I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Xue Jing poured a little of the "Clean Freak Treasure" into his hand. It contained a colorless, transparent, water-like liquid.

After rubbing the liquid and spreading it evenly on his hands, Xue Jing reached out and brushed it all over the cat's fur.

In an instant, all the invisible fine dust, fallen cat hair, and everything else that could be considered 'dirty' on the cat's body were washed away.

The cat felt as if it had taken ten baths in an instant, its fur was fluffy and extremely clean, and it felt very comfortable.

"Hmm? What is this?" she asked curiously.

“【GOD-662·Clean Freak Treasure】.” Xue Jing closed the lid and smiled.

"This product can wash away anything that the user perceives as 'dirty'... such as 'tattoos,' which cannot be removed by conventional methods. If someone who considers tattoos to be dirty uses [Clean Freak Treasure], it can easily remove them."

"It can cleanse not only physical dirt, but also mental dirt... For example, if I see an image of you pooping and perceive it as a 'dirty memory,' I can wash it away with this cleanliness-enhancing product..."

The cat's lips twitched: "...Can you please stop using me as an example?"

Xue Jing waved his hand: "I understand, beautiful girls don't poop, they only expel pink dreams..."

Cat: "..."

"You're disgusting. Quickly erase my memory of hearing you say that," she complained.

Xue Jing placed the cleanliness consumable on the table. "Of course, the key point is perception... If the user doesn't see everything as 'dirty,' then this thing won't wash anything away."

As he spoke, he picked up the pair of "Two Undoubted" earrings next to him.

"What is this?" the cat scratched its head.

Xue Jing didn't reply, but directly put one on her right cat ear—it was a clip-on earring that could be worn without pierced ears.

He then picked up another one and put it on his left ear.

Xue Jing didn't give the cat a chance to react at all, and asked with a smile:

"Teacher Wan, do you really like me?"

Upon hearing this, the cat snorted softly, its face displaying anthropomorphic disdain, and said:

"What a joke."

"Of course I'm Chao..."

Before she could even utter a word, the cat's keen fighting instincts made her immediately realize what she was about to say.

She made a quick decision and forcefully bit her tongue.

“Na na ne na le”.

Under the pressure of pain, the words that came out were completely distorted, and it was impossible to understand what was being said.

Tears welled in the cat's eyes from the pain. She glared at Xue Jing, immediately yanked the earring off with her paw, and angrily said:

"What the hell is this?!"

Because her tongue still hurts, she speaks incoherently.

"What a pity," Xue Jing said with a regretful expression.

I thought I could be a little too aloof and haughty, but I didn't expect the cat to be so perceptive.

……

At night, Xue Jing lay in bed, staring at the control panel, deep in thought.

[Twins Lv4] [Shadowflame Lv6] [Plant Pact Lv6] [Dragon Horn Lv5]

[Possessing Divinity: 5137]

How do I use it?

Five thousand divinities—that's not a small number, but it's not a large number either.

If it were when he first got the panel, this would have been an unimaginable sum of money, but now, a level 6 divine skill requires 2,000 divine points to level up.

If nothing unexpected happens, the upgrade requirement for Lv7 will be 3,000 divinity... In that case, 5,000 divinity will only be enough to upgrade Shadowflame or Plant Pact to Lv8.

"In short, level up Shadowflame first."

【Shadow Flame】is still his best and strongest skill, and to some extent represents the 'upper limit' of his combat power.

As long as Shadow Flame is improved, it's equivalent to raising his combat power ceiling.

Xue Jing clicked to upgrade.

【Shadowflame Lv7 (Divinity required for upgrade: 3137/3000)】

Instead of immediately testing the changes after the upgrade, Xue Jing continued to look at the panel.

"In another three or four days, [Zhenwu] will be able to max out its experience. If we want to reserve 1,000 divinity for [Zhenwu]'s upgrade, we will have 2,000 available."

"Or maybe we could just upgrade Shadowflame by another level... and then use all the divinity we get on Shadowflame, grind it to Lv10 first, and get the 'Divine Avatar' out?"

After thinking for a moment, Xue Jing closed the panel.

"Let's put it on hold for now, since we can upgrade it anytime."

He snapped his fingers, and black energy instantly gathered in the shadows of the room, silently igniting black flames everywhere.

Looking at the ball of black flames in front of him, a feeling arose in his heart.

