I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

"This……"

Ning Yuantai, who was standing nearby, said, "Divine relics aren't anything too rare. It's just touching them, what's the big deal? I'll talk to Xu Mude about it later, and I won't make things difficult for you."

The office lady chuckled awkwardly, "But... many of them are divine relics, and their containment measures are completely sealed off. There aren't even any entrances or exits. You can't get in or out, and you can't touch them..."

Ning Yuantai glared at her: "Since you said 'many,' not 'all,' then there must be some that aren't completely closed off, right?"

The office lady's forehead was sweating: "That's right..."

"Then what are we waiting for? Take us there!" Ning Yuantai said irritably.

The office lady nervously thought for a moment. This person was a friend that General Manager Xu had told her to treat well. It shouldn't be a big deal if he just touched her...

She walked to the transparent cubicle where the salted fish sword was kept and pressed a few keys on the computer-like numeric keypad on the wall.

Suddenly, with a hiss, one side of the transparent partition became a transparent door, slowly opening to both sides.

A fishy smell wafted out, and the office lady quickly covered her nose, her face scrunched up from the stench, and she said in a muffled voice:

"This is one of the non-fully enclosed divine relics..."

"Damn, this smell!" Ning Yuantai covered his nose, his face showing he couldn't stand it.

Xue Jing held his breath from the beginning, his expression remaining normal. However, the cat, despite being a cat, covered its nose with its two front paws, tears welling up in its eyes, looking as if it was about to faint.

Xue Jing stepped inside and placed his hand on the salted fish sword.

[Divine matter detected; absorbing divinity...]

He acted like a researcher who was very curious about divine relics, constantly touching the dried salted fish sword and pretending to be very interested.

Tens of seconds later.

[Divinity absorption complete]

[Possessing Divinity: 4299]

Having gained approximately 500 points of divine power, Xue Jing remained calm and turned to walk out of the transparent cubicle.

“Touching all the divine relics is my dream… Let’s continue exploring. If any of the relics aren’t fully enclosed, just mention it…”

Xue Jing said to the office lady.

Seeing that he really only touched her, the office lady breathed a sigh of relief and gave Xue Jing a perfect smile: "Yes."

……

Xue Jing followed the OL guide, listening to the introduction of the divine relics while subtly developing his mental visualization, radiating outwards to engrave everything around him into his mind. He clearly detected where there were guards, cameras, infrared detectors, and other alarm devices.

After exploring the entire floor, there were dozens of divine relic compartments, four of which were not fully enclosed. Xue Jing went in and touched them all. Including the dried salted fish sword from the beginning, he gained a total of 2027 points of divinity.

[Possessing Divinity: 5829]

Looking at the panel showing over five thousand divine attributes, Xue Jing suppressed his slightly agitated feelings and, with superb acting skills, put on an expression of satisfaction, and smiled:

"This trip was truly worthwhile, thank you so much, ma'am... But for a company as big as yours, don't you have any divine relics with serial numbers within the top 300?"

Seeing Xue Jing happy, the office lady inexplicably felt happy herself, and upon hearing this, she shook her head and smiled:

"I'm not entirely sure about that... However, our company doesn't allow anyone to enter the 1097th and 1098th floors of the skyscraper. If it's something extremely valuable, I guess..."

At this point, she realized she had said too much, so she quickly stopped and gave an awkward laugh.

Xue Jing didn't show any unusual reaction, but said with a sigh, "Ah, I really want to see it for myself if I have the chance."

Ning Yuantai glanced at his bracelet and whispered a reminder, "Brother Xue, it's almost time."

Upon hearing this, Xue Jing smiled at the office lady and said, "I'm sorry to have bothered your company today, dear sister. Thank you for your guidance. We'll take our leave now."

Upon hearing this, the office lady breathed a sigh of relief, but was also somewhat reluctant: "I'm very happy to have been able to introduce the divine relics to you... to both of you."

……

The aircraft, resembling a large loaf of bread, hovered and slowly flew away from the center of the skyscraper, heading towards Yuan City.

Inside the cabin, Ning Yuantai asked Xue Jing expectantly, "How was it, Brother Xue? Although the time was a bit rushed, you should be satisfied, right?"

Xue Jing was gently patting the cat's back. Ever since she smelled the salted fish sword, she had been sneezing from time to time.

"sneeze--!"

The cat wiped away the tears welling up in its eyes with its front paws, looking listless.

Xue Jing nodded and smiled, "I'm very happy to see so many divine relics at once. Thank you so much, Yuan Tai."

Ning Yuantai rubbed his nose and said with a smile, "It's good that I can help you, hehe."

After chatting casually for three or four hours, Xue Jing returned to the Yuancheng Zhige Base.

When they arrived at their destination, it was already past 8 p.m. Xue Jing kept Ning Yuantai there and cooked him a good meal, which almost made Ning Yuantai choke to death.

This time, the cat didn't have any objections, after all, Ning Yuantai had just helped Xue Jing.

