Chapter 145: A Beautiful Magical Scene, So Gorgeous and Captivating

A harsh, grating sound from afar grew nearer, extremely unpleasant.

As the sharp screech intensified, Lin Caier covered her ears, feeling very uncomfortable.

"What is that sound? It makes my head spin," she said.

As the screech grew louder, the Elemental Spirits also let out similar screams, as if responding to something.

The sounds converged into a piercing noise that nearly tore through people's eardrums.

The Elemental Spirits fell into chaos, and the Skeleton Mages fell silent, unable to cast any spells.

Sure enough, higher‑level monsters are harder to deal with.

"If I'm not mistaken, this must be the ruler of the Elemental Secret Realm, the Elemental Queen," Jiang Chen said.

As he spoke, he raised his palm, and a bright red light burst forth.

A massive bright red Giant Net appeared between heaven and earth.

Skill: Slow Curse!

In an instant, a huge bright red chain materialized above every Elemental Spirit's head.

The sharp screams were quickly suppressed, and their speed was reduced by a full thirty‑nine times.

The grating sound finally ceased.

Only the most piercing scream from afar kept echoing.

"Kill!" Jiang Chen ordered, and the Skeleton Warriors immediately brandished their Great Swords, charging at the Elemental Spirits.

Amid the elemental chaos, the Skeleton Mages had lost their function and could only rely on the Skeleton Warriors.

Fortunately, the Skeleton Warriors cut down enemies like grass, quickly clearing most of the Elemental Spirits.

At this moment, the skeletons drew all the Elemental Spirits' attention; no Elemental Spirit pursued the fleeing intruders any longer, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally out of danger!"

"Thank goodness help arrived, I

thought we were all going to die!"

"Why are the Elemental Spirits no longer hunting us?"

"Look over there!" someone shouted.

They were surprised to find that the two people they had thought were lunatics were now commanding a horde of skeletons, swiftly clearing the remaining Elemental Spirits.

The Elemental Spirits were helpless under the Skeleton Warriors' massive blades, unable to fight back.

"Who are they? How are they so powerful?"

"They're too strong; these Skeleton Warriors are incredible!"

"Are they Summoners? I've never seen Summoners with such combat power."

"How ridiculous—just now I called them lunatics, and now it seems I'm the real lunatic."

Amid the shock, the Elemental Spirits were completely eradicated.

A few minutes later, the harsh screech finally faded, but the elements remained in chaos.

Jiang Chen recalled the Skeleton Mages; after all, they were useless standing outside and could no longer cast spells to attack.

"Finally they're silent."

"That sound earlier was truly unbearable."

Lin Caier exhaled; she had almost felt faint from the discomfort.

"Exactly, it was too grating; let's go."

The Elemental Spirits had been mostly cleared.

Over a thousand Elemental Spirits, faced with a Legion of exactly 150 Skeleton Warriors, lasted less than five minutes.

The attribute disparity was too great; the Elemental Spirits had no chance to retaliate.

Jiang Chen led the Skeleton Warriors toward the source of the sound.

The Elemental Crystal was the sole objective; to obtain it, they had to defeat the ruler of the Elemental Secret Realm, the Elemental Queen.

Between the Elemental Crystal and the Elemental Crystal Core there is only

a single character difference, yet it signifies the gap between basic and advanced.

Crystal Cores are generally items needed by Below Level 40 practitioners, while Crystals are necessities for Level 40+ practitioners.

Although not an absolute rule, most items follow this guideline.

For example, the Nirvana Soul Crystal that Yi Ning has been seeking is a high‑grade item used during a Level 40 Job Change.

Continuing toward the source of the sound, the two advanced and saw a bizarrely gorgeous sight.

It was beyond words.

The Four Elements rotated and fluttered visibly in space.

Electric Element became starlight, Fire Element turned into ornamentation, Wind Element formed wings, and Water Element became a mirror.

"How beautiful!"

Lin Caier watched, fascinated; she had never seen such a beautiful scene.

It was breathtakingly beautiful and equally perilously breathtaking.

"Careful!"

Jiang Chen gave a light shout, but it was already a step too late.

A massive bolt of lightning crashed down at breakneck speed.

Bone Armor flickered continuously, blocking the attack.

Lin Caier was terrified this time; a blue flash had blinded her, rendering everything invisible.

Without Bone Armor, she would now be dead or maimed.

After all, she is only Level 25 and still very weak.

Immediately after, countless sharp Ice Arrows fell from the sky, dropping like raindrops.

An Ice Arrow Rain imbued with a murderous aura descended from the heavens.

All Skeletons were struck by the Ice Arrow Rain.

The attack power wasn't small; Jiang Chen could feel it from the Skeleton Warrior.

Skill: Slow Curse!

Jiang Chen pressed his palm, and the Curse descended.

