Chapter 258: Entering the Core Area, Danger Doubles

The Yuan Shi Mi Jing is now utterly unreachable for Jiang Chen.

The Divine Selection Secret Realm has already been uprooted by Jiang Chen.

Soul Crystal, Soul Gem, Poisonous Gem and Flame Gem.

This journey to the Ancient Battlefield brought Jiang Chen great rewards.

The Ancient Battlefield expedition, though risky, yielded abundant gains.

Now, Jiang Chen is only missing the location of the Demon Dragon Hall, but the Demon Dragon Hall is hard to find and requires some luck.

The Demon Dragon Hall could appear in any place within the Upper Layer.

Its position, level, and duration are all variable.

No one knows where it will be.

Perhaps the Bagua Compass in Jiang Ruo's hand can calculate it.

Either way, I'll try looking for it myself first.

Jiang Chen tirelessly uses the Poison Star Ring, honing his skills while searching for traces of the Demon Dragon Hall.

The monsters along the way, even after death, get to enjoy another corpse explosion.

The booming sound, like thunder, one after another, spreads continuously toward the Core Area.

His steps, like those of an tireless traveler, tread deep within the Ancient Battlefield.

The Poison Star Ring's roar, like thunder, reverberates throughout the Core Area; corpses pile up like mountains, yet Jiang Chen maintains at least half of his Spiritual Power, pressing forward unceasingly.

A full fifteen days passed, and Jiang Chen's speed covered over ten thousand kilometers during that period.

Finally, the scenery he saw changed.

The ground became smooth and hard, reflecting light as if it were an unpolished, sleek mirror.

The glossy ground seemed closer to the sky, with starlight falling frequently, beautiful as fireworks.

Jiang Chen realized that the Core Area's differences lie not only in monster levels but also in its unique scenery.

The sky is within arm's reach, the starlight's glitter

…fills the entire area with a sense of mystery.

However, the sheer number of monsters and their strong attributes make this place fraught with danger.

Professionals operating here must be extremely cautious, lest they be wiped out by a group.

Less than thirty seconds after stepping into the Core Area, a sharp eagle cry rang from the sky.

A massive eagle-like monster surged toward Jiang Chen, swift and fierce, its sharp beak striking his Bone Armor hard.

The Bone Armor emitted a squeaking sound, and this huge eagle's attack power was nearly comparable to that of the Crimson Moon Demon.

Without lingering, the giant eagle rose again, awaiting the next round of attack.

The creature's massive body measured about seven meters long, its wingspan exceeding twenty meters, a rare size among ordinary monsters.

Jiang Chen used Detection Technique to swiftly discern its attributes.

"Battlefield Giant Eagle"

"Level: 62"

"Strength: 80000"

"Agility: 40000"

"Spirit: 20000"

"Constitution: 60000"

"Skills: Rapid Impact, Tear"

"Traits: Physical damage reduced by 50%, elemental damage reduced by 50%, extremely fast, the longer the dive distance, the greater the attack power."

A level‑62 ordinary monster, its attributes have already surged to 200,000.

This already completely surpasses the Skeleton Warrior.

Moreover, it possesses dual immunity traits and can fly.

A Skeleton Warrior in a one‑on‑one duel would certainly not be its opponent.

Jiang Chen was secretly surprised.

After all, it is merely an ordinary monster; such attributes are indeed somewhat exaggerated.

But after all, I don't have just one Skeleton Warrior; I have a whole horde.

The Battlefield Giant Eagle circled in the air and surged toward Jiang Chen again.

This time, Jiang Chen was ready.

At a distance of

300 meters, the Curse descended.

Skill: Slow Curse!

A sudden loss of speed caused the Battlefield Giant Eagle to lose its center of gravity, its massive body tumbling in the air.

It struggled to stay stable.

Flames flickered in Jiang Chen's palm.

The Battlefield Giant Eagle instantly emitted a sharp cry.

All effort wasted, the Battlefield Giant Eagle crashed heavily onto the ground.

The Skeleton Warrior, poised to strike, surrounded it.

The Curse switched to Damage Curse.

The Skeleton Warrior's skill erupted, the Battlefield Giant Eagle's flesh torn open, it howled incessantly.

The Skeleton Mage's attacks followed suit, striking the Battlefield Giant Eagle.

Even with dual‑element immunity, damage can be reduced by half.

With a single wave of attack, the Battlefield Giant Eagle also suffers serious injury.

It lets out a scream, its whole body glowing as it breaks free from the Skeleton Warrior's shackles and soars skyward.

