I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

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Xue Jing didn't click to watch it yet, but the video's cover featured a long-haired man wearing a black haori and holding a long sword, clearly Otogi Suzuka.

Yesterday, Xue Jing contacted the rich and domineering CEO, saying that he would participate in the U19 competition and try to defeat Otogi Suzuka. He also hoped that the rich and domineering CEO could provide some information about Otogi Suzuka.

I received it today, which was quite fast.

Xue Jing first replied with "Thank you, BOSS," and then opened the file.

[Otogi Suzuka, male, 18 years old, third heir to the Otogi Zaibatsu...]

Xue Jing read through the text, which detailed Otogi Suzuka's family background, kinship, hobbies, martial arts styles she had practiced, and so on.

It also included many photos, one of which was taken during a kendo competition. The fight looked intense, and the shirt was torn.

Xue Jing took a closer look and confirmed the condition of the man's pectoral muscles, finding that he was indeed a man.

"This appearance is so deceptive."

Looking at the photo of Suzuka Otogi, who had a gentle appearance and waist-length hair, Xue Jing couldn't help but complain.

He continued flipping through the documents.

"Su Zao will be a god flow..."

Xue Jing glanced at the detailed introduction of this martial arts school.

[The Far Eastern Sword Saint, Sakagami Tensou, claims to be a descendant of the legendary Far Eastern martial god, 'Sakagami Tamuramaro'...]

[He founded the martial arts school "Suba Shojin-ryu" after Sakanoue Tamuramaro's sword "Suba Shojin-ryu"]

The name "Suzaku" contains the meaning of "fast," and the Suzaku Shōjin-ryū style is renowned in the martial arts world for its extremely fast attacks.

Its ultimate technique, "God Slash," is known as "A Thousand Cuts in an Instant," and at its highest level, it can unleash a thousand slashes in a single instant.

Xue Jing pinched his chin.

"A thousand cuts in an instant, slaying a god... Interesting."

Xue Jing knew a little about Sakanoue Tamuramaro, the god of war in the Far East, because he had played some gacha games that used historical figures as their selling point.

There's an interesting anecdote about him: he's said to be a descendant of the Eastern Han imperial family, originally surnamed Liu...

Although it was just a ridiculous anecdote and completely unreliable, Xue Jing was impressed by it because it was so interesting.

"A style characterized by 'speed' is exactly the type I'm good at dealing with."

Xue Jing nodded, feeling somewhat more confident.

"Speed is the only way to break through" is a fundamental principle of martial arts. A speed-type opponent has almost no weaknesses and can give most martial artists a headache.

But Xue Jing was different.

Because of the [Aim] ability, he possesses extremely strong dynamic vision, making him adept at dealing with speed-type opponents.

Like the two previous battles against the cockroach monster, it was thanks to this skill.

"Let's try again and see if we can level up [Twins] another level before the official start of the battle. That way, we'll have double the reaction speed..."

Xue Jing clicked his tongue.

He began to feel like he was the nemesis of this Suzuka.

"But in the end, it still comes down to actual strength... No matter how fast your reaction speed is, it's all for nothing if your body can't keep up."

"Let's see how much I can improve in the next month or two..."

After reviewing the information, Xue Jing closed the file and opened the video sent by Wu Youqing.

The huge open-air arena was filled with spectators, with a spacious ring one meter high in the center.

Otogi Suzuka stood gracefully, holding a long sword, while his opponent was a young man who also wielded a blade.

The video was shot from a high-altitude, oblique, downward angle, which is likely the official perspective.

You can hear the shouts of countless spectators, mostly in Far Eastern languages, it's very noisy.

With both players in position, the referee drew a line between them, and the match began.

The next second, the scene changed abruptly, as if it had been cut.

Otogi Suzuka's opponent clutched his bleeding shoulder and knelt on the ground.

Otogi Suzuka herself, holding a bloodstained longsword that had somehow been drawn, flicked the blade to the side, spraying the blood off the blade.

Then, with a beautiful flourish, sheathed the sword, and used the sword, Zanshin...

