Chapter 204: Please, Keep Farming

In Hong Shen Courtyard, Lin Zhenzi was clearly in a bad mood; he glared at Jiang Chen, making Jiang Chen feel extremely uncomfortable.

Being stared at so unfriendly by a Divine-level Strongman, anyone would feel their nerves shake.

Hong Jishi, however, smiled and broke the awkward atmosphere, asking, "Old Man Lin, why are you so angry? Your precious granddaughter is back, and you still won't keep her company?"

Lin Zhenzi immediately walked to Jiang Chen's side and, without politeness, lifted the tea from Hong Jishi's cup and drank it in one gulp.

Then he said, "You upgraded the Fire God Palace Instance, right?"

Jiang Chen nodded, took out Flame Crystal Shards, a Fire God Key and a Fire God Flower; although the Fire God Key and Fire God Flower are soul‑bound and cannot be given to them, he could still let them see them.

Hong Jishi examined them carefully, then said, "Flame Crystal…"

Li Xueru also widened his eyes, and Lin Zhenzi also paid attention to the Flame Crystal.

Li Xueru suddenly smiled and said, "I see, the rumors were indeed somewhat inaccurate."

Jiang Chen still didn't quite understand; he didn't know what those rumors referred to.

Hong Jishi, already aware of the situation, explained, "Outside rumors claim that merging the Five Great Element Fragments yields unimaginable benefits, but the truth is that after merging the Five Great Element Fragments, one obtains an Elemental Divine Stone."

"The Elemental Divine Stone can raise the success rate of Second Profession Ascension to around 30%; you should know that High-level Mythic Professioners need to undergo two Profession Ascensions. The chance for the second Profession Ascension is extremely rare."

"We also have many treasures and various methods, but"

"the probability remains very low."

"Legend says the Elemental Divine Stone can boost the probability of a second Profession Ascension to about 30%."

Hong Jishi's words shocked Jiang Chen; if that's true, it would be a very valuable thing.

However, obtaining such an item is far from easy.

Hong Jishi explained that Electric Element and Light Elemental Instances are very hard to find, and the legend of the Elemental Divine Stone comes from ancient Professioners; it is said that he has already completed two Profession Ascensions, but that cannot be verified.

Lin Zhenzi suddenly suggested, "Let's run it a few more times and collect more Flame Crystal Shards."

Jiang Chen understood Lin Zhenzi's meaning and replied, "Teacher Lin, I will run it several more times, try to get more Flame Crystals, and I will also prepare a share for Cai Er."

Seeing Jiang Chen's cooperation, Lin Zhenzi's expression brightened a bit.

At this moment, Hong Jishi turned his attention again to the Fire God Key and Fire God Flower in Jiang Chen's hand.

After a close inspection, each of them showed a startled expression.

"So there's also this," Hong Jishi exclaimed in amazement.

Li Xueru said calmly, "Indeed unexpected; where would the real Fire God Temple be?"

Lin Zhenzi stroked his beard and said, "Keep this thing; perhaps you'll need it in the future."

The meaning is that it's not needed for now.

As for whether it will be useful later, they also don't know.

After all, even a Divine-level Strongman is human and cannot know everything.

Jiang Chen wasn't disappointed; knowing the use of the Flame Crystal was enough.

Jiang Chen decided to run the Fire God Palace several more times, aiming to gather at least three complete Flame Crystals.

He, his sister, and Ning Cai Er—three people, one each.

One share per person.

Even if each run drops a Flame Crystal Shard, he would need to run at least fifteen times.

Jiang Chen meditated for a while in Hong Shen Courtyard, restoring his depleted Spiritual Power.

At the same time he summoned six Skeleton Warriors, bringing the total Skeleton Warriors up to 160.

Two hours later, the skeletons in the Summon Queue had fully recovered.

Jiang Chen, Hong Jishi and the others said their farewells and returned to the Dungeon Hall.

Glancing at the Fire God Palace Instance, Jiang Chen spent points to reset its cooldown.

In Hell Difficulty, the entry points became 1000, and resetting required 5000, which is very costly.

"Huh? How come resetting the Instance only costs 500 points?"

"Entering the Instance now only needs 100 points."

After resetting the Instance, Jiang Chen saw a notice and was puzzled, not knowing what had happened.

He tried checking other Instances again and found no change.

It is what it is.

Only the Fire God Palace Instance became especially cheap.

Both entry tickets and reset fees were discounted to one‑tenth.

