Chapter 217: Strange Restriction, God‑Tier Strongman

Jiang Chen worked continuously for 12 hours without a moment to catch his breath.

When he left the Instance, a bright beautiful face appeared in his view.

Chu Yao stood before Jiang Chen with a smiling face and said, "You finally came out, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Jiang Chen asked softly, "Senior Chu Yao, is there something you need me for?"

Chu Yao replied in a playful tone, "What, can't I look for you when there's nothing?"

Jiang Chen was a bit surprised; Chu Yao was always elegant, but now she seemed somewhat different.

He gave no reply, just quietly stared at her.

Chu Yao spread her hands and handed Jiang Chen some items, "No more jokes, here you go."

She gave Jiang Chen some Fatigue Elixir, a total of ten bottles.

Jiang Chen understood the elixirs' value, took them all without hesitation, and intended to repay Chu Yao with points.

Chu Yao shook her head, "No points, this is a gift for you."

Jiang Chen felt a bit uneasy, because he knew this Fatigue Elixir was quite expensive.

Chu Yao's expression carried a hint of displeasure, "Tell me, are we friends?"

Jiang Chen nodded without hesitation, "Of course."

Chu Yao continued, "Good then, keep the elixir, and when you run out, tell me; I'll figure something out."

Jiang Chen thanked Chu Yao, but she also reminded him, "But don't rely too much on the Fatigue Elixir; it's bad for your body."

Chu Yao smiled, "Alright, I won't disturb you; you continue looking for the Desert Fruit."

After saying that, she turned and left.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and said wistfully, "One senior gone, one friend gained."

He had only five bottles of Fatigue Elixir left before, so he never used them again.

This kind.

Precious items are not easy to buy, and he wants to economize.

However, the situation is different now.

He tilted his head back and gulped down a bottle of Fatigue Elixir, feeling his weary body like immersed in warm spring water, quickly recovering.

The Fatigue Elixir's effect is miraculous.

One bottle can sustain him for two days and two nights without fatigue.

He entered the Instance again, starting to sprint.

Jiang Chen began another repetitive, tedious Instance journey.

He entered again and again, ran over and over.

This time his luck was better.

After only five runs, he encountered a Desert Fruit.

Red Light spread throughout the Instance.

The dark red glow almost altered the color of the entire desert.

The Curse Skill's characteristic buzzing was incessant.

The Curse Skill's Spiritual Power consumption is slightly higher than that of Bone Fang.

The consumption of the Desert Fruit is a bit higher.

Only when all the Desert Fruit were fully consumed did the Damage Curse reach Level 26.

Jiang Chen kept entering and exiting the Instance.

"Based on current estimates, to fully refine Summon Lich General, you need to find the Desert Fruit at least ten times."

"Counting ten rounds per Instance, that's at least 100 Instances."

And each run takes about 40 minutes.

Jiang Chen felt a pang of sorrow.

These past days he has stayed obediently in the Dungeon Hall, not needing to go anywhere.

But there's no choice; not training now will only make things harder later.

"For a bright tomorrow, give it all!"

Luck remained good; after the sixth Instance entry, he again encountered a Desert Fruit.

This time, he quickly raised the Damage Curse to Level 30.

"Damage Curse LV30 curses enemies within a 25‑meter range, increasing all damage they receive by 25 %, lasting 1 minute."

The Damage Curse Skill's amplification is weaker than Slow Curse, and its range is the same.

Each level adds only 0.5 meters to the range.

Damage amplification also rises by only 0.5 %.

Including the Perfect Amplification talent.

Curse Range reached 1000 meters, damage increased by 1000 %, a full tenfold.

The Curse Range reached 1,000 meters, damage increased by 1,000%, a full tenfold.

"Finally it's time for the hardest one."

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and began to Summon Lich General.

Summoning a Lich General requires 4000 Spiritual Power.

And with his gear, he has only about 7000 Spiritual Power in total.

Summoning one almost costs a Desert Fruit.

Summoning one almost costs a Desert Fruit.

Jiang Chen kept stuffing Desert Fruit into his mouth.

The recovery speed of Spiritual Power was completely unable to keep up with the consumption rate.

Although Desert Fruit tasted good, eating too much still became greasy.

"Without Desert Fruit, this Skill would drive many people mad."

Jiang Chen muttered in his heart.

Moreover, besides refining the Skill to max level, he also had to fill the number of the Undead Legion.

The whole process was incredibly exhilarating.

In Hong Shen Courtyard, Hong Jishi watched Jiang Chen enter and exit the Instance over and over.

It had been seven days, and Jiang Chen never stopped.

Exhausted beyond measure, he took a bottle of Fatigue Elixir.

He had drunk four bottles of Fatigue Elixir.

Hong Jishi kept his attention on Jiang Chen.

The more he watched, the more satisfied he became.

"Perseverance, really good!"

Li Xueru also gave affirmation: "Perseverance is sometimes more important than talent; the kid Jiang Chen has both talent and perseverance, which is rare."

Lin Zhenzi hummed, "You're just lucky, you found a treasure."

Hong Jishi smiled happily, unusually without rebuttal, and instead personally gave

Lin Zhenzi a cup of tea: "Your granddaughter is also good, very discerning."

Lin Zhenzi hummed lightly again, took the tea, said nothing, everything left unsaid.

Li Xueru said, "Jiang Chen's sister is also very diligent, and her talent is strong."

Lin Zhenzi said, "Anyone noticed by the old man isn't far off; a family of two geniuses, really good."

