Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Professional Talent, Candlebearer’s Purity
Dusk immerses the river surface.
The skyscrapers on the opposite shore are burning the last strands of the evening glow, while neon lights cascade down the glass curtain walls.
Fang Qingyu leans against the car.
The night wind, wrapped in a damp, fishy scent, sweeps across his hair.
"Lin Wanqing’s investigation results are out. She’s indeed unaware. The relevant memories regarding that day at the hotel have been erased. If you..."
Lin Kang pauses as he speaks.
"Need to work with her later on, remember not to slip up."
"Okay, thank you, Team Leader Lin."
Fang Qingyu holds back his laughter and nods.
Everyone finds it peculiar that he would work as a bodyguard.
Even his past of delivering food and working as a building porter has been dug up.
This has led some people to start imitating him.
Fang Qingyu feels somewhat helpless.
But there’s no choice; he can only let them be.
That’s the reality.
Once a person succeeds, everything seems right.
The small episode ends.
A reminder sounds from the radio.
"Mr. Fang, you have 2 minutes left to activate the force field."
"Okay."
Fang Qingyu replies.
After that, he starts observing the surrounding terrain.
It has only been a day since the Pantheon incident, and Fang Qingyu returns to his fulfilling training routine.
Currently, the Life Ghost Atlas remains the main source of Skill Points.
After taking a break yesterday, he almost felt heartbroken.
He can’t afford to waste any more.
Remember the environment around him.
Fang Qingyu thrusts the force field onto the ground beneath his feet.
At the moment of unfolding, the distant evening breeze halts in mid-air.
The world presses the pause button.
The ripples on the river surface freeze into silver scales, and the neon light streams on the opposite shore become frozen liquid gems.
The originally noisy riverside.
Only the steel jungle outlines cold silhouettes in the dusk.
His breath magnifies into tides beside his ears.
Fang Qingyu loosens his shirt collar and walks along the riverbank railing forward.
The river water at the edge starts to take on a sickly emerald hue.
"Splash!"
Not long after.
A whirlpool with a diameter of three meters erupts in the river’s center, its turbid waves freeze mid-air into a structure resembling a crystal chandelier.
Each water prism reflects distorting vines.
These deep brown plants proliferate at a speed defying physical laws, weaving the whirlpool into a giant corolla in an instant.
The solidified ripples over the entire river surface begin flowing backward.
The true entity finally surfaces.
It’s a humanoid creature formed by countless intertwined vines, with a heart area blooming into a two-meter-wide scarlet Mandala.
Embedded within the flower stamen are seven human skulls.
Parasitic orchids grow in each skull’s eye sockets, spraying colorful toxic mists as the flower disc rotates.
Fang Qingyu looks at the black text in front of him.
[Life Ghost·Ming Vine Soul Erosion]
With a reverse grip, he draws out Mo-Ting.
The clash of the blade slicing through silence emits a resonant sound, lowly echoing amidst the waves.
Landing on a small boat ready on the riverside.
Silver and gold threads weave across his skin.
The Ming Vine Soul Erosion flower disc just rotated to target him, while three vine whips entwined in toxic mist still rise.
The tip of the blade already pierces the first parasitic orchid.
The black blade skims the inner wall of the skull at a slanted angle, the cut smooth as a mirror.
The second stroke lifts upward through the second eyeball, and when the blade’s spine shatters the parasitic orchid spores, the severed vine spews a foul liquid.
Fang Qingyu pivots away from the toxic mist.
His elbow presses against the sword handle, pushing it horizontally, the third and fourth skulls crack into eight pieces in response, with burn marks left from high-speed cutting along the edge.
The scarlet Mandala starts secreting corrosive mucus.
Seven main vines burst into dozens of sharp spikes.
Qi Blood surges throughout Fang Qingyu, golden and silver lines reaching behind his ears, and Mo-Ting completes tens of slashes within seconds.
All the spikes are cleaved into uniformly sized segments.
Then, without a pause.
The final strike pierces the flower stamen’s center.
Under the strengthening of Dragon and Tiger Force, his body and bone are enhanced, showing no fear in the battle.
The entire mandala is uprooted from within.
"Hiss——"
An eerie sound spreads by the river.
Fang Qingyu sheaths his sword, leisurely returning to the riverside with satisfaction.
This is the world that belongs to him.
In the crevice between reality and force fields, within the time-frozen amber.
Only the sharp sound of the blade’s wind-break and the Life Ghost’s dying, unwilling scream exist in tangible reality.
[Life Ghost·Ming Vine Soul Erosion has been recorded, reward: 1 Skill Point]
[River Erosion Species·Vine Flower Coexistence Type]
[Collection progress: 5/5]
A new entry blooms on the atlas.
Initially, Fang Qingyu thought it was just another Skill Point gain.
Unexpectedly...
The atlas is complete!!?
He flips to the River Erosion Species page.
The collected black text explodes into stars and reassembles.
[Congratulations on completing the River Erosion Species·Vine Flower Coexistence Type Life Ghost, rewarding Main Profession Slot +1, Attribute Points +5]
Fang Qingyu feels slightly excited.
Yesterday in the ward, he tried setting Candlebearer as the Main Profession.
After all, the Main Profession can awaken talent.
After upgrading, there are many benefits, even rewarding Ancient Techniques etc.
But the atlas didn’t react at all.
Fang Qingyu thought only one Main Profession could be set.
Thus, he didn’t dwell on it.
Unexpectedly, this surprise is waiting here.
"Mr. Fang, the staff will handle things here, you should head to the next place."
Listening to the driver’s reminder beside him.
Fang Qingyu calms down his emotions for now.
Not rushing this moment.
First, focus on harvesting tonight’s Skill Points.
...
Half past midnight.
The most relaxing moment of outdoor special training.
Generally, once you’re busy from 8 PM till 1 AM, there are no more Life Ghosts.
While Fang Qingyu waits in the car.
He finally finds time to look at the atlas.
[Would you like to confirm the Profession "Candlebearer" as Main Profession?]
"Yes."
Fang Qingyu silently utters to confirm.
[The profession panel has changed, currently "Candlebearer" is your second Main Profession, Talent awakening in process...]
[Congratulations on successfully awakening Candlebearer★Talent — Candlebearer Purity!]
[Candlebearer Purity: Harmonize Yin Yang with Breath of Candle Dragon, cultivate as day and night cycle, progress unhindered, Divine Fire unswerving, burn away Soul-devouring Desire!]
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After reading, apart from being pleasantly surprised.
He feels more scared.
Burn away Soul-devouring Desire...
Turns out, without this talent, he really must feast on human flesh to advance.
Fortunately, this concern is now dispelled.
Also brings along.
A speed of cultivation like flying.
Fang Qingyu has long had enough.
One day of cultivating Refining God Technique for one hour, Inner Scene Method maxed out.
Only adds one or two points of experience.
Calculating like this.
Takes nearly 100 days to level up.
Although this speed is already dreamt of by others, for Fang Qingyu...
Still not quite enough.
But now it’s better.
When he returns, he can try out flying speed.
Glancing at the time.
1:51 AM.
The car starts moving, preparing to head back to the Divine Management Bureau.
Though it hasn’t begun moving yet.
The radio first transmits staff’s voice.
"Mr. Fang, the neighboring force field requests Martial Arts Apprentice support. Would you like to go?"
Fang Qingyu listens, stunned...
Support!?
Old Qiao’s previous words surge back into his mind.
After a thought, Fang Qingyu softly says.
"Go."