Chapter 329: Trident Projection, BOSS Projection

Jiang Chen strolls gracefully through the Water God Courtyard, and the Instance map forms rapidly in his mind.

The entire Instance consists of a series of corridors and courtyards, each courtyard open‑air and surrounded by small waterfalls.

A sense of design, delicacy and harmony fills the whole environment.

The sounds of water intertwine, creating a wonderful concert.

Each courtyard has different music and different sounds, intoxicating those within.

Jiang Chen calls it the "Water God Courtyard," the most artistic of all the Instances he has experienced.

Each courtyard contains eighteen stone pillars, some broken and some still intact.

Fine stone paintings are carved on the pillars, depicting many creatures.

Beasts, humanoids and other beings appear vivid in the images.

Among the many humanoid figures, a woman appears repeatedly.

The stone paintings are not perfectly lifelike, yet their distinctive aura lets one recognize her at a glance.

Most of the paintings center on her, forming a unique story.

"The stone paintings on these pillars seem to be telling a story."

"It's a pity most pillars are broken, so the story is fragmented."

In less than twenty minutes, Jiang Chen led the Undead Legion through all the courtyards.

The whole Instance comprises eighteen courtyards, each with eighteen stone pillars.

Coupled with varying music and water sounds, the entire Instance exudes artistry.

The eighteen courtyards are arranged in a circular, spiraling pattern.

At the far end, there is a water vortex.

Jiang Chen jumps in without hesitation, following the current toward the deep bottom.

The moment he plunges into the vortex, the entire Instance trembles with a boom.

In the Dungeon Hall,

the Instance Entrance of "Water God Courtyard" suddenly erupts in brilliant light.

An odd aura spreads from the Entrance, quickly filling the entire Dungeon Hall.

"It's upgraded!"

"Divine General Jiang is right; the Instance truly upgraded."

"The same happened in the Fire God Palace last time."

"Divine General Jiang lives up to his title; from now on the Water Element Instance can drop Elemental Crystal fragments."

Waves of exclamations erupt in the Dungeon Hall.

Jiang Chen breezes through the courtyard stage of "Water God Courtyard" at astonishing speed, triggering the Instance's upgrade mechanism.

The same occurred in the Fire God Palace, where he cleared the early monsters at top speed, causing the Instance to upgrade.

Only this time, Jiang Chen did it with even greater ease.

When the upgrade finishes, the entrance vortex steadies again.

Si Tu Yu tries to re‑examine the Instance information and discovers an added Hell Difficulty.

The Instance truly upgraded.

She had heard of such a thing before, yet she can't help feeling shocked.

The "Water God Courtyard" Instance has been here for centuries, always preserving its original state.

Whatever it was a few hundred years ago remains the same as before the recent upgrade.

No one has ever obtained the legendary Element Fragment.

Now she knows that only after the Instance upgrades, by tackling Hell Difficulty, can one obtain the Element Fragment.

Moreover, the person or party that caused the upgrade will also be thrust into a higher Difficulty level.

In other words, Jiang Chen is now in Hell Difficulty.

He will Solo Run Hell Difficulty.

At this point, Si Tu Yu's curiosity about Jiang Chen is no longer slight; she truly wants to know everything about him.

How can one person reach such a level?

Following the vortex, Jiang Chen arrives at a

underwater world.

Below lies a massive palace.

The palace's ceiling is transparent and smooth; through it one can see slowly flowing water.

The palace's great doors are tightly shut, appearing very sturdy.

Jiang Chen pays no heed; Skeleton Warrior and mage strike simultaneously.

In only a few seconds, the doors collapse with a sound.

A massive Water Element bursts from behind the doors, forming a trident that thrusts forward.

It moves so fast Jiang Chen cannot dodge.

His eyes narrow slightly; he has seen this trident before.

It has always been beside the female figure on the courtyard's stone pillars.

The trident strikes Jiang Chen, but Bone Armor glints and blocks the blow.

The trident is instantly knocked back into the palace.

"Not a bad attack power."

Jiang Chen murmurs softly.

From that strike just now, judging by the Bone Armor's reaction, the opponent's power attribute should be around 50,000.

