Chapter 250: Arriving at the Divine Selection Secret Realm, Collecting Divine Energy

The entrance to the Divine Selection Secret Realm is only about two meters high and wide, hidden between two Giant Stones, and the faint light looks very inconspicuous amid the interwoven colors of the Ancient Battlefield.

If one does not observe carefully, this entrance can be easily overlooked.

After Jiang Chen and Yi Ning arrived here, they also understood why Ding Genghong and the others paid attention to this entrance.

Not far from the entrance, there is an area that clearly saw battle.

The ground of the Ancient Battlefield seems to possess self‑repairing ability; no matter how fierce the fight or what damage is done to the earth, it will recover to its original state after a short time.

"There should be a BOSS here; Ding Genghong and his group probably discovered the Divine Selection Secret Realm while coming here to fight the BOSS. Their people should have already entered the Divine Selection Secret Realm and cannot enter a second time. Fortunately, no one has come over the past few days."

Yi Ning quickly analyzed, and even if she missed, it would be about the same.

Jiang Chen hummed, "Let's go in." Yi Ning nodded.

The two stepped into the Divine Selection Secret Realm together.

After they entered, the entrance to the Divine Selection Secret Realm changed. It gradually twisted and deformed, eventually disappearing like a bubble.

Whenever someone enters the Divine Selection Secret Realm, regardless of success, its entrance disappears and reappears elsewhere after two days.

Each time the Divine Selection Secret Realm entrance appears, if no one enters it can remain for ten days, after which it moves to a new location.

If someone enters, it relocates immediately.

Jiang Chen and Yi Ning experienced a teleportation that was not short in distance; they each landed on different platforms, only half a meter apart, separated by an invisible force.

Although they could see each other and hear each other's voices, they could not cross the platforms.

Zhan

Blue light spread all around, rippling like water waves, coming in wave after wave of impact.

Then two Blue Corridors intertwined before the two, shooting straight toward the clouds.

Blue sky and white clouds, the two Blue Corridors reach straight to the clouds.

The moment they entered the platform, all equipment attributes were nullified.

The Skeleton vanished, returning to the Summon Queue.

Jiang Chen understood that here, one can only rely on oneself.

No external force can be used.

The same applied to Yi Ning; her Holy Spirit Unicorn also vanished.

But…

The "Soldier" Primordial Rune on the back of the hand could still be used.

The restrictions of the Divine Selection Secret Realm seemed not to affect it.

Jiang Chen stayed still and asked Yi Ning, "How much do you know about the Divine Selection Secret Realm?"

Yi Ning's family background is excellent; the elders in her family have experienced much and all possess inheritances.

What she knows far exceeds that of ordinary people.

Yi Ning said, "The Divine Selection Secret Realm is very simple; the family elders left only one sentence: Full Speed Forward, No Retreat."

"Full Speed Forward, No Retreat!"

Hong Jishi also told him this.

A hundred people entering the Divine Selection Secret Realm may each face a hundred different situations.

Therefore, the circumstances of Hong Jishi's entry into the Divine Selection Secret Realm back then hold little reference value for Jiang Chen.

The only commonality is Full Speed Forward, No Retreat.

That is the sole rule within the Divine Selection Secret Realm.

Yi Ning smiled, "I'm going!"

As she said, she stepped into the Blue Corridor.

The moment she entered the Blue Corridor, the platform vanished instantly.

The corridor also changed accordingly.

Behind her, there was no retreat; taking even one step back would exit the Divine Selection Secret Realm directly.

Moreover, she could never re‑enter in this lifetime.

Only forward, continuously forward!

Jiang Chen, deep

He inhaled and stepped into the corridor.

Upon entering the corridor, a pressure instantly fell upon his body, reaching his soul.

The pressure came from the spiritual layer, as if a voice kept speaking to him.

Go back, go back.

Jiang Chen's thought shifted, erasing the voice.

Jiang Chen now understood; he is a Magic Class Profession.

Strength, agility, and constitution are all mediocre.

Compared with other Warrior‑type professions, he is far weaker.

Only the spiritual aspect is his strength.

The Divine Selection Secret Realm targets him with pressure from the spiritual layer.

Moreover, practitioners of different ranks endure different amounts of pressure.

The magnitude of pressure is adjusted according to the practitioner's rank; different ranks face different pressure.

Summoners also belong to the Magic Class; they have relatively strong Spiritual Power but weak other attributes.

Moreover, Yi Ning is already level 41, so the pressure she must endure exceeds Jiang Chen's by a lot.

