Chapter 280: The Fake Demon Dragon Hall, Tricked by the Demon

Jiang Chen doesn't know how far he has actually walked.

Tens of thousands of kilometers? Or a hundred thousand kilometers?

In the Ancient Battlefield there is no day‑night cycle; unless he looks at the Communicator's time, Jiang Chen cannot gauge how long he has been in the Ancient Battlefield.

He keeps moving along the Outer Perimeter of the Core Area, as if the end can never be reached.

Among the three zones of Upper Space, the Core Area is the largest and most dangerous.

Although Jiang Chen does not intend to re‑enter the Core Area, the Skeletons ahead are clearing monsters along the way.

In the Ancient Battlefield, monsters are never completely cleared.

The dead monsters are devoured and submerged by the earth, while new monsters descend from luminous points in the sky, refilling the battlefield.

This cycle seems endless, having continued for countless years.

Jiang Chen is curious about the oddities of the Ancient Battlefield.

It shares similarities with the Alien Battlefield, yet also differs.

The existence of the Alien Battlefield results from the long war between the Human Race and the Abyss World; it leaves traces and a traceable history.

However, the existence of the Ancient Battlefield cannot be investigated.

Since the Human Race has recorded history, the Ancient Battlefield seems to have existed for an incalculable number of years. This history is too ancient.

Jiang Chen recalls a conversation he had with Hong Jishi and Li Xueru.

Li Xueru appears interested in the Ancient Battlefield's secret, but for various reasons he cannot spare attention to pursue it.

Hong Jishi advises him not to act rashly; those who sought this secret never returned.

The Human Race once lost many Divine-level Strongmen because of this, and now cannot afford such losses.

From their conversation, Jiang Chen learns that to explore the Ancient Battlefield's

secret, one must go to Deep Space.

The Ancient Battlefield is divided into Upper Layer, Lower Layer, and Deep Layer.

According to the map Hong Jishi showed, the three spaces are structured like a hamburger.

Upper Layer corresponds to areas below Level 70, while Lower Layer covers the Level 70 to Level 89 range.

Above Level 90, becoming Divine-level Strongmen, their activity range shifts to Deep Space, which is the most core and dangerous part of the Ancient Battlefield.

Jiang Chen feels a bit yearning.

"In the future, I will go see."

He mutters to himself, his fingertips flickering with a faint light, and a Skeleton Mage appears beside him.

Five days ago, Jiang Chen leveled up again.

He reached th Level, and the th Undead Legion was born.

Jiang Chen is working overtime to replenish it.

Fortunately, Spiritual Power now recovers quickly enough that even if Jiang Chen never stops for Meditation, it only takes seven or eight days to fully replenish the Undead Legion.

The 15 Undead Legion, composed of 5,250 Skeleton Warriors, is extremely powerful.

A Skeleton Warrior at th Level has Four-dimensional Attributes each reaching 60,000.

A Skeleton Mage at th Level has a Spirit Attribute as high as 110,000.

With the status boost provided by the Lich General, Skeleton Warriors' Four-dimensional Attributes can reach 78,000, and Skeleton Mages' Spirit Attribute exceeds 140,000.

Each upgrade brings a massive increase in strength.

"There are four levels left; if I still can't find the Demon Dragon Hall at Level 39, I will have to go back."

Jiang Chen gazes into the distance; at Level 39 he must prepare for a second Job Change.

By then, if he still hasn't found the Demon Dragon Hall, he can only use Mermaid's Tear, hoping that during the Job Change

he will awaken a talent.

He also must prepare for Profession Ascension during the Job Change.

Doing both simultaneously raises the Difficulty considerably.

"Demon Dragon Hall" remains the top choice; there are still four levels' worth of time.

After th Level, the leveling speed slows considerably.

It takes almost ten days to gain a level.

Actually, Jiang Chen knows his leveling speed is far faster than that of most people.

But compared with Jiang Ruo...

It's truly weak.

My own sister's leveling speed is so fast it completely overturns and shatters the All-Human Race's historical records.

Jiang Chen knows his sister's talent accelerates leveling speed, and it is an upgradeable premium talent.

The higher others' level, the slower their leveling.

But on Jiang Ruo, it has no effect at all.

As level rises, the talent also upgrades, and the leveling speed actually tends to accelerate gradually.

"My sister is very likely to become the youngest Divine-level Strongman in All-Human Race history."

Jiang Chen thinks his speculation is likely to become reality.

While pondering, a Skeleton Warrior killed another monster on the road.

Gained one million experience.

The fingertip glow still flickers, another Skeleton Mage appears beside him, then joins the Summon Queue as a reserve.

The 15 Undead Legion is already full; now Jiang Chen is replenishing the reserve Skeletons in the Summon Queue.

Suddenly, a peculiar aura arrives from afar.

