Chapter 435: Nirvana Rebirth—So What, I Still Have to Kill You

The scarlet curse and the black fire on the Ancient Luan Bird formed a stark contrast.

A scarlet little sword with shackles suddenly appeared above the Ancient Luan Bird's head.

The Ancient Luan Bird's speed instantly slowed.

Even such a powerful being was affected by the curse.

However, Jiang Chen noticed that within the raging black fire, the curse was rapidly unraveling.

It seemed that this was a property of its black flame—it could burn away the curse.

But the curse was only beginning.

At the same moment the curse took effect, the Skeleton Great Mage and the Skeleton Divine Archer were already in position, launching attacks.

They surrounded the Ancient Luan Bird, forming a defensive line.

Some high, some low, some far, some near, they encircled the Ancient Luan Bird from every angle, all‑around.

At the same time, they were spread out enough to prevent the Ancient Luan Bird from using area‑of‑effect attack skills.

A series of violent explosions erupted on the Ancient Luan Bird, and the Divine Archer's sharp arrows instantly turned it into a hedgehog.

The curse exerted a powerful effect, allowing the Skeleton Great Mage and the Divine Archer's attacks to break the Ancient Luan Bird's defenses.

Elemental Liches began to appear, and auras simultaneously manifested beneath the skeletons' feet.

This time, besides the Flame Lich and Light Lich, all other elemental liches showed up.

The ice aura caused the black fire on the Ancient Luan Bird to pause, covering it with a layer of ice.

But it lasted less than half a second before being incinerated by the black fire.

Nevertheless, the aura's effect continued constantly; the ice layer kept forming and being burned away.

The Storm Aura gave the skeletons greater speed, while the Earth Aura greatly increased their defense.

A dense rain of lightning fell from the sky; tens of thousands of bolts struck the Ancient Luan Bird, making it scream incessantly.

It flapped its wings, spewed fierce flames from its mouth, covering a vast stretch of sky.

Skill: Flame Jet.

Flames erupted on the skeletons, burning fiercely.

Yet the skeletons did not retreat a step, still holding their ground.

A roaring sound rang out, and a multitude of fireballs appeared in the air, then exploded with a thunderous blast.

Skill: Flame Explosion.

The Ancient Luan Bird simultaneously used two skills, yet it still could not deal with the Undead Legion.

The flames that once caused Jiang Chen heavy losses now inflicted only this much damage on the skeletons.

Jiang Chen's strength has improved far beyond what it was back then.

The Undead Legion can even directly kill the weakened Demon King; a mere Lord-level BOSS of level 67 seems no longer a challenge.

"It seems the talent is what we need to watch out for," Jiang Chen thought.

For now, the Ancient Luan Bird is no longer a threat.

Only its talent requires caution.

Jiang Chen now understands why Detection Technique cannot locate the Ancient Luan Bird's Nirvana skill.

That is not a skill at all, but the Ancient Luan Bird's talent.

Hence Detection Technique did not pick it up.

The battle before us now holds no suspense.

The Ancient Luan Bird continuously uses its skills, and fire spreads across the sky and earth.

Within a radius of a thousand meters, it has become a sea of fire.

No matter how it struggles and resists, the result is futile.

Skeleton Berserkers have already crawled over its body, axes flashing red light as they chop.

Under the skeletons' torrential assault, after only a minute, the Ancient Luan Bird was gravely wounded.

Jiang Chen did not use Bone Prison

— it is not yet the time.

He is waiting, waiting for the Ancient Luan Bird to employ its talent.

Sure enough, another ten‑some seconds passed.

All the flames vanished simultaneously and coalesced, and terrifying energy surged outward.

A massive fireball appeared in the sky, a black fireball over a kilometer in diameter.

The fireball burned fiercely, its temperature scorching beyond measure.

The Skeleton Berserkers that had been clinging to the Ancient Luan Bird were blown away.

The Ancient Luan Bird's Nirvana talent activated.

The fireball hovered in the air for several seconds before falling to the ground.

Whether by design or coincidence, its direction happened to be exactly where Qiao Zhixin stood.

Jiang Chen's complexion changed slightly; he immediately swooped down, grabbed Qiao Zhixin, and flew her away.

At the same time, all members of the Undead Legion also rose high, away from the ground.

Amid the roaring, a mushroom cloud rose from the earth.

A violent shockwave blasted outward in all directions; skeletons that were not far enough were hurled away.

Jiang Chen was already more than 2,000 meters from the explosion, yet still felt the intense impact.

The Bone Armor gleamed, blocking all attacks.

