I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Ning Fengwan was overjoyed to be able to eat Xue Jing's dishes, which seemed to have been drugged. She was so busy eating that she couldn't utter a single word.

But the doorbell rang shortly after the two had started eating.

Instantly, upon hearing the doorbell ring, Ning Fengwan's heart skipped a beat, realizing something was wrong.

With a shimmering platinum glow, she instantly transformed into her cat form.

Turning around, sure enough, accompanied by a "How embarrassing!", Ning Yuantai was scratching the back of his head as he walked in impatiently and went to the kitchen to get a set of bowls and chopsticks.

Cat's lips twitched, and the snake-slaying vanguard was launched out of control.

She looked at the table piled high with dishes, yet felt no sense of security whatsoever.

She knew all too well what martial artists liked...

"You know, I came at the worst possible time. What a coincidence, it's lunchtime."

Ning Yuantai sat down at the table, quickly picked up a large piece of fried meatball, swallowed it after only a couple of chews, and then reached for another dish with his chopsticks. His movements were so fast that anyone who didn't know better would think he had been put on an accelerator.

The cat suppressed its murderous intent, calmed itself, and silently prayed, "This person is useful to A-Jing... This person is useful to A-Jing... This person is useful to A-Jing..."

Thankfully, the cat-killing incident at the Zhige base did not occur.

She could only speed up the cooking process, but given the cat's physical condition, it was really inconvenient, and she simply couldn't compete with it.

They could only watch helplessly as most of the food ended up in Ning Yuantai's stomach.

After dinner, Ning Yuantai sat on the sofa, contentedly picking his teeth with a toothpick, when suddenly he shuddered and asked in confusion:

"Brother Xue, is the air conditioning on in this room?"

He felt a little cold.

Xue Jing smiled upon hearing this and casually replied, "No, the weather has been getting cooler lately, so it's normal to feel cold."

He picked up the cat, who was sitting on the dining table behind Ning Yuantai in a hunting posture, and gently stroked her fur to soothe her restless murderous aura.

As a loyal follower of Xue Jing, Ning Yuantai always believed in Xue Jing's words without question. Upon hearing this, he immediately nodded in agreement: "That seems to be true. It looks like I'll need to get some new clothes when I get back."

"By the way, Brother Xue, we've made some progress on the poison on the snake-man's corpse last night."

Ning Yuantai said.

This is also why he came to find Xue Jing at this time.

Getting a free meal was just a side thing... probably.

"Oh? What did you figure out?"

Xue Jing, holding the cat, sat down on the sofa and asked curiously.

Ning Yuantai noticed that the cat in Xue Ge's arms was always looking at him. The cat had a very human-like expressionless face, which gave off a strange and cold feeling that made him feel a little creeped out.

Shaking his head to dismiss the strange illusion, Ning Yuantai said:

"Most of the components of this venom are the same as those of ordinary snake venom, which are toxic proteins. However, about 5% of the components are 'unknown substances' without any reference."

"Currently, the laboratory is urgently testing the chemical properties of these ingredients... trying to create a corresponding antidote, but I estimate it will be very difficult."

"The abilities of those who receive the gifts from the cult of other gods are all somewhat mystical and cannot be understood by modern science. The toxicity of this poison is so strong, and it is basically due to this 5% strange ingredient."

"An antidote should not be possible to make."

Xue Jing nodded and said, "I see."

He didn't really care; it was something better than nothing anyway.

In the future, if he encounters that Dragon Cult member, he should be extra careful to avoid being poisoned.

With the Shadow Flame Armor covering his entire body for protection, and the cheat-level life-saving ability of 'Elementalization', it would be difficult for him to be poisoned.

The reason for wanting an antidote is that it would be quite bad if someone around me were to accidentally get poisoned by it.

"By the way, Brother Xue, are you free today?"

Ning Yuantai suddenly winked at Xue Jing and said.

Xue Jing nodded. "I do have time. What's up?"

"Then I'll drive you around. As your tour guide, it's a bit unreasonable that I haven't taken you to properly explore the inner ring road area yet."

Ning Yuantai stood up with great interest.

"There's a place you might be interested in."

Xue Jing glanced at the cat in his arms.

"Meow~"

The cat let out a lazy meow, shook its fur, stretched, jumped off Xue Jing, and landed on the sofa next to it.

This is an indication that they are not going.

Xue Jing thought for a moment and realized that today's cultivation was enough. He could no longer overdraw his mental energy to conduct consciousness simulation, so it would be good to relax a bit.

So he stood up and said with a smile, "Alright, let's go."

Ning Yuantai happily replied, "Alright!"

……

Chapter 236 Dangerous Creatures Museum, the Mischievous New Member Xue Jing? (4K)

Yuancheng, District B3.

Standing before a strangely shaped, enormous building, Xue Jing looked up with curiosity in his eyes.

