"If there is sothing you don't understand, Hall Master Wu, please speak plainly," Lan Hai's expression gradually grew cold. "If you have other evidence, then present it."
"ng Shiyu was, after all, nad on the Sacred Rankings..." Wu Feng frowned. He glanced down at a virtual screen that suddenly popped up, stood up abruptly, and hurriedly left before he could finish his sentence.
Lan Hai restrained his resentful expression, looking sowhat puzzled. He picked up the teacup that Wu Feng had left untouched and took a sip. The butler had already quietly slipped out.
Soon, the door opened again, and Lan Hao walked in with his head bowed.
Lan Hai looked indifferent as he declared, "This Wu Feng is strictly impartial. When Hu Qi died previously, he insisted on getting to the bottom of it, which made Qin Yun look very bad."
"How exactly did ng Shiyu die?"
Lan Hai's voice was light and airy, but it fell on Lan Hao's ears with the weight of five hundred kilograms.
Even before going to the barren planet, he had feared his father the most, let alone now.
But he truly couldn't speak of this matter. Clenching his jaw, he insisted, "Senior Brother ng died to save . Father, how many more tis do you want to say it?"
"I will ask you one last ti," Lan Hai's voice turned icy. "Even though you are my son, you cannot compare to the interests of the entire family."
Panic flared in Lan Hao's heart, and his face drastically changed color. His pupils beca heavily bloodshot as he replied with a faint sob in his voice, "Father, how long are you going to make repeat this? The truth is exactly as I said. If you really don't believe , then search my mories. I am willing to prove my innocence with my death."
A heavy silence settled over the room. Lan Hai didn't say a word, leaving Lan Hao extrely anxious.
After a long while, Lan Hai finally let out a soft chuckle. "Your acting is still a bit lacking. Rember, even if an Ancient Sovereign is standing right in front of you, you must stick to this story to the bitter end."
Lan Hao looked up in astonishnt.
"Rank 200 on the Sacred Rankings, dead is dead," Lan Hai remarked casually, though his eyes remained fixed on Lan Hao. "However, I must confirm one thing. This doesn't have anything to do with the theft of the Spirit Fire, does it?"
ng Shiyu's death was one thing, but the theft of the Spirit Fire was another entirely.
The death of ng Shiyu was all bark and no bite; the event itself wasn't terribly important. What mattered more was the fallout caused by his status.
But the stolen Spirit Fire was different. Fan Zhao would definitely try everything to get to the bottom of it, and since it involved the Nether Palace, the situation would beco much more complicated.
Spirit Fire? Lan Hao thought of those Eldritch God cultists. He had never heard of an Eldritch God cultist needing to forge a Sacred Class; they only cared about serving their treacherous deity. He shook his head with certainty. "Absolutely no connection."
"That's fine then, go," Lan Hai waved his hand only after scrutinizing him carefully for a long ti.
Only then did Lan Hao carefully leave the room, letting out a heavy sigh of relief.
"He's even hiding things from . What exactly is involved? Could it be..." Lan Hai narrowed his eyes slightly, nurous speculations flashing through his mind. Finally, he muttered to himself, "Still, he might be of great use."
"Ever since he returned from that barren planet, his personality has changed. Now he even dares to hide things from . He has grown up..."
Knock, knock, knock—a rhythmic tapping sounded at the door.
"Co in," Lan Hai said, lowering his head to take another sip of tea.
The butler walked in slowly, his expression looking sowhat terrified, and his voice trembled slightly. "Patriarch, Qin Yun has disappeared."
Crack! The teacup shattered, liquid splashing everywhere.
"If nothing else, the food was genuinely delicious," Su Chen said as he boarded his aircraft, waving goodbye to the crowd.
Normally, this banquet would have lasted at least five or six hours. However, because of Qin Yun's disappearance and the major upheaval they anticipated might follow, Wei Zhenghong and the others had lost their mood for celebration.
Halfway through, the banquet was brought to an end.
Upon returning to his floating island, Su Chen noticed a few standard-issue aircraft parked at the docking port. Looking out the window, he saw a group of three waiting outside.
"Star Seed Su."
