Chapter 394 – Unlock Condition Met

This time, Chen Wu Hao did not lend out his communicator.

Narrowing his eyes, he stared at Lu Yuan for a moment, their gazes meeting in calm equilibrium.

The next second, the stern hardness on his face quietly faded away, as if he had never refused Lu Yuan, smoothly shifting the topic.

“The second matter.”

Chen Wu Hao took a deep breath, and his shoulder-length, parted hair began to float strand by strand, his body bursting forth with a copious amount of light blue Starlight.

A formidable aura and robust fighting spirit rose from him.

His eyes blazing, he looked at Lu Yuan like a sharp, radiant spear, so brilliant that it was difficult to look directly at him.

“You’ve overthrown Penglai, so I should rightfully fight you… Just as well, I’d like to see for myself. This peerless demon blade, famed as the once-in-a-millennium weapon of Xia State, just how strong is it? Does it truly possess strength beyond the ninth stage as the rumors say…”

Waves of powerful energy surged like tides from within Chen Wu Hao, spreading outward in all directions.

A tempestuous wind whipped up inside the hall, leaving numerous high-temperature searing marks.

Yet it disturbed not a single piece of furniture or even caused a ripple in the tea within the cups.

Only Lu Yuan’s clothes and hair fluttered loudly, a testament to Chen Wu Hao’s terrifying control over Strength.

In this regard, this guy was indeed one of the rare Experts Lu Yuan had encountered on his journey.

Lu Yuan wasn’t surprised by Chen Wu Hao’s sudden challenge; instead, he felt a sense of relief.

He actually quite appreciated Chen Wu Hao’s straightforward nature.

He wanted a fight, and Lu Yuan was more than willing, preferable to having someone plotting against him in secret.

Facing Chen Wu Hao’s challenge, Lu Yuan simply said, “As you wish.”

As his words fell, platinum Astral Fire burst forth from Lu Yuan’s pores, quickly forging behind him a Dharma Form of an Eight-Armed Asura, nearly five meters tall and almost solid in appearance.

The Dharma Form’s head barely touched the ceiling, a mere cun away from piercing through the roof.

In a lifetime of Dharma Form, Lu Yuan naturally made a swift move.

Synchronizing his punches with the Eight-Armed Asura, the air between him and Chen Wu Hao filled abruptly with dense, intertwined platinum ripples the moment their fists were thrown.

These ripples, interlacing like nets and hammers, descended upon Chen Wu Hao’s head.

With a cold snort, Chen Wu Hao’s body radiated Starlight like a cascading waterfall, with dazzling light spots emerging from his surface.

He retaliated bare-handed, employing moves from the pure martial artist system.

The surging energy of the Starry Sky martial arts formed numerous small Starlight vortices around him, continuously colliding with the platinum ripples unleashed by Lu Yuan, creating a cacophony of explosive sounds.

Lu Yuan, with the Asura Dharma Form on his back, and Chen Wu Hao, enveloped in Starlight, continuously exchanged blows in the relatively confined hall.

Initially, Lu Yuan was quite casual in his approach, thinking he could easily overpower Chen Wu Hao.

Gradually, however, Lu Yuan sensed something different.

Chen Wu Hao was adeptly cycling through various pure martial artist style moves, mastering the techniques of a hundred schools.

Lu Yuan saw the Four Tiger Style, Sky Water Stream, Encompassing Ocean Style… even the Heavenly Palace Style martial arts!

He suddenly understood the real intention behind Chen Wu Hao’s challenge.

Having witnessed Lu Yuan shatter the “Ice God” Mecha bare-handed, Chen Wu Hao, a high-ranking member of Yellow Bear, surely knew his combat power all too well.

Chen Wu Hao had never doubted his own fighting abilities.

His insistence on fighting was to end this cause and effect the “Penglai” way!

Lu Yuan’s attitude shifted to one of seriousness and focus.

The nature of this battle changed.

In a sense, this fight was no longer just a personal vendetta between Lu Yuan and Chen Wu Hao but symbolized-

The clash between the traditional paths of true pure martial Grandmasters and the Starry Sky martial arts.

Which was stronger!

In the modest hall, the Eight-Armed Asura clashed with dazzling light spots, Platinum Fire collided with Starlight vortices…

Both confined and controlled their powers within a certain limit.

Fingers clash and palms strike, unleashing countless thunderous explosions in the minutest details…

Outside the hall, led by Liu Daoyuan, everyone from Linghexuan gathered dozens of meters away from the house, watching the tightly shut door with an incredibly solemn expression.

They had no idea what was happening inside.

No sound came from the house.

Yet, the instinct of a martial artist made everyone feel an indescribable, immense pressure and discomfort.

It was as if a super invincible, terrifying storm and tsunami were ahead, with invisible vortices converging toward that spot.

Approaching it meant certain death.

Standing next to Liu Daoyuan, a young girl repeatedly closed and opened her eyes.

After mentally attempting dozens of times and realizing that taking no more than ten steps toward the cabin would result in an explosive and fatal outcome, she finally gave up with a face full of dejection and reluctance.

Yet, a fierce flame ignited within her.

Coupled with the celestial phenomena she had witnessed on someone previously referred to as a “martial immortal of this era,” a seed was quietly planted, its future blossoming and fruiting yet unknown.

Minutes passed.

It felt as long as centuries.

Finally, the oppressive aura that loomed over the cabin abruptly vanished.

Accompanied by a creaking sound.

The door of the cabin opened, and Chen Wu Hao stepped out with a calm expression.

