Chapter 124: Chapter 97: Xue Jing, Who Inspires Faith, Surge in Divinity, Heretic God's Power - The Invincible Lionheart (4K) _2
Her long, flowing black hair billowed in the wind as the girl reached to tuck a strand behind her ear before turning to look at Xue Jing.
At first, she seemed a bit puzzled by the glasses he was wearing, but th her expressive eyes lit up, and she called out in a sweet voice:
"Little Junior Brother~"
Xue Jing smiled and nodded at her, "Zhu."
Zhu Shanying walked up to him, pinched her chin, and sized up his face, commting:
"Upon closer inspection, little junior brother actually suits glasses quite well. Although they're not as striking as usual, they have a subtly understated beauty."
"Hmm?"
Zhu Shanying's petite nose twitched slightly as she leaned forward a bit and sniffed Xue Jing.
"Little Junior Brother, you smell really nice."
Xue Jing deftly changed the subject:
"Zhu, you seem to have be quite busy these past few days. What have you be up to?"
Upon hearing this, the girl pouted and muttered:
"Negotiating business deals… I don't know where all these business matters suddly came from at home, and they insisted that I handle them personally, ev though it wasn't like this before..."
"I was so busy that I had no time to hang out with you, little junior brother."
Upon hearing this, Xue Jing roughly understood why.
He didn't say much, only smiled and said:
"It seems that Zhu, with your outstanding business talt, your family elders hope you can shoulder more responsibilities."
Zhu Shanying spread her hands, "Maybe~"
"Alright, little Junior Brother, join me for lunch, and th I have to head out again..."
...
Xue Jing and Zhu Shanying finished lunch and conversed for a while longer before she left the house.
As he watched her get into the sedan, Xue Jing waved goodbye to her.
Once the car was out of sight, Xue Jing thought it might not be good to stay too long at Zhu's house.
But suddly announcing that he would stop coming might cause Zhu to overthink.
In a few days, he was scheduled to go to Maple City for a competition. After that trip, he would naturally stop visiting.
Xue Jing pinched his chin, feeling a bit strange.
"It wouldn't be too surprising if Zhu's family came looking for me, handed me a bank card, and said, 'There are five hundred million in the card, stay away from my daughter'."
"Hmm? That doesn't sound too bad."
Xue Jing chuckled.
He wasn't really concerned about the subtle wariness of Zhu Shanying's family toward him.
Ev in an ordinary family, suddly bringing a man home wh the parts ar't a would definitely stir doubts—let alone in a family as distinguished as Zhu Shanying's, where concerns would certainly be greater.
A young man and woman alone together claiming purity… it was hard for people to believe.
Thus, their precaution was understandable, and he could empathize with it.
Stretching lazily, Xue Jing headed to the indoor swimming pool on the third floor to grind some swimming experice points.
An hour later, he left the pool and wt to the training room to practice the Coiling Dragon Art and the Armor Shaking Skill.
By five o'clock in the afternoon, Xue Jing had finished a full day of training and drove back home.
Miao Miao, lying lazily on the sofa watching cartoons, looked up wh she heard the door op but didn't pay much atttion to Xue Jing.
However, she suddly noticed something, turned her head owl-like 80 degrees, and looked at the glasses Xue Jing was wearing.
"Hmm?"
Miao Miao's feline face reflected a very anthropomorphic twitching of the lips.
She had be deeply impressed by those glasses before...
"Teacher Wan, you're home."
Xue Jing pushed his glasses up and walked forward with a smile.
Miao Miao stood up as if facing a great emy, tilting her four -gloved paws backwards, fur bristling, her face filled with vigilance.
"What… what are you up to?"
Xue Jing was startled, hesitating for a momt not sure whether to express his desire or not.
He pinched his chin, pondering:
"Teacher Wan, since you joy cartoons so much, how about I perform some cosplay for you?"
Miao Miao cocked her head: "Hmm?"
Xue Jing wt into the bathroom and searched the sink cluttered with various bottles and jars, but couldn't find any hairspray.
He thought for a momt, squeezed some shampoo into his hand, rubbed it, th stepped out of the bathroom and approached Miao Miao, looking down at her from above.
