My profession is too unique.

Chapter 150 Royal Banquet (Seeking votes for next month at the beginning of the month)
"He was just pinned down and killed."

Su Chen raised an eyebrow, looking at the muscular, bronze-skinned giant in front of him. Half of his body was stuck on the second floor, and his bulging muscles were as distinct as tree roots, exuding an intimidating sense of oppression.

Those eyes, each the size of a baby's fist, were fixed on him.

As his body gradually shrank, Su Chen was surprised to find that his clothes also began to shrink proportionally, clearly not ordinary clothes.

"Are you alright?" Teng Liang asked, as if to confirm, after making sure that Su Chen was not injured.

"I'm fine, my senior brother arrived just in time." Su Chen shook his head, but hesitated and said, "However, I only have a suspicion, and I'm not sure if this guy is Meng Qi in disguise."

The message Su Chen sent to President Teng simply stated that a guy had suddenly come to see him and was behaving strangely, which made him suspicious.

They thought that if Teng Liang came, he would at most be able to subdue him, but they never expected that Teng Liang would be killed on the spot.

He was certain that the guy in front of him was Meng Qi in disguise, but was Teng Liang also certain?

"Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free." Teng Liang's indifference surprised Su Chen, who then heard him say, "Besides, I have great faith in my junior brother's intuition."

That reason... is truly impeccable.

"Moreover, something's definitely wrong with this corpse." Teng Liang stared at the lump of rotten flesh sunken into the floor.

Although it had turned into rotten flesh, the bits of flesh were still slowly wriggling, as if trying to come together, clearly indicating that it was not a normal life form.

At this moment, a ruthless glint appeared in Teng Liang's eyes that Su Chen had never seen before. "You're courting death! Instead of hiding properly, you dare to show yourself and attack."

"Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor. If you come looking for me, I'll respect you for being a decent person."

Teng Liang was furious, believing that the reason this guy attacked Su Chen was essentially revenge against him, otherwise he would never have been able to find Su Chen.

"Senior brother, you went too far," Su Chen said, looking down at the lump of rotten flesh. "The chief probably still wants to ask him how Wei Yinshuo died."

“We should have destroyed the evidence last time,” Teng Liang said coldly. “Keeping it alive is just a hidden danger. As for how Wei Yinshuo died, would this kind of bizarre creation tell us?”

"Alright." Su Chen didn't want to see this thing come back to life again; it was too bizarre.

What a madman!
Within that lump of rotten flesh on the ground, the consciousness belonging to "Meng Qi" had not yet dissipated; it was merely filled with shock and anger.

He never expected that his risky move would be ruined by a brute who wouldn't even give him a chance to explain before smashing him to death.

"What a fine faceless body, gone just like that. The Holy Feast is imminent, and I have no chance to create a second one. Damn it!"

The purpose of preserving the physical body has been completely shattered, and the consciousness remaining within it is gradually disappearing.

"Why is it still moving..." Su Chen stared at the body parts on the ground and frowned. "Let's burn it."

"Good idea." Teng Liang nodded, casually scattering a patch of green flames that landed on the corpse, instantly igniting a raging fire.

Meanwhile, the surroundings gradually became noisy as the courtroom staff, sensing the commotion, gathered around.

……

On the top floor of the central building of the courthouse, Chongjing Tianzheng looked down over the entire courthouse, his brows furrowed in worry.

"...The explosion in the medical ward seemed to indicate that the evil power within him was out of control; perhaps he was fighting someone before he died..."

Lei Tieyan sighed, "But without figuring out why he sent people out, I'm afraid we can't continue the investigation."

This is a dead end. Wei Yinshuo is already dead, so who knows what he's up to?

"Why does it feel like the Twisted God Cult has been very active lately?" You Shan's eyes showed a hint of confusion. "Especially today, many Twisted God followers were practically throwing themselves to their deaths. Are Wei Yinshuo and that corpse really that important?"

“Not just recently…” Chong Jingtian slowly began, “Old Xia and his team have the latest news that blood sacrifices of varying degrees have occurred not only in Yingfeng, but also in the areas controlled by Yuandu and Lieyang.”

"I guess it must be the 'sacred banquet' that the royal court mentioned."

"A sacred banquet?" You Shan looked puzzled.

