My Professions Have Too Much Personality

“Perfect… Now *this* is interesting.” Lin Yue’s fighting spirit flared. She was just about to play her trump card and enter a state of Professional Fusion.

Her Profession was of the biological transformation type, and Professional Fusion would greatly increase her physical strength.

But just then, the previously motionless phantom suddenly erupted with fierce black arcs of lightning, and an abyssal black plasma surged within its pupils.

The phantom’s energy signature violently erupted. The sheer intensity of it caused Lin Yue’s expression to twist in horror. Her hair stood on end, and her heart felt as if it had been seized in a powerful grip. She cried out in disbelief, “How is this possible!”

She barely had time to react before black lightning filled her vision. The expressionless phantom now looked even more terrifying. It gathered power in its right fist, which absorbed the surrounding black arcs of lightning like a black hole.

Then, it unleashed a devastating punch!

BOOM!

The brutal energy and force instantly tore through Lin Yue’s combat suit. The blast of lightning sent her stiffened body flying high into the air as excruciating pain assaulted her senses.

Su Chen’s phantom gave her no chance to react. Black lightning coiled and shot straight up after her, but it suddenly dispersed at the very last second before making contact.

THUD!

Lin Yue’s stiff body slammed heavily onto the floor. Her combat suit was torn in several places, revealing skin underneath that was charred black like charcoal.

She lay flat on her back, her body still twitching uncontrollably, her eyes filled with utter disbelief.

’I’m no match for him at all…’

’Not only that, the system even determined that the next blow could have been life-threatening and forcibly terminated the battle.’

After the combat mode was disengaged, her Professional Tier was restored. Her body trembled slightly, and the residual arcs of lightning on her skin dissipated.

Lin Yue climbed up from the floor, still reeling in disbelief. She looked down at her body. “My Foggy Robe is torn… Heh. Good thing they de-fogged the ship.”

She couldn’t help but ask, “Copper Star, you’re not bugged, are you? How could Su Chen’s simulated phantom be this strong?”

“This training projection was simulated based on the collected data.”

The artificial intelligence’s reply was extremely simple. Lin Yue fell silent for a long time. This level of overwhelming power was comparable to the Star Seeds within the Sect.

It was a greater testament to just how unbelievable Su Chen was.

’Where on Red Thunder Star could he have found the resources to become strong enough to rival the Star Seeds?’

“He’s a real monster…” she muttered to herself.

……

Su Chen had just returned to his room. The minor injuries in his body had mostly healed. He took out a Support Potion from his Storage Space, activated his Spiritual Pressure Ring, and prepared to enter a state of professional development.

’The Double Experience Card from the Great Venerable has about a month left on it. Time is limited, so I should focus on professional development before it expires.’

He glanced at his panel—

[Word Spirit Law Master: 33%]

[Calamity Patrol Master: 33%]

[Blazing Flame Body Refining Technique—Beginner: 55%]

[Glazed Heart Lamp Meditation Method—Beginner: 55%]

Nearly a month had passed since he’d reached 30%, but his progress hadn’t been very fast.

Before and after the ruins, there were many miscellaneous matters to handle, so it was difficult to find time to settle down and focus on development.

’However, after being chosen, the development efficiency for professions related to the Fire and Thunder Elements has doubled. The development speed for my physical Profession will be even faster. My balanced development plan is probably going to be thrown off again.’

Su Chen mused to himself. His Mental Professions had no connection to the Fire or Thunder Dual Elements, so they couldn’t benefit from this boost.

’My Professions were chosen long ago, so there’s nothing I can do about it now. If I want them to benefit from the boost, I’ll have to wait until I reach Tier Five.’

’Mental Professions are already rare around Ying Feng, and there are only two elemental ones, neither of which are related to fire or thunder. I’ll just have to wait until I get to the Bronze Sect to find a solution.’

’I wonder if every Chosen One gets this perk, or if it’s exclusive to me.’

