I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Unlike fitness, where the specific 'condition one' is still unknown, the 'condition one' of charm, although also a question mark, directly shows 'met'.

Now, only the final condition remains: one thousand divinity points, to elevate this skill.

But... it's a bit cloying.

Xue Jing shook his head.

He had always been a bit tired of the charm skill and didn't really like it.

But this happens to be the skill from which he gains experience the most.

Just like yesterday, when I was posing and pretending to be a pro, so many passengers saw it and I was immediately promoted to Lv10.

With so many experience points, it would be great if they could be used for other skills besides cooking.

"To be fair, charm is indeed useful."

Xue Jing thought to himself.

Since he obtained the panel after transmigrating, he has unknowingly benefited a lot from the charm technique.

Many people's kindness and goodwill towards him stemmed from his charm... Although he hadn't thought about it specifically, he understood that this skill had brought him many benefits.

However, he just wasn't interested in this skill.

Well... it doesn't fit his aesthetic.

It lacks that kind of pure, intense beauty.

This skill is very strong, but it's a kind of 'not pure strength'.

Simply put, it's crooked and unethical, which is... really disgusting.

The purity is too low.

Even though he understood that once this skill was elevated, it would be even more extraordinary and bring more benefits, he still didn't want to use his divinity on this skill.

It's like when you're playing a game, there might be a skill that's really useful, but it's just not cool enough, so you don't like it and don't want to use it.

"Just leave it like this. We'll sublimate it for you when you have so much divinity you can't use it all."

Xue Jing looked at the experience bar next to the charm level on the panel.

(3221/?)

The experience points required for leveling up have been changed to a question mark.

However, experience points can still be gained, but I don't know why.

Is it that the current level has reached its limit and needs to be upgraded before it can be improved further?

Or has it simply become invisible?

As he was pondering this, Ning Fengwan yawned beside him.

"...those two members of the 'Giant God Brigade' we encountered yesterday."

The girl spoke.

"These two people are very likely still alive."

Upon hearing this, Xue Jing was interrupted from his thoughts and somewhat surprised.

"Oh? What do you say?"

"Aren't their bodies still on the ship? One was cut in half at the waist, and the other you chopped into six pieces..."

Ning Fengwan sat on the armrest of Xue Jing's recliner. Her plump buttocks were slightly tucked into by her swimsuit, leaving a fleshy mark. As she sat down, her posture made them appear even more pert and shapely, exuding an astonishingly sexy charm against the backdrop of her slender waist.

"They say he's not dead... but I don't know if that counts as not being dead."

The girl reached out and tucked her wet, long black hair behind her ear. This gesture had a wonderfully feminine quality, and from Xue Jing's angle, her fair neck was clearly visible.

You know about 'consciousness uploading' in science fiction novels, right?

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow:

"This is so cyberpunk... Has our technology advanced to this level?"

Ning Fengwan shook her head:

"There are still many problems that we humans cannot solve with our own technology, so we cannot do this for the time being."

"However, a company called Deep Blue Networks has successfully mastered the technology of 'consciousness uploading' through some method."

Xue Jing asked curiously, "What method?"

Ning Fengwan ran her fingers through her long hair and casually said, "I don't know."

"This is their company's most fundamental core secret, and it's impossible for them to reveal it to outsiders... However, many people speculate that Deep Blue Company may possess a boundary creature that exists in the form of a 'conscious life form,' which is why it has mastered 'consciousness uploading.'"

"In short, ever since Deep Blue acquired this technology decades ago, many people have chosen to upload and back up their consciousness to the Deep Blue network."

"Of course, it's expensive."

She twirled her long hair with her fingers and looked at Xue Jing.

"The Giant God Brigade, a hunter group in the borderlands, does things that ordinary people can't do. Although their livelihood is precarious, everyone in them is very wealthy. The cost of uploading consciousness is not unaffordable for them."

“I examined the bodies of these two people yesterday and found that each of them had a small, dark blue ball connected to countless nerves inserted into their thalamus.”

"After that, I went to the Inner World Forum to check and found that this little sphere is used to upload one's own consciousness and memory data to the Deep Blue Network at any time."

Xue Jing rubbed his chin: "No wonder these two seem utterly unafraid of death..."

