Chapter 291: Tri-Fusion [Sovereign Vajra] |
Hearing this, Qin Guang took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, let out a low growl, and spat out word by word:
[Discovered Specialized Class—Vajra Warrior. Can undergo Job Entry after completing profession requirements.]
[Profession Requirement 1: Possess three Physical-Path Classes, of which at least two must be Top-Tier Professions.]
[Profession Requirement 2: Persist in practicing the Immovable Stance Art for five hours daily over three months.]
[Profession Requirement 3: Use a weapon no lower than one's own tier to strike the meridians of the entire body a hundred times.]
The initial profession wasn't that difficult. Su Chen swept a glance, and there was already movement on the panel—[The Crimson Flame Responding Thunder Great Exalted discovered this Vajra Warrior prostrate before him, and realized that other extremely compatible professions would appear.]
[He pondered briefly and decided to do something for you. Scarlet Flame rolled out, wrapping the Vajra Warrior within it...]
'He's actually going to fuse them for me again. The painting a pie I did last time really worked.' Su Chen froze, quite surprised. This time he hadn't expected the Great Exalted to truly do anything.
The Great Exalted had been active enough recently, completely lacking his previous aloof appearance. He didn't expect... the painting a pie method worked well everywhere.
Meanwhile, Qin Guang continued his narration: "This second profession..."
[Discovered Specialized Class—Bone Vajra. Can undergo Job Entry after completing profession requirements.]
[Profession Requirement 1: Possess four Physical-Path Classes, of which at least three must be Top-Tier Professions.]
[Profession Requirement 2: Soak in a carefully prepared 'Adamantine Mystic Elixir' for three months.]
[Profession Requirement 3: Attempt to guide an advanced alloy to fuse into one's own skeleton.]
Su Chen looked at the panel with some anticipation—[As soon as the Bone Vajra arrived, it was swept over by flames and submerged within them. The Crimson Flame Responding Thunder Great Exalted is waiting...]
'It really is a Tri-Fusion.' Su Chen felt a faint joy in his heart, thinking of the strength of the Weapon Lord.
[Discovered Specialized Class—Blood Vajra. Can undergo Job Entry after completing profession requirements.]
[...]
[The Blood Vajra submerged into the Scarlet Flame and was refined in an instant. The Crimson Flame Responding Thunder Great Exalted extracted three portions of Faceless Ghost Essence, Scarlet Essence, and Cunning Fox Essence and mixed them in. A streak of golden light was refined and born.]
[Discovered Specialized Class—Sovereign Vajra: Can undergo Job Entry after completing profession requirements.]
[Profession Requirement 1: Possess at least six Physical-Path Top-Tier Professions.]
[Profession Requirement 2: Within one year, attempt to fuse five Heaven-Forged Items of differing attributes into the body. (Upon completing this requirement and undergoing Job Entry, an additional reward will be granted.)]
[Profession Requirement 3: Comprehend the meaning of Vajra amidst a destructive strike. (Possess one chance for requirement guidance.)]
"Sovereign Vajra..." Su Chen scanned the panel. This was a Tri-Fusion of purely incomplete professions. The difficulty was higher than the Weapon Lord, and there was a conceptual requirement even more disgusting than the mandatory time requirements.
After all, the Weapon Lord last time had an Armored Bone Adept that had already undergone Job Entry mixed in.
'A destructive strike, the meaning of Vajra... Tsk...' Su Chen was always greedy, wishing the difficulty could be as low as possible, but unfortunately, there was no such good thing.
[The Crimson Flame Responding Thunder Great Exalted let out a long breath and returned to his position.]
The panel suddenly popped up, but there was only one sentence.
Su Chen was somewhat puzzled. After thinking carefully, he asked suspiciously, "Could the Great Exalted be hinting to me that without Mist Embers, his strength falls short of his desires?"
"Understood, not blaming you. Having one guidance opportunity is already very good."
These three professions were all on the Physical-Path. This way, as long as he underwent Job Entry for Sovereign Vajra, he would be able to attempt Forging the Holy Class with Blood Burner at its core.
