My profession is too unique.

Chapter 130 [Divine Blood Manipulation]

"Thank you..." Zhang Yunqing walked back from outside the hall and thanked him, referring to the moment when Pang Yongliang attacked and she was thrown away by Su Chen.

Su Chen didn't care. Instead, she looked at Zhou Jun, whom she had brought in. He was trembling like a leaf, his face was pale, and he could barely stand.

"Tell me, what exactly happened here?" Wu Yang's face was cold as he pressed down on his head, making him look into the cave.

Zhou Jun said with a mournful face, "I don't know, I don't know, I really don't know anything. I was just a person in charge who was sent here, and I've only been in charge for six months."

"Check my memories, check my memories..."

This tactic, which would normally be avoided like the plague, has now become his lifeline.

With a wave of his hand, Wu Yang led him away again, frowning as he said, "He probably really doesn't know anything."

"But how do they get in and out of such a big place?"

"Let's wait for the others downstairs," Su Chen said succinctly.

Nearly a hundred judges entered the cave, and within ten minutes, they had a report.

"Something suspected to be a treacherous artifact has been discovered..." Wu Yang received the report and looked up at Su Chen.

"Go down and have a look."

Su Chen immediately jumped down, followed closely by Wu Yang and the others.

It was about 100 meters deep, and spotlights had been set up all around, but the cave was still dark because the gray-brown metal attached to the walls absorbed the light.

“Twilight Ink Gold… can shield mental energy and absorb most detection waves…” Zhang Yunqing went up and touched it, explaining.

"No wonder... that's quite a big deal, this thing is worth a lot..." Wu Yang exclaimed in amazement, looking at Su Chen and tentatively asking, "After digging it up, shall we divide it according to the rules?"

"You decide what to do?" Su Chen looked around. The roads were interconnected and all made of black gold. Every section of the road was marked to indicate that it had been explored and was safe.

Along the way, you can also encounter judges carrying Black Buddha believers out.

These Black Tuo followers were all sealed off by You Shan, their bodies covered with a layer of glass-like substance, rendering them unable to move. However, there were not many of them, only a dozen or so in total.

In just two or three minutes, everyone arrived at the reporting area, which was a small, rather cramped room. It felt crowded when only two or three people stood there.

On the central circular altar were three black metal boxes, made of almost the same material as the small box Su Chen had obtained when he killed Pang Xingwen last time.

"A box mixed with meteorite iron, capable of blocking our equipment from detecting the aura of the Ghost God." Wu Yang recognized it at a glance, and noticing Su Chen's movements out of the corner of his eye, he exclaimed, "Wait!"

With a snap, Su Chen forcefully pried open the box, revealing the Black Tuo Ghost Artifact inside, which he then took out.

"You..." Wu Yang snatched it away, shouting sternly, "How could you take such a risk!"

"If one lacks mental resilience and rushes into contact with such a person, they will be eroded!"

“Empty…” Su Chen wasn’t angry, and pointed at the artifact.

Wu Yang was taken aback, only then realizing that the strange artifact in his hand was indeed empty.

"Moreover, I have a lot of mental resilience..." As he spoke, Su Chen opened another box.

Wu Yang's cheek twitched, but then he heard Su Chen frown, "Empty again?"

Wu Yang reached out and took another of Su Chen's mysterious artifacts. He then saw Su Chen pry open the last box and raise an eyebrow. "It's empty again."

"All three are empty?" Wu Yang didn't bother to teach Su Chen how cautious he needed to be when handling items related to the Ghost God.

Quite surprised, he said, "How could this be? Did that Black Tuo priest use all three of the magical artifacts during the attack just now?"

"Maybe. Since he was discovered in Yingfeng, he definitely can't escape. Maybe he doesn't want to leave it to us." Su Chen's eyes were unfocused, and the panel was already open.

In fact, only one of the three artifacts was empty; the other two had been temporarily removed by him. The two portions of [Low-Tier Black Potato Power] were already stored in the panel.

Su Chen secretly wondered, "The power of a low-level demon god can only affect third-tier professions. I wonder if it can be upgraded, or if it needs to draw power from a better demon artifact?"

"Be careful even with empty ones!" Wu Yang came to his senses, put the strange artifacts back into the box, and handed them to the judge beside him, "Register them in the archives."

Then he turned to Su Chen and instructed him, "The methods of the Ghost Gods are unpredictable, so don't let your guard down."

Su Chen naturally understood that he was just taking the opportunity to absorb power; once he entered the storage, he would never be able to access it again.

Knowing that Wu Yang meant well, he pretended to be receptive and nodded solemnly.

