I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

He put his phone on Do Not Disturb mode before going into the ring, and only when he took it out did he see a lot of WeChat messages and missed calls.

My classmates', Li Ge's, our homeroom teacher Du Shiwei's, my senior classmate Zhu Shanying's, my parents', my sister Xue Wan's...

While replying to messages, Xue Jing strolled towards the hotel, taking a leisurely walk.

……

Late at night, at Fengcheng Wharf.

An unassuming little fishing boat slowly approaches the shore as the tide rises and falls.

Three people were standing on the deck of the fishing boat.

Two of the three were quite strange.

They were unusually tall, almost 2.3 meters or more, and each of them had a black headscarf wrapped around their head. In the slightly cool weather of the south, before winter had even arrived, they had thick furs wrapped around their necks and long-sleeved clothes that covered their entire bodies completely.

Its physique is also quite strange. Although it is standing, its body is hunched over, its head is tilted forward severely, and its knees are bent. It does not seem to be intentional, but rather that its body structure itself cannot stand upright.

It's like... a large, ferocious beast standing upright.

Two tall men sandwiched another person between them, each placing a hand on the other person's shoulder.

If Xue Jing and Ning Fengwan were here, they would discover that the person sandwiched in the middle was actually the priest of the Qingcheng Dragon Cult—Mr. An.

"puff--"

The bow of the fishing boat suddenly sank and plunged into the water. Two tall men grabbed Mr. An's shoulders and leaped more than ten meters into the water, landing on the shore of the harbor.

The two tall men fell from a height of more than ten meters, and their feet touched the ground without making a sound.

Mr. An was lifted up by the two men like a chick and landed steadily.

One of the men closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said:

"I can smell it, the sacred scent of the Cat God."

Another person reminded him, "You're wrong, Bazebu. The cat is only one aspect of Him. We should respectfully call Him the 'Lion God' or the 'War King'."

Bazebu pouted and said, "Whatever... Belial, what should we do now?"

"That old man, Humianzi, only told us names and locations... Are we supposed to search the entire city?"

Belial said, "Of course we can't do that, which is why I brought this person along."

As he spoke, he patted Mr. An on the shoulder.

Bazebu asked in confusion, "Huh? Isn't this little snake supposed to be a snack to satisfy my cravings?"

Belial: "Of course not... at least not now. The woman who bought the 'holy relic' is the leader of the Dragon Cult in Qingcheng, and this person is the priest of the Qingcheng Dragon Cult."

"He had a way to contact that cult leader, so he arranged for him to meet him..."

Mr. An blinked his red vertical pupils and chuckled, "My two secret envoys, we agreed beforehand that your sect's sacred artifact would be handed over to you, but in return, the sect leader's life must be spared... She is the person our main sect specifically requested, and will eventually become the crown prince of the 'Infinite Dragon'..."

Belial said impatiently, "You have no room for negotiation. Hurry up and arrange to meet her before Bazebu can still hold back from eating you."

A bead of cold sweat appeared on Mr. An's forehead as he said, "This will take time... The cult leader isn't someone we can contact all the time; we have to wait until she goes online and logs onto that website herself..."

Belial's gaze turned cold: "Then you'd better pray she does it soon."

"otherwise……"

Mr. An chuckled awkwardly, "Yes, yes..."

These untamed beasts of the Lion Saint Cult!

He cursed inwardly.

……

April Summary Report

I feel like I've already tried my best, but after looking at the total word count for the month in the backend, I have to admit that I've fallen far short again...

I've encountered several pitfalls while writing this book, but because I've been relatively proactive in admitting my mistakes, my grades haven't fluctuated much. I'm truly grateful for the tolerance of the readers.

The only problem is still updates; too few updates have led to a drop in follow-up orders, but overall performance has been maintained. Although it has not increased, it has not fallen below 10,000 orders either.

That was close; I almost starved to death.

Thank you for your tolerance and criticism. Of course, I will not accept insults. Although I will not talk back and will only delete posts because you are all my benefactors, I will still mentally kill those who make direct personal attacks.

A new month, let's continue to look to the future! I dare not make any promises about how much more I'll update, but I'll try my best. In fact, my recent updates seem to have improved a bit... I've updated 6,000 words a few days, and even 8,000 words a day, that's amazing.

Also, here's a shout-out to the bonus chapter of the monthly pass event. You can find it in the app's menu; just cast a monthly pass to watch it!

This chapter is about a top-ten divine relic, [GOD-005·Mirror World]. There will be a small spoiler about future events, but it's completely unrelated to the main story and won't affect your reading at all.

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Chapter 141 Accelerated Growth of Vitality, the Suspicious Mr. An

Noon on the second day.

Xue Jing was practicing his daily Dragon Hibernation Technique and Armor Shaking Technique at the gym.

