Chapter 220: Ancient Battlefield, Unparalleled Desolation

The scene of the Ancient Battlefield is not dim, because various lights shine from different directions, weaving many colors in the air.

These lights eventually converge into a very peculiar hue, both dim and slightly reddish.

The sight resembles a fire‑burned cloud, but even more muted.

Here, there are no stars, sun, or moon—only these mysterious lights illuminate the ground.

The air is filled with a complex scent, both of blood and of a soul's aura.

Wind whistles reach Jiang Chen's ears, accompanied by various sounds—wails, roars, and shrill laughs.

These sounds seem to come from a previous era, persisting to the present.

Jiang Chen feels a soul‑burning heat in his palm, crackling.

The sounds gradually fade, leaving a lingering soul aftertaste, burned away.

"What a strange place!" Jiang Chen mutters to himself.

To stay safe in this dangerous area, Jiang Chen dons Bone Armor.

He dares not be careless, so using his own 3000 points of constitution as base and applying a 40‑fold Talent Amplification, he forged Bone Armor equivalent to 120,000 points of constitution.

This will let him resist most abnormal conditions, providing sufficient safety.

Jiang Chen does not know that Li Xueru had beforehand selected a relatively safe spot for him.

After all, the Ancient Battlefield is exceptionally dangerous, so there is no need to let him know too much.

He remains cautious, just as Hong Jishi and Li Xueru told him, that the Ancient Battlefield is full of danger.

Two Skeleton Warriors follow Jiang Chen, one on each side.

He follows his inner instinct, casually choosing a direction to move forward,

always staying alert to the surroundings.

Hong Jishi showed Jiang Chen the map he had simulated.

He also told him that in the Ancient Battlefield there is no concrete direction.

All directions are only relative, and they change from time to time.

Hong Jishi hasn't been to the Upper Layer for many years; he's not quite sure what changes have occurred in the Upper Space.

In the end, it still depends on Jiang Chen himself to explore.

The place Li Xueru chose for Jiang Chen is indeed very safe.

After walking for a while, it remains empty.

Only a few small hills rise and fall.

In the distance, faint shadows of High Mountain ridges can still be seen.

The light is too dim; the distance that can be seen clearly is short, about one to two hundred meters.

Finally, Jiang Chen spots a monster wandering aimlessly.

He is more than a hundred meters away from the monster.

When he discovers the monster, the monster also notices him.

The monster is enveloped in Black Smoke, as if just lifted from a fire pit.

Its face is one‑third human, one‑third Demon, with beastly traits as well.

The monster looks toward Jiang Chen, opens its mouth, revealing sharp Demon Spikes.

"What a keen perception."

Lin Mo's heart stirs mistakenly, and the Skeleton Warrior is about to act.

Suddenly the monster vanishes from sight.

"Gone, fled?"

The next second, his body tightens sharply.

The ground beneath his feet silently cracks, and a Flame bursts upward from below.

His Bone Armor glints, blocking the Flame.

Within the Flame, a Dagger with a sharp cold gleam darts forward.

With a bang, the Dagger is stopped by the Bone Armor.

The Soul Fire of the two Skeleton Warriors on his left and right flares violently; Jiang Chen is attacked, and they instinctively react

Two Blades, bearing a faint golden light, slash toward the monster.

Since the Skeleton Warriors reached Level 30 and evolved into Gold Tier, specks of golden radiance have appeared on them.

The golden glow resembles starlight, sparsely covering their entire bodies, including their Blade weapons.

At this moment the Blades cut like Lightning, so fast they leave after‑images, speckled with golden light.

The Skeleton Warriors react extremely quickly; from Jiang Chen being hit to them launching an attack takes no more than 0.5 seconds.

The two Blades strike the monster.

The monster lets out a wail, and the Black Smoke bursts with a bang.

Dead?

Jiang Chen is slightly stunned.

Is the monster too fragile, or the Skeletons too strong?

Level 30 Skeleton Warrior, Gold Tier, all four attributes at 40,000.

The attack power is indeed astonishing.

But to claim it can instantly kill this monster, Jiang Chen still thinks it unlikely.

After all, this is the Ancient Battlefield, and the monster's displayed attack power is not weak.

Moreover, no hint was received, and no Experience Value was gained.

Another burst of flame erupted from the Great Underground, this time reaching the other side of the body.

A similar Dagger thrust out from the firelight, stabbing the Bone Armor, producing a deafening sound.

A chill rose in his heart as the Skeleton Warrior counterattacked.

This time the Skeleton Warrior's Blade surged with light.

Skill: Rage Power!

Attack power is 400% of the Strength attribute, a burst of power in an instant, measured purely by Strength, reaching 160,000.

When the skill activates, space itself seems to warp.

Red Light struck, the monster shrieked again, exploded with a bang, and vanished.

Even the flames on the ground disappeared without a trace at the same time.

The whole process was so fast that Jiang Chen couldn't even use Detection Technique in time.

Yi

There was still no hint, indicating the opponent is still alive.

This is an Assassin-type monster; its defense is weak, but its attack power is very strong.

If it were a regular Level 30 Professional, even a heavily armored Knight Warrior would have been seriously injured by the recent ambush.

If a mage assisted such a professional, that single blow could instantly kill them.

His peripheral vision caught a flicker of flame.

