I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

The first metropolitan area, the inner ring, is Beijing.

In a room, a young girl with a youthful face squatted on the bed, hugging a pillow, looking at Xue Jing in the video in front of her, and murmured, "Junior Brother..."

She hugged the pillow in her arms even tighter.

……

The pre-match interviews concluded with Zhou Yinglin as the final interviewee.

"I will win the championship, it's only a matter of course."

The audience erupted in a clamor even louder than when Xue Jing had just finished speaking, despite the soft words.

"This guy's popularity is still so high. Even though he's from the First Metropolitan Area, he's acting like he's playing on home turf."

Ning Yuantai clicked his tongue in amazement.

After the noise subsided, upbeat background music started playing in the stadium.

"The opening ceremony performance has started, Brother Xue, it's almost time for you to go on stage."

Ning Yuantai shouted at Xue Jing.

Xue Jing stopped wielding his giant sword, a fine layer of sweat appearing on his body. The intense heat from his body, combined with the outside air, caused a faint vapor to rise from his skin.

Warm-up is over.

Xue Jing nodded, holding the Forgotten Greatsword upside down, and walked towards his resting room.

When he arrived at the door of the lounge, a staff member wearing a work badge was already waiting at the door. He seemed quite anxious and was pacing back and forth.

Upon seeing Xue Jing arrive, he breathed a sigh of relief... After all, the information showed that this contestant had a history of being late.

Thank goodness, it seems this person still has a sense of time. Last time was probably just an accident.

"Contestant Xue Jing!"

"Your match is about to begin. Please follow me to the waiting area."

Xue Jing nodded to him: "Let's go."

Following the staff member who was leading the way, Xue Jing arrived at the waiting area about ten minutes later.

The contestant passage is just ahead, and beyond that is the main arena.

He leaned the Forgotten Greatsword against the floor, gripping the hilt with both hands, and quietly waited for the opening ceremony to end.

Soon, the singing and music stopped, and the narration came from the loudspeaker.

"Good afternoon, everyone! Welcome to the 37th U19 Unrestricted Elite Fighting Tournament Yuancheng Finals. I'm your commentator, Tao Xingxiu!"

"After three months of grueling competition, the battle has finally come to an end..."

The commentator spoke eloquently, introducing the event, followed by a rapid-fire thank you to the sponsors and official guidance units, and so on.

Finally, it was time to introduce the contestants.

"...Alright, enough of the small talk, let's get down to business and invite the contestants to the arena!"

"First, please welcome contestant Yin Muhu!"

A powerful and passionate background music began to play.

"Yin Muhu, a contestant from the Vajra Dojo in Rongcheng, outside the city, uses the well-known 'Vajra Ruyi Hand' style..."

The narrator continued his explanation in a lively and engaging manner.

Applause rang out from the audience, but the reaction wasn't very strong. With Xue Jing's hearing, even at such a close distance, he could faintly hear some voices.

"Outer ring road... haha, just filling in the numbers..."

"This looks so strange...is it a woman?"

He didn't hear much; the narration quickly drowned out Xue Jing's hearing.

"Let's look at the big screen and see Yin Muhu's hexagonal data..."

"Attack 9, Speed ​​8, Defense 9, Skill 10, Mind 9, Intelligence 8."

"Wow, the stats are pretty impressive, with almost no weaknesses. No wonder they made it to the finals!"

"Yin Muhu's expression is quite calm, but he seems to be full of fighting spirit and can't wait to fight."

"So, who exactly is this opponent that makes her so eager to meet him?"

"Let's give a round of applause to our contestant, Xue Jing!"

……

Chapter 230 Xue Jing, radiating an aura of power, a beautiful young woman with a cunning and ruthless nature? A decisive blow that stunned the entire audience! (4K)

The spotlight shone on the exit of the athletes' tunnel.

Because of the explosive remarks made in the interview video that was just played, coupled with his exceptionally good looks, all the viewers were extremely curious about this contestant who was about to appear.

Amidst everyone's expectant gaze, a tall figure slowly stepped out from the passageway.

Step by step.

As he stepped out, the noise from the nearly 200,000 spectators in the arena gradually quieted down.

It was as if the footsteps weren't just on the ground, but on everyone's hearts.

With each step taken, the noise subsided a little.

After he had completely walked out of the passage, the entire arena was almost completely silent.

A high-resolution camera was pointed at him, projecting his upper body onto the stadium's large screen.

Its appearance, as if sculpted by the gods, was clearly displayed before everyone.

