Chapter 4: Divine Skills

"Hmm?"

Xue Jing was confused. He first suspected that he was hallucinating. Then he looked around and found that there was no one around. It seemed that no one was pretending to be a talking cat. He checked the cat again and found no device that could make sounds.

Xue Jing pondered for a while, calmed down, and suppressed his curiosity.

Cats can't talk. Although it is a common setting in fantasy works, it is a bit weird to encounter it in reality. It's best not to touch it.

He quickly took out a few sausages from the supermarket bag, tore off the plastic, put them on the ground, and then immediately stood up and prepared to leave.

Just as he stood up, the unconscious cat's tail unconsciously swept, and the platinum ring on its tail touched his finger.

[Divine substance detected, absorbing divinity...]

[Contact separation, divine absorption failed]

The translucent skill panel suddenly jumped out automatically, and two lines of words that had never appeared before appeared.

Xue Jing was stunned and stopped the steps he had originally planned to take.

"Now... there is no other way. The panel is the foundation of my life. In order to investigate the abnormality of the panel, I can only take it back."

He sighed. For some reason, he was inexplicably excited.

Xue Jing leaned down, not caring about the dirt, and held the black cat with four white gloves on its paws. The platinum tail ring on the tail also touched his body.

[Divine substance detected, absorbing divinity...]

On the panel, the originally light blue and transparent interface had strands of golden light points pouring out, constantly gathering under the panel. Indistinctly, it seemed that a new skill was gradually emerging.

"Divinity... sounds very high-end."

Xue Jing was looking forward to it. He was holding the cat and was about to go home, but he remembered something and turned back to the supermarket.

After entering the supermarket, he bought a bag of cat food in the pet area, then asked the cashier for a big bag, he put the things he bought earlier and the cat food into it, and then held the cat in one hand and the big bag in the other hand, walked out of the supermarket and walked back to his home.

As soon as he entered the door, he first put the plastic bag containing ingredients and cat food on the table, and then held the cat and sat on the sofa in the living room.

Because of the previous panel prompt, he could not disconnect the cat's tail ring for the time being, so as to avoid failure in the absorption of divinity.

Although he didn't know what would happen after the so-called "divinity" was successfully absorbed, according to the general routine, it was basically not a bad thing.

The golden light spots on the interface were still gathering. Xue Jing held the cat in one hand and stroked it with the other hand.

The hair was dirty and there were still some missing pieces, but if you look closely, you will find that the cat is in very good condition. 

The fur color is not messy, the four white gloves are clearly defined from the body, the whiskers are neat, and there are white hairs like eyeliner at the corners of both eyes. They are narrow and delicate. It is the kind of beautiful cat that makes people feel that it is delicate and beautiful. (Just so you guys know, it's a female cat)

"Little Peculiar looks quite good."

Xue Jing stroked the cat gently, with some expectations in his heart.

He didn't know what he was expecting, whether it was the expectation of the changes in the panel after absorbing the divinity, or the expectation that this cat that can speak human language will bring some exciting changes to his life.

"..."

Xue Jing suddenly laughed.

"I am still 'Xue Jing' after all..."

After picking up a talking cat and taking it home, what emerged in his heart was not the uneasiness of unknown risks, but the excitement of the changes in life.

This is the mentality of a young man, not the heart of a middle-aged man who hopes for stability.

After solving a doubt deep in his heart, Xue Jing calmed down. While waiting for the completion of the absorption of divinity, he picked up the remote at hand, turned on the TV, and switched to the news channel.

"…The 37th U19 Unlimited Elite Fighting Tournament is about to begin preliminaries. The young star players from various clubs are gearing up and can't wait... Let's interview the seeded players of this tournament today..."

"…At 2 p.m. on October 8, a brief 'earthquake' occurred on Huaijiang Road in Dongcheng District, Qingcheng. The magnitude was 4.1. Under the command of ruling councilor Chu Minyi, the masses carried out emergency evacuation in an orderly manner and there were no casualties..."