The aura is interspersed with the Dragon Race's Bloodline Aura, yet it differs somewhat from that of the Dragon Race.

Jiang Chen sensed it.

This aura not only contains the Dragon Race's Bloodline Aura, but also the Abyss Demon's aura, and it is accompanied by the aura of an Instance.

"Demon Dragon Hall!"

Jiang Chen's mouth twitched upward, and his eyes shone with joy.

This aura matches Hong Jishi's description exactly.

After searching for so many days, he finally found it.

Jiang Chen, without a second thought, broke into a great stride toward it.

The distance wasn't far, a little over a hundred kilometers, and he could reach it in no time.

A few minutes later, Jiang Chen suddenly stopped.

His gaze grew solemn, "Something's wrong!"

There was no Light Belt hanging from the sky, no Heaven and Earth Phenomenon.

He had been so excited when he sensed the aura that he had overlooked this point.

When the "Demon Dragon Hall" Instance appears, a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon must also appear.

The phenomenon spans several thousand kilometers, drawing massive forces of the Three Races.

A great battle is inevitable.

But at this moment, only the aura of "Demon Dragon Hall" is emanating; no Heaven and Earth Phenomenon appears.

"Two possibilities: first, the "Demon Dragon Hall" Instance hasn't fully formed yet, so the Heaven and Earth Phenomenon hasn't manifested."

"Second possibility, the area ahead is not "Demon Dragon Hall" at all..."

Just as he was thinking, Jiang Chen saw light points explode in the distance.

They formed a massive expanse of Colorful Clouds, illuminating the surroundings.

The Colorful Clouds spread enormously, and within them Jiang Chen saw an Instance Vortex, an Instance Vortex in the process of forming.

The Heaven and Earth Phenomenon appeared, the Instance was forming, and the aura was fine.

He had just thought of it, and it appeared—what a coincidence.

Jiang Chen felt something was off.

Regardless, he had to go over and take a look.

At this point, Jiang Chen was less than twenty kilometers away from the Colorful Clouds.

In just a few minutes, he arrived beneath the Colorful Clouds.

His fingertips glowed faintly; Jiang Chen's first reaction was to use Detection Technique to examine.

That is also the first reaction of Human Professionals.

The Detection Technique, carried by a wisp of fresh wind, landed on the Instance Vortex within the Colorful Clouds.

Colorful Clouds drift with the wind

They blew apart, scattering completely before Jiang Chen and vanishing.

The Instance Vortex inside disappeared simultaneously.

A massive Barrier swiftly formed, enveloping Jiang Chen within it.

Barrier!

Abyss Demon!

Sure enough, his sixth sense was correct; there truly was a problem.

On the ground lay a hexagonal crystal.

The crystal was glowing, but its light was weak.

All the aura of the "Demon Dragon Hall" Instance originated from this hexagonal crystal.

The Detection Technique landed on the crystal.

"Dragon Crystal (used)"

"After use, there is a chance to awaken a talent."

So this is the Dragon Crystal, but it has already been used and lost its effect.

Someone employed a special method to draw out the aura inside, baiting themselves.

"Hahaha!"

A mad laugh rang out.

Jiang Chen's brows tightened slightly, then relaxed.

The voice was familiar, an old acquaintance.

"Flame Demon King, so it's you!" Jiang Chen outwardly relaxed, but his mind was already on guard.

A gigantic eye blazing with fierce flames appeared in the sky.

However, it was only a projection, neither the true form nor a clone.

Under the rules of the Upper Space of the Ancient Battlefield, whether the Flame Demon King or the Enchantress Demon King, projecting an image is the limit.

Otherwise, if they sent their clones, Jiang Chen could not block them at all.

Jiang Chen knew this rule, so when he saw the Flame Demon King's projection, he felt no fear or worry.

The Flame Demon King's voice echoed within the Barrier, "Jiang Chen, this time you're doomed."

Hm?

Jiang Chen sensed that the Flame Demon King's tone was off; it seemed full of confidence.

He didn't know where that confidence came from.

There were no Demons, no BOSS, and it was completely empty.

Except for the Barrier.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but speculate,

Is this trying to trap me here to die?

The Flame Demon King continued, "Enjoy your final moments, you will be erased of everything, and die completely."

"I will watch, watch you become a fool, a simpleton, and then be killed, dismembered."

"What Human Race prodigy, before me, is nothing but crap!"

Jiang Chen felt a stir in his heart, the Undead Legion appeared and protected him.

His gaze solemn, he wanted to see what the Flame Demon King was up to.

It lured him in, yet set no monster; what trick is it using?

What confidence could kill oneself?

Everywhere here exuded strangeness.

Mist sprouted within the Barrier, thin and fine; if one does not look closely, it is hard to notice.

When Jiang Chen realized his vision had changed, a thin mist already filled the entire Barrier.

The Flame Demon King's eyes were also hidden in the mist, becoming hazy.