Chapter 213 - 16: Class Change, Slaying Blade Asura

Chapter 213: Chapter 16: Class Change, Slaying Blade Asura

[Talent: Gluttonous Stomach—Allows you to digest the flesh and blood of Demons, Ghosts, and Evil Spirits, converting it into Energy to empower yourself.]

Three entirely different advancement paths, representing three completely different roads.

Chen Ye’s gaze slowly swept over the three options. His eyes flickered as he fell into deep thought.

The Qi Observation Master leaned toward support and strategy.

The ability to foresee good fortune and avoid disaster, to glimpse Celestial Secrets—it sounded very tempting.

In a world overrun by Demon Ghosts and fraught with danger, the ability to predict threats in advance would undoubtedly increase one’s chances of survival.

But the drawback was also obvious: it would surely be lacking in direct combat capabilities.

Chen Ye had no intention of entrusting his life to the whims of ethereal fortune and Celestial Secrets.

Next was the Gourmet Eater.

The description for this Profession alone sent his heart pounding.

Devour Demon Ghosts to gain power.

’This is a shortcut to immense power!’

Extremely fast Cultivation speed, plus the ability to gain your enemies’ powers... The temptation was immense.

But the risk warning that followed was like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing the fire in Chen Ye’s heart.

Loss of sanity, physical mutation.

’To become a mindless monster that only knows how to devour, all for the sake of power?’

’How would that be any different from the Demons, Ghosts, and Evil Spirits?’

Chen Ye shook his head and decisively eliminated this option.

He pursued power to ensure his survival, not to become a monster he wouldn’t even recognize.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the Slaying Blade Asura.

This was a direct evolution of the Bounty Swordsman, a Profession that took combat and slaughter to their absolute extreme.

The key was its Talent, Asura’s Eye, which could see the flow of Energy and lock onto weaknesses.

’This is a Divine Skill tailor-made for my Thorn Blade Technique!’

Chen Ye no longer hesitated and made his choice.

"I choose Slaying Blade Asura!"

[Advancement Successful]

As the notification appeared, a vast and pure power erupted from deep within his limbs and bones, instantly flooding his entire body.

Chen Ye felt as if his body had been thrown into a furnace and reforged.

The resilience of his meridians and the purity of his Inner Qi both took a quantum leap.

He could even feel that only a paper-thin barrier separated him from the Sea Condensation Realm, a barrier he felt he could break through at any moment!

"Is this... the power of a Slaying Blade Asura?"

Chen Ye slowly opened his eyes, and a terrifying crimson light flashed in their depths before vanishing.

’Asura’s Eye, activate!’

In an instant, the world before him changed completely.

Everything became incredibly clear, down to the most minute detail.

Moreover, Chen Ye could now see the faint Qi Mechanism lingering around many objects. Their paths of flow and fluctuations in strength were all displayed before him in a highly intuitive way.

He tried looking at the long saber in his hand.

Under the gaze of his Asura’s Eye, the saber’s internal structure, the pathways for Energy conduction, and even the subtle flaws left from its forging were all laid bare.

He could clearly see how Energy circulated through the blade when he channeled his Inner Qi, and exactly where it stagnated or dissipated.

Chen Ye was inwardly shaken. ’So this is the power of the Asura’s Eye? It’s incredible!’

For the rest of the day, Chen Ye went nowhere, holing up in his room and tirelessly experimenting with his new abilities.

The next morning arrived. Just as Chen Ye finished absorbing a wisp of purple qi from the dawn sun, Cong Bo arrived.

Although only a little over a day had passed, Cong Bo’s injuries had already mostly healed.

He smiled and handed Chen Ye a money pouch. "Here, your payment."

Chen Ye took it and saw it was filled with glistening golden beans—far more than fifty taels.

Chen Ye didn’t stand on ceremony and accepted it directly.

"Also," Cong Bo added, pulling a five-hundred-tael silver note from his robes and handing it to Chen Ye. "This is for Miss Su Yuan."

"I don’t know why she helped you, but she contributed greatly to the battle. She deserves a share of the reward."

Cong Bo said with a pained look, "I scraped this together for you from the Demon Slayer Department’s funds—it’s coming out of my own pocket. When you see her, you’d better put in a good word for me, kid."

He didn’t dare deliver it himself.

Just thinking about the girl’s mysterious and terrifying methods made his skin crawl.

Chen Ye glanced at the silver note, nodded, and took it.

"Alright. I’ll give it to her when I see her."

"That’s good." Cong Bo breathed a sigh of relief. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

Chen Ye asked casually, "You’ve cracked several major cases in a row. No recognition from the higher-ups?"

Hearing this, the smile on Cong Bo’s face faded, replaced by a look of bitterness and resignation. He shook his head.

"Recognition? What recognition could there possibly be?"

"Oh, there’ll be commendations, sure. But it’s nothing more than a bit of money and a meaningless Award Order to boost my hollow reputation."

"As for a promotion... heh."

Cong Bo scoffed. "Don’t even think about it."

"I’ve been a Hundred Households in Yu Huo County for ten years. It’s not that I lack ability. There are no open positions higher up, and even if there were, it wouldn’t be my turn."

"Those Thousand Households and Governors in the Prefecture City’s Demon Slayer Department—which one of them doesn’t have a powerful backer? Which one isn’t tangled in a web of connections?"

"A rough man like me, with no background and no patron... how am I supposed to compete with them?"

At this, Cong Bo sighed, a hint of dejection in his eyes.

"That’s just how the world is these days. You risk life and limb, and in the end, it’s worth less than a single word from someone up top."