Lin Ye glanced around, then pointed in a direction and said, "Come with me over there for a moment."

Li Fei looked in the direction Lin Ye pointed, only to realize it was the small forest that An Ying's sleazy pal kept mentioning daily.

"Let's go!" Before Li Fei could react, Lin Ye had already grabbed her hand and headed straight for that small forest.

This made Li Fei's heart race a little faster.

Although... but... are we going into the small forest this soon?

Weren't we supposed to return to Shan City?

Despite the wild thoughts running through her mind, Li Fei still allowed Lin Ye to pull her into the small forest.

"Alright, there's no one here."

Lin Ye said reassuringly.

"Mmm..." Li Fei responded softly, anxiously waiting.

"Clap..."

Lin Ye threw something on the ground, making quite a sound.

Li Fei was startled. This object wasn't unfamiliar—an Emergency Transmission Device, a life-saving tool almost every Professional carried when adventuring in the Wilderness.

Though it was a life-saving tool, due to its relatively high failure rate, it wouldn't be used unless in a life-or-death situation.

Often, a Professional would buy one of these in their youth and might not use it until retirement.

It can be said that it's a necessity for everyone, yet no one wishes to be in a situation dire enough to need it.

After all, needing this device usually means you're in a deadly scenario, gambling for survival to see if you can safely return to a settlement for rescue.

So Li Fei was a bit surprised to see it.

She didn't know what Lin Ye was planning.

It wasn't time to escape, was it?

But then, Lin Ye reached out his hand and said, "Come with me!"

And at that moment, the Emergency Transmission Device started to emit a faint glow, and a space portal opened.

This was the first time Li Fei saw a portal outside of a Teleportation Array.

Though she didn't know what Lin Ye intended, Li Fei obediently placed her hand in his.

The next moment, Lin Ye pulled Li Fei into his arms and leaped into the space portal.

As for Li Fei, enveloped in Lin Ye's embrace, she was completely bewildered.

She didn't even know what was happening around her.

Soon, she heard Lin Ye's voice.

"We've arrived. Welcome back to Shan City!" Lin Ye said.

"Huh?" Li Fei was at a loss, looking up to find herself in a dim underground room.

Around them were some unusually explicit sculptures, depicting various bizarre poses, leaving Li Fei utterly stunned.

Who would have thought they could be displayed like this!

"Oh, these sculptures were forgotten to be removed..." Lin Ye scratched his head.

This estate of his was formerly the residence of Yang Yuanwu, a follower of a Demon God.

This Teleportation Array was undoubtedly built for contacting various lairs...

So it's normal for these sculptures to be around. Not to mention, these sculptures were incredibly realistic.

Yet when Lin Ye took over the estate, he forgot to have these sculptures destroyed.

One must admit, the followers of that entity truly had an extravagant taste...

But it was indeed heavy. Lin Ye flicked his finger, sending waves of space energy toward the sculptures.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

With consecutive explosions, the sculptures were destroyed instantly, turning into rubble.

Li Fei hadn't even processed it all before the sculptures were gone.

But she realized then where she was.

Undoubtedly, this was Lin Ye's estate in Shan City.

Although Li Fei had never seen these sculptures firsthand, she recognized them from textbooks.

After all, she pursued an educational path, and demonology is often a focus of exams.

Seeing it in person was much more shocking than in books.

"Let's go! I've had food prepared, so rest well tonight..." Lin Ye finished destroying the sculptures, then led Li Fei away without looking back.

…

During the next two days, Lin Ye and Li Fei stayed inside the estate, except for a visit to Li Fei's father.

The two of them spent the time making up for the years they had delayed taking that final step, almost not leaving the bed 24/7.

After two days of madness, Lin Ye took Li Fei back to Shangjing University to continue her studies. Meanwhile, Lin Ye returned directly to Shenzhen City.

Because today was the day when the Skill Divine Hall opened—an unmissable event.

If he missed today, Lin Ye would have to wait another year.

The key was...

Lin Ye couldn't guarantee not wasting this opportunity within a year.

The Skill Divine Hall offers one chance to enter per job advancement.

Theoretically, every Professional can enter the Skill Divine Hall four times from the First Transformation to the Fourth Transformation. Missing once cannot be compensated for.

The Alliance undoubtedly wouldn't cancel Lin Ye's qualification, but Lin Ye couldn't say if he might become a Third-Turn Professional by next year.

Even though advancing so quickly seemed unlikely.

Yet, having reached the Demon Monarch's combat level in three years, achieving a Second to Third Transformation within a year didn't seem so far-fetched either.

…

By now, the sports hall of the Shenzhen Professional Center was crowded with students.

These were the professionals qualified to enter this year's Skill Divine Hall, all top-ranked in the year's military training arena.

Of course, this was just one batch; the Shenzhen Professional Center was one of five access points to the Divine Hall.

Others like Shangjing, Haihang, and Shan City also had entry points through their respective professional centers.

Students just needed to enter the Skill Divine Hall through their respective school's affiliated professional center.

But this year, the Shenzhen Center caught the most attention...

Because nearly everyone knew that this year would mark the return of an individual missing from the Skill Divine Hall for several years.

The young people present were eagerly anticipating that person's arrival!

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