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

The eighteen levels of hell in Jiangnan City are located in the foggy area north of the city.

From a distance, it appears as a black cave leading underground. The entrance is small, only a dozen meters in diameter, and is shrouded in black and red clouds.

Jump into this hole to start the second job advancement challenge.

The second job advancement challenge cannot be completed in a team; it can only be done solo.

"There are quite a lot of people."

The trio of Hao, who had cheated their way into the area, arrived and found that many people were lingering around.

Looking around, their levels are mostly Lv30.

Xu Kai put his hands behind his arms and laughed.

"Of course, the second job advancement challenge is very difficult, and it is divided into three levels."

Even if some people have completed the first level of challenges and are eligible for the second job advancement, they will still be stuck and not level up, wanting to raise the job advancement level.

Anyway, dying in the eighteenth level of hell will teleport you out; you won't truly die, and any injuries sustained inside will be healed upon exiting.

Song Gua had already done his homework on this point.

The Eighteen Levels of Hell, as the name suggests, has eighteen levels to challenge.

Completing the six-level challenge allows you to undergo a normal job change.

The job name and talent effects remain unchanged, and the second job advancement function is now available.

二转功能包括宠物、升级获得的基础属性点提高至20（成长1.0的人升一级获得20，2.0的就是40）、成长+0.5、荣耀城入城资格等。

Completing the twelve-level challenge allows you to advance to a higher job level.

There will be two or three different career change paths to choose from.

This is when you truly change jobs, because the job name will change and your talents will be altered and enhanced based on the chosen job change path.

Of course, the second job advancement feature will also be available.

If you complete all eighteen levels of challenges, you can not only advance to a higher job level, but your job level will also increase!

Not only will your talents be enhanced, but you will also gain a new talent based on the chosen job advancement path!

Undoubtedly, the allure of clearing the eighteen levels of hell is immense for professionals.

Putting everything else aside, the job level upgrade is just too tempting.

Who wouldn't want to be an A-level or S-level professional?

If an S-rank profession completes the 18th floor challenge, will it become an SS-rank profession?

No, there is no SS class.

However, the panel only shows an S rating, indicating that the talent strength has already exceeded the S-level standard.

Regular job change, advanced job change, and career upgrade job change!

Let alone the last two, the first one alone can stump many people.

There are requirements for equipment quality, equipment enhancement, equipment gems, skill levels, consumables, and logistical supplies.

In other words, without money, there's no point in trying to upgrade twice.

This is where the benefits of going to university become apparent.

The Professional University will lend students who have reached level 30 a set of fully upgraded level 30 equipment to help them with their second job advancement.

However, just because you have enough combat strength doesn't guarantee you'll pass the challenge; the eighteen levels of hell aren't just about combat challenges.

"You guys have tried almost ten times already! You still can't get past the sixth floor! Do you even want to graduate?!"

At the entrance to the eighteenth level of hell, Song Gua saw a middle-aged man in his fifties lecturing six or seven young people in their thirties.

They should be from a professional university in Jiangnan City.

I glanced at their equipment. Although the information was hidden, it was not hard to guess from the luster on the surface that they were all rare quality, enhanced to +10, and highly cultivated equipment with all the gem slots filled!

In fact, Song Gua also made some small preparations.

The Dragon Ring and the Boots of Arcane Arts are two artifacts that I naturally need to wear.

Since the illusion exists, others cannot view Song Gua's equipment information. The illusion can also modify the luster of the equipment's appearance, making it impossible for others to judge its quality.

Don't worry about revealing your identity as the bandit leader by wearing the artifact dropped by Thorne.

Both artifacts have been upgraded to +5, each with two gem slots opened, and the gems embedded are all level 5 or higher.

—The higher the quality of the equipment, the more gem slots it can have: one for flawless, two for rare, three for epic, four for legendary, and five for artifact.

Because artifacts have the "artifact characteristic" attribute, strengthening, gem upgrading, and gem socketing will not fail, so Song Gua is willing to spend resources on them.

However, the resources required for each level beyond +5 enhancement and Lv5 gems are extremely high.

However, the attribute improvements are disproportionate to the resources required.

Therefore, Song Gua transferred resources to other armor and accessories, boosting their development levels to increase overall combat power.

In fact, even without enhancement or gems, the combat power provided by Song Gua's two divine artifacts already far surpasses that of the highly nurtured equipment that universities have been forging for years.

"Then we'll stay here with you next to this challenge monument."

Xu Kai and Yuwen Hao stood in front of a stone tablet that was nearly three meters high.

The monument has eighteen sections, each representing a level of challenge.

The grid contains many names, representing the professionals currently challenging the corresponding level.

When Song Gua enters the first level, his name will appear in the first slot.

Outsiders can only see this change.

Just as Song Gua was about to jump, the teacher who had just been lecturing the students walked over.

"Is this... Song Gua?"

Song Gua was taken aback.

"I never imagined I was so famous in Jiangnan City."

"Oh, it really is you! You've broken records so many times solo, many students at our Jiangnan Professional University admire you! You... you're level 30?!"

"Okay, let's do the second turn."

The teacher pointed at Song Gua and said to the students, "Look at him! He hasn't even graduated high school yet, and he's already challenging for the second level! And you guys, you've been in university for three years and you're only at level 30!"

Professional colleges only have three academic years.

The few underachieving students from Jiangnan University started whispering among themselves.

"He broke the dungeon record, so he must have received some special reward, which is why he leveled up so quickly."

"Maybe the job he gets from the job change medal is the kind of job that levels up really fast."

"Even if not, some powerful force must have tried to win him over and given him valuable items. If I had those experience-boosting items, I could level up much faster."

"Level 30 is fine, he might not even pass the second job advancement challenge."

The teacher was very disappointed in them.

"Stop making excuses! You guys are the worst class I've ever taught!"

Song Gua pointed to the large hole in front of him.

"If there's nothing else, I'm going to hell."

"Then you can go first."

Song Gua leaped down, and his name subsequently appeared on the first square of the challenge monument, a square called: Tongue-Pulling Hell.

"That's what the teacher from Jiangnan University said."

"You lot, why don't you compete with Song Gua? Consider it a way to boost your morale. I don't expect you to clear more levels than Song Gua; just getting past the sixth level and graduating smoothly will be enough!"

Several underachieving students, unable to resist the provocation, instantly became motivated.

In particular, some professionals from the surrounding area, upon hearing Song Gua's name and coming to watch, were further aroused by their competitive spirit.

"Let's compete!"

Professor Jiang asked Xu Kai and Yuwen Hao, "In normal times, is Song Gua always trustworthy?"

The two exchanged a glance. "You're usually quite trustworthy, aren't you? What's wrong?"

"The first challenge is the Tongue-Pulling Hell. The more you lie, the more enemies you will have, and the stronger they will be. People who don't like to lie will find this challenge much easier."