My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 181

“Alright.”

Xia Hanshi saw the end coming, a distorted smile spreading across his lips.

The Court of Judgment can already cultivate such abnormalities?

Shi Yunzhou felt a chill in his heart. He first learned of Su Chen’s name when he burst into prominence during the Court of Judgment’s assessment, being exceptionally recruited as a core talent.

Later, he heard bits and pieces, but assumed it was just another Chong Jingtian. It wasn’t until recently, when the people from Yuandu arrived and mentioned the Great Venerable Scarlet Flame and Thunder, that Su Chen’s recognition followed.

His future life seemed to depend on this young man, which was when he learned more.

But the strength displayed by this Four-tier Professional was truly astounding.

Yet, a smile immediately broke out on his face again. Though he had decided to be shameless, who wouldn’t want to save face if they could?

With just one strike, the victor was decided. The lingering reverberations hadn’t yet dissipated, and the crackling thunder continued. Almost everyone’s gaze was fixed on Su Chen, who wielded the giant axe.

“It’s over already?” Ming Lin blinked. The other spectators also had an indescribable sense of shock. This wasn’t on the arena, and both sides were armed. They had expected a no-holds-barred, exhilarating duel, but instead—

This couldn’t even be called a battle; it was a unilateral crushing by Su Chen.

“Hoo—” Su Chen let out a long breath. This was his strongest strike to date, and it brought a sense of exhilaration.

Slamming that axe, he felt that all the prolonged suffering in the gravity chamber had been worth it.

And at the same time, the panel slowly unfolded—

Hmm? Su Chen’s spirits lifted. This was the first time the panel had actively responded after it had recorded the Great Venerable.

Well, it wasn’t the first time; the last time was that hothead, the Spirit Control Lord. Su Chen muttered to himself, checking carefully.

“It actually gave me a buff, not bad, not bad—”

Defeating someone who had gained spiritual recognition was equivalent to proving one’s strength, or rather, one’s desire for the Great Venerable, thereby pleasing the Great Venerable.

Could he exploit this?

Su Chen’s heart stirred slightly. His first thought was to find a loophole, but then he dismissed it. “Not to mention the difficulty of getting recognized.”

“Just look at the emotional responses of these professions. Although I don’t know where they come from, they are clearly not mechanical programs. It would be bad if I angered them.”

Not far away, a ten-meter-long裂 crevice stretched across the ground, black electrical arcs still swirling.

Hong Xuan’s face was ashen, and he slumped to the ground, gushing blood spurting out. His entire arm, along with half his shoulder, had been severed, and his long spear lay not far away.

The intense pain made his vision darken, and the veins on his neck were taut.

“You—you—how—how could it be—”

Hong Xuan fought through the excruciating pain, his heart a mix of shock, anger, unwillingness, and incredulity.

Su Chen’s strength far exceeded his imagination. He had originally thought that since the opponent had only advanced to a high-level Four-tier profession, defeating him wouldn’t be a problem.

The only difficulty was how to kill Su Chen before Shi Yunzhou and Xia Hanshi could react.

But now, with just one move from this fellow, he was completely defenseless!

This was not something that a top-tier profession alone could achieve; it must involve a large number of auxiliary professions, even systematic auxiliary professions.

“You can’t be, you can’t be from this planet! Who exactly are you, and where are you from?! Are you from the Chen Family, or the Heavenly Pivot Pavilion!?”

“My Hong Family has come to this, and you still won’t let us go!?”

Hong Xuan’s hysterical shouts, compounded by his physical pain and intense emotional fluctuations, had driven his thoughts to near chaos.

“Hong Family?” Su Chen’s expression tightened, as if realizing something, and he asked in surprise, “You’re not from Scarlet Thunder Star?”

Su Chen truly hadn’t expected this. If it were true, many things could be explained.

Why Yuandu knew so much, why Hong Xuan didn’t show respect to Wu Chenpei—it was all because he wasn’t a native.

However, did one not have to be a native to be recognized and chosen? Could there be a way to deceive spirituality?

Xia Hanshi’s face tightened slightly, while Ming Lin looked a little confused. What did it mean to not be from Scarlet Thunder Star?

Lu Kai’s expression changed, and he immediately made a move, but Shi Yunzhou was faster. A dark golden chain fell, suppressing him tightly.

His other hand raised a hazy mist, isolating the ordinary judges and sealing Hong Xuan’s wound to stop the bleeding.

“You—” Seeing Su Chen’s reaction, Hong Xuan struggled to his feet, then let out a bitter laugh, “It’s not, it’s not—”

He had been unable to accept the reality of his predicament, which had led to his emotional outburst.

