The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

The area where moderate fog and dense fog meet.

The nearly 100-meter-long Ziyuan lay suspended in mid-air, its mouth agape in an "O" shape, letting out a gasp of amazement.

"Wow—the Cloud Mountain Illusion has indeed disappeared! Was it Bing Shenqian's? He had the divine stele here!"

Behind Ziyuan, Yue Sheng frowned slightly.

"Impossible. This illusion can only be entered by players below level 30. Bing Shen is far more than level 30."

"Who stole the sacred stele from the year Bing Shen?"

Yue Sheng recalled what had happened in the mental hospital.

"Are they those people from the heavens? They seemed to have taken Bing Shen away back then, and now Bing Shen has reappeared in Shangjing. His safe return to the earth means those people got what they wanted?"

Zi Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "That's not right. Celestials don't change jobs. Non-professionals can't enter the illusion."

Yue Sheng shook his head. "Not necessarily. In order to infiltrate our ranks, the Celestials will arrange for some people to change jobs. During the World Boss battle in Yunshan City, a professional holy stone was lost. Maybe they were the ones who did it."

"None of the known Transcendent Realm cultivators are below level 30. The disappearance of the Cloud Mountain Illusionary Realm means that a new Transcendent Realm cultivator has been added. I really want to know who he is, whether he is friend or foe."

"Below level 30... If we're talking about strength in Yunshan City, the only person I can think of in this level range is Song Gua."

But Yue Sheng clearly remembered that on the day of the Bing Shen incident, Song Gua was taking an exam. How did he come into contact with Bing Shen?

Zi Yuan also said.

"Song Gua? That's impossible. Didn't he return to Yunshan City with us on the day the trial ended? The illusion was fine then."

Yue Sheng stopped thinking about it.

"The Federation will send someone down to investigate the new Transcendent Ones in a while. That's not our concern. Bing Shen committed another crime in the capital. Go and arrest him, old buddy."

"Alright! Takeoff—"

Yue Sheng should have returned to the capital to report for duty.

It was the sudden appearance of the world boss that caused him to turn back halfway.

Once this matter is settled, I will return immediately.

……

into the night.

Orc Sister-in-Law Bar.

The upbeat music was turned up to the maximum, a steel pipe was erected in the center of the dance floor, and three dancers dressed as catwomen were groping and groping around it.

Zhao Can gulped down a large glass of beer and then smashed it on the ground.

Seeing the bartender's displeased expression, Zhao Can pointed to himself with his thumb and said drunkenly, "I'll pay! Ten times! Hehehe..."

Sitting next to him was Pang Liang from the Pang family, who had previously entered the illusionary realm with Song Gua and others.

Pang Liang gave the bartender a few Federal Dollars to help Zhao Can pay for the wine glass.

Among the four major families in Yunshan City, the Pang and Zhao families have a relatively better relationship.

They weren't exactly family friends, but they had some cooperation based on mutual interests, so the relationship wasn't that tense.

Meanwhile, the Xu and Lin families automatically banded together to fight against Pang and Zhao.

"Alright, that's not how you drink. So what if you've fallen out of favor in the family? I'll arrange something for you later, so you can impress your father and regain his favor immediately."

"Damn it! What do you take our family for, the emperor's harem? You think you can act like you're favored? That's laughable!"

After finishing his drink in one gulp, Zhao Can said.

"Let me tell you, I'm here drinking today not because of any family matters, it's because... Ma Feng is dead!"

After the World Boss battle ended, Lin Ruqing returned to Yunshan City and immediately reported Ma Feng's situation to the Ministry of Education, which organized the trial.

She also brought back Ma Feng's body.

The news also reported on this.

It's not uncommon for people to die when they enter an illusion.

However, this time the person who died was the only S-level professional among this year's graduates, so there will be more related reports.

Pang Liang dismissed it with disdain.

"So what if he died? He was just one of your lackeys. I didn't know you were so loyal and righteous. Or is it because he was an S-rank professional?"

"Hmph, what do you mean I care? What's so great about S-rank? Once you get to the later stages, who the hell cares about S-rank professions?"

"Then what are you feeling melancholy about?"

"I'm telling you, Ma Feng's death must be caused by the Qian hexagram in the Song hexagram!"

"Song Gua? That Song Gua that broke several dungeon records, the one with 2.0 growth?"

"Yes! That's him!"

"Come on, when your brother died last time, you said it was him who did it. If you keep saying this, it's like crying wolf. I don't want to believe you anymore."

"It's definitely him! It's absolutely him! 100% it's him!"

Pang Liang took a sip of brandy, shook his head, and said, "I have some say in this matter. I also participated in that trial. Ma Feng went to participate in some bullshit martial arts tournament in the illusion and was killed while fighting for a flag with others."

"No! It's the Song hexagram!"

"If you insist on pinning the blame on Song Gua, that's fine, and Song Gua did participate, but there were many people who participated at the time. What makes you so sure it was him?"

"because……"

Zhao Can lowered his voice and, emboldened by the alcohol, told Ma Feng about how he had stolen the Soul-Devouring Pearl and given it to him to use against Song Gua.

Upon hearing this, Pang Liang's pupils dilated in shock.

"You've got some nerve! If the Xu and Lin families find out that your family's Soul-Devouring Pearl has been lost in the illusion, what will they do? Your father will skin you alive!"

The Soul-Devouring Bead is like a nuclear weapon, serving as a deterrent.

The consequences for the Zhao family now that they've lost this item are predictable.

Zhao Can said, "Don't worry, since Song Gua killed Ma Feng, the Soul-Devouring Pearl must be on Song Gua. I just need to take it back from him!"

"You don't think you can beat him."

Zhao Can looked at Pang Liang.

Pang Liang snorted coldly, "Don't look down on me. That guy can solo and break dungeon records. I don't know how many good things he got. I haven't even passed the second job advancement challenge yet. I don't want to go and die."

"I don't want you to help me deal with Song Gua, I just want to ask you for a favor."

"what?"

"Steal something from our lab; that thing could definitely take down Song Gua, and nobody would know who did it!"

"Stealing again? You might as well join the Night Owl Thieves!"

"Huh...right, the Night Owl Thieves are professionals in this area, I can entrust them with this task."

"Their fees are not cheap."

"Although my bank card has been frozen, I used to save some of my allowance when I had more, so I still have a surplus."

"You're quite aware of potential crises."

If it's not enough, lend me some.

"What?! The music is too loud!! I can't hear it!!"

"grass……"

……

Looking at the eight million in cash in front of him, Song Gua squinted his eyes happily.

"You've checked everything carefully, haven't you? The money, the suitcase—everything's fine, right?"

The great shrewd man patted his chest confidently.

"Don't worry, I had some gang leaders check it out. They're very good at these kinds of details, like miniature listening devices and trackers."

"You have these connections? How come I didn't know?"

"I went in dressed as a bandit, and they treated me like an honored guest."

Song Gua laughed and leaned back strategically on the sofa.

"I never expected that defeating a world boss would elevate our status in Yunshan City to this level? Wait a minute, there are so many people selling bandit outfits online lately, don't they suspect you're a fake?"