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

Inside the Soul-Devouring Pearl No. 2.

"Hey! Brother Biao, isn't the spirit of your Dark Artifact supposed to be the only one on the entire internet? How could it be usurped?"

The dark pocket watch flickered and emitted that classic translated tone.

"Oh~ Dark Emperor above, my great commander, could it be that the spirit of a dark artifact has been replaced? That's impossible. We are the rulers of the Dark Star, just like the stars in the sky, each one is unique and irreplaceable."

"Don't call me 'General'! Call me 'Commander-in-Chief'! Yes! The spirit of the Dark Dagger is clearly with us, but the Dark Dagger without its spirit is currently being used, and it's incredibly powerful! It feels even more powerful than the original!"

"Is that so... Let me think about it. You know, my commander, I once said that our memories are incomplete. Perhaps there are some special circumstances that are not in my memory..."

"Have you figured it out yet?"

"I'm thinking about it."

"Have you figured it out yet?"

"I've got it. If someone can impersonate our artifact spirit, it's possible for the Dark Artifact to mistakenly believe that a spirit is issuing commands."

"There really is?"

"But this method is not a long-term solution, because as long as the true spirit connects with the vessel, the vessel will be able to tell who is real and who is fake."

After listening to Hao Er's retelling.

Song Gua rubbed his headgear.

"So, to put it another way, trapping the dagger's spirit was an unintentional act that indirectly helped Wang Miao rise to prominence today?"

Previously, to obtain a dagger, one had to snatch it from the Special Affairs Bureau and wait for them to complete their separation.

Now, all we need to do is snatch it from Wang Miao.

But Wang Miao has already gone far away.

No matter how far he runs, he's definitely still on this planet.

Given the current rate at which Song Gua has expanded its network, the bandits' footprints will eventually cover the entire globe.

Finding Wang Miao is certain.

However, whether or not to take action to seize it depends on figuring out what Wang Miao and Wan Jianyi are doing.

If someone is on your side, it doesn't matter who wields the dagger.

Song Gua is not lacking in combat power.

Especially in September, he will be going to the third stage of transformation. At that time, he will have a bunch of third-stage clones. With their power borrowed, even the Divine Transformation Realm cannot stop him. Having the dagger will only be icing on the cake.

Wang Miao ran away, and Qian Chongxue's gaze fell on the dice on the road.

"Arrest the wanted criminal!"

There were already a large number of law enforcement officers at the scene.

Considering that there is also a Star Envoy hidden in the capital city—a powerful figure in the Divine Transformation realm.

There's no need for Song Gua to waste his time here and start a fight with them.

They swapped positions directly, replacing the Night King with him.

"Hahaha! Sen Sushi! You can't catch Wang Miao, and you can't catch us bandits! Farewell!!"

To onlookers, the bandit simply vanished from the spot.

No matter how we probe or attack, we can't find anything.

The thousand layers of snow were perplexing.

"Where did they go? Why did they disappear without a trace? I didn't see any skill animation!"

An experienced investigator at the scene thought for a moment and said...

"There are two possibilities: he teleported, and it was a top-tier teleportation skill with no charging or wind-up animation, or... he disappeared?"

The Night King stood there watching the show, motionless, and became somewhat nervous upon hearing those words.

Qian Chongxue's actual age is unknown, but judging from her appearance alone, she looks to be under thirty.

Her willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed slightly as she stared at the spot where Song Gua had disappeared.

"Send two high-level investigation teams to surround this place. If he teleports away, that's impressive; if he disappears on the spot, let's see how long he can hold out!"

The Night King's inner monologue:

Damn it! You ugly woman, who taught you to play like this?!

The Night King dared not speak, for fear of being overheard.

"I didn't expect that trying to save a cannon fodder would end up trapping you there. It's okay, if something really urgent comes up, I'll switch the cannon fodder over there. You can stay there for now."

Song Gua did not exchange immediately because he did not want Qian Chongxue to become familiar with the bandits' escape habits and thus discover some patterns.

This woman seems more aggressive than Wan Jianyi; she might become a rival in the future.

