I will eventually become a divine being through accumulating constantly

Nighttime, Maple City University, Horticulture Institute.

Qin, cloaked in a black hooded cape, walked into the cultivation area of the horticultural garden.

"Wow, it's quite a mess."

She clicked her tongue as she took in the scene before her.

The neatly organized, lush and blooming garden area was now a changed sight.

The ground was torn and tattered, with cracks and debris-strewn soil everywhere; countless flowers and trees were either withered or shattered, creating a chaotic scene as if it had endured the ravages of war.

In the center of the garden, stood a solitary figure, silent and motionless.

Dark green hair that resembled dirty dreadlocks, and a plain middle-aged woman's face.

It was Professor Lü.

She didn't seem to be in good shape, with her clothing somewhat tattered and a clump of her vine-like hair broken off, as if it had been forcibly torn by something, leaving a jagged end.

"Nearly none of the 'children' you've painstakingly cultivated survived... Professor."

Qin approached her and greeted her with these words.

Professor Lü maintained her usual calm demeanor, as if nothing had happened.

"This is a cost I was already prepared to bear... It's insignificant."

Her tone was flat, without fluctuation.

Qin chuckled, glancing at the professor's broken vine-like hair: "She even aimed for your 'stigmata'. That girl really meant business. If she had been strong enough, she might have even managed to commit 'regicide.'

"You made a wrong decision... You underestimated how much she cares about her younger brother."

Professor Lü calmly shook her head, "On the contrary, the more she cares, the more it shows that I am right. The heavier her emotional attachments, the more detrimental it is to the path she must take."

"I didn't make the wrong decision; I simply didn't succeed."

Qin shrugged: "As long as you're happy."

Professor Lü gave her a look: "As a martial artist who has only just begun his training, with your ability, why weren't you able to subdue him?"

"He's more than just a martial artist," Qin retorted.

She briefly recounted her encounter and battle with Xue Jing and added:

"The young man knows very little about the Blessed Ones. I assumed that his strange Dark Flame ability was brought on by a Divine Relic... But upon reflection, it doesn't seem like it."

"He used that ability too effortlessly, completely unlike someone utilizing the power of an external object."

"Oh?" Professor Lü's eyes narrowed slightly.

After pondering for a moment, Qin said, "Professor, that young man gives me a very bad feeling."

"Maybe I've got a bit of a psychological shadow after losing to him."

She scratched her face.

"I don't know what you plan to do next, but I would advise against making another move on him."

"Even if you do, don't come to me. In any case, I don't want to be his enemy anymore. That person... is very dangerous."

Professor Lü didn't say anything but nodded thoughtfully.

Qin didn't linger, quickly leaving the place.

Only Professor Lü was left standing alone amidst the ruined garden.

...

Early morning, as the sky began to brighten, Xue Jing opened his eyes.

[Early to bed, early to rise, Health Cultivation experience +51]

[Health Cultivation has risen to Lv8 (37/6000)]

"Finally Lv8... "

As the panel notification passed, Xue Jing felt a jolt through his body.

His robust and acute consciousness sensed an indescribable force, like flames burning invisibly, coursing through every corner of his body.

Xue Jing's face showed surprise.

"Is this... Life Force?"

It gave him a feeling of vitality and burgeoning growth, undoubtedly what was referred to as 'Life Force.'

It was as if his own lifespan, health, and vigor were materialized into a fierce Life Fire.

"Health Cultivation Lv8... Has my Life Force become so vigorous that my inner vision can detect it?"

Xue Jing considered for a moment, then sat up from his lying position, stretching his hand in front of him with fingers spread.

With a thought, he used the 'Telekinesis' of Visualization True, capable of influencing reality and turning pages of a book, trying to drive his Life Force.

Life Fire, which was quietly burning throughout his body, began to fluctuate as if a breeze had brushed past it.

"Difficult... but not impossible."

Xue Jing's eyes narrowed.

Driven by spiritual power, the Life Force moved sluggishly like a snail's pace.

Slowly, he concentrated the Life Force upon his fingertips.

At the tips of his fingers, the Life Fire burned more intensely.

Then, the nails on his elongated fingers began to grow at a visible rate, extending two to three centimeters.

The newly grown nails had the texture of jade, lustrous and white, smooth, pristine, and with a compelling sense of strength.

The tips of the nails were sharp and pointed, resembling the claws of a ferocious animal.

"What am I, Inuyasha?"

Xue Jing shook his head and made a scratching gesture in the air.

He opened the nightstand drawer and pulled out a nail clipper to start trimming his grown nails.

However...

"Click-click—"

He pressed the nail clipper to its limit, forcing the steel handle to bend under the strain, but the jadelike nail on his index finger... remained virtually unscathed.

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow: "This..."

The nails grown with the aid of Life Fire were that hard?

He placed the nail clipper back in the nightstand and stood up to walk to the corner, picking up the Crouching Rabbit Sword there, unsheathing the blade.

With a surge of Power, he infused the blade, and in a flash of light, the five sharp nails were cleanly severed, with cuts as smooth as if finely polished.