My profession is too unique.

Chapter 153 Here comes the hothead, not giving the Great Venerable any face?
Back in the courtroom in the afternoon, Su Chen went straight to the professional storage area to retrieve his fourth-tier profession.

A few days ago, he went to Chongjingtian again to mention this matter, and the other party gave him the opportunity to transfer without saying a word.

Upon entering the lobby, Su Chen readily stated his needs and checked the job requirements.

[A Tier 4 advanced class has been discovered – the Cataclysmic Walker. Upon completion of the requirements, the class can be promoted.]

[Promotion Requirement 1: Upgrade all three body tempering techniques to Master level.]

[Second promotion requirement: Survive for three days by enveloping oneself in lightning element during a thunderstorm.]

[Third promotion requirement: Causing a natural disaster like a thunderstorm to strike an area with tens of thousands of inhabitants, resulting in hundreds of casualties or damage to more than 30% of the living area.]

Standing in front of the virtual screen, Su Chen rubbed his chin, his eyes unfocused. "The demands are getting harder and harder."

The three standard body-forging methods, and turning into a lightning rod, are all that's needed to survive three days in a thunderstorm, but you'll still attract natural disasters to attack others.

This is after the panel has been corrected. According to the court records, it was required that the number of casualties caused should not be less than 500 and the damaged area should be greater than 50%.

The third-tier beings have no way to create such large-scale natural disasters and thunderstorms; they also need to rely on nature or the help of others.

This requires resources, money, and status to be in place in order to complete it as quickly as possible.

The Calamity Walker arrived ruthlessly, intending to spread fear and despair, until he saw the Great One. A smile crept onto his cold face, and he concealed his aura. The second requirement for advancement was weakened, and his survival time was reduced to one day.

The usual ritual of giving noodles to the Venerable One.

"However, although it has been weakened, it's not that crucial anymore," Su Chen couldn't help but say.

As their rank increases, these professions gradually go from being completely subservient to being extremely cautious.

However, he still had the power of the Demon God unused, so he wasn't in a hurry. He continued to examine the next profession.

[A fourth-tier advanced profession has been discovered – Law Enforcer. Promotion is possible upon completion of the requirements.]

[Promotion Requirement 1: Elevate three meditation techniques to the Master level]

[Second promotion requirement: Endure the delirium trial for six hours.]

[The third requirement for promotion: to command an organization with a population of at least one thousand, and to establish strict laws that are resisted, and to implement them for more than six months without them being undermined.]

"A law that is resisted? It torments yourself and them, and requires a huge investment of time, energy, and resources to prepare." Su Chen glanced at it and frowned.
"Let's see what it weakens itself. This last requirement is quite troublesome."

He thought to himself, "Eliminating with the power of the Faceless Demon is also a choice of three, and it may not be able to eliminate this one. I only have one copy left. Now that Yingfeng has no believers, it will probably be very difficult to find another one."

"Is it the Law Enforcer or the Calamity Walker?"

He wasn't sure what to do, but after waiting for a while, there was no reaction on the panel.

"Huh?" Su Chen was slightly taken aback. Generally speaking, the moment a professional is captured, the "Great Venerable" will immediately give them face, with almost no gaps in between. He was used to it.

"Could it be?" His heart skipped a beat. After waiting a moment, text slowly appeared on the panel.

The law magistrate's expression was stern. As the defender of the rules, he was unsmiling and would not tolerate any violation of the rules.

Not giving him face made Su Chen secretly excited; there was a hothead here!

The first person who refused to give him face appeared, and he was very curious about what would happen.

The Law Enforcer stood ramrod straight, drawing sidelong glances from the other professionals who shifted aside. The Great Lord lowered his eyes slightly, a thunderous roar seeming to erupt, causing the Law Enforcer to stagger and fall to the ground. All the requirements for employment were thus deemed fulfilled.

"Ha..." Su Chen couldn't hold back. He should have given the Great Venerable some face. The Great Venerable wouldn't have bothered with him. But Su Chen stubbornly refused, and ended up getting a concussion from the electric shock.

"As expected of the Great Venerable, he achieved it in one step."

In this way, there's no need to worry about the Whispering Trial anymore; facing Black Tuo directly last time left him with lingering fear.

Don't worry about any strict laws; just take the job when the time comes.

Immediately, Su Chen used the [Mid-Tier Black Tortoise Power] to erode the profession.

[The Law, having lost its memory, was imbued with the power of the Black Tortoise, yet remained devoid of desire.]

[The Law Transforms Him into the Lord of Words and Law]

"?" Su Chen was stunned, and almost couldn't help but laugh. He had actually transformed like this. Awesome, really awesome.

Su Chen sincerely hoped that "there would be more hotheads like this in the future."

The Cataclysmic Walker, still trembling with fear, is corrupted by the power of the Black Tortoise, his destructive desires growing ever stronger. He needs to obtain the clear Eye of Thor to suppress these desires.

