I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

When he came to his senses, he was already lying on the ground, with a foot pressing against his back.

"I'm not sure how many things were beyond my expectations."

Xue Jing looked down at the man at his feet and spoke softly.

"But you don't seem very strong, which is exactly what I imagined."

……

Chapter 217 [GOD035 Machina the Giant], Combat Power Test (4K)

"...How can he be so handsome?"

The woman with gold and silver highlights looked at the scene before her and her eyes lit up as she exclaimed in admiration.

The grinning, gloomy man looked at her and moved the corner of his faceless mouth: "...Help me."

He tried to struggle a couple of times, but found that the foot stepping on his back was as heavy as Mount Tai, and he couldn't move at all.

"You said the way you tried to teach someone how to be cool but failed and got counter-attacked was really embarrassing and hilarious."

Jin Yintingran glanced at him, amused and somewhat disdainful, then pulled a pistol from its holster and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"puff--"

A muffled gunshot rang out, and a golden bullet burst forth, spinning as it shot toward Xue Jing's abdomen.

With Xue Jing's keen eyesight, he immediately determined that the bullet's velocity was around 320 m/s, which wasn't particularly fast. At that speed, he could accurately flick the bullet away with a single finger.

However, he did not do that. Instead, at almost the same time the bullet was fired, he waved his hand at the woman with gold and silver highlights, and Shadow Flame was quietly activated, condensing into a solid black flame bullet that flew towards the golden bullet and accurately intercepted it right between the two.

"Snapped--"

The golden bullet and the black flame bullet collided and exploded, scattering into a large amount of liquid gold, enough to engulf an adult. It was completely unbelievable that it had been contained within a small golden bullet.

Xue Jing stepped on the man's foot and spun around, unleashing a burst of energy that cracked the ground, burying the man nearly a meter deep into the earth, creating a human-shaped crater.

Then, with a flash, accompanied by a winding trail of colorful flames, he appeared behind the woman with gold and silver highlights, kicked her, and sent her flying into the exploding gold water that hadn't yet hit the ground.

"what!"

The woman, with her gold and silver highlights, gasped as her entire body was enveloped in the golden liquid. She didn't know what the liquid was, but once it touched her, she couldn't get it off, and it wrapped her up like a golden statue, completely still.

All of this happened in an instant; Xue Jing's speed was so fast that those around him had barely reacted.

Besides the gloomy man, the woman with gold and silver highlights, and Qiao Ying, there were three other members of the Giant God Brigade. Upon seeing this, they immediately attacked Xue Jing.

But it was too late.

"Flame Linked Colors - Burning Wheel".

The Heavenly Blade's ultimate move, Flaming Continuous Colors, combined with the Hidden Dragon Style's ultimate move, Whirlwind Thunder, enhances the power and speed of these two moves, making them significantly more powerful and faster than when used individually.

The spiral-shaped trails of colored flames streaked through the air, but no one present could see them clearly.

"Bang bang bang-!"

After three loud explosions, Xue Jing reappeared in the arena. The three men had already been sent flying, crashing through buildings along the way, and no one knew where they had gone.

Yin Muhu blinked, staring dumbfounded at the devastating scene before him.

It's only been less than a month since we last met... How come Brother Xue has become so much stronger again?

"Hmm? Who is that? Is it using martial arts or a mutant body?"

"They must be practicing a new martial art, right? Which school?"

"Never seen them before. By the way, isn't the U19 finals about to start? They should be players from other places."

"I've never seen such a talented and good-looking young player before... Could he be from the outer ring?"

The surrounding onlookers were also discussing it with some amazement.

At this moment, Ning Yuantai, accompanied by a red aura resembling that of someone who had used the Kaioken technique, finally arrived at the scene.

"Huh? Brother Xue, it's over already?"

He looked around with some disappointment and then spoke.

Of the Giant God Brigade members present, only Qiao Ying, who was squatting on the ground, could be considered standing.

Xue Jing looked at her. He seemed to have heard her name just now, but after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't remember what it was.

This is a side effect of the divine relic he carries, the "Proof of Love"—it makes it easy for him to forget the names of unimportant people.

Xue Jing had seen it in the Divine Relics Database; it seemed that this side effect would be triggered when the target's affinity was between 10 and 40 points.

However, if the target involves something important, you can strengthen your memory by repeatedly reciting the name and forcibly memorizing it.

It's a harmless side effect.

Xue Jing looked at Qiao Ying, who was staring at him in a dazed, dreamlike state. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to bother with her and turned to Ning Yuantai, saying:

"I didn't expect it to be this fast... my opponent was a bit too inexperienced."

Yin Muhu shook his head and said, "I don't think it's because your opponent is weak, but because you are too strong, Brother Xue... This kind of absolute crushing speed means that anyone whose strength is not equal to yours, who can't keep up with your speed, and who doesn't have enough defensive capabilities will be instantly killed."

Ning Yuantai dispelled the crimson aura stirred up by the Red Lotus Volcano Forbidden Technique, sighed in disappointment at not being able to fight alongside Xue Jing, and walked over to the grinning, gloomy man who had been stomped into the ground by Xue Jing.

"Hey, this logo..."

Ning Yuantai reached out and pulled the unconscious man out of the pit, then looked at a pattern on the right arm of his clothes.

It was a golden design with crossed arms.

"Are they from the Giant God Brigade?"

Xue Jing walked over to him and nodded, saying, "That's how they introduced themselves... What, you know them?"