In a Level 37 Instance, having this level of attack is pretty good.

"Looks like the Instance has been upgraded; it should now be Hell Difficulty."

Having had the experience last time, Jiang Chen didn't find this strange.

The Undead Legion had already moved a step ahead into the palace.

Before Jiang Chen could enter, the palace was ablaze with light.

Countless tridents flew in, hammering the Skeletons like a downpour.

They looked overwhelmingly mighty, but the attack power was rather underwhelming.

The Skeletons paid no heed to attacks of this caliber.

The Lich General lazily gave a couple of casual heals, just to get by.

The tridents kept coming without end, constantly tilting.

The Skeletons charged forward, bearing the attacks.

The palace was enormous, utterly spacious, and even with the entire Undead Legion rushing into the palace, they only occupied

up to one‑tenth of the area.

The blue rippling water light passed through the transparent palace roof, illuminating the palace.

Jiang Chen stepped in along with it.

The tridents were endless, the attacks like a relentless rain.

Within the Instance, the Water Element's power was immensely abundant, continuously supplying it with energy.

After Jiang Chen entered the palace, the attacks also fell upon him.

However, before the Bone Armor, this level of attack posed no threat at all.

The Skeletons had already surged ahead toward the depths of the palace, while Jiang Chen, walking last, surveyed the palace.

The walls surrounding the palace were mottled and broken.

Faint murals could be seen on them, but the vast majority had been destroyed.

Inside the palace stood eighteen massive stone pillars, supporting the entire structure.

A few pillars had collapsed, but most still stood firm.

Unfortunately, the murals on the pillars were also damaged beyond recognition.

"It seems something is being hidden."

Jiang Chen felt a slight doubt in his heart.

All these circumstances made him think that someone had deliberately erased those stone paintings.

After walking for a while, he finally saw the true master of the palace.

At the deep center of the palace stood an exquisite throne.

Beside the throne, a trident was planted.

The trident glittered, and all the attacks originated from it.

When the Skeleton Warriors approached it, the blue gem set into the trident suddenly shone.

With a bang, countless water pillars erupted, repelling all nearby Skeleton Warriors.

Then a sheet of water appeared around the trident.

"Water God's Trident (Projection)"

Jiang Chen used Detection Technique and obtained a name as a result.

It had no level, no attribute, and no skill traits or other information.

It only stated that this is the Water God's trident

trident, and Jiang Chen was unclear about what the Projection meant.

From the name, it seems to be the Water God's weapon.

The trident is here; where has the Water God gone?

Anyway, whatever it is, if it needs to be struck, strike it—who blocked your path.

The Skeleton Warrior had already surrounded the water sheet, slashing at it with a Blade head‑on.

The Skeleton Mage's attack also arrived, dense spells raining onto the water sheet.

In less than two seconds, the water sheet shattered with a boom.

All attacks landed on the trident.

The trident emitted a mournful wail, as if grievously wounded, and rose off the ground.

It shot straight toward the palace's apex, blooming with light; the entire palace trembled, and the Water Element erupted fully.

Water dragons surged from all directions toward the Undead Legion.

In Jiang Chen's view, it was the same old pattern, no different from before.

Seeing the grand display, the attack power was indeed a bit weak, completely ignored by the Skeletons.

The Skeleton Mage's Skill pierced the water dragons, crashing onto the trident.

The Skeleton Warriors leapt even higher, each gripping a trident, slashing with their Blades nonstop.

The trident trembled incessantly, emitting strange sounds.

Amid the sounds, a person suddenly appeared on the palace.

A woman whose appearance was ninety percent similar to the Human Race.

She appeared on the throne, eyes lowered, aura continuously rising...

When in doubt, use Detection Technique.

Water God (Incomplete Projection)

Level: 41

Strength: 60000

Agility: 10000

Spirit: 10000

Constitution: 40000

Skill: Water Roar, Eternal Freeze.

Trait: Water Element Attack immunity, Physical Damage reduced by 50%.

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Level 41, All Attributes reach 120,000.

In most practitioners' eyes, this is a boss that's hard to deal with.

But in Jiang Chen's eyes, it's just a vegetable, ready to be plucked at any time, with no Difficulty whatsoever.