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

The barbell man, dressed in strange clothes, knelt down and kowtowed to Huozi, who was sitting with his legs crossed.

Huo Zi played with the two Soul-Devouring Beads, then flicked his hand, sending him away from the cave.

"Now that we have the Soul-Devouring Pearl, it's time for us to leave. We can leave this place to the cannon fodder group to guard, in case the illusion closes and we can't get out."

The clones were extremely excited.

"Finally, I can leave this awful place!"

"If I stay any longer, I'll get moldy; everything's wet!"

"The event in Xichuan City was so exciting, and we didn't even participate! It's outrageous! Monkey Brother won the championship! If Fire Brother were here, he would definitely have won!"

"That's secondary. The key issue is that Shi Yang's concubines didn't get to see it for themselves. They could only experience it by syncing with other people's memories, which wasn't satisfying at all."

The group took a boat and returned the way they came, arriving at the portal where they had left the illusion. They waited for Song Gua to come in, retrieve them, and then Song Gua would use Monkey King's power to change his appearance and leave.

Now, he has two more Soul Devouring Beads, as well as some items transformed from the soul artifacts of soul cultivators.

Song Gua believes that since the Dark Artifact wants to cause trouble on Earth, it will definitely make another move.

Sooner or later, there will be an opportunity to invite their spirits to visit.

……

"The second semi-final match of the Beijing Rookie King Challenge: Ye Chen vs. Gou Bi!"

Our gaze shifts back to Beijing.

The Rookie of the Year challenge here isn't over yet.

Even though Xichuan City was thrown into chaos by the appearance of bandits, it was nothing more than a trending topic to look at in one's spare time, a comment to join in the fun, and of no real importance to the people of Shangjing City.

It doesn't even get as much attention as the ongoing Rookie King Challenge.

The competition has reached its final day, and the second semi-final match is about to begin.

The first match was between Song Gua and Long Tan, and Song Gua won.

The winner of the second semi-final will compete against Song Gua for the championship, which is the title and reward of Rookie of the Year.

In the waiting area, Tong Zhan, Long Tan, Zhu Xin, and others gathered around Song Gua, watching the match on the stage.

Tong Zhan touched his bald head and said dejectedly.

"I can't believe it! This nobody Ye Chen actually made it to the finals, and he's even ranked higher than me! This is unbelievable!"

Longtan smiled.

"His background and resources are indeed not good, but I've observed that his combat skills are already superb, completely unlike what we should have at our age. It's as if he's been possessed by some old man."

Song Gua raised an eyebrow.

"Possession?"

Song Gua thought of something, and he quietly switched places and returned to headquarters.

"Alright, tell that bitch to get ready. I'm going to take him somewhere so he doesn't expose himself."

"Okay!"

After switching positions again, Song Gua returned to the sidelines of the arena, and no one around him noticed anything unusual.

On the stage, Gou Bi still wore the same proud expression as always.

Holding a magic ball in his hand, victory was assured.

Ye Chen stood opposite him, and although he had some courage, he was clearly not as confident as Gou Biqiang.

The referee gestured for the two players to come closer and shake hands before the match.

Seeing Ye Chen smile and extend his hand, Gou Bi glanced at him disdainfully and said.

"What are you shaking hands for? Country folk's hands are so dirty."

Ye Chen awkwardly withdrew his hand and unconsciously wiped it on his leather armor, which looked like it had been worn for a long time and had low durability.

Seeing this scene on the ring, Tong Zhan was indignant.

"That Gou Bi will never learn manners!"

Song Guadao.

"This is psychological warfare. Gou Bi's profession is to inflict psychological damage. Psychology is a required course in university. Provoking the opponent will make them lose their mind, making it easier for his psychological attacks to succeed."

Longtan nodded slightly.

"It seems that Gou Bi also values ​​Ye Chen."

Song Guadao.

"To be able to make it to the semi-finals with such shabby equipment, Ye Chen should definitely be taken seriously."

Zhu Xin and others, who were among the five guilds that had no chance of making the top four, were also craning their necks to watch.

Three of them had lost to Ye Chen during the competition and were still not convinced.

The match between Gou Bi and Ye Chen has begun.

Gou Bi still maintains the same stance.

"My Dream Gu is infallible against people my age! And I'm wearing the divine artifact Frost Leaf on my upper body, so you won't have a chance to interrupt my skill charging. You should have heard of Frost Leaf!"

Again.

This guy has to talk about it every time there's a match.

The talented young men from Beijing waiting in the waiting area were already tired of hearing it.

After the battle officially began.

All the heroes in the capital, and even the high-ranking officials of various forces, were astonished by Ye Chen's performance.

Wearing Frost Leaf armor and equipped with skills like movement and forced retreat, Gou Bi claimed that his Illusionary Dream Gu had a 100% hit rate among his peers, which was indeed true.

But today, he was interrupted while casting the Illusionary Dream Gu skill!

Frostleaf's exclusive attribute, "Low-Speed ​​Zone," has the effect of preventing any movement within a three-meter radius of the wearer from exceeding 20 kilometers per hour.

Ye Chen abandoned his skills and relied on his fighting techniques to entangle Gou Bi.

When fighting using skills, it's easy for one's movements to exceed the speed limit set by Frostleaf.

The sudden slowdown will undoubtedly catch the victim off guard, causing them to lose their balance and their fighting movements to become chaotic.

However, if one relies solely on legwork and fighting skills, one can precisely control one's strength and speed of attack.

Ye Chen's fighting skills were so superb that even when Gou Bi tried to fight back with his skills, he still managed to pin her to the ground and beat her up.

If it weren't for his good equipment, with various damage reduction, resistance, and immunity effects, Ye Chen's smooth fighting combo would have knocked him unconscious.

The young talents in the waiting area were buzzing with discussion.

"Gou Bi actually failed! Even Song Gua couldn't interrupt the Illusionary Dream Gu; it's just that the Illusionary Dream Gu doesn't work on Song Gua!"

"This Ye Chen is really skilled; his fighting techniques are so strong even without using any special abilities!"

"That's really an oversight. Very few professionals actually go out of their way to train in combat techniques. Practicing skill combos is already considered diligent."

In the VIP section, the three major clans, the five major guild alliances, as well as various professional forces and wealthy nobles from Shangjing City, all regarded Ye Chen with even greater importance at this moment.

Many people have already begun planning how to invite him to join their faction.

Such a talented person, of humble origin and with a clean background, is there anyone more suitable to win over?

The battle on the arena did not end quickly.

Gou Bi truly lived up to his reputation as a rising star of the Gou clan. He successfully escaped Ye Chen's close-range attack by combining his equipment skills and class skills.

Then, by using a trick to mislead Ye Chen into thinking that he was not casting, he successfully activated the Illusionary Dream Gu.

"Step down from the ring!"

This is the hallucinogenic effect that Gou Bi set up in this Dream Gu.

He wanted Ye Chen to step down from the ring on his own.

After being entangled and beaten by Ye Chen, although his health bar didn't drop much, his stamina was greatly depleted.

After the Dream Gu hit him, Gou Bi sat down on the ground with a thud, panting heavily.

He was confident that he didn't need to lift a finger; he could simply watch Ye Chen walk off the stage.

"Heh, didn't I win anyway? A mere trick!"