My profession is too unique.

Chapter 121 One Strike

Xiong Tao's mane stood on end. At the critical moment, he dodged to the side. The spinning blade grazed his temple. Blood rushed to his head, and the raging bear roared in fury, clinging to the ring with all four limbs.

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

Chu Xuan's scarlet pupils flickered, a gurgling sound came from his throat, and his twin swords clashed in front of his chest, spraying blood mist.

The blood mist condensed into countless fine threads that wrapped around Xiong Tao's limbs, each thread greedily absorbing the biological energy it came into contact with.

"Go away!"

Xiong Tao's eyes flashed with ferocity, his muscles swelled again, and he forcefully broke free of his restraints. The shockwave he generated shattered all the blood vessels around him.

The aftershocks from their battle were considerable, but the energy barriers around the arena prevented them from reaching the outside.

“We can’t beat it.” Minglin had only looked at it for a moment before he concluded, “The Bloodthirsty Butcher can absorb the biological energy of others and become stronger the more it is fought.”

This profession belongs to the Court of Judgment. Not to mention any abilities or characteristics, even the job requirements can be found out by these core members.

“However,” Minglin noticed something amiss: “Chu Xuan uses the Bloodthirsty Butcher’s abilities very flexibly, unlike someone who has just been promoted.”

"We're going to lose." Zhong Ming's expression was grim.

Everyone nodded in agreement; they had already seen the result after only a few moves.

As expected, after a brief struggle, Xiong Tao was defeated. His years of practical experience only prevented him from suffering a crushing defeat.

He knelt on one knee on the ring, panting heavily. His once-powerful body had shrunk by more than half, and his body was covered in wounds.

Chu Xuan seemed to be in good condition. He was surrounded by blood flames, and his aura was surprisingly strong.

Using war to sustain war—that's the mark of a bloodthirsty butcher!
"You...you weren't just promoted, I've been fooled!" Xiong Tao said through gritted teeth.

As the opponent, he felt it most clearly; Chu Xuan showed no signs of the sluggishness that comes with a recent promotion and used his abilities with extreme flexibility.

Upon hearing Xiong Tao's words, a discussion immediately broke out below: "He wasn't just promoted? Did Chu Xuan manage to fool Zhong Ming?"

"Courage is not enough; strategy is also necessary. Indeed... none of those who can become core members are easy to deal with."

From the spectator seats, Zhong Ming suddenly looked at Wei Yufan and said in a deep voice, "You're covering for him?"

His information came from the Career Analysis Department, and among the core members, only Wei Yufan had the ability to conceal information even within the Career Analysis Department.

“It would be too unfair to let him accept a challenge right after his promotion,” Wei Yufan said calmly, ignoring Zhong Ming’s ugly expression and focusing his gaze on Su Chen. “Besides, it’s not just Chu Xuan who’s being covered up.”

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed slightly. Ming Lin suddenly turned to look at Su Chen, his expression filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Feng Ze was surprised to find that the Career Analysis Department had not received a single word about Su Chen's promotion.

"Junior Brother Su, how long are you going to keep hiding?" Wei Yufan chuckled. "Last night, the Gu family started buying third-tier auxiliary potions overnight. Earlier today, you applied to retrieve one copy each of the D-level body tempering method and meditation method."

"There are no secrets in the courtroom."

This guy is really well-informed, Su Chen wasn't surprised.

He knew the news would spread quickly from the moment he asked the Gu family to make preparations, but he didn't expect it to happen so fast.

"You advanced on your own?" Feng Ze asked in surprise. If you advanced on your own, the resources consumed would not be reimbursed by the Tribunal.

But he quickly understood why Su Chen did this: to familiarize himself with the ability as soon as possible.

Once they advance to the third tier, they will inevitably be challenged, so they will naturally have to sneak around and familiarize themselves with their abilities first.

Minglin realized that Wei Yufan's sudden revelation of this matter was not without ulterior motives.

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

"Su Chen!" he shouted. Since the end of the assessment, Chu Xuan found the name grating even when he heard it from other people, and he almost never mentioned it himself.

In an instant, the previously noisy venue fell silent, and everyone's eyes held a hint of anticipation.

Chu Xuan's deep voice echoed throughout the hall, "Now that you've also advanced to the third rank, stop hiding! I want to fight you!"

After a brief silence, gasps of surprise and disbelief rose from below the arena.

"Su Chen actually advanced to the third tier? Why isn't anyone talking about this? Is it true?"

"It should be true, right? It's not hard to verify."

Promotions may happen quietly, but the vitality and resilience of one's spirit cannot be concealed; a judge could easily determine that.

