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"Huh? Uncle Pei."

Xue Jing was touching Ning Fengwan's cat ears on her head with one hand, holding his phone with the other, as he began to speak.

Perhaps because he had just woken up, his voice was a bit lower than usual.

The girl was lying on her side on his stomach, pulling a thin blanket over herself with an outstretched hand, her mouth slightly open as she yawned and then closed her eyes.

"Little Jing, I was afraid of disturbing your rest before, so I didn't call... You're awake now, right?"

Pei Xiao'en's voice came from the receiver, his tone and demeanor seemingly more deferential than before.

Xue Jing didn't pay attention to that, just chuckled and said, "I just woke up, go ahead, what's up?"

Pei Xiao'en spoke cautiously, "Although I've already confirmed it with several disciples from the Hidden Dragon Dojo, just to be safe, I want to ask... you're the 'Black Dragon Knight,' right?"

Xue Jing's mouth twitched, "I'm not, I have no idea, don't talk nonsense, what Black Dragon Knight? I've never acknowledged that title."

Pei Xiao'en chuckled twice, having gotten the impression that Xue Jing was indeed this 'Black Dragon Knight' but just didn't like the title.

"Speaking of which, the government can influence the media, right? Can you change that title for me?"

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Xue Jing mentioned it offhandedly.

Pei Xiao'en said somewhat awkwardly, "Well... although we can, forcing a change might backfire, so I don't recommend doing that."

Xue Jing bit his teeth, "Can't you guys come up with a nicer title if you want to build a hero image? Is your PR department full of adolescents or what?"

Pei Xiao'en replied innocently, "... It's really not our fault, this is the people's choice. Everyone at the scene last night started calling you that, and it just spread..."

Xue Jing fell silent for a moment, then continued, "Forget it, what else?"

Pei Xiao'en paused, seeming to choose his words carefully, before speaking:

"Little Jing, it's like this, about the reward we agreed upon..."

Xue Jing's eyes narrowed, his tone filling with a hint of danger, "Oh? You're telling me you don't want to pay now that the job is done?"

"Don't say anything I don't want to hear... Secretary Pei, the havoc I can wreak is much greater than some trivial Heavenly Lodge Insect Mother."

As Pei Xiao'en heard Xue Jing's obviously menacing words, even his address changed from Uncle Pei to Secretary Pei, he quickly spoke up:

"How could that be? You've got the wrong idea, we've already signed the agreement, there's no problem with the promised compensation! "

"It's just that the council members want to discuss with you the possibility of using your 'Black Dragon Knight' identity to cooperate in some promotional activities, and we can pay you additional compensation on top of what was originally promised..."

Before he could finish, Xue Jing interrupted, "No need, I won't agree to any promotional activities that require showing my face, just stick to the original agreed compensation."

"...All right, I understand." Seeing Xue Jing's firm refusal, Pei Xiao'en could only concede.

After chatting for a few more moments, discussing details about last night's events and the handling of the Heavenly Lodge Insect Mother in the Green Cube, and confirming once more the billion in cash and ten Divine Relics as to when they could be delivered, Xue Jing hung up.

"Now I've got the identity of a Masked Hero, huh..."

Xue Jing scratched his head.

If you ask me if I'm thrilled... well, there's definitely a bit of a thrill to it.

Most men have dreamed of becoming a hero at some point, and Xue Jing was no exception.

It's just that I'm not sure how valuable this identity will be beyond fulfilling the emotional value of a hero's dream.

Shaking his head, he decided not to think about it for now and opened his panel.

[Divinity: 3672]

He looked towards the Extraordinary Skills column.

[True Martial Lv1 (Transcendent)]

[Upgrade Required: Experience Points 10000/10000, Divinity 3672/1000]

Xue Jing stroked his chin, "Hmm... let's upgrade True Martial to see its actual effect first."

There was still a surplus of Divinity at the moment, plus Qingcheng government was going to get him ten more Divine Relics, which altogether would be about five thousand Divinity.

He could afford to be generous, keeping just a thousand for [Fitness] that might evolve at any time.

Xue Jing clicked to upgrade.

[True Martial Lv2 (Transcendent)]

[Upgrade Required: Experience Points 0/20000, Divinity 2672/1000]

Compared to the tingling sensation all over his body when he first got [True Martial], there was no noticeable change upon upgrading to Lv2.

Xue Jing clenched his fists and felt it out a bit, only noticing that the Power seemed stronger and his Control Power over his body had improved considerably.

Though his strength must have increased a lot, it didn't feel like he had made the immense leap from 'human' to 'non-human'.

"The upgrade requirement for Lv2 True Martial is still 1000 Divinity, no increase."

Xue Jing pondered.

"It seems I was mistaken earlier. Extraordinary Skills aren't of higher Rank than Divine Skills, it's just that their Divinity requirements to activate and for their initial upgrades are higher."

"I thought it would increase to two thousand from Lv2 on, but that's not the case."

"As for Divine Skills, the Divinity needed for upgrades becomes exponentially higher as it progresses... If the Extraordinary Skills keep the upgrade requirement at 1000 Divinity for Lv3, Lv4, Lv5, and beyond, then the burden of my Divinity gap will be much lighter."

"But I'm not sure whether to be happy or disappointed... The Divinity requirement is linked to the strength of the Skill, and while a thousand per level makes the Divinity gap smaller, it also means there won't be a situation where I spend ten thousand Divinity in one go to level up, and then have my combat power soar on the spot..."