"…Kant Security Company recently announced that it has officially destroyed the large-scale criminal organization 'Dragon Cult'. Kant's company head Guan Yingzhi claimed that the Dragon Cult is an illegal gang disguised as a religion that has been plaguing society for more than 60 years. In order to safeguard social stability and protect the safety of citizens, Kant Security will never allow any lawless elements... "

"Recently, a group of smuggling gangs from the border areas have carried a large amount of illegal goods through the edge city defense line and are heading inland. Citizens of Qingcheng, please take safety precautions..."

...

I don't know how long it took.

[Divine power absorption completed]

As a line of words popped up on the panel, the floating golden dots on the interface were also dissipated.

On the panel, at the bottom of the skill bar, a new skill appeared, and unlike the black words of ordinary skills, it was golden words shining with golden light.

[Twin (not activated): Divine skill, activation requires 525/500 divinity]

[The conditions have been met, do you want to activate? ]   

[Yes/No]

'Divine Skill?' Xue Jing's eyes narrowed.

He knew it was not at the same level as ordinary skills.

Xue Jing immediately put his finger on [Yes].

[Activation Success]

[Twin Lv1 (Divinity Required for Upgrade: 25/100)]

[Effect:

  Passive: Possess two lives, and can freely choose the time of resurrection within seven days after death, cooldown time: three months

  Active: Unlocked (Divinity Required for Unlocking 25/500)

  Divine Incarnation: Unlocked (Unlocking Condition: Level Reached Lv10, Divinity 25/2000)]

"!?"

He was shocked.

Although he had prepared himself mentally in advance and knew that 'Divine Skills' was definitely different from ordinary skills, but Xue Jing really didn't expect it to be so outrageous.

"Haha, you are finally showing your cards, right? You don't plan to get along with me as an ordinary gold finger anymore?"

The moment before, the skill panel was still within the range of ordinary people. Although the growth rate of the gold finger was a little faster, it was still within the range of common sense.

However, when "Twins" came out, it directly took him into the door of the extraordinary world.

This is a skill that does not make sense and can't be explained by physics.

Two lives, and you can choose the time of resurrection after death, which means you don't have to worry about someone guarding your corpse, and you won't make a joke of being resurrected immediately after death and then killed again.

What kind of peerless life-saving skill is this? It's not even a one-time resurrection ability, but you can be resurrected again once the cooling time is up.

Although the cooling time is a bit long, it is basically equivalent to infinite rebirth after rounding.

Looking at what is written on the panel, this is just the passive effect of "Twins".

"What the actual Fuck"

Xue Jing felt like ants were crawling on his body.

The passive is so awesome, the active must be awesome too.

But it actually needs to be unlocked by divinity, where can he get it?

And what is the effect of this "divine incarnation"...

Countless thoughts floated in his mind, and Xue Jing's expression was uncertain.

At this time, the cat in his arms suddenly trembled and slowly opened his eyes.

It raised its head, and its beautiful emerald-like vertical pupils looked at Xue Jing who was holding it in his arms.

Seeing this, Xue Jing temporarily suppressed his thoughts and raised his hand to touch the cat's head.

He said with a guilty conscience "You are finally awake?"

He did not know what effect it would have on the cat by absorbing the divinity without its consent. He was too excited to pay attention to it before, but now that he thinks about it, it is a bit...

Although Xue Jing believes that his moral bottom line is flexible and changeable, even if he realizes this, he will still secretly absorb the divinity for the skill panel, but seeing the "sufferer" wake up in front of him, he will inevitably feel guilty.

The cat curled up in Xue Jing's arms first and stared at him for a while as if it didn't understand its current situation.

It turned its eyes around, looked around, and then returned to Xue Jing's face again.

There seemed to be a flash of light in the emerald vertical pupils.

The cat spoke.

"Meow~~"

That sound.

It gave Xue Jing goosebumps.

...

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