Infinite Professions-Chapter 57 - 52: Another Advancement

"!!!!!!!"

Guu Yunxiao’s pupils contracted, and a warning alarm blared in his heart.

Did this person truly discover him?

He was a Spirit-level Spirit Master and had just utilized the Spirit Fusion Secret Technique to merge with the Tier Four Elite Species, the Ghost Wolf. This Upper-level Spirit Master hadn’t yet merged with the Sand Beast beneath him, so how could he possibly discover him?

Unless...

"Bang!!!"

Guu Yunxiao was taken aback as Shen Hex suddenly moved, treading on air as if ascending to the heavens, with his fingertips bursting with Gang Yuan, fierce like a flying tiger, tearing through the clouds.

Hawk Form - Cloud-Stepping Step!

Tiger Intent - Wind-Splitting Claw!

Shen Hex flew forward, treading on air, his claws splitting the wind and clouds, directly attacking the hidden Guu Yunxiao.

Guu Yunxiao’s pupils contracted, and he also used his fingers as claws, assuming the stance of a ferocious wolf, bravely confronting the opponent.

Spirit Fusion Martial Skill - Ghost Wolf Claw!

"Bang!!!"

As they clashed, sparks flew, and Guu Yunxiao revealed his form, still appearing as a mysterious figure in black clothing and a wide-brimmed hat, only his hands changed drastically, now covered with pitch-black iron claws.

It was the effect of the Spirit Fusion Secret Technique, merging him with the Ghost Wolf to form a half-human, half-beast body, significantly enhancing his physical strength and allowing him to utilize the Ghost Wolf’s abilities.

Now these iron claws were the Ghost Wolf’s claws, incredibly sharp, capable of tearing through steel, and carrying deadly Netherworld poison that could turn a person into a rotting corpse—extremely vicious.

Yet...

Shen Hex flew forward, his eyes glinting with golden brilliance, surrounded by radiance, forming a golden armor adorned with the virtual forms of dragons and tigers, emanating an imposing aura.

Dragon-Slaying Tiger-Subduing, Vajra Fierce Ape! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"You have another Spirit Beast?!"

Guu Yunxiao’s pupils contracted, ultimately seeing the opponent’s true strength.

Shen Hex did not respond, simply extending his claws to attack.

"Humph!"

Guu Yunxiao’s eyes grew cold as he unleashed his wolf claws in vicious attacks.

The strong oppressing the weak is the way of the King of Beast Fighting, though he had traversed the Wind Thunder Mountain Range for years and certainly faced tough challenges before.

Just an Upper-level Spirit Master, though possessing a Tier Three Spirit Lord Species more powerful than the Earth Sand Beast King, was not enough to make him, the "Ghost Wolf Master" Guu Yunxiao, back down.

Kill!!!

Guu Yunxiao’s wolf claws struck out, leaving noticeable marks in the air, though he couldn’t break through his opponent’s defenses, only sparking bursts of fire.

His opponent’s tiger claws split the air, every move executed brilliantly, not at all like an inexperienced novice, more like a seasoned Martial Arts Grandmaster, flawless combat skills, with no gap to exploit.

"Is this... Spirit Lord Combat Skills?"

"No, Spirit Lord Combat Skills cannot possess this power!"

"Is this... Monarch?"

As the fierce battle dragged on, only astonishment filled his heart, and Guu Yunxiao’s gaze showed fear, unknowingly revealing a gap.

Just at this moment...

"Slice!!!"

Shen Hex’s tiger claw tore open the Ghost Wolf’s iron claw, striking toward his opponent’s throat.

Guu Yunxiao hastily dodged, retracting his neck, though the face hidden under his hat could not evade, with a crashing sound, the hat exploded, blood splattering, revealing a vicious wolf head, blood flowing profusely from the jaw, already torn by the tiger claw.

"Roar!"

This injury only intensified the panic, and Guu Yunxiao roared in rage, Ghost Wolf iron claws glowing with silver moonlight, sweeping down in a strike.

Spirit Fusion Martial Skill - Moonlit Celestial Wolf!

"Bang!"

Under the Celestial Wolf’s silver claws, the War Ape’s golden armor trembled violently, and Shen Hex’s body crashed into the earth.

"Die!"

