I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Today is the official start of the U19 finals.

Xue Jing got up very early today, arriving on the rooftop before five o'clock. He sat cross-legged, relaxed his mind, and entered a meditative state, trying to clear his head and adjust his condition.

Today, his opponent is not Zhou Yinglin or Otogi Suzuka, but Yin Muhu.

Out of respect for his friend, Xue Jing decided to take the match seriously, even though it wasn't strictly necessary, and to play in the best possible condition.

Although under the effect of [True Martial Arts], his minimum condition will never fall below 100%, he still needs to put in some effort if he wants to try to unleash more than 100% of his strength.

Even if it doesn't require burning incense, bathing, or fasting for three days, at least some meditation and quiet sitting are necessary to show some respect.

Around eight o'clock, Xue Jing opened his eyes, and a bright, divine light burst forth from them.

He stood up, walked to the edge of the rooftop, and looked down.

Just then, Ning Yuantai was seen walking slowly towards the building where he was not far away.

On his shoulder, he was carrying a door panel covered in cloth...?

Xue Jing was somewhat unsure what the two-meter-long rectangular object Ning Yuantai was carrying was.

He turned and walked downstairs to the front door, where he opened it.

Ning Yuantai had just arrived at the door when he saw Xue Jing open it, and immediately waved to greet him:

"Good morning, Brother Xue!"

Xue Jing nodded to him and said, "Good morning."

Then, looking curiously at the 'door panel' he was carrying, he asked, "Yuan Tai, what are you carrying?"

Ning Yuantai patted the 'door panel' with his other hand, as if he were hitting a stone, making a faint thud, and said with a smile, "This was just air-freighted over this morning, it's for you."

"Old Xu said it was sent to you by a benefactor."

Xue Jing asked in confusion, "A distinguished person?"

Ning Yuantai leaned closer to him and whispered:

“I don’t know the specifics either. When I asked Lao Xu, he wouldn’t tell me. So I called my family to investigate, but then my dad called me and only said, ‘I can’t say for now.’”

Xue Jing tilted his head: "What kind of riddle-solving is this now?"

Ning Yuantai shrugged: "Who knows... But even though they didn't tell me anything, the phrase 'can't say' itself reveals a lot of information."

"The only ones who could make my family keep quiet are the Thirteen Families, and they must be related to the direct descendants of the Thirteen Families."

"Brother Xue, can you think about what connections you had with the direct descendants of the Thirteen Great Houses?"

Xue Jing's eyes showed deep thought: "The direct descendants of the thirteen powerful families..."

Youqing A Meng? Although she hadn't mentioned it to Xue Jing, judging from the fact that her surname was 'Wu' and that she could solve almost anything, she was very likely a direct descendant of the Thirteen Giant Houses... But given his relationship with Youqing A Meng, he could just give her something without playing the riddle-maker.

That leaves only the Zhu family...

The direct descendants of the Zhu family, especially the branch in the capital, harbored great hostility towards him and would not likely send him anything.

The hostility of the Zhu family's junior branch in the capital was not without reason. Xue Jing had speculated that it might be related to his senior sister, Zhu Shanying.

If my senior sister is also from one of the direct branches of the Zhu clan...

Could it be that this was sent by Senior Sister Zhu?

Xue Jing shook his head, interrupting his thoughts, looked at Ning Yuantai, and extended his hand:

"Let me see the thing."

Ning Yuantai took the 'door panel' he was carrying down and handed it to Xue Jing.

As soon as he took it, Xue Jing felt a weight in his hand, which made him raise an eyebrow.

His current basic strength is enough to lift an object weighing over ten tons, and he can clearly feel the weight of this door panel.

Xue Jing used his other hand to unwrap the cloth strip covering the door panel.

Suddenly, a massive, ancient sword, 2.3 meters long and nearly 40 centimeters wide, appeared before his eyes.

The greatsword's material is unknown, appearing to be somewhere between steel and stone, with slight rust and inconspicuous nicks, resembling an ancient battlefield weapon that has withstood the test of time.

"This is……"

Xue Jing was slightly taken aback. When his palm touched the back of the sword, the panel popped up automatically.

[Divine matter detected; absorbing divinity...]

Upon seeing this prompt, Xue Jing immediately searched his mind for information on divine relics and quickly learned what the giant sword in his hand was.

"GOD-542·The Forgotten Greatsword?"

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Chapter 226 Forgotten Comrades-in-Arms, Super Arena, Are You Selling This Cat? (4K)

【GOD-542·The Forgotten Greatsword】.

This is a rather special divine relic... Although almost every divine relic can be considered special, the specialness of the [Forgotten Greatsword] still ranks quite high among them.

Because it is one of the few divine relics whose abilities humanity has yet to fully understand.

The reason is simple: it has been 'forgotten'.

According to the records in the God Relics Database, [GOD-542] possessed a certain ability in the distant past, but after using that ability, it lost it and was forgotten by everyone, along with its original name. Even all records related to it disappeared, whether written on paper or online.

It's impossible to deduce the truth simply by looking at where the records disappeared; it's as if the world has initiated some kind of repair program, automatically correcting everything related to it and filling in all the gaps.

