I Will Grind My Way To Godhood

Xue Jing swiftly leaped across the buildings with the cloaked woman on his back, moving with incredible speed, rivaling that of a car.

He ignored any terrain limitations and advanced in a straight line towards the hotel, arriving there quickly.

Boldly carrying the woman into the hotel entrance, his action should have been very conspicuous, but thanks to his "Unremarkable Glasses," which reduced his presence, it only prompted a few extra glances without attracting much attention.

He made his way to the elevator, rode it to his room's floor, took out his room card, and opened the door.

As soon as he entered, Xue Jing tossed the cloaked woman onto the sofa in the living room, then removed his glasses.

Instantly, his overwhelming presence surged forth... yet the room contained only the unconscious woman and no one else.

Entering the gym, Xue Jing rummaged through a cabinet and found two jump ropes, made of steel wire with a soft rubber coating, very sturdy.

Returning to the living room, he picked up the cloaked woman, placing her on a single wooden chair.

He then took one steel wire jump rope and bound her upper body to the chair, using another to secure her lower body to the chair legs.

"This will do for now," he remarked, clapping his hands.

Seeing that the cloaked woman wasn't waking up anytime soon, Xue Jing felt a bit restless.

Curiosity urged him to try out his new skills.

After glancing around, he found a pot of spider plant on the TV cabinet in the living room.

His eyes lit up with excitement as he approached and touched the sword-like linear leaves.

Instinctively, he activated his new divine skill—Plant Contract.

Instantly, the leaf he touched developed a complex coin-sized circular pattern, resembling a tiny magical formation.

The contract was a success.

Xue Jing immediately felt a new sensation in his heart.

The spider plant before him seemed to become an extension of his body, something he could control as easily as moving his limbs.

In fact, this was precisely the case; with just a thought, the spider plant underwent a rapid transformation.

The scores of slender, curved leaves suddenly stood upright, resembling a hedgehog's spines.

“Interesting.”

Xue Jing chuckled, continuing to manipulate the spider plant.

One of the slender leaves suddenly grew wildly, extending from just a few centimeters to three or four meters in no time, and it showed no signs of stopping.

“It can proliferate and grow... How about this?”

The three to four-meter-long leaf suddenly stiffened, the soft blade tightening as a faint sheen appeared on its surface, giving it a hard, sharp look, much like a real sword.

Xue Jing reached out and flicked the leaf with his finger.

"Boom—"

The hardness felt at his fingertip was unlike a leaf, more akin to steel, yet the sound it produced was dull, unlike metal.

“Qualitative change is also feasible...”

Xue Jing pointed at the wooden chair beside him, saying, “Go.”

The sword-like leaf swiftly slashed towards the chair.

"Whoosh—"

Ye Feng swept past, slicing through the chair cleanly. The smoothness of the cut highlighted the sharpness of the blade.

Xue Jing rubbed his chin, "Hmm... Not bad."

He pondered for a moment and pointed at the cloaked woman tied to the wooden chair beside him.

"Blue Silver Binding!"

Instantly, five or six spider plant leaves began to grow wildly, extending towards the cloaked woman, binding her hands, feet, and torso securely, wrapping her up like a cocoon.

The tightness of the bindings prominently outlined the woman's graceful figure, making her appear as if she were wearing some particularly peculiar attire.

However, Xue Jing paid no attention to this detail.

With a wave of his hand, the vines loosened their hold, and he continued his experiments.

After over half an hour, Xue Jing stopped.

He discovered that the Plant Contract skill... seemed to be without any depletion.

Even after all this time manipulating the spider plant, the skill showed no signs of fatigue. It remained vibrant and robust, as if it could be used indefinitely.

His eyes gleamed thoughtfully.

"It's not that there's no depletion; it's just that the depletion point differs from other skills."

"The key to the Plant Contract lies in the act of contracting."

"The act of contracting is where the depletion for Plant Contract occurs."

Xue Jing opened the panel, looking at the divine skill tab.

The golden words "Plant Contract" appeared somewhat dim, indicating consumption similar to a "blue bar"; a faded color suggested energy expenditure.

"The only consumption comes from the contract itself... This means controlling plants post-contract consumes no energy and can be used indefinitely!"

Xue Jing's eyes sparkled with intrigue.

"Interesting... In that case, once the Plant Contract's cooldown finishes, I can keep contracting more plants, building an endless army of plants, couldn't that make me invincible?"

"No, there must be limitations, it's just Lv1, how can it be that powerful?"

"Besides, even with this strength, no matter how many plants, it can't truly be invincible."

Xue Jing controlled the spider plant to proliferate and grow endlessly, its leaves extending continuously.

However, after about a dozen meters, it stalled, unable to extend further.

"Is it a limitation of the plant itself or due to the skill level of the Plant Contract?"

With a swift hand chop, Xue Jing cut the leaf of the spider plant.

"The highest hardness that can be achieved through transformation is still average."

"After all, being Lv1, there's no point in demanding more, let's see how it performs when the skill levels up."

"One day, I'll have Susano on my left hand and the tree realm descending on my right."

Xue Jing motioned with his finger, and all the leaves on the spider plant began to coil, as if the reverse button had been pressed. They started to shrink back.

Before long, the entire spider plant vanished, leaving only a small seed in its place.

Xue Jing picked up the seed and placed it in his palm.

Upon closer inspection, there was a circular pattern on the seed, resembling a magic circle.

He put the seed into his pocket, walked to the bedside table, picked up the phone, and pressed for room service.

“Hello sir, how can I assist you?”

A sweet voice came from the receiver.

Xue Jing said, "Could you please send up some meals..."

...

Aqin groggily opened her... single eye.

Her brain sent out signals of distress, and the dizziness made her want to vomit.

What was I... doing?

She wondered in confusion.

Then, like a slow rising tide, her memories began to return.

Persuasion... battle... black flames... giant... moonlight...

Finally, her memories paused on the boy with glasses frowning, giving her a slap.

Aqin blinked her remaining eye, and the scene in front of her cleared.

The handsome boy without glasses sat on the sofa across from her, holding a bowl and eating.

"You're awake?" Xue Jing said with a warm smile as he swallowed his food. "The surgery was very successful..."