I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

On the other side, Pei Xiaoen had already set Xue Jing's message to special attention, and a loud ringtone would sound as soon as it was received. Therefore, even though she was sound asleep in the middle of the night, she was immediately awakened.

After checking the message, he was both excited and shocked, and immediately began calling his superiors to report it.

Soon after, the entire city of Qingcheng began to stir quietly.

……

When Xue Jing saw that the other side had directly used ISE, he knew that a major battle was inevitable.

However, since he had already sent out the message, as long as Pei Xiaoen and the Qingcheng government weren't idiots, they should be able to handle it. His own mission was complete.

Xue Jing glanced at the lights that had come on in the surrounding residential buildings, thought for a moment, and then said:

"Don't fight here, it's disturbing the peace."

If possible, he didn't want to start a fight in a place with too many passersby.

His current combat power is already far too exaggerated compared to ordinary people. Every move he makes will cause great destruction. When he goes all out, all his divine skills are AOE to the maximum.

The bear-like man opposite him needs no introduction. Just the fact that he was unharmed after taking a direct hit to the eye already demonstrates his physical strength. Now he's even pulled out a deadly weapon like the ISE...

If the two of them were to fight, destroying several streets would be the least of their worries.

“...I really like strong people, especially young strong people. Your future holds infinite possibilities. If possible, I would like to let you go.”

"But no."

"From the moment I discovered you, I knew that Qingcheng's plan had failed."

The man said in a calm tone.

"I need to give the higher-ups a reason, an explanation."

"—Your corpse is the answer."

Xue Jing sighed.

"It seems you've misunderstood something."

A rainbow of flames burst forth, trailing a long, spiraling tail of fire. Xue Jing instantly appeared before the man, grabbing his face with his right hand and digging his fingers into the black crystal mask.

"Crackling crackling—"

Silver-white lightning gathered above Xue Jing's head, instantly sprouting two lightning dragon horns. His entire body crackled with electric arcs, and a silver-white lightning ribbon wrapped around his body.

His divine, silvery-white eyes gazed at the man he was lifting, and Xue Jing spoke in a completely unwavering tone:

"I'm not discussing this with you, I'm just informing you."

"—Let's find a place where I can fight freely and make it easier for me to kill you."

As soon as they finished speaking, silvery-white lightning coiled around the two of them. With crackling sounds, they shot straight into the sky like shooting stars going in reverse, leaving trails of silvery-white electricity and colorful flames along their way.

During the ascent, Xue Jing took out a black seed the size of a walnut from his pocket and tossed it into the air.

'Lightning? Rewriting gravity, this is... Dragon Lightning?'

The man looked at Xue Jing with some surprise through the black crystal mask.

'Which other god is this child a recipient of? Is he the 'Infinite Dragon'? Or the 'Second Son of the Serpent'? No, he also has the ability to lurk in the shadows and manipulate shadows and black flames...'

Could it be from the "Old Days"? Is it the "Feast"? Or the "Throne of Death"?

While deep in thought, the man's movements were not slow either.

He reached out and grasped Xue Jing's wrist. The black crystal enveloping his five fingers began to change, with sharp blades emerging one after another. His entire palm quickly transformed into a chainsaw structure and began to spin rapidly.

Seeing this, Xue Jing twisted his wrist and used extremely strong force to simultaneously unleash the Golden Scales and the Whirlwind Thunder. The extremely powerful spiral force directly rolled away the man's palm.

The attack failed, but the man didn't care. His goal was simply to break free from Xue Jing's grip on his head. As long as he achieved his objective, that was enough.

Just as he was about to take the next step.

"Click——"

A black dragon, over twenty meters long and with enormous wings, suddenly charged up from below, biting him in the jaws and spewing out a mouthful of black crystal fragments, carrying him high into the sky.

"What!?"

The man was somewhat confused, having no idea where this dragon came from.

Then, the information that came back to him through the prosthetic eye surprised him even more.

"……plant?"

"This isn't a dragon species, and there are no fluctuations in mental consciousness... It's purely caused by plant-controlled abilities?"

"Wait, is this also his ability? 'Thousands of Crimsons' or 'Withered Tree'?"

"No, could it be that I've been thinking wrong from the beginning? This isn't a divinely bestowed secret technique, but rather an unknown divine relic ability?"

A man's thinking ability largely relies on a chip in his brain, which is responsible for analyzing data, while his own consciousness is only responsible for making the final 'judgment'.

But now, the frequent occurrences of situations where the information differs greatly from that in the database almost caused his remaining judgment to crash on the spot.

Xue Jing stood atop the dragon head formed from the dragon cherry seed, leading his opponents straight up into the sky thousands of meters above.