Wang Miao and the Gou Ling Man coexisted, and Wang Miao disappeared from Shangjing City carrying a dark dagger.

For a long time afterward, Song Gua heard nothing from him.

Although Yan Zu's report failed to prevent the Special Bureau from stopping Wang Miao's defection.

But he still deserves the most credit for this.

Now that Wang Miao is gone, his group should theoretically be disbanded.

However, Yanzu had rendered meritorious service and had to be rewarded.

Therefore, the Special Bureau assigned Yan Zu to be the leader of Wang Miao's group.

"Chief, thank you so much! Although I'm still just a university student, I will definitely balance my studies with doing a good job as the team leader!"

In Qian Chongxue's office.

Her usual attire is quite unconventional; she wears a purple ancient costume, looking like a female knight-errant.

It must be said that both of these leaders had their own ideas about clothing style.

Qian Chongxue glanced disdainfully at Yanzu.

"Aren't you leaving yet?"

"Um... I'm the only one in my team right now. When are you going to transfer some team members to me?"

"We're short-staffed, so we'll figure it out ourselves."

"Self-solve? Aren't we a special agency? We can't just let anyone in, can we?"

"intern."

"I..."

Yanzu realized that Qian Chongxue didn't like him.

It's likely that the decision to promote Yanzu wasn't made by her, but by a higher-ranking leader.

Qian Chongxue thought she was making things difficult for Yanzu.

Little did they know, Yanzu was secretly overjoyed.

Solve it yourself?

Those bandit brothers who've had plastic surgery, why don't you come and join the fun?

In the capital city, Yanzu is getting a promotion.

In Xichuan City, Edison Chen is also getting promoted.

As his first year of university came to a close, Edison Chen deeply impressed the high-ranking officials of the Xichuan City Law Enforcement Department with his excellent exam results and his fearless spirit in protecting the public during the "King of Bandits" concert.

Edison Chen has been promoted to deputy squadron leader!

Although he is not a formal company commander, he is among the first to be considered for the position if one becomes vacant.

The clone who infiltrated the Seven Allied Forces is also training hard, striving to stand out.

The bandits who had infiltrated various places were all engaged in fierce palace intrigue and were climbing the ranks very quickly.

The higher the status and identity of these undercover agents, the more beneficial it is for Song Gua.

Take Yanzu as an example.

After becoming the team leader, he was authorized to receive intelligence on all mutant beast incidents in the district!

What is the use of the mutant beast?

Their beast cores can enhance the healing of Dark Artifacts, thereby unlocking the advanced abilities of Dark Artifacts!

As long as Yanzu tips them off, the bandits can get ahead of the Special Bureau and take down the mutant beast!

"What we're saying is, without us bandits, the Federation will have to disperse."

Take a look.

We need to help them fight the illusionists.

On the other hand, they also have to help them fight the mutant beasts.

We even need to help deal with those thugs and hooligans, and demote them.

I'm so busy.

With so many people working on multiple tasks simultaneously, we still have enough manpower.

Time passed day by day.

One day in late July, atop a high mountain.

The ten kings of the bandits have gathered here.

The original form of the Song hexagram stands suspended in mid-air.

Thousands of bandits surrounded the hilltop.

Ninety thousand, who used the Dark Balance Scales, and Eighty thousand, who used the Dark Pocket Watch, hid in the shadows, chuckling lewdly.

Resources from all kinds of professionals are scattered everywhere.

A vast and inescapable net, a full-scale attack, all for the sake of a single illusory figure atop the mountain.

He comes from the High Martial Realm, an A-level Realm player!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Ps:

The reason why recent updates are not on time is because they are not scheduled regularly.

Why not at a fixed time? Because at this time, I'm still correcting typos.

Therefore, there are no drafts, absolutely none.

Don't expect a massive update in early September; that's not possible. For now, we can only maintain the normal three updates per day.

However, mid-September or late September is possible.

Since my child started school on September 1st, I no longer need to take her to the hospital for rehabilitation during the day, giving me more time to prepare drafts.

Once we have enough drafts, we'll naturally start updating more frequently. Stay tuned!