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

"This thing is really hard to use. You can't move while it's activated. Luckily, I'm a genius, so I cast a control skill on myself and stayed completely still. Humph!"

Ma Feng succeeded again.

The third time.

He witnessed Song Gua fall to the ground with his own eyes this time.

He even went up and kicked it twice to make sure Song Gua was completely dead.

"No, let's finish the job."

Just as I was about to finish him off, I heard footsteps nearby.

Five thousand people entered this bamboo forest.

Although the bamboo forest is quite large and intricate, it is still easy to encounter other people.

Ma Feng didn't want anyone to see him kill Song Gua, so he gave up on finishing him off.

Anyway, the body is already cold, there's no way it can come back to life.

Ten minutes later.

"This is a ghost..."

Ma Feng saw the Song hexagram again.

I'm questioning the meaning of life.

This Song hexagram looks dazed and confused, making marks on the bamboo but not moving forward.

Ma Feng looked at the Soul-Devouring Bead in his hand.

"Is Zhao Can playing a trick on me? But I just checked, Song Gua really is dead!"

The fact that Ma Feng did not conduct close-up inspections on the first two occasions is somewhat understandable.

But just now, Ma Feng was 100% certain that Song Gua was dead!

He'd already wasted fifteen years of his lifespan; if he failed to kill Song Gua in this illusion, wouldn't he have suffered a huge loss?!

Students, this is called sunk cost.

Ten seconds later.

Ma Feng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

I'm thirty-eight years old.

As people reach middle age, they often feel powerless.

"Haha, haha... haha..."

At this moment, Ma Feng seemed to have lost his mind, and he let out a strange laugh.

"Song, Song, Song Gua, this time I'll be right here beside you, watching you, seeing how you survive, hahaha, hahaha..."

Inside the Soul-Devouring Pearl.

"This person seems to have lost their mind."

"You aged twenty years in two days; you wouldn't be normal in that situation either."

"Poor Ma Feng, I see wrinkles on his face."

"Damn it! This bastard locked me in here, and I don't even know if I'll ever get out. Poor son of a bitch! I'm the poor one! Let me out—"

The scene that broke Ma Feng down occurred.

The Song hexagram lying on the ground has disappeared.

Ma Feng didn't recall that there was a setting in the illusion where the body disappeared after death.

"As expected, as expected, Song Gua, you're still alive! You must have some treasure on you! Yeah! If you died, the things in your backpack would have exploded!"

Ma Feng cried because he was so stupid.

He killed Song Gua four times.

Four times, nothing was revealed from Song Gua's body.

The Soul-Devouring Bead didn't completely kill the enemy at all!

"One more time, this time I'll chop off your head!"

The reason why the Song Gua just disappeared is, of course, because the original Song Gua came nearby and took back the body of this clone.

Seeing Ma Feng frantically searching for him everywhere.

Song Gua said with a faint smile, "Is there anyone else who wants to go out and have some fun with him? If not, we can let him go."

Even if I didn't kill Ma Feng, he would still be crippled.

She's already thirty-eight at such a young age, she's useless.

The clones are all a bunch of fun-loving people; if there's fun to be had, why wouldn't they go?

"You old scoundrel! Let me go! I want to visit the Soul-Devouring Pearl!"

"That's impressive. As an excellent team leader, you will definitely try your best to meet the demands of your subordinates."

Since his scattered clones hadn't yet found the command flag, Song Gua naturally wasn't in a hurry to deal with Ma Feng.

The clones were separated from each other by a distance.

Given how enchanting this bamboo forest is, even if you run into someone you know, it's impossible for them to see two clones at the same time.

This time, Ma Feng didn't search for long before encountering Song Gua again.

That's because the clone took the initiative to go forward.

He couldn't wait to go inside the Soul-Devouring Pearl and take a look. He was also very curious about what happens to a person after they die, and what the state of their soul is like.

Let's call him Curious Guy for now.