Seeing Su Chen erge from his aircraft, the leader of the trio offered a greeting.
Su Chen looked the three of them over. They all appeared to be quite mature in age. He asked in surprise, "Didn't I tell you to co back at six o'clock?"
"We were just afraid of wasting your ti," the leader replied respectfully.
"Sorry for the trouble then." Su Chen invited the three of them onto the island.
These guys were the representatives of the class analysis team.
As a Star Seed, he was assigned a dedicated class analysis team. Logically, they should have connected a long ti ago, but Su Chen hadn't had any related needs, so he kept delaying it until now.
"We rushed over imdiately after receiving the news earlier today." Inviting them into the lounge, they all introduced themselves.
The leader's na was Luo Shuhang, acting as the captain of the analysis team.
He quickly got down to business, pulling out a recording device and politely requesting, "Please detail the primary and special classes you have already advanced into, including their class abilities."
'Asking so directly...' Su Chen was a little surprised and didn't speak for a mont.
Luo Shuhang explained, "Please rest assured, we are your exclusive class analysis team. This information will absolutely not be leaked."
In reality, such information wasn't much of a secret within the Sect.
Take the primary and even special classes of people like Wei Zhenghong or Shen Yi'an, for example.
Apart from the more hidden Sacred Classes, one could find out about the others to so extent.
After all, growing up within the Sect made them almost entirely transparent.
Moreover, it was impossible to frequently use things like soul contracts to bind everyone who knew basic information.
"Only after obtaining this information can we build an exclusive model for you. Through this model, we can select the primary and special classes most suited to you," Luo Shuhang explained thoroughly.
"There are many benefits to selecting a class this way. For instance, the class requirents will be easier for you to fulfill, the abilities will be more compatible, the power will be greater, and your developnt will be much faster..."
Hearing this, Su Chen simply replied, "I want you to recomnd a few special classes for ."
He completely bypassed the topic.
Luo Shuhang's eyes shifted slightly, feeling helpless inside. He knew this Star Seed was still wary of them, or rather, wary of the others in the Sect.
But he had anticipated this before coming, so he didn't press the issue. He just pondered and asked, "Special classes. In what aspect?"
"Specifically..." Su Chen stroked his chin. "Anything related to the physical body. How does your normal recomndation process work..."
Hearing this, Luo Shuhang exchanged glances with his two colleagues, put away the recording device, and explained, "There are many subcategories for physical-type classes. Generally, they can be classified into direct combat enhancent, injury recovery, stamina endurance, taboo categories, and so on..."
"Direct combat enhancent can be further divided into attack, defense, speed, and external object reinforcent..."
Su Chen listened carefully. The Sect's classification of classes was far more detailed than that of the Tribunal.
"What kind of taboo classes are there?" he asked with genuine curiosity, noticing that Luo Shuhang hadn't elaborated on this category.
Hearing this, the man gave a wry smile and replied helplessly, "I knew you would ask. Basically, they are classes that require paying an enormous price to unleash their maximum potential."
"Oh?"
'Wouldn't that be a perfect match for the Life Burner?' Su Chen's eyes brightened slightly. Class abilities inherently possessed uniqueness.
Like the Life Burner, since he gained a power boost by burning his flesh and blood, he couldn't gain other enhancents through burning his flesh again.
The Ravager's buffs were triggered by worsening injuries. The sources of these two were different, which was why they could coexist.
For example, if there was another class that granted defense by damaging flesh and blood, it wouldn't be able to function alongside it.
Although they couldn't be used together, it didn't an they were useless. Su Chen thought about it and asked the man to give a few examples.
"Examples?" Luo Shuhang mused for a mont before answering, "There is a class where you can gain specific buffs—whether in defense, speed, or strength—by permanently sacrificing your limbs."
"Permanently sacrificing your limbs?" Su Chen raised an eyebrow.
"Correct," Luo Shuhang nodded as if it were perfectly normal. "If you forcefully regenerate them, the buff will disappear."
Su Chen couldn't help but ask, "Are all taboo classes like this?"
"Yes, if it doesn't cause a permanent impact, could it still be called a taboo class?" Luo Shuhang asked, looking perplexed.