Skill: Rapid Impact!

This skill can be used not only for attacking but also for escaping.

Want to escape!

How could Jiang Chen let it escape?

The curse shifts again, and a Slow Curse drops from above.

The Battlefield Giant Eagle, whose speed had just risen, slows down again.

It is still Soul Burn.

After countless trials, the Battlefield Giant Eagle loses balance amid its wailing and falls a second time.

This time, Jiang Chen gives it no chance to rise again.

"Kill Level 62 Battlefield Giant Eagle, experience +1860000"

"Obtain Star Light Fragment"

"Star Light Fragment: Holds power from ancient starlight, usable by alchemists and blacksmiths to enhance equipment attributes."

Jiang Chen glances at the Star Light Fragment; it's his first time obtaining material from a monster in the Ancient Battlefield.

He had killed so many before, yet got not a single piece of material.

It seems these materials can only be obtained from monsters above Level 60 in the Core Area.

And look

This material seems quite good.

But the next second, that slight joy vanished.

After death, the Battlefield Giant Eagle's corpse instantly turns into countless specks of starlight, flies upward and disappears.

No corpse...

Cannot use Corpse Explosion.

A crucial method in Jiang Chen's skills is restricted here.

"I don't know if it's just this monster, or all monsters in the Core Area..."

Jiang Chen mutters to himself, his whole body glowing, having leveled up again.

This is the second level‑up on the fifteenth day.

In fifteen days, sweeping monsters continuously, he rose from Level 31 to Level 33.

Although the efficiency can't match repeatedly grinding Instances, it's still acceptable.

Aside from Poison Star Ring and Corpse Explosion, and the Strong Soldier skill brought by Primordial Rune.

All other skills have been raised to Level 33.

Including Divine Power, which is also at Level 33.

With each level‑up, the "Shenzhou Cauldron" releases enough Divine Energy to upgrade Divine Power.

The Undead Legion has expanded to 13 units.

Each Undead Legion can carry 330 Skeletons.

Among them, 200 Skeleton Warriors and 130 Skeleton Mages.

Thirteen Undead Legions appearing simultaneously create a massive force, enough to support a fairly large war.

Spirit Attribute has risen to 20965, and with equipment approaches 24000 points.

The other basic attributes have reached 1393 points.

It looks chaotic, but there's no way around it; that's just how Divine Power works.

Next level‑up, Divine Power can additionally increase attribute values by 33%.

Accumulating level by level, the final attributes obtained will exceed imagination.

The Core Area's range is immense, Jiang Chen follows the light

and proceeds forward.

After slaying several monsters in a row, he finally confirms that all monsters killed in the Core Area turn into starlight, leaving no corpse.

Not only that.

He also encountered a Level 61 Abyss Demon in the Core Area.

This Abyss Demon excels at ranged attacks, using spell‑like Elemental Attacks.

Jiang Chen sparred with it for a while before finally killing it.

However, after death, its corpse instantly turns into starlight and vanishes.

Corpse Explosion is indeed tightly restricted here, unusable.

The Core Area contains a huge number of monsters, and they are very close together.

Each monster possesses extremely strong aggression, just like the first encountered "Battlefield Giant Eagle".

Often before Jiang Chen even notices them, they have already charged.

During combat, they often pull in some nearby monsters as well.

Overall, the Core Area's danger far exceeds that of the Central Area.

It feels like the difference between Nightmare Difficulty and Hell Difficulty.

Each monster, in individual strength, surpasses Skeletons by a good margin.

Jiang Chen can only win by sheer numbers.

The danger is far greater than this.

Stars occasionally fall from the sky; some of them explode midair, turning into a single massive monster that lets out a sharp screech and soars away.

Some starlight lands on the ground and then explodes.

Jiang Chen encountered a starlight that fell only a hundred meters away from him.

The starlight burst violently upon hitting the ground, dazzling and blinding.

Without any warning, dozens of monsters charged straight at him.

The pack of wolves that rushed forward was led by a wolf leader at level 63.

Its total attributes reached 220,000.

Comparable to some level‑55 Normal Bosses.

Later.

The following wolf pack, each at level 61, also had attributes as high as 180,000.

Under the wolf leader's command, the pack's combat power was astonishing.

The Undead Legion was damaged for the first time when facing ordinary monsters.

Even though fewer than ten skeletons fell, it still shocked Jiang Chen.

Core Area—extremely dangerous!

He no longer seemed as relaxed as before.