I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Having resolved a deep-seated question in his heart, Xue Jing calmed down and waited for the divine absorption to complete while picking up the remote control, turning on the TV, and switching to the news channel.

"...The 37th U19 Unrestricted Elite Fighting Tournament is about to begin its preliminary rounds, and the young star athletes from various clubs are eager and ready to compete... Today, let's interview some of the tournament's top contenders..."

"...At 2 PM on October 8th, a brief 'boundary earthquake' occurred on Huaijiang Road in the eastern district of Qingcheng, with a magnitude of 4.1. Under the direction of ruling councilor Chu Minyi, the public carried out emergency evacuation in an orderly manner, and there were no casualties..."

"...Kangde Security Company recently announced that it has officially dismantled the large-scale criminal organization 'Dragon Cult.' Guan Yingzhi, the head of Kangde, declared that the Dragon Cult was an illegal and criminal gang disguised as a religion that had been poisoning society for over sixty years. In order to safeguard social stability and protect the safety of citizens, Kangde Security will not tolerate any lawbreakers..."

"Recently, a smuggling gang from the border area has crossed the border city's defense line with a large quantity of illegal goods and is heading inland. Please be aware of this and take necessary precautions..."

……

I do not know how long it has been.

[Divinity absorption complete]

As a line of text appeared on the panel, the golden dots floating on the interface also dissipated.

On the panel, at the very bottom of the skill bar, a new skill appeared, and unlike the black text of ordinary skills, it was gold text that emitted a golden glow.

【Twin (Not Activated): Divine Skill, requires 525/500 Divinity to activate】

[Conditions met, activate now?]

【whether】

Divine skills?

Xue Jing's eyes narrowed.

Just by listening to it, you can tell it's not on the same level as ordinary skills.

Xue Jing immediately pointed his finger at the word "Yes".

[Activation successful]

【Twins Lv1 (Divinity required for upgrade: 25/100)】

【Effect:

Passive: Possesses two lives; after death, can freely choose a resurrection time within seven days. Cooldown: Three months.

Active: Not unlocked (25/500 Divinity required to unlock)

Divine Avatar: Not yet unlocked (Unlock requirements: Level 10, Divinity 25/2000)

"!?"

startled.

Although he had been mentally prepared and knew that 'divine skills' were definitely different from ordinary skills, Xue Jing really didn't expect it to be this outrageous.

"Hey, you're laying your cards on the table now, aren't you? You're not going to interact with me as just some ordinary cheat ability anymore?"

Just a moment ago, the skill panel was just an ordinary person's level, an unremarkable cheat code. Although the growth rate was a bit fast, it was still within the normal range.

However, the appearance of "Twins" directly led him into the gate of the extraordinary world.

This is a skill that defies logic and physics.

Two lives, and the option to choose when to resurrect after death, means you don't have to worry about being camped by your corpse, and you won't make the mistake of being resurrected immediately after dying and then killed again.

This is some kind of unparalleled life-saving skill; it's not even a one-time resurrection coin, but rather allows you to revive again once the cooldown is over.

Although the cooldown time is a bit long, it's basically equivalent to infinite respawns when you round it up.

According to what's written on the panel, this is just the passive effect of "Twin".

"Damn it, why?"

Xue Jing felt like ants were crawling all over his body.

If they're this good when they're passive, they must be this good when they're active.

But it actually requires divine unlocking, where is he going to get that?

And what is the effect of this 'divine incarnation'...?

Countless thoughts raced through his mind, and Xue Jing's expression shifted between light and shadow.

Suddenly, the cat in my arms twitched its eyelids and slowly opened its eyes.

It raised its head, its beautiful, emerald-green vertical pupils looking up at Xue Jing, who was holding it in his arms.

Seeing this, Xue Jing temporarily suppressed his thoughts and reached out to pat the cat's head.

Feeling a little guilty, she asked, "You're awake?"

They performed a divine absorption without the cat's consent, and I don't know what kind of impact it will have on the cat.

