Chapter 234 – New Profession, I am… Dying

Lu Yuan’s life had entered a rare period of routine and peace.

He spent most of his days in the gravity training room, practicing body training techniques.

Then, he would dedicate an hour to being “washed” by Liao Yu’s rain of bullets, and another hour to practicing marksmanship, mainly the “Seize the Initiative” move.

Every day he would activate [Imaginary Enemy] at least three hundred times, clashing with the emissary of the elephant deity in Consciousness Space.

Time flew by like water, and half a month passed quickly.

“Whoosh-“

Gravity training room.

One hundred seventy times gravity.

Lu Yuan exhaled deeply, a white mist flowing from his mouth, pushing the air in the entire training room and creating a series of slight squeezing popping sounds.

His physique had noticeably changed compared to half a month ago.

He appeared more solid and condensed.

What was once fair skin now had a slightly darker shade and, under certain lighting angles, even seemed to emit a metallic sheen.

He also seemed to have shrunk by about a centimeter in height.

Above Lu Yuan’s head, an illusory figure as towering as a demon mountain, resembling an elephant man, quietly floated.

It was only seven meters high.

But it was much more solid and clear than it had been half a month ago, lifelike, with even the patterns of the demon mountain’s rocks almost perfectly replicated on its body.

“The truer the imagery of the true intent, the stronger the true intent becomes… Whether it’s the true intent of the Spirit Crane, the true essence of the Dragon Form, or the true intent of the great whale… none can match the fidelity of my imagery. Because… I am directly mimicking the form of the elephant deity emissary.”

Lu Yuan gradually lowered the gravity multiplier in the gravity training room, relaxing his entire body.

“The authenticity of the background legend is also a key support for this sense of realism. If I can obtain more information about the elephant deity sect and the demon mountain, the power of the elephant deity’s true intent could definitely reach another level. Or perhaps…”

Lu Yuan blinked, a certain image appearing in his mind: a three-headed, six-armed figure standing atop the demon mountain, pointing at him and cursing loudly.

“If I could clearly see the appearance of that advanced elephant man with three elephant heads and six arms, the power of my elephant deity’s true intent could also increase significantly…”

Unfortunately, although Lu Yuan had been visiting the elephant deity dreamscape more and more frequently recently, he could only stay at the foot of the demon mountain, unable to climb even a bit, let alone see the person atop the mountain clearly.

Lu Yuan pulled up his [martial artist] professional panel.

On the panel, there was already a display for the lv3 [True Intent of the Elephant Deity] skill.

But unlike the other True Intents, the lv3 [True Intent of the Elephant Deity] did not show a max level.

This proved that Lu Yuan’s idea of substituting True Intent with an evil deity projection was correct.

“Evil deity projection is based on reality, and its potential far exceeds that of fictitious imagery like Spirit Crane or True Essence of Dragon Form…”

“However…”

“Whoosh”

Lu Yuan looked up, seeing that after canceling the 170-times gravity, his original six-meter-high True Intent of the Elephant Deity had instantly soared to over ten meters, even as high as twenty meters!

“The high-gravity environment indeed tempers one’s mental will. Although the panel doesn’t display it, my intelligence has truly improved. This feedback to the True Intent results in the True Intent’s size increasing again…”

However, Lu Yuan was not pleased; instead, his brow furrowed slightly.

The continuous growth of True Intent was not entirely a good thing.

Because his ultimate goal was still to integrate the True Intent into his body, merging it with his physique to form the Grandmaster Field.

Currently, it seemed.

Instead of getting closer to this goal… he was moving further away from it.

“Clarifying the mind and seeing one’s true nature…”

Lu Yuan’s eyes flashed as he recalled Old Liu’s step toward the Grandmaster Realm, silently thinking to himself, “Perhaps what I need is not pressure… but release.”

His gaze continued to move down the panel.

