I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Xue Jing still remembered the man he had met when he went to the chief councilor's house in Qingcheng to look for clues about the Heavenly Nest Mother.

Its 'four-dimensional senses' actually found him in a state of shadow and aura concealment by following the 'track of time'.

Given the exceptional security measures taken by Xu's Biotechnology for layers 1097 and 1098, including the preparation of materials to isolate mental energy, it's hard to guarantee that there aren't powerful individuals with bug-level detection methods like 'four-dimensional senses' inside.

The risk is too high; we can't go up there.

After a brief moment of consideration, Xue Jing immediately and decisively turned around.

Since we're not going, let's take advantage of the fact that it's still dark and we still have time to go to the Divine Relic Containment Facility in 1052 and collect some more divine essence!

The upgrade of Shadowflame to Lv10 and the activation of Divine Avatar are just around the corner and will be achieved soon.

Perhaps after upgrading, or after obtaining divine incarnation, there will be a way to solve the problem of how to enter the 1097th floor?

He sped back, having already scouted the route beforehand, and was much faster than on the way there. In less than twenty minutes, he returned to the 1052nd floor.

At this time, the sky was beginning to lighten.

But the researchers at Xu's Biotechnology haven't started work yet.

Xue Jing seized the opportunity and immediately began, just as before, choosing a compartment where divine relics were stored, and Black Flame dug a hole and crawled in to hide and steal food.

"【GOD-1285·Mouth of the Palm】..."

"【GOD-1573·Halloween Pumpkin】..."

Having memorized most of the information about the divine relics, Xue Jing could basically recognize the serial numbers and names of the divine relics he touched.

"These are all divine relics with late serial numbers and whose abilities are not very useful. Their collection value is higher than their actual value."

"No wonder it's displayed here as an exhibit, rather than being used..."

"But it doesn't matter to me. Divine relics don't have a distinction of high or low value, only a difference in the amount of divinity they possess..."

Seeing the amount of divinity he held on the panel begin to surge, Xue Jing was in a very good mood.

Twenty minutes later, in a transparent cubicle, Xue Jing, who was hiding in the shadows and reaching out a hand like a ghost to touch a pair of scissors, suddenly twitched his ears.

As he practiced Huang Po Gong and his five major cultivation techniques deepened, his senses became stronger and stronger. At this moment, his keen hearing could hear the faint footsteps coming from afar.

It seems that the employees of Xu's Biotechnology have started working.

After waiting for another ten seconds or so, until the notification "[Divine Essence Absorption Completed]" popped up on the panel, Xue Jing withdrew his palm.

As they quickly went out through the hole they had drilled, they glanced at the current number of divinities.

[Possesses Divinity: 10037]!

Breaking 10,000!

This is the first time since he activated the panel that his divine possession has reached five figures!

This is also his greatest divine gain to date, and it was obtained almost effortlessly!

"Cool!"

Xue Jing was secretly excited and even wanted to take the risk and continue, but reason told him that the best option now was to make a quick getaway.

After taking one last, wistful look at the remaining compartments containing divine relics, Xue Jing lurked in the shadows and quickly departed.

On his way out, he brushed past a middle-aged male researcher wearing a white lab coat and glasses.

Only after he had run far away did he faintly hear a shout of alarm and anger coming from the shelter.

"How come there's a hole here?! Wait, there's one here too?!"

"Who was on duty for the night shift yesterday!?"

……

Before Xu's Biotechnology imposed martial law, Xue Jing quickly returned to the 1002nd floor, squeezed through the gap in the steel door, and arrived outside the skyscraper center.

It was just dawn, but there were many flying vehicles around. Xue Jing was very cautious and did not reveal himself. Instead, he remained hidden and concealed, slowly moving through blind spots that were easy to miss, and slowly climbing down towards the center of the skyscraper.

It took him more than an hour just to get back to the ground.

Since the transportation to and from the skyscraper is mostly by air, and there are very few people driving, it is actually easier once you get to the ground.

Along the way, Xue Jing avoided vehicles and people at a distance, and soon left the skyscraper center and entered a well-hidden forest in the countryside.

He emerged from the shadows, revealing a dark figure clad in shadow-flame armor, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"...The consumption of Shadow is too great. Even Lv9 Shadowflame can't withstand maintaining it for such a long time. The mana bar will be depleted in a little while."

Xue Jing sat on a big tree for a while, opened the panel, and looked at the Divine Skills section.

The note that read "[Shadowflame Lv9]" was now dim, with only a faint, almost imperceptible golden light remaining.

