I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Xue Wan hung up the phone immediately.

Xue Jing smiled and dialed again.

"What is it? Tell me quickly, I'm going to sleep," Xue Wan said helplessly.

After a moment of silence, Xue Jing asked softly, "Sister, is something bothering you?"

Xue Wan seemed stunned for a moment before saying with a wry smile, "What could possibly be wrong with me? I'm perfectly fine, don't overthink it."

Xue Jing thought for a moment, then asked again, "Are you really alright?"

"It's really nothing... You seem to be a bit of a sister complex, which isn't good. If you get a girlfriend later, she'll be jealous."

Xue Wan teased.

Hearing that there was nothing unusual in her tone, Xue Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Mom was very worried about you, studying at university alone in Fengcheng..."

……

Because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Xue Jing and Xue Wan had a lot to talk about and chatted for a long time.

It was already eleven o'clock when Xue Jing hung up the phone.

"It should be nothing serious."

Xue Jing muttered to himself.

Xue Wan didn't seem to be acting strangely at all; her mother must have worried for nothing.

Stretching, Xue Jing went back inside.

Instead of going back to his room to sleep, he went to the sofa in the living room and sat down cross-legged.

Begin practicing basic breathing techniques.

after an hour.

Xue Jing, feeling dizzy, closed his eyes and leaned back on the sofa.

My whole body is radiating heat due to the rapid circulation of blood, almost like I have a fever.

After a long while, Xue Jing, having recovered, opened the panel and took a look.

[You have completed one breathing exercise, Fitness Experience Points +16]

[You have completed one breathing exercise, Fitness Experience Points +16]

[You have completed one breathing exercise, Fitness Experience Points +16]

[You have completed one breathing exercise, Fitness Experience Points +16]

The physical enhancement brought about by the improvement of several skill levels, coupled with his gradual adaptation to the breathing technique, allowed him to directly perform four complete cycles of the breathing technique in succession.

"Strength..."

Xue Jing stretched out his right arm, touched his right elbow with his left hand, and looked thoughtful.

While he was practicing the breathing technique, he seemed to have touched a crucial point. At a certain moment of breathing, the muscles in his right arm twitched.

Xue Jing tried hard to recall that feeling and attempted to recreate it, but failed several times.

He wasn't in a hurry; if he couldn't figure it out, then it just wasn't the right time yet.

After drinking a glass of water, Xue Jing returned to his room, lay down on the bed, stroked the cat sleeping next to him with one hand, closed his eyes, and drifted off to sleep.

……

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Chapter 25 channeling energy, challenging the dojo

three days later.

In Xue Jing's home, in the 'gym'.

[You have completed one breathing exercise, Fitness Experience Points +16]

[You have completed one breathing exercise, Fitness Experience Points +16]

You performed one...

As he watched the notifications pop up on the panel more than ten times, Xue Jing felt the various rhythms generated inside his body as he breathed.

The stretching of bones, the functioning of internal organs, the contraction and relaxation of muscles...

He stared blankly at his arm, the muscles beneath the skin rising and falling with his breath, as if they were living things with their own consciousness.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but at a certain critical point, Xue Jing felt streams of heat surging from his entire body, rapidly gathering towards his right arm in rhythm with his breathing.

He silently walked to the standing punching bag in the center of the room, bent his knees slightly, and put his right hand behind his back, assuming a stance ready to throw a straight punch.

Xue Jing took a deep breath and threw a straight punch.

"boom!!"

This punch was neither fast nor powerful compared to his previous punches.

However, the standing sandbag, which had a base weighing a full 300 pounds, was hit as if by an oncoming car. Centered on the spot where the fist struck, the entire sandbag arched like a shrimp, flew sideways, and crashed into the wall, shaking the entire room.

[Conditions met, skill activated: Force Circulation]

【Mobility Lv1 (0/300)】

In an instant, the force that had originally been a fleeting flash of inspiration was quickly mastered by him and transformed into his instinct.

Xue Jing's eyes showed joy.

He immediately activated his breathing technique, and his internal organs responded to his breathing, generating various rhythms that were converted into kinetic energy, thus creating power.

With a thought, Xue Jing channeled his energy into his right foot and then stomped down!

click -

The tile floor cracked, and the reinforced concrete underneath also cracked slightly, causing the building to shake.

[Beat the floor, gain +1 experience point]

Xue Jing's lips twitched.

Having just gotten a hammer, I couldn't resist using the floorboards as nails.

I hope Mom won't notice when she comes back.

The cat sat crouching beside him, tilting its head to look at Xue Jing, its little face displaying an anthropomorphic incredulity.

"...You said you only learned about breathing techniques three days ago?"

"Yes." Xue Jing nodded and straightened the standing sandbag that he had punched away.

"You've never been exposed to martial arts before?" The cat's tail wagged.

"How many times do you want me to ask?" Xue Jing said helplessly.

"I've already said it, I possess unparalleled talent and extraordinary wisdom."

He said it without batting an eye.

Cat rolled her eyes: "He is quite talented, but it's too early to say he's invincible. There are geniuses in this world who can learn the power of breathing techniques as soon as they come into contact with them."

“Some large companies can even use special technological means to create such ‘geniuses’.”

"The world is vast, you just have some talent, don't get carried away."

Ning Fengwan solemnly instructed.

Xue Jing smiled, walked up to it, and pinched its proud little face: "I understand."

"Don't lay a hand on me, and call me Master." The cat said indifferently.

"Yes, Master Xiao Wan." Xue Jing rubbed its head.

Ning Fengwan simply retorted out of habit; she had grown accustomed to Xue Jing's rudeness over the past three days.

"However, since you possess such talent and have already developed internal strength, then we need to find a different way to enter the Hidden Dragon Dojo..."

The cat thought for a moment and then said.

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Xue Jing asked, puzzled.

The cat leaped onto Xue Jing's shoulder, sat down, licked its paws, and said:

“If you got in purely because of my connections, then you’re a true ‘nepotism’ person, and you’ll inevitably be looked down upon and treated differently.”

"So how do we get in, Teacher Wan?" Xue Jing teased, seeing its mature demeanor.

Seemingly quite pleased with the title of "teacher," the cat's tail wagged involuntarily, and a hint of anthropomorphic pride appeared on its little face.

"That's the rule of the martial arts world, it's a challenge!"

……

On the other side, at the South District Wharf.

A robust old man, dressed in a black short jacket, with gray hair, a somber face, and a tall, upright figure like an ancient pine tree, walked slowly into a warehouse with his hands behind his back.

Inside the warehouse, Duan Kaiping and the young man in black named Yun Ye had been waiting for some time. Upon seeing the old man enter, Duan Kaiping's expression immediately turned solemn. He knelt before him, placed his hands on the ground, and respectfully kowtowed, saying:

"I have met my esteemed teacher in Kaiping. I wish him boundless happiness and longevity!"

Yunye, who was standing nearby, sneered at the scene, seemingly with disdain.

"..."

The old man, Jiao Hongyuan, the master of the Jinfeng Dojo, showed no change in expression. He simply said to Duan Kaiping, "Hmm, get up."

Then he turned to Yunye and said, "Where are the things?"

Yunye shook his neck and pointed with his thumb to a three-meter-high container in the warehouse.

"Knowing you were coming back today, I brought it with me and put it inside."

"So, our transaction with Kangde Company is now complete. Transfer the remaining money to..."