Instinctively, Xue Jing suddenly transformed into a black shadow and entered the ball of black flames in front of him.

The next moment, Xue Jing's figure emerged from another ball of black flame in the room.

He blinked: "This is... spatial teleportation ability?"

Just now, he did not move at all on a physical level. Instead, after entering the black flames, he immediately walked out from another ball of black flames without any movement trajectory.

Without a doubt, this is a clear example of spatial movement that ignores obstacles.

"Damn, if I used this ability to deliver food, I wouldn't have to wait for the elevator anymore."

Xue Jing touched his chin.

"Let's call it 'Shadow Leap'... That way, I have both the ability to hide in the shadows like 'Shadow Lurk' and the spatial teleportation ability like 'Shadow Leap.' Could it be that [Shadow Flame] is essentially an assassination skill?"

"These are both abilities that Assassins dream of..."

Xue Jing walked out of the room, went to the living room, opened the glass door to the balcony, stepped out, and jumped off the balcony.

After a few maneuvers, he arrived in the community garden and began to experiment with 'shadow jump' with great interest.

First, he condensed two balls of black flame, placing one beside himself and letting the other fly as far away as possible.

When Xue Jing felt that he had almost reached the limit of his control range, he was a hundred meters away. Then, with a 'shadow leap', he disappeared into the black flames beside him.

The next moment, he emerged from the black flames a hundred meters away.

"Hmm... I don't know if there are any specific distance restrictions, but within 100 meters is perfectly fine."

"Next, let's test the cooldown time and cost..."

Xue Jing continued his experiments in the deserted garden at night and soon obtained specific data.

"The current maximum teleportation distance is tentatively set at one hundred meters."

"Both the consumption and cooldown time are related to the distance. If the distance is one meter, the consumption is negligible and the cooldown time is about one second... If the distance is one hundred meters, it will consume the mana bar of the Light and Shadow Flame after about thirty uses, and the cooldown time will be more than 20 seconds."

Xue Jing stretched, walked back to the ground floor of his building, and leaped dozens of meters high, landing back on his balcony.

He left his dirty slippers outside on the balcony and walked barefoot back to his room.

"After warrior and mage, I now have an assassin template."

"Nothing is true, everything is permitted!"

Lying in bed, Xue Jing suddenly had a whimsical idea.

"By the way, speaking of this, I wonder if A-Ban can activate a skill similar to 'stealth,' which is a standard skill for assassins... Let's try practicing it tomorrow."

……

the next day.

In the Hidden Dragon Dojo.

"Master~"

Zong Shichan stood in the corridor, opening the doors of each cultivation room while calling out.

She was wearing a practice uniform, her shoulder-length black hair was tied into a single ponytail, and her height of just over 1.4 meters, coupled with her tender and pretty little face, made her look petite and adorable.

"Master, where are you?"

Zong Shichan called out while scratching his head in confusion.

Master just told her to come to the training room, saying he would teach her martial arts, but now he's nowhere to be found.

"Master~"

Even after opening all the doors to the training rooms, she still couldn't find Xue Jing.

"Eh?"

What the little girl didn't notice was that there was a figure following her the whole time.

She takes a step, and her shadow follows her; she stops, and her shadow stops with her, their synchronization is almost 100%.

No matter how she turned around, retreated, or made any other move, his figure always maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far from her, always remaining in her blind spot.

Xue Jing stood behind his little apprentice, watching her intently, trying his best to conceal any trace of his presence.

Although he had not learned any stealth techniques and might seem ridiculous in front of a highly skilled person with keen senses, he could still easily bully a little girl.

There's something strange about me; I feel like I'm some kind of perverted lolicon who stalks little girls...

The little girl kept searching for Xue Jing within the dojo, and whenever she encountered someone else, Xue Jing would immediately use 'Shadow Stealth' to hide in the little girl's shadow.

As time went by, Xue Jing became increasingly skilled at using techniques to conceal his aura, thanks to his extraordinary talent as a True Martial Body.

Until a certain moment, Xue Jing suddenly had a flash of inspiration. His internal energy instinctively circulated within him, controlling his body and instantly reducing his own scent, breathing sounds, the sound of wind stirring up the air when he moved, footsteps... even his mere 'presence'.

[Conditions met, skill activated: Concealment]

【Concealment Lv1 (0/300)】