On a pitch-black night, no city lights can be seen from high above, but because the moon hangs high in the sky and is closer to the moon, the visibility is actually quite good.

Clouds were scattered everywhere, appearing grayish-brown under the moonlight. Xue Jing had a thought and controlled the cherry dragon to throw the man in its mouth aside.

"tui~"

Sakura Dragon opened its mouth and spat out a clump of black crystal-like 'dragon phlegm' that flew rapidly to the side. Xue Jing instantly disappeared from his original spot, leaving a trail of colorful spiraling flames and silver lightning as he arrived in front of the man who had been flung away.

His right arm was wreathed in countless shadow flames, transforming into a giant spiral spear that spun incessantly, making a buzzing sound like an electric drill.

"Roar--!!"

Amidst the dragon's roar, flesh, tendons, bones, and blood all exerted their power, unleashing the ultimate technique, "Eye-Catching Ceremony," once again.

This time, unlike his previous hasty response, Xue Jing not only exerted all his strength and used his maximum power, but also activated Shadow Flame to create a spiral spear.

The Lv7 level Shadow Flame, once activated, has a material strength that is a level higher than before. Now, with the enhancement of the finishing touch, even an alloy armored tank in front of it would be pierced through.

Just as the battle was about to be decided in one strike, the man's pupils suddenly lit up, emitting a bright light.

The next moment, the man suddenly disappeared.

Xue Jing's all-out attack struck empty air.

Dark golden energy burst forth from the spiral spear on his arm, transforming into a fist-thick dark golden ray that pierced through the clouds, tearing through a massive ring of air before disappearing into the night.

"Hmm?" Xue Jing asked, somewhat puzzled.

He turned around and saw something that surprised him.

That man... was actually being held in the mouth of the Sakura Dragon without any problems.

It was as if being flung away by the Sakura Dragon just now was just an illusion.

"Puff, puff, puff -"

The next moment, countless huge black crystal spikes pierced the head of the Sakura Dragon, shattering it into pieces. Wood chips flew everywhere, and a giant 'sea urchin' appeared in the air.

The man stepped out of the 'sea urchin', stood on it, and looked at Xue Jing.

Without any hesitation, Xue Jing conjured a black longsword in his hand and flashed behind the man.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle—"

Countless silver-white petals slowly drifted down, and the man's body suddenly exploded with countless tiny blades of light, instantly shattering the ISE on his body and revealing his true form.

His body was also covered with countless wounds. For every silver cherry blossom that drifted in the sky, there were as many wounds on his body, almost like being slowly sliced ​​to death.

The ultimate skill of Tianya Mingyue Dao: Cherry Blossom Full Moon.

Using this move on a night with a full moon will increase its destructive power to a certain extent, while reducing the consumption of mental energy.

At this moment, there was not a single piece of good flesh on the man's body. Countless wounds appeared to be small, but in fact they were deep enough to expose the bone. The flesh and blood on his body had long since separated from the bones and were merely hanging on them.

However, the next moment, the man stood unharmed in the air.

There were no wounds, no blood, and the countless black crystal fragments that had shattered were gone. ISE was now perfectly worn on his body.

It's like a scene from a movie has been cut out; there's no way of knowing how it was restored.

It was as if everything that had just happened was just Xue Jing's illusion; he hadn't drawn his knife, and the man hadn't been harmed.

"……trouble."

Xue Jing narrowed his eyes.

……

While Xue Jing was engaged in combat with someone high in the sky.

Below, as time passed, countless martial artists, sheriffs, and powerful individuals of all kinds gathered in Qingcheng like a swarm of bees returning to their nest, centered around the home of Chief Councilor Chi Liangyun.

Among them are Meng Boshang, Meng Qingjiao, and Chen Fuguang from the Hidden Dragon Dojo.

Nearly ten thousand people were scattered on the streets, rooftops, and telephone poles, surrounding Chi Liangyun's house in concentric rings, filling the area completely.

All the nearby residents, whether awake or asleep, were forcibly evicted and driven away. The scale of the operation left all onlookers and those in the know speechless.

"...What exactly happened? I was woken up in the middle of the night to carry out a mission, and they still haven't told me what it is?"

A young sheriff, holding a pistol with the safety off, asked with a bewildered expression.

"Shut up, just follow orders and don't say a word!"

An officer sternly rebuked him.

At the very front of the encirclement, Meng Boshang was standing with several people dressed as martial arts masters, who looked quite old.

"What? Should we just charge in?"

Someone suggested.

“…This is Representative Chi’s home.” Someone frowned, looking concerned.

"With such a grand display, what's the point of having any representatives like Representative Chi or Representative Tang?"

"I don't understand these things. You go ahead and do it. I'll just wait outside."

"You old coward, I've never seen anyone as cowardly as you..."