I will eventually become a divine being through accumulating constantly

I don't know how much time had passed, but with Xue Jing's final thrust into the air, a faint golden sharp spear glow extended from the tip of the spear, piercing through several meters away and skewering a training iron dummy punching post straight through.

Xue Jing let out a breath, swung a flourish with his spear and then retracted it.

"It's almost as if the experience points from different skills can be transformed into one another... My understanding in sword skills has gradually extended to 'spear skills'."

"The final is in five days, and by then I should be able to bring my spear skills up to a level close to my sword skills."

He mused.

"The 'Eye-Dotting' is most compatible with the spear after all, so this gives the spear skills an ultimate skill that isn't inferior to 'Cherry Full Moon'. That should be enough."

Since Zhou Yinglin, the disciple of the Gun Saint, had made it clear he was targeting him, Xue Jing naturally had some thoughts on the matter.

There's nothing more humiliating for an opponent than to be defeated in their area of expertise.

Just use this spear skill, which has less than ten days of practice, and have a good play with Zhou Yinglin.

Xue Jing placed his spear on a nearby weapon rack, then picked up an Eight-Sided Han Sword from the side.

Although spear skills were his main focus at the moment, he also needed to keep up with the training of other weapons.

After all, his main goal was to achieve the Path of All Weapons Mastery and see if he could refine Combat Skills, to deal with Zhou Yinglin on the stage with spear skills was just incidental, he couldn't put the cart before the horse.

So, Xue Jing practiced sword skills, then staff skills, followed by whip skills... He practiced all eighteen types of weapons in a single day.

After each weapon was practiced, he felt as if his proficiency in the use of all weapons increased simultaneously.

After finishing them all, when he picked up that alloy Nine Chi Great Spear again, he felt differently.

Xue Jing seemed to have an epiphany.

"Indeed, what I'm practicing is the way of Combat Skills."

"The so-called 'Combat Skills' refer to the understanding of the concept of 'blade' itself, not a single type of weapon..."

"Once there is progress, it is immediately a advancement in the use of all weapons."

"Unlike those martial artists who specialize in a single weapon, I am on the 'Path of All Weapons Mastery'."

Xue Jing swirled the spear in his hand into a spiral, as if holding a large electric fan, even making a 'tatatatata' sound like that of a helicopter, and the fierce airflow stirred up by the spinning spear caused the curtains in the room to violently whirl, nearly ripping them from their hooks.
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In the end, he suddenly stopped the swirling spear, and then thrust it forward with force!

"Whoosh——!!"

The pale golden sharp spear glow pierced out from the tip of the spear towards the front, turning the upper half of the iron dummy into nothingness.

The spear glow, nearly half a meter wide and eight meters long, stayed at the tip without dissipating, solid as if it were a tangible object, and as Xue Jing tilted the spear in his hand slightly, the glow touched the ground lightly.

Just like a lightsaber from a science fiction story, merely making contact with the floor, the sturdy wooden floor was cut through like butter scraped by a hot knife, leaving behind a sharp mark from the spear.

"The place is too small to fully wield it, this spear glow could be even longer and bigger," Xue Jing nodded to himself.

"Very well, at the start of the match, I'll first have you run 39 meters..."

Putting the spear back on the weapon rack, Xue Jing wiped the sweat from his forehead and then opened the panel.

His gaze moved to the Divine Skill column.

"Since Zhou Yinglin has connections with the Secret Martial Society, he must also know that I am a 'Chosen Blessed One'..."

"If he really intends to kill me, he will certainly take my 'God-Given Secret Art' into account. Being so confident in making a move against me, he must have something to rely on. I must stay alert."

After some consideration, Xue Jing looked at the 4178 Divinity stockpiled in his inventory and clicked on [Shadow Flame].

[Shadow Flame Lv7 (4178/3000)]

"The sole principle for the current Spend Divinity plan is simple."

"Reserve a thousand points for the regular skills that might evolve at any time, and the rest all go into [Shadow Flame], to level it up as soon as possible and bring out the 'Divine Incarnation'."

Having made up his mind, Xue Jing immediately pressed the upgrade button for Shadow Flame.

[Shadow Flame Lv8 (1178/4500)]

"The next upgrade requires four thousand five... then from level 9 to 10, it's six thousand."

"And with the two thousand needed to activate Divine Incarnation, that's a total of twelve thousand five hundred Divinity needed..."

"Fortunately, it's not too far off. The Qingcheng government still owes me ten Divine Relics, that's about five thousand Divinity, plus the one thousand I have on me, the shortfall is just over six thousand."

"However, I can't guarantee that I won't spend it on other skills along the way... If only there were another place like the Roaring Waterfall, where I could earn a significant amount of Divinity."

He shook his head, dismissing these thoughts.

Xue Jing snapped his fingers, invoking Shadow Flame. He drew a black stream of energy from the shadows within the training room and kindled a Dark Flame in the palm of his hand.

Perhaps due to ascending to Lv8, the Dark Flame he now conjured felt increasingly pitch-black.

It radiated ripples around him, like a black hole about to suck in all the surrounding light.

Having briefly experienced the post-upgrade changes of the Shadow Flame, Xue Jing was curious to test its power when a thought suddenly struck him.

Instinctively, he looked at his arm.

The next moment, his arm... melted.

In an instant, the entire arm disappeared, transforming into—Dark Flame!

"Whoomp—"

Xue Jing blinked, his arm lost its form completely, becoming the Dark Flame, and he was astounded.

"Is this... Elementalization?"

Without any hesitation, he reached for the Eight-Sided Han Sword on the nearby weapon rack and gripped it in a reverse hold.

Then he stabbed forcefully into his stomach.

"Ssst—"

The sword passed through his body unimpeded, entering the stomach and protruding from the back.

But no blood flowed from his belly, at the 'wound,' only wisps of Dark Flame escaped outward.

"This..."

Xue Jing's eyes widened.

After pulling out the Eight-Sided Han Sword, the 'wound' on his stomach was immediately filled by innumerable Dark Flames that gathered and healed it back to perfection.

Even his clothes were unscathed.

"Hm? A natural Dark Flame fruit ability user?"

Xue Jing scratched his head, returned the Eight-Sided Han Sword to the rack, and sat down cross-legged.

Calm now from the rush of excitement, Xue Jing's consciousness submerged into the Consciousness Space.

Countless pixel chunks swept through like a storm, constructing a desolate wilderness scene.

Xue Jing manifested himself within the Consciousness Space, he pinched his palm to confirm the data was correct and with a mere thought,

Dozens of opponents began to appear around him, all past enemies, including Li Chengxuan, Jiao Hongyuan, Yan Xiangweng, Sky Pirate leaders, the man with Four-Dimensional Senses, Du Mingluan... and even various kinds of Dragon Breed and Cockroach Monsters.

Upon appearing, every person and beast wore an expression of fury, and a barrage of Dragon Thunder, flames, and Qi Force streams immediately assaulted Xue Jing.

Without any action, Xue Jing simply stood with his hands behind his back, watching calmly as the frenzied attacks approached him.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom—!!"

He was instantly engulfed in the ceaseless attacks, blasted to smithereens on the spot, dissolving into nothingness.

However, a moment later, in the huge crater left by the myriad of attacks on the battlefield, numerous strands of Dark Flame began converging towards the center.

All the Dark Flames merged together, gradually taking form and shaping into a human figure.

Then, the human-shaped Dark Flame slowly transformed back into an unharmed Xue Jing, even his clothes were in order.

"What's the matter? Were you all just trying to tickle me? Didn't you eat, come on, put some muscle into it!"

Xue Jing used his pinky to dig his ear, looked around, and raised an eyebrow.

"Roar—!!"

An angry dragon's roar echoed through heaven and earth as countless attacks fell once more.

Xue Jing chuckled lightly, this time he did not take the attacks. Instead, he spread his arms wide and voluntarily transformed into the Dark Flame, scattering in all directions.

The scattered Dark Flames flew behind a Cockroach Monster and merged together, reforming Xue Jing's figure.

Lifting his right fist, a Thunder Flame Boiling Cauldron blast smashed the Cockroach Monster in front of him to smithereens. Xue Jing looked at his fist and muttered to himself:

"Now... I truly am invincible."

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