I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Seeing this scene, Xue Jing raised an eyebrow: "Spitting everywhere, the local dragons' manners are really too low."

He extended his right hand and grasped the red-scaled dragon's hand.

At the same time, the hand of the Shadow Flame Giant holding the Red Scaled Dragon also grasped it simultaneously.

"Crack-"

With a crisp crack, the body of the Red Scaled Dragon was crushed flat, and flesh was squeezed out from the inside and out.

Its tail suddenly burst out in a cloud of blood mist, and its head opened its mouth, vomiting out chunks of flesh and blood.

[Slaying a special creature possessing divinity grants +29 divinity]

"Done... Let's go find the next one."

Xue Jing unfolded the map in his hand and pointed to the red dot closest to his current location.

"Just keep going around like this, clear out the outermost part first, then gradually clear inwards, solving it circle by circle..."

……

Two days later.

Wearing a black tactical uniform, Xue Jing walked on water, speeding across a large lake.

With each step he took, a thin plate of shadow flames would appear beneath his feet, and he would shoot forward like a sharp arrow.

As he moved forward, the violent air currents he created directly cleaved the lake surface in two, leaving a noticeable dent in the lake behind him, which was filled by the water several seconds later.

But even though he was moving at his maximum speed, there were still things that were faster than him.

Beneath the lake's surface, bathed in sunlight, a massive, dark shadow slowly approached him, gradually reaching his feet.

The dark shape looked like a giant fish over ten meters long, constantly thrashing its tail. As it approached Xue Jing, its body became more and more distinct and larger.

Until a certain moment—Bang!

The lake surface exploded, and a huge, monstrous fish with wings growing from its ribs, a six-pointed head, and golden scales shimmering in the blazing sun suddenly leaped out of the water.

"Roar--!!"

With a dragon's roar, the strange fish opened its mouth, full of sharp teeth, and lunged at Xue Jing.

Xue Jing remained calm, lightly touched the ground with his toes, stepped on the Shadow Flame Plate, and shot into the sky, just dodging the attack.

"Click——"

The giant mouth closed in mid-air, scattering the lake water and making a loud, teeth-grinding sound.

Xue Jing flipped his body in mid-air, head down, and with a stomp of the thin plate of shadow flames that condensed under his feet, he descended into the stream of strange fish below.

Black energy gathered on his right arm, igniting black flames that transformed into armored gauntlets. He then stretched out his hand, assuming a piercing stance.

Spiral indentations appeared all over the arm.

"Whirlwind Thunder - Pierce - "

The armored gauntlets were equipped with extremely sharp black claws, which, combined with the spiraling compression force of the whirlwind thunder, created an extremely powerful penetrating force.

The countless water droplets that filled the air as the strange fish leaped out of the water were instantly drawn in by this spiraling force, forming a waterspout.

"呲-"

The piercing hand made contact with the scales on the head of the strange fish. After a stalemate of about half a second, it shredded the scales and penetrated the fish's head, reaching nearly half a meter into its hard skull. However, due to the thickness of the skull, it could not be completely penetrated.

"Roar--!!"

With a painful groan, the strange fish began to frantically thrash its body in the air.

Xue Jing's left hand gripped the scales on the top of the strange fish's head, keeping his body from being flung away. The armor wrapped around his right hand, which had been inserted into the strange fish's body, was deactivated and reignited as black flames.

"boom--"

The pure shadow flames relentlessly annihilated the monster fish's skull, scorching a hole the thickness of an arm straight through to its brain.

Sensing the impending death, the strange fish let out a cry, its scales bristling up like a cat's fur standing on end.

Beneath every single scale that had been lifted was a tiny, dark hole. Combined with the densely packed, raised scales, the sight was incredibly terrifying. Upon seeing this, Xue Jing immediately felt goosebumps all over his body, and his trypophobia kicked in on the spot.

"Bah—!"

Water jets out like laser beams from countless tiny, densely packed holes.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xue Jing's body burst into black flames, which transformed into a magnificent armor covering his entire body.

Even so, under the laser water cannon with power comparable to armor-piercing bullets, the armor was blasted with countless holes, which were imprinted on the dragon scales he had condensed by circulating his energy.

"Dang-dang-dang-dang——"

Amidst the sound of metal clashing, the water cannon was blocked by the dragon scales, and Xue Jing felt a slight numbness and pain all over his body.

