My Professions Have Too Much Personality

Meng Shiyu, however, shook his head. “Senior Brother, you can’t say that. Although Su Chen comes from a Desolate Planet, the fact that he could become the Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator’s Chosen One and gain the acknowledgment of the Ancient King Stele means he must have something extraordinary about him.”

“I believe he will definitely take the top spot for Tier Four.”

Steward Deng, standing nearby, was complaining bitterly to himself. ’I really shouldn’t have been on duty today.’

This Meng Shiyu was also in the top one hundred of the Holy Hall and was one of Qin Tianlin’s people. He seemed to be speaking up for Su Chen, but in reality, he was setting him up for a fall with excessive praise.

Wei Zhenghong seemed to be refuting him, but was actually just lowering expectations.

“If he can’t do it, how about I twist your head off?” Wei Zhenghong turned his head, his voice cold and sharp.

Meng Shiyu’s words caught in his throat. He couldn’t help but take a step back, but then he straightened his body again.

Wei Zhenghong remained expressionless, but his eyes flickered. ’Su Chen has become the new target for drawing fire.’

’In other words, as long as Su Chen doesn’t fall, Qin Yun’s gaze won’t land on me. This is one of the reasons I’m trying my best to look out for him now.’

’Of course, it’s also because my initial impression of Su Chen was genuinely good.’

Meng Shiyu snorted coldly to himself. Feeling that he had just lost face, he was about to speak when he heard a cry of surprise from nearby.

“My rank just dropped by one spot…” The speaker was Wang Ye. He was very curious whether Su Chen’s final ranking would be above or below his, so he kept refreshing the list.

At a certain moment, he saw his rank change from 1452 to 1453.

“Ah, so he really is ranked above me…” Wang Ye sighed in disappointment. Hearing this, the few people next to him looked over. Someone teased, “Your profession development isn’t even maxed out. Did you really think this Star Seed would be ranked below you?”

“I was just kidding.” Wang Ye shrugged, his finger continuously scrolling up the list. He was very curious about where exactly Su Chen was ranked.

“He’s not in the top fourteen hundred. Impressive…” Wang Ye scrolled for a while and couldn’t help but exclaim.

After scrolling some more, Wang Ye grew even more shocked. “No way, we’re past one thousand. Where is he? Is he that strong?”

A Tier Four Professional who could break into the top one thousand was already considered an elite of the Holy Hall.

Hearing this, Wei Zhenghong’s eyes shifted slightly. ’On this Holy List, a single rank might not seem like much, but if you can’t beat them, you just can’t.’

’It takes an immense amount of hard work to close the gap of even a single rank.’

’To be able to break into the top one thousand…’ Wei Zhenghong nodded to himself. ’For someone from a Desolate Planet, that’s already more than acceptable.’

Meng Shiyu frowned slightly, but on second thought, it wasn’t too surprising.

“He’s not in the nine hundreds either.” Wang Ye’s brow furrowed. “Or the eight hundreds.”

His movements grew faster and faster. After all, as a Tier Four Professional, his eyesight was perfect; it was impossible for him to miss the name.

“Holy shit, he broke into the seven hundreds!” Wang Ye exclaimed. The Tier Four Professionals in the top seven hundred were basically all preparing to advance to Tier Five. They were the absolute Top Level group.

The surrounding crowd looked at each other in dismay. This Star Seed was truly no ordinary person.

“Don’t tell me he actually took the top spot.”

Wang Ye’s expression changed slightly, and his scrolling couldn’t help but slow down. At the top edge of the virtual projection, Lin Lixuan’s name had already appeared, but there was still no sign of Su Chen.

“He really is number one!”

Tsk… ’No wonder he was acknowledged by the Ancient King Stele. To grow up on a Desolate Planet and still have this kind of strength… impressive…’

A grin had already spread across Wei Zhenghong’s face.

“A Star Seed, indeed.” Meng Shiyu forced a smile.

’So damn awesome…’ Wang Ye marveled internally. But then his expression changed, because as he scrolled, the name that appeared at the top was not Su Chen.

“765… Ji Yunshen, a Tier Five Professional?”

“Where’s Su Chen!?” Wang Ye was dumbfounded. ’Did I miss him?’

’No, that’s not right. Lin Lixuan’s rank dropped too. I can check this list three times a day; there’s no way I’m misremembering.’

“Tier Five? He broke into the Tier Five rankings?” Wang Ye’s eyes widened as he muttered to himself.

A buzz of noise erupted from the surroundings as the crowd, shocked and uncertain, began to murmur among themselves.

A Tier Four Professional broke into the Tier Five bracket?

