My Professions Have Too Much Personality

Chapter 165: Chapter 116: Targeted and Tier 3 Advancement (Part 3)

With that, he turned and left without waiting for Su Chen to respond.

Once he was some distance away, Liu Chen glanced back at the closed door, a flicker of contempt in his eyes. ’So stubborn he’d rather suffer than lose face.’

’Developing a profession, completing its requirements… which of those doesn’t require resources?’

’Su Chen comes from a Subordinate city, yet he thinks he can stay out of the fray and just watch everyone else tear each other apart. How laughable.’

“Su Chen…” Gu Bing called out softly from inside the room, a worried expression on her face.

“What’s wrong?” Su Chen asked, turning in confusion.

Gu Bing wanted to warn him not to act rashly, but seeing his calm expression, she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then she heard him ask, “This Liu Chen, is his family a big deal?”

Gu Bing explained, “The Liu Family has had deep roots in the Judicial Court for generations. Although they’ve never produced anyone on the level of a Chief Judge, several deputy directors and over ten Senior Judges are currently from the Liu Family.”

“He was carefully groomed from a young age. His Tier One and Tier Two professions were both Top-tier Professions, and he attracted a lot of attention when he joined the Judicial Court two years ago.”

Gu Bing asked cautiously, “He works for Wei Yufan. I don’t understand why he’s targeting you. Could there be some kind of misunderstanding?”

“Perhaps,” Su Chen said noncommittally.

After seeing Gu Bing off and with most of the miscellaneous tasks out of the way, Su Chen returned to his previous training routine.

Time flowed like water.

One day, in the Gravity Chamber, a tremor ran through Su Chen’s head as his Spiritual Power gushed out in all directions, shrouding his surroundings in what looked like a hazy mist.

[Cloud Breath Meditation Technique has been upgraded to Master Level. Ability Gained—Cloud Spirit: Slightly increases spiritual acuity.]

As the numbing tingle gradually subsided, Su Chen clenched his fists, his bones popping loudly.

’While my Wind and Thunder Envoy state is active, I should be able to kill Zhou Xian in a direct confrontation…’ Su Chen assessed his current strength. The gradual accumulation from his Training Technique had made him far stronger than others of the same tier.

Even others with Top-tier Professions would be no match for him.

He let out a breath, his fiery gaze turning to his panel.

[Wind and Thunder Envoy: 87%]

[Secret Thought Master: 100%]

[E-level Profound Iron Body Refining Technique—Skilled: 40%]

His Thunder Brilliance Body Refining Technique had reached Master Level long ago, granting him the [Thunder Bone] ability, which enhanced the strength of his bones. He had since switched to a new Body Refining Technique.

But most importantly, now that his Cloud Breath Meditation Technique had reached Master Level, he could advance to Tier Three.

On his panel, the [Secret Weaver] profession had also changed to [Secret Technique Master].

The Secret Technique Energy Crystal that Cheng Lang had promised arrived several days ago.

As soon as Su Chen received it, he immediately used it to evolve his Secret Weaver profession.

As he expected, under the influence of Black Tuo’s power, the advancement conditions didn’t change; they remained the same.

He had already suspected this would be the case. After all, his Gale Hunter profession had been able to continue fulfilling its evolution requirements even after he had advanced a tier.

After the evolution, he didn’t need to meet any new conditions, proving that the fundamental nature of a profession could be altered before a tier-up without affecting the original advancement requirements.

’All that’s left is the Delirious Words Trial…’

Su Chen had easily completed the requirement of creating a Tier Two Elemental Ability; the power of the Wind and Thunder Envoy profession was no joke.

’Well then, time to prepare…’ Su Chen’s expression grew heavy.

He left the Gravity Chamber and went to his bedroom. It had windows and the walls weren’t too thick, so if something went wrong, he could quickly be exposed to light.

He also programmed No. Zero to produce a bright light after one hour.

After quickly creating the necessary darkness, Su Chen took a deep breath. He was already well-practiced in the preparations.

The moment the symbol on his chest was complete, Su Chen felt an unprecedented tug. It was as if his body had been struck by an immense force and was now plummeting into an abyss—a sensation unlike any he had ever experienced.

Before, it had always been a slow immersion. This time, however, it was as if a pair of hands had forcibly yanked him into some other region.

The surrounding darkness seemed to have become a viscous, living entity.

He could still breathe, but the air gradually took on a stale, rotten smell.

A sound gradually began to echo in his ears, like something being dragged across dry leaves.

It came from above, below, left, and right simultaneously, without a source or a pattern, weaving itself into a boundless net that ensnared him completely.

’This is different from last time…’ Su Chen fought to remain calm. He had researched this extensively.

The professions on the Spiritual Side were incredibly diverse, but the advancement requirements for eighty percent of them included the Delirious Words Trial.

The region where the Delirious Words Trial took place was called the “Nether Realm.” According to Ying Feng’s files, there were various theories about it, with the most mainstream one being that it was the final resting place for the spirits of all living things.

His limbs felt as if they were filled with lead, or perhaps bound tightly by the viscous darkness. Su Chen couldn’t even lift a single finger.

Finally, a hazy gray light bloomed before his eyes. He found himself looking at a boundless, smooth surface, crisscrossed by enormous dark patterns.

’What is this place…’ Su Chen scanned his surroundings but saw nothing else. He tried taking a few steps forward, then squatted down and knocked on the surface. It produced a dull thud.

RUMBLE!

All at once, the ground began to shake, throwing Su Chen off his feet. The surface below him shrank rapidly as excruciating pain lanced through his body, as if he were being sliced apart inch by inch by sharp blades.

“What the f—” Su Chen’s eyes widened in horror. The shrinking surface below him was gradually forming a circle, and the crisscrossing black patterns were converging into a single, vertical pupil.

The place where he had just been standing—that wasn’t the ground at all. It was clearly a head. Black Tuo’s head!

“FU—”

Su Chen let out a genuine curse this time. With only himself as a point of reference, and while moving at high speed, he couldn’t possibly fathom just how enormous this head truly was.