Chapter 423: Staggering Wealth, A Full One Hundred Billion

Only after leaving the Demon Emperor's palace's covered area did the Demon Kings gradually breathe a sigh of relief.

They dared not defy the Demon Emperor's orders, especially the mission that had just been issued.

Each Demon King was assigned a specific task, and the Enchantress Demon King, because of her long dealings with the Human Race, was designated as the person in charge of killing the Earth Knight and Jiang Chen.

The Enchantress Demon King knew in her heart that she and Jiang Chen had already clashed many times, but each time ended in failure.

Although she had long wanted to move against Jiang Chen, she dared not refuse the Demon Emperor's command, nor reveal her own concerns.

Just as she was pondering how to deal with Jiang Chen, a voice from behind her came—the Black Sky Demon King.

The Black Sky Demon King was likewise assigned the task of locating the Earth Knight and eliminating Jiang Chen.

At this moment, he and the Enchantress Demon King could be said to be comrades.

"Enchantress Demon King, please hold your step," the Black Sky Demon King's voice rang out.

The Enchantress Demon King turned, smiled, and asked, "What is it, Black Sky Demon King?"

Even though the Black Sky Demon King was comparable in strength, even stronger, the Enchantress Demon King still remained extremely courteous; one must respect the strong.

The Black Sky Demon King continued, "I would like to ask the Enchantress Demon King about some matters concerning Jiang Chen."

He went on to explain, "Back at the Ancient Battlefield, the Flame Demon King issued a bounty on Jiang Chen. I also received orders to hunt Jiang Chen, but in the end I was killed instead."

"This happened not long ago, and I have been puzzled, not understanding how Jiang Chen reached the Divine Level Strongman state in such a short time."

For the Black Sky Demon King, only Divine Level Strongmen of the Human Race could match a Demon King.

Above Divine Level and below Divine Level, just as above a Demon King and below a Demon King, are

a completely different tier.

The Enchantress Demon King suddenly let out a coquettish laugh, "Jiang Chen is not a Divine Level Strongman."

The Black Sky Demon King was startled, "If he's not a Divine Level Strongman, how could he possibly kill the Flame Demon King?"

The Enchantress Demon King said, "The story about Jiang Chen is long; let's talk as we walk."

"Alright."

Along the way, the Enchantress Demon King recounted Jiang Chen's story once.

She also wanted to kill Jiang Chen; with the Black Sky Demon King's help, the chance of success might be higher.

The Black Sky Demon King, after listening, said in a deep voice, "In that case, the child's death at Jiang Chen's hands is only natural."

Even though he hasn't even reached Level 50, he can kill a Demon King; Jiang Chen's combat power can no longer be measured by ordinary logic.

The Enchantress Demon King said, "Even if that idiot Flame Demon King entered an Instance himself, his strength was suppressed, but he is still a Demon King after all."

"Jiang Chen's combat power is stronger than it was at the Ancient Battlefield, and he has fought the Dragon Race several times; the Dragon Race is equally helpless against him."

"They even kidnapped his friend to launch a surprise attack, which ultimately failed, and they also took on a Dragon King."

"That guy not only has great luck, but is also hard to deal with. I feel that if he reaches Divine Level, even we won't be his opponents."

The Black Sky Demon King had a different view, "No need to wait for him to reach Divine Level; I think once he completes the Third Transcendence, he'll be able to stand toe‑to‑toe with us."

"So to kill him, we must act now."

"Otherwise, after he completes the Third Transcendence, perhaps only His Majesty the Demon Emperor himself could kill him."

The Enchantress Demon King thought the Black Sky Demon King made sense, "I also want to kill him, but he is in the Human World; we have no way."

Black

said, "First keep an eye on him, see if he leaves the Human Race, and I'll think of a way."

"For now, this is the only plan."

The two discussed for a while before parting.

Killing Jiang Chen is difficult, yet it must be done.

In the Black Sky Demon King's eyes, killing Jiang Chen is more important and more difficult than killing the Earth Knight.

The Cult of Demon Worship has been largely eradicated, but a few small fish and shrimp remain.

It should be enough to keep an eye on a person.

Jiang Chen farmed Instances for two consecutive days and finally reached Level 50.

After reaching Level 50, the experience required for leveling surged again.

Instances at Level 45, even ones like "Beast God Plateau," can no longer meet the leveling requirements.

Each run of an Instance yields only a 1% experience increase.

It takes repeating the run 100 times to gain one level.

Who could endure that?

Mainly it's because Jiang Chen's leveling speed is too fast; others in the Level 40‑to‑50 stage might waste several years, even a decade, which is normal.

