My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 121

Chapter 121: One Strike

Xiong Tao’s mane stood on end, and at the critical moment, he dodged sideways. The spinning blade grazed his temple, blood rushing to his head. The raging bear roared, its four limbs gripping the arena.

With a sudden burst of strength, his burly figure shot out like a cannonball.

Chu Xuan’s crimson pupils flickered, a gurgling sound coming from his throat. The twin blades clashed in front of his chest, creating a burst of blood mist.

The blood mist condensed into countless fine threads, coiling around Xiong Tao’s limbs. Each thread greedily sucked the bio-energy it touched.

“Get lost!”

Xiong Tao’s eyes blazed with ferocity. His muscles once again swelled, forcibly breaking free from the restraints. The shockwave he created shattered all the surrounding blood threads.

During their fight, the aftershocks were considerable, but energy barriers surrounded the arena, preventing them from spreading outside.

“He can’t win,” Ming Lin concluded after only a moment’s observation. “The Bloody Butcher can absorb others’ bio-energy, growing stronger with each battle.”

This profession belonged to the Tribunal. Not to mention its abilities or characteristics, even the requirements for joining could be found out by the core seeds.

“However,” Ming Lin noticed something amiss, “Chu Xuan’s use of the Bloody Butcher’s abilities is very flexible. He doesn’t seem like someone who just advanced.”

“He’s going to lose,” Zhong Ming’s face was grim.

Everyone else nodded. After only a few moves, they had already seen the outcome.

As expected, after a short struggle, Xiong Tao lost. Years of combat experience only prevented his defeat from being too miserable.

He knelt on one knee in the arena, panting heavily. His muscular figure had shrunk by more than half, and his body was covered in wounds.

Chu Xuan seemed to be in better condition. His body was enveloped in a blood-colored flame, and his aura had subtly grown much stronger.

Fighting to grow stronger – this was the essence of the Bloody Butcher!

“You… you just advanced, I was tricked!” Xiong Tao gritted his teeth.

As an opponent, he felt it most clearly: Chu Xuan showed no signs of stiffness from just advancing. His use of abilities was extremely flexible.

Hearing Xiong Tao, a discussion immediately broke out below. “He didn’t just advance? Chu Xuan fooled Zhong Ming?”

“He’s brave and cunning. Indeed, no one who becomes a core seed is easy to deal with.”

In the spectator seats, Zhong Ming suddenly looked at Wei Yu Fan and said in a deep voice, “You helped him conceal it?”

His information came from the Occupational Analysis Department. And among the core seeds, only Wei Yu Fan had the ability to conceal information within the Occupational Analysis Department.

“How could it be fair to let him accept challenges right after advancing?” Wei Yu Fan said calmly, ignoring Zhong Ming’s disgruntled expression. His gaze fell on Su Chen. “Besides, Chu Xuan isn’t the only one whose information was concealed.”

At these words, everyone’s expressions changed slightly. Ming Lin suddenly turned to look at Su Chen, looking surprised and uncertain.

Feng Ze looked over in astonishment. The Occupational Analysis Department had no information whatsoever about Su Chen’s advancement.

“Junior Brother Su, how long are you going to hide?” Wei Yu Fan chuckled softly. “Last night, the Gu Family began buying Tier 3 supplementary potions overnight. Earlier today, you applied for one E-grade Body Tempering Method and one meditation method.”

“In the Tribunal, there is no secret.”

This guy’s information was truly well-informed, and Su Chen wasn’t surprised.

He knew that this news would spread quickly from the moment he told the Gu Family to prepare, but he didn’t expect it to be this fast.

“You advanced alone?” Feng Ze asked in surprise. If he advanced alone, the Tribunal wouldn’t reimburse the resources expended.

But he quickly understood why Su Chen did this: to familiarize himself with his abilities earlier.

Once they advanced to Tier 3, they would inevitably be challenged, so they naturally had to secretly get acquainted with their abilities first.

Ming Lin realized that Wei Yu Fan deliberately brought this up for malicious reasons.

Sure enough, the next moment, Chu Xuan, who was still enjoying the cheers on the stage, suddenly looked up in the direction where Su Chen and the others were.

“Su Chen!” he shouted. After the assessment ended, Chu Xuan felt a piercing irritation even hearing that name from others’ mouths, and he himself almost never brought it up.

In an instant, the somewhat noisy arena quickly fell silent, and everyone looked on with implicit expectation.

Chu Xuan’s voice echoed powerfully through the hall, “Since you’ve also advanced to Tier 3, don’t hide it anymore. I want to fight you!”

After a brief silence, murmurs of surprise rose from below the arena.

“Su Chen also advanced to Tier 3? Why isn’t anyone talking about this? Is it true?”

“It should be true, right? It’s not hard to verify.”