"Su Chen has also advanced to the third rank?" Jiang Shumo was surprised. "Really?"

A glint flashed in You Shan's eyes, and after a moment, she nodded and said, "Not bad, you're already a third-tier professional."

Chongjingtian rubbed his fingers together, his eyes wide with surprise, and said, "How could it be so fast?"

"So today really is a battle between arch-rivals," Jiang Shumo said with anticipation. "It's going to be quite a show."

"It's hard to say, Su Chen might not admit it," You Shan said lightly. "After all, he's Xia Hanshi's student, so he might not play by the rules."

"No way." Jiang Shumo said in surprise.

"Such a strong mental fluctuation..." Su Chen subconsciously looked towards a room on the top floor, and Ming Lin and the others beside him also noticed it.

“Since the teacher is here, I’m afraid the chief is here too…” Minglin’s face was grim, realizing that today was probably a setup, a setup targeting Su Chen.

During the entrance examination, Chu Xuan felt extremely humiliated.

To get revenge, it's not as simple as just defeating Su Chen; it's about changing the perception in most people's minds that "Chu Xuan is inferior to Su Chen."

However, such a large-scale assessment only happens once a year, and they are no longer allowed to participate.

Fortunately, because of the ranking system, Chu Xuan and Su Chen have attracted a lot of attention, and many people are waiting for them to advance to the third tier.

Chu Xuan's promotion to a top-tier profession has attracted even more attention.

With the added publicity from the shadows, the first battle is sure to attract a large number of people.

As they expected, the number of people who came this time was far greater than they had imagined.

"No wonder there are more and more people talking about Su Chen and Chu Xuan lately... You guys are creating hype."

Ming Lin looked at Wei Yu Fan with a gloomy expression. He had heard some comments about Su Chen earlier, and perhaps it was Wei Yu Fan's doing to provoke him into inviting Su Chen over.

Wei Yufan withdrew his gaze, but his brows furrowed slightly. The effect was surprisingly good. He hadn't expected that all the judges who had stayed behind would come, and he guessed that the chief judge was also there.

However, this brought too much attention to Chu Xuan, and he wanted to use this opportunity to subdue Chu Xuan, suppress Su Chen, and consolidate his own position.

But she didn't want Chu Xuan to be praised too highly.

All eyes turned to Su Chen, but Wei Yufan's voice remained calm, "Junior brother won't deny it, will he?"

Minglin glanced at Su Chen worriedly. Denying it was one way; those people wouldn't expose him on the spot because they were wary of Xia Hanshi. But they couldn't hide forever.

“Deliberately plotting…” Su Chen looked at the arena, his voice completely calm. “Since that’s the case, let’s have a fight.”

His reaction surprised many people. Before Ming Lin could speak, Su Chen slightly bent his leg and bounced off the audience, landing lightly on the stage.

"He's down. He really did get promoted to the third level. He kept it hidden for a long time."

The judges below grew increasingly excited. They were tired of simple challenges; battles with a storyline were much more interesting.

"Why are you in such a rush? You didn't prepare any betting odds!"

"A silent promotion, without seeking help from the analysis department, definitely not a top-tier profession. Su Chen is in grave danger..."

Chu Xuan looked at the other person, feeling a mix of emotions. In the past, he had nightmares about the other person.

But after this experience, he has indeed matured a lot, and is much calmer when facing Su Chen, with a confidence in his eyes:
"I know you have two professions running in parallel and your strength should not be underestimated, but a top-tier profession is still a top-tier profession. The higher the rank, the greater the gap between them."

"Dual professions in parallel? That's right. Su Chen was known for having two Crimson Gold skills. If his spirit and body are both at the third level, the situation will definitely not be one-sided."

Many judges were blinded by the black jade talent, and only then did they remember that Su Chen's physical talent was also red gold, and they immediately became excited.

"A battle of dragons and tigers, a clash of arch-rivals!!"

Chu Xuan's eyes were calm. "Actually, I no longer blame you for the assessment. If I were you, I wouldn't hold back or consider others either. So please don't blame me today either."

Su Chen's expression was strange. Chu Xuan didn't seem relieved; instead, he seemed to be saying, "I have already surpassed you, so I don't care about anything that happened before."

This person must be out of their mind.

But his expression gradually calmed down. To be honest, after entering the courtroom, he never paid any attention to Chu Xuan, not out of contempt.

Instead, they "went their separate ways".

In an assessment setting, who would hide their true abilities?