The five major training methods are skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and blood. Today, he is going to practice the "shaking nail" technique of "bone training," which also corresponds to the "kidney training" among the five internal organs. Strong kidneys lead to strong bones, and vice versa.

Because the practice of the Shaking Armor Exercise is extremely demanding, it must be rotated daily, with only one set of movements practiced each day to allow the body ample time to rest and recover.

Xue Jing had always been like this before, but today was different.

His long, drawn-out breathing gradually subsided, but Xue Jing's bones continued to tremble violently, emitting a rumbling, muffled sound.

From an internal perspective, the kidneys are constantly expanding and contracting, squeezing out a small amount of dark, turbid material with each expansion and contraction, which is then swept away by the torrent of blood.

Each time the cloudy substance is squeezed out, the kidneys become imperceptibly stronger, and their surface becomes more crystal clear, giving a clean feeling.

Having completed a full set of bone-strengthening and kidney-strengthening exercises, the body was now quite exhausted, with varying degrees of damage throughout.

Martial arts training emphasizes moderation; too much of anything is bad. You need to stop and rest now, and continue tomorrow after your body has recovered.

But Xue Jing had a sudden thought.

From an internal perspective, the flames burning quietly within his body are a manifestation of his immense life force.

A powerful and influential spiritual force began to interfere with the life force within the body, forcibly mobilizing it.

The flame of life began to burn fiercely and intensely, surging towards the various injuries caused by practicing the Shaking Armor Technique.

In just over ten seconds, all the damage was healed and the body was fully recovered.

He then continued to practice the Shaking Armor Technique.

Xue Jing only stopped after practicing the entire routine once more, when his bones emitted a continuous, rumbling thunderous sound.

Instead of continuing to forcefully restore his life force to heal his injuries, he picked up the nebulizer that was already filled with liquefied Dragon Thunder Powder, put it on his face, and turned it on.

By practicing breathing techniques, one inhales the Dragon Thunder Powder, which is atomized into a golden mist, into the lungs, where it is transported through the blood to the kidneys and the entire body.

After all the liquefied Dragon Thunder Powder was gone, Xue Jing removed the nebulizer and opened the panel to take a look.

[You have completed one session of the Nail-Shaking Exercise, gaining 351 Fitness Experience Points]

[...Hidden Dragon Strength Experience Points +333]

[...Fitness experience points +359]

[...Hidden Dragon Strength Experience Points +349]

[You have taken kidney-nourishing medication, Health Preservation Experience Points +221]

After examining the burning of life force within his body, Xue Jing opened his eyes.

"The strong vitality brought by the Lv8 Health Preservation skill allows me to forcibly repair the damage to my body, and I practice the Nail Shaking Exercise twice a day."

"As a result, the daily guaranteed experience points for fitness and Hidden Dragon Strength have doubled to 700 points... The progress of the five major training methods, which cannot be reflected on the panel, has also doubled."

Xue Jing nodded in satisfaction.

His growth rate is getting faster and faster.

If it weren't for the fact that life force itself needs time to recover, he could cultivate relentlessly all day long, and immediately forcefully activate his life force to recover from the damage as soon as he finished.

But that would be forcibly overdrawing one's life force, and there will always be a time when one's vitality cannot keep up.

Now, by stimulating the life force to recover from damage once a day and practicing the nail-shaking exercise twice a day, the life force itself will be fully restored the next day, achieving a perfect balance.

As your "health preservation" level increases, your vitality will also become more and more vigorous, and soon you'll be able to practice three, four, five times a day...

If you can gain several thousand experience points in a single day, wouldn't that be incredible?

Xue Jing stood up, left the gym, and walked into the living room.

Ning Fengwan, in her cat-eared girl form, was lying on the sofa, playing with Xue Jing's phone.

Two long, slender legs were bare beneath the denim shorts, kicking up and down, while the tail on the pert buttocks swayed back and forth, looking quite leisurely.

Seeing Xue Jing emerge from the gym, Ning Fengwan rolled over, sat up in a duck-like position, handed her phone to Xue Jing, and said:

"Ah Jing, look at this."

"Hmm?" Xue Jing walked up to her, took the phone, and glanced at it.

The screen showed a chat page that he had seen before.

It was that forum page called 'The Inner World'. He had seen it before when he used screen recording software to spy on what the cat was doing on the computer.

[def3y64b: Master, are you in Maple City right now?]

[def3y64b: I need to speak with you urgently, let's meet.]

There were only these two chat logs. Ning Fengwan did not reply. The message was sent at 11 p.m. last night.

Xue Jing stroked his chin and asked, "Who is this?"

Ning Fengwan crossed her arms, straightened her back, and pondered, "It should be Mr. An."

"Only that little girl Yunqin knows my account on the Inner World Forum. She's currently working with Mr. An, and this is a new account, registered just a few days ago, yet she knows who I am. It must be Mr. An."