"First, upgrade Shadowflame to Lv10, otherwise Blue won't be able to sneak back to Zhige Base. The difficulty of hiding during the day is not the same as at night..."

【Shadowflame Lv9 (10037/6000)】

Xue Jing clicked to upgrade.

【Shadowflame Lv10 (4037/8000)】

[Divine Avatar: Not yet unlocked (Unlock requirements: Level 10, Divinity 4037/2000)]

[The conditions for unlocking the Shadowflame Divine Avatar have been met. Unlock now?]

【whether】

Xue Jing nodded.

He was eager to find out what the divine incarnation was, but he decided to go back to a safe place first and unlock it to take a good look.

"As expected, the Divine Skill Lv10 is not the maximum level; it can be upgraded further."

Xue Jing nodded when he saw (4037/8000) after Shadow Flame Lv10, not surprised at all.

After all, his specialized skill [Hidden Dragon Ruyi Force] was not at its maximum level even after reaching Lv10.

The upper limit of divine skills, which are obviously much higher than bit-based skills, is naturally impossible for bit-based skills to be lower.

"Hmm? The blue bar is full?"

Xue Jing was slightly taken aback when he saw the [Shadow Flame] on the panel regain its full golden light.

So upgrading a divine skill can instantly restore your mana bar to full?

This was the first time he had upgraded a divine skill while his mana was depleted, and he only just learned about the mechanism now.

"Like a game..."

Xue Jing nodded in satisfaction. With this mechanism in place, his combat strength was implicitly enhanced.

As long as you have enough Divinity to upgrade the skill, it's equivalent to having two mana bars for that skill, greatly improving your survivability.

He stood up, kicked off with a powerful stomp that shattered the tree branch with a bang, and propelled himself forward toward Yuancheng.

Since there was no cover of night on his return journey, he deliberately chose routes with concealed terrain such as forests, and when there was no concealed terrain, he would sneak into the shadows to try to avoid being captured by satellite cameras.

Therefore, it took much longer to return to Yuancheng than it had taken to get there.

Using the same black flame shadow leap, Xue Jing bypassed the light blue light membrane covering Yuan City and entered the city, slowly making his way towards the Zhige base.

It was nearly noon when Xue Jing finally returned to the villa at the Zhige base.

Inside the room, a shadow seeped in from outside the window and moved to the floor. Then, Xue Jing, in a half-kneeling position like the Terminator, slowly rose out of the shadow.

"It's not naked, it's missing something."

Xue Jing shook his head and looked at Yun Qin, the little maid who was cleaning the room and was a little stunned when she saw him.

"Owner……"

The little girl, dressed in a classic black and white maid outfit, saw Xue Jing appear and quickly placed her hands on her stomach, bowing to him.

Xue Jing stiffened slightly, stood up, smiled, patted Yun Qin's head, and said helplessly:

"I already told you not to call me master anymore, it feels weird. If you really want to play this kind of game, just call me 'young master'."

The cat called out "master" at the cat's mischievous request.

Yunqin seemed to enjoy Xue Jing's head pat, revealing a comfortable expression like a kitten's squinted eyes, and muttered softly, "But the Sect Leader said that you actually like it very much, you just won't admit it..."

Xue Jing's lips twitched: "Don't listen to her nonsense, there's no such thing."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "At least don't shout this when there are outsiders around."

The little girl scratched her head: "Yunqin understands."

"Alright, you don't need to clean the room yet. You can go out now; I have something to take care of."

"Yes."

After letting the little girl leave and closing the door, Xue Jing took a deep breath, opened the control panel, and looked at Yingyan.

[The conditions for unlocking the Shadowflame Divine Avatar have been met. Unlock now?]

【whether】

He clicked 'Yes'.

[Unlocked successfully]

[Gain Divine Incarnation: The Beast That Does Not Exist]

[Description: A monster that does not exist in this world, devouring even the shadows, a symbol of absolute 'nothingness']

[Invoking the power of words: Ankh Geb Ptah (World, you have forgotten me)]

……

(I've passed Little Western Paradise, this map is really torturous... but the final boss battle against Huang Mei was so satisfying, even though I was stuck for two hours, it was very enjoyable.)

Chapter 254 The Beast That Does Not Exist: A Convenient and Invincible Concept-Based Ability! (4K)

"A monster that does not exist in this world, devouring even the shadows, a symbol of absolute 'nothingness'..."

Looking at the unusually large description on the panel, Xue Jing was momentarily dazed.

That aloof guy who only ever gives you a brief description of any skill he possesses has actually started bragging...