Chapter 340: Instance Upgrade, the Origin of the Whirlwind Plain

Jiang Chen left the Instance, then stepped back in.

He was in the Dungeon Hall for only a few seconds, yet some keen observers caught it.

"Divine General Jiang hasn't left!"

"He's been in the Instance for over a day, not clearing it; what is he doing?"

"I get it, Divine General Jiang must have just Job Changed, training Skills inside the Instance."

"But shouldn't Skill training be done in the Skill Training Hall?"

"Perhaps Divine General Jiang's Skills are special and need to be trained inside the Instance?"

Speculation ran rampant, guesses pouring in. Meanwhile, Jiang Chen had already begun his first instance‑clearing journey after Second Transcendence.

The Whirlwind Plain stretched boundlessly, endless as the eye could see.

For others, picking a direction could lead to getting lost, but Jiang Chen was not troubled at all.

Twenty Undead Legions scattered, twelve thousand Skeletons surged rapidly in all directions.

The instance map gradually formed in his mind, and the unknown areas were revealed one by one.

The Platinum Tier Skeleton's Control range increased markedly, but Jiang Chen had not yet determined the maximum Control distance.

In the blink of an eye, the Skeletons had already raced 10 kilometers, still far from the limit.

15 km... 20 km...

Finally, the Skeletons reached the edge of the Instance. The entire Whirlwind Plain formed a circle, about 25 kilometers in radius.

The only monsters on the plain were wind monsters, scattered across the plain, numbering over a thousand in total.

Jiang Chen's Undead Legion swept across the plain in packs, clearing every monster spotless.

When the four wind monsters guarding the passage to the next stage were cleared, the entire plain was left with no monster.

At that moment, the Instance trembled slightly.

Jiang Chen's mouth twitched into a smile, "Instance Upgrade."

He figured out that the Instance Upgrade mechanism of the Whirlwind Plain differs from the earlier Fire God and Water God Instances.

To trigger its Upgrade, it's not about killing quickly, but killing cleanly.

As long as all the monsters on the Whirlwind Plain are slain, the Instance Upgrade will be triggered.

By now Jiang Chen had been inside the Instance for over an hour.

The trainees outside the Instance each showed disappointment, "Looks like Divine General Jiang couldn't trigger the Instance Upgrade this time either."

"Seems Divine General Jiang isn't omnipotent; there are things he can't do."

"After all, Divine General Jiang has just undergone a second Job Change; despite bearing the Divine General title, his true strength still lags far behind other Divine Generals."

"Perhaps last time Divine General Jiang stayed inside for a whole day just pondering how to Upgrade the Instance."

Someone made a snide remark, delighted that Jiang Chen had failed.

Their words dripped with thick jealousy.

Some disliked Jiang Chen, while others defended him.

"Not achieving an Instance Upgrade is normal; Instance Upgrade isn't that simple, and who can fully explain all the mechanisms?"

"I've been to the Whirlwind Plain; its map is absurdly huge. Killing enough monsters in a short time is extremely hard."

"Exactly, if you're capable, why don't you try?"

Both sides stuck to their own arguments.

The Instance Vortex suddenly spun rapidly, blowing gusts of fierce wind that whistled.

The gale swirled inside the Dungeon Hall, blowing out to the hall's exterior, drawing everyone's attention.

Those who just now thought Jiang Chen was incompetent widened their eyes in shock.

Instance Upgrade!

Jiang Chen really did it.

Those who supported Jiang Chen each broke into joyous smiles.

And the jealous ones turned pale and walked away.

The Whirlwind Plain, its passage is also a wind.

A wind saturated with elemental wind to the extreme.

Jiang Chen stepped on the wind, his foot feeling a slight give, like walking on cotton, an astonishing sensation.

The Undead Legion had withdrawn, the wind carrying him forward, making him ever happier.

Jiang Chen rose up in the wind, soaring away from the ground.

The Whirlwind Plain grew smaller in his sight, then vanished completely.

A new plain appeared before Jiang Chen.

The plain wasn't large, about five kilometers in diameter, much smaller than the previous Whirlwind Plain.

Yet this new plain floated in midair.

Below it swirled a massive whirlwind, whose rising force lifted the entire plain.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen felt a solemn respect.

Such a feat must require an enormous amount of power.

The scene before him was astonishing.

The whirlwind lifted the plain like a divine miracle.

Now he finally understood—that was the origin of the Whirlwind Plain.