Su Chen paused, realizing he had misunderstood.
To the Sect, sothing like the Life Burner—which allowed recovery in a short amount of ti—could not be considered a taboo class.
Of course, that was referring to the supplentary Blood Burning ability. If one used the main ability to burn lifespan, it would certainly be classified as taboo.
"Alright." Su Chen lost interest in these classes that permanently left hidden damages. He couldn't gamble on the rewards compensating for the permanent loss every single ti.
He continued, "Let's go with the direct combat enhancent category then. Recomnd a few for . I am the chosen of the Great Venerable of Crimson Fla and Resonant Thunder, so my primary class is tied to the elents of thunder and fire."
The Life Burner's forging didn't have any specific requirents, so he might as well just boost his frontal combat strength.
"Uh..." Luo Shuhang froze for a mont, hesitating slightly. "Then, could you tell if you are accustod to using weapons?"
Making recomndations without much information put him in a difficult spot. Even knowing that Su Chen was mainly aligned with the thunder and fire elents, he still wanted to gather as much information as possible.
"I do use them often," Su Chen nodded. That wasn't crucial information to hide.
But after saying it, sothing stirred in his mind, and he added, "I use them quite frequently, actually. Are there any related categories?"
"Yes!" Seeing Su Chen make a specific request, Luo Shuhang's expression instantly brightened. "Related to thunder and fire, and related to weapons, there is a class... its ability can significantly enhance weapon performance through the power of thunder and fire."
"Oh..." Su Chen was intrigued.
"There's also another class that's quite unique..." the person beside Luo Shuhang chid in.
"What class?" Su Chen inquired.
The man replied, "You can assimilate specific weapons into yourself, thereby granting a certain degree of reinforcent to your physical body."
'It is quite similar to the Bone Armorer...' Su Chen thought about it. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Luo Shuhang shake his head: "This class has a hidden flaw. Once your own tier increases, the weapon's tier won't keep up. It requires pairing with another class to continuously upgrade the weapon's tier."
"Doing it that way consus way too much ti and energy." For a Star Seed, their youthful energy was precious.
Su Chen, however, grew even more interested. After all, he had already solved the trouble of upgrading weapons.
The Bone Armorer was undeniably strong. He almost constantly had mystical armor fused to him, making his physical defense astonishing. Combatants of the sa tier found it nearly impossible to break his defenses.
But if he were just wearing it externally, it wouldn't reach its current level of effectiveness, and the fusion boosted his combat strength with practically no side effects.
"What are these two classes called?"
"Thunderfire Spirit Forger, and Weapon Assimilator..." Luo Shuhang hesitated slightly, giving the nas but unaware of their specific requirents.
Su Chen would have to go to the Spirit Hall to fetch them himself, which wasn't troubleso—just a quick trip.
"If you have any further needs, just contact us. We are always ready to provide you with suggestions," Luo Shuhang emphasized repeatedly before leaving.
Their group was in a sowhat awkward position, as they purely offered advice.
Those with deep backgrounds had their own, more reliable internal analysts within their families, so they never used them.
It was rare to have the chance to assist a Star Seed, so he naturally wanted to seize the opportunity. Unfortunately, Su Chen didn't seem to trust him much.
"Naturally." Su Chen nodded, leaving the floating island together with them before parting ways to head to the Spirit Hall.
As soon as his aircraft landed at the docking port, he noticed so unusual activity.
There were many older, unfamiliar faces—unfamiliar to him, at least. They were actually high-ranking mbers of the Sect, Vice Hall Masters and the like, hurrying onto their aircraft and leaving.
'Is it because of Qin Yun's situation?'
Su Chen couldn't help but guess. There were even more high-ranking mbers on the main road, all wearing grim expressions.
Upon arriving at the Spirit Hall, a deacon welcod him. His na was Li Qing; he had an unfamiliar face and his attitude was neither cold nor warm.
He was clearly one of Qin Yun's people, but he didn't make things difficult. He just followed normal procedures and retrieved the two classes for him.
[Special Class Discovered: Thunderfire Spirit Forger. Fulfill the class requirents to advance.]