Since he was a core seed, Wu Yang didn't say much. Just then, another report came in, and he said in surprise, "The entire underground cave has been explored, and there is no exit to the outside."

"No exit?" Su Chen was also surprised. "Could it be that they use some kind of ability to go in and out, or that from the moment it was built, these people were sealed underground and only remotely controlled from the outside?"

"In any case, they must have had some big plans. Luckily, they were discovered this time," Wu Yang said, still shaken.

As the group was walking out, someone rushed over to report: "We've found a partially damaged scroll of incantations."

"A scroll of incantations?" Su Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he asked in confusion.

Ying Feng guarded against any information related to the Ghost God so closely that he could hardly obtain any more information through public channels.

Wu Yang quickened his pace and replied, "Priests, there are too few believers like high priests, so there are incantations to help believers communicate with the evil gods."

"I see..." Su Chen roughly understood. After turning a few corners in the cave, they arrived at their destination.

In the center where the judges were gathered, there was a half-damaged black leather scroll with burn marks on the edges, sparkling with embers.

An inquisitor reported: "There was originally a believer here, who was probably destroying something, but the inquisitor blocked it halfway through, leaving only half of it."

Wu Yang, quick as a flash, picked up the item before Su Chen could bend down. It was covered in mysterious characters that looked like tadpoles. The two of them peeked at it and were dizzy from looking at it; they didn't recognize a single one.

“This incantation needs to be translated… After we get back, we’ll hand it over to the court.” Wu Yang coughed twice.

Su Chen said, "It may contain crucial information. If we don't figure it out, our achievements this time may be greatly diminished."

“I can try to translate…” someone spoke from behind. It was Zhang Yunqing. She said, “I have studied incantation literature.”

"I am not a follower of the Black Buddha. A simple translation is fine."

Wu Yang hesitated for a moment, then, under the gaze of the judges, he could only hand it over, saying, "Be careful."

No one wants their credit to be diminished.

Zhang Yunqing took it; the upper half of the scroll had been almost burned off, leaving only the lower half.

"This is Dragon Lizard Demon Leather..." She rubbed it in her hands and said, "Even among materials used to record incantations, it's considered high-grade..."

She walked to the side, took out a piece of paper, and began translating the incantations one by one. This was clearly not something that could be completed in a short time, so Su Chen and Wu Yang went out to patrol again.

Not much was left here; everything that needed to be destroyed had already been destroyed. There were also some materials used for performing Black Tuo magic, which were disgusting to look at.

Everything that needed to be sealed was sealed, and numerous judges carefully examined it inside and out, even prying open the cracks in the walls, to make sure nothing was missed before preparing to hand it over to the waiting guards.

"It's translated..." Zhang Yunqing said solemnly, holding a piece of paper as she hurriedly approached Wu Yang and Su Chen.

After a slight hesitation, she handed it to Su Chen first, rubbing her temples. "Su Chen is right, the information in it is remarkable..."

"...My lord within the rift..."

A verse was displayed in front of him. Su Chen glanced at it and was about to memorize it when the panel suddenly popped up.

The Black Tor Priest (a follower in disguise) acquires fragmented knowledge belonging to the Black Tor and awakens new abilities.

[Lyrics - Divine Blood Manipulation: Through complex and devout chanting, one can mobilize the divine blood belonging to Heituo.]

"It's actually been incorporated into an ability?" Su Chen was quite surprised. The translation in his hand had already been taken by Wu Yang, who seemed to be deep in thought.
"Or rather, this was originally the ability of the Black Tor priest, but I was in disguise and had no opportunity to come into contact with the Black Tor, so I did not obtain it."

I don't know how it was manipulated, but that egg was able to erode Wei Yinshuo, so the power of the divine blood within it must be extraordinary.

He secretly speculated, while Zhang Yunqing continued:
"...Based on the analysis of the lyrics, this is probably used to mobilize the blood of the Black God..."

"Mobilize divine blood?" Wu Yang, standing beside Su Chen, was horrified. He had already experienced enough today, but these words still nearly made him lose control.

"Divine blood... does this mean that there is still Black Tuo divine blood within Yingfeng City?"

"Something big is about to happen, something big is about to happen..." Wu Yang's expression was uncertain.

Zhang Yunqing added, "What's more troublesome is that the upper half has been destroyed, and we don't know what it recorded, but anything recorded with the divine blood must be extraordinary."

"Fortunately, ordinary believers need incantations to mobilize divine blood, and the Black Camel Priest here has been imprisoned by the Chief Judge, so nothing serious should happen in the short term."

Wu Yang then came to his senses and said in a deep voice, "Su Chen, this matter must be reported immediately."

