Chapter 239 – Profession Fusion, [Elephant Deity Emissary Stance (Extraordinary)]!

The various forms of Strength hidden within the body of the elephant deity emissary, injected by Lu Yuan using Phased Power Exertion and Multi-stage Exertion techniques…

…exploded simultaneously at the exact moment when the “Bang” sound echoed.

In an instant, the massive elephant deity emissary erupted into a shower of black “fireworks,” bursting apart under the astonished gazes of all onlookers.

Chunks of flesh, akin to demon mountain rock fragments, splattered all over Lu Yuan, producing crisp clinking and clanking sounds as they struck him.

The silver gleam in Lu Yuan’s eyes quietly faded away.

A sudden gale lifted his long black hair as he stretched out his hand.

Through the curtain of flying rock and flesh, he precisely grasped a large, grotesque heart that was still pulsating vigorously and emitting a strong, eerie glow.

He had spent over five thousand battles meticulously stripping away this emissary level shell.

Now…

It was finally time to reap the “fruit.”

…

“Boom!”

Witnessing the elephant deity emissary’s dramatic explosion on the battlefield, the intensely focused and battle-ready Yellow Bears collectively relaxed their tense nerves.

In the next moment, their faces rapidly displayed deep respect and fervor.

Countless eyes converged on the standing figure in the field.

At this moment, in their eyes, Lu Yuan’s stature rose quickly, towering to an incredibly majestic height.

Having defeated two extraordinarily powerful emissary levels head-on in succession, Lu Yuan had already become synonymous with “invincible” and “unbeatable” in the minds of these Yellow Bear organization members.

Perhaps years down the line, some of these people would advance to become higher-ranking White Bears, Red Bears, or even Golden Bears.

Some would retire, returning to the lives of ordinary people.

But they would always remember that they once followed such a Lord.

At the summit of a certain mine, the red bear strongman and Peregrine Falcon fixed their gaze below, their eyes and faces equally filled with profound reverence and veneration.

“The Lord… has grown even stronger!”

Both had experienced Lu Yuan’s battle with a previous elephant deity emissary.

This time, the emissary level was even stronger than the last.

In the recent battle, the red bear strongman and Peregrine Falcon both speculated about when Lu Yuan would transform into that demon-like state with overwhelming Strength.

They were eagerly anticipating Lu Yuan’s transformation to turn the tide and achieve a crushing victory.

But…

The demon form never appeared, and the battle ended.

There was no doubt; the only explanation was that Lu Yuan’s Strength had increased once again.

From being dominated by ordinary emissary level opponents and needing transformation to achieve victory, to being able to easily crush elite emissary level opponents in his normal state.

The extent of this Strength increase was unimaginable.

And the time Lu Yuan took to achieve this leap in power… was merely just over half a month.

Even for those who experienced and witnessed everything firsthand, the two couldn’t help but feel a certain sense of “daze.”

Unbelievable, yet real, some of their perceptions were subtly changing.

As for Liao Yu, who was slumped on the side, his face blank…

The entire process of the recent battle felt more like an absurd and fantastical dream to him.

…

On the hovering shuttle.

Xun Yue stared blankly at the battlefield below, his pupils reflecting the scene of the elephant deity emissary’s body bursting apart.

For a moment, he lost the ability to speak, his body frozen in place.

It was as if someone had forcibly injected him with a muscle stiffener, causing him to stand rigidly like a living statue.

“Old Xun, Old Xun…”

A voice came through the communicator from the other side.

The voice carried a mixture of complexity and urgency.

“What exactly is the situation now? I just received a message from Sky Eye. Sky Eye’s monitoring shows that the SS+ level evil energy wave… has disappeared.”

The voice asked persistently for a while before Xun Yue slowly came out of his stiff and dazed state.

He remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, “Yes, the emissary level opponent has been eliminated. It was crushed by that ‘rich kid’… bare-handedly.”

“Uh…”

Even though they were mentally prepared, the communicator on the other side still conveyed a sense of disbelief.

But before the person on the other end of the communicator could fully process this, Xun Yue continued speaking.

“…Judging from the battle, it seems that this ‘rich kid’… hasn’t undergone any body modification or new martial arts enhancements. He looks like he’s following the traditional pure martial artist path.”

The communicator fell completely silent after Xun Yue said this.

After an indeterminate amount of time, the voice slowly reemerged.

With hesitation and a hint of cautious advice, it said, “If it’s really not possible… Old Xun, find an excuse to request a transfer or take some time off from Lord Wu. This one is too formidable; neither his status nor his Strength can be compared… and we don’t know if he has a good temper or not. If we can’t provoke him, we should find a way to avoid him…”

Xun Yue’s lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

But in the end, not a word came out.

…

The massive heart of the elephant man quickly crumbled into sand in Lu Yuan’s hand.

A large swath of eerie light, like ink, penetrated his skin and merged into his body.

The elephant deity curse Mark on the right side of Lu Yuan’s chest glowed faintly, seeming to deepen in shade.

Lu Yuan’s eyes flickered as he let out a soft “hmm?” of surprise.

But he quickly returned to normal, his face calm once again.

He turned around and walked leisurely back in the direction he had come from.

With a few leaps, he returned in an instant to the original position on the mountain peak where he had stood.

The red bear strongman and Peregrine Falcon immediately came up to him, presenting the freshly prepared new clothes.

Lu Yuan emerged from his ultimate transformation third rank state, reverting to his normal, well-proportioned, and handsome appearance.

While casually putting on the clothes, he glanced at Liao Yu, who was slumped to one side, and gave a casual order: “Pick up my spear, then… send Mr. Liao back to rest. He doesn’t need to come for a while.”