Su Chen waited for the potion’s effects to gradually take hold before suppressing his scattered thoughts. But just as he was about to enter the development state, his panel suddenly popped up—

[You have overwhelmingly defeated the recognized individual, Lin Yue (suppressed to the same Tier), thereby defending the dignity of the Chosen. The Great Venerable is pleased. The buff increasing Professional development efficiency by 100% has been extended by three months.]

Huh?

Su Chen was stunned. A big question mark appeared over his head. When had he defeated Lin Yue?

His Double Experience Card was extended for another three months. This was obviously good news, but it came out of nowhere.

“This…” He couldn’t make heads or tails of it. Recalling his recent meeting with Lin Yue, a faint suspicion formed in his mind. “Could it be…”

He had to figure this out, so he went out the door and walked to the training room.

Sure enough, it was still in a state of private use.

This seemed to confirm his suspicion. He thought to himself, ’The training room must have recorded my physical data and then reproduced it somehow…’

’I never thought of that. No wonder Lin Yue was just waiting at the door and didn’t leave. I wonder how much data it managed to collect. I’ll have to be more careful next time.’

As Su Chen pondered this, he turned and left again. The potion’s effects were already kicking in. It would be a waste not to train now.

Not long after he left, the training room’s hatch opened, and Lin Yue walked out with an expression like she’d seen a ghost. She had even more injuries on her body. GULP GULP, she chugged down a large mouthful of purple potion.

The charred scabs on her skin flaked off, revealing new, fair, and smooth skin underneath. Then, from who knows where, she took out a fist-sized silver metal block.

She pressed it against her chest, and it quickly collapsed into a silvery-white liquid that spread across her skin, repairing the damage to her combat suit.

“What is with this guy?” Lin Yue looked back at the training room. She had tried a few more times at the same tier, and without exception, she was instantly killed every time.

And that wasn’t all. She even gave up on a fair fight and directly faced Su Chen’s training phantom as a Tier Five Professional.

As a result, she only managed to gain a slight advantage.

’If the system collected data on his full strength, then fine. But if it didn’t… then this guy is an even bigger monster than I imagined…’

Although she didn’t want to think so, Lin Yue was inclined to believe that the training room hadn’t collected enough of Su Chen’s combat data at all.

Su Chen hadn’t been inside for very long, and she didn’t know what he had been doing, but he definitely hadn’t engaged in actual combat, so it would have been difficult for him to display all his strength and abilities.

Moreover, the ship’s simulation equipment wasn’t that advanced. There was bound to be a gap between the projection and the real person.

“He only has the Ink Jade Talent, so how did he do it?” Her expression was dazed. Judging by his strength at the same tier, even if they had competed fairly that day, it was likely that none of them could have beaten Su Chen.

’That Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator’s Spiritual insight is lethally sharp. To think he could see all this.’

’For now, I’m the only one who knows about this.’ Lin Yue’s expression shifted as she walked away.

’No one else would ever imagine Su Chen is this much of a monster. When we get back to the Sect, those guys are in for a huge surprise.’

“What a monster. An absolute monster.” Lin Yue sighed again and again. She went up the stairs, rounded a corridor, and stopped in front of a door. She gave it a hard kick, her mind still racing.

’Just how many special Professions does he have? And he can even use Professional Fusion…’

Soon, the door opened. Wan Chen frowned at her with a hint of exasperation. “Didn’t I already authorize you to use my virtual projection for combat? What do you want now?”

“It’s about something else,” Lin Yue said. “Aren’t you still upset that Su Chen became the Chosen One? He just recorded his data in the training room. You can go take a look.”

She was secretly looking forward to seeing the look of utter disbelief on Wan Chen’s face after he got thrashed.

Hearing this, Wan Chen’s frown deepened, but his eyes grew cold. He shook his head but didn’t say anything.

His strange attitude annoyed Lin Yue. “If you have something to say, just say it.”

“It’s nothing.” Wan Chen said with a bit of distance and a lecturing tone, “If you’re unconvinced, wouldn’t it be better to challenge him in person? Why resort to such humiliation?”

“Humiliation?” Lin Yue froze, an expression of disbelief on her face. The memory of being beaten so badly she questioned her very existence flashed through her mind. Her voice cracked as it rose in pitch. “Me? Humiliate *him*?”