“Yes.” Su Chen nodded solemnly. “Submit the translation and the incantation scroll at the same time.”

After the discovery of the divine blood, Wu Yang ordered the judges to conduct another thorough search, both inside and out, and even interrupted the handover process, forbidding the Inspectorate from interfering further.

"Su Chen, I'm looking for Su Chen..."

Just as the items were packed, someone burst into the hall, dressed in the heavy armor of a judge, his voice urgent and anxious.

The moment he entered, he spotted Su Chen and rushed over.

"Senior brother?" Su Chen looked over in surprise. The newcomer was Bu Siqi, but his face showed an unprecedented unease. He immediately dropped a bombshell:

"Teng Liang killed Meng Qi!"

Wu Yang and the others standing next to Su Chen were thrown off balance by the lightning, their movements frozen in place, staring blankly at Bu Siqi.

What did they hear?
Teng Liang, a student of Judge Xia and one of the honorary directors of the disciplinary department, killed Meng Qi, a promising talent who had just become a core seed.

really?
Meng Qi was killed?
Su Chen was startled, but couldn't help but admire his senior brother's decisive and efficient actions.

"What happened? Why would the section chief kill Meng Lusiqi?" Wu Yang asked immediately. He was Teng Liang's staunch subordinate, and his tone was flustered.

"This isn't the time to talk about this. Su Chen, come with me right now..." Bu Siqi grabbed Su Chen and turned to leave.

"Senior brother, senior brother..." Su Chen called out repeatedly, but Bu Siqi's face was ugly. He ignored him until he suddenly felt his hand go empty.

He turned around in surprise, only to find that Su Chen had somehow broken free from his grasp.

The people around were still in shock and did not notice Su Chen's flickering as if he were missing a frame.

Entering the spatial interlayer in an instant and then emerging again is indeed a good way to avoid attacks and traps... Su Chen couldn't help but think, looking at Bu Siqi with a serious expression and a cold voice, "Senior brother, calm down!"

"You're so flustered right now, there's nothing I can do to help."

His tone was stern, and Bu Siqi, looking dazed, felt his anxious heart calm down for some reason.

"Now, you need to tell me in detail what exactly happened!" Su Chen spoke again.

As if he had found a strong pillar of support, Bu Siqi took a deep breath, and just as he was about to speak, he looked around at all the pairs of eyes and pulled Su Chen upstairs.

After finding an empty room, he slowly began to recount, "It's like this..."

"...Is it really that simple?" Su Chen was speechless after hearing the whole story.

He thought Teng Liang had discovered some clue, which is why he acted decisively, but it turned out to be pure violent aesthetics.

He never expected that his slightest hint would cause Teng Liang to keep a close eye on Meng Qi.

Of course, the most crucial factor was Lao Xia's parting words, which made Teng Liang take his words so seriously.

"...What's the situation now?" Su Chen asked again.

Hearing Su Chen's question, Bu Siqi calmed down considerably and said in a deep voice, "The judges present all saw it; there's no way to cover it up."

"The body has been taken back to the courtroom, and the chief has initiated an internal investigation. Those who are at odds with the teacher will definitely try their best to exaggerate the situation."

“If Meng Qi can’t be proven to be guilty, then Lao Teng is finished.”

This is by no means a trivial matter, and Xia Hanshi's faction has offended quite a few people on a regular basis.

Su Chen pondered for a moment and said, "Senior brother, you should go back first and try your best to contact the teacher."

“The teacher himself isn’t here, so passing on a message won’t be of much use.” Bu Siqi understood what he meant and said helplessly, “Old Teng went too far and left no room for compromise. Even if the teacher were here, he couldn’t prove that Meng Qi was guilty, and he couldn’t protect her.”

"Listen to me, go and contact them, and tell the teacher..." Su Chen whispered his instructions.

Bu Siqi frowned slightly, but looking at the solemn Su Chen, he could only trust him. "Okay, I'll go contact him right away."

Su Chen then said, "After I finish cleaning up here, I'll return to the courtroom."

Bu Siqi couldn't help but say, "Why are you still packing? Come back with me. Only you, as a core seed, can say anything to me."

Su Chen patiently explained, "A Black Tuo priest has been discovered here, and there is also a major event with great merit that I must handle properly before I can present it to the authorities and take the opportunity to express my opinion. Otherwise, can I just go up and talk nonsense like this?"

"The Black Tuo Priest?" Bu Siqi was startled, not expecting that something big had happened here as well.

Su Chen's words made sense, so he didn't say anything more and hurriedly prepared to leave.

(End of this chapter)