The wind carried him onto the plain.

The moment he touched down, a fierce whirlwind rushed at him, crashing onto him with a booming impact.

The whirlwind sliced like a blade; the Bone Armor glittered, clanging, and blocked the whirlwind.

Jiang Chen stepped forward a few paces, ignoring the whirlwind.

He finally saw the plain clearly.

The place was filled with whirlwinds everywhere, swarms of them dense and countless.

"No monsters?"

Jiang Chen suddenly looked at the whirlwinds constantly striking him and realized that they were the enemies.

The Detection Technique fired.

"Whirlwind Sprite (Hell-type Elite Monster)"

"Level: 44"

"Strength: 40000"

"Agility: 40000"

"Spirit: 10000"

"Constitution: 50000"

"Skill: Whirlwind Attack"

"Trait: Wind Element Immunity, Physical Immunity."

The Instance Upgrade made the monsters inside grow stronger.

The level‑44 Hell‑grade Elite Monster's total stats had reached 140,000.

Its Constitution hit 50,000, plus dual immunity to wind element and physical attacks.

This rendered the Skeleton Berserker completely ineffective.

The Skeleton Sharpshooter's attack power was heavily reduced.

Fortunately there was still a Skeleton Great Mage.

Moreover, this pure‑element monster had no corpse, so Corpse Explosion could not be used.

Jiang Chen, being experienced, knew he had to clear them one by one.

With a thought, the Undead Army appeared.

Four thousand Skeleton Mages began clearing the monsters.

Under the Lich General's bonus, a few Elemental Explosions could kill a Whirlwind Sprite.

The party surged forward at speed; Jiang Chen, regardless of difficulty, kept pushing straight ahead.

Where the Undead Legion fell, the Whirlwind Sprites were swiftly cleared.

In the distance, Jiang Chen saw a palace floating in midair behind hundreds of Whirlwind Sprites.

Massive stones also floated, forming a suspended pathway toward the palace.

The Undead Legion pushed through and quickly arrived before the passage.

The Skeletons leapt onto the stones at speed, advancing toward the palace.

Jiang Chen's Agility surged now; though not as high as the Skeleton Berserker or Skeleton Sharpshooter, it far surpassed the Skeleton Great Mage's.

He also leapt, weaving among the stones toward the palace.

Just as he landed on the platform outside the palace, a massive hand swept toward him.

The hand was several times Jiang Chen's size; within its palm, raging wind howled and surged like a blade.

Jiang Chen neither dodged nor evaded; beside him, several Skeleton Berserkers erupted their skills, seizing Giant Axes to surge upstream.

With a series of "Bang—Bang—Bang", the Giant Axe, glowing crimson, collided with the massive hand.

A scream rang out as the giant hand bled profusely and recoiled rapidly.

Jiang Chen saw a gigantic tiger‑shaped monster standing before the palace.

The creature stood nearly ten meters tall, its fur bristling, a tail shooting skyward, baring its teeth at him.

It was enveloped by raging wind; the wind element was so dense it took on a blue hue.

It resembled a divine weapon, cleaving the air.

"Whirlwind Tiger (Hell‑grade Elite Boss)"

"Level: 45"

"Strength: 60000"

"Agility: 50000"

"Spirit: 20000"

"Constitution: 50000"

"Skill: Whirlwind Claw, Storm Critical"

"Trait: Wind Element Immunity, Physical Damage Halved, Life Force Amplified, Speed Amplified"

Glancing at the stats, Jiang Chen stopped paying attention.

Stats even inferior to a Lord-level BOSS weren't worth noting.

The Whirlwind Tiger launched its attack first, charging at Jiang Chen with astonishing speed.

The Speed Amplified trait, already high Agility, and wind element boost made its speed extreme.

It already produced afterimages, exceeding Jiang Chen's visual limit, making its true position hard to track.

Nevertheless, Jiang Chen didn't need to locate it.

A buzzing sound, and Red Light lit up.

Skill: Aging Curse!

No aiming required; after amplification, its 5,000‑meter radius can blanket the entire palace, even the whole airborne plain.

The Whirlwind Tiger suddenly slowed down; faced with a deceleration of dozensfold, even at its speed it became slow motion.

A blood‑red Long Sword suddenly appeared above its head, and a shackles hung from the hilt.

Two Curses merge into one.

In the next instant, the Skeleton Great Mage and the Skeleton Divine Archer acted simultaneously!