"Thor's Eye, I wonder what that is."

Su Chen was in a good mood and activated the [Mid-Rank Faceless Ghost Power] again.

The Calamity Walker, corrupted by the Faceless Force, is in a daze, seemingly forgetting who he is; his third professional requirement has been erased.

"Not bad luck, we wiped out the most troublesome one directly." Su Chen grinned, very satisfied: "All that hard work was for this moment."

Through his series of actions, and with the "trivial" assistance of the panel, the job requirements for both professions have been reduced to a level that can be easily met.

"Only the requirement of being struck by lightning remains, and it only takes a day. I can complete it in a little time. That way, once I develop it to 100%, I can get promoted directly."

Developing to 100% can lead to a direct promotion, which sounds ordinary, but is unattainable for most professionals.

Job requirements vary widely and rarely overlap with development schedules. In a sense, the fact that a job will always occupy one of the training requirements already reduces the difficulty.

However, other requirements are not so easy to fulfill.

For others, development usually needs to be completed to around 90% before they have to start preparing for job requirements, which forces them to slow down the development process.

As one's rank increases, the preparation time varies, with six months, a year, or even two years being quite common.

Take Minglin for example. Su Chen heard that he was going to advance to the fourth rank when he entered the courtroom, but he is still the same.

There's also Wei Yufan, who has been preparing for two or three years to advance to the top level of the fifth rank, but he's still not satisfied.

"What a pity, why can't these strange gods' powers work on special professions?" Su Chen was still a little greedy, muttering to himself, "Or maybe I just haven't found the right strange god yet."

After pondering all the way, Su Chen returned to his residence, went straight into the gravity chamber, and began to work up a sweat.

The court and the security department jointly issued a statement explaining the cause of the huge cracks that were visible throughout Yingfeng a few days ago.

At the same time, it was emphasized that Ying Feng's followers of the evil spirits had been mostly eliminated, which won unanimous praise.

The court's investigation into Wei Yinshuo's death is still ongoing, though it is being conducted covertly to minimize the spread of the news, but no results have been reached.

Meanwhile, some well-informed individuals had already begun taking action, and the assets left behind by Wei Yinshuo were gradually eroded. Without their biggest backer, the Wei family had no choice but to cut their losses to save their lives.

Even though Chong Jingtian had secretly intervened, he couldn't stop the Wei family from selling off their assets at a bargain price, leaving many people sighing with regret.

……

As February drew to a close, Su Chen let out a long sigh of relief in the gravity chamber. The faint chanting that had been ringing in his ears disappeared, and his mental energy became increasingly pure.

[Mystic Ice Soul Purification Meditation Technique upgraded to Master level, gaining the ability -- Ice Soul: Slightly increases mental resilience.] (Glancing at the panel--)
[Azure Thunder Master: 57%]

[Master of Arcane Arts: 65%]

[Rank D Thunderous Body Forging Technique - Proficiency: 70%]

[Azure Thunder Master] reached 50% some time ago. His awakened ability merged with [Azure Thunder Divine Movement] to create an ability called [Thunder Walk], which allows him to temporarily transform his body into an element, a common ability among third-tier elemental classes.

Just like Zhou Xian did back then, but with much higher intensity, causing his speed to surge again.

If he were to further enhance his abilities with the [Saintly Hand] skill, in terms of explosive speed alone, even a fifth-tier professional like Senior Brother Teng Liang, who is not good at speed, might not be able to catch up with him.

Su Chen activated a new meditation method and looked down at it; its name was—【Return to the Void Meditation Method】.

"This is probably the last meditation method of Rank D."

Although the [Word of Power Master] no longer has any requirements, meditation can still enhance one's foundation, so Su Chen did not give up learning new meditation methods.

Su Chen couldn't help but think that he had always been curious as to why the training method was not divided into ranks, but rather into letter levels.

I only found out after asking Teng Liang a while ago that the body tempering method only goes up to A level. Even seventh-level professionals like Chong Jingtian still use the A-level training method.

"Grade A basically corresponds to Tier 6. After Tier 6, you can still only use low-level body tempering methods, which are definitely incredibly inefficient."

Su Chen was also surprised when he received this answer. He was quite worried at first, but then he thought that he was only at the third level. There would always be a way out. It was too early to think about it now.

Having grasped the basics of meditation, Su Chen didn't continue practicing. He glanced at the time, tidied himself up briefly, and left, taking a hovercar straight to the outside of the courtroom.

The target was a tall building, with quite a few hovercars parked below, displaying signs for various agencies and departments such as the Court of Justice, the Translation Office, and the Security Department.

"Lord Su Chen..." someone greeted him. Su Chen had never seen him before, but he still smiled and nodded.

Many people greeted him along the way, and he responded to each one.

"Su Chen..." someone called out. The voice sounded familiar. Turning around, they saw Cheng Lang.

"Vice Minister Cheng..." Su Chen greeted him and, led by a staff member in a black suit, boarded the elevator.