Needless to say, this was a privilege Lin Zhenzi granted Jiang Chen.

After all, he needed to farm Flame Crystals for his precious granddaughter, and since she might become family in the future, some conveniences are natural.

But he didn't say.

Jiang Chen couldn't figure it out but didn't care; cheap is good anyway.

With extra points, he could also buy something.

When he created a New Record in the Instance earlier, he earned a 10,000‑point reward and also 10 Contribution Points.

Previously, winning both the team and solo competitions in the Professional Competition also awarded points and Contribution Points.

Now he already has 550,000 points, and his Contribution Points have also reached

500.

Suddenly the Instance Vortex trembled, and a group of people appeared outside the Instance.

These people were engulfed in flames, looking extremely disheveled.

As soon as they emerged, the healer began treating them at lightning speed.

Chen Ziming and his party staggered out of the Instance in utter disarray.

Their run in the Instance ended in failure.

The Hell Difficulty Fire God Palace Instance is far harder than the Nightmare Difficulty.

Not only have the monsters become stronger, the Fire Element Scorching Power has also increased dramatically.

Four healers in the party take turns healing, and the pressure on each is enormous.

Every step forward is a struggle.

After barely clearing it for two hours, they finally retreated in a mess.

Chen Ziming's complexion was very unpleasant.

He didn't expect that, despite such thorough preparation, it still ended in failure.

At this high difficulty, Chen Ziming believes no other team could get through.

"Excuse me, move aside, I want to enter the Instance!"

Chen Ziming's party stumbled out of the Instance and happened to block Jiang Chen.

"Stop nagging, go to another Instance." Chen Ziming was in a very bad mood and his attitude was extremely hostile.

Not only because he failed, but also because Jiang Chen actually succeeded.

This again proves that he is far inferior to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen looked at Chen Ziming: "Your skin itching again?"

Chen Ziming's anger rose: "What did you say?"

He frowned, his face full of anger as he stared over.

Upon seeing Jiang Chen, his complexion changed instantly.

"It's you!"

Hatred and fear flashed in his eyes.

The fear stems from Hong Jishi; he still remembers the last incident.

Hong Jishi is behind Jiang Chen, not easy to provoke.

"Move aside, I want to enter the Instance!"

Jiang Chen whispered.

Chen Ziming let out a cold snort, signaling his subordinates to step aside.

Cannot block.

People entering the Instance, that's the regulation.

Chen Ziming also must obey.

Jiang Chen chose Hell Difficulty and entered the Instance.

Chen Ziming said, "Use the Fubentan Tance Fu to check which difficulty he entered."

Immediately, a subordinate used the Fubentan Tance Fu.

"Minor Court Master, he chose Hell Difficulty."

Chen Ziming's complexion changed again: "I want to see if he can finish the Instance."

"We'll rest outside and discuss the Instance strategy."

The Instance can definitely be cleared; it's just the method that's not mastered.

They walked to the outside of the Dungeon Hall, discussing while also staring through the gate toward the Fire God Palace Instance.

Chen Ziming didn't really believe Jiang Chen could solo the Fire God Palace Instance.

The continuous fire element damage in the Instance, without healers, how could it possibly be endured?

Jiang Chen's second entry into the Fire God Palace was completely different from the last time.

This time he started at Hell Difficulty, much harder than before.

He took a deep breath, and four Skeleton Warriors appeared at once.

He didn't summon many, just four.

The four Skeleton Warriors, upon appearing, sprinted across the Fire Bridge at top speed, dragging the Flame Sprites on the bridge toward the plaza.

Jiang Chen followed far behind, watching the four Skeleton Warriors turn into four flames, racing wildly through the Instance.

They circled the plaza, attracting all the Flame Sprites there.

Flame Sprites are made of pure fire element and leave no corpse after death.

Corpse Explosion cannot be used; it's ineffective.

If you want to clear them all, hitting them one by one is very slow.

Unless you release a large number of Skeleton Warriors.

The last time was spent clearing them, wasting

a lot of time.

It can be said that in the previous record, two hours were wasted here.

The four Skeleton Warriors split into four, each diving into a Cave.

Although whichever Cave they enter, they must traverse the entire Cave before reaching the exit.

Yet there are still monsters in a few small rooms that need to be lured individually.

The four Skeleton Warriors kept crossing the Cave, drawing out all the monsters inside.

Then they ran out of the Cave, heading toward the Fire God Palace.

Jiang Chen followed at top speed and also ran out of the Cave!