“Indeed…” Chongjingtian said quietly, “Ten years ago, when we first came into contact with the Royal Court, we learned that beyond the heavens there was an immeasurable expanse.”

"Only then did the four cities stop their entanglement and cease their fighting."

Lei Tieyan and You Shan already knew about the affairs of the royal court, and listened quietly.

Chongjingtian's voice was deep: "They mentioned that once the number of believers of a certain planet's evil god reaches a certain number, the evil gods will hold a holy banquet to decide the ownership of that planet, thus making it a paradise for the evil gods."

"Such a thing has happened." Lei Tieyan suddenly stood up, his face grim.

This was the first time You Shan had learned of this, and she was no longer calm.

Chongjingtian sighed, "The Elders' Council suspects that the increasingly frequent actions of the Believers of the Evil God are most likely a prelude to the Holy Feast."

“Then…” You Shan hesitated, “could we ask the royal court for help?”

Chong Jingtian gave a bitter smile: "Even if we beg, they might not agree. We can only offer their most valuable possession, the profession that they couldn't find back then and that we managed to keep secret from them."

"Even so, we will only be able to become a subordinate of the royal court in the future, and more than 60% of our resources will have to be handed over every year."

The way Yingfeng accepted support from lower-level cities is how they will support the royal court. Not only Yingfeng, but people in other regions are also very resistant to this.

"However, as long as we prevent the Holy Feast from starting, we still have a chance."

It sounds simple, but it's easier said than done. This fog isolates everything, and the followers of the Ghost God can do so many things. Lei Tieyan and You Shan both understand this.

Seeing the heavy atmosphere, Chongjingtian stopped talking and changed the subject, saying, "According to the royal court, in some places with special resources, the competition among the evil gods is also very fierce."

"It might even dedicate a portion of its consciousness to observation, or even to entering the field."

Chong Jingtian's words came as abrupt, but Lei Tieyan and You Shan both realized what he meant and asked hesitantly, "You mean, Meng Qi?"

“Not bad.” Chong Jingtian nodded and said solemnly, “The Faceless Ghost followers could not achieve such a perfect disguise. After the corpse was stolen this time, I suspect even more that it may be the flesh and blood of the real Ghost God.”

Lei Tieyan and his companion felt a growing sense of unease, for they had been entangled and fighting against believers of the Ghost God, not the true Ghost God himself.

If we were to truly confront the methods of the Demon God, even the real Demon God who could manifest flesh and blood... "Why did he infiltrate the Court of Judgment?" Lei Tieyan asked after a moment of silence. "He wanted to become a high-ranking member and then work together from the inside."

“That possibility cannot be ruled out.” Chong Jingtian nodded.

“We must find him as soon as possible,” Lei Tieyan couldn’t help but say. “If he is indeed a flesh-and-blood manifestation of a demon god, the longer it takes, the worse it will be for us.”

Chongjingtian smiled bitterly. What he said was true, but if it really was a manifestation of a strange god, whether they could be found was still another matter.

But at that moment, his eyes flashed, he tilted his head slightly, looked straight in a certain direction, and his expression suddenly changed.

With a loud crack, the person smashed through the glass, shards flying everywhere, and disappeared without a trace.

"Something's happened!" Lei Tieyan and the other man reacted a beat too late, but they also sensed the powerful energy fluctuations that were not concealed not far away.

From afar, Chongjingtian saw the core seed's residential area gathering people, and his heart sank.

In the current courtroom, Su Chen is the only core candidate. Could it be him...?

His figure landed in the blink of an eye, but seeing Su Chen and Teng Liang unharmed in front of him, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"This is..." He stepped forward, but before he could speak, Teng Liang pointed to the charred object on the ground and said, "Chief, we've found it."

"Found it?" Chong Jingtian paused, staring in astonishment at the charred, irregular object on the ground.

So fast?
"This..." He was speechless for a moment, until Lei Tieyan and the other arrived, then he asked, "What exactly is going on?"

Su Chen summarized it simply: "Meng Qi came to me disguised as a judge. I noticed that his expression was strange and his behavior was suspicious. I secretly notified Senior Brother Teng Liang. As soon as Senior Brother Teng Liang arrived, he took him down and found that he was Meng Qi in disguise."

