I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

result……

They actually created a new ability for him called Shadowflame.

Or rather, it's not a new ability, but rather a deep development of Shadowflame's basic functions.

It was seven o'clock in the morning, on the open ground outside the villa.

Xue Jing stood with his hands behind his back, his posture calm and imposing, his eyelids slightly lowered, his gaze slowly sweeping across his left and right.

Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, and his spiritual aura erupted outwards.

A visible ring of air rapidly expanded outwards from him.

Unlike the invisible aura that previously suppressed the 200,000 spectators in the Super Arena, the aura that spread out now contained visible, dark, lightning-like patterns.

"Click—click click click—"

Around Xue Jing, the hard stone ground cracked everywhere, and a tree not far away snapped open with a crack in the center of its trunk, almost splitting it in two.

The iron bench next to it began to deform, emitting a sickening metallic twisting sound.

"Boom boom boom boom——"

The air around Xue Jing began to tremble and vibrate, distorting the light and making it appear as if a camera lens was rapidly shaking up and down.

Even though the ground didn't shake, it produced an earthquake-like effect.

After Xue Jing stopped releasing his aura and everything calmed down, the area around him was already a mess.

Letting out a soft breath, Xue Jing muttered to himself:

"As the Shadow Flame level increases, the precision of control becomes higher and higher with each level. Now we can do this kind of thing..."

"I attach the Shadow Flame to my spiritual aura to enhance its destructive power, causing it to inflict true physical damage..."

Because of the "Visualization of Truth," Xue Jing's spiritual power is different from that of ordinary people, possessing a semi-material nature similar to "psychic power."

Therefore, Xue Jing had a sudden inspiration and tried it out. While projecting his spirit outward, he precisely controlled the Shadow Flame, attaching it to the semi-materialized aura in a way similar to wrapping a weapon with a black film.

As a result, after practicing all night, he succeeded.

Because the shape of the emitted aura is erratic, after being attached to the Shadow Flame, it looks as if Xue Jing himself is constantly radiating countless black lightning patterns, which is both gorgeous and pretentious.

The aura that originally only had the effect of suppressing the mind and consciousness of others has now been expanded to include an additional layer of physical damage.

"This is true Conqueror's Haki! I can't even imagine how good it would be to use this to show off..."

"It's also quite practical. This kind of wide-area area-of-effect skill is excellent for clearing out weaker opponents. From now on, any unworthy opponents can be killed or stunned with a single 'Conqueror's Haki' attack. Only those who can withstand this move are worthy of my attention..."

Xue Jing stroked his chin, pondering.

"The level of detail in Shadowflame has now reached this level, so many of our previous ideas can now be implemented."

"For example, bringing a real human body to life and circulating martial arts energy..."

With a wave of his hand, black flames surged around him, transforming into a jet-black armored humanoid figure, exactly like himself when he wore the Shadow Flame Armor, except that the previously exposed eye area was now a pitch-black void.

He used visualization to look inside his own body, using it as a blueprint to constantly fine-tune the internal structure of this pitch-black humanoid form, striving to mold it exactly like himself.

This is an extremely difficult engineering project. The human body is so complex and precise that it seems to be a creation of God, a supreme crystallization of nature's evolution.

After only a brief attempt, Xue Jing immediately abandoned his plan to create a pitch-black humanoid that looked exactly like himself; it was simply impossible.

He then opted for a less demanding approach, simply creating a rough outline of the human body's internal structure and constructing all the key parts he believed were crucial for the circulation of energy.

It's still very difficult, but compared to the hellish difficulty of sculpting a real human body, it's still achievable.

When Xue Jing was controlling the Shadow Flame Giant, he once tried to construct an organ that could generate energy inside it and used a move called "Super Tornado Thunder".

Now, compared to its roughness back then, the precision of the Shadowflame structure has increased by more than ten times.

Once the pitch-black humanoid figure was completely constructed, Xue Jing sensed its exquisite internal structure and nodded in satisfaction.

"This is the limit for now. I wonder how effective it will be..."

He snapped his fingers, and the pitch-black figure immediately came to life.

The internal structure simulates the operation of various organs in the human body, which, after undergoing various complex evolutions, transform into power.

The pitch-black humanoid punch flew out towards Xue Jing, creating a spiral of air.

Xue Jing stretched out his hand, opened his palm, and caught the punch, holding the dark fist in his palm.

"Snapped--!"

The airflow spread out from where the two men's fists met, blowing Xue Jing's hair back and creating a slicked-back hairstyle.

"Whirlwind Thunder... its power is alright, I guess."

Xue Jing nodded.