The pressure is like sea waves, one after another crashing down.

The seemingly formidable pressure feels like a spring breeze to him.

Compared with Yi Ning, Jiang Chen is obviously much more relaxed.

"Thanks to the Nirvana Soul Crystal, if my Spirit Power hadn't increased dramatically, I wouldn't be this relaxed."

Jiang Chen knows in his heart that the reason for his ease is mainly the Nirvana Soul Crystal.

He raised his Base Spirit Power from 4,000 to 19,000, far surpassing a Level 30 Magic Class Profession practitioner.

Yet the pressure from the Divine Selection Secret Realm is still calculated as if for a Level 30 Mage-Class Practitioner.

Thus, the pressure Jiang Chen faces is almost nonexistent.

The two passages are only a few meters apart.

Separated by a blue Light Screen, Jiang Chen can roughly see Yi Ning's situation.

Suddenly, Yi Ning stopped.

At that moment she happens to

reach the halfway point.

"Did something happen?"

Jiang Chen, with a question, continued forward and soon also reached the halfway point.

In his view, strands of Golden Thread appeared, fluttering throughout the passage.

At the same time, a row of steps appeared in the passage.

Jiang Chen carefully stopped as well, lifted his head and looked closely.

The steps total exactly 500 steps, each step bearing Golden Filament fluttering and dancing.

Moreover, every 100 steps, the Golden Filament increases in number.

Below the first 100 steps, each step has only one strand of Golden Filament.

Starting from step 101, each step has two strands of Golden Filament.

From step 201 it becomes three strands, from step 301 four strands, and the final hundred steps five strands.

From the Golden Filament one can sense a distinctive aura, a wondrous energy.

These Golden Filament are Divine Energy.

The first half of the passage is only the most basic trial.

Now comes the real challenge.

"Exactly as the teacher said. At least 100 strands of Divine Energy are needed to form a complete Divinity."

"The teacher's requirement for me is also at least 100 strands."

"I must walk at least 100 steps."

As long as a complete Divinity is obtained, the chance of one's Profession Ascension can rise above 90%.

"Jiang Chen!"

Yi Ning's voice came from the other passage.

"One hundred strands of Divine Energy can form a complete Divinity."

"That is only the lowest, weakest Divinity."

"If more Divine Energy is obtained, the Divinity will be strengthened; the stronger the Divinity, the greater the benefit."

"Did you see up there

that Three-Legged Divine Cauldron?"

Jiang Chen looked upward following Yi Ning's words and saw a massive Three-Legged Divine Cauldron.

When he saw the cauldron, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Its appearance is so reminiscent of the Three-Legged Cauldron from ancient Chinese legends.

One can't say there's no connection; one can only say it's identical.

Recalling the previously obtained "Soldier" rune text, Jiang Chen feels it necessary to take a look.

"It is said that if one can reach the Three-Legged Divine Cauldron, even during the Third Transcendence, the chance of Profession Ascension can rise to eighty percent."

Yi Ning has her own ambition.

Otherwise she wouldn't have wasted so much time searching for the Nirvana Soul Crystal.

Ascending again during the Third Transcendence to become a High-Level Mythic Profession—that is Yi Ning's ambition.

"Thank you, I will do my best!" Jiang Chen replied.

Yi Ning waved a small fist and said, "Go for it!"

"Go for it!"

Regardless of the Divinity, Profession Ascension.

Just the existence of the Three-Legged Divine Cauldron makes Jiang Chen want to climb up and take a look.

Jiang Chen looked up; at the very top of the passage, the massive cauldron faced the light, dazzling.

He also saw a massive amount of Divine Energy swirling atop the cauldron.

He lifted his leg and stepped onto the first step.

Boom!

A booming sound rang in his ears, and the pressure surged dramatically.

The overwhelming pressure surged like a tsunami, trying to push him down.

Jiang Chen let out a light hum, stood steady, not moving an inch.

The passage behind him vanished, replaced by an exit.

If he steps back one step, he will leave through the exit.

After he steadied himself, a strand of Divine Energy pierced in and vanished.

When the Divine Energy pierced in, Jiang Chen felt as if something extra had appeared within him.

But looking at the attributes, there was no

any change.

Just a strand of Divine Energy, still insufficient to cause any change.

Jiang Chen began climbing the steps upward, step after step, both fast and steady.

Supported by the Spirit Attribute of a Magic Class Profession far beyond Level 30, mere mental oppression had no effect on him.