I will eventually become a divine being through accumulating constantly

That applied to Zhou Yinglin as well... His strength might even surpass that of Otogirusu.

Although Xue Jing was confident in his victory, what if, at the last moment, they exploded with power, entering a peak state and unleashing two hundred percent of their usual strength?

If there's only a 98 percent chance of winning, what's the difference from courting death? Your journey continues with empire

Xue Jing pondered, then opened his status panel, casting his gaze onto the Divine Skill section, and looked toward the skill listed at the top.

[Twin Born Lv4]

This was the first Divine Skill he had activated; it was still cooling down, with one more month needed for full recovery.

This skill had been exceedingly beneficial, helping him out immensely in the early days after he acquired his golden finger, securing him many victories by doubling his combat power.

But ever since Shadow Flame reached Lv4, with the ability to materialize, and with the new fondness for [Plant Pact] and [Dragon Horn] ravenously seeking nourishment, Twin Born, like an old wife who had lost favor, was cast aside and he scarcely spent any Divinity on it anymore.

This was because the primary active effects of Twin Born—double strength, double speed, double defense...had all been activated by him already.

The remaining active effects that could increase combat power weren't as cost-effective compared to upgrading skills like Shadow Flame and Plant Pact, which clearly improved his combat prowess.

However, the situation was different now.

U19 was a martial arts competition, and he could only truly convince Zhou Yinglin, earning the recognition of The Blade That Never Dulls, by defeating him through pure martial arts.

Therefore, flashy skills like Shadow Flame, Plant Pact, and Dragon Horn, which would burst out with sparks and lightning when used, were out of the question...

But Twin Born... Using it wouldn't be noticed by others at all.

What does it mean to have it turned on? If it's not off, isn't it on?

How can a slight edge be considered truly having it on?

However, all the Twin Born active effects that could significantly amplify his combat power were already activated, so what was left…

Xue Jing's gaze wandered over the dozens to hundreds of remaining active effects on the panel.

Should he choose 'Reaction Speed'... That seemed like the option most likely to augment his combat capability.

But at the moment, due to [Aiming], his reaction speed was already more than adequate, and doubling it wouldn't lead to a qualitative change.

No matter how fast his reaction speed, it's useless if his body can't keep up with it.

Perception Ability, Concentration...

Xue Jing's gaze quickly passed over the options that seemed to have a clear impact on combat capability.

Eventually, he stopped on an option that seemed insignificant.

——Flexibility.

Flexibility refers to the range of motion in the human joints as well as the elasticity and stretchability of ligaments, tendons, muscles, skin, and all other movement-related tissues.

It seemed like an option that wouldn't clearly help with combat capability... Xue Jing's flexibility was already sufficient, as he could now perform virtually any action that was theoretically possible for humans.

But... this was Twin Born.

That unreasonable and dismissive skill that brutally doubles a physical attribute, flouting all physics... Twin Born.

Completely physics-defying double flexibility...

Xue Jing glanced at his current Divinity reservoir.

[Divinity Held: 1193]

"Hmm... Well, it's just eight hundred points, let's upgrade one level."

Feeling flush with Divinity after recent gains, Xue Jing felt he was getting quite good at making money and could spend it without much concern, not taking eight hundred points of Divinity too seriously; he made his decision immediately.

He clicked on the upgrade button for Twin Born.

[Twin Born Lv5 (393/1200)]

[Passive: Grants two lives, allowing resurrection within seven days of death, with the chosen time for revival; cooldown time: fifty days (current cooldown time: 19 days 22 hours 41 minutes 27 seconds)]

[Active: Every Lv1 allows the designation of one physical attribute, doubling its effect when used]

[Currently Activated: Physical Strength, Action Speed, Physical Defense, Instinctive Intuition]

[Currently Available:...]

"Oh? The passive effect improved upon leveling up, directly cutting off ten days of the cooldown time, not bad."

Xue Jing nodded and looked at the choices for active effects.

Without any hesitation, he selected the new active effect—Flexibility.

[Currently Activated: Physical Strength, Action Speed, Physical Defense, Instinctive Intuition, Flexibility]

With a thought, Xue Jing immediately used Twin Born, instinctively activating [Twin Born Flexibility].

He first twisted his head.

"Crack, crack—"

A few crisp sounds of bone popping, and he rotated his head a full 180 degrees to look at his own back.

This was not his limit; he could do this without using Twin Born Flexibility.

So, he continued twisting his head.

"Crack, crackle—"

Then, a bizarre scene occurred.

Xue Jing's head turned 360 degrees... and returned to its normal position.

If it were not for the wrinkled skin twisted around his neck, he would have looked like a regular person.

With a snap, he twisted his head back around.

"Let's try this..."

Xue Jing clenched his right fist and swung it forward forcefully.

His arm, as if it had consumed a rubber fruit, stretched straight out to two meters away and struck a punching post, sending it flying dozens of meters away.

"Complete, unreasonable double flexibility in everything: skin, muscles, bones, meridians... everything stretchable and extendable, not bad."

Xue Jing nodded and then glanced thoughtfully down at his crotch.

"In that case, with engorgement... let's forget that, this here is totally sufficient."

Xue Jing shook his head.

"Now the focus is up next."

The reason he had upgraded Twin Lifes and chosen double flexibility was precisely to test whether the following effect could be achieved.

If it could... that would be utterly fantastic.

Xue Jing took deep breaths through his mouth and nose, rapidly inhaling a large quantity of oxygen into his lungs.

The sheer volume of inhalation even caused a visible airflow disturbance around him, forming a visible wind pressure.

Lungful after lungful of oxygen was drawn in, quickly reaching what used to be his limit... but now, with Twin Born Flexibility activated, he didn't stop and continued to inhale unceasingly.

As everyone knows, the amount of Power a Martial Artist can utilize is strongly related to their lung capacity.

With double the flexibility, Xue Jing's lung expansion capabilities had also doubled, allowing his lungs to handle twice his normal volume of oxygen.

At the same time, the huge amount of oxygen circulating in his body, along with the intense burden it brought, was easily withstood due to all his internal organs possessing double the expansion ability granted by his Twin Born Flexibility.

Therefore...

Xue Jing now could use twice the amount of Power he used to!

"Ghur—"

All at once, Xue Jing's body bulged, growing proportionally larger.

His height, from around one meter ninety, increased to approximately two meters twenty.

Because the growth was proportional, he didn't look bloated, but rather exuded an additional sense of oppressiveness due to his increased size.

"Hidden Dragon School—"

Spiral indentations revolved on his right arm, gradually spreading to cover his chest and legs.

"Whirlwind Thunder!"

With a Straight Punch, a dragon's chant arose, and thunder exploded.

At his fist tip, a storm was born.

"Boom, boom, boom—"

A fierce tornado erupted from his fist, spiraling forward with a diameter of over five meters, engulfing everything in front of him.

Roof tiles scattered, punching posts shattered... after the storm passed, the rooftop was a mess.

Looking at the force of this punch, Xue Jing clenched his fist, overjoyed.

"Just as I imagined."

"Twin Born Flexibility increased my body's internal endurance by double, and the amount of Power I can use also increased by double!"

"What Zhou Yinglin, Otogirusuzuka, are mere chickens and dogs seeking attention, is there anything in this world that can stop me? Damn it, is there anyone in this world who can withstand me!?"

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