Su Chen pondered. The Great Exalted could still help him integrate a Holy Class once; it could fall on this. As for Eternal Physique...
The most valuable usage method was definitely on the more important Blood Burner. After all, it was based on seven Physical-Path Classes, whereas Eternal Physique only had five.
Moreover, Blood Burner was a primitive Forging and required genuine Morning Fire, not weakened Morning Fire.
Su Chen was in a good mood, having gained quite a harvest from Qin Guang. He confirmed that Qin Yun indeed had problems, learned what Qin Tianlin was doing, and also squeezed out three Holy Classes capable of being fused.
Having forcefully spoken of these three professions, Qin Guang was already incredibly weak, panting heavily. He looked at the Faceless Ghost Cultist before him with a hopeful gaze, further reminding him of his value: "After you release me, I will investigate Su Chen and report his news to Your Excellency at any time. You can also assign any orders to me at any time."
However, the Faceless Ghost Cultist before him shook his head, lightly uttering the few words he least wanted to hear: "Let's just forget about it."
With Qin Guang being so cooperative, Su Chen had truly entertained the thought of whether to continue utilizing him, but he quickly snuffed it out.
Unlike Lan Hao, this guy looked extremely cooperative but was actually a sly old fox; he was very hard to control. Rather than releasing him to cause unnecessary trouble, it was better to directly nip him in the bud.
"Forget about it?" Qin Guang stalled, his expression turning ugly as he said urgently, "There's no need for you to kill me! I can provide you with information; whatever you want to do, I can act as your inside man!"
He couldn't understand why this Evil God Cultist wanted to kill him.
According to his understanding, Evil God Cultists completely lacked self-emotion; everything they did was to please the deities they served. The value of developing him into an inside man was far greater than killing him.
That was why he had been so cooperative; he truly believed his probability of surviving was very high.
"This guy shouldn't be of much help to you; let Little Black eat him." Su Chen didn't pay attention to him but instead looked up at the Centipede Dragon, speaking in a consultative tone. He and this guy were in a cooperative relationship, not a superior-subordinate one.
The Centipede Dragon's eyes carried a hint of pity, but to it, this was merely a small dessert; eating it or not was fine. It nodded: "Handle him as you please."
"Thanks." Su Chen waved his hand.
Little Black, who had been waiting at the side for a long time, quickly charged forward.
Qin Guang was currently in a weakened state and suppressed by the Centipede Dragon. He was completely unable to put up any resistance, only able to watch helplessly as this black ape tore at his body, streaks of light sinking into Little Black's body.
"I still have value! I can help you! I can help you!"
Qin Guang first pleaded, eventually turning to furious curses.
Su Chen watched expressionlessly as Qin Guang was completely devoured by Little Black.
Halfway through the devouring, Little Black's body began to tremble violently. The dense black fur originally covering its entire body began to fall off in clumps, revealing newborn grayish-cyan skin underneath.
Forcefully holding on until it finished devouring, Little Black's body continuously expanded, swelling by no less than two or three times. Two new arms even grew out from its ribs, and its aura climbed steadily.
Having eaten Nether Realm Mother Stones for so long, Qin Guang's Spiritual Entity spurred its evolution once again. It was already a 7th-Tier Nether Realm Creature, a full five or six meters tall, its grayish-cyan skin looking muscular and sturdy.
"Master..." Little Black prostrated before Su Chen, incomparably reverent and devout. Su Chen could faintly feel its level of faith had risen once again.
"Mhm." Su Chen patted its lowered large head, greeted the Centipede Dragon, and then returned to the Nether Tower, sorting through the information he had just obtained.
Plundering professions... that Purple Flame was formidable...
Su Chen thought to himself. However, based on the inferences from what Qin Guang said, there had to be at least fifteen, or perhaps even more people who had undergone Job Entry for the same profession before a plunder could be attempted.
Killing over a dozen sect members all at once—although they weren't very conspicuous, it was still too ruthless.