Seeing the killing move succeed, Guu Yunxiao, who had almost intended to retreat, was again driven by greed and murderous intent, roaring madly and flying down, his claws bursting with shadows like silver hooks, tearing toward the ground.

But unexpectedly...

"Ah!!!"

On the ground, dust had just started to rise, only to be instantly sucked away, revealing a figure radiant in gold, swallowing the flow of strength from all directions, his chest and abdomen swelling with golden light, hidden Tiger and Dragon Qi resonating inside, instantly forming a magnificent burst of energy.

"Roar!!!"

The next moment, the Tiger and Dragon roared together, their sound thunderous, and a radiant light spilled from Shen Hex’s mouth, carrying an unmatched Gang Stream, shattering the celestial wolf claw shadows, penetrating the opponent’s body.

"Bang!!!"

Only hearing a booming sound, Guu Yunxiao tumbled back, crashing ten yards away into a cliff’s edge, his wolf-faced expression filled with horror, his eyes fixed on Shen Hex: "You...?!"

"Boom!!!"

Before finishing his sentence, a booming sound erupted, and his wolf-human form exploded on the spot, amidst flying blood and flesh, the Gang Stream surged violently, obliterating the cliff, and both plummeted into the ravine below.

"Lord Guu!"

Such a scene, like a sudden thunderclap, hit the people below, causing a heavy blow to the members of the Luo Clan who were struggling to resist the attack of the Sand Beast swarm. Several upper-level Spirit Masters who came with Guu Yunxiao were utterly shocked.

This was a Spirit-level Spirit Master. Although they contracted an Elite Species Ghost Wolf, without a Spirit Lord Species Spirit Beast to complement it, they were considered the bottom tier among Spirit-level Spirit Masters. But still, it was a Spirit-level Spirit Master.

How could they be so easily killed by that person?

What on earth was that roar...

"King’s Combat Skills?"

"Run!!!"

In a moment of shock and doubt, suddenly awakening, several upper-level Spirit Masters didn’t think twice and rushed out of the formation, regardless of the thousands of Sand Beasts bombing them, aiming to break through the siege.

Escape, escape, escape!

In an instant, the situation took a sharp turn, causing the Luo Clan members to gripped with panic, and hurriedly looked at Luo Yue: "Patriarch...?"

Their words were cut short in their throats because the patriarch Luo Yue’s figure was no longer visible in the center of the battle array, and even the Earth Bear had vanished.

This sight made everyone’s face turn white with horror, and a sense of despair instantly filled their hearts.

"Roar, roar!"

At this time, another roar was heard; it was the Earth Sand Beast King, which suddenly moved, its hundreds-ton body leaping up to crash into the ranks of the Luo Clan with the force of a landslide.

Instantly, it’s like mountain collapsing and earth splitting, humans and beasts being reduced to mud.

On the other side, Shen Hex didn’t pause and soared up to pursue the fleeing Luo Yue and several upper-level Spirit Masters.

Xingyi: Dragon-Subduing Roar!

This Basic Martial Arts of the Human Empire, even in this world, was still a crushing blow, comparable to King’s Combat Skills or even Emperor’s Combat Skills. Plus, Shen Hex had fused with the Vajra Fierce Ape in Dragon-Slaying Tiger-Subduing State, making its power multiply geometrically.

Not to mention Guu Yunxiao contracted an Elite Species Ghost Wolf, even if Sunx Shubo, who contracted a Spirit Lord Species Wind Thunder Tiger, came, he would also be severely injured by a single roar, and possibly killed on the spot.

Just like that, as evening approached.

High in the sky, the setting sun was blood-red,

And in the mountain forest, even more was filled with scarlet.

More than a hundred Spirit Masters, and hundreds of Spirit Beasts, under the Earth Sand Beast King and Sand Beast swarm’s brutal offensive, more than half were dead or wounded, only a few awakened, knelt down, and surrendered to save their lives.

Even so, in the mountain forest, corpses still lay scattered everywhere, all one could see was the blood and bodies of humans and beasts.

"Grrr, grrrr!"

The Earth Sand Beast shook its head, leading a group of Tier Three Elite Species followers to clean up the Spirit Beast flesh on the battlefield, and a group of Sand Beast Valley residents appeared, collecting the corpses of Spirit Masters and Spirit Control Rings and other items.

