Chapter 178: Can't You Ever Stop? You Kid, Opening a Skeleton Shop

Now on the arena, Qin Xiao is overconfident and brimming with confidence, absolutely able to defeat Jiang Chen.

Qin Xiao is immune to Elemental Attack, but Jiang Chen's Skeleton Mage seems to have been disabled.

Jiang Chen must survive for 10 minutes, but in Qin Xiao's view, lasting that long under his sword is almost impossible.

He steps with his sword as if on wind, dashing to Jiang Chen's front, about to draw his sword.

A sudden hair‑raising feeling arises.

However, Qin Xiao suddenly feels an extreme danger, and this intuition makes him retreat immediately.

In the instant he retreats, a red‑glimmering Blade flash grazes him, slams violently onto the arena, causing a tremor that shows the Blade's massive power.

Qin Xiao gasps sharply; if that Blade had hit him, he would likely have been knocked out of the arena.

The audience is stunned again by the scene.

"What is this?"

"A Skeleton wielding a Blade, a Skeleton with physical attack capability."

"And it can also use Skills, with considerable power."

A Blade‑wielding Skeleton appears beside Jiang Chen, and the Skeleton Mage has already been taken away by him.

Qin Xiao breaks out in cold sweat, then erupts in a loud laugh: "Indeed I shouldn't underestimate you; this must be your trump card, the Blade‑wielding Skeleton. I want to see how strong it is."

Qin Xiao maintains a proud stance and charges at Jiang Chen again.

The Skeleton Warrior swings dual Blades, meeting his attack.

The Skeleton Warrior's attributes are extremely strong, its speed unbelievably fast.

In Qin Xiao's eyes, the Skeleton Warrior is like a Lightning bolt, arriving before him in an instant.

The Blade swings, covering his head and torso, chopping down with overwhelming force.

"So fast!" Qin Xiao shouts in surprise.

He uses his Sword

Skill, Swordsmanship, lets him precisely block all attacks and bounce the enemy away.

No matter how fast the Skeleton Warrior's attack speed is, Qin Xiao can block them.

However, at this moment, he is blasted away by the Skeleton Warrior's force.

The Skeleton Warrior is also knocked back, crashing to the ground.

"The power is too strong!" Qin Xiao again breaks out in cold sweat.

Both speed and power have surpassed him.

The Skeleton Warrior quickly gets up and charges at Qin Xiao again.

Qin Xiao snorts coldly, another Star Ring on his Sword bursts, and his attributes instantly increase tenfold.

"Skill: Berserk Sword!"

Qin Xiao activates the Skill, causing his attributes to rise tenfold for five minutes.

This effect is similar to a Berserker's Frenzy State, but more powerful and does not affect sanity.

Mythic-level Profession and Rare Profession have a fundamental difference; the Skill intensity differs vastly.

Such a Skill is something a Rare Profession could never obtain.

"Skill: Flying Dragon Sword!" He uses the Skill again, the whole body soaring toward Jiang Chen like a flying dragon.

His speed is even faster under the attribute‑enhanced state.

The Skeleton Warrior is knocked back, crashes to the ground, entering a stalemate; this Skill has a Control effect, rendering the enemy immobile for 30 seconds.

After knocking the Skeleton Warrior away, Qin Xiao darts toward Jiang Chen.

"The Skeleton Warrior is controlled, the Skeleton Mage is useless, Jiang Chen is probably finished!"

"Divine Swordmaster really is too strong, worthy of a Mythic-level Profession."

"Jiang Chen seems to have no more moves, unless..."

At this moment, two Black Shadows appear before Jiang Chen, again two Skeleton Warriors.

They simultaneously raise their Blades toward

Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao arrives quickly, but he also retreats even faster.

He looks at Jiang Chen, his face like having seen a ghost: "How many Skeletons do you actually have?"

Jiang Chen smiles and replies: "Your guess."

Qin Xiao snorts coldly, his face full of resentment.

"Guess what, don't think two more Skeleton Warriors can defeat me; I still have many unused Skills, just you wait."

Speaking, he assumes a stance again, holding his breath and gathering Qi.

Light flickers on the Sword tip, energy is coalescing.

A Skill that requires gathering Qi likely won't be weak.

Qin Xiao's appearance reminds Jiang Chen of Lu Qingyu, and also a bit of Yue Dapeng's shadow.

It's like a synthesis of the two.

Both proud and somewhat goofy.

"If two aren't enough, then a few more."

Swish swish, five more Skeleton Warriors appear.

In front of Jiang Chen, seven Skeleton Warriors line up in a row.

The bright Blade swings back and forth like that.

For a moment, the entire arena fills with a forest of dark Qi, and the temperature drops.

Qin Xiao shivered, his Qi‑gathering Skill was interrupted, and he almost couldn't catch his breath.

Cough cough cough!

Qin Xiao coughed and shouted, "You kid opened a Skeleton shop, huh? What are you doing with so many Skeletons."

Jiang Chen chuckled, "Keep fighting?"

Qin Xiao snorted, "I'll beat you, Ghost; when I reach level 40 and attain Second Transcendence, I'll fight you again!"

Speaking so, he leapt straight from the edge of the arena down.

The bachelor gave up.

