I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Du Mingluan took a deep breath, his whole body surging with energy.

"Once is enough!"

The next moment, Xue Jing suddenly realized that the sky had darkened.

This was not an illusion; at least in his field of vision, through the stadium's atrium ceiling, the entire sky outside was stained with night, turning into pitch black.

“This is…” Xue Jing’s eyes flickered.

The audience members all looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with confusion.

"What's going on? It's getting dark?"

"It's only four in the afternoon! What's going on, is there a typhoon?"

Kou Chengjian suddenly stood up, exclaiming incredulously, "How is this possible!?"

Yin Muhu, standing beside him, was also filled with disbelief: "Profound level!?"

Xue Wan quickly asked, "What do you mean?"

"When activated, the spirit's consciousness radiates outwards, drawing everyone around into its spiritual domain..."

"This is the kind of power only a secret-level killing move can display!"

"This Du Mingluan has actually mastered a profound level killing move?" Yin Muhu turned to look at Kou Chengjian.

The latter said with an innocent look on his face, "I can't get there?"

Yin Muhu frowned and said, "This is bad. Brother Xue might really be in for a surprise attack..."

Xue Wan crossed her arms, supporting her ample breasts, and scoffed in disbelief, "Impossible, A-Jing won't lose."

Xue Jing, who was constantly being targeted by his older sister, narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Du Mingluan, who had unleashed his profound domain:

"So that's how it is, this is what you're relying on..."

Du Mingluan shook his head and said calmly:

"Xue Jing, your strength is undoubtedly superior to mine, but today, I will surely defeat you."

"Surrender, before this earth-shattering move..."

He struck a strange starting pose, like a bat or an eagle, and leaped into the air, briefly lingering there.

Immediately, fine ripples began to spread in the void around him.

"—Night King Style Secret Technique: Night Cicada".

The next moment, the stadium was filled with the endless chirping of cicadas.

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp—"

Watching the figure swooping down, tearing through the air, Xue Jing sighed softly.

"It seems no one has stipulated that...only you can use ultimate techniques, right?"

His pupils were instantly tinged with a divine silver-white.

In the sky, a huge full moon suddenly appeared in the originally dark night.

Under the full moon's glow, silvery-white cherry blossoms drifted down slowly.

In an instant, the endless chirping of cicadas came to an abrupt halt.

Du Mingluan, who was swooping down from the sky, froze. The immense power he had gathered at one point suddenly dissipated.

He looked incredulous.

As if enveloped by the killing intent of the heavens, a terrifying will descended upon him, one that rendered him utterly powerless to resist.

That was... fate.

Xue Jing's divine silver eyes revealed indifference and disdain as he made a chop gesture with his right hand.

"呲-"

It was just a light, gentle swing.

It passed by Du Mingluan, who was swooping down.

A flash of silver-white light appeared.

Against the backdrop of the picturesque silver cherry blossoms and the full moon, Xue Jing, with his back to Du Mingluan, slowly sheathed his hand blade.

The next moment, countless tiny wounds burst open all over Du Mingluan's body, densely packed, as if he had been subjected to the torture of being slowly sliced ​​to death.

Silvery-white blade energy continuously burst forth from each wound, constantly drawing his blood away from his body.

It wasn't until Xue Jing snapped his fingers that the silver-white sword energy emanating from his body suddenly stopped, turning into silver specks of light and dissipating like tangible moonlight.

Xue Jing reached out and brushed off the silver cherry blossom petals that clung to his clothes. In the silence of the entire arena, he turned and walked toward the contestants' passage.

Du Mingluan lay on the ground covered in blood, but he was not unconscious. He looked at Xue Jing, who was passing by without even glancing at him, and asked blankly:

"What's this move called?"

Xue Jing paused for a moment, then said, "Cherry Blossom Moon."

After saying that, he stepped into the athletes' tunnel.

Only a few seconds later, the commentator's shocked shouts echoed throughout the stadium:

"The outcome of the match is decided!!"

"Instant kill! Another instant kill!"

"Xue Jing, facing Du Mingluan's Night King Style Ultimate Technique: Night Cicada, chose to retaliate with his own ultimate technique!"

"Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, we have the honor of witnessing a battle between two young geniuses who have stepped into the realm of profound skills in an U19 knockout tournament!"

"In the end, Xue Jing emerged victorious and secured his ticket to the finals!"

"Invincible, only invincible can describe Xue Jing's amazing performance in this elimination round!"

After a moment of silence, the stands erupted in a deafening roar that shook the stadium.

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! What is that?!"

"Secret Technique? To see someone use a secret technique in an U19 match! And it's a dream match of secret techniques against secret techniques!"

"Xue Jing, just who is he?! I've never heard of the Hidden Dragon School before. Why have I never heard of such a terrifying genius before? He's been hiding his talent far too well!"

"What was that move just now? It was so beautiful! It's not like the Hidden Dragon move at all!"

"A memorable scene, this is definitely another memorable scene!"

"My husband unleashed a powerful chop, creating a silver cherry blossom full moon that instantly killed his opponent. The scene was so poetic and picturesque!"

In the spectator area, Xue Wan shook Yin Muhu's thick arm excitedly: "How about that? How about that? I told you A Jing couldn't possibly lose!"

Yin Muhu stared blankly at the arena, still not having recovered his senses.

The other young players sitting in the spectator area showed the same behavior.

Compared to laymen who only have a superficial understanding, they are much more aware of the true value of ultimate killing moves.

And now, they not only see two geniuses capable of unleashing their ultimate techniques.

I also saw one of them completely crush the other without any suspense.

Kou Chengjian, who was standing next to him, unconsciously uttered a sentence that made all the contestants present look bitter.

"Is there any point in us continuing to practice martial arts?"

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Chapter 174 Xue Jing, the Innately Arrogant Saint Body, and Xue Wan, Who Has No Elder Sister Authority (5K)

Amidst the long-lasting cheers and clamor, which resembled a tsunami, Xue Jing walked back to the backstage contestants' lounge.

"Clap clap clap-"

As soon as I entered, I was greeted by applause from my agent, Jiang Siwei.

She clapped her hands until they were red, and her pretty face, adorned with exquisite makeup, still flushed with excitement, said excitedly:

"That's amazing, Xiao Jing, you're so amazing!"

"You are a born martial arts superstar!"

Seeing that she looked like she was about to pounce on him, Xue Jing waved his hand to calm her down.

"This is nothing, Sister Wei... I told you I don't want to be a celebrity."

Jiang Siwei shook her head: "I know you don't have that intention, and I won't try to persuade you anymore... but you really can't hide it."

"You are someone who naturally attracts attention. You don't need to do anything; you will naturally gain attention... Even if you don't intend to become a star, you will become a celebrity that you can't hide from, no matter where you go!"

Xue Jing smiled, neither confirming nor denying: "Is that so?"

Jiang Siwei counted on her fingers and said, "Look, you've only participated in three matches so far, but every single one of them has garnered massive attention and buzz... Let's not even talk about the first two matches, but what did you do in the last one?"

"A protagonist-level character makes a stunning entrance, arriving late and descending from the sky, instantly defeating the opponent with ultimate techniques, leaving behind the iconic scene of Silver Cherry Blossom Full Moon... The scariest thing is, you didn't do it on purpose!"

"It's so natural, as if God is particularly fond of you and deliberately arranged it so that you can show off your grandeur!"

Xue Jing: "..."

"In today's popular parlance, it's called 'the innate body of pretentiousness'."

Jiang Siwei pondered earnestly, "There's no need to deliberately arrange any publicity or create any persona for you. You can naturally become the center of attention on your own."

Xue Jing said speechlessly, "What the hell? You're exaggerating too much. These are just coincidences..."

Jiang Siwei crossed her arms and said definitively, "Once or twice might be a coincidence, but starting from the third time, it won't be."

Xue Jing's lips twitched slightly: "Whatever makes you happy."

After chatting with her for a while, Xue Jing casually asked:

"By the way, Sister Wei, I just heard the commentators say that I've advanced to the finals?"

Jiang Siwei nodded: "That's right."