I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Xue Jing maintained his Twin Speed ​​state, pushed off with both feet, and dodged the soldier bee's thrust while simultaneously slashing at the weak connection between the soldier bee's head and chest.

"Cuckoo-"

Whether it was due to underwater resistance or the soldier bee's extremely hard body, this strike failed to kill the soldier bee. It merely sent it flying more than ten meters away, as if it had been hit by a stick.

Upon seeing this, Xue Jing had a sudden thought.

"We can't fight underwater... Let's go up first."

In order to kill the queen bee, he had already dived to a depth of about sixty meters.

He wanted to surface, but the soldier bees wouldn't let him.

Countless enormous figures, swirling with white bubbles, charged toward him relentlessly.

Xue Jing had no choice but to dodge and parry. Whether the soldier bees were doing it intentionally or unintentionally, the direction and position of their attacks forced Xue Jing to dodge left, right, forward, and backward, causing him to drift further and further away from the water.

"This can't go on..."

Martial artists need to coordinate their breathing techniques when using force.

Although Xue Jing possesses swimming skills and is adept at swimming underwater, his physical structure is still that of a human. He lacks fish gills and cannot absorb oxygen from the water, making it almost impossible for him to exert his strength or use any deadly moves underwater.

The reason he was able to use the 'Black Sky Blade - Whirlwind Thunder' was because he inhaled a large amount of oxygen with a lung capacity exceeding human limits before entering the water.

With that slash, the lungs were running low on oxygen, enough to sustain just one more fatal blow.

He could only unleash one killing move, which was clearly not enough to eliminate hundreds of soldier bees, and he would then be trapped in a suffocating predicament due to lack of oxygen.

"Gudong Gudong——"

As Xue Jing blocked the horn-shaped attack of a soldier bee with his sword, a sudden inspiration struck him as he was sent flying backward.

"You can give it a try..."

He checked his direction, adjusted his position, and confirmed that his head was facing the sea.

Then, bending his legs, he used all the remaining oxygen in his lungs, which flowed into his bloodstream through the alveoli and surged throughout his body, mobilizing all his strength.

The spiral indentation begins at the base of the thigh and extends in a spiraling motion toward the sole of the foot.

Like wringing out a towel, all the indentations and lines converge at the Yongquan acupoint on the sole of the foot, resembling a drill bit.

Xue Jing stomped his feet down hard.

"Oh!"

The water burst open, producing a loud bang that could be heard even underwater.

Xue Jing felt as if he had stepped on two extremely elastic springs, shooting towards the water's surface at lightning speed like an arrow.

The immense force pushed aside the water beneath his feet, creating two vacuum spirals, much like the exhaust plume of a rocket.

The speed of his whirlwind attack was so fast that the soldier bees couldn't stop him in time. They could only watch as he darted towards the water's surface, chasing after him and inhaling his exhaust fumes.

"puff!"

Xue Jing leaped out of the sea and rose several meters higher. When he landed, he stepped on an ordinary sea bee that was scurrying around on the surface of the sea. Using the momentum, he jumped onto the deck of the cruise ship.

His burgundy suit was now soaked and tattered, so he simply ripped it off with a tearing sound.

A perfect upper body, as if meticulously sculpted by the gods, was revealed in the air.

"Puff puff puff puff——"

The sound of countless splashes echoed across the sea as giant soldier bees leaped out of the water and continued their attack on Xue Jing on the deck.

Their backs were covered with transparent, thin wings nearly four meters long, which vibrated with a huge buzzing sound.

These marine bees can actually fly.

Xue Jing took a deep breath of oxygen; the violent airflow caused light to distort around him.

Replenishing the oxygen deficiency in his body, Xue Jing shuddered, his strength surging, shaking the water droplets on his body into mist.

His Futu Blade pointed diagonally at the ground, and his silvery-white pupils transformed into the vertical pupils of a dragon's eyes.

"The eyes are flowing——"

Activating his newly mastered killing move, Xue Jing watched the approaching soldier bees.

With eyesight that surpasses human capabilities and can almost be described as reaching the 'transcendent realm,' they perceive everything about the monster before them.

Every buzzing flap of its thin wings on its back, the movement restrictions of its forelimbs' blade structure, and everything about its body was as if it had been placed on an autopsy table, and Xue Jing could see it clearly.