Su Chen pondered whether he could find a way to make others notice, or follow the vine to trace the melon and investigate something; that would be for the best.
Immediately, his gaze fell on the three sparkling words "Sovereign Vajra" on the panel again.
I wonder, what kind of thing will these professions of mine ultimately be Forged into?
"Calculating carefully, including Sovereign Vajra, the number of professions capable of being Forged has already reached as many as nine."
According to common sense, when Forging Holy Classes, one should try to find those with similar affinities, like Undying Bird or Eternal Physique.
Although his several professions were very strong, they each had their own development paths, and were even mixed with things like Glutton and Wind Chaser Dancer.
However, Su Chen didn't plan to overly entangle himself in this matter. Holy Classes Forged from similar affinities might be more powerful.
But to him, the energy expended might be enough to prepare yet another Holy Class.
Upon emerging from the Nether Tower, he bumped head-on into a visibly excited Ming Lin.
"Went to the Nether Realm again?" Ming Lin also caught sight of Su Chen coming out of the Nether Tower.
"Mhm." Su Chen nodded, sweeping a glance at him: "What's making you so happy?"
"Ha!" Ming Lin grinned, quite agitated. "Something happened to Qin Guang!"
Su Chen was surprised; the news spread this fast?
Suppressing his emotions, Ming Lin said: "Out of nowhere, he was actually attacked by a Nether Realm Creature in his own home; to this day, his life or death is unknown."
"Is that so?" Su Chen looked amazed.
"I truly didn't expect it!" Ming Lin's face was full of emotion. "I originally thought this guy was a problem; our luck is truly not bad!"
"It was the same with that Meng Shiyu last time. He had just set his sights on us, and then he got killed in the Nether Realm." Saying this, Ming Lin suddenly froze, muttering: "To think it all has to do with the Nether Realm; we truly have an affinity with the Nether Realm."
Su Chen's expression was strange as he cautioned: "Don't be too excited either, lest others tie this back to us."
"Right, right, right..." Hearing this, Ming Lin hurriedly reined in his expression, bringing a bit of solemnity. He was also quite admiring of Su Chen's composure; to be able to rein in his emotions in the face of such a heaven-sent good thing.
"Then should we start distributing the goods again?" Ming Lin inquired.
Su Chen thought for a moment and shook his head: "Let's wait a bit. After all, his life or death is unknown; in the one in ten thousand chance he survives, it'll still be troublesome."
"True." Ming Lin agreed, "Let's hope Heaven favors the worthy."
Who knew exactly who this "worthy" was referring to.
As the two chatted, before they even reached the door of the Main Building, Su Chen's Comm-Bracelet suddenly vibrated.
He looked down; it was a message from Wei Zhenghong inviting him to his floating island for a small gathering.
Could it be... Su Chen's expression grew increasingly strange. After telling Ming Lin, he headed to Wei Zhenghong's Floating Island.
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the Main Building, he heard Wei Zhenghong's excited, hearty laughter: "I didn't expect it! That old beast Qin Guang still had such a tribulation coming to him!"
Old Wei truly hates him... Su Chen walked into the room.
Meanwhile, Chu Ran was advising him: "Keep your voice down. If others find out, they'll think you did it!"
"I've actually wanted to do it for a long time, but someone beat me to it. If I ever find out who did it..." Speaking up to here, he paused. Meeting everyone's strange gazes, he coughed dryly and said, "I definitely won't spare him!"
"Old Su is here!" Chu Ran came forward to welcome Su Chen upon seeing him. "You probably don't know yet, right? Something happened to Qin Guang."
"I actually do know." Su Chen replied honestly, "Ming Lin already told me. A while ago, this Qin Guang seemed to have his eyes on me, so Ming Lin was paying quite a bit of attention to news about him. I heard he was inexplicably attacked by a Nether Realm Creature and his life or death is unknown."
"What life or death unknown?" Wei Zhenghong interrupted. "It's already been confirmed; he's as dead as dead can be!"
