Rise to God with Life Skill Professions

If not for Qin An, they would have lost without a doubt.

All previous grudges vanished, leaving only the worship of a powerhouse.

The First Prince saw this scene and let out a long sigh. "Looks like I probably can’t win against Third anymore."

He knew very well that once this moment took shape, Qin An’s fame on the frontier would overshadow everyone for a time.

But the First Prince understood that Qin An deserved all of this.

"Forget it. If I can’t compete, then so be it."

The First Prince sighed again and stopped thinking about it.

When your opponent becomes so strong you can’t resist, you might as well just lie flat.

Hearing the cheers of the crowd, Marshal Liu’s lips curved into a faint smile.

He put away his spear, his figure flashing as he appeared at the city gate in an instant.

"Mr. Qin, thank you."

Not a single extra word, simple to the extreme.

But for a high-ranking figure of the Daqian Kingdom to say "thank you" was already shocking enough.

Qin An shook his head slightly. "No need to thank me. I did this for myself as well."

What he said was true. This battle wasn’t only for these frontier soldiers; it was also for himself.

After all, if the frontier lost, then as the Savior, it would be hard for him to gain a foothold in this world. Both those Celestial Demon Envoys and the remnants of the former dynasty would want him dead.

Marshal Liu nodded. "Next, we’ll handle the aftermath."

The battle was over.

Emperor Tianwu had fled, but that didn’t mean the cleanup was done. There were still those former dynasty people inside the Yellow Sand Bead.

Qin An thought for a moment and handed the Yellow Sand Bead to Marshal Liu. "The bead is yours. Marshal Liu, you decide what to do with it."

"After everything is handled, you can return the bead to the Yellow Sand Forbidden Land. I’m a man of principle, and this thing isn’t mine."

He didn’t say anything more, then turned and walked toward the city wall.

For now, there was nothing else for him to do. All the follow-up work could be left to Marshal Liu and the others; it had nothing to do with him.

So he had to think about raising the proficiency of his professions.

Aside from Scholar, Butcher, and Blacksmith, his other profession proficiencies hadn’t yet reached level 24.

He had to hurry. The current situation was growing more uncertain and volatile by the day, and the final showdown could break out at any time.

Marshal Liu didn’t stop him. After Qin An left, he held the Yellow Sand Bead up in front of him and examined it carefully.

As for how to deal with it, he naturally had his own way.

...

While they were cleaning up over there, at this moment, in an open stretch of land, Emperor Tianwu descended from the sky and landed on the ground, a mouthful of blood spraying from his lips and soaking his clothes.

His face was deathly pale.

Even with the formidable recovery of the Celestial Human Realm, and his wounds visibly healing at a speed the naked eye could see, to him, the injuries on his body were nothing compared to the blow to his heart.

He had lost—lost utterly, left with nothing.

The foundation he had accumulated over so many years vanished completely in an instant.

Not only that, he was gravely injured.

Although he still possessed the strength of the Celestial Human Realm, to him, this hollow "realm" was nowhere near as painful as the sting of his defeat.

"I have to pull myself together. I must rise again! I am the only Emperor in this world—I cannot be brought down by this!"

Emperor Tianwu clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and forced down the vexation in his heart.

Even though he had lost everything, as long as he was still here, as long as he lived, there was always a chance to make a comeback.

Emperor Tianwu didn’t dwell on it. After taking a deep breath, he planned to look for the nearest traitors’ Forbidden Area.

He wanted to find the Celestial Demon General Envoy. This campaign had all been because of the Celestial Demon General Envoy.

Since he had failed, he wanted to see whether the Celestial Demon General Envoy had any other way—at the very least, he needed an answer.

After orienting himself, Emperor Tianwu prepared to head out immediately.

But just then, Emperor Tianwu suddenly turned his head to look behind him, a grave expression appearing on his face.

He saw a monster appear behind him.