"Perhaps both siblings have a chance to become Divine-level Professionals."

Hong Jishi smiled meaningfully.

Divine Level... enough?

The training difficulty of Summon Lich General far exceeded Jiang Chen's expectations.

As the Skill level rose, the Spiritual Power requirement grew higher.

The initial estimate was overturned again and again.

Ten waves of Desert Fruit were far insufficient.

Jiang Chen's ferocity rose as well; he would not turn back until reaching the goal.

He had gone eight consecutive days without rest, sustained solely by Fatigue Elixir.

In those eight days, he encountered Desert Fruit a full twenty times.

When the Summon Lich General Skill reached Level 29, each summon required a full 6800 points of Spiritual Power.

This was even with the Skill's consumption halved.

Without the help of the Dragon Clan War King Title, it would require 13600 points of Spiritual Power.

Such a requirement could probably only be met at Level 40, after completing Second Transcendence to become a higher profession.

Without the Dragon Clan War King Title, a Level 1 Summon Lich General would need 8000 points of Spiritual Power.

Even with a full set of Hell Outpost Equipment, it was insufficient to summon one.

He must be at least Level 32 to qualify to summon a Level 1 Lich General.

By then he had completely lost the chance to enter the "Tyrant Desert" to find Desert Fruit.

So

Jiang Chen would say, this is simply not something a human can train.

While running, Jiang Chen also vaguely sensed something was off.

Why would a professional Skill's requirement be this high? It defies logic.

It's like a High Mountain pressing on oneself, restricting oneself.

When awakening Summon Skeleton Mage before, Jiang Chen had this feeling.

Now this feeling is even more evident.

Fortunately, he has a Hell Outpost Set.

Fortunately, he has the Dragon Clan War King Title.

Under countless impossible circumstances, relying on the miraculous Desert Fruit, he forced the Summon Lich General Skill up to Level 30.

When he saw the Skill upgrade prompt, his whole body lay in the desert like a giant character.

The next second, he fell into a deep sleep.

"Strange, why isn't Jiang Dalao coming out?"

"Yeah, Jiang Dalao won't have any trouble, right?"

"Jiang Dalao will have trouble? Stop joking."

"Probably just tired, fell asleep inside the Instance."

In the past ten days, Jiang Chen has run at least 200 Instances.

All of it was seen by others.

Those people have already prostrated themselves in worship.

At least 200 Instances, sleepless and relentless.

It can no longer be described as frightening.

No one can imagine how much perseverance this requires.

Jiang Chen finished it silently, without a sound.

He watched Jiang Chen collapse to the ground and fall asleep with his own eyes.

Hong Jishi's eyes were filled with worry.

Li Xueru said softly, "Don't worry; he's just too tired and fell asleep."

Lin Zhenzi said gravely, "This kid is stronger than you."

Hong Jishi sneered, "He's also stronger than you."

Neither of them was convinced.

At that moment, Li Xueru's eyes also showed admiration.

Jiang Chen's performance was indeed outstanding.

When calm is needed, be calm; when low profile is required, stay low.

When a high profile is needed

, even without saying a word, he can shock the whole world.

Li Xueru could see that Jiang Chen could no longer be described as merely having astonishing perseverance.

Rather, he is ruthless enough toward himself.

Add his profession to that.

A person like this already possesses all the conditions to become a Divine-level Strongman.

Jiang Chen slept soundly.

The unchanging temperature in the Instance and the soft sand made his sleep extremely comfortable.

When he woke up, the fatigue was gone.

The effect of the Fatigue Elixir had also completely vanished.

Glancing at the Communicator, Jiang Chen jumped three meters high.

He had slept a full 47 hours, roughly two days and two nights.

"Am I a pig? I can sleep so much!"

"No, even pigs can't sleep as much as I can."

Spiritual Power had fully recovered during sleep.

The remaining dozen or so Desert Fruits could not be wasted.

Moreover, Jiang Chen's task was still unfinished.

The Skill had been fully upgraded, only the final step—forming the Undead Legion—remained.

Since he is still Level 30 and can obtain the divine artifact that rapidly restores Spiritual Power from the Desert Fruit community, he must establish the Undead Legion now.

Skill: Summon Lich General!

7,000 Spiritual Power, swept away in an instant, not a drop left.

A Level 30 Skill consumes 7,000 Spiritual Power.

Jiang Chen was prepared and shoved a Desert Fruit straight into his mouth.

The fruit burst in his mouth, the juice that had nearly made him vomit slid down his throat and finally turned into a warm current rushing straight to the Heavenly Spirit Cover.

With the pleasant sensation, Spiritual Power began to recover rapidly.

Jiang Chen simultaneously checked the attributes of the Level 30 Lich General.

"Golden-level Lich General"

"Level: 30"

"Legion members: 0/300"

"Power: 4000"

"Agility: 4000"

"Spirit

: 4000"

"Constitution: 100000"

"Skill: Legion Strengthening LV3"

"Legion Strengthening LV3: Attack power +30%, attack speed +30%, casting speed +30%, physical defense +30%, elemental defense +30%, control resistance +30%"

"Skill: Legion Recovery LV3"

"Legion Healing LV3: Heals legion members, restoring damage; effect scales with skill level."

"Skill: Eliminate LV3"

"Eliminate LV3: Removes all abnormal states affecting legion members (only effective on abnormalities below Level 60)."

The skill's effect has been greatly enhanced.