Chapter 484: Thinking that he is Li Yao

Dragon Kingdom's professionals.

Aside from the personal teachings of their elders,

their primary source of information is the Star Net.

With it being the second most popular topic and such an eye-catching post, Li Yao clearly underestimated its influence.

Jingcheng, Federal Headquarters, Underground Experimental Base No. 5.

A giant tree, resembling a Christmas tree with shimmering silver leaves and standing over a hundred meters tall—just reaching the base's ceiling—stood in the very center.

The distance was just right; one could tell at a glance that this experimental base was built specifically for this giant tree.

It was surrounded by countless high-precision instruments, with electrical cables linked to the giant tree.

On a screen,

much like a mobile phone's battery display, a piece of data was shown:

Energy: 7752%

Dozens of people in white lab coats were busy walking back and forth around it.

They were all at least fifty years old.

Therefore,

two young women in their twenties, dressed in casual clothes, appeared exceptionally conspicuous.

"Finally, another day is over!" As soon as it was break time, Xue Xue Jiuling appeared full of energy.

"In three more days, I'll be able to get out of this ghost of a place!" She held a boxed lunch and looked at Shang Shang Yana, who was also holding one. "What are you looking at? So intently?"

Shang Shang Yana didn't even look up: "Star Net Forum."

Having spent a month together in the underground base, Xue Xue Jiuling knew this young woman beside her very well.

She loved reading the Star Net.

But she only looked at news regarding Li Yao.

Especially those posts where people with nothing better to do would over-analyze and interpret Li Yao.

This girl could read them with great relish every single time!

However, every time she read these posts, Shang Shang Yana couldn't stop smiling.

The two walked to the dining table and sat down.

Even when her chopsticks fell to the ground, Shang Shang Yana didn't take her eyes off the screen.

Xue Xue Jiuling found it a bit strange.

After helping pick up the chopsticks, she also took out her communication device.

"Clatter"—her chopsticks fell too, and her eyes widened larger than copper bells.

"An Eighth-Turn professional has been born?"

Soon, her attention was drawn to the next post.

As she read, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Then she raised her eyes to look at Shang Shang Yana:

"Don't worry, who in our Dragon Kingdom would believe such rhetoric?"

Only then did Xue Xue Jiuling notice

that Shang Shang Yana, who had been frowning frequently just a moment ago, now had a faint smile on her face and was tapping away non-stop on her communication screen.

"What are you doing?" Xue Xue Jiuling leaned in to look.

Three black lines immediately appeared on her forehead.

This girl!

She was liking every single reply in the comment section that was scolding 【Don't Eat Cilantro】!

Not a single one left out!

"You really are idle enough."

"I think they're saying exactly the right things," Shang Shang Yana said, taking a bite of her meal before continuing to tap away.

"Speaking of which, aren't you surprised?"

"It's Li Yao!"

"It's Li Yao!"

Xue Xue Jiuling was so startled she lost the appetite to eat.

"He actually killed a Seventh-Turn professional!"

"Doesn't that make him even stronger than my cousin, General Xue?"

"Surprised?" Shang Shang Yana raised her head, her doe-like eyes shimmering slightly. "A little bit when I first saw it."

"But thinking that he is Li Yao's classmate, it doesn't seem that surprising anymore."

"I'm just a bit worried." Shang Shang Yana looked back at the Prayer Tree Silver Flower.

"Didn't General Xue send word yesterday? Li Yao is heading to the Abyss after the Freshman Grand Competition. With our current abilities, can we really pilot this behemoth?"

"Haha, it's fine!" Xue Xue Jiuling was quite optimistic. "There are still three days left!"

"You've been learning so diligently, and the seniors all say you can do it, so there definitely won't be a problem!"

Shang Shang Yana's eyes crinkled into crescents: "Really?"

"Then I can rest easy!"

At the same time,

Sangyu City.

In a building located in the center of the main city,

on the top floor,

in a private office,

the door sign read:

President's Office.

The room was filled with smoke.

Li Yang puffed on a large cigar, looking at the reports with an impatient expression.

The most painful part of every day was these two hours.

Guo Ning really couldn't stand him only knowing how to run dungeons all day.

She had strictly required that from eight to ten every night, he must process the guild's recent reports.

"What the hell, did we poke a hornet's nest of Sixth-Turn professionals recently?"

"Why are there so many Sixth-Turn professionals requesting to join the guild?"

"I couldn't find a single one in the past, and now suddenly there are so many?"

"And how is there even an SSS-rank professional?"

"Could this be a scam message?"

"The Nie family of Qinghai City actually wants to cooperate? And the terms are so generous? No, I have to let Guo Ning take a look and confirm if it's real."

"Click"—speak of the devil, Guo Ning pushed the door open and entered.

"You take a look."

Guo Ning walked to the desk with a stern expression. "Have you checked the Star Net?"

"Star Net? When would I have the time? I just finished a dungeon and came straight here."

"Look now." Guo Ning's voice allowed no refusal.

Li Yang wanted to say a few words, but seeing that she didn't seem to be joking, he went directly to the Star Net forum on his computer.

Naturally,

seeing that his own son was second on the trending list, he clicked on it.

After just one glance,

Li Yang's brows locked tight; he wished he could stick his head right into the computer.

Several minutes later,

Guo Ning felt Li Yang should have a general understanding by now, and with eyes flashing with deep worry, she spoke:

"I think we need to send people to protect Xiao Yao. You should know very well what those overseas bounty hunters are like—they're the type who value money over their lives."

"I'm worried that even if it's the Dragon Kingdom, they would dare to come in."

Li Yang raised his head, not taking Guo Ning's bait, and looked at her with a smile.

Guo Ning raised an eyebrow, about to get angry.

Li Yang said slowly: "Did you only read the main post before coming over?"

"What do you mean?" Guo Ning asked.

"You, you're usually quite calm, but the moment it involves Xiao Yao, you become more anxious than anyone."

"Don't worry, Li Yao couldn't possibly be in trouble." Li Yang waved her over to stand by the computer and pointed at a few replies. "This person, and this person—they are both Seventh-Turn professionals!"

"If Xiao Yao could kill them, he must possess Seventh-Turn strength himself."

"If bounty hunters had the ability to kill a Seventh-Turn, they wouldn't be bounty hunters!"

"Seventh-Turn?!" Guo Ning was stunned.

"Wait!" Li Yang's eyes widened suddenly as he realized something was wrong.

"Holy crap!"

"Seventh-Turn?!"

The two looked at each other.

Both saw disbelief in the other's eyes.

Xiao Yao—

he hasn't even been a professional for half a year, right?

And he can already kill a Seventh-Turn?