Especially that woman, who stared at him with loving eyes even before she died.

I originally thought it was because they were constantly walking on the edge of life and death, but now it seems that this is also a factor.

"But ultimately, it's hard to say whether the data-driven self after consciousness is uploaded is still the original self."

Ning Fengwan crossed her arms and held up the European Cup: "This is one of the eternal questions that humanity has been pondering: The Ship of Theseus?"

Xue Jing took a sip of juice and casually asked, "Is Deep Blue Network the only one that has mastered 'consciousness uploading'? Doesn't that mean they can hold countless secrets?"

Ning Fengwan said, "Of course, they will sign very strict agreements that do not allow infringement of customer privacy... but whether they will abide by them is another matter."

"The real secrets are only known to big shots, right? ... It seems that no one who can be called a 'big shot' has uploaded their consciousness to Deep Blue Network yet... After all, this technology has only been around for a few decades. Many concepts, ethics, and considerations have made consciousness uploading not so popular. As a result, Deep Blue Network's market value ranks very low among the giant companies."

She paused and then said:

"Besides, there are other ways to extend life besides consciousness uploading... Only people like the Giant God Brigade, who frequently face life-or-death crises on a physical level, have a need to extend their lives, and have no access to other methods of extending life, would choose consciousness uploading."

……

Xue Jing, who had chatted with Ning Fengwan for a long time and gained a lot of knowledge, went to have lunch at noon.

He then returned to his suite.

Ning Fengwan transformed back into her cat form, curled up on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

Opening the glass door to the balcony, Xue Jing stepped outside, inhaling the salty sea breeze and listening to the incessant sound of the waves. He closed his eyes and immersed himself in the moment.

In the space of consciousness, countless pixels rotated and emerged, constructing the Infinite Nova, which was exactly the same as in reality.

Then Xue Jing's own body appeared on the ship.

I was so tired yesterday that I went straight to sleep without even having a chance to test how much stronger I've become.

With a thought, countless pixels converged in front of him, transforming into an exaggerated barbell.

The two sides were filled with huge black barbell plates, making it clear that the weight was enormous.

Xue Jing stepped forward, reached out and gripped the barbell, tensed his muscles, and lifted it up.

"One ton... not bad."

Xue Jing lifted the barbell overhead. The alloy bar could barely support the weight of the weight plates on both sides, bending into a bow and making a metallic twisting sound as it was overwhelmed.

He hadn't tested his physical strength in a long time.

Xue Jing spun the barbell around in his hand and swung it upwards with force.

"crunch-"

The alloy barbell was bent to its limit and then snapped with a loud crack.

"Specific power values ​​are actually meaningless; they don't match the actual combat power that can be unleashed..."

Xue Jing pinched his chin.

A martial artist with a strong spirit can interfere with their own reality through mental manipulation, unleashing combat power beyond the limits of their physical body.

In terms of pure physical strength, he can probably only lift one or two tons, and at most, no more than five tons.

This level of strength sounds impressive, but in reality, it can't even lift a road roller.

If you add strength, you might be able to unleash seven or eight tons of power, but that's still nothing; your combat effectiveness is just so-so.

However, what was his actual combat performance?

A single slash can unleash a blade of energy that stretches for over ten meters, and when combined with Shadow Flame, it can create a jet-black tornado that forms a waterspout on the sea surface.

Leaving aside the extent of its power, the range alone is outrageous; it's simply not something that a mere few tons of force could accomplish.

With a thought, Xue Jing's pixels converged in front of him, transforming into a majestic human figure.

"Come on, senior brother, it has to be you."

Xue Jing clenched his fists and clashed them together twice.

After the eldest disciple Meng Boshang appeared, he glanced at Xue Jing, nodded calmly, as if to greet him.

Xue Jing was taken aback upon seeing this.

It seems that after the Visualization True upgrade, the person simulated by consciousness has become much more lifelike.

"Tornado Thunder - Extreme -"

"boom!"

With his hands behind his back, Meng Boshang took the punch head-on, his clothes bursting open to reveal his muscular chest.

It was covered with dense dragon scale imprints, far more exquisite and detailed than the dragon scale skin used by Xue Jing.

"...Even his personality seems to have been partially revealed; he clearly blocked the attack with his arm earlier."