My profession is too unique.

Chapter 164 Advancement to the Master of Words of Power

Jiang Shumo was efficient and retrieved the Eye of Thor in a month and a half.

"Thank you, Your Honor." Su Chen thanked him sincerely before taking it. It looked like a crystal, but it was still warm to the touch and had a soft, supple feel.

"You deserve it." Jiang Shumo waved his hand, but asked with some curiosity, "I remember, the job information you accessed was for a fourth-tier upper-level Calamity Walker, right? It doesn't seem to have this job requirement?"

"No, it's not used for making weapons."

Su Chen felt a slight chill, but he already had a prepared response in mind, so his reply was unremarkable.

"I see." Jiang Shumo seemed thoughtful, and without knowing whether he believed her or not, he turned and left.

"It's quite exciting to be tested by this judge from time to time..." Su Chen watched him leave, shaking his head inwardly.

Given his current status and position, Jiang Shumo's probing might not be out of suspicion, but rather a habit—the habit of an old fox.

Su Chen didn't take it too seriously and went into the gravity chamber, closing the door behind him.

As I tried to absorb it, Thor's Eye seeped into my pores like mercury, causing my skin to ripple in a ring shape and become translucent. I could clearly see the azure energy flowing along my blood vessels and disappearing somewhere in my body.

[The Calamity Walker fulfills his wish and transforms into -- the Calamity Patrol]

"Calamity Inspector, sounds pretty good..." Su Chen looked at the panel. The Calamity Walker had completed its evolution. He glanced down and his eyes couldn't help but show some anticipation.

[Master of Arcane Arts: 99%]

Finally, I'm about to advance to the fourth tier; I'm just 1% away.

Calming his mind, Su Chen assumed a fighting stance and continued to practice the [Return to the Void Meditation Technique].

He had reached the Master level a few days ago and obtained an ability called [Void Abyss], which slightly increased his total mental power.

Having reached the final stage of the third level, Su Chen naturally did not intend to change his meditation method.

The progress was the same two days ago. Su Chen was planning to make a final push today, but Jiang Shumo just happened to send over the Eye of Thor.

But not long after, the mental energy in his brain surged, and a feeling of overflowing from the inside out made Su Chen know without looking at the panel that the last 1% had been made up.

When a profession is developed to its limit, the professional will naturally sense it.

Su Chen finished his stance, slowly exhaled, and gradually adjusted himself to his optimal state. The Word Spirit Master had no requirements and could be promoted at any time.

Right now!

A glint flashed in his eyes, and in an instant, the mental energy in Su Chen's mind suddenly boiled over.

The originally calm spiritual energy exploded like a tsunami, dissipating in all directions.

This transformation was so drastic that Su Chen had not anticipated it. The expansion of his mental power allowed him to take in all the surrounding world with unparalleled clarity, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Soon, the expanded mental energy began to collapse back into the brain at an alarming rate.

The abilities born from the three meditation methods, 【Concentration】, 【Ice Soul】, and 【Void Abyss】, merged with it, bursting forth with blazing white light during the compression of mental energy.

Soon, his mental energy gradually condensed into a constantly trembling mental core, and as it took shape, excruciating pain swept through his consciousness.

[The Master of Arcane Arts has been promoted to the Lord of Words of Power!]

[The master of the secret weapon gains an enhancement - control over the secret weapon +1]

[Crimson Thunder Prison has been enhanced!]

[Psychic powers have been enhanced!]

[Spiritual Implantation and Transformation - Law: Allows for the direct issuance of commands to the target using spiritual seeds.]

[Black Tortoise's Gaze has been enhanced!]

[The Arcane Master has been enhanced!]
[Gained Professional Ability - Word Power: Words speak louder than words; strength is determined by the amount of mental energy consumed.]

After the transformation ended, Su Chen opened his eyes. The world before him seemed to have been cleared of a veil of mist, becoming clearer than ever before. He always had this feeling after each promotion.

Su Chen expanded his lungs, took a deep breath, and experienced his own spiritual power. He was quite surprised that his originally drifting and unsourced spiritual power had actually condensed into a core.

"A spiritual core? Isn't that something that can only be formed at the fifth rank?"

According to his understanding, the spiritual core is a highly aggregated form of spiritual power, which is basically born from fifth-tier professionals. Only top-tier spiritual professionals can be born from fourth-tier professionals.

Even so, it will only be possible in the later stages of development.

There are many benefits to concentrating one's spiritual core: the speed of spiritual power recovery increases, spiritual resilience increases significantly, and there is also the most amazing one.

When the physical body perishes, one does not die immediately; the spiritual core can serve as a vessel for consciousness and can even take over the bodies of other beings.

