I will eventually become a divine being through accumulating constantly

Filling the oxygen deficit in his body, Xue Jing's body shook as Power surged through him, scattering the water droplets on his body into a mist.

In his hand, the Crouching Rabbit Sword was pointed diagonally at the ground, his silvery pupils transforming into the vertical slits of a dragon's eyes.

"Eye-Penetrating Flow——"

Engaging the newly grasped killer move, Xue Jing fixed his gaze on the attacking Soldier Bees.

Surpassing human capabilities, his now-nearly 'Transcendent Realm' level Eye Power pierced through the mysteries of the monster before him.

Every buzzing flap of its thin wings, the movement constraints of its forelimb blade-like structure, and everything on its body, were as if laid bare on a dissection table for Xue Jing to see with utter clarity.

In Xue Jing's view, many 'lines' and 'points' appeared on the body of the Soldier Bee.

These lines and points, some were thick, some thin, some long, some short, some dim, some bright; they changed continuously with the movement of the Soldier Bee's body.

Xue Jing raised his sword and aimed at a particular line on the body of the first attacking Soldier Bee, slashing down with his blade.

The blade cut precisely along that line into the body of Soldier Bee, so smoothly it was like slicing through cake, splitting the bee along the line into two.

"Eye-Penetrating Flow... Did it directly reveal its 'vulnerable spots'?"

Another Soldier Bee attacked, and Xue Jing thrust his long sword, puncturing it precisely at one of the 'points'.

"Tss——"

The long sword pierced into its body, seemingly hitting something crucial, as the Soldier Bee stiffened and ceased to move.

Flinging the corpse on his blade to the side, Xue Jing began to relentlessly dispatch the oncoming giant Soldier Bees.

Each stroke wasn't overly forceful, just the usual output of Power behind the swing.

But as long as he struck the lines or punctured the points accurately, that would be the end of a Soldier Bee.

Hundreds of fearless Soldier Bees, one would fall with each encounter, and soon enough, corpses piled up on the deck.

Now, with the death of the Bee King, the Sea Bee Swarm that was scuttling like headless flies had mostly scattered.

The swaying cruise ship also gradually calmed down, except for sounds of something creaking and breaking due to water entering through the damaged hull.

"Tss tss tss——"

Having finished off the last few Soldier Bees that came at him, Xue Jing let his guard down and instantly felt a wave of dizziness and vertigo.

His eyes burned with searing pain and heat, the silvery vertical slits faded, returning to normal deep brown pupils, and a profound sense of fatigue swept over his entire body.

Staggering, Xue Jing used the Crouching Rabbit Sword to support himself on the ground, maintaining his standing balance.

This battle had taken its toll on the body, but primarily it had been a mental strain.

Especially during the time he scanned the sea from the lookout tower searching for the Sea Bee King, his brain was processing images at high speed; if he were a computer, the fan of the graphics card would have blown the casing away.

"It's over."

Xue Jing exhaled, propped himself up with the Crouching Rabbit Sword, and rested in place, easing the sensation of dizziness.

"Next up, it's harvest time."

His willingness to fight so hard was largely for the rewards on the panel.

This time the harvest must be huge!

Eager, Xue Jing opened the panel to check.

[You have survived a fierce battle, your body's potential has been stimulated, Fitness Experience Points +881]

[...Health Cultivation Experience Value +431]

[...Running Experience Value +267]

[...Aiming Experience Value +338]

[...Combat Skills Experience Points +915]

[...Hidden Dragon Vigor Experience Points +813]

[...Charm Art Experience Points +325]

[...Charm Art Experience Points +526]

[...Charm Art...]

[Charm Art leveled up to Lv9 (218/8000)]

The first to catch his eye were the gains from the deadly battle with the male and female from the Titan God Brigade, interspersed with numerous Charm Art Experience Points notifications, which directly made this skill Xue Jing's first Lv9 skill.

He clicked his tongue and shook his head, moving his gaze downward.

[You have gone through an intense battle, your body's potential has been stimulated, Fitness Experience Points +2187]

[...Feeling relieved after surviving a catastrophe, Health Cultivation Experience Value +1687]

[...Running Experience Value +668]

[...Aiming Experience Value +1069]

[...Combat Skills Experience Points +502]

[...Hidden Dragon Vigor Experience Points +1960]

[...Weapon Strike Experience Points +2388]

[...Meditative Visualization True Experience Value +1726]

[...Swimming Experience Value +825]

[Fitness leveled up to Lv9 (525/8000)]

[Meditative Visualization True leveled up to Lv5 (782/5500)]

[Swimming leveled up to Lv4 (533/1200)]

Massive, massive experience!