In reality, upon closer inspection, Su Chen was also unlikely to be from outside the Scarlet Thunder Star, as he knew too little.

“Ten years of dormancy—all lost in a single morning, all lost!” Hong Xuan tilted his head back and roared, his hair disheveled.

“You’re from the Royal Court?” Xia Hanshi’s eyes were cold. Everyone had a reason to win. If they died, it simply meant they weren’t skilled enough.

“Royal Court—” Hong Xuan scoffed, “The Royal Court is too big; no one can represent it.”

Xia Hanshi pressed further, “Since you came to Scarlet Thunder Star, why didn’t you cooperate with Ying Feng, but instead got involved with Yuandu?”

Ying Feng was the strongest in Scarlet Thunder, and he held the slate. Seeking Yuandu didn’t seem logical.

“It seems you don’t even know the secrets hidden in Yuandu.” Hong Xuan seemed to realize something. “Since things have come to this, I can tell you that it wasn’t us who contacted Yuandu, but Yuandu who contacted us.”

Xia Hanshi’s face changed slightly. Their means of contact were all given by the three who had descended to the Royal Court back then, and were for contacting the official Royal Court.

If they contacted the official Royal Court, the Royal Court would not send people down privately. How did Yuandu get a way to contact others?

“You said Wu Chenpei deceived us. How did he deceive us?” Xia Hanshi pressed on.

Hong Xuan’s voice was chilling, “After he helped me become the chosen one of the Great Venerable Scarlet Flame and Thunder, his first priority was to kill you, as well as Chong Jingtian and a host of other high-ranking officials of Ying Feng!”

“They want to make Yuandu paramount, to rule Scarlet Thunder Star for generations, and they would never let you live.”

“Hong Xuan!” Lu Kai sternly rebuked, “My Yuandu has treated you well.”

“Hesitating, looking before and after, waiting until the ruins to kill Su Chen. If we had acted earlier, would this be happening today!” Hong Xuan fumed, his heart filled with grief and indignation. With death staring him in the face, he no longer cared about Yuandu.

Lei Tieyan’s expression froze. He glanced at Xia Hanshi next to him. Did Yuandu really want to kill Su Chen?

“Wu Chenpei—” Xia Hanshi murmured softly.

Hong Xuan saying these things wasn’t out of kindness; he simply didn’t care anymore. If it could cause some trouble, all the better.

His emotions composed, Hong Xuan then looked at Su Chen, his voice hoarse, “The method of professional integration, listen carefully.”

“You’re still willing to give it to me—” Su Chen was quite surprised. Given Hong Xuan’s situation, he could understand even if he went back on all his previous promises.

Hong Xuan’s spiritual fluctuations emanated, secretly transmitting to Su Chen alone.

Su Chen quickly scanned it. These professional requirements were not difficult for him. The rather troublesome part would be the so-called World Tree branch.

“The last item, I have it in my room.” Hong Xuan finally spoke, a faint sense of relief finally washing over him.

If Su Chen truly followed the professional requirements as he stated, it would only lead to a dead end. The World Tree branch he carried was but a single segment, and there was none on Scarlet Thunder Star, making it impossible to even find someone to test it on beforehand.

“I know.” Su Chen calmly glanced at the panel. The professional requirements on it had subtle differences from what Hong Xuan said.

Especially the last item, Hong Xuan directly told him to integrate it into his brain. If he had really followed his instructions, being severely injured would have been considered lucky.

He really thought this person had the magnanimity to admit defeat, Su Chen secretly shook his head.

Xia Hanshi frowned slightly, his eyes holding a hint of scrutiny and suspicion. He did not speak for the moment, but pressed on, “You had no confidence competing with Su Chen, so you wanted to kill him? What does the scene of Su Chen’s recognition signify?”

Hong Xuan let out a scoff. The pain from his wound intensified, and past memories floated before his eyes, finally settling on Su Chen.

A surge of intense resentment welled up in his heart. Defeated by the other party, yet he was expected to explain how formidable this guy was; he was unwilling.

“I’ll accept my defeat—” Hong Xuan gritted his teeth, his eyes rolled back, and his spiritual fluctuations rapidly boiled, then diminished, as he fell straight down.

Hong Xuan’s perception of his surroundings was fading, his entire being seemingly plunging into darkness. In his final moments, a spiritual fluctuation suddenly resounded.

“If your Hong Family can survive even one dog, I’ll write my name ‘Su’ backward.”

Su Chen’s eyes flickered. He held grudges very well.

Hong Xuan’s scattering pupils suddenly focused, but then dispersed again. His head seemed to want to lift, but finally smashed down heavily.

