I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

To upgrade a Lv8 twin, 4500 points of divinity are needed, and he has 5000 points of divinity.

The upgraded divine skill has a mechanism very similar to that in the game—it fully restores the mana bar.

That would be more than enough.

Not only can it last until it reaches the center of the skyscraper, but it can also leave behind a large amount of blue bars to deal with the 'god-man'.

Xue Jing's gaze remained calm as he watched the approaching skyscraper center, thinking:

"Hang in there, don't die, Lu-san..."

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My recent state of mind and updates have been problematic. I've been sitting in front of the computer all day today, and I don't even know what I'm thinking; all I've written is a stream of consciousness... Let me adjust.

Concept art of male Otogisuka ↓

Chapter 282 The Sword Protects Its Former Master, The True Identity of Otogi Suzuka, Xue Jinggiegie (4K)

"Where did this pervert come from?"

Otogi Suzuka looked coldly at the naked man slowly walking towards him, frowned, and sensed that something was wrong.

There was no hostility whatsoever... What does this person want?

Based on her innate, extremely keen, almost superhuman intuition, Otogi Suzuka could sense the man's power and danger.

That kind of danger is different from that of a normal strong person. It's like a child who is unaware that he is holding a bomb that could explode at any time. Although this man has no hostility towards his surroundings, he could cause great harm to them at any moment.

Therefore, even without sensing any hostility, Otogi Suzuka's vigilance was raised to the extreme.

But what he was more concerned about at this moment was not the man's danger, but something else entirely.

"He looks a bit like Xue Jun."

Otogi Suzuka frowned.

He vaguely sensed a quality in this man that was similar to Xue Jing's.

Otogi Suzuka didn't know what it was, but just the fact that it 'looked like Xue Jing' was enough to make him want to turn around and run away.

He was one of the very few people in the world who could understand how strong Xue Jing was, and he did not understand it through firsthand intelligence, but rather through his intuition.

In some ways, this is more profound than seeing it with one's own eyes.

That sense of 'inhumanity' that transcends humanity cannot be simply summarized by the word 'powerful'.

The naked pervert in front of him gave him the same feeling as Xue Jing—inhuman.

At the level of the essence of life, there are... a higher species that transcends humanity.

"interesting."

Otogisushi's eyes revealed a fighting spirit.

He was an extraordinary martial arts fanatic. If a normal person could sense the sense of crisis he was feeling, they would definitely turn around and run without hesitation, but he just happened to be interested.

“Perfect, let’s consider this a rehearsal before our second war with Xue Jun…”

Otogi Suzuka looked around, then strolled into a nearby weapons shop and selected a long sword from the weapons that had been knocked to the ground.

After he left the store, he looked up and saw the naked man still walking towards him step by step.

Otogi Suzuka drew his long sword, threw away the scabbard, weighed it in his hand, and nodded.

Although he was used to using divine weapons like the Unsharpened Blade, he wasn't entirely satisfied with the longsword in his hand, but it was still usable.

Seemingly seeing Otogi Suzuka pick up a weapon, 'Xu Mude' tilted his head and suddenly, as if committing suicide, plunged his right hand into his own stomach.

Strangely, even though his entire palm was submerged, it was as if he had sunk into a lump of putty, showing no signs of injury whatsoever.

Then, he slowly pulled out a meter-long, straight, white, dried salted fish from his stomach with his right hand.

Otogi Suzuka paused slightly, recognizing what he was holding.

【GOD-1468·Sword of Dried Salted Fish】.

Before he could react, Xu Mude, who had been walking slowly step by step, suddenly stomped his foot heavily, shattering the floor within a three-meter radius into a hole with a bang, penetrating to the next level, and shot out at incredible speed, attacking Otogisuka.

In less than half a second, he traversed nearly a hundred meters and arrived in front of Otogi Suzuka. The fins of the salted fish in his hand gleamed with a sharp light and carried a strong fishy smell as he slashed at Otogi Suzuka.

……

Two minutes later.

"Clang—"

The long sword in Otogi Suzuka's hand could not withstand the impact and broke apart.

The dried salted fish sword slashed down on his chest and abdomen.

"My Flowing Immortal Smoke—"

Otogi Suzuka, like an invisible and intangible wisp of smoke, completely unaffected by force, escaped the slash in a bizarre way that was completely incomprehensible. She then quickly retreated, made a few quick movements, and entered the nearby weapon shop, which was now a pile of ruins. She then casually picked up a long sword from the ground.

This is the fourth knife he has acquired.