Of course, this occupation is merely a temporary reprieve. Without the physical body as its source, the mental energy will be continuously depleted until it disappears completely.

"Is it because my mental strength has reached the standard, and the total amount of it has reached the standard?" Su Chen couldn't help but guess. This was the only explanation, and it was also due to the various abilities that were constantly being generated from meditation.

It was through accumulating experience step by step that this unique advantage came about.

After a while, Su Chen looked at the panel again. Most of his abilities had been enhanced, reaching the fourth level.

What Su Chen was most interested in was the new professional ability – Word Power.

"Sounds like words becoming law?" He raised an eyebrow, quite surprised. After a moment's thought, he straightened up, cleared his throat, and said with a sense of ceremony, "There must be water."

As soon as he finished speaking, his mental core trembled, Su Chen's pupils contracted, and he felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, the world spinning around him, and he was about to fall to the ground.

Fortunately, the Reverse Yuan quickly drained his physical strength. Although his physical body color profession was still at the third level, he also converted a lot of spiritual power, which allowed him to recover.

"It almost drained me dry... This is outrageous..." Su Chen rubbed his temples, staring at his reflection, looking left and right, but still couldn't find the water he wanted.

"That's probably not how it's used."

After the glutton continued to convert his energy and fully recovered, Su Chen tried again, saying, "Take off my clothes."

This time, only a small portion of his mental energy was used, and his clothes were pulled off by an invisible force.

He then conducted further experiments, spending more than half an hour summarizing more patterns.

“This ability is just a rigid program…” Su Chen rubbed his chin. “The clearer the goal and the more defined the method, the less it consumes.”

His initial statement, "There must be water," was tantamount to creating something out of thin air, something that neither his mental strength nor his ability could support.

"The best approach is to combine the objective with the method," Su Chen concluded.

"It's a bit cumbersome, but it's still very powerful. It indirectly makes up for the lack of combat methods, and I can also switch my mental energy in real time to continuously supply power." Su Chen was still very satisfied.

"It shouldn't be a big problem to kill an ordinary fourth-tier professional, but with the blessing of the Divine Hand, I wonder if it can cause trouble for a fifth-tier professional."

After scanning the row of promotion notices again, Su Chen felt a sense of satisfaction, and then looked at the top.

[Word of Power Master: 0%]

[Azure Thunder Master: 92%]

Before long, the Azure Thunder Master will also be able to advance.

“At that time, I’ll have to replace all the body-strengthening methods, meditation methods, and auxiliary potions…” Su Chen thought, then frowned: “However, is my advancement speed too fast? It’s like I don’t have to meet the job requirements.”

"Let's wait until the Azure Thunder Master also advances before replacing all the resources. It won't be long anyway, and it'll save us trouble." "Let Gu Bing prepare the materials for upgrading the weapons first."

Su Chen took out the scale armor, spirit blade, and combat boots from his storage space, and began to comprehend them one by one for the soldiers.

"Dark scales of earth dragons, cold iron of dragon bones, mirage skin... there are quite a lot of materials."

After obtaining the necessary upgrade information, Su Chen sent a message to Gu Bing, asking her to prepare.

"As for the new control artifact..." Su Chen pondered, it has attack, defense, and speed.

With a flick of his wrist, a metal mask appeared in his palm. "How about we enhance our stealth capabilities?"

After thinking for a moment, Su Chen put it away again. Once the secret tool was mastered, it could not be replaced, so there was no rush.

After a short rest and a few sips of nutritional supplements, Su Chen continued developing the Azure Thunder Master.

He planned to wait until he obtained the spiritual essence and became a spiritualist before mentioning the matter of viewing the stone tablet to Chongjingtian and the others.

If you only have one chance, it's better to play it safe. It's still too early to say what the situation is with the panel's inclusion.

……

"chief…"

He Kang followed behind Chong Jingtian, his thick eyebrows furrowed together, his Adam's apple bobbing, and his eyes darting around. Several other people followed behind him, all of whom were inner court members of the Trial Court, and they all looked uneasy.

Where are we going?

He couldn't help but ask. The group walked in the narrow metal corridor. The cramped space and the unknown situation made them uneasy.

They couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Today, the Heavenly Lord suddenly summoned them together and blinded their five senses. When they opened their eyes, they found themselves in this narrow corridor, not knowing where they were.

It looked like they were being led to some secret location.

But instead of excitement at being given a great responsibility, the people felt more fear.

If anything good were to happen, it should be the core seed group that gets it first; it's not their turn.

“We’ve arrived.” Chong Jingtian stopped, and He Kang looked closely. In front of him was a heavy metal door, which was open. It was several tens of centimeters thick and forged from dark alloy. The runes etched on the surface flickered as if breathing in the dim light.