On the peak, Shen Hex sat alone, letting the hunting mountain wind blow away the blood covering him, leaving only the joy of victory and gains.

In front of him were several Spirit Control Rings, all of high rank, the worst of them at upper-level, and two reached Spirit-level, contributions from Luo Yue and Guu Yunxiao.

Shen Hex opened them all, did a brief count, and found that just crystal coins alone amounted to tens of millions, many were mid-level and even upper-level crystal coins, in addition to various materials, potions, Spirit Crystals, and a batch of Spirit Beast eggs from excellent and Elite Species.

It truly fulfilled that saying, kill and burn to get a golden girdle.

But, as a Pig Raising King, these things in Shen Hex’s eyes were only ordinary, because they could be bought with crystal coins, while his pig-raising business has already achieved some success, and he didn’t lack crystal coins.

What he valued were things that crystal coins couldn’t buy.

Unfortunately, this bunch didn’t have it; even including Guu Yunxiao, the Spirit-level Spirit Master among them, they were relatively poor financially, far from comparable to the Spirit-level Spirit Masters from those great noble families in Li Taiyi’s memories.

But it’s understandable, the resources of the Wind Thunder Mountain Range are mostly monopolized by those Wind Thunder Celestial Eagles on the summit, followed by various forces inside and outside the Wind Thunder Mountain Range, like the Tiger King Sunx Shubo from Wind Thunder Town.

Spirit-level Spirit Masters at the bottom like Guu Yunxiao, and patriarchs of upper-level Spirit-controlling families like Luo Yue, have no chance to obtain rare spiritual objects, and don’t dare to possess them.

A minor regret.

But it doesn’t matter, Shen Hex doesn’t rely on spiritual objects for survival currently.

His greatest reliance is...

"Professional Experience is full!"

"Do you wish to advance?"

"Do you wish to retain Professional Talent?"

"Do you wish to retain Professional Skills?"

"..."

"Retain Professional Talent!"

"Retain Professional Skills!"

"Begin Professional Advancement!"

"Based on your experiences and deeds, you can choose one of the following professions to replace your original profession as Sand Beast King!"

"Profession One: Emperor Sand Beast (you’re probably the only Spirit Control Master on Spirit Control Continent in history who has cultivated a Sand Beast into a Spirit Lord Species, Sand Beasts are willing to honor you as their Emperor, can gain massive experience through Sand Beast cultivation, greatly enhance effects of Sand Beast cultivation, whether or not you sign contracts, raise Sand Beasts will bring you physique and spiritual enhancements, can train Exclusive Professional Items - Emperor’s Armor)"

"Professional Talent: Emperor’s Certificate (you are the Emperor of Sand Beasts, all Sand Beasts will submit to you, when contracted Spirit Beasts are all Sand Beasts, spirit beast contract limit increases by a hundred times, Sand Beast evolution probability greatly enhanced)"

"Profession Two: Xingyi Spirit Master (you’ve combined Martial Arts Techniques and Spirit Control Secret Techniques, creating unique Spirit Control Combat Skills, thus you can transfer to Xingyi Spirit Master, can gain massive experience through combat, beast taming, cultivation, greatly enhance the effects of yourself and Spirit Beasts practicing Xingyi Fist, greatly enhance physique and spiritual power with each increase in Professional Level, can train Exclusive Professional Items - Xingyi True Martial Set)"

"Professional Talent: Twelve Spirit Beasts (when cultivating Dragon Race, Tiger Race, Bear Race, Snake Race, Crane Race, Monkey Race, Horse Race, Chicken Race, Swallow Race, Aligator Race, Hawk Race, Eagle Race Spirit Beasts, evolution probability greatly enhanced, and contract limit of these twelve types Spirit Beasts doubled)"

"Profession Three: King of Beasts (besides Sand Beasts, you’ve also raised many Spirit Beasts, hence you have potential to become King of All Beasts, gain large experience through Spirit Beast rearing, greatly enhance effects of various Spirit Beast cultivation, whether or not you sign contracts, Spirit Beasts raised by you can bring physique and spiritual enhancements, can train Exclusive Professional Items - Ten Thousand Spirits Armor)"

"Professional Talent: King of All Spirits (you are the king of all Spirit Beasts, contract difficulty greatly reduced, contract limit increased ten times, Spirit Beasts have high probability to evolve into Special Species)"