This was extremely rare even in the Bronze Sect. The foundations of their professions were all impeccable; they weren’t like those rogue Professionals who would willingly take any Upper-Middle Level Professions.

Within their respective Tiers, they were all among the Top Level in terms of combat power. Everyone knew full well how difficult it was to defeat someone a whole Tier above them.

But this new Star Seed…

’To be this powerful…’ Wei Zhenghong’s expression changed slightly.

Meng Shiyu’s expression darkened.

“Just where…” Wang Ye’s fingers were trembling. The rank numbers kept getting smaller, but he still couldn’t see Su Chen’s name. The surrounding crowd was still exclaiming in amazement, waiting for Wang Ye to call out the number.

To be able to break into the Tier Five bracket, even by surpassing just one person, was impressive enough.

But as time passed, the crowd gradually sensed that something was off. Someone looked at Wang Ye and saw his expression was dazed, his finger merely scrolling mechanically.

Until, at a certain moment, his whole body shuddered. His pupils contracted as if in disbelief. His throat bobbed, and he struggled to open his mouth. As if using all the strength in his body, he finally shouted himself hoarse:

“Rank… 299! The top of Tier Five!”

In an instant, the entire area fell silent. It was as if everyone had been frozen in place, stunned and in utter shock.

The top… of Tier Five?

Wei Zhenghong’s arm twitched. He snapped his head around, his face filled with shock, his mind in turmoil.

Even he found it unbelievable. ’My first thought is that the system must have a bug.’

The Top Level group of Tier Five Professionals included those from the great families within the Sect, who had been carefully nurtured since childhood.

There were also some old-timers who had remained at Tier Five for a long time, but had consequently taken on many special professions, making their strength nothing to scoff at.

And yet, despite all that, Su Chen, as a mere Tier Four, had not only broken into the Tier Five bracket but had even become its top-ranked member?

One must remember that those people were all talents handpicked by the Sect.

“How is that possible!” Meng Shiyu’s face was grim with disbelief. He himself was only ranked 276. ’The gap between me and Su Chen is less than 30 spots?’

’Is this guy really that strong?’

’But he only has the Dual Ink Jade Talent.’

Suddenly, someone in the crowd snapped out of it and hurriedly took out their own communication device to open the ranking list.

After carefully confirming it, they murmured, “It really is 299. Truly worthy of a… Star Seed.”

’Worthy of a Star Seed.’

After the shock wore off, this thought couldn’t help but surface in the minds of almost everyone present.

“Doesn’t he just have the Dual Ink Jade Talent? How can he be so strong?” someone couldn’t help but ask.

Wang Ye sneered. “Do you even understand what a Star Seed is? What being acknowledged by the Ancient King Stele means? You think having a powerful Talent is all that matters? Then why are there so many people on the Talent rankings who haven’t become a Chosen One?”

“Why are you reacting like that? I was just asking…” the person who had spoken muttered.

Wang Ye’s words were a bit of a stretch, but no one refuted him right now. Their hearts were still reeling.

「…」

“Let’s stop here…”

Inside the room, two figures were moving too fast to be seen by the naked eye, and the roar of fluctuating Energy was incessant. Suddenly, a voice spoke, and the training projection abruptly appeared, frozen in place.

“Holy hell.” Su Chen also stopped. His clothes were in tatters, and he was panting heavily. After unleashing his strongest techniques, the fight had turned into a battle of endurance.

But the training projection’s speed had been constantly increasing, and by now, he was starting to be outmatched.

If he kept fighting, he’d probably get beaten to a pulp.

“Combat has ceased. Duration of combat: 16 minutes. Tallying data. Evaluating. Rank increasing… increasing… increasing…”

Su Chen’s body shivered once, and a cyan-colored current of air flowed out, drying the sweat from his body.

’However, the system seems to be having a problem. It just keeps saying “increasing… increasing…”’

“Rank confirmed: 299.”

As the system’s voice faded, a virtual screen materialized in front of him, showing his exact ranking.

The person ranked one spot ahead was a Tier Six Professional.

’The top of the Tier Five pile, huh?’ Su Chen nodded to himself, not particularly surprised. ’These Tier Six Professionals with their flawless profession foundations aren’t so easy to surpass.’

’It’s not just the Tier difference. Their age means they have taken on more special professions, which also increases at Tier Six. At the same time, they’ve been able to form well-rounded ability combinations, leading to a considerable boost in strength.’

“But this should be enough,” Su Chen heaved a long sigh of relief. He took a new set of clothes from his Storage Space and changed into them. After resting for a moment, he turned and left the room.