I Will Grind My Way To Godhood

"Boss, where did these glasses come from?"

Xue Jing adjusted the GOD-1280 glasses on his nose and glanced at the panel.

[Possessing Divinity: 201]

"We borrowed them from another containment company," Wu Youqing said, crossing her arms.

Xue Jing was taken aback.

"There are other containment companies?"

Wu Youqing gave him a curious look. "Did I ever say there weren't?"

Xue Jing shook his head. "That's not what I meant... I just thought our company seemed quite mysterious and prestigious, like it was the only one nationwide."

"You're mistaken. The Divine Relics Containment Company is special, but not that prestigious. It's more like... basically similar to street cleaners doing their routine," Wu Youqing said, her silky ponytail swaying, her violet-tinted eyes glittering like amethyst.

"You know, all divine relics have the ability to randomly relocate... This means no matter the methods, they can't be fully contained, and only a continuous containment cycle can be maintained indefinitely."

"In this world, there are already thousands of known divine relics. Just think about it, thousands of divine relics could appear anywhere at any time. It's an exaggerated workload, impossible for just one company to manage."

Considering this, Xue Jing asked, "If they relocate anyway, can't we just give up and not bother with them?"

Wu Youqing disagreed, "That's not possible. Every single divine relic has unreasonable capabilities, extremely dangerous ones. If we ignore them, the world would quickly descend into chaos. Even if containment is like 'carrying water with a bamboo sieve,' it must continue without stopping."

"I see," Xue Jing reflected, then asked, "Do we have cooperative relationships with other containment companies?"

Wu Youqing replied, "Not necessarily, it depends on the situation."

"In essence, containment work is outsourced to us by the authorities, with annual funding allocated based on each company's performance. Some companies, wanting to earn more, may resort to aggressive competition."

"When you're carrying out containment tasks and encounter people from other companies, be wary."

Xue Jing nodded, acknowledging his understanding.

"Yes, and remember, if something seems off or if you encounter any dangerous situation you can't handle, retreat immediately. Safety first."

Wu Youqing advised firmly.

"Understood." Xue Jing responded promptly, then suddenly added, "By the way, dear sister, I want to test its effect."

Wu Youqing was slightly taken aback: "What effect?"

Just as she finished speaking, she saw Xue Jing remove the [Unremarkable Glasses].

It was as if a common rock suddenly shook off its dust, radiating a dazzling brilliance.

In that instant, Xue Jing re-entered the Inborn Gourmand Saint Realm.

"......"

Wu Youqing made no comment, instead quietly shifting her gaze away, a faint, unnoticeable blush appearing on her cheeks.

Xue Jing noticed the message on his status panel, [Someone has developed a liking for you, Charm Technique EXP +19], and smiled silently.

It seemed the effect was quite satisfactory.

......

Armed with a stack of documents about the [Glory of the Wicked Woman] wearers, Xue Jing left the library, intending to head home first for some preparations.

Wearing rimless glasses, he boarded the bus, perusing the documents in his hand.

'The name is... Lou Huiying.'

'Main area of activity is mostly in the southern district...'

"A bar, disco, host club, KTV... Such standard hangout spots for a gang leader," Xue Jing silently commented.

The data indicated that currently, Lou Huiying had used the powers granted by the Crown of the Malicious Maiden to stake out territory and form a small gang called the Rose Syndicate.

Every day, she preyed on the locals, thoroughly enjoying her time with pretty young men.

The unrestrained malice unleashed by the Crown had started to irritate the neighboring gangs.

However, no one could do anything about her, given her overwhelming personal combat prowess.

Xue Jing glanced again at the details of GOD-1105.

"The Crown of the Malicious Maiden... Theoretically, the stronger the malice in the wearer, the greater the enhancement to their physical abilities... The limits are currently unknown, with the highest record being an international female fugitive receiving a danger rating of 4.2 under its influence."

"But as soon as it's removed, the wearer's abilities would gradually return to normal..."

"I see," Xue Jing murmured while pondering his approach.

Unbeknownst to him, the bus had stopped; after getting off, he walked back home.

As he entered, he casually called out, "Mr. Wan?"

He looked around the house but couldn't find the cat.

"Out again?"

Xue Jing wondered. Lately, it seemed like the cat was always out, and he wasn't sure what it was up to.

He didn't pay it much mind and headed to the 'gym,' opening the panel.

【Divinity Absorbed】

【Total Divinity: 311】

“Hmm?” Xue Jing raised an eyebrow.

Compared to the GOD-1391 Cat Tail Ring and the GOD-1567 Sweet Water Jug, which each provided nearly five hundred points of divinity, this rather ordinary pair of glasses offered only just over three hundred.

“It seems the divine power each relic can provide varies greatly.”

After reflecting on this, Xue Jing swiped over to the divine skills page and clicked on [Twin].

[Twin Lv1]

Xue Jing clicked to upgrade.

[Twin Lv2]

[Passive: Possess two lives, with the ability to freely choose a resurrection time within seven days after death. Cooldown: Eighty days.]

[Active: Each Lv1 allows you to designate one physical-related ability, which will have a doubled effect when used.]

[Currently activated: Movement speed]

[Available choices: Physical strength, Physical defense, Reaction speed, Calculative ability, Concentration, Memory…]

“The cooldown for the passive has been reduced by ten days... If raising by Lv1 decreases the cooldown by ten days each time... then achieving Lv10 might mean infinite resurrection?”

Xue Jing looked at the updated passive effects, feeling a bit excited.

That's quite the increase for just Lv1!

Then he shifted his gaze to the active effects, pondering deeply.

“Hmm... let's go with [Physical Strength] then.”

Xue Jing made his decision.

This choice should provide the highest combat boost for him right now, whether in close combat or launching a decisive strike, it would grant great enhancement.

With the imminent confrontation against the bearer of the Crown of the Malicious Maiden, choosing physical strength seemed like the right move.

Xue Jing pressed the [Physical Strength] button on the panel.

[Currently Activated: Physical Strength, Movement Speed]

Once the activation was complete, Xue Jing restrained himself from testing it immediately and stepped out of his house.

At the jogging track of the small garden where he usually ran, Xue Jing picked up a thumb-sized pebble from the ground.

Glancing around, he set his sights on a camphor tree twenty meters away.

Raising his arm with the pebble, he channeled his breathing technique, pumping energy into it, and focused his gaze.

[Twin Power], activate!

"Whoosh!!"

The pebble zipped through the air like a bullet, causing the air to wail in protest, and flew straight towards the camphor tree.

"Bang!!"

A loud explosion startled nearby pedestrians, causing one young man to fall to the ground in surprise.

"Was that a gunshot?" he asked, as he got up, still shaken.

Bystanders, driven by curiosity, came over to see what had happened.

"Wow, is this some kind of trickery?"

"Could it be a meteorite?"

"No way, it looks like... a pebble?"

"How was it done, fired from a sniper rifle?"

On the camphor tree, with a diameter of over fifty centimeters, the bark had burst open in a radial pattern, revealing the white heartwood.

At its center, a pebble was wedged deeply, split into several pieces, embedded three inches deep.

It's so itchy, and I have a strong yearning...