Chapter 699: Holy Profession Classification, Professional Traits, The True Supreme Profound Lineage

So he actually does? And it’s also Permanent Body? Hearing this, Su Chen couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised.

However, the problem of excessive consumption wasn’t unique to him. Physical Strength dictated how much Elemental Energy could be squeezed out of the body, as well as the use of various physical abilities. Many Professionals would make similar pairings.

Moreover, Permanent Body was an open Holy Profession, so it was perfectly normal for Qin Yun to melt it. In fact, Old Qing might have melted a Holy Profession as well.

Su Chen couldn’t help but start plotting. Qin Yun was a Morning Star, and the one he had melted was precisely the Permanent Body. If he were to be transformed into Morning Star Residue, it would undoubtedly be incredibly compatible with the Permanent Body on his interface.

However, obtaining Morning Star Residue wasn’t as simple as just killing a Morning Star; it also required the right timing and conditions.

“What’s wrong?” Qing Cang asked, seeing Su Chen fall silent.

Su Chen shook his head. “Nothing, just suddenly curious.”

“Suddenly curious?” Qing Cang didn’t mind. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and reminded him, “By the way, a few Black Tuo Followers were caught on several nearby Life Stars recently.

“Their god is still asleep, but they’ve become active again. Don’t wander around for now.”

Black Tuo Followers? Su Chen froze for a moment, having almost forgotten about Old Hei. He quickly agreed. Even without Qing Cang’s warning, he had no intention of wandering around.

Watching Qing Cang leave, Su Chen glanced at the Nether Tower and wondered, “Are the Black Tuo Followers active nearby? Could Old Hei have already sneaked in? Should I go investigate?”

However, it was currently the Radiant Sun Period, making it inconvenient to enter the Nether Realm.

Arriving at the training room, Su Chen removed the Residual Spirit’s shield and asked, “Do you have a way to directly turn a Morning Star Tier into Morning Star Residue?”

“Directly turn them into Morning Star Residue?”

Hearing Su Chen’s sudden question, the Residual Spirit felt dissatisfied. This guy really treated it like an encyclopedia—asking a few questions when it was useful, and tossing it aside when it wasn’t.

Although dissatisfied, it still answered honestly, “Morning Star Residue is a special substance formed when a Morning Star fails to transform into Flame Fire after death. If you forcibly try to refine a Morning Star Tier at their peak into Morning Star Residue, I’m afraid it’s highly unlikely.”

“Highly unlikely?” Su Chen keenly caught the leeway in the Residual Spirit’s words and asked, “What if the target is heavily injured?”

As he spoke, he instinctively tried to conceal his intentions. However, after careful consideration, he realized that the Residual Spirit was currently entirely in the Great Venerable’s grasp and completely isolated from the real world.

There was no harm in being direct, so he simply said, “I’m talking about Qin Yun. You were attached to him before. Can you refine him into Morning Star Residue?”

“Qin Yun?” The Residual Spirit seemed somewhat surprised. After pondering for a moment, it said, “Qin Yun’s body has almost been completely hollowed out. If his physical depletion worsens, he will spontaneously transform into fire. If it’s him, it is actually possible.

“It will require five portions of Faith Essence and ten drops of Divine Blood. Moreover, it must be done when he has no power to resist—preferably the very instant he dies.”

“These things again…” Su Chen frowned slightly. These items were core resources of the Sect, making them difficult to requisition under normal circumstances.

“Are you trying to refine a Profession from him?” the Residual Spirit couldn’t help but ask. “Qin Yun’s strength is quite average, and the Holy Professions he possesses are all Subordinates Holy Professions. It’s not worth the effort.”

It offered this earnest advice without any pretense. On these harmless minor issues, it wouldn’t play any petty tricks and would always remain honest. Only by doing so could it trick Su Chen into falling into a trap when it came to critical matters.

Su Chen raised an eyebrow. “Subordinates Holy Professions? Are there Tier classifications for Holy Professions?”

He had asked Luo Shuhang about this before, and the latter had stated that the Dust Star Sea didn’t have such things. So this must be a classification strictly from the Abyss Realm.

The Residual Spirit’s answer confirmed his thoughts. “The Dust Star Sea doesn’t have it, but the Abyss Realm naturally classifies its Holy Professions. The baseline is a Holy Profession formed by merging five Professions into one, which is known as a Subordinates Holy Profession.

“For every additional Profession, it increases by Level 1. Six-in-one is intermediate, seven-in-one is Superior, and as for eight-in-one, it is Top Level.”

“Eight-in-one is Top Level…” Su Chen pondered for a moment and suddenly felt that everything lined up. Previously, when the Great Venerable took action to melt a Holy Profession, the limit was also eight-in-one.

Coincidentally, his World Slaughter Form, Permanent Body, and even his combat-oriented Shadow Shattering Body were all Top Level Holy Professions. Only the recently obtained Forged Celestial Mark was a six-in-one.

Moreover, when he was at Tier Six, although the burst duration of the World Slaughter Form was short, it could suppress those at Tier Seven who had melted Subordinates Holy Professions. This clearly showed the disparity.

Su Chen asked with considerable curiosity, “Are Top Level Holy Professions hard to obtain?”

“Naturally,” the Residual Spirit replied. “Top Level Holy Professions are extremely precious even in the Abyss Realm. Furthermore, because they require too many sequential Professions, the difficulty increases drastically in the later stages. The time, energy, and resources spent on melting one Top Level Holy Profession are enough to melt two Subordinates Holy Professions.

“Unless one is a younger generation disciple of those Top Level major factions, it’s virtually impossible to get one’s hands on them.”

Su Chen glanced again at his three Top Level Holy Professions and felt much more at ease. Taking the opportunity, he asked, “Do the Top Level major factions in the Abyss Realm have Sun Tier experts guarding them?”

The Residual Spirit nodded. “That’s a certainty. I vaguely remember that the Abyss Realm has Six Pillars or perhaps eight pillars of Saint Monarchs… Taixuan Ye was originally one of the Pillars, but he should have been removed from the ranks by now.”

Six Pillars? Eight pillars? Are these the number of Suns?

Since the Residual Spirit claimed it couldn’t remember clearly, Su Chen found it hard to tell if it was telling the truth. Instead, he asked, “Is there anything above the Top Level Holy Professions? For instance, a nine-in-one?”

“No,” the Residual Spirit denied. “After many years of research in the Abyss Realm, melting eight Professions into a Holy Profession is the absolute limit. Adding even one more will result in a melting failure.”

Su Chen couldn’t help but feel surprised. He glanced at the Permanent Body on his interface—this thing had just devoured five extremely high-intensity Physical Strength-type Professions.