Unlike Jiang Chen, who in less than a year accomplished the feat of going from Job Change to Level 50.

In others' eyes, Jiang Chen's leveling speed is already a miracle.

But in Jiang Chen's view, his own leveling speed is not fast.

With gems ahead, Jiang Ruo is an outstanding role model.

Jiang Chen left the Instance and headed to the Exchange.

The Exchange suffered slight damage in the recent great battle, but now it has basically been fully repaired.

Having not visited the Exchange for a long time, Jiang Chen's storage now holds a large amount of Gold Tier and Platinum Tier equipment weapons.

Jiang Chen was too lazy to consign them one by one, so he simply threw them all into the Exchange.

He previously wanted to keep some Platinum Tier equipment that seemed to have good stats for himself

or to give to Lin Caier.

But now he has seen too many good items—BOSS Jewelry, Mythic Weapon, and even another Mythic Weapon.

Unconsciously, his standards rose, and he no longer cared for those things.

Nowadays, in his eyes, only Mythological Class items or BOSS Jewelry can be considered good things.

At the very least, they must be top‑tier Platinum Equipment, the kind with top attributes and top skills.

None can be missing.

Even though he obtained so many pieces of gear, only a few can be called top‑grade.

One of them, the Turtle Shrink Shield, has already been given to Wu Lingdong.

The rest include several pieces taken from the Earth Touch Dragon God and the Soul‑Eating Dagger taken from the Soul‑Eating Insect King.

"Soul‑Eating Dagger (Assassin‑class exclusive): Platinum Grade Weapon, All Attributes +2500, Assassin‑class skill Amplify 80%. Bonus skill: Soul‑Eating."

"Soul‑Eating (Passive Skill): Each attack deals damage to the target's soul, ignoring defense, physical immunity, and elemental immunity."

He kept this item unused, originally intending to give it to Lin Caier.

But Lin Caier said something similar to BOSS Jewelry, so Jiang Chen put it away.

The Soul‑Eating Ring's attributes were also decent, but with BOSS Jewelry present it looked inferior, so Jiang Chen thought about it and sold it.

In the end he kept only four pieces: the Soul‑Eating Dagger, Sword of Touch Dragon God, Shield of Touch Dragon God, and Robe of Touch Dragon God.

The other Platinum‑Tier and Gold‑Tier weapons were all thrown into the Exchange for a large amount of Gold Coins.

The moment Jiang Chen sold the gear, the Exchange's Magic Crystal lagged.

The person in the Empire who oversees the Exchange

Was stunned, wondering how so many weapons were tossed in at once.

The amount was so huge he dared not make a decision.

But when he checked the trader's name, he shivered; the seller was Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen's reputation is so great that you may not know him, but you can't claim ignorance.

He immediately contacted his superior, who then contacted his own superior.

Within just a few dozen seconds he received a reply from the top level.

"All items sold by Divine General Jiang will be bought back at a 20% premium."

"All items purchased by Divine General Jiang will be discounted to 80%."

He didn't hesitate and promptly carried out a series of actions.

Jiang Chen found that after the Exchange lagged for a while, it returned to normal.

Stacks of Gold Coins entered his account, ready for withdrawal.

"Huh, more Gold Coins."

Jiang Chen noticed the increase; he previously had about 1 billion Gold Coins, and after selling all his gear this time he could get back just under 8 billion Gold Coins.

But now he got a full 9 billion Gold Coins, bringing his net worth to 10 billion.

Then he also saw that prices in the Exchange had become cheaper.

Others' prices didn't change; he just got a discounted price.

All items were at 80%.

Jiang Chen instantly realized this must be a personal discount from the Exchange.

It goes without saying that the Exchange's hidden boss is the Royal Family.

This was arranged by the Royal Family, showing favor to him.

"Although they haven't come to pay respects yet, this matter was handled quite well."

Jiang Chen gave a slight smile and began buying items.

This time he came to buy Intermediate Skill Scrolls.

The Exchange's price was 10 million Gold Coins each, after discount 8 million Gold Coins each.

As for the flashing Intermediate Skill Scrolls, none were for sale at all.

Although the price was roughly ten times that of an Intermediate Skill Scroll, there was no market; even with money you couldn't buy them.

Nothing could be done; the production was too low.

Jiang Chen still has four flashing Intermediate Skill Scrolls on hand and can't use them recklessly.

They can't be used until at least Level 50, so he must rely on quantity to compensate.

Having experienced Awakening Skills at Level 30, Jiang Chen didn't even think twice and made a big purchase.

500 Intermediate Skill Scrolls.