Upon seeing Chen Wu Hao, the people of Linghexuan immediately tensed up.

However, Chen Wu Hao didn’t even glance at them. Instead, he turned and spoke indifferently towards the direction behind him: “Tomorrow… I’ll come again.”

“As you wish.”

A casual voice responded from inside.

Chen Wu Hao said nothing more, his figure flickered, and he disappeared from the spot.

The people of Linghexuan breathed a sigh of relief and peered into the cabin through the open door, only to see a handsome young man with his back to them, intently examining two large silver cases.

“Master…”

A girl in the crowd couldn’t help but turn to Liu Daoyuan and ask, “Who won this battle?”

Liu Daoyuan, with his hands clasped behind his back, spoke lightly, “Isn’t it obvious? Would you challenge a subordinate who has already been defeated by you a second time?”

“Right!”

The girl’s eyes suddenly lit up.

“Let’s go.”

A hint of subtle pride flashed across Liu Daoyuan’s face as he signaled for everyone to leave.

“Leave him be.”

“Yes.”

Everyone inside Linghexuan departed, leaving Lu Yuan alone in the room.

His duel with Chen Wu Hao had naturally ended in his victory.

His “Divine Elephant Style” and “Underworld Crow Style” martial arts were both superior to Chen Wu Hao’s “Heavenly Palace Style,” and his inherent strength was greater as well.

If Chen Wu Hao had fought against him using his full “Starry Sky” martial arts capability, it might have been somewhat interesting.

But to win against him in a battle of pure martial arts would truly be a miracle.

However, the benefits Lu Yuan gained from his battle with Chen Wu Hao were not insignificant.

Stuck at level 3, his [Grandmaster Dharma Form] gained a significant amount of experience points through this battle, which was precisely why he was eager for Chen Wu Hao’s “second challenge.”

“Once I max out the [Grandmaster Dharma Form] and unlock the advanced skills, the second [Professional Core Skill of a Martial Arts Grandmaster (Extraordinary)] can be unlocked…”

Lu Yuan would love it if Chen Wu Hao could come every day to serve as his Sparring Partner.

“First, let’s deal with these two items…”

Lu Yuan redirected his attention to the two items before him.

First was the “Moon-Eating Fang.”

Without any hesitation, Lu Yuan quickly placed his hand on the massive ancient fossil.

As two notifications popped up on the panel-

[Congratulations, you have obtained a legendary level material-Moon-Eating Whale Fang!]

[Would you like to unlock a new profession?]

In an instant.

“Crack, crack-“

A series of fine cracking sounds emanated from beneath Lu Yuan’s hand.

The massive ancient fossil began to fracture from the inside out, large cracks spreading across its surface.

As it started to crumble, a surge of evil deity factor far more potent than before and an incredibly deep and chilly aura were released.

Finally, a fist-sized tooth, emitting ripples of glowing blue light like ocean waves, and shaped oddly like a crescent moon or a curved blade, floated up.

“No.”

After a moment’s hesitation, Lu Yuan decided against directly unlocking the new profession.

Just as he made this decision, the fist-sized moon-eating fang suddenly pierced his chest like a blade.

There was no tearing of flesh, nor any bloodshed; it simply vanished inside.

Inside Lu Yuan’s chest, the moon-eating fang quickly came together with the Hundred-eyed Nether Crow Feather and the Breath of Gale already lodged there, instantly forming a small vortex.

[Legendary level profession unlocking conditions met, current progress: Legendary level materials (3/3)]

[Profession unlocking in progress…]

“Finally… gathered them all.”

Lu Yuan muttered to himself with a complex expression.

From acquiring the first legendary level material, the Hundred-eyed Nether Crow Feather, at the Wailing Ruins, to now, he had finally completed the task of unlocking.

However, things had changed.

Now, Lu Yuan no longer felt the initial anticipation for the legendary level profession he had worked so hard to unlock.

After all, he already had two legitimate legendary level professions.

“One can only hope that the newly unlocked legendary is stronger than the Fire Chaser and the Elephant Deity Asura… otherwise, it would truly be a waste of effort…”

Lu Yuan quietly awaited the appearance of the new profession.

But after a long wait, seeing the vortex continuously spinning, there was still no sign of any activity on the professional panel.

“Come on, it couldn’t be stuck, could it?”

The more Lu Yuan looked at the spinning vortex, the more it reminded him of the “waiting” icon when a webpage is loading.

“Isn’t this frustrating?”

Frowning, Lu Yuan fiddled around but saw no response, beginning to suspect it might be related to a flaw in the Breath of Gale.

A touch of irritation arose within him.

But since he hadn’t placed much hope on this legendary profession to begin with, he let it be.

“I’m eager to see what kind of legendary-level profession the three types of evil deity legacies can unlock for me…”

Lu Yuan no longer paid attention to the vortex.

Instead, he picked up another Phoenix Feather and held it in his palm, silently absorbing the energy within.

The energy from the Phoenix Feather surged into Lu Yuan’s body like water bursting through a dam, quickly absorbed by the [Fire Chaser. Azure Flame (Legendary)] professional panel as experience points.

When all the energy within the feather was absorbed, the entire feather turned to ash and disappeared.

Lu Yuan checked the [Fire Chaser] panel and found that the Experience progress bar had risen from 5% to 10%.

With a snap of his fingers, an emerald green, lively flame leapt from between them.

With the increase in experience progress, the Azure Flame appeared noticeably deeper in color than before, and its flame power had also improved significantly.