Moreover, I don't think I said a single word to Chu Xuan that day, let alone anything sarcastic. Chu Xuan couldn't sort it out himself, so how could I blame him?
The fact that the other party not only remembered it to this day, but also went to great lengths to set up such a scheme, did indeed make him somewhat unhappy.

Therefore, he did not speak, but a whirlwind swirled around his body, signaling that the battle could begin.

Chu Xuan received Su Chen's signal immediately, and his silence was inevitably irritating.

Boom! Blood flames erupted and surrounded him. Without hesitation, Chu Xuan made his move, stepping onto the arena and striking like a streak of blood-red lightning, swift and fast.

He wielded a pair of blood-red cleavers, each the size of a door panel, tearing through the air as he slashed at Su Chen.

A flash of azure light appeared in Su Chen's eyes, and in an instant, countless bluish-white electric snakes shot out from his pores, weaving together to form a swirling thunderstorm around his body.

Lightning surged from his arms, and strands of hair fluttered due to static electricity, faintly forming a bluish-green crown on his head.

Chu Xuan is definitely not weak. That was Su Chen's thought when he was watching the battle. No matter how petty this guy is, the strength of a top-tier professional is undeniable.

Moreover, its second tier is also a top-tier profession, and as for the first tier, Su Chen is not quite sure, but it is most likely also a top-tier profession.

Su Chen could defeat him using only physical strength, but it would inevitably take some time.

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

As his spiritual energy surged, a glint of dark light flashed in his eyes, which were crackling with azure lightning.

【Black Tuo's Gaze】is a professional ability, not actually related to Black Tuo, and he is not afraid to use it in front of the judges.

As Chu Xuan approached, he sensed Su Chen's immense power; even the aura he exuded was enough to make him feel a sense of unease.

"Is this the power of dual professions?" Chu Xuan wondered to himself. Su Chen had used this combat tactic once during the assessment.

Afterwards, sources from the court's higher-ups revealed that this was because Su Chen's mental and physical professions had merged, giving birth to even more powerful abilities.

But this was within his expectations.

"I'm good at protracted battles, the longer it goes on, the better for me..." Chu Xuan was thinking when suddenly his vision blurred, his brain felt like it had been hit hard, a sense of weightlessness washed over him, and the surroundings turned into a gray haze.

"This...this is..."

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

Su Chen had already begun to gather his strength, retreating to the side. His right arm was wreathed in intense blue-white lightning, like the center of a vortex, tearing apart the surrounding violent lightning as it converged.

At the same time, streaks of crimson lightning appeared all around, and under Su Chen's control, they were like raging electric snakes, constantly lashing at Chu Xuan's body.

The dazzling lightning almost obscured everything.

boom!
Only when Su Chen felt a stinging pain in his arm did he suddenly attack, his fist tearing through the air, and the bluish-white lightning wrapped around his arm spiraled out like a living thing.

The accumulated energy formed a cone-shaped shockwave the moment the punch was thrown, and the thunderous energy and wind pressure intertwined to form a roaring drill that blasted towards Chu Xuan, who was falling just in time.

"This...what is this place?"

Chu Xuan was extremely anxious, realizing that this was a mental attack.

But he is a top-tier professional with extremely high mental resilience. Ordinary mental attacks would at most make him momentarily dazed, but would not make him completely lose control.

But soon, an invisible dragging sensation came, and suddenly everything became clear before my eyes, and my consciousness returned to my body.

"Not good!" Chu Xuan's pupils contracted, and he was terrified. The intense and violent lightning filled his eyes, and the threat was right in front of him!
He instinctively tried to resist, but felt numb all over and was unable to move an inch for a short period of time.

click-
With a crisp cracking sound, he could only watch helplessly as half of Su Chen's fist sank into his chest.

Immediately, a violent force was unleashed, and a sharp pain spreading from his chest swept through his nerves, causing his entire chest to cave in.

With his surroundings receding, Chu Xuan, almost completely defenseless, was sent flying backward!

boom!
A violent impact struck his back, slamming into the energy barrier and shaking his internal organs, before he fell heavily to the ground.

Uncontrollably, he opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The intense numbness in his body made it difficult for him to even lift a finger. Crimson arcs of electricity spread throughout his body, causing him to convulse, and parts of his skin had turned charred black.

Chu Xuan's pupils trembled, his mouth and eyes were distorted due to numbness, and blood kept flowing out.

The audience fell silent, all watching in astonishment.

Even though they saw everything, they still found it as unbelievable as Chu Xuan did.

"...just a moment...just a moment..."

Someone's throat bobbed.

What happened to the promised fierce battle? What happened to the epic rivalry?
(End of this chapter)