"What is this place?"

Ning Yuantai, standing next to him, introduced with a smile: "'Honeycomb Dangerous Creatures Museum'."

"This is a place that the 'Hive Hunter Company' uses to advertise and show off its military power... This company is the largest hunter company in the Fifth Metropolitan Area, and has signed contracts with countless powerful border hunter groups. The 'Giant God Brigade' that we encountered a few days ago used to belong to 'Hive,' but it seems that they have terminated their contract now."

Xue Jing turned to look at a sign next to the museum entrance, which showed a map of the entire museum's layout.

Its overall shape looks like a honeycomb structure, with small pentagonal honeycombs combined to form a region, such as the fire-dwelling species region, the marine species region, etc. Each 'honeycomb' symbolizes a dangerous creature or a group of dangerous creatures, and the name of the creature is written in the center of each honeycomb.

"Once a hunting group captures some rare creatures from the borderlands, they are sometimes sent to this museum for exhibition for a period of time... Of course, there are also many resident creatures, and some of them, like pandas, have accumulated a huge fan base."

"This place can be said to be a must-see attraction for tourists visiting Yuancheng."

Ning Yuantai preached eloquently.

Xue Jing laughed and said, "That sounds interesting... Let's go in and have a look around."

Upon hearing this, Ning Yuantai took the lead and walked towards the gate, with Xue Jing following beside him.

Upon entering, a spacious hall came into view. Ning Yuantai went to the front desk to buy tickets, while Xue Jing curiously looked around, observing the architectural aesthetics of the inner ring.

"All done, Brother Xue, let's go in."

……

Terrestrial species section inside the Hive Dangerous Creatures Museum.

Through the honeycomb-shaped pentagonal transparent glass window, Ning Yuantai's eyes lit up. Pointing to a rhinoceros-like creature trapped inside, he said:

"Brother Xue, look."

"That's a cub of the 'Asura Rhinoceros,' it was just born!"

Xue Jing looked up and said, "A cub?"

The rhinoceros inside was lying on its side sleeping. Its huge body, which was nearly six meters long, was covered with a layer of skin that looked like an extremely hard armor. It was snoring loudly, and its appearance was really not related to the word "baby".

"This thing is a special 'armored' species among terrestrial creatures. When it grows up, it is at least 60 meters long and its danger level is between 5.8 and 6.2. There are even special 'elderly individuals' that can reach danger level 7 or above! The museum's building strength is simply not enough to contain it."

"Even these newborn cubs have a danger level of 3.2 or higher..."

Xue Jing asked with interest, "Oh?"

He peered through the transparent glass at the 'Asura Rhinoceros Cub' inside, feeling somewhat restless.

Based on his previous attainment of divinity by killing the 'Sea Bee Queen' and the 'Sky Nest Insect Mother', it's highly likely that killing these high-danger level borderland creatures will also grant him divinity.

I wonder if this cub can...

Unaware that Xue Jing was plotting something unpleasant, Ning Yuantai pointed to another transparent glass window.

"Wow, what great luck we're having today! Look, Brother Xue!"

Xue Jing turned his head and looked in the direction he was pointing.

It was an ordinary big tree, and on one of its branches was a beautiful little silver bird, about the size of a palm.

The little bird seemed to notice him too, and looked right into his eyes, its head tilted slightly at a rather cute angle.

Immediately afterwards, the bird chirped.

"Wow—!"

The unexpectedly loud noise caused the air to tremble visibly, and the transparent glass window shook violently, as if it would shatter at any moment.

The surrounding crowd was startled by the shout, and some even fell to the ground.

Xue Jing remained expressionless, simply asking, "What kind of bird is this? Does it have specialized vocal abilities?"

Ning Yuantai patted his ears, seemingly deafened by the shout.

Hearing Xue Jing's words, he shook his head and said, "...It's called Super Bird. It's a species discovered by the 'New Beiyang Council,' and its Chinese name is '超鸟' (Chao Niao)..."

"Its ability isn't related to sound... but rather to sheer physical prowess. Just like the 'superman' that is the counterpart to humans, it is also the 'superman' among birds."

"Not only are they incredibly tough, but they also fly at more than twice the speed of sound and possess terrifying strength... Each individual is at least level 4.5 in terms of danger."

"The silver-feathered individuals are considered weak; the most ferocious are the crimson-gold ones, whose physical attributes alone are rated at level 6.6 or higher, and they also possess strange special abilities..."

"Oh~?" Xue Jing stepped forward, stood in front of the glass window, and looked at the silver bird inside with great interest.

This one definitely has divine qualities too...

Seeing that Xue Jing seemed very interested, Ning Yuantai immediately smiled and said:

"Brother Xue, what biological category do you think 'Superbird' belongs to?"

Xue Jing casually asked, "A land-dwelling species?"