The monster emanated the aura of the Manifest Saint Realm, but it stopped in front of Emperor Tianwu and did not take another step forward.

"Who are you?" Emperor Tianwu gathered his thoughts and asked.

The monster shrugged. "Reporting to Your Majesty, I am the identity of the Celestial Demon General Envoy in this mortal world. I can commune with the General Envoy, allowing him to appear briefly."

"Though I can’t do much more, I can communicate with the General Envoy."

At these words, Emperor Tianwu immediately snapped back to his senses.

He strode forward a couple of steps, coming up to the monster.

"Hurry up and contact the Celestial Demon General Envoy. I have something to say to him! I thought I had to go to the traitors’ Forbidden Area to find answers, but it seems that’s not necessary now."

Sensing the aura on Emperor Tianwu’s body, the monster didn’t dare waste words and promptly took out a round bead.

The bead was pitch-black, with inky light swirling within.

As soon as the bead was brought out, the monster immediately stirred the power inside it.

The moment that power was roused, a terrifying phantom abruptly descended.

Though this phantom exuded a terrifying aura, it seemed there was an invisible barrier separating him; he could only speak and do nothing else.

Seeing the Celestial Demon General Envoy, Emperor Tianwu instantly clenched his fists, fury flashing in his eyes. "All of this was because of your plan. You owe Us an explanation!"

Just as he’d said, if he had continued to bide his time and look for an opportunity, perhaps things would not have come to this.

Although his own greed had indeed played a part, if the Celestial Demon General Envoy hadn’t sent people to tempt him, he would never have ended up losing this miserably.

So now, he needed the Celestial Demon General Envoy to give him an account.

The Celestial Demon General Envoy sighed. "I told you long ago: Qin An had to be killed first, but you all refused to believe me."

"Now that you’ve failed, you still come to me. What can I possibly do to turn the situation around?"

In fact, when this plan was first set in motion, he had already warned them, but Emperor Tianwu hadn’t taken Qin An seriously.

And now he’d seen the outcome for himself.

Emperor Tianwu fell silent.

He knew the Celestial Demon General Envoy was right, but he still couldn’t accept his own failure.

Emperor Tianwu didn’t continue on this topic, instead changing the subject.

"What do you plan to do next? We have lost utterly, but We still possess the strength of the Celestial Human Realm."

"We have only one demand now—to wipe out the Daqian Kingdom and kill Qin An."

"As long as you’re willing, We can be your ally."

His stance had shifted, just as he’d said.

Right now he only wanted to kill Qin An first, then destroy the Daqian Kingdom.

Everything else was unimportant, even rebuilding the Daqian Kingdom didn’t matter anymore.

The Celestial Demon General Envoy said, "It’s excellent that you can think this way. Your Celestial Human Realm strength is a great help to us."

"Rest assured, I won’t abandon you. But the situation is very dangerous now. I need to think of a better way."

Emperor Tianwu furrowed his brows, confusion showing on his face. "What other way?"

In his view, there was only one way now: kill Qin An. As long as Qin An could be killed, any price was acceptable.

The Celestial Demon General Envoy shook his head slightly. "No. Then we’ll take another route. From what I know, this time Qin An borrowed the Yellow Sand Bead, and the Yellow Sand Forbidden Land has always been at odds with the Daqian Kingdom and the so-called Savior. With this as a starting point, those wavering Defender factions will surely not side with Qin An. This may be our chance to deal with him."

Emperor Tianwu frowned, the confusion in his eyes only growing.

At this moment, the Celestial Demon General Envoy clasped his hands behind his back and said calmly, "Just wait. My plan is being refined. It won’t be long before all these Forbidden Areas undergo a complete upheaval."

"When that time comes, Qin An will not only be running himself ragged, he’ll also give us an opportunity to cut him down."

Emperor Tianwu took a deep breath.

With the conversation at this point, he said no more.

Soon after, the Celestial Demon General Envoy vanished, and the open ground fell silent once more.