Standing beside him was Pu Zhenghong, whose hair and beard were both white.

Within that portal was a crimson cloud, occasionally bursting with red arcs of electricity, making it impossible to discern what it contained.

Old Master Pu was also there… He Kang trembled even more, his legs went weak, and the bigger the commotion, the more afraid he became.

"chief…"

"Can't you show some guts?" Seeing his appearance, Chong Jingtian couldn't help but get angry and said coldly, "He Kang, you go in first."

"Chief..." He Kang called out again, hoping to evoke the paternal love of those who revered Heaven.

Since Xiao Ying's death, he and Wei Yufan have drifted further apart. It's unlikely that he would be punished again for those things.

"Get in!"

Without saying a word, Chong Jingtian kicked him inside.

"what!"

He Kang let out a wail and fell into the crimson mist. He staggered a few steps, barely managing to stand, and subconsciously looked up.

Before them stood a massive stone slab, as tall as a person, with an irregular fracture and jagged cracks along its edges.

It has a dull vermilion color with a faint luster like flowing lava. It is engraved with rows of symbols, and dark gold crystals are deposited in the grooves of the symbols.

“This is…” He Kang looked down subconsciously, his mind seemingly drawn in, but he couldn’t see clearly, as it was shrouded in a hazy mist.

In the dim light, he seemed to see a pair of dragon eyes, with dark golden flames leaping deep within the vertical pupils, and flashes of thunder and lightning.

A faint rumble of thunder could be heard, as if it were mixed with anger.

He Kang's cheek twitched, and he was sent flying backward from the clouds as if struck by a heavy blow.

Chongjingtian, quick-witted and agile, grabbed it.

He Kang felt dizzy and his chest was in excruciating pain. When he looked down, he saw that the area was charred black.

"What did you see?" Chongjingtian asked.

"I...I..." He Kang was stunned. He subconsciously recalled that he was kicked in and then flew out.

Seeing his expression, Chongjingtian understood immediately. Although he had a premonition, he still shook his head in disappointment and tossed out a vial of green potion.

"Azure Cloud Potion?" He Kang reached out and took it, surprised. This was an extremely precious medical potion that could even heal the injuries of a fifth-tier professional.

Despite the stinging pain in his chest, he gulped it down. Immediately, a green glow appeared at the wound on his chest, and granulation tissue began to grow, repairing the injury.

"Ren Yong." Chong Jingtian looked at the next person, who gave a bitter smile, resignedly walked in, and then flew out backward.

This cycle continues until the last person is reached.

"Ah..." A scream came from the mist. The last figure to fly out had its left arm explode, blood splattered all over the ground, leaving only a severed arm.

Chong Jingtian's expression changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward to catch it, taking out a vial of Biyun potion and pouring it into his mouth to stabilize his injuries.

He then looked at Pu Zhenghong and said in a deep voice, "There are only five people, why are you so angry?"

Pu Zhenghong was also surprised and said helplessly, "Spirituality is like human nature; no one can predict it."

Chong Jingtian frowned, then reached out and took out a bottle of purplish-gold potion from somewhere. The liquid settled like gel and was sprinkled on the boneless arm.

Immediately, flesh and blood grew back on the bone at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it was soon completely healed.

"Chief Xie..." The man's face was pale. Chong Jingtian patted him on the shoulder, then glanced at the group of people who were filled with fear, and said in a deep voice, "You all go to the entrance and wait for me."

"Fortunately, although the spirit is angry, it is not imbued with the power of lightning punishment, so it can be repaired." Pu Zhenghong withdrew his gaze.

The effects of Biyun potion were remarkable, and He Kang and the others' injuries were almost completely healed. Upon hearing this, they hurriedly turned and left.

After watching them leave, Pu Zhenghong shook his head and said, "They all have the Crimson Gold talent, so there's no point in them coming. Why make them suffer like this?"

“What if…” Chong Jingtian sighed, “It’s too unfair to put all our hopes on Su Chen.”

Pu Zhenghong understood Chong Jingtian's thoughts, but still said, "Isn't there Hongxuan?"

“Hongxuan…” Chongjingtian remained silent.

“You can’t avoid it. When Yuan Du came, he was already fully prepared.” Pu Zhenghong said quietly, “Even if Su Chen succeeds, the spirituality contained in this broken stone slab will not be enough to make him the chosen one. He must go to the ruins.”

“If Yuan doesn’t agree, the ruins can’t be opened. We’ll definitely have to let Hongxuan see the stone slab. If Su Chen fails, we can only rely on Hongxuan.”

"Unless you're willing to take them down with you."

(End of this chapter)