I will eventually become a divine being through accumulating constantly

Xue Jing stepped out of the cafeteria, pondering:

"This way of eating forcefully is no solution; the nutritional value of these ordinary medicated dishes is too low for me now. It's like a ferocious beast eating grass. Although it can satisfy the hunger momentarily, it's not a sustainable strategy."

"The Yellow Grannie Skill contains records on how to make accompanying secret medicines. I need to go through the dojo's channels to find an Intersecting Boundaries company and purchase a batch of medicinal ingredients..."

"I must conquer this aspect of nutrition!"

...

In a dark underground chamber.

A man, exceedingly tall and wearing a black trench coat that enveloped his entire body, stood in front of two beds resembling surgical tables.

The man was bald, with six button-like objects embedded on top of his head, resembling scars from a Buddhist sect. Below the corners of his eyes was a black mask that covered most of his face, not worn but sewn into the skin with fine stitches.

He was extremely tall, at least two meters, and such height would typically make one look lanky, even with a normal BMI.

But his figure was robust to the extreme, appearing somewhat overweight despite his height, like a standing brown bear.

The man's emotionless gaze rested on the 'mummies' lying on the two surgical tables.

These were two people wrapped in white bandages, exposing only their eyes and nostrils.

"Jiao Hongyuan, the surgery was completed two days ago. How much longer will you lie there?"

The man spoke with a steady, mechanical voice devoid of any emotion, low and hoarse.

Lying on the surgical table, Jiao Hongyuan opened his eyes and turned to glance at him slightly.

"What's the hurry? With a body nearly crippled, surviving the breakthrough surgery is already half a miracle."

"The more offspring the Insect Mother bears, the better. If we wait a few more days, maybe a few more 'King Insects' will be born..."

Jiao Hongyuan said calmly.

His composure was not due to confidence but a lifeless indifference.

It was like the calm of a patient who has reconciled with a terminal illness after struggling and despairing, now resigned to fate.

The man said expressionlessly, "With just over half a month left until the 'Grand Council', we still need time for the matter to ferment among the public. He has already spoken; you have three more days."

Jiao Hongyuan closed his eyes, no longer looking at him, "It doesn't matter. If he's not satisfied, let someone else do it. I'm not the one in a rush."

The man's eyes narrowed, revealing a hint of danger, "We allowed you to undergo the breakthrough surgery ahead of time."

Jiao Hongyuan laughed, "That's because you need me to go on a suicide mission, to die without evidence... Don't think I don't know what you put inside my body during the surgery."

The man: "..."

"I understand everything, I just don't care anymore, because it no longer matters."

Jiao Hongyuan's tone remained level.

"My martial arts, my disciples, my dojo, everything... It has all been destroyed."

"To be honest, I can't even bring myself to feel any hatred toward Hidden Dragon Dojo anymore, I simply want to see the world burn, to burn with me."

"Go back. When it's time to act, I will do so naturally. You decide now, if you are not satisfied, kill me."

Without another word, the man looked at Jiao Hongyuan intently then turned and left.

After he departed, Jiao Hongyuan turned his head to look at Li Chengxuan, lying on the surgical table next to him.

"Chengxuan, your teacher is now even able to consider rationally. The root cause of bringing things to this stage is entirely your fault."

"But now, it no longer matters."

"Your teacher is going to die, you are going to die, everyone in Hidden Dragon Dojo will die, especially that boy."

"Everything must be reduced to ashes..."

In the dark underground chamber, eerie and calm words echoed.

...

Several days later.

On the outskirts of East City District.

Xue Jing looked up at the huge sun in the mid-sky, squinted slightly, and turned his gaze to the man opposite him – a long-haired, broad-shouldered, middle-aged man with a distinctively handsome face.

Today, his eldest senior brother Meng Boshang was unusually free, doing nothing at Hidden Dragon Dojo, so Li Qi suggested that Meng Boshang have a real combat training session with him.

Times had changed; Xue Jing was no longer the martial arts novice he was a few months ago. Now, if he were to fight his senior brother in Hidden Dragon Dojo, they'd probably tear down the entire office building.

Thus, they came to the suburban fields.

"Come on, Master!"

Standing dozens of meters away, the little girl Zong Shichan waved and shouted loudly.

Besides her, there was also Li Qi, sitting in a wheelchair, and Meng Qingjiao, standing behind him pushing the wheelchair with a cool expression.

"Grandmaster, can Master beat Master Meng?"

Zong Shichan asked Li Qi curiously.

Li Qi patted her head, smiled, and said,

"In the battle between Martial Artists, anything is possible. As long as it's not a fight to the death, Little Jing is not without a chance."

However... the chance is very slim.

Li Qi tapped on the armrest of the wheelchair with his finger.

Xue Jing took a deep breath, held out his hand in a fist salute, and said, "Eldest senior brother, please."

"..." Meng Boshang nodded at him, his lips twitching imperceptibly as if he smiled.

Xue Jing's gaze was serious.

This was his first time sparring with the real Elder Martial Brother in reality.

Prior to this, all had been simulations in the Consciousness Space, and the simulation wasn't even Elder Martial Brother's true strength but just based on data from his past moves.

In an instant, Xue Jing's pupils turned to Divinity's silvery white.

Then—"Boom!"

With a flash, Xue Jing disappeared from his position, leaving behind a spiral trail of colorful flames rushing straight at Meng Boshang, parting the grass to the sides, leaving a long fissure in the ground.

"Flame Color Chain - Burning Wheel!"

The spiral indents appeared on his right hand, carrying colorful tails of flame, and shot unstoppably toward Meng Boshang.

Meng Boshang stood still, extending his sandbag-sized fist, and threw a punch of his own.

"Boom!!"

A sky-shattering blast echoed like thunder, exploding between their colliding fists.

A ring that distorted the light, a visible frightful circular shockwave, spread fiercely from the center, bending their hair backwards and shaking, within a five-meter radius of the two individuals, the sod was directly lifted, and dirt and debris scattered in all directions.

Outside the five-meter radius, large clumps of weeds bent over, spreading out in a circle, and the few observers dozens of meters away had their clothing rustling in the blast of air.

"..." Meng Boshang's face showed a hint of surprise.

Before he could react, a barrage of punches like a violent storm covered him.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom—"

A sky-covering barrage of punch shadows, accompanied by colorful fireworks, hit incessantly, each punch heavier than the last.

Meng Boshang's hands became a blur, blocking each of Xue Jing's fearfully rapid punches with precision. Although each punch was firmly defended, the surprise on his face grew more intense.

An unrestrained full-power output made Xue Jing fight more fiercely.

"Thunder Flame Boiling Cauldron!"

Watching Xue Jing's last evidently extraordinary strike, Meng Boshang's arms showed dense golden scales, overlapping together.

"Boom—!!"

Meng Boshang, like a cannonball slapped away, retreated backwards at high speed, his feet dragging on the grass and soil, plowing out two deep trenches, stretching nearly a hundred meters out.

"Master is so amazing!"

Zong Shichan's eyes shone as if they could shoot out stars as she watched this scene.

Li Qi nodded, satisfied, "Such strong aggression, and the killing moves are also perfectly integrated..."

Suddenly, a heaven-shaking dragon's chant came from the field.

"Roar—!!"

Li Qi's eyes widened, his hands pressing down on the wheelchair armrests, so excited that he almost stood up.

"Eye-Dotting!? Haven't I said it shouldn't be used yet!?"

He said anxiously.

...