[Amitabha Golden Garment Lv4 (234/800)]

[Heavenly Domineering Fury Lv3 (76/400)]

[Kesa Skill Lv4 (34/800)]

[Martial Deity Strength Lv4 (234/800)]

Over the past month and a half, Lu Yuan had cultivated all the level S external martial arts he bought from the merit shop.

Moreover, he had trained them all to lv2 or higher.

[Amitabha Golden Garment], [Heavenly Domineering Fury], and [Kesa Skill] are external martial arts mainly enhanced through impact resistance training, reaching quite high levels.

“A total of nine level S external martial arts, although they haven’t boosted my constitution attribute yet, the combined effect of these nine techniques is enough to considerably enhance my physical defense power…”

Unfortunately, the idea of integrating these nine techniques into one and recording it in the [martial deity records] was still far from fruition.

Every time Lu Yuan thought about it, he couldn’t help but sigh.

He had even thought of several names for the combined technique—Heavenly Tyrant Body, Heavenly Demon Golden Body, Immortality and Indestructible Chaotic Holy Body…

He’s just not sharp enough to create his own cultivation techniques… Damn!

Lu Yuan quickly reviewed the enhancements and changes on his [martial artist] panel.

Then, he switched panels and his gaze landed on another one.

A new panel.

A newly unlocked professional panel—

[Profession: master of arms lv3 (34/400)]!

The day he started learning the spear with Liao Yu, this panel had been smoothly unlocked.

Although it currently displayed only one basic professional skill—[basic spear techniques lv4 (45/800)],

it still managed to push Lu Yuan to lv3.

Granting him 2 attribute points and 2 skill points!

Over the past month and a half, Lu Yuan had learned only one move from Liao Yu.

That was the trump card family-inherited spear technique—Go All In.

Lu Yuan adapted it to the spear and renamed it—[Seize the Initiative]!

So far, it seemed.

The results were quite effective.

“As expected, opening new professions to gain attribute points and skill points is the fastest way…

However, the newly unlocked profession should best be related to martial arts, or at least provide continual support in the future…

Otherwise, just for the attribute points and skill points, the time and effort wasted would be too regrettable…”

Just like Lu Yuan’s sub-professions—[student] and [ancient language expert].

The former was no longer worth his time and effort, having unlocked two core skills that are still useful to him—[absolute concentration] and [A Moment of Inspiration], which was already quite good.

Lu Yuan even thought about increasing the level of [A Moment of Inspiration].

But considering boosting the level of his [student] profession further… the cost-effectiveness was just too low.

“[Ancient language expert] is something I can consider picking up again when I get the chance. After all, its level is low, and it could be helpful for my subsequent exploration of the evil deity secret realm…”

As Lu Yuan pondered, he also contemplated how to use the two attribute points and two skill points he had accumulated.

At the same time, he walked out of the Yellow Bear Branch Base and arrived in the open outdoors.

The Yellow Bear Branch Base was built in an abandoned metal mining area, stretching over a radius of a hundred kilometers with no human presence.

Lu Yuan climbed to the top of a lead-gray mountain at a leisurely pace. Liao Yu and Peregrine Falcon, along with others, had been waiting there for some time.

“Lord.”

Peregrine Falcon respectfully greeted Lu Yuan.

Liao Yu also addressed him as Lord, his demeanor equally respectful.

Over the past month and a half, Liao Yu’s understanding of martial arts had been constantly challenged by Lu Yuan, and his initial arrogance from their first meeting had long vanished.

“Hmm.”

Lu Yuan nodded slightly at the two, his expression calm as he approached.

He glanced down at the black metal spears laid out on the metal table before him, casually picking one up. Then, he turned to Peregrine Falcon and said quietly, “Let’s begin.”

“Understood.”

Peregrine Falcon immediately relayed the signal to the Yellow Bear members waiting on the opposite mountain peak.

Before long, solid metal spheres, each with a diameter of over five meters, were pushed down from the peak of the opposite mountain.