"This is Meng Qi?"

Lei Tieyan and You Shan then understood what was going on and looked at the thing on the ground with astonishment.

Is this all the strange god incarnates?

After Chongjingtian's dramatic description, they all thought he might never be found again, but no sooner had he finished speaking than the man was turned into a charred corpse.

Lei Tieyan quickly composed himself, noticing the oddity in Su Chen's words, and asked, "How are you so sure that he is Meng Qi?"

“After he died, his body was still wriggling,” Teng Liang said.

Was it only determined after death?
Lei Tieyan's face darkened, and Chong Jingtian frowned slightly, but said nothing.

They simply had someone peel away the charred remains, take a piece from the relatively intact flesh inside, and send it to the research lab for comparison.

After doing all this, Chongjingtian slightly raised his palm, his five fingers loosely clenched, and the charred corpses on the ground began to tremble silently.

The next moment, like sand dunes scattered by the wind, all the debris instantly disintegrated into fine black particles, scattering away without leaving a trace.

He breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Su Chen, "He was planning to attack you?"

“Perhaps. After all, it was Senior Brother Teng Liang who disrupted his dormancy, and he couldn’t deal with Senior Brother Teng Liang.” Su Chen replied, “Maybe he also wanted to impersonate me after succeeding.”

Disguised as Su Chen?
A subtle thought suddenly popped into Chong Jingtian's mind: Is the current Su Chen really Su Chen?
He quickly dismissed the idea; if he continued thinking about it, he feared there wouldn't be anyone in the entire courtroom who could truly be cleared of suspicion.

Once the comparative results from the research are available, and if they don't match the previous data, it won't be too late to question Su Chen.

Thinking about it, a faint, almost imperceptible fear suddenly arose in Chongjingtian's heart. Was this the true terror of the Faceless Demon?

Looking around, although everyone there is familiar with their faces, perhaps one of them has already been replaced.

In the past, they had methods to test believers, and the Faceless Ghost believers' disguises could not fool them at all. They had never felt this kind of unease that struck their hearts.

Meng Qi's appearance was like a thorn, piercing his heart.

What if another creature like Meng Qi appears?
They couldn't find anything unusual about Meng Qi at all.

“Chief…” Lei Tieyan called out. Chong Jingtian suppressed his emotions and said calmly, “The most troublesome one has been found. If there are still Faceless Ghost followers, they won’t be able to hide for long.”

"Su Chen, well done." Chong Jingtian praised, but anyone could see that his chief was not paying attention.

"It's what I should do," Su Chen replied politely.

The area was temporarily sealed off, and to ensure Su Chen's safety, Teng Liang took him to his residence.

He also has a gravity chamber, and the Spirit Realm Device is very easy to carry.

Teng Liang arranged for him to stay on the second floor, where there were many rooms that were usually unoccupied.

Su Chen randomly picked a room, lay back on the bed, and the events that had happened before flowed before his eyes.

They've done their best to cover it up; they shouldn't be able to trace it back to him. "In any case, the court must find out why Wei Yinshuo took the initiative to send people out."

"It would be a miracle if someone could figure that out."

Su Chen's thoughts wandered, "I just don't know if that high priest is truly dead, or if it's just a part of his spirit..."

"But it doesn't matter, my identity as Su Chen wasn't exposed back then."

"As for that guy Black Tuo, he keeps issuing divine pronouncements, but he doesn't have any swift and decisive methods. I guess there are some kind of restrictions, such as not being able to interfere with reality at will. Otherwise, a big hand could have just grabbed me and taken me away."

"But the most important thing is still the stone slab. The people of Yuandu came for the stone slab. It seems I'll have to go see Old Sang in a couple of days to find out what the Great Venerable profession is all about, and why it requires recognition..."

He's no longer a newbie, and he's not far from reaching the fourth tier. Asking directly should yield useful information.

"I'll ask him about his fourth-tier career choice. I've also acquired three portions of mid-tier Black Tortoise Power, which should be enough."

As Su Chen pondered, his body gradually became ethereal, disappearing into the interlayer, and he tried to switch back to the Black Priest state once more.

After trying to sense it for a moment, he said in surprise, "It's empty?"

(End of this chapter)