Just as Miao Miao was confused, Xue Jing's dark pupils suddly turned silver, and his whole demeanor changed.
Divinity, dominance, and disdain, as if residing above the heavs, unaware of human emotions.
He looked down at Miao Miao, his expression indiffert and his voice low as he slowly began to speak:
"No one starts right at the top of heav—"
"Whether it's you or me, or ev gods."
He reached out slowly, removing his glasses. His shoulder-lgth black hair fell over his eyes, unleashing a presce he had suppressed all day.
At this momt, his already startling Divine aura expanded tfold, ev ninefold, causing Miao Miao's emerald-like pupils to shrink, completely stunning the cat.
"What is this...?"
Miao Miao was incredibly shocked, feeling as though she was truly facing a deity, barely able to speak.
"But this unbearable hiatus of the Throne of Heav is also about to d."
Xue Jing's tone seemed to have adopted Divinity, becoming more ethereal. While speaking, he tossed his glasses aside and swept his hand through his hair.
His soft bangs transformed into a slicked-back style, exposing his flawless face to the air, strong and chanting, radiating an irresistible allure.
He looked down at the dumbfounded Miao Miao and said coldly:
"From now on, I shall stand at the top of heav."
[Someone has developed a lot of favorability towards you, Charm Art Experice Points +66]
[Someone has developed a lot of favorability towards you, Charm Art Experice Points +688]
[Someone has developed a belief in worship towards you, Charm Art Experice Points +6]
"...God."
Miao Miao stared blankly at Xue Jing, her mouth moving as if whispering something.
The cat's tail gtly swayed behind her, and the platinum ring on it began to emit a dazzling light.
Suddly, her whole body scattered into circles of light, transforming into the form of a black-haired cat-eared girl.
Xue Jing oped the panel and glanced at it, pausing at the "belief in worship" prompt.
He reached out and gtly stroked Ning Fgwan's head, smiling as he asked:
"How does it feel?"
[Detecting Divine Substance, extracting Divinity...]
The momt he touched Ning Fgwan, a prompt popped up on the panel, and the Divinity began to increase at several points per second.
The girl did not reply; instead, she closed her eyes, grabbed Xue Jing's hand, and pressed it against her cheek.
Her expression was calm and peaceful, like a baby cradled by her mother, filled with a palpable sse of comfort.
"..."
Xue Jing slightly arched his eyebrows.
It seemed a bit too overpowering... Did he stun Teacher Wan with his handsomess?
After several minutes of silce, Xue Jing stared at the panel which had ris to over 300 but had not stopped increasing in Divinity, feeling incredulous.
Although he had anticipated some gains from removing his glasses, could the gains be this significant?
After a while, wh the Divinity reached 58, it finally stopped.
By th, Ning Fgwan had also slowly oped her eyes and looked at Xue Jing.
By this time, Xue Jing's eyes had returned to their normal silver-, his Divine aura dispersed, and the outburst of presce almost returned to normal.
Only his hairstyle remained in the slicked-back style.
Ning Fgwan's cheeks flushed, she let go of Xue Jing's hand, th covered her chest as if nothing had happed and huffed:
"...Hmph, kind of handsome, I guess."
At her words, Xue Jing smiled, his expression gtle as he replied:
"Is that so? I guess I need to keep trying."
"Teacher Wan, did you gain anything?"
Ning Fgwan gave Xue Jing a complicated look, her gaze holding more than usual.
She sighed softly, feeling her currt state.
"The integration is deeper now; I'm... very strong,"
Ning Fgwan began.
"And I gained a strange new ability."
"If I were to translate it into Chinese, it would be — The Invincible Lionheart."
...
At eight o'clock in the eving, Xue Jing stepped out of his house, ready to meet someone.
The classmates from the Elite Class had planned to treat him to dinner tonight.
As Xue Jing walked towards the bus stop, he oped the panel and scrolled to the Divine Skills section.
[Twin Lifes Lv3 (Divinity needed to upgrade: 58/500)]
Xue Jing clicked to upgrade.
...