The strange, gorgeous scene vanished in an instant.

Lin Caier only then realized that the beautiful scene was actually formed by a multitude of Elemental Spirits entangling and twisting together

into being.

Under the Curse, they quickly separated, revealing their original forms.

The Skeleton Warrior had already charged forward.

Even without Skeleton Mages, even the Wind Elemental Spirit could fly.

But in a state slowed by 39 levels, they still could not escape the Skeleton Warrior's pursuit.

Jiang Chen issued an order to prioritize the Wind Elemental Spirit.

After a burst of attacks, the Elemental Spirits died quickly.

With those Elemental Spirits dead, the Secret Realm was revealed before the two of them.

A world composed of elements, a heaven and earth independent of the whole world.

A Secret Realm differs from an Instance.

There is only one Secret Realm; everyone who enters is under the same sky.

In other words, if several parties tackle the same Secret Realm together, they are very likely to meet inside it and clash.

The Elemental Secret Realm on the Elemental Plain.

Its most famous product is the Elemental Crystal.

Elemental Crystals can be used to forge top‑grade Platinum Weapons.

Platinum Weapons are suitable for those between Level 40 and Level 59.

Their value is so high it must be counted in hundreds of millions.

The cheapest Platinum Weapon costs over 5 million.

The most expensive can even reach 1 billion.

Platinum gear forged from Elemental Crystals is among the highest‑valued Platinum gear, and its attributes are also top‑tier.

However, for Jiang Chen, its value does not lie in weapon forging.

It lies in Hong Jishi's mission and his own Cooldown Talisman.

Indeed, Elemental Crystals are one of the materials to upgrade a Basic Cooldown Talisman into an Intermediate Cooldown Talisman.

"Go in."

The Secret Realm gate had opened, and Jiang Chen strode in with the Skeleton Warrior.

Heaven and earth shifted, and the cold wind bit the face.

Jiang Chen and Lin Caier stepped into an Ice Palace.

Elemental Secret Realm, everything is made of ele

ments.

The first thing that greeted them was the Ice Palace.

The icy surface was pure white, reflecting a faint glow like a mirror.

Even the faintest light, after countless reflections, becomes dazzling.

The Ice Palace, like a maze, had several passages.

But Jiang Chen feared the maze the least.

"Go!"

At the command, the Skeleton Warrior responded, scattering quickly into the various passages, while a map began to form in his mind.

Lin Caier, looking curious, asked, "Don't we need to move?"

Jiang Chen shook his head, "No need. Let the Skeleton Warrior scout the path; once the correct route is found, we'll go."

Lin Caier giggled, "Your Skeletons are so useful, they can do anything."

Skeletons are indeed handy; without them, I couldn't have upgraded so fast, nor could I Solo Run various Instances.

One hundred and fifty Skeleton Warriors dispersed repeatedly, constantly searching for the correct exit.

No monsters were encountered halfway.

This place is simply a maze.

When a Skeleton Warrior runs into a dead end, Jiang Chen quickly recalls it, then sends it out again to find a new path.

The map in his mind became increasingly complete.

He also tried having the Skeleton attack the walls; it could indeed shatter them.

But the walls recovered quickly, making it a thankless effort.

Finally, after searching for about ten minutes, the true exit of the maze was found.

"Let's go, we've found the exit!"

Lin Caier giggled, "So fast, the Skeleton baby is so useful."

Fortunately the Skeleton has no emotions; otherwise, learning it was called a baby, who knows how it would feel.

A large number of Skeleton Warriors rushed out from the Ice Palace exit.

Saw a gigantic Ice.

Spirit.

The Ice Elemental Spirit sat on a throne made of ice blocks, its cold eyes watching the skeletons that rushed in.

Anger seemed to flicker in its eyes, as if uninvited guests had disturbed its rest.

It let out a fierce roar, and instantly countless ice pillars shot up from the Ice Palace ceiling and all around.

Each ice pillar was about a meter thick and four to five meters tall.

The Skeleton Warriors surged forward quickly, darting past the ice pillars with lightning speed.

Some failed to dodge and were knocked flying by the pillars.

The ice pillars' attack power was not weak; the Skeleton Warriors took minor injuries from the impact.

Jiang Chen threw a Detection Technique outward.

"Water Elemental General (Secret Realm Boss)"

"Level: 37"

"Strength: 9000"

"Agility: 0"

"Spirit: 6000"

"Constitution: 8500"

"Skills: Ice Pillar Impact, Ice Whirlwind, Flooding Deluge"

"Traits: Physical Damage Halved, Ice Element Immunity"

Its Agility was actually 0!

Jiang Chen then realized that it was connected to the Ice Throne below, and could not move at all.

He had never seen a monster like this before.

"Ah, why does this monster look like this?"

Lin Caier let out a light, curious exclamation.