Chapter 86: Great Increase in Strength, GOD-519 Unblemished Blade

Chapter 86: Great Increase in Strength, GOD-519 Unblemished Blade (4K, Requesting Monthly Votes)

Three days later.

In the Canglong Dojo's training room, Xue Jing stood silently in the center of the room, wearing a black training uniform and standing on a solid wooden floor. His gaze was fixed straight ahead, and his entire body, starting from his chin downward, was covered with dense patches of 'dragon scales.'

He began to practice a breathing technique designed to toughen the skin as part of the Shaking Armor Skill, causing the dragon scales on his body to expand and tremble, producing a sound reminiscent of a real dragon shaking its armor.

"Hmm... the injuries shouldn't be much of a problem anymore, at least I can start training again."

Xue Jing clenched his fist and nodded. He had spent the past three days recovering, and the injuries to his skin had finally improved significantly.

As the dragon scales receded from his body, Xue Jing took a deep breath and focused his gaze. He flexed his muscles, causing the sound of a dragon's roar to emanate from within him, and the muscles all over his body tensed.

On his right shoulder, spiral-shaped indentations began to appear, twisting down toward his fist as if his arm was being wrung like a towel, causing it to shrink slightly.

Once the Storm Thunder Force Technique was fully prepared, Xue Jing did not immediately strike. Instead, he activated [Twin Life].

Three days earlier, he had chosen [Physical Defense] as the new active effect of Twin Life. Now, it was time to test its effectiveness.

The spiral-shaped compressed force placed a great burden on Xue Jing, and his arm was barely able to withstand it. However, when he activated [Twin Life], the near-explosive pressure in his right arm suddenly eased.

With double the physical defense, his physical endurance also doubled. At this moment, every part of his body—bones, muscles, skin, internal organs—had its endurance absolutely doubled, ignoring all physical laws. Naturally, the Storm Thunder Force, known for its ability to infinitely compress power, could now be compressed even further within his enhanced limits!

Xue Jing's gaze intensified, and he continued to compress the force using the Storm Thunder Force Technique. His muscles trembled, and the dragon's roar within him grew louder. The spiral indentation on his right shoulder began to extend backward, crawling under his skin like several long snakes.

The indentations spiraled outward, spreading over his collarbone, neck, underarm, and finally coiled around his entire right pectoral muscle. Xue Jing felt his muscles begin to tremble under the strain, realizing he had reached his limit.

"Ha!"

He shouted loudly and unleashed a powerful punch into the air in front of him!

"Boom!!"

The sound of thunder suddenly exploded in the ears of everyone in the Canglong Dojo.

Countless disciples in the training hall looked up, puzzled.

"Did it just thunder?"

"That's strange, the weather forecast said it would be sunny for the next few days, and it doesn't look like it's going to rain outside."

In the Mind Cultivation Room, Li Qi, who was sitting in a wheelchair with an old, thread-bound book in his hands, turned his head toward the training room when he heard the explosion and smiled silently, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

"Boom!!"

From the point where Xue Jing's fist struck, a visible spiral of air several meters in diameter howled forward.

The open glass windows creaked and trembled, seemingly on the verge of shattering. The curtains hanging from them were caught in the violent airflow, ripped from their hooks, and spun like a fan as they flew out the window.

Xue Jing clenched his fist and looked at his arm.

"If I hit that cockroach monster again, this punch would probably kill it," he murmured to himself.

With [Physical Defense] activated through Twin Life, his combat power ceiling had almost doubled.

"Not just the Storm Thunder Force, but both the Golden Scale Turning and the Cloud Tail Sealing techniques have also benefited."

"And now, the upper limit of [Twin Life's Power] is even higher."

The active effect of Twin Life allows one aspect of the body to double, disregarding all physical laws. The doubled power from Twin Life's force works the same way. If martial arts were like mathematics, then techniques and force combinations would be different mathematical formulas.

And [Twin Life's Power] would unconditionally add a '×2' at the end of any formula.

Previously, the Storm Thunder Force could compress power to unleash a punch with double the normal force, but with Twin Life's Power, it became four times as powerful.

Now, with the activation of Twin Life's defense, the Storm Thunder Force can compress to unleash a punch with three times the normal power. If Twin Life's Power is used again, it becomes six times the normal power!

Twin Life is a divine skill that becomes increasingly exaggerated the later it is used!

"Getting a bit invincible here."

Xue Jing nodded in satisfaction.

Additionally, during these three days, he also tested the consumption and cooldown times of Twin Life at Level 3.

So far, three active effects have been unlocked: [Strength], [Speed], and [Defense].

Each of these consumes different amounts of energy. Among them, [Speed] consumes the most. Currently, when using Twin Life's speed alone, it can last for about thirty seconds before the energy is depleted.

[Strength] comes next, lasting about fifty seconds.

[Defense] consumes the least. When using Twin Life's defense alone, it can last for nearly three minutes.

These three share the same energy pool, and if used simultaneously, they can only last for less than fifteen seconds.