A complete set of very standard Far East Kendo movements, full of ritualistic feeling.

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow; this speed…

Soon, the video showed a slow-motion replay of the scene.

In the high-speed camera footage, Otogi Suzuka draws her sword and performs an upward slash in the posture of an iaido slash.

Even though it was a slow-motion replay, his speed still appeared 'very fast' in a shot slowed down tenfold.

In this shot, his opponent barely moved, completely bewildered, and took the blow without resistance.

Xue Jing closed the video and opened other videos.

They are basically the same; in every video, Otogi Suzuka ends the battle in an instant.

"No wonder he's a child of a chaebol family. He receives the world's top-tier resources and has already reached this level at the age of eighteen."

"I don't know if I can crush you in a little over a month."

Xue Jing muttered to himself.

"But we should always give it a try."

He drew his long sword and continued practicing his swordsmanship meticulously.

……

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the office building of Canglong Dojo.

"Oh? The Hidden Dragon Dojo is up there?"

A young man with a somewhat reckless and roguish look in his eyes was looking up at the top of the office building.

"Just one floor? How come there isn't even a standalone restaurant? That's a bit shabby."

The young man spoke with a smile.

He looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a handsome face and a very tall stature, at least 1.9 meters. He was wearing casual clothes that allowed him to move around easily.

The young man stood ramrod straight, almost like a sharp blade, radiating a sharpness that stung the eyes. Passersby would involuntarily keep their distance from him, as if he were surrounded by an invisible ring of blades.

“Junior brother, the Hidden Dragon Dojo is different from us. It doesn’t rely on taking in disciples for a living. With only a few people, one floor of office space is more than enough.”

Su Bijing, the leader of the Razor Gang, stood beside the young man and began to explain.

"Besides, this is Dongcheng District, where rent is quite expensive. It's not shabby to be able to rent an entire floor of office space here as a temple."

Upon hearing this, Li Chengxuan shrugged and said:

"Whatever, let's go, Senior Brother Su, come up with me."

Upon hearing this, Su Bijing did not move. He hesitated for a moment before speaking:

“Junior brother, Master told us not to cause trouble lately… How about we call it quits? The Hidden Dragon Dojo is not to be trifled with, and you have to participate in the Maple City elimination tournament in a few days. What if you get injured…”

“Senior Brother Su, you are mistaken,” Li Chengxuan waved his hand and shook his head.

"I came here with the intention of having a proper martial arts exchange, so how can that be considered causing trouble?"

"A martial arts prodigy who's only seventeen and has twice killed terrifying cockroach monsters, making the news—I'm close to him in age, so it's understandable that I'd like to have a chat with him, right?"

Li Chengxuan smiled, a sharp glint in his eyes.

"...I just wanted to ask, when he killed the monster, why did Senior Brother Kaiping also die there?"

Su Bijing hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Seeing his expression, Li Chengxuan shook his head and said:

"Alright, Senior Brother Su, you don't need to say anything more. Senior Brother Kaiping was very good to me. He died inexplicably, and I can't just pretend nothing happened, especially since he had a conflict with Xue Jing before. And Xue Jing was even present when he died. What a coincidence!"

"I need to ask him for an explanation."

After Li Chengxuan finished speaking, he walked into the office building first.

Seeing that he had no intention of listening to advice, Su Bijing could only sigh, take out his phone, and secretly send a message to his master, Jiao Hongyuan.

Then he quickly followed.

……

(One more chapter, still writing~)

Chapter 90 Li Qi: Compared to my disciple, you're just a lump of...

"Junior brother, junior brother."

Xue Jing was practicing his swordsmanship when Zhu Shanying's voice came from outside the training room.

He paused, sheathed his long sword, placed it on the ground, took down the towel hanging on the wall, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The door to the training room was pushed open, and Zhushan Yingjiao's petite figure darted in.

"Clang! Clang! Clang! The hero has arrived!"

The girl's bright and lively eyes smiled into crescent shapes, and she held a rectangular strip of black cloth in her hands.

"Junior brother, look what I brought you."

Xue Jing smiled and greeted him: