I will eventually become a divine being through accumulating constantly

Wei Yuzhao shook his head: "Xue Jing, I am not your enemy."

Xue Jing still didn't let go, only saying: "Please elaborate."

Wei Yuzhao didn't understand why Xue Jing was grasping his hand, but to show that he had no hostile intentions, he didn't resist and continued:

"I am a member of the Secret Martial Society... but unlike those Conservatives who want to trouble you, I am a member of the Reformist Faction."

Xue Jing asked in confusion: "Reformist Faction?"

Wei Yuzhao said gravely: "We do not agree with the old concepts of the Secret Martial Society, nor do we acknowledge that only the Old Martial Arts are the powers humans should wield. Rather, we believe that anything that can enhance martial arts should be used—this is the innovative thought."

"After all, even the one who founded the Secret Martial Society... didn't he also use it?"

Xue Jing's eyes showed realization: "I see."

The Secret Martial Society was originally a pure Old Martial Arts organization founded by the Extreme Martial King. While he was the leader, naturally there was no room for any other heretical ideas to exist.

But ever since he 'surrendered' and joined the officials to rule over Cangting, it was only natural that the organization, which existed because of him alone, would change its ideas and actions due to his changed thought and conduct, causing the organization to evolve as well.

The emergence of this Reformist Faction must have been a new faction that appeared after the Extreme Martial King left the Secret Martial Society.

"...You can probably tell that I am a Blessed One," Wei Yuzhao continued.

"The Heretic God I have been granted is known as 'True Red Lord' and 'Source of Flesh.'"

"This is a Heretic God whose granted rituals have only been perfected in the last few decades. It is the origin of all 'flesh' in the world, one of the True Gods symbolizing the concept of the material foundation."

"It possesses blessings that are extremely wonderful for Martial Artists... and all of its granted rituals are in the hands of our Reformist Faction."

Wei Yuzhao was surprisingly laying all his cards on the table.

He looked directly at Xue Jing: "You should be able to feel how powerful I am... even stronger than you, a rare genius in this world by a large margin."

"All because of the power of the Reformists."

"Xue Jing, you too are a Blessed One and are surely completely different from those with rigid minds. You can accept our completely new martial arts ideology."

"Join us, become a member of the Secret Martial Society's Reformist Faction, and you will receive unprecedented support, to rise with shocking speed, to become stronger. With your talent, given time, becoming the leader who guides our Reformists, and even ultimately becoming the great person who elevates the entire world's martial arts system, is not impossible."

Wei Yuzhao scanned the surroundings and said:

"And as long as you join, I will help you crush any actions the Conservative Faction takes against you and ensure your safety."

Xue Jing held Wei Yuzhao's hand, was silent for a while, and then said with a smile:

"The conditions sound very tempting."

[Divine Absorption Complete]

The prompt popped up, and he opened his panel, glancing at his current Divinity.

[Divinity Held: 6620]

Previously, he had obtained a large amount of Divinity in the Dragon Core Airplane's Cease-Blades commander's bedroom and had cleared out the gathering of dragons on the map with one punch, which had brought him some more, having around 4400 Divinity to begin with.

Now it had become six thousand six... getting nearly twenty-two hundred Divinity from Wei Yuzhao.

It was a significant gain, but the Divinity wasn't the point.

His gaze turned to the Divine Skill Bar on the panel.

At the very bottom, a new skill that was starkly different from the other Divine Skills had appeared.

Its name didn't shimmer with pale golden light but instead glowed with bloody red, as though it was written in fresh blood.

[True Red (Inactive): Special Divine Skill, Activation requires Divinity 6620/5000]

A Special Divine Skill!?

Xue Jing's heart rate quickened slightly... This unprecedented description and the terrifying amount of Divinity needed for activation silently spoke of the extraordinariness of this new skill. Read the latest on My Virtual Library Empire

It was ten times the amount required to activate the other Divine Skills!