Advancement can be silent, but life aura and mental resilience cannot be concealed. Inviting a Judge can easily confirm it.

“Su Chen also advanced to Tier 3?” Jiang Shumo was surprised. “Is it true?”

You Shan’s eyes flashed, and a moment later, she nodded and said, “Indeed, he is already a Tier 3 professional.”

Chong Jingtian rubbed his fingers, his eyes surprised, and said, “How could it be so fast.”

“Then today, it really is a battle between rivals.” Jiang Shumo was quite expectant. “There’s a show to watch.”

“Hard to say. Su Chen might not admit it.” You Shan said lightly, “Given that he’s Xia Hanshi’s student, he might not play by the rules.”

“No way,” Jiang Shumo said in surprise.

“Such powerful mental fluctuations…” Su Chen instinctively looked towards a certain room on the top floor. Ming Lin and the others beside him also noticed.

“Since Teacher is here, the Chief is probably here too…” Ming Lin’s face turned grim, realizing that today was probably a setup, aimed at Su Chen.

During the entrance examination, Chu Xuan felt greatly humiliated.

To save face, simply defeating Su Chen wouldn’t be enough. He needed to reverse the perception that “Chu Xuan is inferior to Su Chen” in most people’s minds.

But a situation as grand as the examination only happened once a year, and they couldn’t participate again.

Fortunately, due to the challenge ranking system, both Chu Xuan and Su Chen attracted a lot of attention, and many people were waiting for them to advance to Tier 3.

And Chu Xuan’s advancement to a top-tier profession drew even more attention.

Coupled with the momentum secretly created, the first battle was bound to attract many people.

As they expected, an unexpectedly large number of people came this time.

“No wonder more and more people have been discussing Su Chen and Chu Xuan recently… It was you who created the hype.”

Ming Lin glared at Wei Yu Fan. Earlier, the rumors he heard about Su Chen were probably also intentionally spread by the other party to provoke him into inviting Su Chen.

Wei Yu Fan withdrew his gaze, but his brow furrowed slightly. The effect was surprisingly good. He didn’t expect that the few Judges who remained would all come, and he estimated that the Chief would also be there.

But this meant that Chu Xuan was getting too much attention. He wanted to use this to win over Chu Xuan, suppress Su Chen, and consolidate his own position.

However, he didn’t want Chu Xuan to be overly praised.

All eyes converged on Su Chen. Wei Yu Fan’s voice remained calm. “Junior Brother wouldn’t deny it, would he?”

Ming Lin looked at Su Chen worriedly. Refusing to admit it was an option, and the higher-ups, out of respect for Xia Hanshi, wouldn’t expose him on the spot. But he couldn’t escape forever.

“Such an elaborate scheme…” Su Chen looked at the arena, his voice calm. “Since that’s the case, let’s fight.”

His reaction exceeded many people’s expectations. Before Ming Lin could speak, Su Chen bent his knees slightly, and with a spring, he leaped from the spectator stands, lightly landing in the arena.

“He’s down! He really advanced to Tier 3. He hid it well.”

The Judges below grew even more excited. They were tired of simple challenges; battles with a story were much more interesting.

“Why rush? No betting odds set!”

“Advanced silently, didn’t ask the analysis department for help, so it’s definitely not a top-tier profession. Su Chen is in danger…”

Chu Xuan looked at the other party, a mix of emotions in his heart. There was a time when he had nightmares about the other party.

But after this experience, his mindset had indeed matured a lot, and he was much calmer in front of Su Chen, with a kind of confidence in his eyes:

“I know you are adept at dual professions, and your strength is not to be underestimated. However, a top-tier profession is a top-tier profession. The higher the tier, the greater the gap.”

“Dual professions? Oh, right, Su Chen was said to be a dual crimson gold back then. If both his spirit and body are Tier 3, the situation definitely won’t be one-sided.”

Many Judges were blinded by the Mo Cui talent, only now remembering that Su Chen’s physical talent was also crimson gold. They immediately became excited.

“A battle between dragons and tigers, a clash of arch-rivals!”

Chu Xuan’s eyes were calm. “Actually, regarding the assessment, I no longer blame you. If I were in your shoes, I wouldn’t hold back or show concern for others. So, please don’t blame me today either.”

Su Chen’s expression was peculiar. Chu Xuan didn’t seem truly relieved; rather, it was as if he felt, “I’ve surpassed you, so I don’t care about anything from before.”

This guy, is he out of his mind?

But his expression gradually sobered. To be frank, after entering the Tribunal, he had never cared about Chu Xuan, not out of contempt.

But because “each goes their own way.”

In a situation like the assessment, who would hide their true abilities?

Moreover, he didn’t seem to have said a single word to Chu Xuan that day, let alone derided him. If Chu Xuan couldn’t get over it himself, could he blame Su Chen?

