Chapter 198: This Is an Element Instance, Containing Heaven and Earth

Chu Yao recommended the Instance called Fire God Hall to Jiang Chen.

This Instance requires Level 32, and the allowed entry level range is 27 to 37.

On the surface, this Instance seems no different from ordinary Instances, and it only offers Normal and Nightmare difficulties to choose from.

Entering Instances above Level 30 of this tier costs 500 points, and the reset fee is 2500 points.

Moreover, the cooldown is very long, reaching 120 hours, a full five days.

Chu Yao explained why she recommended this Instance.

She collected points, so she was very diligent.

She said, "Although this Instance looks the same as other ordinary Instances on the surface, it actually has some special aspects."

She continued, "You can see that other Instances have many participants, but the Fire God Hall has relatively fewer participants."

"Moreover, if you carefully compare this Instance's clear time with other same‑level Instances, you'll notice its differences."

Jiang Chen looked at the clear record of the Fire God Hall.

The record showed a clear time of 8 hours 40 minutes 36 seconds.

This record was created five years ago by a team from Qianlong Xueyuan.

A Nightmare-level Instance takes more than eight hours, which is clearly abnormal.

Usually, other Nightmare-level Instances rarely exceed six hours in clear time.

And this clear record has stood for a full five years without being broken.

Chu Yao, with a slightly lazy smile, said, "You may have already realized that this Instance is actually one of the Five Great Element Dungeons."

"Besides the four elements we usually know—wind, water, fire, and lightning,

there is also a Light Element."

She continued, "Each element corresponds to an Element Instance, and if you're lucky, you can obtain the corresponding Element Fragment inside the Instance."

"Legend says that if you collect all five Element Fragments, you'll gain unexpected benefits."

Chu Yao detailed to Jiang Chen the true difficulty of this Instance.

This Instance is a fire‑element world; once inside, players continuously suffer fire‑element damage.

That is a huge challenge for healers.

Therefore, in Nightmare Difficulty teams, one damage slot is usually removed and two healers are added.

This reduces damage output, making the clear time longer.

But the Instance's difficulty is not low; reduced output increases danger.

Even with two healers, failure is still possible.

There was once a trainee who couldn't exit in time and ultimately perished inside the Instance.

Similarly, higher difficulty also yields high experience.

Chu Yao thought that with Jiang Chen's ability, it should not be too hard for him.

That's why she recommended this same‑level Instance with the highest experience.

After listening, Jiang Chen felt reassured.

He thought the Hundred Points Reward was well spent.

"Are the remaining Element Instances here?"

Jiang Chen's gaze swept across the Dungeon Hall, where hundreds of Instances of various sizes made it hard to distinguish at a glance.

Chu Yao pointed in a direction where an Instance Vortex occasionally emitted specks of watery light, exuding an astonishing chill.

"That is the Water Element Instance, but the Water Element Instance is Level 37, so you can't enter it yet."

As she spoke, she pointed to another spot where wind sounds came from the Instance Entrance.

"That is the Wind Element Instance, wind

Element Instance reaches Level 42; you must be above Level 37 to enter, but generally others only go in after completing a second Job Change and becoming a high‑tier profession."

"The last two Element Instances are not here."

"As for their exact locations, Jiang junior must find them himself."

Chu Yao's eyes held a sly smile and a hint of expectation, hoping Jiang Chen would create a new record.

"Thanks, senior! I'll go grind the Instance now."

Jiang Chen chose Nightmare mode and entered the Instance.

Lin Caier sent a message after returning home yesterday; it basically said that something came up at her house and she would be away for a while.

She will look for him after she returns.

It seemed rather urgent, probably another task was assigned to Lin Caier.

Top‑tier professional families like Lin Caier's have a complete cultivation system for their juniors.

Although Lin Caier was listed in the university, she doesn't follow the university path entirely.

Jiang Chen felt he was in a similar situation now.

He hadn't attended a single university class.

In university, the place he spent most time was the Dungeon Hall.

He learned and leveled up in a completely unconventional way.

