Chapter 483: Chapter: Passing the Final Trial, the Plaza Holds a Crystal

The Ninth Passage is the final checkpoint and also the most arduous stretch of the journey.

According to the map provided by Antares, passing through this passage leads to the location of the massive Crystal.

While waiting for the Undead Aura to cool, Jiang Chen has already devised a detailed tactical plan and is now executing it step by step.

As long as no mishap occurs, there should be no problem.

Jiang Chen dislikes accidents, so he always makes thorough preparations.

Ten thousand Skeleton Snipers are left outside the passage, one of them.

Even after entering the passage, when the retreat path vanished, Jiang Chen still tried to recall a Skeleton Sniper.

After verification, he felt reassured.

The disappearance of the passage does not affect the summoning exchange between him and the Skeletons.

As Jiang Chen advanced, Thunderlight suddenly flickered and exploded silently.

Compared to when he first entered the Thunder Burial Canyon, the power of the Thunderlight has now increased to 5.5 times.

This is equivalent to Bone Armor with 310,000 constitution, becoming extremely fragile.

Jiang Chen advanced only 500 meters before stopping to rest.

During the break, he looked up at the three bright, flickering stars overhead.

The three stars represent three Thunderlight Divine Beasts of up to level 83.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath, and after resting, continued forward.

Near the 1,000‑meter mark, Jiang Chen stopped again to rest.

Finally, he withdrew all the Skeleton Berserkers.

After a deep breath, Jiang Chen surged forward abruptly.

He ran step by step for a kilometer with perfect accuracy, and at that moment, three stars in the sky fell simultaneously.

Bathed in starlight, the three Thunderlight Divine Beasts charged toward Jiang Chen.

Red Light Curse, blue

A Frost Lich appeared simultaneously.

The three Thunderlight Divine Beasts immediately slowed their speed.

Jiang Chen dragged them and kept running deeper into the passage, never looking back.

Lich Generals inside and outside the passage began busily healing; as long as the Undead Legion remains, Jiang Chen will not fall easily.

Jiang Chen completely disregarded the lightning erupting on his body, sprinting recklessly.

This time, he ran unusually far, covering over two thousand meters in a single bound.

At this point, the Entrance of the passage was not far away, about 3,000 meters remaining.

The 3,000 meters was the safety distance he had preplanned, sufficient to avoid the self‑detonation radius of the three Thunderlight Divine Beasts.

The Thunder Burial Canyon operates under certain rules; everything proceeds according to those rules, with no accidents.

Whether encountering enemies at a kilometer or the Thunderlight Divine Beasts' self‑detonation, both are pre‑determined rules.

Jiang Chen now understands most of the rules and knows what to do.

He released 5,000 Skeleton Berserkers, quickly shifting aggro from himself to the three Thunderlight Divine Beasts and besieging them.

Jiang Chen swiftly retreated, putting a kilometer between himself and them.

He did not immediately use the Strong Soldier Skill; instead, he first took out the divine blood of the Toxic God and began summoning a Toxic Lich.

Soon, a highly unstable Toxic Lich appeared before him.

The Toxic Lich darted toward the three Thunderlight Divine Beasts as if teleporting.

The three Thunderlight Divine Beasts were surrounded by Skeleton Berserkers in the middle, essentially gathered together.

This was Jiang Chen's pre‑planned scheme: to cluster them together so the Toxic Lich could self‑detonate at their center.

If the self‑detonation succeeds, it can poison‑kill them all at once.

Thus, not only can the damage from ten‑direction thunder be avoided, but even the damage from the Thunderlight Divine Beasts' self‑detonation can be averted.

After releasing the Toxic Lich, Jiang Chen retreated again for safety.

In the Summon Queue, he still kept 5,000 Skeleton Berserkers on standby.

If the Toxic Lich poisons them to death, the Skeleton Berserkers can still launch further attacks.

After all, within the Undead Legion, the burst potential of Skeleton Berserkers is unmatched, especially when combined with the Strong Soldier Skill.

Jiang Chen evaluated all possible scenarios, doing his utmost to minimize accidents.

During its advance, the Toxic Lich was continuously bombarded by Thunderlight, its aura becoming increasingly chaotic.

While retreating, Jiang Chen kept a close eye on the Toxic Lich, fearing it might be blown up by Thunderlight midway.

Jiang Chen watched the Toxic Lich reach the predetermined self‑detonation point, then finally breathed a sigh of relief.

A burst of green gas silently exploded in the canyon, devouring all three Thunderlight Divine Beasts.