I was too excited to notice before, but now that I think about it, taking it without asking is indeed a bit...

Although Xue Jing considered himself to have a relatively flexible moral bottom line, even if he was aware of this, he would still secretly perform the operation of absorbing divinity for the sake of the skill panel. However, seeing the 'victim' wake up in front of him, he couldn't help but feel guilty.

The cat, curled up in Xue Jing's arms, stared at him blankly for a while, seemingly not yet understanding its current situation.

Its gaze shifted to the surroundings, surveyed the area, and then returned to Xue Jing's face.

A glint seemed to flash across his emerald-green vertical pupils.

The cat spoke.

"Meow~~"

That voice.

Xue Jing got goosebumps from being pinched so hard.

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Chapter 5 Are you still pretending?

"..."

Xue Jing's expression was somewhat subtle.

This cat seems to have never learned how a normal cat meows; it's meowing so tightly.

What are you pretending for?

Xue Jing placed his hands under the cat's front paws and lifted it up to eye level with himself.

The cat has an innocent and naive expression, just like an ordinary kitten.

"..."

"You can speak human language, right?"

Xue Jing was open and honest, intending to have a good talk with the cat about what it was, why it could talk, what the platinum tail ring was, how to find the same thing, and why a talking, magical cat had ended up in a situation where it was almost killed in the stray cat world.

However, the cat in front of me had an innocent expression that said, "I don't understand what you're talking about at all," just like an ordinary cat with nothing special about it.

"Meow~~"

"Stop pretending, I heard everything. Speak properly."

"Meow?"

"Just tell me how many dried fish you want."

"Meow~"

The cat licked its paws, remaining unmoved.

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow: "Are you still pretending?"

He placed the cat on his lap, pressed down on the back of its neck with one hand, and reached for the base of its tail with the other.

This is one of the most densely packed nerve endings in a cat's body. Most cats love to be petted here and will feel so good that they will involuntarily arch their backs.

Xue Jing's five fingers moved nimbly, scratching incessantly at the base of the tail, causing the little black cat's eyes to widen instantly.

"Meow!!!"

It let out a cry that could almost be described as a terrible scream, its rump involuntarily rising high, and its limbs began to struggle, but Xue Jing held its neck firmly, unable to move, and could only meow incessantly.

After a while, Xue Jing stopped what he was doing. By this time, the cat had long given up struggling and was lying on Xue Jing's lap, completely powerless, with its tongue sticking out, its eyes rolled back, and panting, looking like it had been played with to death.

However, even under such torture, it didn't utter a single word from beginning to end, always acting as if it were just an ordinary little kitten.

This made Xue Jing a little insecure.

Could it be that the Divine Absorption skill in the skill panel drained away its ability to speak human language? Is it really just an ordinary kitten now?

If it weren't for that extremely squeaky meow it made after waking up, Xue Jing would have truly believed it.

But Xue Jing really couldn't do anything about it.

As long as the cat doesn't intend to have a proper, open conversation with him, he should just pretend. He can't really resort to torture to force it to talk, can he?

Having just received a favor from someone, even if Xue Jing's moral bottom line is flexible, he wouldn't do such a thing.

He shook his head and said, "Alright, that's all for now. Are you hungry?"

The cat let out a weak "meow".

Xue Jing assumed it was hungry.

He put the cat on the sofa, then stood up, went to the kitchen to get a large bowl, came to the table, opened the supermarket bag, took out the bag of cat food, tore it open from the opening, and poured it into the bowl.

Xue Jing placed the bowl full of cat food in front of the cat, expecting the cat, who had suffered a lot in the stray cat world, to immediately show off.

Unexpectedly, the cat only glanced at the cat food in front of it, clicked its tongue, and turned its head away without hesitation, not even looking at it again.

"Ok?"

Upon seeing this scene, Xue Jing suddenly had a thought.

This reaction... isn't quite right.

This doesn't seem like a picky cat's reaction to disliking its food; it's more like... the food in front of it simply isn't part of its diet.

A sudden realization dawned on Xue Jing's mind.