“Spiritual core collapse, self-annihilation.” Shi Yunzhou saw the truth at a glance and couldn’t help but shake his head. It was too easy for a spiritually-aligned professional to commit suicide.

Unless there was a high-level spiritually-aligned professional who could forcefully control the other party, but unfortunately, there wasn’t one present.

“However, this is suicide, it’s easier to explain to Yuandu.” Shi Yunzhou added, looking at Su Chen suspiciously, wondering what message Su Chen and Hong Xuan had exchanged at the end.

“Yuandu is already planning a purge, and they’ll still bother explaining—” Bu Siqi muttered from the side.

“Just a purge.” Shi Yunzhou wasn’t angry, smiling calmly, “If we succeed with Su Chen, we will also purge them.”

“But, isn’t it not successful yet? The ruins haven’t opened, so we have to give them a false hope.”

“Just like Wu Chenpei gave us at the beginning.”

Shi Yunzhou kept a smiling face, but Bu Siqi couldn’t help but shrink his head, feeling a chill in his heart.

“The profession he told you about, don’t take it lightly.” Xia Hanshi reminded him, “This person harbors ill intentions. If there are hidden dangers in the requirements, it will cause endless harm.”

“I understand.” Su Chen glanced at the panel. Hong Xuan indeed harbored ill intentions, but the panel had already corrected itself for him, completely free of hidden dangers.

Shi Yunzhou then looked at Lu Kai, his eyes narrowed. “What were you trying to do just now?”

He had sensed Lu Kai making subtle movements earlier.

“Nothing.” Lu Kai shook his head, feigning composure, his heart filled with sorrow. Hong Xuan’s desperate gambit hadn’t even made it past the first step. He himself was no match for Su Chen; what a helpless situation.

“What do you think about Hong Xuan’s death?” Shi Yunzhou didn’t pursue the matter, merely asked.

Looking at Hong Xuan’s corpse, Lu Kai’s eyes were complex, and he finally said, “Colluding with the Faceless God-Child is an unforgivable crime.”

Since things had come to this, either accept it or overturn the table. Because of Hong Xuan’s final actions, Lu Kai easily chose to accept the current situation.

“Very good.” Shi Yunzhou nodded in satisfaction. Although he had been prepared to break his promise and eliminate Hong Xuan regardless of winning or losing.

But the current situation was ideal.

And at Xia Hanshi’s eye signal, Bu Siqi was already preparing to lead men to storm the reception area.

“Senior Brother—” Su Chen quickly called out, then followed Bu Siqi inside.

Guided by the staff, they quickly arrived at Hong Xuan’s room. After a thorough search, they found many items.

Among them, the most important was the so-called branch of the World Tree, which was an arm’s length, thumb-thick, jade-like branch that felt warm and soft to the touch.

“The method of professional integration—” Su Chen put it away. He looked around and saw a few other things placed with it.

A iron plate engraved with special symbols, and a crystal clear, smooth bead. The panel didn’t react, so it wasn’t a conventional tiered item, but it shouldn’t be simple.

He collected everything, then went to other rooms for a look.

Outside, the clean-up work had already begun. The people from Yuandu were all temporarily detained, including Lu Kai, who was being closely guarded.

Xia Hanshi said to Shi Yunzhou, “We need to inform Chong Jingtian as soon as possible. Since the Faceless God-Child has been annihilated, its followers will surely sense it and likely retreat soon.”

A plan to kill two birds with one stone, and both birds were very important.

The expulsion of the Faceless God-Child seemed ordinary, but it was the result of his many days of preparation, as important as eliminating Hong Xuan.

And those Faceless cultists used to attract attention would probably not continue making useless sacrifices. Ordinary cultists had no reason, but the Sacrificial Chief did.

“When Wu Chenpei returns, there will be more to calculate. Hong Xuan was an outsider—” Xia Hanshi’s tone was cold. “All the things they’ve hidden will have to be spilled.”

Shi Yunzhou nodded, his demeanor composed. “After this battle, some problems have been resolved. Since he’s an outsider, and not someone Yuandu cultivated from a young age, things are much simpler.”

From Lu Kai’s attitude, one could glimpse Yuandu’s stance. Hong Xuan’s final self-destructive leak was somewhat chilling.

“However, you’ve certainly trained two good students.” Shi Yunzhou mused when he saw Su Chen come out.

“And Teng Liang, how could he see through the Faceless God-Child’s disguise? Why haven’t I heard of him before?”

Xia Hanshi didn’t bother to respond; he turned and left, but his mind was already racing.

Su Chen’s precognitive ability was indeed precise. If he could foresee other ritual sacrifice locations for the Demonic God’s feast, perhaps his heart stirred, and he thought of the vast collection of Demonic God items stored in the Restricted Archives.