I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

A pleasant female voice responded, "What do you want me to say?"

Xue Jing thought for a moment and said, "In your opinion, my current posture also belongs to the 'martial arts'?"

He was well aware of the rules of the Extreme Martial Heaven Palace. Apart from martial arts, which symbolizes the ability to 'fully unleash one's physical strength,' all other methods were not permitted here.

However, after seeing him use the unconventional skill [Crimson], Xuanling didn't say anything and tacitly approved.

This puzzled Xue Jing somewhat... He had long been prepared for Xuan Ling to tell him that he was not allowed to use [Crimson]. Although he was still struggling against a high-level master in his normal state, using [Twins] might give him a chance to win.

Of course, he was also prepared to make all sorts of excuses, such as claiming that "Crimson" was his explosive martial arts technique, not some strange ability...

But to everyone's surprise, Xuan Ling didn't ask a single question and simply tacitly agreed that he could use it.

"The so-called 'martial arts' is the power that humans use to explore and unleash their own limits, a power that belongs only to humans."

Xuan Ling responded.

"In other words, any power that is formed spontaneously by your own body and belongs solely to you is not outside the rules of the Extreme Martial Ascension Palace."

"Besides you, there are many other geniuses in this world. Some of them have extraordinary minds and the ability to interfere with their own reality far surpasses that of others. Ordinary killing moves and profound techniques can be transformed into magic in their hands. Others are born with the 'flesh-and-blood dragon and elephant' strength, with an extremely exaggerated upper limit. If left unchecked, they can easily shatter their own fists if they are not careful. After mastering martial arts, their attack power alone can cross the gap of two major realms..."

“These people, like you right now, seem very ‘abnormal’ compared to ordinary people, but their powers are innate, spontaneously formed by their own bodies, not external advantages. How can I not allow them to use them?”

Upon hearing this, Xue Jing nodded: "I see."

In other words, in Xuan Ling's view, the power of [Crimson] also belongs to him...

Xue Jing looked thoughtful.

According to the panel description, [Crimson] is a power that he briefly sacrifices to the 'Crimson Lord' using his various extraordinary skills in exchange for an amplification of his physical strength... It doesn't seem to be his own power at all, but rather 'foreign'.

Is the panel description incorrect... or is the panel level too high for Xuanling to understand?

or……

As he pondered, Xue Jing gradually approached the arena in front of him.

Unlike the previous 46,000 floors, this floor no longer has hundreds of arenas scattered throughout, but only one huge arena located in the center.

The remaining space is filled with thousands of seats for the audience.

When the challenge for the floor master in the Ultimate Martial Arts Ascension Palace is opened, people from lower floors are allowed to teleport up to watch.

However, seats cost money and are very expensive... This is one of the profitable projects of the Extreme Martial Arts Ascending to Heaven Palace.

Moreover, there are only so many seats available, and it's first come, first served. Every time there's a popular floor master challenge, it's like scrambling for tickets to a star's concert. Even if you're on time, the page is already sold out after a quick refresh.

As Xue Jing approached, a cacophony of noise gradually rose, and the seats were now filled with spectators.

"Holy crap, Teacher Xue is already red-eyed and has started using double scalpels."

In a corner seat, He Han held a bucket of popcorn, stuffing it into her mouth as she exclaimed in surprise.

"...Can you please stop making a fool of yourself? Do you think this is a movie?"

Ye Jingqiu, who was sitting next to him, covered her face and felt embarrassed for He Han because she could feel the gazes of the people around her.

It was rare for her to suddenly unleash her full power and snag three tickets for Teacher Xue's competition. Besides keeping the remaining two for herself, she generously gave them to her classmates... After a round of rock-paper-scissors and other selections, it turned out that the rascal He Han got one of them.

Most of the audience members were prominent martial artists... so why was this person able to bring in a bucket of popcorn so casually?

"The buff is already applied before the match even starts. It seems that Teacher Xue's opponent today is going to be unlucky... By the way, who is the opponent?"

He Han asked, chewing on popcorn.

"It's 'Jade Skull' Ye Honghui."

Zhao Longtu, standing beside him, crossed his arms and spoke.

The scar at the corner of his eye had faded considerably compared to the past, and his fierce appearance had softened considerably, giving him a gentler look reminiscent of a beautiful young boy.

“He once finished in the top three of the ‘Heavenly Title’ tournament, and I’ve watched his matches.”

"What, is this guy really that tough?" He Han asked.

Zhao Longtu thought for a moment and said, "Very powerful... mainly because the martial art he cultivates is very special, called 'Jade Bone Skill'."

"You've probably heard of the legendary physical realm of martial artists in ancient times—the Five Realms of Precious Body."

"To cultivate one's own body into five treasure characteristics: 'Flesh that embodies dragon and elephant,' 'Iron tree that entwines tendons,' 'Skin that blossoms like glass,' 'Jade bones that never melt,' and 'Blood that melts gold.'"

