I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Chapter 28 True Equalityists

"Junior Sister Zhu, stop fooling around."

The young man among the direct disciples shrugged and spoke.

"Your skills aren't up to par yet, and you're too rough with your attacks. He might be our future junior brother. What if you hurt him?"

"I'll take the lead here, being the most mature and composed person..."

Before he could finish speaking, Old Man Li interrupted him thoughtfully, saying, "No, let Shan Ying go."

The young man asked in confusion, "Huh?"

Master was just showing concern for this young man; wasn't he quite pleased with his appearance?

Why did they make the junior sister... This is terrible, she's probably going to be traumatized before she even starts learning.

The young man looked at Xue Jing with pity.

"Great!"

A girl named Takeyama Ei let out a cheer, her bright and lively eyes curving into two crescent moons.

Without any visible movement, she suddenly flashed and appeared beside Xue Jing with incredible speed.

She reached out and took Xue Jing's hand, then quickly walked towards the nearest arena.

"Junior brother, come with me!"

Xue Jing's eyes flickered; this speed...

He didn't resist, letting the girl's soft little hand lead him forward.

The cat, sitting upright on the armrest of the wheelchair, pouted, looking inexplicably annoyed.

After leading Xue Jing onto the arena, Zhu Shanying let go of his hand, then gracefully and elegantly landed opposite Xue Jing with two backflips. She clasped her hands in a fist salute, her eyes crinkling with a smile, and said:

"Junior brother, please give me your guidance!"

Xue Jing was somewhat amazed by the agility it displayed. A backflip is not difficult, but to do it with such lightness and naturalness, even more so than a cat, is a completely different level of difficulty.

This was the first time he had faced someone who had truly practiced martial arts, and he felt a little excited.

He imitated the young girl, clasping his hands in greeting and saying, "Please give me your guidance."

As they took their positions, the surrounding disciples gathered around to watch.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's going on? Wasn't that guy here to challenge the dojo? But the dojo owner is asking him all sorts of questions like he's on a blind date. What's going on now? I don't understand at all!"

"That's right, I don't understand either... Anyway, since it was Senior Sister Zhu who made the move, he's bound to suffer a lot."

"I bet five cents he'll lose at least one hand and one leg."

"Be confident, I bet five bucks you all four limbs will be broken."

"Tsk tsk, how pitiful."

Xue Jing inexplicably noticed that almost everyone around him was looking at him with a hint of pity that he couldn't understand.

At this moment, the young disciple walked to the center of the arena, patted Xue Jing on the shoulder, and comforted him, "Be careful, if you feel you can't do it anymore, just admit defeat and I'll come to save you right away."

Xue Jing: "..."

“Then…” The young man stood between the two, raised his right hand, and waved it downwards, “Begin.”

After saying that, he immediately jumped off the stage.

"Junior brother, watch out!"

With a happy smile on his face, Takeyama Hide took a step forward and shot out like an arrow released from a bow, his speed was ridiculously fast.

She clenched her delicate hand into a fist and punched at Xue Jing.

Then... Xue Jing grabbed his wrist and threw him over his shoulder, slamming him hard to the ground.

"boom!"

He threw the object with no reservation, even using all his strength, and the force was so great that the entire arena shook violently.

The girl lay down on the ground and immediately fell into a baby-like sleep.

"Huh?" The disciples watching.

"Huh?" The young disciple looked completely bewildered.

The other two disciples, who seemed to be father and daughter and hadn't spoken a word since they entered, couldn't help but glance at the boy standing on the arena.

The cat's eyes gleamed with smugness, and its tail wagged involuntarily.

The entire temple fell into an eerie silence.

"So... does this mean I successfully challenged them?"

Xue Jing stood on the arena, looking at Li Qi, who was in a wheelchair, and asked in confusion.

"..."

In silence, Li Qi looked at Xue Jing, then at the cat on the armrest, and sighed:

"...You really are a good prospect for this old man."

……

On the way home, the cat perched on Xue Jing's shoulder, looking quite pleased with itself.

