Chapter 422: The Heavenly Venerable's Audacious Ambition |
"Finally succeeded." Su Chen looked at the expanded Status Panel, his heart settling as the corners of his mouth couldn't help but pull into a smile.
"The Morning Star Tier required five Profession Requirements. I wonder how many this Vast Sun Tier requires."
Apart from the third Profession Requirement that was deduced, all the other Profession Requirements were invisible. He didn't know exactly how many there were.
"This point isn't important. The most important thing is that after being recorded into the Status Panel, I just need to wait for it to be triggered..."
Su Chen felt a sense of smoothness in his heart. After all, the main purpose of going back and forth in this Flare Realm so many times was to record this Vast Sun Tier Profession into the Status Panel.
"Hmm... I can't really say that. There were also many other harvests during this time... Just the Radiant Moon Bone alone makes it worth the ticket price." Su Chen couldn't help but sigh with emotion. "If those Ancient Kings hadn't all been trapped here, who knows when I would have been able to obtain a Radiant Moon Bone."
"There are also Morning Star Artifacts, various Resources, and the like."
After calculating briefly, he reached out into the void and pulled out a glass bottle. Inside was a little half bottle of fresh blood, faintly emitting a dense brilliance.
"Azure God Blood." Su Chen stared at it. Right now, The Unsullied was still researching how to resolve the Backlash effect of Limit Break and temporarily couldn't analyze this Azure God Blood.
"Phew..." Su Chen let out a long breath, looking at the Nine-Ringed Khakkhara in his hand. This thing was purely a weapon, not a Morning Star Artifact, so it naturally wouldn't resist his grip.
"Although activating the blessing of five Sky-Scars can explosively kill Kong Ming, the five Sky-Scars are not without consumption. It requires at least five 9th-Tier weapons to charge."
Right now, he actually still had five in his hands.
"If only I could turn the Sky-Scar Blessing into pure Physical Stamina consumption..." Su Chen couldn't help but think. "I estimate I still need to continue enhancing the World-Slaying Manifestation."
"Just utilizing the Sky-Scar ability alone has a consumption that can be called terrifying. If they were layered together..."
Su Chen felt a pain in his kidneys just thinking about it.
Activating five Sky-Scars simultaneously, in just that short moment, had almost completely exhausted the remaining Great Heaven Pill in his stomach.
If he had to bear this cost himself, he would probably be drained the moment he activated it. Even if the Eternal Physique could layer a Doppelganger, he still wouldn't be able to hold on.
"Take it slow... It's nothing more than continuing to enhance it." Su Chen retracted his Thoughts, only to hear the cautious voice of Taixuan Tianyi beside him: "Brother?"
This guy's Five Senses were still sealed by him, standing in place, not daring to move.
"Hmm..." Su Chen's eyes shifted slightly. He wiped away the residual symbols in the air and also gathered all the Faith Essence scattered on the ground.
After a brief tidying up, he unsealed Taixuan Tianyi's Five Senses.
"Phew..." Seeing the light again, Taixuan Tianyi's tense body relaxed slightly. His gaze fell upon Taixuan Hong, who was close at hand. The fervor in his eyes made Su Chen involuntarily take two steps back.
"You... how exactly did you do it?" he couldn't help but ask, continuously exclaiming in admiration, "This is truly too abnormal. That was a Buddha Heir with the Azure God Talent, a candidate with the ability to compete for the title of World-Honored One, and he was actually defeated by you head-on."
Taixuan Tianyi paced back and forth, unable to suppress his excitement. "If this reaches the Abyssal Domain, who knows how huge a wave it will cause. The Pillars of the Abyssal Void have hunted our Taixuan Family for tens of thousands of years. They probably never imagined that a figure like you could still be born."
"You defeated Kong Ming and still retain the possibility of becoming The Chosen. This is wonderful..."
This Taixuan Tianyi was clearly different from when he first met him. He chattered endlessly, leaving almost no gap for Su Chen to answer.