The dried fish sword in Xu Mude's hand looked comical, but it was exceptionally powerful. Only two minutes had passed since the start of the battle, and three of Otogi Suzuka's weapons had already been broken.

He glanced at his chest and abdomen; his clothes had been ripped open, revealing glimpses of his fair and well-defined abdominal muscles.

"This is difficult..."

Otogi Suzuka frowned.

His inferior weaponry left him with almost no ability to retaliate, while the man was ridiculously strong.

His mere strength and speed, devoid of any technical skill, left him struggling to keep up.

Moreover... this man seems to be rapidly learning everything about him during their fight.

That last strike was much faster than the first one, and it even vaguely resembled the style of Suzaku Shonryu.

If this drags on, his chances of winning will only become slimmer. He must act quickly and decisively.

This is his area of ​​expertise. The Sosho-shojin-ryu is an Iaijutsu, the ultimate technique for rapid combat. The outcome of the battle is decided once the 'Shojin Slash' is unleashed.

However, the strongest technique of this instantaneous Thousand Cuts requires extremely high weapon strength. Ordinary blades simply cannot withstand it and will shatter along the way. Therefore, stopping the move midway will create a huge opening for oneself.

Although one could use their own palm as a hand chop, the destructive power would be greatly weakened. This man's physical strength is extremely high, and it would be difficult to even seriously injure him.

"Chong-"

Another clash of swords ensued. Xu Mude seemed to be gaining more and more control over the salted fish sword in his hand. In the instant the swords clashed, he twisted his wrist, and the sharp fins on the sword also twisted and slashed, cutting the long sword in Otogi Suzuka's hand with a snap.

The Salted Fish Sword continued its slash toward his head, but Otogi Suzuka remained expressionless, resorting to the same old trick, attempting to deflect the attack with 'Immortal Smoke'.

However, this time was different. The moment his body turned into a stream of smoke that was no longer subject to force, the Salted Fish Sword seemed to also become ethereal for a moment.

"Thorn-"

A few strands of smooth, jet-black hair, and a torn black ribbon, fell to the ground.

Otogi Suzuka's high ponytail, which was always tied up, fell naturally down.

"Varied……!?"

His pupils instantly contracted to needle size, his expression changed drastically, and he was extremely shaken.

It was as if his head had been severed, not a ribbon.

He immediately picked up the black ribbon that had been broken into two pieces from the ground with lightning speed and hurriedly tried to re-tie it to his hair.

"call out--"

A fierce gust of wind swept from behind, and Otogi Suzuka instinctively leaped to the side. The Salted Fish Sword struck the spot where he had been standing, and a huge crack appeared in the ground, spreading for over a hundred meters.

Amidst the rubble and dust, Otogi Suzuka knelt on the ground, barely managing to tie her hair back into a high ponytail with a torn ribbon.

However... Otogisuka's expression darkened.

My body is weakening, my hands and feet are becoming thinner, some things are disappearing, and some things are appearing...

The facial features that originally had some masculine characteristics gradually began to soften...

"Oops……"

Otogi Suzuka's eyes darted around, glancing left and right a few times.

There's no one else around, so there's no need to worry about my identity being exposed...

However, that's not the most important thing right now.

Females are at a great physical disadvantage, even under the same weight and height conditions, they are far inferior to males.

In the realm of martial arts... or rather, in almost every physical domain, women are at an overwhelming disadvantage against men.

Even in activities like 'flexibility' and 'mental activities', which are generally perceived as equal for men and women, or as having an advantage for women, men actually have a significant advantage.

At least until the limits are broken, this is absolutely true.

Without this, her strength will gradually decrease by at least half.

What's more troublesome is that she's gotten used to her previous state, and going back to her old ways is like a player who's used to playing a max-level character suddenly having to play a low-level character; she'll have to readjust to everything for a long time.

But there's no time for her to adjust right now.

Through the opening in the clothing at the chest and abdomen, the once exquisite abdominal muscles were gradually disappearing. Although they hadn't completely vanished, they had become less noticeable.

Her skin became increasingly delicate and fair, and her waist gradually became slender, developing a graceful curve.

On the contrary, her hips have gotten a size bigger...

Pectoral muscles... The chest begins to protrude, and the southern hemisphere gradually forms through the gaps in clothing.

Xu Mude tilted his head, looking completely innocent, but ignored all the changes and continued to swing his salted fish sword at the 'interesting thing' in front of him.

It's like a young, innocent child playing with insects—not out of cruelty or malice, but pure curiosity.