My Professions Have Too Much Personality

"Purified so quickly?"

Even the Bronze Ancient King found it hard to stay calm. It wasn’t Su Chen’s first time purifying the Fog Ashes; his fastest record had been during his very first time purifying the weak Fog Ashes. Previously, purifying the outer-layer Fog Ashes had taken quite some time, involving a prolonged, grueling battle. To think that purifying the middle-layer Fog Ashes was actually faster, almost approaching the speed of his first time purifying the weak Fog Ashes.

He wasn’t unfamiliar with Su Chen’s method of purification; Qing Cang had tried it multiple times in the past. He thought, "Calculating the time, the battle didn’t last very long at all. It is an overwhelmingly one-sided victory. How did he..."

BOOM!

The Flame Fire surged like clouds hanging from the sky, dazzling and resplendent, recklessly displaying its newfound freedom as it bathed the entire space in a golden hue. The extremely tyrannical aura surrounding Su Chen gradually retracted. The Deceptive Divine Power within the Fog Ashes dissipated entirely, and the clear, translucent Fog Source gathered together.

Su Chen raised an eyebrow and thought, "It’s huge!" The mass of Fog Source before him was the size of an adult’s head. He instinctively reached out, and wisps of scorching red flames enveloped the Fog Source, bringing it under control.

At the same time, he heard a crackling, sizzling sound—CRACKLE! SIZZLE!—and couldn’t help but look up.

Just as Qing Cang had said, after the outer and middle layers of the Fog Ashes were purified, the remaining core Fog Ashes could hardly restrain the Flame Fire anymore. The initially submissive Flame Fire now seemed ready to strike a heavy blow. Instead of cowering, it wrapped around the mass of core Fog Ashes. The flames retracted and compressed, violently grinding against the nearly liquefied Fog Ashes, causing wisps of black smoke to rise.

Su Chen caught a whiff of an incredibly foul stench and frowned. He wondered, "Is this Flame Fire seeking revenge? Why is it in such a rush? I’ll help you eradicate this core Fog Ashes sooner or later. If you obliterate it now, where will I get the Fog Source to feed the Great Venerable?"

Before his thoughts could settle, his vision blurred and the scenery shifted. The Bronze Ancient King’s voice rang in his ears. "Wait for me in the hall."

By the time the words faded, Su Chen was already standing in the Ancient King Hall. He was used to this by now, guessing that the Ancient King was handling the aftermath.

"Phew..." He finally let out a breath of stale air. His body felt faintly weak, yet the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl up into a grin. "Tsk, tsk, the synergy of dual Holy Professions is truly terrifying."

The consumption of enhancing all of his Secret Artifacts to Tier Eight was absurd. In just a brief moment, it had drained all of his Physical Strength, and even siphoned away a small half of his stored extra Physical Strength. If he hadn’t forged the Permanent Body prior to this, even after taking up the role of Cauldron Maker, he probably wouldn’t have been able to withstand it. But now, even after enduring such terrifying exhaustion, he still had some strength left to spare.

Su Chen calculated inwardly, "I reckon with my current strength, I can definitely crush Old Wei head-on." To be on the safe side, he quickly dialed back his confidence. "If it’s a true life-and-death struggle, there might be a few variables, including weapons and the like, but it shouldn’t be a big problem."

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but click his tongue in marvel. The boost brought by enhancing all Control Secret Artifacts to Tier Eight was simply unfathomable.

He couldn’t help but think, "If I can strengthen them to Tier Nine..." But then he shook his head. Even with the help of the Permanent Body, enhancing Secret Artifacts to Tier Nine was far too difficult. It wasn’t even something he could attempt, unlike Tier Eight. The massive chasm between them was hard to bridge; the gap from Tier Eight to Tier Nine was vastly greater than the one from Tier Seven to Tier Eight.

"After all, my foundation is only at Tier Six," he mused. "Once I advance to Tier Seven, I should see substantial progress across all aspects. I might be able to give it a try then, and that day isn’t too far off."

With these thoughts in mind, Su Chen raised his palm and looked at the swirling mass of Fog Source in his hand. With a mere thought, the flames wrapping the Fog Source receded, adhering to the surface of Su Chen’s skin before gradually sinking in.

A notification panel simultaneously popped up:

[Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator absorbed the Fog Source you gave him, and feels highly delighted and pleased.]

[Enhanced Fire Ignition (One-Time): Igniting fire will not consume Divine Blood. Note: Cannot exceed a maximum of eight forged professions.]

[Thunder Fury (One-Time): Can directly erase a specific profession requirement. Note: Non-Holy Profession category.]

[Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator’s Promise (One-Time): You can designate the Great Venerable to accomplish a certain task within his capabilities for you.]

It was another series of rewards. Su Chen glanced over them and found them all very useful.

Fire Ignition was an ability brought about by the Sun Residual Fire. It allowed him to forge a Holy Profession Sequence in advance before officially taking it up, thereby saving him a massive amount of time and energy, though it also required Divine Blood as fuel. The [Enhanced Fire Ignition] saved him at least six drops of Divine Blood. He was currently in dire need of Divine Blood and was struggling to allocate what little he had.

[Thunder Fury] could save him a significant amount of time and effort. As his Tier increased, even with the weakening effect from the essence of Divine Power, the difficulty of profession requirements was not low.

The final promise was even more interesting, leaving plenty of room for imagination.

[Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator needs to enter a period of dormancy, during which he will have no reaction to the outside world.]

Seeing this last sentence, Su Chen understood. He guessed that the Great Venerable would need some time to digest it again.

Su Chen couldn’t help but speculate, "I wonder if he can evolve to the Moonlight Tier this time. It’ll probably be a bit difficult."

He figured that the Fog Source contained within the complete Fog Ashes might be able to allow the Great Venerable to evolve. This Bronze Flame had been enhanced by several generations of Ancient Kings. Even if they only fused with the fire at the very end of their lives—meaning the intensity might not be too high—it had still accumulated over many generations. For the Fog Ashes to make the Flame Fire wish it were dead, its intensity definitely wasn’t low. If he could purify the final core Fog Ashes and obtain the Fog Source, it would probably be enough.

However, he also felt a bit worried. Having been tortured for so long, what if the Flame Fire lost its mind and tried to completely annihilate the core Fog Ashes?