"Right, which lineage are you descended from? That Immeasurable Buddha said that aside from us, there are at least three other lineages outside..."
Just after asking, Taixuan Tianyi continuously shook his head. "No... don't tell me. After I transform into a Guardian Arhat, I'm afraid I won't recognize my own family and won't be able to keep a secret."
"Right now, right now..." Taixuan Tianyi's brows furrowed tightly. He suddenly realized and said hurriedly: "You must leave as quickly as possible. That Ghost King Huang Pan of Great Heaven actually has a Spiritual Effigy in his hands and found this place. Great Heaven might descend at any moment..."
Huang Pan? Was that the Sallow-Faced Elder? He was from Great Heaven, that faction that fed on Devious Gods?
Only now did Su Chen know the origins of that elder, and a sense of urgency suddenly arose in his heart.
Great Heaven... that was a synonym for Vast Sun. If they descended, probably no one present would have any Methods to resist.
"Alright, I'll go meet the Spirit of the Vast Sun first." Su Chen acted quickly. He had already taken out the Ignition Cinders, and a Fire Pillar surfaced.
Regardless of whether he could become The Chosen or not, the Reward for defeating Kong Ming and the benefits of saving Taixuan Tianyi would certainly not be small.
After all, once he left this time, he didn't know if he could ever come in again.
"I remember back then, because it was the Great Exalted's external Spirituality, it only gave me a One-Dragon Recognition. I forcefully viewed the Profession Requirements and supplemented them, which stimulated the Great Exalted recorded in the Status Panel into reacting..."
"But this Spirit of the Vast Sun thinks highly of me..." Su Chen was unsure in his heart. Back then, two of the five Profession Requirements for the Great Exalted had already been recorded.
And now, for this Holy Sovereign, who knew how many requirements there were, and only one had been recorded so far. Pondering in his heart, he had already arrived at the Spiritual Hall.
In an instant, the shrunken, solid Spirit of the Vast Sun emerged from the Flamelet. In its eyes, there was no satisfaction like when it rewarded him last time, but instead, it was filled with Suspicion.
His vision blurred as this little dragon circled around him, seemingly sniffing for something.
Su Chen glanced at the Status Panel, which showed no reaction.
His heart couldn't help but tighten. Could this guy have discovered that I was the one who made him so uncomfortable?
To say that this Spirit of the Vast Sun treated him with exceptional favor wasn't really the case. It could only be said to be acceptable; everything was done according to procedure.
He even traded Faith Essence for the Morning Star Artifacts. If he was discovered, there might be trouble.
But after sniffing for a long time, the Spirit of the Vast Sun merely hovered in front of him, seemingly not finding any strong evidence. Its nostrils flared, and two streams of fire scattered from its sides.
A crystal-clear brown Monolith Crystal drifted out from its mouth.
Su Chen reached out and grasped it—[Monolith Crystal: Integrating it into the body using special methods can gradually strengthen earth-attribute Sacred Classes, or corrupt a certain Sacred Class, causing it to possess earth-attribute characteristics.]
Hmm, it could actually alter a Sacred Class's attribute post-acquisition. But why was it earth-attribute? He had thought it would be fire-attribute.
Su Chen was surprised. He didn't seem to have much demand for this. "Hmm, if I come into contact with Ascension Refining later, perhaps it will have some use."
"There's also Taixuan Tianyi..." Su Chen spoke probingly.
The Spirit of the Vast Sun's eyes condensed. It snorted a breath of hot air, opened its mouth, and spat out another object—a dark, sticky mass.
Could this thing be... Su Chen reached out his hand. The moment he touched it, this dark substance instantly merged into his body.
[Incomplete Void Power: Using it can deduce certain things you want to know. Requires consuming Faith Essence.]
It really was that thing... But it actually wasn't 'remnant', but became 'incomplete'. It could directly perform Deductions without needing related items anymore, but it required the assistance of Faith Essence.
Su Chen glanced at it, feeling a pang of guilt. Being caught in the act was inevitably awkward. This Stingy Dragon knew I was playing tricks...