His current Divine Skills were already numerous, and while their strengths and usefulness varied, without exception, they all required the same five hundred points to activate.

And now, this skill called 'True Red' required a full five thousand points... what kind of monster skill could this be!?

Suppressing the urge to activate it immediately, Xue Jing naturally released Wei Yuzhao's hand and said with a serene expression:

"Although the conditions sound good... I refuse."

Wei Yuzhao tilted his head: "Why?"

Xue Jing gave him an odd look: "Does refusal need a reason? Joining does, doesn't it?"

The path he would walk was different from everyone else's... The Reformist Faction might sound like a special system focusing on martial arts with other systems as secondary, quite similar to his own path.

But that was merely a surface similarity, for his foundation was still the panel.

Paths diverge and plans differ... and for some reason, Xue Jing always felt this Reformist posed a certain danger.

Wei Yuzhao was silent for a moment, "No matter, give it some more thought, there's no rush."

With that, he turned and left without hesitation.

He thought to himself that when you are in dire straits, you will naturally need my help. By then...

Huh? Why does it seem like the Mutation Rate has suddenly dropped a lot... An illusion?

"Wow, Mr. Xue, who was that guy just now, such strong Spiritual Pressure!"

He Han patted his still racing chest, asking Xue Jing with a lingering fear in his heart.

As Martial Artists, their instincts allowed them to vaguely feel that kind of absolute domination on a physical level, like cotton standing before steel, this disparity was truly frightening.

"It's like he activated King's Fist, his whole body bursting with energy, too exaggerated."

"Are all the examiners monsters?"

Xue Jing ignored the clamor of the students. He slowly closed his eyes and opened the panel.

[True Red (Inactive): Special Divine Skill, Divinity required for activation 6620/5000]

[Conditions met, activate?]

[Yes/No]

Without hesitation, he clicked [Yes].

[Activation Successful]

[True Red LvMax (Special Divine Skill, cannot be upgraded)]

[Effect: Temporarily sacrifice all special abilities except for flesh to the True Red Lord in exchange for an increase in the strength of one's flesh, entering 'True Red Mode']

Hmm?

Xue Jing's gaze slight moved.

This skill... turns out to be unupgradable.

No wonder it requires a full five thousand Divinity points to activate... This is a one-time purchase skill, no need to continue investing.

Thank goodness... he had thought he would have a new super giant beast baby with an enormous appetite to feed, the kind that starts at tens of thousands of Divinity points for an upgrade.

And the effect of the skill...

Xue Jing felt a sense of déjà vu.

It seemed like... the Forbidden Word Technique.

By sealing all one's special skills, one could switch to a plain attack mode in exchange for an enhancement in physical combat strength.

He didn't know exactly how much enhancement it provided.

Xue Jing was a bit eager to test it out but now really wasn't a good time...

Just then, students from surrounding examination halls suddenly burst into noise, as if they saw something.

Xue Jing also opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound.

A large flying vessel was slowly approaching from the sky, with a big '1' marked on the side of the craft.

"That's... the aircraft from Extreme City No.1 Examination Hall."

Chen Xingyan spoke up, eyes showing solemnity.

"In every Inner Ring City's number one examination hall, there are all students with extremely high potential evaluations... but that's not the key."

"The key is the examiner for this time's Extreme City No.1 Examination Hall."

"——Strongest Elementary School Student on Earth, an unprecedented Martial Arts prodigy... Li Suisui!"

"No, it should be Strongest Junior High School Student now."

The students were all very serious.

"He's not even thirteen, right... I heard before that he's almost at his second Breakthrough."

"This is simply monstrous, who breaks through while the human skeleton isn't even fully developed."

Xue Jing's eyes brightened as he watched the aircraft that was slowly landing amidst the attention of thousands.

The Strongest Elementary School Student on Earth... I have long heard of him, and I'm quite looking forward to it.

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