Once the energy is depleted, it takes about five hours to fully recover, an hour less than when it was first activated.

Overall, Level 3 Twin Life has seen decent improvements across the board.

After organizing his current state, Xue Jing was about to continue training when his phone, placed nearby, vibrated.

Xue Jing walked over, picked up the phone, and unlocked it with his fingerprint to check.

It was a message from Wu Youqing.

Xue Jing's spirits lifted.

Could it be that there's a new job?

Divinity is always a scarce resource for him.

During these days of rest, he had been fusing with Ning Fengwan to absorb Bast's power daily. However, compared to the first time, the results were now somewhat minimal.

Even though Ning Fengwan would tremble uncontrollably each time, the platinum glow from the tail ring had dimmed somewhat. After each session, it only slightly strengthened Ning Fengwan's body, without granting powers from other gods like 'Serpent Slayer Soldier.'

The absorbed divinity ranged from a few points to at most a dozen or so each time.

While the slow and steady approach could yield considerable results over time, it still wasn't as thrilling as obtaining several hundred points of divinity at once from a divine relic.

Xue Jing quickly opened the message to check.

[Wu Youqing: (Picture)]

"What is this?"

Xue Jing clicked on the picture, puzzled.

It was a photo of... a man?

Xue Jing wasn't sure.

The photo was taken from a close angle, making it difficult to see the surroundings clearly. However, the faint traces visible indicated that it was likely taken in a ring.

A young person with shoulder-length black hair, wearing a black male kimono, stood in the ring, bowing slightly toward the opposite side. Their face was delicate, with a somewhat androgynous appearance.

They held an old and beautiful long sword, with a grayish-brown hilt and scabbard covered in faded, oxidized marks, exuding a heavy sense of history.

[Xue Jing: What is this, an Eastern person?]

Based on the character's distinctly Japanese attire and posture, Xue Jing inquired.

[Wu Youqing: Correct.] [Wu Youqing: He is the third heir of the Ootogi Clan, one of the six major financial conglomerates in Japan, Ootogi Suzuka.]

[Xue Jing: Hmm? Sounds impressive.]

[Wu Youqing: He is indeed formidable, but that's not the point. Look at the sword he's holding.]

[Wu Youqing: It's the GOD-519, Unblemished Blade...]

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow.

He immediately requested a video call with Wu Youqing.

She didn't refuse and quickly answered.

On the phone screen, Wu Youqing's serene and beautiful face appeared.

She wore a pink chiffon blouse with a delicate bow at the collar, her signature high ponytail, and her makeup-free face looked more like the prettiest girl in the class rather than a wealthy, dominant CEO, pure and clean.

The front camera also captured Xue Jing's face. He smiled and said:

"BOSS, what's the deal? Is this a new containment task?"

On the screen, Wu Youqing shook her head and said:

"GOD-519 is not in an out-of-control state, so there's no need for containment."

Xue Jing asked in confusion, "Then why?"

Wu Youqing didn't answer directly but said:

"GOD-519, the Unblemished Blade, has a simple ability called [Unblemished]."

Xue Jing raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is it the kind of [Unblemished] I'm thinking of?"

Wu Youqing nodded, "It literally means it will never suffer any damage... There was an experiment where someone used a special method to subject GOD-519's blade to temperatures exceeding tens of millions of degrees for ten minutes."

"The result was that not a single particle on the blade changed."

Tens of millions of degrees... That's already in the range of nuclear explosion temperatures, and it's sustained.

Xue Jing sighed, "As expected of a divine relic... It defies common sense."

However, Wu Youqing didn't smile. She continued, "Yes, it defies common sense. That's why many organizations are eager to obtain this divine relic."

"But..."

She paused, and a glimmer of anticipation appeared in her clear eyes as she said, "Recently, the GOD organization has made significant progress in the synthesis of divine relics. Preliminary estimates suggest that we will be able to mass-produce divine relics within the next ten years."

"What?"

Xue Jing was taken aback, and he stared at the screen.

"Mass production of divine relics?!"

Although he quickly realized it was likely an exaggeration, he could still feel his scalp tingling.

The GOD organization has already created a mass-producible, low-purity divinity known as [GOD-XXX Dimensional Stone], which has greatly enhanced the productivity of certain industries. If they could achieve mass production of even weak divine relics, it would be a godly breakthrough.

This would mean they had overcome the realm of gods with mere human hands!

When Wu Youqing saw his shocked expression, she smiled faintly and nodded.

She said, "The exact situation is not easy to explain in words, but there are three essential elements for the mass production of divine relics."

"First, sufficient divinity; second, effective divine laws; and finally, numerous powerful divine relics."

She held up three fingers in the camera.

"GOD-519 is just one of them."

"Therefore, there's no containment task... It's an acquisition task."

Xue Jing stared at Wu Youqing's solemn face in the camera.

A thought gradually emerged in his mind, and he couldn't help but gulp, asking:

"...You want me to take that sword from that person?"

"Yes."

Wu Youqing nodded earnestly.

(End of Chapter)

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