If his normal punch is 1, then using the Whirlwind Thunder is 3, and it can even be upgraded to 4 or 5 if necessary.

This humanoid creature constructed from Shadowflame has a normal attack power of 1, but its Whirlwind Lightning attack power is only less than 2, and it cannot be improved further.

But it's still quite remarkable.

Shadow Flame is powerful enough on its own; being able to use its internal force is merely icing on the cake.

"Applying this structure to a Shadowflame Giant that is tens of meters tall can nearly double its already extremely strong physical destructive power... This is too powerful."

"With this punch, even a Grandmaster who has broken through limits will be crying for their parents..."

Xue Jing stretched.

"The aura attached to the shadow flames and the construction of the human body are both quite mentally taxing... I'll rest for a while and then continue practicing."

He walked back to the villa, went to his room, and started to sleep while holding his cat.

……

Xue Jing spent the last three days in arduous training.

They barely had time to eat, as they were completely immersed in the consciousness simulation.

Not only did they have to construct the skyscraper center of Xu's Biotechnology Company, but they also had to conduct infiltration drills to avoid monitoring equipment, alarm devices, and guards, gradually planning a foolproof infiltration route.

They also need to undergo seamless training and become proficient in how to instantly construct the internal structure of the Shadow Flame humanoid, turning it into instinct, so as not to be slow in actual combat in the future.

In short, I'm very busy and fulfilled.

His strength also increased rapidly through this arduous training.

In the space of consciousness, Xue Jing stood on the grand arena, facing 'Zhou Yinglin', holding his nine-foot-long spear at an angle.

The two looked at each other as time ticked by.

Suddenly, Xue Jing moved.

He thrust out his nine-foot-long spear, transforming it into a torrent of spears that enveloped Zhou Yinglin, its endless variations sealing off all his escape routes.

"Ding ding ding ding—!!"

Zhou Yinglin also unleashed his Perfect Armor technique at the same time. His two spears roared and clashed like two real dragons, striking each other. Each strike was a sharp spearhead against spearhead, exploding countless waves of air with incredible precision.

After fifty shots, a magnificent feathered phantom appeared in the center of the torrent of gunfire in front of the two.

The feathered robe floated in the air, wrapped with a feather ribbon. The material was so smooth that not a single gap could be seen, as if it were a heavenly feathered robe woven by celestial beings.

This is a symbol that 'Seamless Garment' has already achieved a certain level of mastery. After fifty strikes, it can influence the mental consciousness of those around it, causing them to see the phantom of the Heavenly Feather Garment, which is equivalent to the 'Profound Technique Level' in other martial arts schools!

The two did not stop there, continuing to thrust their nine-foot-long spears.

Sixty shots... seventy shots...

As the number of guns increased, the Heavenly Feather Robe appearing in the air became increasingly solid.

On the seventy-seventh shot, both men froze, their movements halting.

The subtle changes in the internal energy and the calculations of mental consciousness could not keep up with the complex evolution of the next shot, thus revealing a flaw in the seemingly perfect defense.

During these three days of arduous training, on the first day, Xue Jing reached the minor mastery of fifty strikes and created the Heavenly Feather Robe, reaching the profound level of the Seamless Heavenly Robe.

The next day, he was in excellent condition and improved to sixty-four shots.

After the third day, and up until now, he has reached the same level of seventy-seven spears as Zhou Yinglin!

Of course, this was his simulation of Zhou Yinglin. The real Zhou Yinglin would probably be somewhat different, perhaps firing a few fewer or more shots.

"Well, it's almost there."

Xue Jing planted the spear in his hand on the ground and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his other hand.

The celestial robes floating in the air gradually faded and dissipated as the two stopped.

He let out a long breath, a satisfied look on his face.

"The Heavenly Robe is indeed worthy of being called the number one martial art in the world. The effect of practicing it is amazing. My current skill in spear fighting has surpassed my skill in sword fighting, and I have begun to use it to improve my sword fighting skills."

"Although the reason for such rapid progress is due to the 'Mastery of All Weapons' skill, it is enough to prove the superiority of the Perfect Form."

He exited the space of consciousness.

"'Return to Nothingness' has also progressed to the point where it can withstand seventy shots without breaking through... I should be able to do it after practicing a bit more tomorrow."

Xue Jing thought to himself.

"Everything is ready, just waiting for the competition to begin..."

……

In the living room, Xue Jing sat upright on the sofa, a holographic image projected onto his wristband, showing the draw ceremony for the U19 quarterfinals.

The dignified old man on the stage took out a lottery ball from the box and opened it.

The results came out very quickly.

First round.

Huang Lu vs. Wei Junwu.

second round.

Song Nanxing VS Li Miao.

Game three.