The evidence is that its original divine relic serial number ranking has disappeared... There are no empty slots from [GOD-001] to [GOD-541].

If it is so flawless, then why is the [Forgotten Greatsword] identified as a 'forgotten divine relic' instead of a 'newly appeared divine relic'?

The database records it as follows:

[...At that time, on the battlefield of [unclear], faced with the new discovery mentioned by [unclear], countless warriors suddenly reached out their hands, pointing in unison to its ancient blade embedded in the ground, and exclaimed in unison: It came, it existed, it is my old friend, our comrade-in-arms.]

[...Afterwards, all the soldiers forgot what they had just said. That scene may have been the soldiers' last desperate resistance against some kind of 'corrective force,' or it may have just been a collective prank on a whim...In any case, this is the only record in the world concerning the possible existence of GOD-542.]

"..." Xue Jing reached out and gently stroked the ancient blade of the [Forgotten Greatsword].

Its body, even larger than a door panel, is dotted with inconspicuous rust and gaps.

Its blade is not sharp, but rather quite blunt. Strictly speaking, it cannot be called a sword, but rather a large iron block that looks like a sword.

The sword is 2.3 meters long, with a guard nearly 40 centimeters wide and a hilt about 50 centimeters long. The whole sword looks like an old general who is already past his prime, old and frail, but still powerful and exuding a dangerous majesty.

"Weighing over two thousand kilograms, this thing is clearly overkill for cutting people. If it had a purpose for being created, it would definitely be to kill non-human beings."

Xue Jing exclaimed in admiration.

The Forgotten Greatsword has no special abilities, but it possesses all five characteristics that a divine relic should have, which is why it was identified as a divine relic.

It is mobile; even if it is shattered, it will reappear, and it may even have side effects.

Its side effects are also quite peculiar.

When the user is holding the Forgotten Greatsword, the jump height will be reduced by half.

Simply put, if a person's normal jumping ability is 50 meters, then wielding the Forgotten Greatsword will reduce it to 25 meters.

This reduction is only related to the height of the jump, and has nothing to do with other factors such as strength, gravity, and air resistance.

Seeing Xue Jing's obvious enjoyment, Ning Yuantai scratched his head and asked in confusion:

"Who sent it?"

"It seems pointless... This thing is too heavy. Even you would probably have difficulty using it now."

Xue Jing hummed in agreement and said, "It's hard to say..."

He held the greatsword in one hand and swung it sharply to the side.

"call--"

A strong wind howled, and Ning Yuantai's hair immediately flew back wildly, as if it was about to break free of his scalp. The skin on his face was rippled by the airflow from the swinging giant sword, and his eyes squinted slightly due to the strong wind.

"Hiss—good heavens, if you got hit by that, it wouldn't be a joke." Ning Yuantai gasped and clicked his tongue.

Xue Jing felt the weight of the giant sword as he swung it with one hand. For the first time since he started practicing martial arts, he felt strained when using a weapon.

Generally speaking, the weight of a weapon should ideally be maintained at about one percent of the user's maximum strength in order to fully control it and wield it flexibly.

However, the weight of this greatsword has reached about one-seventh of his basic strength limit.

This is equivalent to an ordinary person holding something that weighs nearly 40 pounds... It's a miracle if you can even swing it around, and if you hold it with one hand, there's even a risk of dislocating your wrist.

Xue Jing can use his internal energy to enhance his strength, and his physical strength is also extremely high, so he is different from ordinary people. As for whether he can use this giant sword, then he certainly can.

However, he cannot perfectly control this level of weight, so there will inevitably be many flaws in its use.

In a one-sided match, it's fine; a sweep of the sword sends the weak packing. One force can overcome all weaknesses, and any flaws don't matter. But when facing a martial arts master of the same level, these flaws can be fatal.

So what was the 'benefactor' who gave him the greatsword trying to do? Did they know he liked divine relics and wanted to befriend him by giving him something? Or were they trying to hint at something?

Xue Jing looked thoughtful.

[Divinity absorption complete]

[Possessing Divinity: 893]

At this moment, a prompt popped up on the panel. Xue Jing closed it and shook his head.

Well, getting a divine relic is good in any case, and such a 'strange weapon' should be beneficial to his 'path of mastering all weapons', so let's use it for now.

He pulled out the greatsword, hoisted it onto his shoulder, looked at Ning Yuantai, and casually said:

"Yuan Tai, I'm going to play a match at noon. Do you want to come with me?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Yuantai immediately nodded and said, "Of course, I have accepted a mission to be your personal guide... Even without this mission, personally speaking, I would never miss Brother Xue's match!"

Xue Jing nodded and smiled, "That's great. I'll have to trouble you to be my driver then... It's not convenient to take a taxi or board a train with something like this in my hand."

“No problem, it’s my honor to be Brother Xue’s driver,” Ning Yuantai said, patting his chest.

……

At noon, at the Zhige base.

In the living room of the apartment building, the cat looked at the giant sword that Xue Jing was carrying on his shoulder, almost touching the ceiling, and moved the corners of his mouth, saying: