Infinite Professions

Chapter 469: Chapter 241: Alliance

"This...!?"

Seeing the assassin that came and went without a trace, everyone present was taken aback, including Long Jianfei’s two companions.

"Go!!!"

However, Long Jianfei reacted swiftly, despite his injuries, dragging the two of them along, transforming into a dragon shadow and swiftly leaving.

In an instant, three parties moved, leaving only one side behind.

Shen Hex’s demeanor remained unchanged. He neither chased after the gravely injured Long Jianfei nor paid attention to the assassin he had shaken into the forest, simply stepping forward.

"Let’s go."

"Wait!"

Upon hearing this, everyone regained their senses and quickly followed in his footsteps.

On the other side.

"..."

"..."

"..."

Inside the Secret Realm, outside the void, a group of teachers were silent.

They knew Shen Hex could win, after all, Long Jianfei’s strength was only slightly stronger than Luo Lie. Without two teammates, they couldn’t have pushed Luo Lie to the brink. Facing Shen Hex, who defeated Luo Lie with just one blow, loss was inevitable.

The only unexpected thing was that he lost so easily, just like Luo Lie, unable to withstand even a single strike. Had it not been for his noble background and protective measures, he would have already been eliminated.

Although not eliminated, he was severely injured and, in this increasingly fierce Secret Realm, he might soon face the same fate as Luo Lie.

"Is this child’s foundation so robust?"

"Strictly in terms of cultivation, regardless of profession, this performance has surpassed the Power of Nine Transformation."

"Is he someone who has achieved a Super-grade Golden Core?"

"That must be it, otherwise, it’s hard to explain!"

"Is it the Tenth Transformation, Eleventh Transformation, or... the Twelfth Transformation?"

"Someone of this caliber, coming from a remote planet?"

"After all these years, our Xingyi Martial Mansion finally has another super-grade seedling!"

"Who on earth recommended him? Damn, I’m so envious I could die..."

Everyone snapped back to their senses and began to discuss heatedly.

Super-grade Golden Core!

Martial Arts Cultivation, Tier Four True Essence, Tier Five Golden Core, Tier Six Heavenly Gang Sha.

It seems like three realms, but in reality, it’s a continuum, with the core being the condensation of the Golden Core, only Tier Four to Five uses human strength, Tier Six uses Heavenly Gang Sha.

So, for Martial Artists of Tier Four to Six, people often use the number of Golden Core transformations to assess their level.

Third Transformation Lower Grade, Sixth Transformation Middle Grade, Ninth Transformation Upper Grade, Twelfth Transformation Super Grade.

Although Xingyi Martial Mansion is a top-notch academy, the number of people who have achieved a Super-grade Golden Core throughout history is still rare, because such individuals, unless there’s an accident, will surely reach the corresponding tier in the future, Tenth Transformation will reach Earth Tribulation, Eleventh Transformation will become Celestial Tribulation, and as for Twelfth Transformation, there’s no doubt, they will ascend to the position of Martial God.

"Not only the foundation, but other methods, are also extraordinary."

"Long Jianfei’s core was formed at Nine Transformation, and the Dragon God Sword Technique he cultivated is also a unique skill of the Long Family, superior to ordinary Advanced Martial Arts. Plus, with the ’Dragon Soul Sword Cultivator’ profession, merely relying on foundation might win, but there’s absolutely no way to win so effortlessly."

"Just now, that strike was imposing and unexpected, Long Jianfei’s Dragon Taming Divine Sword couldn’t compete with it at all."

"A foundation extremely strong, with methods and skills equally brilliant!"

"And he even held back; he didn’t use his full strength. That assassin just now was Miss Zhou from the Zhou Family, cultivating the Tengshe Void Scripture. She had been targeting him since the trials and took advantage of the gap just now to strike, trying to exploit a flaw in his recovering strength."

"Yet, unexpectedly, against Long Jianfei, the person did not go all out, and even though his strength was recovering, there was no flaw. He had even cultivated a Protective Qi Shield, integrating offense and defense, with no flaw nor defect, making her gain nothing but loss."

"The Tengshe Void Scripture allows hiding in the void like the Tengshe and using Void Power against the enemy. It’s an excellent assassination technique and, together with Miss Zhou’s profession, she still couldn’t break through his Protective Qi Shield?"

"Is it the Dharma Martial Mansion’s Golden Bell Shield?"

"It seems similar, but not entirely."

"Why do I feel it has some characteristics of ’Tuo Dragon Armor’?"

"This person is a martial prodigy!"

"Damn it, who on earth got so lucky to recommend him? Stand out and have a spar with me!"

"To surpass him, it might take a top figure among Tier Seven."

"How many Tier Seven freshmen are in this special recruitment competition?"

"Clearly able to finish off opponents thoroughly but doesn’t pursue, letting them go; this little guy has a big appetite."

"No kidding, if I had his skills back then, my appetite would be bigger!"

"With such strength, if you don’t capitalize on it, make a big score, how could you justify it to yourself?"

"..."

A group of teachers discussed animatedly.

Shen Hex seemed unaware, leading everyone to another checkpoint.

Disregarding profession, his current strength certainly lives up to the words "invincible at the same rank."

After all, with the accumulation of several lifetimes of cultivation, the integration of the three major systems of Immortal Martial Divine Spirit, every aspect has approached perfection, whether in cultivation foundation or skills, unmatched by others.

Previously on the Divine Martial Battle Net, even Dao Xuankong from the Dharma Martial Mansion, known as "Little Dharma," with his Twelve-Transformation Indestructible Golden Core, formed by combining the Four Great Divine Skills of Dharma, was utterly defeated in a battle against him.

With such strength, not just at the same level, but even one level higher, there are very few who can defeat him.

This is the result of "cheating."

With such assistance, if you don’t far surpass others, then you might as well not live.

At this rate of development, he is very likely to become the first place in this special recruitment competition.

Why is it only very likely?

Because the variability in profession is too great.

Even Shen Hex doesn’t dare say he can be as stable as Mount Tai, not being overturned by some heaven-defying profession.

Aside from that, the universe is vast, full of hidden strengths, and he doesn’t know if the Xingyi Martial Mansion has recruited a few Tier Eight "freshmen" this time.

Though his strength is formidable, without exposing his Demon Saber Dao Sword and other trump cards, wanting to cross two major realms to contend would still be somewhat difficult.

Never mind Tier Eight, even Tier Seven, as long as there are enough in numbers, if they team up and gang up on him, with targeted strategies, there’s still a chance to defeat him.

So, first place in the competition can only be said to be very likely.

But it doesn’t matter, he doesn’t have much obsession about this; it’s good if he earns something, it’s okay if he doesn’t, at worst he’ll work harder later to earn more side income.

...

"Jianfei, how are you?"

On the other side, in the wilderness, two people kept watch over Long Jianfei who was healing himself, until he stopped, then they finally spoke to inquire.

"Hoo!!!"

Long Jianfei let out a breath of foul air, his pale face finally regained some color, as he turned his gaze toward the direction he had fled: "This person... is extraordinary!"

The two exchanged a look and then spoke words of consolation: "He is Tier Seven, and you are only Tier Six; losing is understandable."

"Tier Seven?"

Long Jianfei murmured softly, then made no more comment, only staring coldly into the distance: "He spared us because he wants to accumulate points, break the competition record, hmph, he has quite an appetite."

"So what should we do?"

"Grab a consolation prize?"

Hearing this, the two were at a loss.

Their opponent could easily defeat Long Jianfei with one strike; dealing with the two of them would be simpler. With such competitors in the fray, they had no hope of reaching the final stage of the competition to emerge victorious.

Since they couldn’t reach the end, they could only try to harvest points before being eliminated.

This was the thought of the average person.

But Long Jianfei was clearly not average.

His eyes turned icy as he said: "I want him to understand what it means by human desire never ends, just like a snake trying to swallow an elephant!"

"This..."

The two exchanged a glance, then tentatively asked: "You still want to go and fight him?"

"I’m not his match."

Long Jianfei shook his head, a mysterious meaning surfacing in his eyes: "But me being no match doesn’t mean everyone isn’t his match."

Their eyes sharpened: "You mean..."

"Ha!"

Long Jianfei sneered, only supporting his body as he moved outwards.

Thus, time flew by, and several days passed.

The battle flames intensified, the competition grew fiercer, and this special recruitment competition reached its final stage, with everyone striving to fight hard, earn points, while the matter of advancing grew increasingly scarce.

"Boom!!!"

In the wilderness, a loud explosion, a machine shattered.

A mecha was struck heavily, disassembled in mid-air, various parts shattered like rain, and a golden light shot out, disappearing into the sky in an instant.

"Even a Tier Seven Mecha Master was defeated!"

"Delia has the fusion profession of Divine Martial Mechanic, although she did not bring Tier Seven Mecha due to concerns about negative scoring, she still had a Tier Six one, and the pair could dominate within the Divine Intent Realm together, yet they still ended in a miserable defeat."

"Is this guy really not cheating?"

"Sure enough, there are always monsters in this world!"

"I wonder under which Martial God he will seek discipleship?"

"Yunlan Star, such a remote place, how can they cultivate such a figure, could there be... some issue?"

Seeing Shen Hex win yet another match, a group of teachers had already become numb.

As of now, this special recruitment competition had lasted for half a month, and the battle situation gradually escalated, Shen Hex faced more opponents, the intensity continuously elevated, now even a Tier Seven Divine Martial Mecha Master was sent.

Everyone knows that in the early stages of cultivation, external items are very important; mechas are typical of this. A well-used Tier Seven mecha can completely transcend ranks in battle, comparable to Tier Eight cultivators.

Although Delia didn’t bring Tier Seven Mecha, she had a Sixth Rank one, coupled with her own status as a Divine Intent Warrior and Tier Seven Mecha Master, within the same realm, she was rarely met with worthy opponents.

Such strength only resisted a few strikes from him.

This numbed everyone, and spawned thoughts in their hearts.

"How can we possibly deal with this guy?"

...

Elsewhere, a golden light accelerated, lightning-fast.

After a moment, it paused and descended into the mountains, transforming into a golden-haired maiden.

"Damn it, how can there be such monsters?"

Delia panted for a while, her full bosom heaving up and down, taking a long time to calm down.

At that moment, a sword suddenly arrived, piercing into the mountains.

"Who!?"

Delia’s eyes condensed, taking a defensive stance.

She saw the sword light like a dragon, flying down, transforming into a person, face holding a slight smile: "Miss Delia of the Golden Clan, I’ve heard much about you!"

"Hm!?"

Delia frowned slightly, still on alert: "Who are you?"

"Shuiyue Star, Long Jianfei!"

Long Jianfei smiled, announcing his name.

"Long Jianfei?"

Delia frowned at him: "I don’t know you."

"That’s not important."

Long Jianfei lightly smiled: "What matters is whether you’re interested in joining forces with us?"

"Us?"

"Join forces?"

Delia’s eyes narrowed: "Join forces for what?"

Long Jianfei was direct: "Naturally to avenge that arrow just now."

"Hm!?"

Delia’s eyes changed slightly, then decisively refused: "I don’t need it."

Long Jianfei was indifferent: "I recognize the pride of the Golden Clan, but Miss Delia, don’t you truly want to see how strong that person’s ability really is, and whether there is a possibility of him being defeated?"

"..."

His words left Delia in deep thought.