"You've never practiced martial arts, yet you were able to defeat a disciple of the Hidden Dragon Dojo. From now on, you can go to the Hidden Dragon Dojo anytime and receive instruction from Old Man Li for free. No one will dare to complain."

"And I don't owe Old Man Li a huge favor for this. On the contrary, because I gave him such a good disciple, Old Man Li should thank me."

"Win-win, a win-win situation, we win twice."

The tail brushed against Xue Jing's cheek, bringing a soft tickle. He thought for a moment and said:

"I didn't expect things to end so quickly. I thought the disciples of the Hidden Dragon Dojo would be very strong, and I was prepared to be beaten up."

“You didn’t think it was wrong,” the cat said.

"In fact, that girl is indeed very strong, much stronger than you are now."

Xue Jing asked in confusion, "Then why?"

The cat laughed and said, "I'd like to ask you instead, why does being stronger guarantee a win?"

"There are countless examples of the weak defeating the strong in this world. Some people even lead 100,000 troops but can't beat 800 people. If such a huge gap can be turned around, what chance do you and that girl have?"

"Martial arts are not about comparing numbers. There is no principle that the person with the bigger number will definitely win. Mindset, state of mind, will, intelligence, decision-making... even a little bit of insignificant luck can be the key to victory or defeat."

"If only that girl had been more cautious and hadn't started with such a wide-open, forceful punch; if only she knew anything about you and understood your reaction speed; if only she had used her strength to protect her entire body beforehand; if only you hadn't used your full power to finish the job after seizing the opportunity..."

The cat said meaningfully.

"If any tiny factor had changed, she wouldn't have been unable to beat you, but the undeniable fact is that she lost."

"This is the world of martial artists."

Xue Jing seemed to understand something.

"This is also a good warning for you. With your talent, you should become very strong in the future, but you must not become too arrogant because of it, otherwise something like what happened today may happen."

The cat gave instructions.

Xue Jing smiled and said, "I will be careful, Teacher Wan."

Upon hearing this title, the cat nodded in satisfaction.

[You have experienced a battle where you defeated a stronger opponent; your combat experience points have increased by 211.]

[You have survived a battle where you were outmatched, and your fitness experience points have increased by 121.]

[You have experienced a battle where the weak triumphed over the strong, and feel pleased with yourself. Health Preservation Experience Points +89]

You have experienced a battle where you defeated a stronger opponent; aiming experience points +56.

[You have experienced a battle where the weak defeated the strong, and your Qi Utilization Experience Points have increased by 139.]

[Fighting skill upgraded to Lv2 (107/500)]

Xue Jing glanced at the prompts on the panel, feeling his body grow stronger, and smiled silently, a sense of satisfaction welling up inside him.

"Speaking of which, you can be so ruthless towards those pitiful girls without hesitation, could you possibly have some kind of misogyny or something..."

The cat suddenly spoke up and asked.

Xue Jing looked at it strangely and shook his head.

"No, that's not it. It's just that I'm a true advocate for gender equality, and I treat men and women the same whether I hit them or not..."

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Chapter 29 Just call me Master Jing

The next morning, as soon as Xue Jing woke up, he tidied himself up, made breakfast for the still-sleeping cat, and immediately went out, took a bus to Dongcheng District, and entered the office building where Canglong Dojo was located.

After taking the elevator to the seventeenth floor and entering the main door, he saw the receptionist sitting there, the same woman in the cheongsam who had greeted him yesterday.

Xue Jing stepped forward, tapped on the front desk, and smiled:

"Morning."

The woman in the cheongsam, who had arrived at work early and was yawning while secretly playing on her phone, was startled. She looked up, saw that it was Xue Jing, and quickly put away her phone and stood up.

"Good morning, Young Master Xue."

Master?

This somewhat corrupt-sounding title made Xue Jing uncomfortable.

He waved his hand, sighed, and said modestly, "Why call me Young Master? There's no need to be so respectful. Just call me Master Jing."

Cheongsam Girl: "..."

This title feels much more excessive than "young master".