Infinite Professions-Chapter 162 - 77: Evil Dao

Several days later, in Tianbei City, Central District, Zheng Martial Arts Hall.

Although the Yunlan Military had issued an urgent conscription order, conscripting a large number of retired soldiers and high-tier professionals to the front lines, it was only a large amount, not all, and it couldn’t be all.

The life and production in the rear still needed to be maintained, and the conscription order couldn’t draft every person from every household to the front lines. Drawing one from each household was the standard, and with various mechanisms and methods in place, a large number of professionals still remained behind.

Zheng Martial Arts Hall was one of them. The hall master, "Zheng Zhong," was a staff member of Tianbei City government. Although he was a Tier Four Professional, he was not deployed to the front lines but only needed to perform his duties in Tianbei City government and could still operate his private martial arts hall after work.

The martial arts hall itself was a hot industry, and now with the emergency conscription order causing turmoil and unrest spreading across Yunlan Star, this made educational institutions like martial arts halls even more popular. A large number of students enrolled in classes outside of school to enhance their skills.

Zheng Martial Arts Hall was no exception and was even one of the popular ones because their signature martial art was the "Town Mansion Divine Skill" from Dharma Martial Mansion—Twelve Celestial Gates Golden Bell Shield!

The Dharma Martial Mansion was one of the Imperial Martial Arts Academies. Although it couldn’t compare to the top few academies, it still had a first-class standard. Its Town Mansion Divine Skill, the Twelve Celestial Gates Golden Bell Shield, corresponded to the Martial Arts Twelve Stages and could directly reach the "Martial God" realm, forging a Vajra Indestructible Body.

The hall master Zheng Zhong wasn’t a disciple of the Dharma Martial Mansion, but his ancestors had entered the academy, hence their family had passed down the "Four Gates" Golden Bell Shield, which could be privately taught and even allow for running a martial arts hall.

Being the Divine Skill of Dharma Martial Mansion and a top defense technique, this Twelve Celestial Gates Golden Bell Shield was already very popular. Now, with turmoil on Yunlan Star, even more students were drawn to it, hoping to rely on this cultivation technique for protection in future battles.

If one had exceptional talent, reaching the four-gate realm of this technique without using experience upgrades before the college entrance examination could earn a special admission spot to the Dharma Martial Mansion.

Thus, Zheng Martial Arts Hall was extremely popular.

Today was no exception. The teaching continued late into the night, and only then did the apprentices leave in groups, while the hall master Zheng Zhong, along with a group of direct disciples, went to the cafeteria to treat themselves to a late-night snack.

"Come, everyone eat."

"This secret medicine stew was specially made by your mistress for you. You’ve worked hard recently, so I’m announcing that from today onward, everyone’s share of the secret medicine will be doubled!"

"Thank you, Master!"

"Father, you’re generous!"

The late-night gathering was filled with joy, and soon the drinks were passed three times, and the dishes served five flavors.

"Master, you go rest; we’ll clean up here."

"Hmm!"

With satisfaction from the food and drink, Zheng Zhong got up and left, and after cleaning the dining table, the disciples dispersed one by one.

At this moment...

"Bang!!!"

Several shadows broke through the windows and doors, leaping into the cafeteria, aiming their laser weapons directly at the scattered people.

"Special Bureau!"

At the center of the squad, Zhong Qin, clad in a nanometer combat suit, coldly announced her identity to the crowd.

"Citizen ID 816987613254 Zheng Zhong, involved in activities related to the Evil God Sect, hereby arresting you and related personnel for investigation. Everyone immediately put down your weapons; any resistance will be considered a violation against the Empire’s highest law, subject to death without trial!"

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, the dispersed crowd stood there dumbfounded, incredulously staring at Zhong Qin and several special forces members holding laser weapons.

Special Bureau?

Evil God Sect?

How could this be?

The crowd couldn’t believe it, but had to, for the dangerous aura emanating from those laser weapons didn’t seem false.

The Human Empire’s technological level was extremely high. All technological-side weapons had been programmed with backdoors, unable to target humans. Not to mention laser locking, even aiming would trigger an alarm, excluding only official violent institutions like military, academies, and the Special Bureau.

Now, this group had infiltrated without opening fire immediately, just using laser weapons to lock them, which already to some extent confirmed their identity as indeed members of the Special Bureau’s combat personnel.

So...

"Humph!!!"

Before the crowd could sort their thoughts, a cold snort was heard; unexpectedly, one of Zheng Zhong’s newly accepted disciples sprang up, directly attacking the nearest special forces member.

"Thud!!!"

The result was an instant laser beam piercing through, followed by that martial arts hall disciple collapsing, a hollow opening in his chest, filled with charred, carbonized flesh.

But this did not quell the situation; several martial arts hall disciples moved to action, some of them reaching Tier Three, mobilizing their Martial Dao Gang Yuan, forming a Golden Bell Qi Shield around themselves.

Twelve Celestial Gates Golden Bell Shield!

One tier corresponds to one stage, one stage corresponds to one layer. Cultivating to the Tier Twelve Martial God Realm allows for forming twelve layers of Golden Bell Qi Shield, with the Inner Six Gates achieving a Vajra Indestructible Body, and the Outer Six Gates achieving True Essence invincibility.

These martial arts hall disciples were Zheng Zhong’s direct apprentices. Although they had only Tier Three Cultivation, they had cultivated the Three Gates of the Golden Bell Shield both internally and externally, with corresponding professional boosts, their defense was extremely formidable.