After everything was settled, Ning Yuantai took his leave, and Xue Jing sat cross-legged on the sofa in the living room, deep in thought.

"Xu's biological defenses are very strong... I detected at least seven entities in my mental visualization that I felt were dangerous, as well as various AI automated weapons with astonishing destructive power. It's impossible to take them by force."

"Fortunately, we've located a possible location for the [Primordial Wind of All Things], on the 1097th or 1098th floor..."

"We need to come up with a more secure and foolproof plan..."

Xue Jing's mind was racing with ideas.

"An alibi is needed, and the infiltration and escape routes also need to be practiced... It seems difficult to get everything sorted out in these three days of rest, so this matter will have to be postponed."

he said to himself.

"To forge iron, one must be strong oneself; let's upgrade first."

Xue Jing opened the panel and looked at the number of divine attributes that had exceeded five thousand. He rubbed his hands together in a somewhat unladylike manner.

……

Chapter 244 Shadow Flame Deep Development, True Overlord Haki, Xue Jing VS Zhou Yinglin! (4K)

[Possessing Divinity: 5829]

Xue Jing made a decision after a moment's thought.

"Hmm, five thousand eight..."

His gaze fell upon the [Shadowflame] skill in the Divine Skills panel.

"Upgrading Shadowflame to Lv9 requires 4,500 Divinity, and after upgrading, there will still be over 1,000 left, which is just enough to reserve for [Soldier's Strike], which may be upgraded at any time..."

【Shadowflame Lv8 (5829/4500)】

Xue Jing clicked to upgrade.

【Shadowflame Lv9 (1329/6000)】

Upon seeing the divinity required to upgrade to Lv9, Xue Jing nodded.

"It really does take six thousand to reach Lv10... plus the two thousand needed to activate the Divine Avatar, I'm still eight thousand short."

"It's almost here. We'll soon see the first 'avatar' of a divine skill."

Xue Jing clenched his fist, somewhat excited.

Throughout his journey, divine skills have been of immense help to him... Even now, the proportion of divine skills in his combat power still surpasses that of martial arts.

Especially in terms of applicability, no matter how strong the old weapons are, their framework is basically limited to pure physical attacks, which is not as flexible and versatile as divine skills.

Of course, martial arts also have advantages that divine skills do not have. The two complement each other and reinforce each other, together forming Xue Jing's combat power system.

The power of divine skills is undeniable. All divine skills defy the laws of reality to some extent, reaching the realm of 'superpowers' and 'extraordinary'.

This powerful skill, which requires reaching a high level of Lv10 and also needs additional divinity to activate as the 'Divine Avatar', is something Xue Jing eagerly anticipates.

"Let's try out the changes in Lv9 Shadowflame."

Xue Jing turned off the skill panel, raised his right hand, opened his palm, and with a thought, countless black currents surged and gathered in his palm from the shadows illuminated by the light in the room.

"call--"

A ball of black flame ignited and danced quietly in his palm. It was a pure, pitch-black color without any luster, like a black hole, and even had the faint illusion of swallowing the surrounding light.

Xue Jing flicked his hand and threw the ball of black flame out the window.

The black flames, as if possessing a tangible substance, traced an arc in the air and continued flying for nearly two hundred meters after leaving the window.

Only at this distance did Xue Jing vaguely sense that the ball of black flame was about to escape his control.

Then, he condensed a ball of black flame, and instantly disappeared into it.

The next moment, he emerged from the black flames two hundred meters away.

"The control range has increased, and the maximum distance of 'Shadow Leap' has reached over two hundred meters, double that of when the ability was first activated. As for the cooldown time..."

Subsequently, Xue Jing began to continuously test the improvements in various abilities after Shadow Flame's upgrade.

The test was completed quickly.

Among them, the Shadow Flame itself has become much more lethal; it can annihilate a piece of steel the size of a fist in less than a second.

The maximum strength of the Shadow Flame Material has also increased significantly, making the creatures that are activated into Shadow Ravens and Shadow Sharks more agile and faster.

The abilities 'Shadow Lurker' (lurking in the shadows) and 'Shadow Transformation' (transforming the physical body into elements) remain largely unchanged, but because the upgraded Shadow Flame Blue Bar is longer and can withstand more energy consumption, it can be considered an enhancement.

Overall, the upgraded Shadow Flame is quite a significant improvement, and Xue Jing's current combat power ceiling has increased considerably.

"However, it's just enhancing existing abilities, without any new features..."

Xue Jing, who had been spoiled by the new features that Shadowflame added with each upgrade, was slightly dissatisfied.

"Xiaoying, Xiaoying, you are my favorite divine skill, it shouldn't be limited to this level!"

"There must be some new abilities I haven't discovered yet. Stop pretending and show them to me."

Xue Jing whispered to the burning black flames in his hand, observing them carefully, trying to discern anything unusual.

He spent the entire night investigating Shadowflame.