One Skeleton Warrior is already hard to handle; two is the limit.

Now there are suddenly seven…

What's the point?

If we keep fighting, I fear we'll be sliced to pieces.

Qin Xiao is proud, but not a fool.

Jiang Chen won again.

The spectators were left speechless for a long time.

Can't say Qin Xiao

is weak; Qin Xiao's Skill is definitely not weak.

All we can say is Jiang Chen is too strong.

No, it should be that his Skeletons are too strong.

At the same time a question arose: how many Skeletons does Jiang Chen actually have?

Now on display are eight Skeleton Warriors and six Skeleton Mages.

Together that's already fourteen.

Someone guessed there should be twenty, ten Skeleton Warriors and ten Skeleton Mages.

Others guessed maybe eight of each.

The exact number, aside from Jiang Chen, no one knows.

Qin Xiao's team was eliminated.

With his strength, facing another team, reaching the finals would be no problem.

Unfortunately, he ran into Jiang Chen and had to leave early.

The morning matches finally ended.

Even now, speculation about Jiang Chen's Skeleton count hasn't stopped.

Even when the afternoon matches began, people were still guessing.

The two consecutive afternoon matches saw Jiang Chen unable to meet a decent opponent.

The arena returned to being dominated by Skeleton Mages.

An elder intervened to bind a Skeleton Mage, but the second and third Skeleton Mages appeared and immediately sent them out of the arena.

After the afternoon matches, the list of the eight teams entering the finals was announced.

The five teams Fang Hongxiu mentioned were all present.

The teams from Eagle Nation, Holy Duel Divine Realm, Shadow Transformation Nation, Vatican Sacred Realm, Holy Overseer Church, plus Jiang Chen's team.

Two more teams came from Shenlong University and Zhenduan University.

Among the eight finalists, the Shenlong Empire claimed three slots.

Within each division, although the initial number of teams varied, after today

only eight teams remain for the finals.

The sky‑blocking Light Screen once again enveloped the arena.

Blocking all

people's sight.

Jiang Chen and Lin Caier'er sat on the grass of the camp.

The competition had run for several days, and 90% of the camp's people had left.

The entire camp grew very quiet.

Lin Caier'er leaned on Jiang Chen's shoulder: "Tomorrow the team finals end, then comes the Solo Competition."

"According to past tradition, there will also be a Challenge Competition; will you join?"

The Challenge Competition lets lower‑level professionals challenge higher‑level professionals.

Win, and you receive generous rewards.

The higher the level gap, the better the reward.

The specific rewards haven't been announced yet, but they won't be lacking.

Jiang Chen said, "My teacher had me join the Challenge Competition, and the higher I fight, the better."

Lin Caier'er's face showed a hint of worry, she whispered, "Your performance is so good, it has already drawn many people's attention."

"I heard people today were all talking about you, saying your future looks promising, that you are the leading figure of the younger generation."

"Someone even said you might become a Divine-level Strongman, a pillar that upholds the heavens of the Shenlong Empire."

Jiang Chen had heard many of those remarks.

Someone who saw him was noticeably more courteous, even with a hint of respect.

But Lin Caier'er clearly wasn't talking about that.

"How so? You today aren't like yourself," Jiang Chen thought Lin Caier'er seemed a bit odd.

"But they were later assassinated by someone during the Trial."

"I'm scared..."

Jiang Chen smiled: "I know about that; it even made the news at the time. It's fine, I have it under control."

Lin Caier sighed.

Lin Caier said, "Anyway you must be careful, after all you're only Level 27, not even Second Transcendence."

"Mm, I will be careful."

Jiang Chen verbally agreed, looked up at the stars, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

He has killed many people and even more demons; by now the accumulated murderous intent is considerable.

If it erupts, the timid will definitely be frightened.

"I hope you all can make a move."

"Otherwise my bait would be a total failure."

Jiang Chen thought of the task Hong Jishi had sent him to do.

When they said he should be the bait, he agreed without hesitation.

He knows his own condition; to kill him would require a Top-tier Professional above Level 70 to act.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be that easy.

Lin Caier rested her small head on Jiang Chen's arm and said no more.

The worry in her eyes remained.

Her usual chattering vanished, and she spoke far, far less.

The two quietly admired the night sky, and the feeling seemed not bad.

The warm sun rose, and the Light Screen that had shrouded the night vanished.

Everyone noticed that the entire arena had changed dramatically.

The previous individual arenas had disappeared.

Now three groups and three zones had become three massive arenas.

Each arena's diameter exceeded 200 meters, providing ample maneuvering space.

For Low-Level Professionals below Level 40, such a large arena is more than sufficient.

The finals arena for higher-level professionals is even larger, with a diameter of 1,000 meters.

A massive formation hovered over the arena.

Each arena not only has judges but also Top-tier Healers.

They stand in the void, solemnly staring at the arena.

From the Sea selection of the Professional Competition to the current finals.

Officials of the Shenlong Empire

None have ever spoken publicly.

There is not even a host.

Because it's unnecessary.

People come to watch the competition, not the host.

Perhaps only during the award ceremony will the Shenlong Empire officials appear to say a few words.

"Look, what's that!"

Suddenly someone pointed at the sky and shouted.

Everyone present lifted their heads and gazed at the sky.