I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

A pale red mist rose as Ning Yuantai crawled out from the overturned fuselage.

His eyes gleamed with excitement as he roared:

"Come again!"

He then stomped hard, detaching himself from the fuselage and further damaging the already battered helicopter, bending the tail boom into a V-shape.

Mandrill: "Hey."

Ning Yuantai transformed into a streak of crimson light once more, this time at a much faster speed than before.

The more it boils, the more powerful it becomes.

A volcanic anomaly, growing stronger with each battle.

The two clashed again and engaged in a fierce battle.

The sounds of fists and feet clashing, like firecrackers, rang out continuously.

After dozens of exchanges of punches and kicks, Xue Jing's eyes flickered, and he used his Twin Speed ​​to find an opening, kicking Ning Yuantai in the chest and sending him flying.

Behind it, however, was a lake.

"Puff-"

Ning Yuantai fell into the lake, and his extremely high body temperature immediately caused the lake surface to boil, evaporating thick white water vapor.

"What!?"

Ning Yuantai was somewhat flustered.

He was so engrossed in the battle that he completely ignored his surroundings and didn't even notice the lake there.

Feeling his body temperature dropping as he was enveloped by the lake water, Ning Yuantai grew anxious.

He poked his head out of the water, trying to muster his strength to leap out of the lake, when he saw a figure fall from the sky, crashing straight down on him.

The white steam made it difficult for him to see clearly.

In a daze, I only saw a pair of silver-white eyes.

Indifference, contempt, even—holiness.

Ning Yuantai was momentarily stunned and motionless before those overly beautiful eyes.

At that moment, a figure approached, and a hand gently pressed on his head.

Ning Yuantai only heard the words "shaking the sparks" before he felt as if his head had been taken out, put into a bottle, and shaken violently until it turned into a mess.

Then I knew nothing more.

……

"Wow--"

Grabbing the unconscious Ning Yuantai, Xue Jing swam to the shore and tossed him aboard with one hand.

He then jumped ashore, took off his shirt, and revealed a perfectly toned and muscular physique, as if he were a god.

He unleashed a powerful burst of energy, shaking off most of the water droplets.

At that moment, Xu Ren and Shan Xiao walked over.

"Hey Uncle Xue, can you guys be a little more careful and watch your surroundings before you fight?"

The mandrill spoke, its lips twitching.

"Do you feel happy smashing a helicopter every time for fun?"

Xue Jing smoothed his hair and laughed, "What, you want to pay for repairing the helicopter? Go ask this kid. His family is supposed to be quite powerful, they should be very rich."

As she spoke, she pointed to Ning Yuantai, who was lying on the ground in a deep, baby-like sleep.

The mandrill shrugged: "How could I dare..."

Xu Ren glanced at the lifeless Ning Yuantai and asked Xue Jing, "What do you think of Young Master Ning?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Jing thought for a moment and said:

"Although he's a bit weak, his martial arts are quite interesting."

Xu Ren nodded. "Young Master Ning practices a famous martial art from the inner ring called 'Red Lotus Volcano Style'."

"It is a forbidden technique."

Xue Jing's expression remained unchanged; he simply nodded and said, "Indeed, it's the new martial arts system."

The so-called new martial arts are different from the old martial arts that advocate the original physical body. They are martial arts schools that use injections and the ingestion of forbidden drugs to become stronger by mutating the body.

The martial arts they practiced were also known as 'forbidden arts'.

Unlike traditional martial arts, which can be learned by anyone without any conditions, forbidden martial arts are so dangerous that the law explicitly prohibits ordinary people from practicing them, hence the name 'forbidden martial arts'.

By taking banned drugs and then cultivating matching forbidden techniques, one can develop a special physique that no native human could ever achieve. In terms of strength, cultivation speed, and potential, it far surpasses the old martial arts system.

"To transform the body's internal structure into one similar to that of a volcano, thereby gaining immense explosive power."

"I suppose you can tell that... Young Master Ning himself isn't particularly strong. In terms of basic physical abilities, he's at least two or three levels below you."

"Illusory Blade spoke softly."

"However, once he activates 'Volcanic Heterogeneous Body,' he can immediately gain explosive power that is enough to rival you, or even surpass you."

Xue Jing smiled and casually said:

"Have you ever witnessed my full power?"

Xu Ren shook his head: "No... but you should understand what I mean."

"The difference between the old and new martial arts is too great."

"With your talent, if you were also practicing the new martial art, you wouldn't have fought to this extent with Young Master Ning. He might not even have been able to withstand a single move from you."

Xue Jing walked to the side, picked up the yellowed "Hundred-Foot Pole" from the ground, and tossed it to Xu Ren.

"I know what you want to say, no need to say more."

"Perhaps, as you said, the old martial arts are indeed inferior to the new martial arts."

He looked at Ning Yuantai, who was being helped up by the mandrill.

"But what does that have to do with me?"

Xu Ren didn't quite understand the meaning of that sentence.

But Xue Jing had already turned and was leaving, waving goodbye to them with his back turned.

"Thank you for your help. I'll let you know when I'm ready regarding the border area. See you later."

The mandrill watched his retreating figure and sighed, "He's so stubborn. Why stay on this rotten ship of old martial arts until he dies?"

Xu Ren pondered, "No, he's not the typical old-school martial artist who's abnormally obsessed with the human body."

"It's more like... they have some other reliance on."

……

Xue Jing rode his horse, Shi Feng, leisurely making his way back to the manor.

He opened the panel and took a look.

[You have survived a battle, Fitness Experience Points +337]

[...Feeling relaxed, health preservation experience points +138]

[...Aiming experience points +89]

[...Hidden Dragon Strength Experience Points +332]

[...Fighting experience points +369]

[Someone has developed a deep faith and worship for you; your Charm skill experience points +326]

"Um!?"

Xue Jing was slightly taken aback when he saw the last message on the panel.

Faith and worship? Who?

He thought for a while, feeling somewhat uncertain.

……

In the white hospital room, Ning Yuantai lay on the bed with a bandage around his forehead.

He suddenly opened his eyes and sat up abruptly.

In my mind, a pair of indifferent, silver-white eyes lingered like a shadow.

Ning Yuantai murmured to himself, "That is... the eyes of God."

……

Chapter 105 Crimson Lotus Mode! Who says you can't learn a new martial art without taking banned drugs? (4K)

After riding back to the manor, Xue Jing put Shi Feng back in the stable and then went into the main house, arriving at the training room on the fifth floor.

Sitting cross-legged on the clean rubber floor that was maintained daily, Xue Jing didn't start practicing. Instead, he took out his phone, swiped a few times on the table, and found an app with a strange pattern on the last page.

Nine black leaves surround a diamond shape in the center, forming a pattern that resembles a flower.

This is the encrypted chat software used internally by the Sixth Agency, which Xu Ren passed on to him three days ago... It's a stripped-down version. It's said that the full version has many other functions, but civilian mobile phones cannot load it, so currently it only has the functions of chatting and transferring files.

After opening, there is a chat interface that looks a lot like WeChat. Currently, there is only one friend, Xu Ren. Surprisingly, her profile picture is a cute chibi bear.

Xue Jing opened her chat interface and scrolled up to see several documents that Xu Ren had sent at different times.

They are all related to border areas.

"The exploration mission in the new border area must be carried out in seven days at the latest."

"I have to go to Fengcheng in three days to play in the U19 knockout tournament... I don't know how long the tournament will last, or if we can avoid it."

Xue Jing pinched his chin.