My Professions Have Too Much Personality - Chapter 337 - 202: Birth

“’Double Profound Purples are a dime a dozen?’” Ni Chuan’s cheek twitched, but he merely snorted and didn’t continue arguing with Qing Cang.

No matter how you looked at it, the gap in Talent between this Su Chen and Ni Bin was significant. As for all this talk about Heart, as long as it was sufficient, that was all that mattered.

No matter how iron-willed someone’s Heart was, they couldn’t split time in two.

As for resisting the corrosion of the Deceitful God’s Power, one would normally never have to do so in their entire life.

Qing Cang, however, was growing more and more delighted. The more he learned about Su Chen, the more he found the young man to be perfectly to his liking; he couldn’t find a single fault.

’Red Sun is still a bit biased toward the native life-forms, but this much time, combined with his performance enduring the corrosion from the Deceitful God’s Power, should be enough to leave an impression on Master.’

This joy even temporarily overshadowed his worries about who would ultimately claim the chosen one.

’It is truly fitting that I, Qing Cang, should take such a fine disciple…’ he couldn’t help but think.

But at that very moment, a flash in his peripheral vision made him look up, his expression one of shock.

The sky had darkened. The Crimson Flame Thunder Dragon once again stretched across the firmament, its shrill cry laced with an excitement that everyone could feel.

Xia Hanshi clenched her bony hands tightly, and Chong Jingtian’s face was taut. They had been watching from the moment Su Chen ascended the cauldron and already understood the reason for this change.

“This is…” Ni Bin also noticed the commotion on the cauldron, and his heart skipped a beat. “The Spiritual Transform Dragon… it’s so excited…”

He muttered to himself, his expression suddenly turning to one of horror. “The one chosen by the Great Venerable Red Flame Thunder Resonator has appeared!?”

But on the cauldron, besides the Bronze Ancient King, there was only one other person.

“Impossible!” Ni Bin’s pupils filled with bloodshot veins. His two bare, thick arms trembled, the veins on them bulging and throbbing.

Black, steel-like bristles began to sprout, gradually covering his entire body as a terrifying life aura poured out of him.

BOOM!

The air cracked with a sonic boom as he shot straight for the cauldron.

Qing Cang was still dazed, his reaction a half-beat too slow. Seeing Ni Bin charge forward, he hurriedly transformed into a streak of cyan light and gave chase.

…

Inside the cauldron, Wan Chen slowly regained consciousness. A flicker of vigilance appeared in his eyes before vanishing. He instinctively shot to his feet and scanned his surroundings. Though his mind was utterly exhausted, he didn’t let down his guard.

“For a Tier Five Professional to endure for fifteen minutes is considered excellent…” Red Sun said impassively. “There is no need to be on guard. Perceive your surroundings carefully. This is no longer the Illusion Realm.”

Wan Chen’s face was taut, his mind racing. He cursed every Deceitful God he could think of. When he felt the familiar disgust well up again—a sustained feeling, not just a fleeting moment of clarity—he let out a sigh of relief.

’Finally… it’s finally over.’

He swallowed hard. The moment his mind relaxed, his vision went black. He was dazed for a moment, swaying on his feet and still shaken by the experience.

In the past, whenever he heard of someone being corrupted by the Deceitful God’s Power, he might have chimed in that their ’mind wasn’t firm enough.’ But after experiencing it firsthand, he now understood just how terrifying that struggle was.

If not for the harsh training he’d undergone since childhood, he would have never held on this long. Even so, there were still several moments when he almost broke and found himself praying for the Deceitful God’s help.

He glanced around. Ni Bin and Lin Yue were already awake, standing to one side and staring at him. Their faces were also etched with fatigue.

He could see a hint of wariness in Ni Bin’s eyes, clearly because he had lasted longer than him.

’My Talent is a notch weaker, but I surpassed him in terms of Heart,’ Wan Chen thought.

Meanwhile, Lan Hao, Su Chen, and Ming Lin had disappeared.

’They must have been eliminated…’ He wasn’t surprised. Taking a deep breath to compose himself, he forced his body to stand straight.

“Talent, Heart… the next step is actual combat,” Red Sun said. “The application of your Professional Abilities, the synergy of special professions—everything will be demonstrated in battle.”

“The gap between you all is not large. Eliminate one more person, leaving three, and the selection will be over. Here are some Recovery Potions I’ve prepared for you.”

If the cauldron hadn’t been so severely damaged, and if he hadn’t been dormant for so long, the entire process would have been far more complex. But for now, he could only keep things as simple as possible.

’So we still have to fight in the end…’ Ni Bin snorted to himself and cracked his neck. ’All this talk of Talent and Heart is meaningless. A fight is what’s real.’

But then he realized something was off. He frowned and asked, “Eliminate people until three are left? But aren’t there only three of us?”

Wan Chen was so mentally exhausted that he was still in a daze and didn’t immediately register the words. But upon hearing Ni Bin speak, he looked up, clearly just as confused.

“No, there is one more…” Red Sun shook his head. He was about to explain when his form suddenly flickered and dispersed. When it solidified again, he had already lifted his head.

A look of astonishment appeared on his stiff face, and he muttered, “To think something like this could happen.”

Ni Bin and the other two were baffled, still waiting for his explanation about this “other person,” when they heard Red Sun say, “You don’t have to fight. The selection is over.”

Huh? A nervous Lin Yue froze. She wasn’t confident she could defeat either Ni Bin or Wan Chen, so she was overjoyed at the news. “Did you miscount, sir?”

Red Sun faltered, giving her a speechless look. “Never mind. I’ll take you up to see for yourselves.”

The three of them were completely bewildered. They felt a sense of vertigo as the world around them shifted. When their vision cleared, they were met with a face full of Crimson Fire Frenzy Thunder.

The dazzling light was so blinding they could barely open their eyes, but they paid it no mind.

“This is…” Ni Bin’s pupils constricted as he stared at the scene before him: a crimson dragon was coiled up, and at its core, a faint figure radiated a brilliant light.

“That looks like…” Wan Chen’s heart pounded, and a look of disbelief crossed his face. ’That silhouette… those clothes…’