Without stopping, he immediately put both hands into the hole he had dug with the Thunderous Hand Technique. Then, with a burst of energy, dragon-shaped energy emerged from his body, coiling around him, and his whole body began to spin rapidly like a drill.

Turning into golden scales—

"Roar--!!"

Amidst the grotesque fish's agonizing screams, its head was torn apart, with bits of flesh constantly being squeezed out by the drill and scattered in all directions, creating a bloody rain that stained a patch of lake water red.

A few seconds later, Xue Jing was completely inside the 'brain hole', and the strange fish stopped struggling and fell into the lake, splashing up a huge spray of water.

Everything calmed down.

Seconds later, the lake water, now stained red, exploded, and a figure leaped out of the water and ran towards the shore.

Once ashore, Xue Jing channeled his inner energy.

The blood that covered his body suddenly burst open, turning into water droplets that soaked the surrounding ground.

He shook his hair to dry it, and his whole body immediately felt dry and refreshed.

"call--"

Xue Jing let out a soft sigh, feeling somewhat tired.

He opened the panel and took a look.

[Slaying a special creature possessing divinity grants +91 divinity]

[Possessing Divinity: 1029]

"The closer to the center, the higher the danger level of the dragon species..."

Xue Jing looked thoughtful.

For the past two days, he has been hunting dragon species continuously.

He has now cleared two circles of dragons on the map, from the outside in, and killed nearly thirty dragons in total.

From casually killing the outer dragon species at the beginning to the strange fish-like dragon species that he had spent a lot of effort to kill just now, Xue Jing clearly felt that he was becoming more and more exhausted.

"Judging from this, I'm afraid I might not be able to defeat these three around the Roaring Falls."

Xue Jing unfolded the map he took out of his backpack and touched the three large red dots in the center with his finger.

"However, we might not be able to beat them now, but things might change in a couple of days," Xue Jing said softly.

These past two days have been tough farming for divinity, but the rewards have been immense.

Not only did he gain divine power, but the continuous real-world combat also gave him a huge experience boost in his regular skills.

[Fitness Lv10 (1261/?)]

【Health Preservation Lv8 (5402/6000)】

【Cooking Skill Lv6 (2120/3000)】

[Running Lv8 (2169/6000)]

[Charm Technique Lv10 (10000+/?)]

[Aiming for Lv8 (3596/6000)]

【Fighting Lv8 (3623/6000)】

【Hidden Dragon Strength Lv7 (4521/9000)】

【Visualization - True Lv6 (988/7000)】

【Military Attack Lv7 (4197/4500)】

Swimming Lv5 (533/2000)

【Riding Lv4 (499/1200)】

[Acting Lv5 (355/2000)]

Among them, the biggest gain was from fitness, which provided nearly 6,000 experience points, directly raising me to Lv10 and fulfilling one of the conditions for advancement!

Upon reaching Lv10, the experience points that turned into question marks also resolved one of Xue Jing's doubts.

It seems that the upper limit of regular skills is Lv10, and [Charm] is not an exception.

Perhaps only after refining one's skills can one continue to improve.

Unfortunately, he has met the three conditions required for fitness advancement: Lv10 and 1000 divinity, but the last condition, which is unclear, still shows 'insufficient conditions'.

Otherwise, he could have elevated fitness to a whole new level right there and then.

Besides fitness, the experience gained in other skills is equally significant.

Running earned me nearly 4,000 experience points, leveling up to Lv8. I gained over 3,000 in Health Preservation, over 3,000 in Aim, over 3,000 in Combat, and nearly 4,000 in Hidden Dragon Strength.

The Visualization True skill has reached Lv6, and the three skills of swimming, riding, and acting have also gained a lot of experience points, each increasing by one level.

His progress is incredibly fast; he's never grown this quickly since he first got the character panel.

His overall basic skills improved significantly.

Closing the panel, Xue Jing felt a deep sense of satisfaction. He reached into the backpack that the crow was holding, rummaged around for a while, and took out a 'monitor'.

"Hmm? This is the last one."

Xue Jing touched the inside of the backpack and found it was empty.

Over two days, following Dr. Shen's instructions, he placed a monitor at regular intervals, and now all of the nearly thirty monitors in his backpack are gone.