Ning Yuantai answered while groping the shadowy man's body:

“I know them. They’re a pretty big borderland hunter group. Their leader is very powerful, nicknamed ‘Giant Warrior,’ and he possesses two ‘direct combat type divine relics’ that are in the top 300.”

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow: "A divine relic from the top 300 in the sequence?"

The serial numbers of divine relics starting from 300 are simply the order in which they appeared and have nothing to do with the strength of their specific abilities.

The items within the top 300 are ranked according to the strength of their abilities and their hierarchical relationship; the higher the ranking of the divine relics, the stronger their abilities and the higher their rank.

Even if a divine relic is ranked at the bottom of the top 300, it is not in the same league as divine relics ranked outside the top 300.

Ning Yuantai nodded and said, "That's right, he possesses [GOD-205 - Left Arm of the Colossus] and [GOD-206 - Right Arm of the Colossus]."

"These are two very special divine relics. Not only are they rare 'direct combat type', but they are also 'divine relic sets'..."

"The effect is that once equipped, it can draw on the user's physical strength, mental strength, and life force to form golden energy limbs. For example, the [Left Arm of the Giant God] forms a golden energy left arm. The stronger the user, the larger the arm will be."

"If you collect [GOD-203 - Head of the Colossus], [GOD-204 - Torso of the Colossus], [GOD-207 - Left Foot of the Colossus], and [GOD-208 - Right Foot of the Colossus], and successfully wear them, these six divine relics will merge into one, becoming [GOD-035 - Colossus Machina]."

Xue Jing couldn't help but complain, "Where did this dark mage come from?"

Ning Yuantai continued, "This thing is extremely burdensome to the user. Each one is at least level B in terms of danger. Being able to withstand even one is already quite remarkable. However, the leader of the Giant God Brigade can wear two at the same time, making him incredibly powerful. It is said that he once single-handedly defeated a Flame-Dwelling creature with a danger level of 7 or higher called 'Flame Demon'."

Xue Jing stroked his chin: "Oh? That strong?"

Danger level 7 means it is about 32 times stronger than level 6.

The young pureblood dragon he killed in Roaring Falls was around danger level 6, but he didn't know its exact level.

He won by taking a shortcut. That pure-blooded dragon had been greatly weakened by the Serpent Slayer, and its core abilities were unusable. Furthermore, its dragon lightning was countered by his 'Plant Pact'.

Xue Jing had not yet truly grasped the extent of the power of this creature, whose flight speed alone reached supersonic speeds during its prime.

However, he could roughly sense that even with his greatly enhanced strength, if he were to fight a pure-blooded dragon that hadn't been weakened, while he couldn't say he would absolutely lose, he would most likely still be outmatched.

If the leader of the Giant God Brigade can solo a level 7 enemy... then his strength is indeed extraordinary.

Yuancheng truly lives up to its reputation as an inner-ring city; even if you casually beat up some nobody, you can still find such a powerful person behind it.

"Hey, a Dragon-type Floating Sword with a 3-blade design. These hunter groups are pretty rich, the stuff they're carrying is pretty good."

Ning Yuantai pulled a palm-sized, handleless black blade from the gloomy man's body and nodded.

He stood up, handed the sharp blade to Xue Jing, and said, "Brother Xue, your spoils of war... You may not use this much, but it's still a pretty good toy."

Xue Jing reached out and took it, examined it briefly, but couldn't figure out what it was, so he put it in his pocket and said:

“Let’s go, let’s go to the base first… Oh, right,” he turned to look at Yin Muhu, “could I bring my friend along for a tour as well?”

Ning Yuantai: "According to the rules, it is not possible... but the Commander gave an oral instruction to try to meet your reasonable request, so this is acceptable."

Xue Jing nodded and said to Yin Muhu, "Yin sister, what do you think? Come with me, let's chat and catch up."

Although she didn't know what the 'base' was, Yin Muhu trusted Xue Jing and knew he wouldn't harm her. Plus, Xue Jing had just helped her, so she couldn't refuse. She nodded in agreement.

The group quickly left, leaving only a few members of the Giant God Brigade lying in various places, and Qiao Ying, who was squatting on the ground, staring at Xue Jing's back, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

……

Using the Dragon Core fighter jet as a means of transportation, the speed was extremely fast. Before long, the aircraft arrived at the Zhige branch base located in the B3 area from the C6 area.

This is a base with a large area, roughly square in shape, surrounded by a nearly five-meter-high wall with several sturdy-looking steel gates.

Xue Jing estimated the size of the base from the air to be around 30,000 square meters. The layout of the buildings and facilities inside was quite ingenious, with a simple beauty that made high use of space.

The plane landed slowly on the open ground, the cabin door opened, and Xue Jing and his entourage stepped out.

A middle-aged man in a navy blue tactical uniform was already waiting outside. Upon seeing Ning Yuantai, he greeted him with a smile:

"Young Master Ning, it's been a long time."

Ning Yuantai said with dissatisfaction, "Old Xu, I've already told you not to call me Young Master Ning. I got to where I am today entirely on my own merits, and it has nothing to do with my family."

The middle-aged man didn't reply, but instead looked at Xue Jing, his eyes lighting up:

"This must be Brother Xue Jing, right?"

He held out his hand and said:

"I am Xu Hongzhong, the base manager of the Zhigeyuan City B3 branch base."

Xue Jing shook hands with him and said with a smile, "Commander Xu."