But thinking of the seventy or eighty portions of Faith Essence he had thrown in, he couldn't help but puff out his chest. It wasn't like he made this guy uncomfortable for free.
The might of this Void Power was extraordinary. He had witnessed it last time when deducing Qin Yun; it was very useful.
However, Su Chen inevitably felt disappointed in his heart because the Status Panel still had absolutely no reaction.
"Earlier I was worried about whether the Spirit of the Vast Sun would resist, but how to stimulate this Holy Sovereign is also a huge problem." Su Chen laughed self-deprecatingly.
However, since it had already been recorded, there would be a reaction sooner or later.
"Better leave first." Su Chen sighed and connected with the Fire Pillar.
Not only the Dust Star Sea, but the exposure of this Flare Realm had also become a fact. Regardless of whose hands it fell into, it would absolutely not be an easy task for him to come in again.
But right at this moment, Su Chen's expression shifted slightly, his footsteps pausing. The Status Panel suddenly popped up, but it wasn't quite what he expected—
[The Solar Marrow Calamity-Transcending Heavenly Venerable looked at the suddenly appearing Sovereign of the Purple Zenith. The vast majesty did not make him feel submission; instead, it stirred up inner greed, actually giving rise to the Audacious Ambition to swallow the dragon.]
Ah? Su Chen was stunned, looking at the text on the Status Panel. Was the Heavenly Venerable this fierce?
The hierarchical levels between these Main Professions were clear. Even now, when recording low-tier professions and Specialized Classes, upon entering, they first had to give face to the Heavenly Venerable.
But this Heavenly Venerable seemed to be quite unconvinced. Was it because his Spirituality was too active?
Su Chen speculated internally. After all, the Heavenly Venerable had evolved from the Great Exalted, had absorbed external Spirituality, and had also swallowed a massive amount of Mist Source.
His level of activity was far beyond what a Holy Sovereign, who only had one Profession Requirement recorded, could compare to.
"Tsk..." Su Chen was helpless: "Even if I'm willing, you wanting to swallow the dragon isn't something that can happen just because of a thought from me."
If it was truly possible, he naturally preferred the Heavenly Venerable that he had nurtured with his own hands.
He muttered in his heart, but the text on the Status Panel continued to generate—
[The Solar Marrow Calamity-Transcending Heavenly Venerable made a probing move, stealing a wisp of Aura from the Sovereign of the Purple Zenith. The Holy Sovereign showed absolutely no reaction to this.]
"Hmm, stole an Aura?" Su Chen was slightly stunned.
Subsequently, he felt a warm Aura emanating from within his body, shrouding his entirety in a hazy glow.
Not only that, the Spirit of the Vast Sun that had retreated seemed to have discovered something. It darted out again, its eyes wide open, Doubtful and Uncertain.
"Holy Sovereign? How could you have..."
It carefully scrutinized Su Chen as if seeing him for the first time. Then it suddenly leaned close, greedily sniffing that warm Aura, reliant, nostalgic...
Su Chen held his breath and concentrated, making no movements. This Spirit of the Vast Sun wasn't mentally deficient like the Great Exalted's Spirituality back then; it was almost no different from a living being.
Whether this wisp of Aura could bluff it was truly hard to say.
A moment later, the Spirit of the Vast Sun abruptly shrank back, its eyes erratic, seemingly recalling something. Soon, it retreated again, circling the Flamelet.
Following closely, Su Chen clearly saw the Flamelet carrying the Spirituality of the Vast Sun suddenly tremble.
Su Chen's gaze condensed. Having come here many times, no matter what the situation was, that Flamelet had always remained constant, never undergoing any changes.
But now...
But it only trembled for a moment before returning to calmness.
"Why not?"
An angry roar like an exploding thunderclap rang in his ears. Su Chen raised an eyebrow, faintly realizing that this Stingy Dragon seemed willing to be fooled, or rather, didn't mind.
But relying solely on itself, it seemed unable to skip the Ordained Path and directly perform the Selection.