And the fact that the other party had held a grudge until now and painstakingly set up such a situation did make him somewhat annoyed.

Therefore, he didn’t speak. Instead, strong winds swirled around his body, signaling that the battle could begin.

Chu Xuan received Su Chen’s signal immediately, and Su Chen’s silence inevitably made him angry.

Boom! Blood flames erupted and enveloped his body. Chu Xuan wasted no time and moved, stomping on the arena floor, lunging like a crimson lightning bolt, swift and fierce.

The two blood-red cleavers in his hands, as large as door panels, tore through the air, chopping towards Su Chen.

A blue light flashed in Su Chen’s eyes. Instantly, countless blue-white electric snakes burst from his pores, forming a swirling thunderstorm around his body.

Lightning surged from his arms, his hair floated from static electricity, and a cyan-green crown faintly gathered above his head.

Chu Xuan is definitely not weak. This was Su Chen’s thought as he watched the battle just now. Regardless of how petty this guy is, the power of a top-tier profession is evident.

Moreover, his Tier 2 was also a top-tier profession. As for Tier 1, Su Chen wasn’t sure, but it was most likely the same.

Su Chen could defeat him with just his physical profession, but it would take some time.

And to repay the other party for his painstaking efforts in creating such a grand spectacle, Su Chen decided to go all out.

As his mental power surged, a dark gleam flashed across his eyes, which were filled with churning cyan-green lightning.

[Heituo’s Gaze] is a professional ability, not truly related to Heituo. He wasn’t afraid to use it in front of the Judges.

Chu Xuan, who was rushing towards him, had already sensed Su Chen’s current power. The aura he was radiating now already made him subtly uneasy.

“Is this the power of dual professions?” Chu Xuan speculated in his mind. Su Chen had used this combat technique once during the assessment.

Afterward, there were rumors from the Tribunal’s high-ranking officials that this was because Su Chen’s mental and physical professions had fused, giving birth to more powerful abilities.

But this was also within his expectations.

“I’m good at prolonged battles. The longer it goes on, the more advantageous it is for me…” As Chu Xuan was thinking, his vision suddenly blurred. His brain felt as if it had been hit, and a sense of weightlessness enveloped him. The surroundings had turned into a hazy gray.

“What… what is this?”

Chu Xuan’s heart panicked, but his body outside seemed to lose its support and fell straight down.

Meanwhile, Su Chen had begun to gather strength, stepping back, his right arm enveloped in an intense blue-white lightning that spiraled outwards like a vortex, drawing in the surrounding violent thunder.

At the same time, streaks of crimson lightning arcs appeared around him, and under Su Chen’s control, they whipped Chu Xuan’s body like violent electric snakes.

The dazzling lightning almost obscured everything.

Boom!

It wasn’t until Su Chen felt a stinging pain in his arm that he struck out fiercely. His fist tore through the air, and the blue-white lightning coiled around his arm spiraled out like a living thing.

The accumulated energy formed a conical shockwave at the moment of the punch. The thunderous aura and wind pressure intertwined, forming a roaring drill that slammed into Chu Xuan, who was just falling.

“What… what is this place?”

Chu Xuan’s heart was incredibly anxious, already realizing this was a psychic attack.

But he was a top-tier professional, with extremely high mental resilience. Ordinary psychic attacks would at most make him dazed for a while; it was impossible for them to make him completely lose control.

But soon, an invisible dragging sensation came, and his vision suddenly cleared. His consciousness returned to his body.

“Oh no!” Chu Xuan’s pupils contracted, greatly alarmed. Blazing, violent lightning filled his eyes. The threat was already upon him!

He instinctively tried to resist, but felt his whole body numb, momentarily unable to lift a single finger.

Crack—

A crisp sound of bones breaking. He could only watch helplessly as half of Su Chen’s fist plunged into his chest.

Then, a violent force erupted, and the intense pain spreading from his chest enveloped his nerves. His entire chest caved in.

His vision receded around him, and Chu Xuan, almost defenseless, flew backward!

Bang!

A violent impact struck his back, hitting the energy barrier and jarring his lungs. He then fell heavily to the ground.

Uncontrollably, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The intense numbness in his body prevented him from even lifting a finger. Crimson electric arcs spread across his entire body, which twitched, and parts of his skin had already turned charred black.

Chu Xuan’s pupils trembled, his mouth and eyes twisted due to the numbness, and blood continuously oozed out.

The audience below was silent, the spectators all gawking.

Even though they saw everything, they were as incredulous as Chu Xuan.

“…One… just one hit and…”

Someone swallowed hard.

What happened to the battle between dragons and tigers? What happened to the clash of arch-rivals?

(End of Chapter)