His upright and majestic figure, like a pine tree, exudes a composure that no ordinary person can fake. Although he looks very young, he possesses a profound spirit that young people cannot have. Only the words "young master" can describe him.

In his right hand, he held a large, ancient sword upside down, dragging it across the ground. As he moved forward, its terrifying weight pressed a long trench into the earth.

At this moment, as is customary, the audience should have applauded to welcome the contestants, but for a moment, no one made a sound.

It wasn't intentional; rather, everyone was stunned and mesmerized by the aura emanating from the young man.

As his strength gradually increased, Xue Jing's mental energy level had now surpassed that of ordinary people by many times.

Without restraint, he unleashed his spiritual aura without any regard for consequences. The oppressive feeling he generated was almost equivalent to seeing Godzilla walk into the arena for ordinary people.

That was an existence that could easily control one's own life and death, far above oneself—everyone instinctively realized this.

As Xue Jing stepped onto the arena, stopped, and plunged his greatsword into the ground with a snap, the audience snapped out of their daze at the commentator's voice.

"Wow~ As expected of Xue Jing, who caused a sensation every time he appeared in the elimination rounds, even in the finals, he still showed no stage fright. He was just like he was at home. He was born to be a man of the arena!"

"Photographer, photographer, that's enough, that's enough! If you keep taking pictures like this, the female audience members here won't be able to take it!"

The narrator's teasing voice broke the oppressive atmosphere created by Xue Jing's overwhelming presence upon his appearance.

The audience snapped out of their daze and looked at the photographer sitting on the elevated platform, taking 360-degree shots of Xue Jing. They all burst into laughter.

"Haha, is this the privilege of being good-looking?"

“I was also at his previous competitions. Every time he appeared, the photographer would give him special attention. It seems to have become a regular feature, haha.”

"As expected of my husband, his aura was so strong just now that I didn't dare to say a word!"

"He's definitely gotten even stronger during this month-long off-season, it's terrifying..."

"What's with that ridiculously large giant sword? Doesn't he use a knife?"

"That's a sword? I thought it was a door made of iron and stone..."

Applause and chatter filled the air, and the arena returned to its noisy state.

Not far from the main arena, in the spectator seating area, nearly thirty contestants were scattered around watching the matches.

At this moment, most of their attention was focused on Xue Jing, who was discussing with people they knew.

"This sense of oppression suggests that his mental energy level has reached the ninth dan level of a professional."

"That's outrageous, he's almost at Zhou Yinglin's level... Isn't he even younger than Zhou Yinglin?"

"This guy is actually from the outer ring...who was he trained by some reclusive master from the outer ring?"

"I've checked the records. It wasn't taught by some reclusive master; it's just from an ordinary martial arts school..."

"Unbelievable, unbelievable."

"Look at the sword he's holding, it weighs at least a thousand kilograms... If he can control a weapon of that weight with ease, his physical energy level is not much inferior to his mental energy level."

"What kind of monster is this... No wonder he could say those things during the interview."

"Hehe... If he had stayed in the outer ring, then what he said in the interview would have been perfectly correct, but here..."

In the arena.

"Brother Xue." Yin Muhu looked at Xue Jing opposite him, his rugged face full of fighting spirit.

Xue Jing smiled and nodded at her: "Yin Mei."

Then, as if noticing something, she asked in confusion, "Hmm? You've lost weight?"

He wondered if it was just his imagination, but Yin Muhu seemed to have lost some weight.

Yin Muhu nodded, clenched his fist, and said, "Brother Xue has good eyesight... This is preparation for defeating you. Next, I will burn myself out, hold nothing back, and fight with all my might."

Xue Jing smiled and said, "I'm really looking forward to it."

At this moment, the commentary's voice rang out from inside the venue:

"Xue Jing, the contestant, comes from the Canglong Dojo in Qingcheng on the outer ring. His style is 'Canglong Style'... However, according to previous competition records, he has also used killing moves that are clearly not from the Canglong Style."

"Now let's take a look at Xue Jing's hexagonal data chart..."

"Attack 10, Speed ​​10, Defense?, Technique 10, Mind 10, Intelligence?... Due to Xue Jing's previous match record, every move he made was a one-hit kill, making it difficult to deduce the complete hexagonal data chart. Therefore, there are still two data points that are unknown."

"But based solely on the existing data, each one is undoubtedly a perfect score of ten!"

"Furthermore, judging from public opinion, most people who witnessed Xue Jing's appearance at the event gave the same evaluation!"

"—Your score of 10 is because it just happened to reach 10, while Xue Jing's score of 10 is because the highest score he could reach was 10!"