“Yes, sir.”

Peregrine Falcon acknowledged, and with a nod, found two others to carry the dazed Liao Yu away in a hurry.

The red bear strongman beside him gazed at Lu Yuan with immense reverence. He stepped forward and reported in a low voice: “My lord, the Golden Bear from Xiabang is currently just five kilometers away. Should I… find a way to drive him away?”

Lu Yuan looked slightly surprised at the red bear strongman standing before him, with his thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a face full of righteousness.

During this period, he had been focusing on preparing for the impending elephant deity curse and had not paid much attention to other things.

He wondered if his “indifferent” attitude had caused some misunderstanding among his subordinates.

Shaking his head, he replied casually, “We’re all on the same team. Why drive him away? Bring him in. I have other matters to attend to, so I won’t be handling the reception.”

“Yes, sir.”

The red bear strongman nodded, looking at Lu Yuan with even more admiration, as if thinking, “Our Lord has such a magnanimous character.” He then turned to make the necessary arrangements.

Lu Yuan left the cleanup and other tasks to his subordinates and quickly entered the Yellow Bear Base. He found an empty training room and began to review the spoils of this battle.

By defeating the elephant deity emissary, his [Martial Artist] profession gained a full 70,000 points of professional experience.

From the initial [Lv11 (13234/102400)], it advanced to [Martial Artist Lv11 (83234/102400)].

Seeing that the next level-up was not far away, he felt a sense of anticipation.

Because he had activated the [Hunting Perception] skill before the battle, upon successfully “hunting” his target, the experience points for his [Spear Bearer (Extraordinary)] profession also skyrocketed.

It jumped two levels directly, reaching Lv5, and earning him 2 attribute points and 2 skill points in the process.

The [Hunting Perception] skill also upgraded to Lv4, seemingly undergoing some intriguing changes that would require further testing to understand fully.

Additionally, there were several panel notification messages, which were the main reason for Lu Yuan’s earlier look of intrigue.

[Congratulations, you have unlocked a new professional panel—[Demon Mountain Apostle (Extraordinary)]!]

[Congratulations, you have obtained materials for an Extraordinary-level profession advancement. Would you like to proceed with the profession advancement?]

[Preconditions not met, advancement failed.]

[Partial panel fusion conditions met. Would you like to proceed with partial professional panel fusion?]

At this moment, Lu Yuan was looking at a brand-new, bare professional panel—[Demon Mountain Apostle (Extraordinary)].

Just like the previously unlocked professional panels, three basic professional skills to be unlocked were quietly flashing with a gray light.

This was Lu Yuan’s third extraordinary professional panel.

In a certain sense, it should also be the extraordinary profession he had been most anticipating and believed to be the most compatible with himself.

After two encounters with the elephant deity emissary, Lu Yuan had roughly figured out that the abilities of the elephant deity sect likely augmented Strength and constitution.

These two attributes were also the most important aspects for someone following the path of a pure martial artist like him.

Thanks to the advancements in his [Master of Arms] and [Spear Bearer (Extraordinary)] professions, Lu Yuan had accumulated considerable resources.

He had 4 attribute points and 4 skill points.

In the past, he would have undoubtedly unlocked all three of the basic professional skills on the current panel without hesitation.

But now… things had changed.

“Extraordinary profession advancement materials…”

“Partial professional panel fusion…”

Lu Yuan looked at the two prompt messages on the panel, a thoughtful light in his eyes.

This was his first opportunity to engage in professional panel fusion.

Precisely because it was the first time, Lu Yuan didn’t know whether such a fusion would be beneficial or detrimental.

“The key is… which of my professional panels will it partially fuse with?”

Lu Yuan hesitated repeatedly.

In the end, he decided to go ahead with the fusion and see what happens.

[Partial panel fusion conditions met. Would you like to proceed with partial professional panel fusion?]

[Yes.]

The moment Lu Yuan chose “yes,” the just unlocked [Demon Mountain Apostle (Extraordinary)] professional panel began to glow.

Following this, some skills on his [Martial Artist] panel started to become nebulous and gradually faded away.

Lu Yuan blinked.

As he had expected, the [Demon Mountain Apostle (Extraordinary)] was indeed fusing with some of the skills on his [Martial Artist] panel.

Soon, a progress bar, similar to those found in video games, appeared before Lu Yuan’s eyes.

It displayed[Fusion Progress: 0%]

“Pop!”

Lu Yuan’s eyelid twitched as he saw 1 skill point disappear from his [Skill Points] column.

Immediately, the [Fusion Progress] jumped from 0% to 35%.

Soon, another skill point vanished.

The progress bar increased to 70%.

By the time Lu Yuan’s hard-earned 4 skill points dwindled down to just 1, the entire progress bar finally completed.

A brand new panel appeared in front of Lu Yuan—

[Elephant Deity. Emissary Stance (Extraordinary): 45%] (Active)

It was still a bare panel, with three skills to be unlocked quietly flashing with a gray light.

“[Elephant Deity. Emissary Stance]…this panel requires activation for everything?”

Lu Yuan looked at the newly fused professional panel, his expression curious.

He glanced at the three to be unlocked skills on the panel, then at his remaining 1 skill point.

Thinking that he had already spent 3 skill points, he decided there was no harm in spending one more to try unlocking the new skills.

However, when he attempted it, he received a message indicating insufficient skill points.

This surprised Lu Yuan.

1 skill point wasn’t enough to unlock even one skill?

Isn’t this the kind of requirement usually reserved for upgrading super killer move skills?

What kind of professional panel was this, where even unlocking an ordinary skill had such stringent conditions?!