"It is said that Ye Honghui's Jade Bone Technique aims to cultivate the 'Jade Bone Undying' technique, one of the treasures of the body... Ah, he's here."

Zhao Longtu pointed to the large arena.

Unlike Xue Jing, who slowly walked onto the arena step by step, Ye Honghui was teleported directly onto the arena. A layer of orange-yellow light membrane descended from top to bottom, making his figure appear out of thin air.

His appearance caused an uproar.

Many of the people present had never seen him before, and none of them expected that he would look like this.

He was skin and bones, thin as a skeleton. If it weren't for his bright eyes and ruddy complexion, he would look like an immortal from another world movie set.

Xue Jing stood on the arena, facing Ye Honghui, and their eyes met.

"Om-"

Suddenly, everyone present felt a violent tremor around them; the air, the floor, and even their field of vision were shaking violently.

"...Earthquake? World earthquake?"

Some people frowned slightly, patted their heads, and felt a little dizzy.

"The Ultimate Martial Heavenly Palace is protected by the SC force field and will not be affected by the earthquake boundary..."

"It's not a boundary earthquake, it's not an earthquake, but our hearts that are shaking."

"This is the aftershock of the collision of spiritual energy fields... and it wasn't intentional. Just like when two atoms come close, their charges repel each other. The energy fields that these two people unconsciously emitted collided and radiated outwards, affecting our consciousness!"

"...I've only ever seen scenes like this in fighting comics before."

On the arena, Xue Jing's eyes flickered slightly.

Unlike ordinary 'ascendants', he was favored by Xuan Ling and could communicate with Xuan Ling in ways that many others could not, thus obtaining much information about Ye Honghui in advance.

The "Jade Bone Skill" he practiced was modified from the ancient martial art "White Bone Essence Skill".

The 'White Bone Essence Technique' is an utterly evil technique.

It was created by ancient martial artists in pursuit of one of the five realms of body preservation, namely "Jade Bones That Never Fade". However, in order to achieve this realm, the creator gradually went to extremes in the process of creating the technique.

All the essence of a person's body is poured into the bones, and the essence of the skin, flesh, tendons, and blood is absorbed into the bones; this is called "the essence of white bones."

Those who practice this skill will eventually become nothing but bones, having absorbed all the nutrients from the rest of their body.

Then... they began to plunder the flesh of others, wearing their skin and flesh on their own bodies, continuing to drain their blood to nourish their bones, ultimately achieving an extremely hard and sharp body that could not be harmed by anything, yet nothing could leave it unharmed.

It can be described as a wicked technique that devours people.

However, its modified 'Jade Bone Technique' is not so extreme. Although it also focuses on the bones and follows the old path of absorbing the essence of other parts of the body to nourish the jade bones, it is relatively more moderate and peaceful. It will not drain the body dry, but will continuously provide nutrition to the flesh and blood to fill the gaps absorbed by the bones.

Although it inevitably ended up looking like a skeleton, at least it wouldn't eat people anymore.

Xue Jing was very interested in this martial art.

Although it has its shortcomings, it is indeed the best way to strengthen bones.

"What an outstanding person."

Ye Honghui spoke up.

His voice is clear and pleasant to the ear, which is quite different from his appearance.

“I have read a lot of your materials and watched the video of your matches... Your ‘All Streams Return to One’ seems to be based on the myriad phenomena of the universe, but there are some subtle differences in it, which is truly admirable.”

"Faced with such earth-shattering martial arts, to be able to learn it is already rare in the world. But you were able to clearly retain your own thoughts while learning it, instead of devoutly following in the footsteps of your predecessors. Compared to talent, your willpower is even more admirable to me."

"It's a real shame... but I have no choice but to stop someone like you here."

"It's really... a pity."

As Ye Honghui spoke, he took a half step back with his left foot, stretched out his right hand, and made a "please" gesture.

Seeing this, Xue Jing smiled and was about to speak when he suddenly paused.

A palpable killing intent emanated from Ye Honghui.

Xue Jing almost saw a hallucination; the black demon materialized and roared as it pounced on him.

This scene alone would be enough to terrify any ordinary martial artist whose mental limits have not yet been broken.

It's no longer about whether a person's will is brave or strong; it's about the body instinctively surrendering to an absolutely invincible malice.

"I see."

Xue Jing nodded, roughly understanding why Ye Honghui had agreed to his challenge.

He looked up at the countdown above.

【3】

【2】

【1】

A notification sound rang out, and the competition began.

next moment--

"boom--!!!"

The two vanished from their spot in an instant, and when they reappeared, they were already locked in close combat, with Xue Jing's fist landing on Ye Honghui's forehead.

A visible ring of wind pressure spread out, and the semi-transparent protective shield formed by the SC force field rippled continuously.

"Click——"

With a crisp sound.

Xue Jing's skin burst open at the point of his fist, and amidst the splattering blood, a crack was clearly visible in the bone beneath.

……

Chapter 370 Returning to Nothingness: The Method to Break Through the Jade Bone (4K)