I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

……

It was already 11 p.m., but there were still quite a few floors in the office building with their lights on, all occupied by office workers who were forced to stay and work overtime.

Suddenly, everyone in the entire office building heard a tremendous dragon roar.

"Roar----!!"

Instantly, everyone froze, motionless, even their eyes were frozen.

In nature, when a weak creature encounters a predator at the top of the food chain, in order to protect itself, all the cells in its body will instantly submit, and it will remain motionless like a stiff corpse, falling into a state of suspended animation.

This is the most humble plea for mercy, praying that the predator will spare them because it despises the carcass.

At this moment, everyone was awakened to the instincts hidden deep within their genes.

Several dozen seconds later, the people in the office building gradually recovered and began to breathe and cough desperately to relieve their discomfort.

"Cough cough cough cough... Huff, huff... What... happened...?"

"I...saw a dragon."

"I thought I was going to die..."

The sudden and terrifying event left everyone bewildered and in a state of panic.

Meanwhile, in the meditation room of the Hidden Dragon Dojo, Xue Jing was staring blankly at his right fist as he threw the punch.

Wisps of smoke were rising from his fist, the hair on his arm was burned and curled, and the skin on his entire right arm was a bright red color... This was caused by the high temperature generated by the intense air friction.

In front of him, almost nothing had changed, except that a fist-sized spiral hole had appeared in a glass window.

An ordinary piece of glass was pierced by the force of a punch, but instead of shattering, it was left with a 'punch hole'.

Anyone with a basic understanding of physics knows how terrifying this is, and how incredibly powerful the penetrating force must be to create an effect that prevents the glass from shattering.

Xue Jing's gaze followed the spiral-shaped 'fist hole' on the glass and looked into the distance.

Far exceeding human limits, he could clearly see that a hundred meters away, at the top of a building, there was a large decorative bead about three meters in diameter.

That's the famous 'Pearl Building' in Dongcheng District. The pearl is the symbol of the building, hence the name "Pearl Building".

At this moment, a spiral-shaped fist-shaped hole, exactly the same size as the one on the glass, appeared on the pearl, piercing right through it.

"This is the 'Secret Technique: Finishing Touch'..."

Xue Jing stared in amazement at the terrifying power of this attack.

There was nothing particularly dramatic; it was merely a 'penetrating force' that extended continuously in the direction of the punch.

It's simple, yet terrifying.

The greatest sound is silent, the greatest form is formless; it possesses an extremely pure destructive power.

It's like adding that seemingly insignificant yet crucial 'dotting the eyes' to a massive dragon!

"Huh...huh..."

Li Qi collapsed in his wheelchair, panting heavily. Meng Qingjiao stood silently behind him, reaching out to pat his back and soothe him.

"……How does it feel?"

He paused for a moment before asking.

At this moment, Li Qi seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant, and was extremely weak.

Xue Jing walked up to him, knelt down on one knee, placed his hand on his knee, and asked worriedly, "Master, are you alright?"

Li Qi waved his hand, took a few breaths, and said, "It's nothing serious, nothing to worry about."

“During your time in Fengcheng, I consulted your theory of ‘mental interference with self-reality’ and gained a lot from it.”

"Although it was only for a moment... I was able to unleash my full strength in that moment, which was just right for you."

"However... this will only happen once, because my old bones are truly completely empty."

He joked in a lighthearted tone.

“Master…” Xue Jing remained silent for a while.

Li Qi smiled and said, "Alright, stop being so long-winded. Tell me your feelings and how much you've learned."

Xue Jing thought for a moment and said, "All of them."

In that instant, his consciousness spread throughout his body, firmly imprinting all the changes within him.

Li Qi was taken aback upon hearing this, then a look of relief appeared on his face:

"Good, good, as expected of you."

"Now you've learned the 'dotting the eyes' technique... However, you cannot use this move until I tell you it's safe to use, unless you're at your wit's end and have to fight for your life."

Li Qi said solemnly.

"The 'finishing touch' just now was performed with all my strength."