Ma Feng, whose eyes and brows were covered in wrinkles, gave a bitter laugh.

"He's level 20. I can't beat him, and if I don't fight, I'll abandon this mission, and all twenty years of my life will have been wasted. God... why are you playing this game with me!"

Song Gua observed Ma Feng from a distance.

The bamboo in the bamboo forest maze is moving, and it follows a certain pattern.

Through the observation and summarization of numerous individual transformations, Song Gua has grasped some patterns.

He can now move with specific steps to ensure that he and Ma Feng always have a line of sight, without being blocked by the dense bamboo.

Faced with sunk costs, Ma Feng chose to escalate the investment once again.

The Soul-Devouring Bead activated again.

It was a success again.

"Why is it so easy?"

Perhaps it's because I've gotten older that my wisdom has improved.

Ma Feng finally realized that something was wrong.

"Damn it! Are you kidding me, Song Gua?!"

Ma Feng took out his weapon, a level 15 katana of flawless quality.

"Wave-Treading Slash!"

Ma Feng believed that Song Gua was not dead.

He's faking it.

He broke records so many times, he must have obtained some rare item that makes him immune to soul attacks.

He's been fooling himself for so long.

Even a clay figure has a temper.

Even though Ma Feng knew he was no match for Song Gua, he still wanted to vent his anger!

Ma Feng unleashed his skill, lunging forward and slashing his blade toward Song Gua's neck.

In the distance, Song Gua reached out his hand, but it was blocked by the moving bamboo.

"Damn it! We're too far away, we can't take it back! Brother Huo burned the bamboo! Brother Xue, go save them!"

Just as Song Gua was about to release his clone.

One of the clones saw something and shouted.

"Don't go over there! Yuwen Hao is there!"

Yuwen Hao had actually been nearby the whole time.

He got lost and was wandering around aimlessly.

It was only because of the bamboo that Song Gua, Ma Feng, and Yuwen Hao could not see each other.

At this moment, the movement of the bamboo caused the obstacle between Yuwen Hao and Ma Feng to disappear.

Yuwen Hao happened to witness Ma Feng slashing Song Gua's neck with a knife.

"Old Song!!"

Yuwen Hao rushed over, touching Song Gua's bleeding wounds and stiff body, his eyes wide with anger.

"You killed him!"

Ma Feng was taken aback.

Why doesn't Song Gua resist?

Did I misunderstand?

Did Song Gua really fall for the Soul-Devouring Pearl's attack, or was he just pretending to be dead to fool himself?

Why doesn't he reveal anything?

He didn't bring anything with him when he entered the illusion?

Even after actually killing someone and seeing the blood, Ma Feng still felt a bit scared.

But when Ma Feng saw Yuwen Hao's angry face again, he panicked.

He gritted his teeth.

Since I've already done this, I might as well go all the way; I can't let the fact that I killed someone be exposed.

Otherwise, the professional association's enforcement team will arrest you!

He wasn't born into nobility and didn't have any get-out-of-jail-free card. His former patron, Zhao Can, had fallen from power, and he was going to jail!

Kill Yuwen Hao!

"Steel-Cutting Flash!"

Ma Feng thrust out his sword, piercing directly through Yuwen Hao's shoulder blade.

Song Gua, who was in the distance, had already released his clones, but the illusion array prevented them from rushing to his aid immediately.

"Help!"

Just then.

Then another clone shouted.

"Wait a minute!"

"What are you waiting for?!"

"Look at Yuwen Hao's forehead!"

Yuwen Hao and Ma Feng are no longer visible in the Song Gua position.

Because the bamboo forest was constantly moving, his footsteps became slightly unsteady, making it easy for his view to be obstructed.

However, the clones that are released can be seen by some people.

A black eye of Horus was emitting an eerie dark light on Yuwen Hao's forehead.

After synchronizing with his clone's memories, Song Gua felt a pang of heart palpitation.

A feeling of unease welled up inside me.

"Could it be what we're looking for in that eight-million-dollar commission...?"