked like the ultimate form of life in her eyes at the time and even now. Like an enormous serpent with horns and claws, its size enough to obscure the sun, its majestic pose surpassing human comprehension.

Just by appearing once, ancient legends praising its divine power have been passed down.

The result?

Still just a clone?