I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

The clothing there had a circular hole torn in it, and on the exposed abdomen was a spiral wound three fingers wide.

It should have been a large hole, but he controlled his muscles, forcibly contracting them to form a spiral shape.

"The skill I've honed over nearly sixty years can't withstand a single blow from a junior."

Jiao Hongyuan sighed.

"Time is not forgiving."

If he were twenty years younger, would he have been bullied to this extent?

"Master, what should we do now?"

Li Chengxuan asked in a low voice.

He was a little panicked.

His master, whom he considered almost invincible, had actually been beaten up like this...

Moreover, perhaps, probably, possibly, it seems, it appears to be his fault?

No, Li Chengxuan denied this idea.

He went to the Hidden Dragon Dojo to seek justice for his senior brother Kaiping's death, wanting to ask Xue Jing what exactly happened.

I just never expected that the people at the Hidden Dragon Dojo would be so lacking in martial ethics...

Hmm... wait, he seems to have some sense of martial ethics, only letting Xue Jing, who is younger than him, fight him...

Never mind, none of this matters anymore; what's done is done.

Even if he has 99% of the problems, doesn't the people at Canglong Dojo bear 1% of the responsibility?

Both sides have problems, and it's pointless to dwell on who is right and who is wrong.

Li Chengxuan thought to himself.

Jiao Hongyuan looked at Li Chengxuan with a complicated expression.

It seemed like disappointment, or something else entirely.

He sighed, his spirits dampened, and said:

"Chengxuan, you should go to Fengcheng right away, the elimination rounds are about to begin."

Li Chengxuan said softly, "But... there's still more than a week left, and I want to spend more time with you."

Jiao Hongyuan glared at him.

"Don't you understand? I'm telling you to go and avoid the area!"

"The Hidden Dragon Dojo is not to be trifled with; they won't let this go so easily."

"And they also know that I won't let this go so easily."

Jiao Hongyuan clutched his stomach.

"This is not something a child like you can get involved in. You should hurry to Maple City. Your injuries need to be treated. I know a very skilled doctor there..."

Just then, a deep voice suddenly came from the side.

"Alright, we'll talk about these trivial matters later."

A very tall man wearing a full-body black trench coat was sitting on a fallen, dead tree trunk nearby.

He rested his elbows on his knees, his two large hands clasped together, and stared emotionlessly at Jiao Hongyuan and his companion with his green eyes.

The man's head was bald, with six button-like objects embedded on top. Below the corners of his eyes was a black mask covering most of his face; the mask wasn't worn on, but rather sewn onto his skin.

He was extremely robust; even though he was sitting, his upper body alone made him appear very tall, at least two meters tall.

Upon hearing the man speak, Li Chengxuan immediately fell silent.

The only reason they were able to escape from the monster in the Hidden Dragon Dojo was because the man in front of them held the monster back.

"Jiao Hongyuan, how's the matter I asked you to handle going?"

"The 'major meeting' is scheduled to be held in two months, so don't tell me that's all the progress."

The man's voice carried a mechanical chill, devoid of any emotion whatsoever.

Jiao Hongyuan coughed a few more times and slowly said:

"The mature individuals have already been cultivated and are accumulating output. What's the rush?"

The man stared at him for a while before nodding and saying:

"Better so."

"Besides, this is the last time I'll help you... The company must not have anything to do with this, you understand."

The man spoke without any expression.

"You have to solve your own problems."

Jiao Hongyuan scoffed.

“I didn’t expect anything, you don’t need to bring it up.”

The man gave him a deep look.

"You just understand."

……

As noon approached, Xue Jing stopped wielding his blade and sheathed Futu.

[You have completed a swordsmanship practice session, gaining 98 combat experience points.]

After glancing at the information on the panel, Xue Jing thought for a moment, then decided not to continue cultivating. Instead, he opened the door and walked out of the training room.

He went up the stairs to the third floor and arrived at the indoor swimming pool that Takeyama Ei had introduced.

This is a large swimming pool that is 20 meters long and 10 meters wide. Xue Jing glanced at the blue water and smelled the distinctive chlorine odor of the pool.

He took off all his clothes, folded them neatly, and placed them on the ground along with Futu. Then he walked to the cabinet next to him and opened it.

Inside were unopened swim trunks of various sizes. Xue Jing picked out a larger one and changed into it.

He was naked except for a pair of swim trunks, displaying his perfectly sculpted body to the air.

Walking to the edge of the pool, Xue Jing squatted down and reached out to scoop up some water.

Then he leaped in and splashed into the pool.

They awkwardly thrashed about in the pool, using the butterfly stroke.

'I don't think I've ever swum in my life.'

Xue Jing thought to himself as he swam.

I did practice some strokes in my past life and know how to do butterfly stroke, which can be considered one of the legacies of my previous life.

Xue Jing swam in the pool, initially a little clumsy, knowing the techniques in his mind but not yet internalizing them.

However, his powerful body control as a martial artist allowed him to quickly become familiar with everything about butterfly stroke, and his swimming skills improved at an incredible speed.

"Crash, lala, lala -"

Before long, he was moving like an arrow, darting back and forth in the pool, like a torpedo, creating huge splashes in the water.

His powerful physique and the incredible lung capacity resulting from his running and breathing techniques allowed him to swim almost non-stop without needing to rest.

After an unknown amount of time, a notification suddenly popped up on the panel.

[Conditions met, skill activated: Swimming]

Swimming Lv1 (0/300)

Seeing the prompt on the panel, Xue Jing pushed off with all his might, and after a few splashes, he reached the shore and caught his breath.

"So there really is a skill that can be activated."

Xue Jing exclaimed and spoke.

He glanced at the water and a sense of familiarity instinctively welled up within him.

It's as if he was meant to be a creature that lives underwater.

Xue Jing turned and kicked the pool wall, plunging into the water.

This time, his movements were far more skillful than before, even possessing a natural elegance.

Like a fish that dwells on the seabed, born to belong to the ocean.

Without even using their arms, they can quickly move through the water by simply swinging their bodies.

"Pooh!"

Xue Jing poked his head out of the water, somewhat delighted.

"His swimming skills have improved so much, and his physical fitness, balance, control and so on have also improved significantly on an average basis."

He felt the enhancement that swimming brought him.

"It is touted as the best sport in the world, bar none, that can provide the most comprehensive workout for all parts of the body."

"Aside from the rather demanding conditions, it is a perfect sport with almost no flaws."

"Awesome!"

Xue Jing flipped over and plunged back into the water.

……

Chapter 95 Fate is like a knife that cannot be defied; Xue Jing, a god-like figure (4K)

Just as Xue Jing was enjoying a swim in the pool, the door was suddenly pushed open.

"Little junior brother!"

Takeyama Hide pushed open the door and walked in. His eyes lit up when he saw the figure moving through the water.

"So you're here. That explains why I couldn't find you in the practice room."