Chapter 342: Thorns Everywhere, Warm Lava

Jiang Li was midair, with no surface to push off from.

The dense golden crystals, like raindrops, could not be fully dodged!!!

Life or death moment.

"Summon!!"

He instantly switched himself into a Summoner.

One hundred and fifty golden skeletons materialized.

Skeletons numbered one to one hundred and fifty, still confused, looked around at their surroundings and screamed in panic.

"The boss called us out to take the hits!"

"Oh no, dying really hurts!"

"I was just playing cards with my skeleton sister…"

"I'm playing Landlord."

"Boss, why didn't you warn us before summoning?"

Over a hundred skeletons complained at once.

Jiang Li's face darkened.

But soon, the skeletons grew serious; seeing wave after wave of Jin Guang rain rushing toward them, some phased out, others raised weapons to block.

One wave of Jin Guang rain was finally blocked.

"Oh no, I got hit!"

Suddenly, several skeletons shouted as if they were about to die right then.

Jiang Li looked over, speechless.

"Hnn—"

He frowned and walked toward the injured skeletons.

Logically—the power of the golden crystals just now was immense; had he not dodged, Jiang Li himself would've been pierced like a sieve. The skeletons' bones were indeed cracked, yet the Jin Guang energy striking their bodies did not vanish—it coalesced into glowing spots, lingering without dissipating.

"Boss, look! Skeleton No. 95's bone fractures are fading, and the Jin Guang energy clinging to it is slowly shrinking!!"

"No. 95—how do you feel?"

Jiang Li asked urgently.

"I feel my bones are stronger than before—stronger—"

The soul flame inside No. 95's skull flickered continuously.

"Boss, big brother, I feel my bones have become much tougher than before!!"

No. 95's answer lit up Jiang Li's eyes.

A thought formed in his mind.

"I understand!"

"But I need to verify it!"

Jiang Li said: "When the Five Elements' power appears again—especially the Metal element—try not to dodge. Actively step into it and see what happens."

No. 1 asked: "Are you saying the Metal energy just now matched our nature, which is why this happened?"

"It's just a guess, but likely so—if not, this valley would be a death trap."

"There are no true death traps—death traps are also places of opportunity! Otherwise, no one would've escaped alive from here."

Just as Jiang Li was discussing tactics with the skeletons.

The valley, once filled with magma, instantly transformed into a forest, thick with thorns.

Before Jiang Li could react, the ground split open and countless thorned vines erupted upward like bridges from heaven.

From the cliffs and valley floor, green vines sprouted everywhere, then turned purple.

"Heaven"

"Descends"

"From"

"Arrives"

All plants fear cold—even those native to frigid regions are merely more resistant.

But—next moment, Jiang Li was embarrassed.

He realized his spiritual energy and magical power were completely drained.

He could not activate such a large-scale Domain Magic.

"Why's the boss gone silent!"

Some skeletons whispered among themselves.

"Shut up, focus! There's opportunity here for you—I feel that if you survive until the next Jin Guang rain, things will change!"

"Boss is weak—we've got this, brothers!"