However...

"Thud! Thud! Thud!"

The laser pierced through, the shields turned to void, and flesh turned to charcoal.

Dharma Divine Skill, Golden Bell Defense?

Indeed very strong, but who isn’t strong?

This is a time where everyone is overpowered!

Do you have a profession that others don’t?

You can practice Dharma Divine Skill, but others can’t use technological divine artifacts?

Although this laser weapon is standard equipment for the Special Bureau, the standard represents not only commonality and dissemination but also maturity and strength.

Just like basic martial arts, these standard weapons have undergone various updates, and the related technology has been polished to extreme maturity. They contain not only technology but also various professional effects, forming a powerful system.

If you trace the origins, behind these weapons, there might stand high-tier professionals and even ultimate professionals.

Therefore, in such an era, facing an imperial violent agency like the Special Bureau, divine skills and techniques don’t have much advantage, because what you have is what they have, and what you don’t have is also what they have.

Rank is the true king, followed by profession and then the talent effects.

Obviously, the professional abilities and talent effects of several individuals are insufficient to allow them to transcend ranks and withstand the Tier Four laser rays.

Several rebels fell instantly, and the remaining ones hastily held their heads with both hands, crouching on the ground, not daring to move.

Such emergency knowledge is taught in middle school, so everyone’s reaction was fairly swift.

The situation was controlled.

Yet on the other side...

"Boom!!!"

Outside the cafeteria, a loud explosion erupted, followed by the sight of the wall breaking. A silhouette shot out like a cannonball, heavily hitting another wall, shattering bricks and stones, dust and smoke rising.

But this did not affect the vision of the special forces members like Zhong Qin, as the nanometer combat suit directly shielded the dust, locking onto the figure embedded in the wall.

It was a woman, lips dyed crimson, chest collapsed, her body no longer struggled, embedded in the wall like a corpse.

"It’s Zheng Zhong’s wife!"

"You control the scene!"

Zhong Qin’s eyes narrowed, ordering several people to control the scene as he headed outside.

"Dongmei!!!"

Just as he reached the door, a howl filled with grief and hatred was heard. Zhong Qin looked towards the sound, seeing two people confronting each other: one was the indifferent Shen Hex, the other was the red-eyed Zheng Zhong.

His eyes were red, surrounded by the rippling Martial Dao True Essence, shockingly tinted with scarlet blood, turning the Golden Bell Shield into a Blood Bell Shield, his demeanor turning manic.

"I want you dead!"

Zheng Zhong roared, flying out directly, a palm striking Shen Hex.

He is a Tier Four Martial Artist, having mastered the Dharma Martial Mansion’s Twelve Celestial Gates Golden Bell Shield to his family’s highest Fourth Tier, with four layers of golden bells inside and out; the inner two layers fused with flesh and blood, outer two layers as True Essence Qi Shield.

But this is just the norm.

Now, he clearly exceeds the norm.

After the eerie scarlet hue tinged his body, a third layer appeared on the Golden Bell Qi Shield.

Three layers outside?

Is it the Fifth Tier or the Sixth Tier?

No one knew, only witnessing Zheng Zhong flying out with a palm, a strike powerful beyond measure.

Shen Hex remained unchanged, similarly flying up, engaging in combat.

In an instant, the martial hall shook, filled with roaring sounds.

The two were impassioned, shadows chaotic, with more Gang Stream rampaging.

Zhong Qin stood still, eyes filled with shock and doubt. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"In the city government’s professional registration, Zheng Zhong registered as a Tier Four rare profession Dharma Martial Disciple, with four talents strengthening martial arts cultivation and the Twelve Celestial Gates Golden Bell Shield."

"With the power of Dharma Martial Disciple, he can, with Tier Four cultivation, activate the Fifth Realm of Golden Bell Shield, an amazing defense, even becoming the police chief of the city government patrol department because of this."

"But now, in this state, clearly deviating from the Orthodox Dao, he’s likely transformed into an Evil Dao profession with the help of the Evil God Sect. This Golden Bell Shield might even be forced into the Sixth Tier with Evil Power."

Zhong Qin’s eyes grew heavy, opened his personal terminal, ready to call for support.

Evil Professional!

Although the Empire officially claims that only citizens of the Human Empire can activate the professional panel and obtain professional power, this statement is not entirely accurate.

Yes, professionals originate from the Empire’s Holy Mother Star Earth, and indeed only humans with Earth’s bloodline can activate the professional panel, obtain professional power, but humans with Earth’s bloodline are not necessarily citizens of the Human Empire.

Although the Human Empire has developed for so many years, becoming an overlord-level civilization in the universe due to professional power, various conflicts and hated grievances have accumulated ceaselessly, and rebellions of all sizes occur one after another.

Plus, the allure and corruption from various Evil Gods, some professionals’ fall into the Evil Dao is unavoidable.

These professionals, despite betraying the Human Empire, joining the Evil God camp, retain their professional power, which instead gets passed down through bloodlines.

This is the origin of Evil Professionals, who also have professions, can upgrade and advance, even becoming ultimate professionals; like various Evil Gods, they are a major threat to the heart of the Human Empire.

Zheng Zhong now is an Evil Professional, although a half-hearted Evil Professional, yet aided by the Evil God Sect, he has undergone considerable enhancement. Even if he didn’t advance to Tier Five, forming a high-quality Tier Four Evil Professional shouldn’t be an issue.

Support must be called!