"The requirements for using this move are among the highest in almost all schools of martial arts. Your physical strength in all aspects is not yet up to standard. If you force yourself to use it, the worst outcome will be serious injury and near death, or even an extremely high probability of dying on the spot."

"Understand?"

Xue Jing nodded seriously: "I understand, Master."

Li Qi hummed in agreement, then said wearily, "Alright, you all should go and rest too. I need to rest now, I'm exhausted."

Xue Jing stood up, said goodbye to Li Qi, and then slowly left Yangxin Room with Meng Qingjiao.

In the corridor, Meng Qingjiao reached out and touched Xue Jing's head, then straightened his slightly disheveled collar.

Xue Jing smiled and said, "Senior Sister, are you going back?"

"..." Meng Qingjiao nodded, her expression cold.

"Didn't I say last time that I would cook a big meal for my senior sister?"

Xue Jing thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Senior sister, you can come to my house anytime you're free."

Meng Qingjiao's eyes brightened slightly.

……

When Xue Jing got home, it was almost midnight.

He first took a shower in the bathroom, changed into some loose and comfortable clothes, and then lay down on the bed, stroking the sleeping cat while opening the control panel.

[You have achieved a breakthrough in the ultimate technique, gaining a completely new understanding of combat. Combat experience points +3268]

[You have achieved a breakthrough in the profound meaning of Hidden Dragon Ruyi Force, gaining a completely new understanding of it. Hidden Dragon Ruyi Force experience points +4262]

[Fighting skill upgraded to Lv10 (2624/?)]

[Hidden Dragon Ruyi Force upgraded to Lv9 (3187/13000)]

[Detectable fusion skill: Fighting + Hidden Dragon Ruyi Force]

Fusion conditions:

Firstly, Fighting skill level 10 (already met).

Secondly, Hidden Dragon Ruyi Force Lv10

Thirdly, required divinity: 1000.

"Ok?"

Xue Jing suddenly sat up, causing the mattress to shake and knocking the cat off.

……

(I just realized yesterday was my birthday. Since it's based on the lunar calendar, I can never remember the exact date...)

(I'll write another chapter later to celebrate...)

Chapter 189 Skill Fusion, Time to Grind! Tutorial Lv1

The cat woke up the moment it was shaken off the mattress. According to the Butter Cat Paradox, even before it had fully realized what was happening, it gracefully turned over in mid-air and landed on all fours.

"...Ah Jing, what are you doing?"

The cat's face showed anthropomorphic dissatisfaction.

Xue Jing blinked and said calmly, "It's nothing, just a leg cramp."

Leg cramps?

The cat's lips twitched.

"I'm too lazy to care about you."

She leaned forward, stuck out her bottom, stretched, jumped back onto the bed, pressed her two front paws under Xue Jing's armpits, found a comfortable position, curled up, and lay down.

"Don't smoke anymore," she said, pouting.

Xue Jing smiled and shook his head, stroking the cat while looking at the panel in front of him that only he could see.

"Skill fusion..."

"Why didn't you say so earlier that it had this function?"

Xue Jing suppressed his excitement and looked at the conditions for skill fusion.

Fighting skill Lv10, Hidden Dragon Ruyi Force Lv10, and Divinity 1000...

"Compared to the question mark conditions for skill sublimation, the conditions for skill fusion are much more favorable. They directly and clearly state the specific requirements, and they're not difficult either. Right now, I only need 10,000 experience points to unlock the Hidden Dragon Ruyi Force..."

After thinking about it, Xue Jing felt something was wrong.

"No, the conditions for skill fusion are probably more difficult than those for sublimation. The difficulty lies not in the three conditions for fusion, but in the 'triggering conditions'."

"The Hidden Dragon Ruyi Force is a specialized skill that has undergone two rounds of refinement, making it very rare in itself, and obtaining this skill is extremely difficult."

"Moreover, the fusion condition was only triggered after I had an epiphany about 'the finishing touch', and this level of 'epiphany' is itself a difficult point."

"There should also be issues like the synergy between the two skills..."