"The news couldn't be kept secret after all," Cheng Lang sighed. "Judge Wei Yinshuo died just like that."

"Have you found out what happened?" he asked.

The two seemed to have grown closer, thanks to Su Chen revealing the news to Cheng Lang just a few days after Wei Yinshuo's death.

With his investment paying off, Cheng Lang no longer felt so disgusted when he saw Su Chen.

Su Chen shrugged: "It's basically certain that it was done by the followers of the Ghost God. It's just a diversionary tactic, using the lives of all the Ghost God followers in Ying Feng to exchange for Wei Yinshuo's life."

"Judge Wei died a worthy death," Cheng Lang sighed, not surprised by the outcome.

His eyes flickered slightly as he glanced at the overhead security camera, then looked down and said, "I heard that another body went missing that day?"

Compared to Wei Yinshuo's affair, which was impossible to cover up, very few people knew about Meng Qi's resurrection; even Cheng Lang had only vaguely heard about it.

"The minor details have already been destroyed," Su Chen said casually.

Cheng Lang was inevitably disappointed. Just then, the elevator stopped on the 24th floor with a ding.

The two straightened their clothes, stepped out of the elevator, and headed straight for the lobby not far away.

At the same time, he took out a white paper package from his pocket and placed it with the staff outside the lobby.

Upon entering the hall, one is immediately greeted by Wei Yinshuo's enormous, long face. A black-and-white photograph hangs in the center of the hall, and mournful music plays in the background.

Wei Yinshuo's death could not be concealed, and a conclusion naturally had to be reached.

As the presiding judge, the court granted him the highest posthumous honors in recognition of his achievements during his lifetime, and ordered all judges of the fourth rank and above to attend the funeral.

The memorial service was a high-level event, with many important figures present.

As a core member of the trial court, Su Chen was entitled to offer condolences separately, while Cheng Lang could only wait.

After glancing at Wei Yinshuo's photo, Su Chen felt a strange urge to laugh. He walked across the black carpet to the front and bowed slightly.

"A gift of thanks from the family." Someone called out from the side. Su Chen turned around and saw several middle-aged people. The one in the lead had a forced smile on his face to show goodwill.

His seat was in the third row, while Chong Jingtian sat in the first row, along with several middle-aged men, all with identical calm expressions.

When Su Chen arrived, they glanced at him and started talking.

"Is this the core seed that the court just recruited last year? Su Chen, right? He's quite the handsome young man."

"I heard that this person is unparalleled in the inner court, forcing Wei Yufan to advance to the fifth rank to avoid standing on the challenge stage with him."

Chongjingtian said indifferently, "Young people have to compete."

In the fourth row, Wei Yufan, Zhong Ming, Feng Ze, Liang Jingcheng, and Ming Lin were all present, each with a different expression.

The emperor had given a death order; he had no choice but to come.

Su Chen sat beside Ming Lin and listened to him sigh, "To have such a grand send-off after death, it's all worth it."

"Yes." Su Chen nodded, then looked at Wei Yinshuo's photo. "Whether in life or in death, I will come to see you off. There's no need for you to worry about me."

"What's the use of posthumous glory?" Feng Ze shook his head, having become a core seed again, but he seemed much more composed, able to chat and laugh with Liang Jingcheng.

“It’s better than being nobody.” Feng Ze said meaningfully, “Not many people attended the Xiao family’s funeral.”

Wei Yufan's face immediately darkened.

“The people from Yuandu have arrived,” Minglin suddenly said, glancing to his side and behind him. Su Chen’s eyes flickered slightly, and he followed suit.

The group entered the hall, and the most eye-catching among them was an old man wearing a silver-patterned cloak, whose floating crystal scepter constantly emitted particles of light.

"That is the Radiant Envoy—Wu Chenpei."

The people from Yuandu arrived in Yingfeng three days ago. It is said that the elders of the council personally went to welcome them, but the commotion was not big and there was no publicity. Su Chen only found out about it afterward.

Today, Chongjingtian mandated that all officials at the deputy director level and above must attend, which is why Su Chen came to pay his respects. He never expected to see people from Yuandu here.

Feng Ze lowered his voice: "It is said that they came here for something important, not just some superficial exchange and learning."

"That is how to raise a son—Hongxuan."

Minglin slightly raised his chin, gesturing to the person following behind the old man. The person had light golden hair that was slightly curled and as white as snow, and had his head bowed.

Liang Jingcheng was quite surprised, "He's even more handsome than in the photos, is this really a man?"

“I heard that he was discovered by the Holy See the year before last and became a godson last year.” At this point, Minglin said in a low voice, “I heard some people say that he may have a scarlet talent that has never appeared before.”

“It’s not a possibility,” Wei Yufan said again, “it’s a Crimson Rank 4 professional.”

Crimson Talent? Su Chen was surprised. Was this the trump card that gave the Holy See the confidence to gain the approval of the Crimson Flame Thunder Venerable?
(End of this chapter)