The Toxic Lich's self‑detonation radius was small, only about thirty to forty meters.

Meanwhile, the Thunderlight Divine Beasts were massive, their length approaching over twenty meters.

If Jiang Chen's calculations were even slightly off, the Toxic Lich would struggle to cover them all.

In the intense toxic gas, the bodies of the three Thunderlight Divine Beasts rotted at a visibly rapid rate.

The Thunderlight Divine Beasts are not true living beings; they emitted no wails.

As their bodies rotted, Thunderlight leaked out from them.

For a moment, Thunderlight flickered everywhere.

Jiang Chen's gaze fixed tightly on the bodies; he finally realized that the Thunderlight Divine Beasts' bodies were entirely composed of Electric Element.

Each

Every inch was Electric Element, and he hadn't noticed before.

Now, as his body decays, a massive surge of Electric Element erupts, finally catching his attention.

The Lightning Divine Beast is a pure combat puppet composed of Electric Element.

Who could be the powerful being capable of creating such a puppet?

Compared with the Lightning Divine Beast, the Dragon Race's war puppets are a case of a small witch seeing a big witch—utterly incomparable.

Suddenly, lightning burst, and Jiang Chen sensed danger, retreating swiftly.

The Undead Legion inside the passage also fell back.

The Lightning Divine Beast is about to self‑destruct!

Their mechanism is to self‑destruct after sustaining a certain amount of damage.

The self‑destruct of the Deadly Poison Lich immediately puts them into a near‑death state.

Without needing to go through the Thunder Skill stage, they immediately begin self‑destruct.

Jiang Chen retreated frantically; time left was scant, not exceeding two seconds.

Lightning illuminated the passage as three Lightning Divine Beasts self‑destructed, the radius reaching 2000 meters.

Not a single Skeleton Berserker escaped; all perished.

However, compared with earlier losses, this time was actually the smallest.

This is also because Jiang Chen employed the God of Deadly Poison's essence blood and had accumulated experience from the previous two attempts.

After the self‑destruct, the passage was empty.

Only a lump of green deadly poison remained, which will persist for a considerable time and will not dissipate anytime soon.

Three stars appeared again in the sky, but they were dim and would take a long time to recover.

Finally it's over… Jiang Chen sighed and continued onward.

Huh, where's the lightning?

He did not notice the appearance of lightning while moving.

With a slight thought, he understood.

He has already cleared the passage.

Having dealt with three Lightning Divine Beasts,

That counts as fully passing the trial.

If even the Lightning Divine Beasts can be dealt with, the mere lightning in the passage is nothing and need not exist.

Jiang Chen can probably guess the test maker's intention.

He recalled the Undead Legion, replenishing Berserkers while moving forward.

When he finished the ten‑kilometer passage, the Undead Legion was fully replenished.

"Strong Soldier" skill, Undead Aura, Deadly Poison Essence Blood, Fire God Essence Blood, all are present.

With peak combat power, Jiang Chen is full of confidence.

His mindset now is completely different from when he first entered the Lower Space.

Beyond the passage lies a not‑spacious plaza.

At the far end of the plaza, a giant Crystal stands, connected to the Canyon.

Jiang Chen does not step onto the plaza immediately.

He stands outside the plaza, observing carefully.

Having reached the final moment, he will not make a mistake at this crucial point.

The plaza is covered with all kinds of strange runes.

Although Jiang Chen does not recognize them, he has seen similar ones.

These are divine runes.

They are a language among deities.

Divine runes serve many purposes; they can convey information or be used to inscribe formations.

The plaza is circular, its surface covered with mysterious runes, resembling an ancient formation.

Jiang Chen stared for a long time, yet still could not fathom its mysteries.

To approach the central Crystal, he must cross the plaza.

After a brief hesitation, Jiang Chen suddenly laughed, "Why be so tangled? I have nowhere to retreat."

He realized his worries were excessive; now there is simply no other choice.

Besides moving forward, what else can be done?

Thus, he left the Undead Legion at the edge of the plaza, took a deep breath, and stepped onto the plaza.

The moment Jiang Chen stepped onto the plaza, the entire plaza suddenly lit up.

Below the ground, purple crystals sprouted like bamboo shoots after rain, crystal clear and shimmering with enchanting light.

Upon close inspection, these crystals seemed to have currents flowing inside, filled with Electric Element power.

Immediately after, the purple crystals seemed to be given life, like streaks of violet lightning, shooting rapidly into Jiang Chen's body.

Immediately after, these purple crystals seemed to be given life, like streaks of purple Lightning, swiftly shooting into Jiang Chen's body.