From Xue Jing's perspective, numerous 'lines' and 'dots' appeared on the body of the soldier bee.

These lines and dots vary in thickness, length, and color, and change constantly as the soldier bees move.

Xue Jing raised his knife and swung it at a line on the first soldier bee that attacked.

The blade precisely cut into the soldier bee's body along that line, so smoothly it was like slicing a cake, and the soldier bee was split in two along the line.

"Did Mu Guanliu... directly identify its weak point?"

Another soldier bee attacked, and Xue Jing thrust out his long sword, accurately striking a certain 'point' on its body.

"呲-"

The long blade pierced directly into its body, seemingly hitting something, and the soldier bee's body stiffened and became motionless.

Xue Jing tossed the corpse hanging on his sword aside and began relentlessly slashing at the giant soldier bees that were attacking him.

Each strike was executed with relatively little force, just a standard amount of power applied to the blade.

But if you cut precisely along the center line and hit the spot, a soldier wasp will perish.

Hundreds of fearless soldier bees came and died one by one, and soon the deck was piled high with their corpses.

By this time, due to the death of the queen bee, the sea bee swarm, which had been scattered like headless flies, had almost completely dispersed.

The rocking cruise ship gradually calmed down, but because the bottom of the ship was damaged and water was taking in, there were occasional creaking and cracking sounds.

"呲呲呲——"

After eliminating the last few soldier bees that attacked him, Xue Jing relaxed and suddenly felt dizzy.

His eyes burned and throbbed with pain. The silvery-white vertical pupils faded, turning into normal dark brown pupils. A deep sense of exhaustion swept over his entire body.

After a moment's hesitation, Xue Jing planted his Futu Blade on the ground to maintain his balance.

The physical exhaustion in this battle was secondary; the main exhaustion was mental.

Especially when scanning the sea surface for the queen bee from the lookout tower, the brain works at supersonic speed to analyze the images. If this were a computer, the graphics card fan would be spinning so fast it could blow the case away.

"ended."

Xue Jing let out a breath, braced himself with his hands on the Futu Blade, and stood still to rest, trying to calm his dizziness.

"Next, it's harvest time."

His willingness to work so hard is largely driven by the desire to improve his performance on the panel.

This time I'm sure to gain a lot!

Xue Jing couldn't wait to open the panel and take a look.

[You survived a fierce battle, your physical potential was unleashed, and your fitness experience points increased by 881.]

[...Health Preservation Experience Points +431]

[...Running experience points +267]

[...Aiming experience points +338]

[...Fighting experience points +915]

[...Hidden Dragon Strength Experience Points +813]

[...Charm skill experience points +325]

[...Charm skill experience points +526]

[...charm...]

[Charm skill upgraded to Lv9 (218/8000)]

The first thing that catches the eye is the spoils from the previous life-or-death battle with the man and woman from the Giant God Brigade, interspersed with countless notifications of charm skill experience points gained, which directly made this skill Xue Jing's first Lv9 skill.

He clicked his tongue, shook his head, and looked down.

[You have survived a fierce battle, unleashing your physical potential. Fitness experience points +2187]

[...Feeling refreshed after surviving the ordeal, health preservation experience points +1687]

[...Running experience points +668]

[...Aiming experience points +1069]

[...Fighting experience points +502]

[...Hidden Dragon Strength Experience Points +1960]

[...Military combat experience points +2388]

[…Visualization - True Experience Points +1726]

[...Swimming experience points +825]

[Fitness upgraded to Lv9 (525/8000)]

[Visualization - True Upgrade to Lv5 (782/5500)]

Swimming skill upgraded to Lv4 (533/1200)

A huge amount of experience!

Experiencing the physical and mental enhancement brought about by the improvement of his skills, Xue Jing couldn't help but immerse himself in the reality of becoming stronger again, and an unparalleled sense of satisfaction arose.

The battle is cool.

Reaching Lv5 in visualization brought waves of coolness to his mind, nourishing his tired and parched consciousness.

Before he could even observe how much stronger he had become, Xue Jing suddenly noticed a small, inconspicuous notification at the end of the panel.

[Slaying a special creature possessing divinity grants +82 divinity]