[Class Requirent 1: Hold at least four physical-type classes, with at least three being top-tier.]
[Class Requirent 2: Attempt to channel the power of thunder and fire with bare hands to forge a weapon no lower than your own tier for at least three hours daily, continuously for half a year.]
[Class Requirent 3: Forge a weapon no lower than your own tier barehanded.]
The difficulty wasn't high, just the barehanded forging was a bit troubleso. Su Chen took one look and saw it enter the "Great Venerable doing a favor" phase. Requirent 2 was weakened, reducing the duration to only three months.
[Special Class Discovered: Weapon Assimilator. Fulfill the class requirents to advance.]
[Class Requirent 1: Hold at least five top-tier physical-type classes.]
[Class Requirent 2: Devour one tiered weapon daily, continuously for at least one year.]
[Class Requirent 3: Select a weapon that has fought alongside you for at least a year, attempt to resonate with it, strip its spirituality, and assimilate it into your body.]
The difficulty of this class was sowhat higher, but compared to the Bone Armorer, it allowed the user to actively choose which weapon to assimilate, naturally providing different bonuses.
Su Chen waited for a while, but it still didn't enter the "Great Venerable doing a favor" phase. Instead, a series of notifications popped up: [Weapon Assimilator senses the existence of a mystical relic's power. Extrely excited, having never encountered such a perfect match, it resolves to work hard to adapt to the host.]
[Weapon Assimilator is devouring Thunderfire Spirit Forger...]
[Weapon Assimilator is devouring Bone Armorer...]
[Weapon Assimilator is evolving... Weapon Assimilator is stuffed... The Great Venerable of Crimson Fla and Resonant Thunder casts his gaze, descending with the power of thunderous fla to assist in its evolution...]
[Weapon Assimilator has evolved into Master of Weapons!]
[Special Class Discovered: Master of Weapons. Fulfill the class requirents to advance.]
[Class Requirent 1: Hold at least six top-tier physical-type classes.]
[Class Requirent 2: Attempt to forge weapons no lower than your own tier with bare hands. Quantity must be no less than ten.]
[Class Requirent 3: Devour weapons no lower than your own tier. Quantity must be no less than five.]
[Class Requirent 4: Strip the spirituality of the weapons you control and fuse them into one.]
Looking at the series of explanations on the panel, Su Chen couldn't help but look surprised. 'It actually devoured them?'
'It even got fucking stuffed. In the end, the Great Venerable had to intervene to help it evolve.'
This... Su Chen was quite astonished. Four requirents, a tier-six prerequisite, barehanded forging, having to eat weapons no lower than his own tier, and even stripping spirituality. The difficulty wasn't low...
[To repay the Great Venerable's grace, Master of Weapons has erased Class Requirent 1 and weakened Requirents 2 and 3. The number of weapons to forge is now five, and the number of weapons to devour is now three.]
"Oh?" Su Chen's eyes lit up. 'Not bad at all... It knows how to repay a favor. The six-tier requirent was completely erased, and the difficulty has dropped significantly.'
'However, with these three classes rged into one, how will it be calculated when forging a Sacred Class or calculating the Purifier's bonuses?'
[Devoured classes will be calculated based on their original quantity.]
'That's good...' Seeing the panel's prompt, Su Chen finally felt relieved. With the difficulty being so high, it would be a bit of a rip-off if it only counted as one upon completion.
'I wonder what this class's abilities are?'
He tested it briefly. Although the Bone Armorer had been devoured, its abilities were temporarily still present, and he could still fuse with armor.
"The trigger for this devouring... seems to be my control over mystical relics," Su Chen muttered. Returning to his senses, he was just about to stand up and leave.
Suddenly, he saw the deacon sitting opposite him—Deacon Wang—with his head bowed, his previously expressionless face now pale and his entire body trembling.
"You... you're leaving? Let see you out..." Seeing him stand up, Deacon Wang hurriedly said, forcing an ugly smile onto his face.
'And here I thought he already knew about Qin Yun's matter and was still refusing to give a good face because he had a backbone. Turns out he just didn't know.'
Su Chen was left speechless as the man escorted him out of the Spirit Hall.
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