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Chapter 1571: Chapter 1572: Zhang Hong Chapter 1571: Chapter 1572: Zhang Hong Song Jian possessed a complete Law of Power, and now had also obtained a Posuo Fruit containing fragments of the Law of Power, from which it could be seen that the fragments of the Law of Power contained within the fruit were no more than one-tenth of the complete Law of Power. Relying on it to master the Law of Power had little chance of success; it could only serve as a catalyst.

If a peak Legendary Realm powerhouse knew nothing of the Law of Power, even after consuming the Posuo Fruit containing its fragments, it would be impossible to comprehend the Law of Power. Only those peak Legendary Realm powerhouses who already had a sufficient understanding of the Law of Power might have a chance to experience an epiphany after using the fruit and advance to the Demi-God Level.

“If this Posuo Fruit containing fragments of the Law of Power is worth one hundred Purple Crystals, then this complete Law of Power is worth at least ten thousand, or even more!” Song Jian thought to himself.

Song Jian returned to the City Lord Mansion and discovered that although the two life trees allowed him to travel freely between the fragmentary universe, the gaming world, and the real world, each transit consumed the energy of the life trees. If the frequency of transitions was too high, it would affect the growth of the life trees.

Now, the two life trees were Song Jian’s greatest trump card; their effects had already surpassed those of the Shattered Divine Realm. Should a War of the Gods truly occur again in the future, relying solely on the Shattered Divine Realm would not guarantee Song Jian’s safety.

Back at the City Lord Mansion, Song Jian checked the honor board and found that many people from the City of Hope were on the list; the highest had leveled up to one hundred and eight, only a dozen or so levels away from the Legendary Realm.

“At this time, those who have leveled up to over one hundred must have used Purple Crystals to enhance their levels…” Song Jian thought to himself.

In fact, his guess was correct. Those players above level one hundred had nearly all leveled up so high by using Purple Crystals. But because of purchasing Purple Crystals, many had been reduced to poverty, and some of the more destitute even earned a living by gathering Doomsday Coins from gathering trees–a sight so pitiable it could make both men and women cry.

“It seems that no one will be able to use these Posuo Fruits for some time.” Song Jian thought somewhat regretfully. The Posuo Fruits could be used from level one hundred and fifty, and since Song Jian did not want to sell them in the market at a discounted rate to NPCs in the game, the fruits had to be stored away for the time being.

“City Lord, there’s a monk looking for you, claiming to be your friend,” Wang Qi suddenly communicated.

Song Jian was startled, pondering when he had made a monk friend.

“Let him in,” said Song Jian.

Before long, Wang Qi brought a bald player to the City Lord Mansion. Song Jian looked at the bald player with a somewhat strange expression.

Among players, not to mention friends, even a single encounter or a cooperative monster hunting session would result in an exchange of communicator IDs. If this person claimed to be a friend of the City Lord, how could he not be on the City Lord’s contact list?

“Song Jian, we meet again.” The bald player arrived at the City Lord Mansion, greeted Song Jian with a smile, and gave a respectful bow.

“You are…” Song Jian looked at the man in front of him, feeling familiar, yet unable to recall where he had seen him.

“I’m Zhang Hong, my Dharma name is Hongyi, my profession is War Monk. We’ve hunted ghosts together before,” Zhang Hong said somewhat sullenly.

However, it had been more than half a year since their last meeting, so it was understandable that Song Jian could not recall. But after all, he was a candidate for the top ten unique professions; surely Song Jian should have some impression of him.

Seeing Song Jian still looking confused, Zhang Hong couldn’t help but utter, “War Buddha!”

Hearing the words “War Buddha,” Song Jian finally remembered. Among the top ten unique professions, there were his own Swordsman Immortal, and the other’s War Buddha–this was the first of the top ten unique professions Song Jian had encountered besides his own.

“It’s you, it’s been a long time,” Song Jian said with a smile, nodding and gesturing for Zhang Hong to sit down. After giving a glance, Wang Qi slowly exited.

“What brings you to me this time?” Song Jian asked.

“Well, I’ll just get straight to the point. Do you know if you’ve obtained the title of Swordsman Immortal profession?” Zhang Hong asked.

“No…” Song Jian shook his head.

Even after advancing to the Demi-God Level, Song Jian’s profession was still as a Sword Master. He simply could not find a path to continue advancing his level, and even the Imperial Sword Sect had no idea how to proceed. He had no choice but to explore on his own within the game.

But for so long, Song Jian had not found any clues.

“I actually have some clues on how to advance to War Buddha profession, but I can’t do it alone.” Zhang Hong said.

“Oh? What clues?” Song Jian couldn’t help but ask.

All top ten unique professions are interconnected. Since Zhang Hong had found clues to advance the War Buddha profession, then it’s likely that the Swordsman Immortal profession would follow a similar pattern. If he could replicate the process, he might discover the clues to advance his own profession too.

“Occupation Temple!” Zhang Hong declared, “I found a level-five dungeon, which contains an Occupation Temple. Once you enter it, you can promote directly. The Occupation Temple is at the very depths of the dungeon. I can’t reach it alone and need two companions to proceed. Moreover, these two companions must be from the top ten unique professions, or else we won’t even be able to enter the dungeon!”

“Is the dungeon difficult?” Song Jian inquired.

“Quite difficult. I tried going in alone and failed, not even seeing the final BOSS!” Zhang Hong said somewhat disheartened, “The minions in there have the strength of lord-level BOSSes, let alone the BOSS itself. The first BOSS I faced actually possessed Legendary Realm power. If I didn’t have some trump cards, I probably would have been defeated right there.”

Song Jian stared at Zhang Hong, surprised. He knew that Zhang Hong was only level 115 and had not yet reached the pinnacle of third-order combat power. Unexpectedly, Zhang Hong had managed to challenge and defeat a Legendary Realm BOSS.

“What’s so surprising about that? The top ten unique professions always have their specialties. Don’t tell me you’ve never soloed a Legendary Realm BOSS,” Zhang Hong said, noticing the strange look in Song Jian’s eyes.

Song Jian chuckled. With his current strength, facing a Legendary Realm BOSS would be a breeze, he could easily defeat them instantly.

However, there was no need to tell Zhang Hong that.

“Occupation Temple…” A glint of excitement flashed in Song Jian’s eyes. Since it was possible to switch to War Buddha there, he was certain he could also switch to Sword Immortal within the Occupation Temple.

“Let’s go together, who knows, maybe I can switch to Sword Immortal.” Song Jian rose to his feet and suggested.

“It’s definitely possible, or else the dungeon wouldn’t require candidates of the top ten unique professions to enter,” Zhang Hong asserted. “Too bad, I only know you. Otherwise, if we could find one more, we’d definitely secure the dungeon.”

“The two of us should suffice. Where is the dungeon? Let’s head there now,” Song Jian stated.

“It’s quite far, at least three hundred kilometers away, in a mountain range,” Zhang Hong said excitedly, “If we leave now, we should be able to get there by sunset.”

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