Much of the knowledge seemed incomplete.

Hong Jishi also wanted him to acquire this knowledge through real combat.

Fire God Palace, Level 32 Instance, Nightmare-level Difficulty.

Scorching flames burned the entire world.

It is a Cave, with raging flames blazing on the rock walls.

There is only one flaming bridge leading to the opposite bank, and molten lava flows beneath it.

The flowing lava occasionally erupts fire pillars that explode in the air, like brilliant fireworks.

Jiang Chen thinks that even with Bone Armor, he probably can't hold out for long.

Fire God Palace Instance and

the Secret Realm is somewhat similar, but compared with the Elemental Secret Realm it is more pure.

Just standing here, the fire element has already begun attacking him, the outsider.

Bone Armor glints, resisting the fire element.

As long as one is in the Instance, one must constantly endure fire element attacks, with no end.

The healer feels especially great pressure here.

Even without fighting monsters, one must heal teammates at regular intervals.

No Skeleton Warrior or Skeleton Mage was summoned.

Now, not even encountering any monsters, summoning them would only mean taking attacks for nothing.

Crossing the bridge made of flame, the whole bridge is ablaze, and Jiang Chen steps into fire with every step.

It truly is a blade mountain and a fire sea.

If an ordinary class were to cross this bridge, they'd have to heal several times.

The bridge is short; it will soon reach its end.

Finally, two monsters appear on the shore.

The two monsters are composed of fire element and lava.

The monsters stand three meters tall, each wielding a massive flame staff, pacing back and forth at the bridge's edge.

At the moment Jiang Chen spots them, they also spot Jiang Chen.

With a swing of the staff, they hurl two balls of flame at Jiang Chen.

It looks just like a mage's fireball spell.

Jiang Chen neither dodges nor evades, hard‑blocking with Bone Armor.

At the same time, Detection Technique breezes past like a gentle wind.

"Flame Sprite (Enhanced Elite Monster)"

"Level: 32"

"Strength: 10000"

"Agility: 3000"

"Spirit: 4000"

"Constitution: 10000"

"Skill: Flame Attack"

"Trait: Immune to fire element damage, Physical Damage Halved"

Its Strength and Constitution are slightly higher, total attributes reach 27000, matching a level‑32 Enhanced Elite Monster.

It is composed of

fire element, immune to fire element damage.

Another trait of elemental monsters is Physical Damage Halved.

Jiang Chen has dealt with elemental monsters more than once, so seeing this attribute does not surprise him.

"Seems we can't use Corpse Explosion again!"

He whispered, "Can't use Corpse Explosion, so efficiency drops considerably."

Chu Yao probably didn't know this either, which is why she recommended this Instance to herself.

He can turn back and ask her which Instance has more monsters.

It's fine if solo experience is a bit low, as long as there are enough monsters.

The key is to have corpses.

Now, since we're here, we make the best of it.

Having spent the 500‑point entry fee, retreating would be too uneconomical.

The Flame Sprite's flame has landed on the Bone Armor.

The flame explodes, bursting into beautiful fireworks.

Bone Armor emits a silvery white glow, completely blocking the attack.

"The power is still decent!"

Jiang Chen now has an estimate of the Flame Sprite's attack power.

Skeleton Warriors appear, each sprinting across the bridge, brandishing great blades to slash at the Flame Sprites.

While running, the Skeleton Warriors quickly ignite with flame.

Soon they become Fire Skeletons, their entire bodies engulfed in flame.

Jiang Chen possesses the Elemental Resistance passive skill, boosting elemental damage resistance by 300%, reducing all elemental damage threefold.

Skeleton Warriors already have high stats, so they look intimidating but their damage isn't high.

A dozen or so Skeleton Warriors circle the two Flame Sprites, hacking wildly.

"Kill a level‑32 Flame Sprite, experience +640000"

"Obtain Flame Crystal Core"

As expected, after the Flame Sprite dies it instantly turns into fire element and dissipates, leaving no corpse.

That also means, here...

In the Instance, the Corpse Explosion Skill cannot be used at all.