"He's actually already dead?" Su Chen seemed somewhat stunned. Old Wei was getting his news way too fast; has it even been half an hour since he killed Qin Guang?
Jiang Mufeng at the side, however, said helplessly: "Old Wei, don't be so excited either; this matter isn't considered a good thing."
"As far as I know, Faceless Ghost Cultists were stirring up trouble in this. They probably expended no small price to lure that Nether Realm Creature into directly attacking Qin Guang."
"To be able to hide it from layers of inspections and deliver the item to Qin Guang's side, the situation is probably not optimistic."
"Have they found anything?" Chu Ran couldn't help but ask.
Jiang Mufeng shook his head: "They are still investigating for the time being. You all know what kind of person Qin Guang is; there are many who give him gifts, and even more who handle them along the way. Every step involves many people; it will absolutely not be an easy task to investigate clearly."
"An eventful autumn indeed!" Su Chen sighed. "Everyone, it's best not to leave the Bronze Core recently."
The others were deeply convinced.
Jiang Mufeng then brought up another matter: "The True Martial Sect has arrived at the Eternal Dao Hub."
"So fast?" Zhao Ming was surprised.
Wei Zhenghong sneered: "The True Martial Sect has been in a tit-for-tat with us for years. Now that they have an opportunity for kicking us while we're down, they naturally would rush over as soon as possible."
True Martial Sect? Su Chen actually knew the name of this sect, but it seemed they had a grudge against the Bronze Sect.
Chu Ran had already quietly sent over mental fluctuations: "The True Martial Sect is an old enemy of ours, tracing back to before several generations of Ancient Kings. Our sect killed one of their Morning Star Tiers, thus forming a feud."
Su Chen understood clearly. Shen Yi'an also spoke up, a rare occurrence, his tone quite solemn: "Sheng Huaixu, one of the two major Star Seeds of the True Martial Sect, is a Divine Radiance Tier Star-Seed. He already Forged his Holy Class five years ago. It's said that he has hope of Forging his second Holy Class before reaching the 8th-Tier."
"In this Peak Star Tournament, he is one of the people with the most hope of securing the position of Star Prime."
A Divine Radiance Tier Star-Seed. Su Chen couldn't help but click his tongue; the most perfect Star Seed.
Divine Radiance Grade Talents were few in number, and it was also very hard for them to just happen to catch a time when a Star Seed position was vacant. In the entire Dust Star Sea, they were few and far between, and this Sheng Huaixu was one of them.
"When are they arriving at the sect?" Wei Zhenghong asked.
Jiang Mufeng shook his head. "They aren't preparing to come alone. They are waiting for the Royal Court and other sects to come together."
"Come together?" Chu Ran frowned.
Jiang Mufeng was helpless: "For the Peak Star Tournament, they have scruples about tearing face with our sect, but they also don't truly want us to think they're afraid. They are doing this to apply pressure..."
"Moreover." He hesitated somewhat, "For some reason, not long after the Royal Court's delegation set off, they sent another person over; it's the Black Tortoise King..."
Hearing this, everyone's expressions couldn't help but change slightly, all looking somewhat ugly.
"It's this old geezer..." Wei Zhenghong's expression was mercurial. "Why did the Royal Court inexplicably send another old geezer over?"
"The Black Tortoise King's seniority is extremely high; he is the uncle of the Vast Sea Emperor and had quite a deep friendship with the previous generation Ancient King," Chu Ran explained to Su Chen.
"To think he's actually still alive. Could it be..." Su Chen was surprised.
Chu Ran nodded. "Correct, his Morning Star Tier class specializes in lifespan."
"It seems he brought something over, something the Ancient King requested to trade for." Jiang Mufeng wasn't too clear on it either, sighing, "When a person of this seniority comes, if the Ancient King doesn't greet him personally, it would be somewhat impolite."
Su Chen understood why their expressions were so ugly. The current Ancient King couldn't step away at all; when the time came, incidents would inevitably arise.
However, the item the Ancient King requested to trade for—could it be the Marrow of the Morning Star?