Lu Yuan’s face remained impassive. With a slight shake of his arm, the metal spear in his hand vanished in an instant.

“Pop! Whoosh—”

The sound of air exploding suddenly filled the ears, followed by an incredibly sharp whistling noise.

In the view of everyone on the mountain peak, only a black shadow could be seen, shooting forward like a bolt of black lightning.

The naked eye could hardly trace the shadow’s path, only a long, distinct white trail following behind it, indicating its trajectory.

In about the span of a breath…

“Boom!”

A giant metal sphere that had just barely rolled down from the opposite mountain peak exploded several kilometers away.

Before anyone could react,

another piercing sound cut through the air, followed by the explosion of the second metal sphere, then the third, the fourth…

The metal spears in front of Lu Yuan continued to diminish one by one.

With each diminishing spear, a corresponding metal sphere from the opposite peak would explode.

The throwing speed was so fast that sometimes the people on the opposite mountain couldn’t roll down the metal spheres quickly enough, and Lu Yuan would have to wait a bit.

This… was his daily spear-throwing practice.

Lu Yuan was immersed in the gratification of watching the experience points on his [master of arms] professional panel steadily increase.

Standing beside him, Liao Yu couldn’t help but have his eyelid twitching wildly.

Even though he had witnessed such a scene countless times, every single time… his heart couldn’t help but tremble.

He would then ask himself a soul-searching question amidst his confusion and amazement—Lu Yuan… is he really human?

Lu Yuan had consecutively thrown nearly a hundred times, feeling a slight soreness in his arm.

By now, the pit beneath was already filled with a thick layer of metal sphere debris.

Just as he was about to continue, Peregrine Falcon spoke up beside him.

“Lord, the Golden Bear Level from Xiabang is almost here. Should we go greet him?”

Peregrine Falcon asked while looking at the floating light screen on his wrist.

Lu Yuan’s face showed no change, and he said nothing.

Peregrine Falcon understood instantly and respectfully closed his mouth.

Just as Lu Yuan was about to throw his 132nd metal spear, he suddenly felt a scorching sensation in his right chest.

The Elephant Deity’s Curse?!

Lu Yuan’s movements paused.

At the same time, an urgent report came through from Peregrine Falcon, “Lord, the Sky Eye has detected an extremely intense evil energy wave rapidly approaching us…

Estimated evil energy level… above Level SS!”

When Peregrine Falcon said the last few words, his voice carried a slight tremor.

Lu Yuan’s eyes flickered slightly but soon regained their calm.

He gently picked up the metal spear in front of him and said calmly, “Ignore it… continue.”

In the wilderness far from the city, three figures were walking at a pace faster than any ordinary person could run.

“Why are we walking instead of driving?”

Among the trio, the hawk-nosed old man, who had an eerily sinister look, voiced his displeasure.

Beside him, the horse-faced middle-aged man glanced at the elephant protector, who stood over two meters tall and was as burly as a small mountain. Without showing any emotion, he said, “Do you think any car can accommodate and carry this guy?”

The elephant protector remained silent.

The hawk-nosed old man grumbled, “I don’t believe even a dump truck couldn’t carry him.”

“That would be far too low-class for us.”

The horse-faced middle-aged man reassured, “It’s fine, walking is good too. Besides, we aren’t slow. The urgent task at hand…”

Gray light flickered in the horse-faced middle-aged man’s eyes as he said, “is to meet the goat protector, persuade him, and then…”

Before he could finish his sentence, he noticed that the elephant protector, who had been mostly silent, suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Facing a particular direction, the elephant protector’s massive body began to tremble slightly.

The tremors grew more intense, eventually even affecting the ground beneath the other two’s feet.

The hawk-nosed old man and the horse-faced middle-aged man were both shocked and puzzled, but before they could inquire,

they heard the elephant protector’s usually unchanging, calm voice now grotesquely distorted.

They heard him mutter repeatedly:

“I am… going to die…”

“?!!”