With the enhancement of his skills bringing physical and mental strengthening, Xue Jing couldn't help but immerse himself in the tangible sensation of becoming stronger, reveling in an unparalleled sense of satisfaction.

The battle was exhilarating.

Attaining Lv5 in Visualization True gave his spirit waves of a refreshing coolness, moisturizing his tired and parched consciousness.

Before he even had a chance to observe how much stronger he had become, Xue Jing suddenly noticed a small, inconspicuous hint at the end of the panel.

[By slaying a special creature with Divinity, Divinity+82]

Huh?

His eyes widened slightly.

Divinity?

Divinity!?

After Divine Relics and plucking Feng Wan, a new way to acquire Divinity had emerged!

Slain divine special creature... which one? The Sea Bee King?

"There's only one hint, so it must be the Sea Bee King."

Xue Jing suppressed his excitement and fell into thought.

"Is it that the Sea Bee King is special, or is the 'Intersecting Boundaries creature' itself special?"

"If it's the former, it's barely worthwhile, but if it's the latter..."

Xue Jing's gaze flickered.

"According to the panel, ordinary sea wasps and soldier bees don't count as 'creatures with divinity'; only the Sea Bee King does... If it's like this, it seems only the Sea Bee King is special."

"But it's also possible that since all the sea wasps are spawned by the Bee King, that's why they don't contain Divinity..."

"If all 'native' Intersecting Boundaries creatures are considered as creatures with Divinity..."

Xue Jing became more and more excited the more he thought about it.

Suddenly, he was looking forward to the upcoming Intersecting Boundaries mission.

"One Sea Bee King can provide over eighty points of Divinity, so if you could slay a hundred or so similar creatures in the Intersecting Boundaries, or even just ten or eight, that would be a huge gain!"

...

In the cabin area, thousands of passengers and crew members hid, shivering with fear, waiting for fate's judgment.

This wasn't an ordinary accident like encountering a storm at sea or hitting a reef or iceberg, but a terrifying attack by Intersecting Boundaries creatures.

Facing a Sea Bee Swarm, escaping was impossible; they could only stay on board until the cruise ship was smashed and overturned by the sea wasps, with only the very lucky possibly waiting until a rescue ship arrived.

"Mommy, are we going to die?"

A little girl held in her mother's arms, looked up at her.

"No, God will protect us..."

The mother held her daughter even tighter and comforted her absentmindedly.

The little girl was somewhat puzzled.

She seemed to remember her mother saying that God had already died.

Can God still protect us if He's dead?

After an indeterminate amount of time, the violent shaking of the cruise ship gradually stopped, and the despondent people slowly began to come to their senses.

"Is... is it over?"

"Are we already dead?"

"Did the Sea Bee Swarm go away?"

"This cruise ship is so big, maybe the Sea Bee Swarm couldn't handle us..."

"It's so quiet outside..."

Noise gradually started rising, with passengers and crew members beginning to talk louder and louder.

Some people even started to let out cheers they could no longer suppress.

"Let's go, let's take a look outside!"

Someone suggested.

Several bold individuals responded.

Soon, a team of about a dozen people, full of trepidation, left the cabin room and came to the corridor entrance, cautiously peering out towards the deck.

As the first group went outside, many more people grew restless.

To get the answers that would calm their minds, an even larger crowd headed out of the cabin rooms.

Outside the ship, the remnants of shattered sea wasps lay scattered everywhere, their amber blood staining the ship all over.

Everyone was shocked at the scene before them, not understanding what had happened.

It was only when they reached the main deck and saw the countless huge soldier bee bodies scattered all around...

And at the center, the figure standing his ground with swords in hands, his bare torso like the resilient trunk of an ancient pine.

In that moment, everyone understood that it was this man who had saved them.

"Mommy, is he the God that's protecting us?"

The innocent voice of the little girl rang out.

God...

Gazing upon that silhouette, which seemed to be shining even in the dim light, everyone's gaze was momentarily dazed.

It was as if... they had seen a deity.

...