How much Deceitful God’s Power had the Judicial Court amassed?

Su Chen had no idea.

But he did know that within Ying Feng’s jurisdiction, all items related to Deceitful Gods, including Deceitful Artifacts, were ultimately sent to the Judicial Court.

Deceitful God’s Power could actively stimulate a Profession, causing it to have an emotional reaction.

Naturally, the more of this stuff, the better, but he had nowhere to find it.

It wasn’t that he hadn’t considered targeting the Judicial Court’s collection of Deceitful Artifacts before. But those things were under heavy guard. Besides, if he were to requisition a Deceitful Artifact, he couldn’t just return an empty box.

Su Chen eventually let the matter go. But things were different now. Chong Jingtian was about to leave.

Old Xia would be the one in charge. As long as he could pull the wool over Old Xia’s eyes, the place would be a treasure trove for the taking!

Su Chen had just thought of this, which was why he’d changed his story from "a dream" to "a conditional premonition."

"Consuming Deceitful God’s Power..." Xia Hanshi paused, a little surprised himself.

"Right now, I don’t even know if I’ve been corrupted or not," Su Chen said with a pained expression. "I’ve passed the Judicial Court’s tests several times, and they all came back clean."

"Enough." Seeing Su Chen’s act, Xia Hanshi shook his head. "Stealing Deceptive Divine Power for one’s own use is dangerous, but it’s not like there aren’t similar Professions. The Secret Technique line specializes in this very field."

"Wu Chenpei also said that Professional Spirituality despises Deceitful Gods most of all."

’So even Great Venerable Spirituality detests Deceitful Gods?’ This was the first Su Chen had heard of it. In a way, it backed up his story.

"That’s good to hear," Su Chen said, looking relieved.

"However, you’d best not mention this to anyone else," Xia Hanshi added as a warning. "That includes Chong Jingtian."

"Understood." Su Chen nodded. Then, feeling like Old Xia might have misunderstood something, he emphasized, "I admire the Chief’s dedication to Ying Feng, but you are my teacher."

To be honest, he trusted Chong Jingtian less than he trusted Ming Lin.

Xia Hanshi’s eyes narrowed slightly. He waved a large hand, and Su Chen took the hint and left.

"So premonition really does have this kind of ability." Xia Hanshi’s gaunt body nearly sank into the sofa. "A way to solve so many problems at once..."

......

’Old Xia really is unconventional. Once Old Chong leaves, he’ll probably start requisitioning Deceitful Artifacts directly.’

On his way back, Su Chen couldn’t help but think about it, rubbing his hands together in anticipation. He wondered just how many types of Deceitful God’s Power Ying Feng possessed.

He was genuinely curious whether the other types of Deceitful God’s Power would have any effect. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

’But since I claimed to have consumed Deceitful God’s Power, I’ll definitely have to produce some results. Premonition... tsk...’ Su Chen thought about it again. ’I’ll go back and put on a disguise, see if any of those things have shown up in the city recently.’

’Oh, right. After Old Chong is gone, I should also collect the Professions of other Deceitful Gods’ Believers and feed them to [Priest].’

As he thought about it, Su Chen couldn’t help but grin. Looked at this way, once Chong Jingtian was gone, the Judicial Court would truly be Xia Hanshi’s to command.

With Old Xia’s reputation, no one would dare to defy him.

And only Old Xia would be willing to ignore so many of the Judicial Court’s rules.

’Ah... it’s finally my turn to throw my weight around.’

Just as he was thinking this, his residence came into view. He looked up and saw Ming Lin already waiting at the door.

This time, however, he wasn’t there for a casual chat. He was relaying a message, his tone tinged with envy. "Elder Sang is looking for you. He wants you to message him back."

"Elder Sang?" Su Chen was taken aback. He looked down and opened his Wristband, discovering several messages. Judging by the timestamps, they had all been sent to him recently, asking him to come to the Translation Department to discuss something.

After replying, Su Chen said to Ming Lin, "Sorry about that. I usually keep it on ’do not disturb.’ Thanks for making the trip."

"No problem," Ming Lin said with a wave of his hand. "It’s probably urgent. You should get going."

Su Chen immediately headed for the Translation Department. Sang Hanhai was already waiting for him at the entrance.

"Elder Sang, why are you waiting at the door?" Su Chen was quite surprised. He’d never received this kind of treatment before.

Sang Hanhai, however, stared at him intently. "You kid... you’re truly unbelievable..."

’Is that any way to describe someone?’

Su Chen complained silently. He understood what was going on; Pu Zhenghong must have already told Sang Hanhai about him gaining recognition.

"But getting one over on Yuan Capital is so satisfying." Sang Hanhai was in a great mood. He had been genuinely shocked when he first heard about the Three Dragon Shadows affair.

Although he had certain expectations for Su Chen, he never thought the kid would be this impressive.

"Did you call me here in such a hurry just to flatter me a bit?" Su Chen joked.

"What, I can’t?" Sang Hanhai retorted with a smile. He pulled Su Chen into the Translation Department before saying mysteriously, "It wasn’t me who called for you. It was my senior brother."

"Elder Pu?" Su Chen couldn’t help but recall the scene of Pu Zhenghong leaving with a dark expression.

’Considering the time, he probably told Sang Hanhai to summon me before he even got back to the Translation Department.’

"What’s the matter? Why the rush?" Su Chen asked.

"I don’t know," Sang Hanhai shook his head. "But my senior brother seemed a little strange."

"Then do you know what kind of grudge Elder Pu has against my teacher? The two of them seem to really not get along," Su Chen asked again.

"Ah, that. I know a thing or two about it." Sang Hanhai glanced around and lowered his voice. "It has to do with that incident back then."

"After the incident at the ruins all those years ago, your teacher vehemently advocated for forcibly exploring the ruins to rescue people. But Chong Jingtian, who was the Core Seed at the time, advised against it for the sake of the bigger picture."

"Your teacher wanted to ask my senior brother for help, but in the end, my senior brother sided with Chong Jingtian."

Sang Hanhai sighed. "Chong Jingtian has always had that cautious and steady personality, and your teacher came to see my senior brother as a coward who hides in his shell."