Quick to come, quick to go.

Everything has settled, but the crowd still feels like they’re dreaming.

"Bang!!!"

At this moment, a clashing sound awakens the crowd from their daze.

The crowd looks in the direction of the sound and sees the Holy Blade shattered, leaving only fragments scattered on the ground, and the blood-stained handle in hand.

It is the Celestial Traveler·Slaying Karma.

"This..."

The crowd looks, eyes filled with surprise and doubt.

However, Shen Hex is equally confused, staring wide-eyed at a few others.

"Cough, cough!"

After staring for a while, a gentle cough breaks the silence, and it’s the Director of the Tianbei City Special Bureau, Long Tiansheng.

"Captain Shen!"

Long Tiansheng glances at the blood-stained handle in Shen Hex’s hand and tentatively asks, "How is it?"

Shen Hex shakes his head: "Nothing."

Saying this, he proceeds to gather the fragments and handle from the ground.

Seeing this, Long Tiansheng doesn’t say much and changes the topic: "Do you know this person?"

Shen Hex shakes his head again: "I don’t know him."

"Don’t know him?"

Long Tiansheng furrows his brow, the crowd is puzzled, and he continues to inquire: "Why did he bring you to break the Blood Cocoon if you don’t know him?"

Shen Hex’s expression remains unchanged: "Earlier, the battle situation collapsed, our small team retreated outside the city, only to be surrounded and attacked by Evil God cultists. I had no choice but to use my professional ability and killed a Tier Seven Apostle.

After killing that Tier Seven Apostle, a Tier Eight Apostle was drawn in, and I was nearly killed because I’m no match for him. Fortunately, at the critical moment, that person showed up, killed the Tier Eight Apostle, and saved our lives.

Afterwards, we retreated outside the city to regroup at my farm. He later returned, asking for my help to defeat the enemy, saying my professional ability could break the Blood Cocoon’s defense, so I came with him."

These words explain the sequence of events, clarifying the cause and effect.

"So that’s how it is."

Despite the clarity and detail of the narration, the crowd’s brows do not unfurl, and one person even eyes him up and down: "Your cultivation should only be Tier Five, what kind of professional ability can kill a Tier Seven Apostle..."

"Cough, cough!"

The speech is interrupted by a gentle cough from Long Tiansheng, the Director of the Special Bureau.

The person realizes their indiscretion and immediately stops speaking, though their gaze lingers on Shen Hex.

Professionals highly value privacy, and asking about other people’s professional information is against the mutual understanding, morality, and even touches upon the Empire’s law. No organization, including academies and government agencies, can forcibly inquire professional information.

There’s a saying: Behind every seemingly bizarre rule, there’s a bloody lesson.

This law is no exception. Initially, the Empire attempted to register all professional information by force, and various factions followed suit, resulting in talented professionals being persecuted or imprisoned, leading to accumulated resentment and several large-scale rebellions. Many professionals defected from the Empire to join the Evil God Sect.

After these bloody lessons, the Empire enacted this law.

The person who spoke earlier, despite being a Tianbei City high-ranking official, does not have the right to forcibly inquire about professional information.

On the contrary, as an official, doing so would be knowingly breaking the law, hence Long Tiansheng promptly interrupted him.

Nevertheless, his gaze remains unabated.

Although the Empire’s laws are stringent, they are not without loopholes. Although others cannot forcibly inquire, it doesn’t mean you can’t voluntarily report.

This is a small loophole, or rather deliberately left operational space.

Shen Hex straightforwardly reveals the Celestial Traveler’s professional panel.

"Celestial Traveler!"

"Celestial Punishment Asura!"

"So that’s how it is!"

Seeing the professional panel displayed by Shen Hex, the crowd finally understands, letting go of their wariness.

Though bearing such wariness towards a lifesaver feels irrational and unreasonable, as previously mentioned, behind every seemingly bizarre rule, there’s a bloody lesson.

This wary mentality is the same; the Evil God’s tactics are too weird, the Evil God cultists and evil professionals are omnipresent, compelling the Empire’s agencies and all factions to engage in thorough scrutiny, maintaining vigilance towards all inexplicable matters.

Thus, even though the mysterious person saved all of Tianbei City and Shen Hex’s explanation was sensible and flawless, they remained cautious due to many questions left unanswered.

Until now, Shen Hex displayed the Celestial Traveler’s professional panel, dispelling doubts and wariness towards him.

The professional panel is the strongest evidence!

Everything in this world can be falsified, except professions.

Because the principle of profession generation is the impact a professional’s actions have on the world.

A profession like Celestial Traveler is ordinarily completely disconnected from the Evil God Sect.

Although some unordinary existences can break this rule, those are too rare to be considered.

Thus, the professional panel becomes the strongest evidence, convincing the crowd of his earlier words.

As for the mysterious figure, he remains the mysterious figure. Despite having some interaction and involvement with Shen Hex, it doesn’t mean their doubts should shift onto Shen Hex, who has proven his innocence.

On the contrary...

"Celestial Punishment Asura!"

"Such professional ability!"

"No wonder he could kill a Tier Seven Evil God’s Apostle with Golden Core cultivation!"