Su Chen could feel this Stingy Dragon's anger.
Following closely, it crashed into this Flamelet with a bang.
In an instant, the Flamelet exploded, actually emitting a brilliance that reached the heavens and earth, directly lifting the roof of this Spiritual Hall.
"Not good..." Su Chen felt a surge of anxiety in his heart. He hurriedly took out the Ignition Cinders, drawing out the Solar Remnants to envelop him.
.........
At the same time, outside the Spiritual Tower.
"Taixuan Hong, a good name." Huang Pan clapped his hands and laughed, having already made up his mind to bring this guy back to Great Heaven.
"What a pity, he can only be Human Stock. I wonder what kind of profession Human Stock of this level can bear... right, there's also Kong Ming..."
Great Heaven had also hunted the Taixuan Lineage. Bringing this Taixuan Hong back was naturally not for nurturing.
"Should we try to protect him?" The Bronze Ancient King caught sight of the inexplicable expression on Huang Pan's face, carrying greed and malice, and secretly asked the others.
"This Huang Pan and that Immeasurable Buddha have treacherous thoughts. If we want to truly contact the Abyssal Domain and obtain relatively accurate Intelligence, I'm afraid we'll have to rely on that Taixuan Hong."
His reasoning was also appropriate. The Xuantian Ancient King pondered for a moment and gave a Bitter Smile: "Right now, we are all trapped here. We don't even know when that Vast Sun of Great Heaven will make a move. How could we possibly protect him..."
"Everyone..." Huang Pan was in an excellent mood. He realized that this Spirit of the Vast Sun would count as part of his credit, the guy protecting Kong Ming had disappeared to who knows where, and he had even discovered Taixuan Hong.
There were also these six Radiant Moons before him, all possessing extraordinary value.
The Ancient Kings all looked over with vigilant expressions. Just as Huang Pan was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed, and he abruptly turned his head to look at the Tower of Spirit again.
A vigorous purple pillar of light soared into the sky, directly merging into the external Starfire, stirring up a vortex. A curtain of fire rain fell from the sky, dazzling and magnificent.
"This is..." The Ancient Kings couldn't help but look as well. This pillar of light was extremely vast and condensed, unlike the scenes from the previous few times when it sent people out.
Not only that, between the heavens and earth of this Starfire, following the appearance of that pillar of light, a figure stretching to the heavens was faintly outlined, exuding a coercion that made even them feel palpitations.
The body of the Spirit of the Vast Sun coiling across the sky emerged, entwined around the pillar of light.
"Selection Manifestation!?" Huang Pan's expression changed drastically, shouting in disbelief, "How is this possible!?"
He possessed the Spiritual Effigy of the previous Job Entry holder of the Sovereign of the Purple Zenith, and he could confirm that up to now, only three recognized individuals had been born.
Even if one of them consecutively defeated the other two, they had only just begun walking the Ordained Path. How could The Chosen One be born?
"He's going to be chosen?" The expressions of the Ancient Kings also shook in unison, unable to help their astonishment.
This Taixuan Hong had only defeated Taixuan Tianyi and Kong Ming, and he was about to be chosen?
Why did it feel like it was easier than with an ordinary Morning Star Spirit?
Their gazes had already gathered before that pillar of light, at the figure wrapped in Solar Remnants. The Zhenwu Ancient King couldn't help but let out a cold snort: "It really is him."
This Taixuan Hong was clearly the powerhouse they had previously determined to be from the Abyssal Domain. The group had already roughly guessed it before, so they weren't surprised at this moment.
"The Incense and Offering Sentiment of the Taixuan Family is actually this effective..." Huang Pan's expression was deathly still. With this happening, there was no way to keep this Taixuan Hong as Human Stock.
"Something's Not Quite Right. What's wrong with this Spirit of the Vast Sun? It hasn't been quite right since just now."
But soon, the group saw some clues. The Spirit of the Vast Sun coiled around the pillar of light had a very ferocious expression, constantly shaking its head.