I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Chapter 323 Execution by Courage, Touched Students, Xue the Demon King Cooking (4K)

ten minutes later.

The training ground was filled with students lying haphazardly on the ground, chanting softly; both boys and girls were treated equally.

During the test, everyone was left with almost the same injuries by Xue Jing.

Of course, although it is said that men and women are equal, everyone's physical condition is different and their overall ability to withstand injuries is also different. Therefore, Xue Jing actually showed some leniency to the female students who were generally weaker.

Applying the same force to the weak as to the strong would be another form of inequality.

"Teacher Xue..."

The last student stepped forward. He was a young but handsome male student with a solemn expression and a thin build. He was holding a spear that was taller than himself and was slowly walking towards Xue Jing in the center of the arena.

"Teacher, my martial arts require weapons... You don't mind, do you?"

The male student twirled his spear slightly, pointed the tip at Xue Jing, and spoke.

Xue Jing looked at him curiously for a moment, then nodded:

"Of course you can, give it your all, Bai Jing."

This male student named Yuan Baijing was one of the better performers that Xue Jing observed when he used his spiritual aura to suppress the classroom, and he was a student he paid close attention to.

Although Xue Jing had difficulty remembering names due to the side effects of the 'Proof of Love', he still memorized the students' names by repeatedly reciting them silently to strengthen his memory in order to facilitate education.

This wasn't difficult for him, just rather tedious and troublesome, so most people wouldn't bother using this method to remember names they didn't normally encounter.

"If you can do it, you can even kill me if you want."

Xue Jing smiled.

"Don't worry, teacher, I'm actually immortal. It's quite difficult for me to die."

The surrounding students all looked embarrassed and forced smiles.

"Wow... he's immortal! Teacher is amazing!"

"Teacher Xue is so humorous, haha."

The students played along with Xue Jing's 'joke', their expressions strange.

Teacher Xue is great in every way, except his sense of humor is a bit awkward. He always likes to make jokes that aren't funny at all, and he's still alive...

"Teacher Xue, be careful."

Yuan Baijing's gaze sharpened, and he assumed a spear stance. With a flick of his wrist, the spear tip trembled and emitted a sharp, soft hum. Suddenly, the soil around him exploded in a circle.

"This seems interesting..." Xue Jing's eyes lit up slightly.

He had outperformed countless peers who were considered super geniuses, so he had extremely high standards and didn't have much expectation for these students.

But this Yuan Baijing... after he brandished his spear, he actually unleashed a rather powerful aura.

It was a resolute and enlightened determination, a spirit of going forth without turning back, of charging forward without hesitation, of a hero going forth never to return.

"Huh, is Yuan Baijing actually serious about this?"

He Han, who was sitting on the ground rubbing her lower back, exclaimed in surprise.

He had just been beaten up by Xue Jing on stage... I don't know if it was because Teacher Xue was targeting him, but he actually punched him in the kidney area. That was too brutal.

As a local, he knew Yuan Baijing.

This is a well-known prodigy in Silver City. It is said that he was taken in as a personal disciple by the master of the Fearless Dojo when he was in elementary school, and he has already won good results in several youth competitions.

Because of its distinctive and unique playing style, it has even acquired its own nickname.

It's called—Yuan Sanqiang.

"If Teacher Xue isn't careful, she might suffer a loss in silence."

Many students who knew Yuan Baijing's background had already started chuckling, waiting to see the show.

They certainly didn't think Yuan Baijing had any chance of defeating Xue Jing... but perhaps he could surprise Xue Jing and shatter his perfect image as a master, causing him to fall from his lofty position.

This has always been something that the people are happy to see.

"ha--!!"

In the arena, Yuan Baijing shouted, the mud beneath his feet crumbled, and he transformed into a bolt of lightning, rushing towards Xue Jing. The long spear in his hand flashed with sharp light and pierced into Xue Jing's chest.

That was the kind of courage that was fearless, reckless, disregarding all consequences, driven by a surge of bravery, willing to risk everything, and even daring to dethrone the emperor.

As the saying goes, the tough fear the stubborn, and the stubborn fear the reckless. This shot was a reckless shot, a shot of courage!

Its name is—Courageous Execution!

"Bai Jing, you've given your teacher a wonderful surprise."

Xue Jing smiled and nodded, then extended a finger and precisely pointed at the tip of Yuan Baijing's spear.

Fine, intricate golden scale patterns appeared on his fingertips, and his entire body trembled slightly. He simultaneously unleashed the two major defensive and lethal moves, Golden Scale and Cloud-Sealing Tail.

With flawless calculation, he instantly found the weakest point in the shot and lightly touched it with his fingertip.

Like needles clashing against wheat awns, fingertips and spearheads suddenly touched, and a visible ring of air burst forth and spread out from the center.

"Qiang——!!"