Left front, half a meter!

The Skeleton Warrior acted the instant the flame burst forth.

Detection Technique was launched immediately.

One of the Skeleton Warrior's two Blades sliced the erupting flame in half from top to bottom.

The other Blade directly struck the ground where the flame erupted.

A scream rang out again, this time giving the opponent no chance to act.

"Flame Fog"

"Level: 38"

"Strength: 15000"

"Agility: 15000"

"Spirit: 10000"

"Constitution: 10000"

"Skill: Misting, Lethal Strike"

"Trait: Physical damage reduced by 70%, elemental damage reduced by 30%"

Jiang Chen saw this monster's attributes.

Named Flame Fog, it indeed looked like a wisp of charred mist.

It possesses the same Lethal Strike as an Assassin, with extremely strong instantaneous burst power.

Its Strength and Agility are solid, while its Constitution is relatively weak.

The key is its trait: physical damage is reduced by a full 70%, allowing it to survive two attacks from the Skeleton Warrior.

But this time, the Skeleton Warrior's preemptive strike landed a Lethal Strike.

"Killed Level 38 Flame Fog, Experience +760000"

The Experience Value is similar to that of an Abyss Demon, matching its attributes.

However, its danger is higher than that of an Abyss

Demon by a little.

Its sudden, elusive attacks and terrifying burst power are enough to give many professionals a headache.

Clear this monster and continue forward.

After walking for a while, no second monster was encountered.

The Ancient Battlefield is vast; the closer to the center, the more monsters, the farther from the center, the fewer monsters.

Everyone who comes to the Ancient Battlefield uses this method for judgment.

He has been in the Ancient Battlefield for nearly half a day; aside from the first Flame Fog encountered, no second monster appeared thereafter.

Jiang Chen felt desolation, with only black earth and rolling hills, nothing else.

At this point Jiang Chen could be certain he was at the very edge of the Ancient Battlefield.

He turned around and headed the other way.

Finally, a second monster appeared in his sight.

Over three meters tall, a huge monster composed entirely of black rock.

Its massive body shuffled slowly across the ground, the stone limbs scraping the earth with a rustling sound.

When he saw it, it was facing away.

A faint glimmer flickered at his fingertips, and a gentle breeze flew out.

"Black Rock Stone Monster"

"Level: 45"

"Strength: 20000"

"Agility: 5000"

"Spirit: 20000"

Constitution: 30000

Skill: Whirlwind Sphere

Trait: Physical damage reduced by 50%, Elemental damage reduced by 70%

No wonder it's a Level 45 monster; its Four-dimensional Attributes total up to a staggering 75,000 points.

Strength and Spirit each reach 20,000 points.

Its skill is of the spell type, indicating this monster possesses both Elemental Attack and physical attack.

As Jiang Chen perceives the attributes, the Black Rock Stone Monster has already turned around.

A massive arm swings.

A Wind Ball larger than Jiang Chen himself whistles toward him.

The Whirlwind Sphere speeds swiftly, colliding with Jiang Chen in an explosively violent manner.

Bone Armor shines brilliantly, its White Light blazing intensely.

With a booming "Bang", the Whirlwind Sphere detonates before Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen, protected by Bone Armor, emerges unscathed.

But the Skeleton Warriors on both sides are simultaneously Shock‑retreated several meters.

The Whirlwind Sphere carries a forced Shock‑retreat effect.

Then the two Skeleton Warriors dash away quickly, each bursting forth with Skills.

A Blade strikes the Black Rock Stone Monster, producing a sound like hammering iron.

The stone monster swings its massive arm, attacking the Skeleton Warrior.

Not only does its Whirlwind Sphere have Shock‑retreat effect, each of its normal attacks also carries Shock‑retreat.

Skeleton Warriors are repeatedly Shock‑retreated, then charge forward again.

With Constitution as high as 30,000 and Physical damage reduced by 50%, this trait makes it highly durable.

Skeleton Warriors are constantly Shock‑retreated, limiting them to at most half their strength.

Although the two Skeleton Warriors each have attributes up to 40,000, killing them still requires time.

Another Whirlwind Sphere appears, striking a Skeleton Warrior and exploding.

With a "Bang", the two Skeleton Warriors are simultaneously Shock‑retreated.

Especially the Skeleton Warrior hit head‑on, which is Shock‑retreated hundreds of meters away.

Jiang Chen feels a stir; eight more Skeleton Warriors appear.

Ten Skeleton Warriors surround it, unleashing a barrage of Skills on the Black Rock Stone Monster.

The Black Rock Stone Monster emits a muffled sound as cracks densely spread across its stone body.

Then it erupts explosively!

"Kill Level 45 Black Rock Stone Monster, Experience +135

0000"

A Level 40 monster grants more experience than monsters below Level 40.

Only the quantity is a bit too low.

"These monsters here seem to all have the dual reduction trait of Physical and Elemental damage."

"I wonder how my Damage Curse effect is."

The two monsters have a huge level gap.

It also confirms the chaotic disorder within the Ancient Battlefield.

"Tsk tsk tsk!"

"Human Race!"

A cold laugh suddenly echoes in the air.

Jiang Chen looks up and sees an Abyssal Blade Demon with eight arms standing in the sky.

A pair of fierce, blood‑red eyes stare intently at Jiang Chen.