My Professions Have Too Much Personality

"This thing..."

Su Chen gazed at the flawless white orb in his hand, bringing it closer to his eyes for a careful inspection. The eerie aura from before was completely gone, leaving it transparent and immaculate.

The description on the panel had also changed—[Fog Source: Primordial substance from the depths of the Nether Realm.]

"A Fog Source? So this is the stuff from the depths of the Nether Fog. Without the entanglement of the Deceitful God’s Power, it’s turned into something good?"

Su Chen rubbed it. The orb felt warm and smooth to the touch, quite pleasant.

There was a consensus in the Dust Star Sea about the origin of the Nether Fog. It was basically confirmed to seep out from the Nether Realm, possessing the ability to shorten lifespans and block communications.

However, it didn’t work in tandem with the harm caused by the Deceitful God. Su Chen had already learned on Red Thunder Star that the Nether Fog was not beneficial or even helpful to the Deceitful God.

In fact, as the concentration of the Nether Fog increased, the barrier between the Deceitful God and reality grew even stronger.

The reason the Nether Fog and the Deceitful God were so often linked was that an environment saturated with Nether Fog provided a natural advantage for the Deceitful God’s Followers to thrive, making them difficult to completely eradicate.

In a normal environment, these lunatics would have a hard time withstanding a large-scale purge.

’As long as I find a way to use it, there are good things to be found in the Nether Fog. The rare resources born in the Nether Realm are a perfect example.’

Su Chen also recalled what Qing Cang had said before: the Bronze Ancient King had once traveled to the depths of the Nether Realm, searching for an opportunity to advance his profession.

’Could it be that this is the kind of thing he was looking for?’

Just as he was pondering this, the panel slowly materialized again, and text appeared upon it—

[The Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator has sensed that the Fog Ashes have been purified. He hopes you will hand them over to him.]

"So impatient, huh?"

Su Chen reined in his thoughts, a strange expression on his face. The Great Venerable’s recent behavior was shattering his image of the entity; he had never been this proactive before.

"Oh, Great Venerable, Great Venerable, you really want this, don’t you?" Su Chen teased, rubbing the white orb in his hand. As if sensing his ill intent, the text on the panel flickered, threatening to fade away.

"Hey... Just kidding, just kidding! Can’t you take a joke?" Su Chen quickly soothed.

’I’ll need the Great Venerable’s help in the future, so it wouldn’t be good to make him angry.’ With a slight thought, the Fog Source in his hand disappeared. On the panel, the words "Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator" trembled slightly.

’Hmm... even though the Great Venerable is this desperate, he can’t just cross through the panel and grab what’s in my hand...’ Su Chen mused.

After a moment, the panel reacted—

[The Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator has eaten the Fog Source and seems to be undergoing some wondrous reaction. He is quite pleased and has decided to grant you some gifts.]

[You have obtained Hell Fire Flame (Single-Use): Can fuse two similar, un-taken professions.]

[You have obtained Punishment Thunder Fury (Single-Use): Erases all requirements for a specific special profession.]

"Oh?" Su Chen’s eyes lit up. Looking at the two items the Great Venerable had given him, he realized they were, strictly speaking, complementary.

"Professional Fusion..."

The power of the Soldier Master had left a deep impression on him. This kind of fusion was not only powerful but also served as a perfect transition for Melting a Holy Profession later on.

Although this Hell Fire was a forced fusion and could only combine two professions, it was still excellent. Paired with the Punishment Thunder Fury, it was equivalent to getting two professions for free.

By that logic, if he got two more professions for free, he could perform Holy Profession Melting for Blood Burner. Su Chen did a quick calculation; the number of special professions on the Physical Side that were not in a Holy Profession Sequence had already reached eight.

’This is a little too fast...’ Su Chen was secretly amazed. ’But if I melt the Soldier Master into it, I wonder if it will damage its original abilities. It probably won’t, though. A Holy Profession only becomes stronger, never weaker...’

As if sensing his emotions, more text appeared on the panel.

[The Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator has sensed your pleasure and joy. If you can find more Fog Sources for him, he will provide you with more assistance.]

’Find more? He’s quite the little glutton. What will happen if he eats to the end? Will he become a Moonlight Tier profession?’

Su Chen scanned the panel, secretly speculating. ’But where am I supposed to find this stuff?’

’According to what Qing Cang said, this is an Erosion Power superior to the Deceitful God’s Power. Even for the Deceitful God, creating it isn’t without a price. It’s not something you can get just by wanting it.’

However... Su Chen stood up, walked out of the Nether Tower, and thought of his old friend, Black Tuo. He still had his identity as a Deceitful God Priest.

’Maybe I can trick some out of him?’

’Or perhaps...’ Su Chen raised his head and glanced at the distant Flame Fire. ’I wonder what level the Fog Ashes entwined around the Flame Fire are...’

’But what exactly did the two Divine Sons, Black Tuo and Faceless Ghost, want to accomplish by bringing this stuff to the Deceitful God Sect? Were they planning to corrode someone with the Fog Ashes?’

Su Chen hadn’t been able to figure this out, and he pondered it all the way back to the training room.

As for which two professions to fuse, he planned to find Luo Shuhang and study the matter carefully before deciding.

After downing a Support Potion, he had just begun to circulate his Body Refining and Meditation Technique when he felt a difference. The rate had become much faster.

Soldier Master counted as three professions. Not including the Armored Bone Warrior profession he had taken long ago, this time was equivalent to taking on two Talents at once. Thanks to the Purifier’s passive ability, his development efficiency had increased by another 100%, and the effect was quite noticeable.

’If I just keep stacking them like this, I wonder if I can break through to Divine Dawn?’

Su Chen couldn’t help but think, ’Divine Dawn must be more than just stacking development speed. There have to be other miraculous aspects to it.’

’The natural ability to ignite the Morning Fire... what does that actually manifest as?’

Su Chen’s thoughts raced. He might be able to continuously stack Talents to raise his development efficiency to a level comparable to, or even beyond, that of a Divine Dawn.