The sound of metal clashing rang out, and the clothes of the two people in the arena fluttered wildly. All the students around them either involuntarily took a few steps back or were blown away directly, and a circle of nearly fifty meters in diameter quickly opened up in the arena.

"He actually used just one finger..."

Some students who were still able to keep their eyes open despite the wind pressure were terrified by Xue Jing's response.

Yuan Baijing's spear thrust was stopped by Xue Jing. He immediately shouted, turned around, and thrust out another spear in mid-air!

"Clang—!!"

Xue Jing blocked the second shot again, his eyes flickered slightly, as if he had realized something.

Yuan Baijing turned around again and thrust out his third spear!

Xue Jing shook his head. Facing the spear tip that was about to strike him, he stretched out his palm, flicked his finger, and struck the spear tip.

"Den-"

The spear flew from Yuan Baijing's hand, spinning and soaring into the sky at great speed, reaching hundreds of meters in the blink of an eye. Then it spun and fell back down, landing with a thud on the training ground.

—It landed right in the gap between He Han's legs.

"Boiled!"

He Han, who was sitting on the ground with his legs spread apart, looked at the gun barrel that was so close to him and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

In the arena, Yuan Baijing lay on the ground, panting heavily, his lips pale, looking completely drained and clearly unable to continue fighting.

"Very interesting, what kind of marksmanship is that?"

Xue Jing was completely unharmed, still displaying the demeanor of a master. He merely glanced at a barely noticeable white dot on his fingertip and looked curiously at Yuan Baijing.

"That's a brave execution, Teacher Xue."

He Han walked up to Xue Jing with weak legs and answered for Yuan Baijing, who could barely speak.

“A famous killing move of the Fearless Dojo... It takes the true meaning of the word 'courage', and the first three shots are all the essence of the first three shots. After the three shots, the 'courage' is exhausted.”

"Although there are only three shots, the power of these three shots far surpasses that of ordinary gun techniques... Yuan Baijing has been practicing this killing move for many years, and it is very powerful. When he participated in the competition, even though everyone knew his background, there was almost no way to deal with these three shots."

"I never imagined that it would be such a simple matter of a few flicks of your fingers, teacher..."

He Han shook his head and sighed.

Xue Jing nodded: "I see, execution by firing squad for bravery..."

With admiration in his eyes, he walked over to Yuan Baijing, squatted down, and reached out to touch his head.

"Bai Jing, don't move."

Yuan Baijing, panting, managed to say:

"Teacher Xue."

As Xue Jing touched Yuan Baijing's head, the Beast of Nothingness opened an invisible gap in his palm and used the Plant Contract to make the Dragon Cherry Seed grow a black root that extended slightly out of the gap and touched Yuan Baijing's body.

The roots of the dragon cherry began to absorb Xue Jing's boundless life force, which was then transferred to Yuan Baijing.

Yuan Baijing, who was originally exhausted and unable to move, suddenly found that a thick, pure, and warm power was seeping into his body from Xue Jing's palm, nourishing everything in his body.

His depleted strength began to recover rapidly, and the internal injuries caused by forcibly pushing himself beyond his limits to use the Courageous Spear Technique also healed extremely quickly. He stared blankly at Xue Jing:

“Teacher, you…”

The healing power within him carried a strong 'scent' of Xue Jing. Yuan Baijing instinctively realized that Xue Jing was sharing his life energy with him.

Yuan Baijing was immediately moved.

He injured himself by unleashing the "Courage" spear technique in an attempt to fight his teacher, yet his teacher went so far as to expend his own life force to heal him...

After his internal injuries were mostly healed and his physical condition had largely recovered, Yuan Baijing was about to speak.

Suddenly, the warm feeling of life energy that Xue Jing felt in his palm disappeared. In its place, a cool and comfortable power was seeping into his brain.

Although I don't know what it is, it has a very obvious Xue Jing 'scent' about it.

Based on the trust Yuan Baijing had developed from Xue Jing's willingness to share his life energy to heal him, he did not resist. Instead, he allowed Xue Jing's power to seep into his brain and gradually reach the depths of his consciousness.

...Without Yuan Baijing even noticing, Xue Jing used the power of [Reverse Cultivation Initiation] to copy knowledge, experience, and insights in Yuan Baijing's mind...and slowly transport them back to his own consciousness.

Golden light radiated from the outer perimeter of his consciousness, dissolving and disintegrating most of the vast fragments of knowledge that had been transported there. It filtered out what Xue Jing didn't want, leaving only the parts related to martial arts, which were absorbed deep within him.

After a while, Xue Jing withdrew his hand.

Yuan Baijing immediately stood up with renewed vigor and bowed gratefully to Xue Jing, saying:

"Thank you, Teacher Xue!"

"...Are you sure you're okay doing this?"

After expressing his gratitude, he immediately asked with concern.

Xue Jing smiled and patted his head, saying:

"I already told you, the teacher is immortal, don't worry."