From the Bone Armor's movement, Jiang Chen can judge how strong this explosion really was.

The Nirvana talent not only lets the Ancient Luan Bird be Reborn, but also grants the ability to go down with the enemy.

Fortunately Jiang Chen has witnessed it once before and was already prepared.

Perhaps the Undead Legion can hold out, but Qiao Zhixin is certain to die.

Bone Armor equivalent to 300,000 constitution defense cannot block this strike.

After the explosion, a gigantic crater over a kilometer in diameter appeared on the ground.

The raging flames are burning.

"Ancient Luan Bird (Lord-level BOSS)"

"Level: 67"

"Status: Nirvana

Reborn, currently in invincible state."

Like last time, Detection Technique returned the same answer.

Now we can only wait, wait until its Nirvana Rebirth ends.

Qiao Zhixin's voice came to his ears, "Can you let me go down first?"

When Qiao Zhixin speaks, warm breath sprays onto his face, and his face feels itchy.

Jiang Chen only then realized he was now holding her, and Qiao Zhixin, to avoid falling, could only hold onto him.

Qiao Zhixin is tall and slender, only half a head shorter than him.

In this posture, Qiao Zhixin's mouth is very close to his.

Qiao Zhixin's cute face is flushed, both ears hot, and she feels her body a bit weak.

Jiang Chen, as steadfast as steel, felt nothing unusual and simply set Qiao Zhixin down.

Then he said, "Prepare your Collecting Technique; when I call you, you go up."

"I didn't tell you to go, so don't move."

Qiao Zhixin lowered her head and hummed, as an answer.

At this moment she was extremely shy; even at her age, it was the first time a man had held her like this.

But strangely, she didn't feel annoyed at all; instead she felt a secret smile.

Jiang Chen again had the Lich General surround Qiao Zhixin, then rose high, staring unblinking at the Ancient Luan Bird.

Flames roared, scorching the earth, lasting a full five minutes.

Then all flames converged toward the crater's center, where a powerful aura rose.

Jiang Chen's brows twitched slightly; it seemed stronger than before.

"Could it be that Nirvana not only means Rebirth but also makes one stronger?"

With a flick of his finger, Detection Technique shot out in response.

"Ancient Luan Bird (Lord-level BOSS)"

"Level: 68"

"Strength: 330000"

"Agility: 17

0000"

"Spirit: 200000"

"Constitution: 200000"

"Skills: Flame Jet, Flame Explosion, Black Flame Fire Sea"

"Traits: Immunity to fire element damage, elemental damage reduced by 70%, physical damage reduced by 70%"

"Indeed, it has become stronger."

Jiang Chen's feeling was correct; it truly had become stronger.

It rose from Level 67 to Level 68.

Total attributes increased by a full 100,000, and it gained an extra skill.

Both elemental and physical immunities were enhanced, while the Demon Spike's defense-ignoring property was removed.

Thus we can judge that its flame attacks will be more powerful and it will no longer Bite.

But speaking of just now, it seems it didn't Bite any Skeleton.

Given its size, Skeletons are far too tiny.

But even at Level 68, Jiang Chen doesn't care; he will kill outright!

"Ancient Luan Bird" completed its Nirvana, becoming even stronger.

Before it could let out a scream, its body suddenly sprouted countless fine white bones.

Its massive body froze there, unable to move.

Skill: Bone Prison.

Jiang Chen this time intends a swift, decisive battle.

Skeletons surged forward again, and the Skeleton Great Mage and Divine Archer began attacking.

Lightning rained from the sky, continuously bombarding.

Bound by the Bone Prison, the Ancient Luan Bird is powerless to retaliate, only taking hits passively.

"Girl, come over and set off fireworks!"

Hearing Jiang Chen's shout, Qiao Zhixin let out a "oh", and sprinted over.

Facing the terrifying black flames, Qiao Zhixin did not hesitate at all and plunged in.

She trusted Jiang Chen too much; since Jiang Chen told her to go, there could be no danger.

Black Flame kept scorching, and the Bone Armor flashed, shielding her from the Flame.

Jiang

Chen stood suspended in the air, continuously supplying Qiao Zhixin with Bone Armor while roaring.

Qiao Zhixin didn't delay either; she sprinted to the bound Ancient Luan Bird and released a brilliant firework.

Then she quickly ran out of the flames, shouting toward Jiang Chen, "The firework is set!"

Jiang Chen gave a slight smile, then his expression changed drastically; he lunged forward, grabbed Qiao Zhixin without a word, and flew toward the distant sky.