Chapter 487: A Grand Battle with Dragon Race Generals, and He Can Upgrade Again

Zang Lei Canyon has not completely collapsed because the Thunder God has vanished.

Although the Thunder God has already perished, its lingering power still silently upholds the order of Zang Lei Canyon.

The small plaza outside the Thunder God Mausoleum still stands; if anyone happens to set foot there, they can still obtain the fate that belongs to them.

However, inside the Thunder God Mausoleum, the magnificent Thunder God Palace has become difficult to reach.

At this moment, within Zang Lei Canyon, electric grass grows luxuriantly, swaying gracefully amid the thunder.

"It's time to set out."

Jiang Chen cast one last glance back at the already shattered Cave Canyon, and just as he was about to depart, he suddenly halted.

Behind the collapsed mountain mass, he caught sight of a stone tablet.

A flash of astonishment crossed his eyes; he moved swiftly, soaring toward the stone tablet.

The stone tablet was hidden deep within the mountain, only revealing its true form after the mountain collapsed.

Upon the tablet were inscribed enigmatic runes, swirling like dragons and phoenixes, making their meaning hard to fathom.

Yet even without deciphering them, one could feel the extraordinary aura emanating from those runes.

Although Jiang Chen felt puzzled, he did not dwell on it.

Because he had already recognized what it was.

He knew this was the legendary "Primordial Rune".

Almost by accident, he discovered the treasure hidden within the mountain.

With a slight stir of Spiritual Power, the stone tablet instantly activated.

The tablet merged into Jiang Chen's body like flowing water, and immediately a brilliant Red Light shot skyward.

The "Soldier" character on the back of his left hand also glimmered, seemingly resonating mysteriously with the newly acquired "Primordial Rune".

Jiang Chen deeply knows the "Primordial Rune"'s

power; he has personally experienced the might of the "Soldier" character's "Strong Soldier" skill, which countless times helped him turn peril into safety and slay enemies from horseback.

Now, if he could obtain another equally powerful skill…

The Red Light that shot skyward instantly drew countless gazes.

In this mysterious Zang Lei Canyon, the Red Light signifies supreme opportunity and endless contest.

Unlike the previous passive battle, this time Jiang Chen's eyes flickered with cold murderous intent, "This time, I will take the initiative to hunt you down."

He bore the soaring Red Light, and his Nether Spirit Wings behind him trembled, shooting outward like lightning.

Upon first stepping onto the Wind and Thunder Continent, Jiang Chen was met with a fierce assault from the Dragon Race.

Since then, he resolved to, after settling the deal with Antares, delve into the Dragon Race's stronghold to investigate.

He yearned to uncover the Dragon Race's secrets, especially whether those General‑rank war puppets could truly be mass‑produced.

If that were true, it would be an immense threat to the Human Race.

Although Jiang Chen himself is powerful and fears no challenge, he also knows the dangers that Top-tier Professionals in the Human Army will face on the battlefield.

Moreover, before he set out for the Ancient Battlefield, he had already received news of the Dragon Race's preparations for war.

War seems to be quietly approaching from not far away.

The Dragon Race had been dormant for a millennium; after returning, they only launched two relatively small wars, clearly unsatisfied.

They are certainly preparing a larger war, intending to crush the Human Race in one blow.

The hatred between races is not easily resolved.

Jiang Chen flew at low altitude, constantly alert

to the surrounding wind‑blossoms.

Those wind‑blossoms moved too oddly; he temporarily did not wish to clash with them.

He continuously cross‑checked the map, adjusting his flight path, searching for signs of the Dragon Race.

Meanwhile, the Dragon Race and the Demons were also searching for him.

The Red Light emitted by the "Primordial Rune" shone like a beacon in the night, attracting countless greedy gazes.

When the Dragon Race and the Demons saw that the one who obtained the "Primordial Rune" was a level‑52 Human Professional, they all became so excited they lost their reason.

They seemed to forget why a level‑52 human would appear in the Lower Space and still obtain such a precious "Primordial Rune".

"Primordial Rune" is not that easy to obtain, is it?"

However, when they mindlessly charged at Jiang Chen, they were met with merciless slaughter knives.

Jiang Chen was constantly sniped along the way, yet he acted like a reaper, mercilessly cutting down each enemy that surged forward.

His experience gradually rose through the killing, and his strength continuously grew.

However, for him, Military Merit is no longer that important now.

No amount of Military Merit can raise his General Star.

If he wishes to continue raising his General Star, he must slay stronger foes, such as the Demon King or the Dragon King.

Moreover, killing one is not enough.

He is currently a 3‑star Divine General; to ascend to 4‑star Divine General, he must slay exactly four such strong opponents.

Jiang Chen only knows a rough direction; truly locating the Dragon Race is not easy.

But he knows that as long as he approaches the Dragon Race's stronghold, the Dragon Race will naturally come knocking.

Whether it's the aura left from his previous slaughter of the Dragon Race, or

the Red Light now emitted by the "Primordial Rune", both are a huge lure for the Dragon Race.

Sure enough, just half a day later, a massive number of Dragon Race warships appeared within his sight.

Thousands of Dragon Race warships floated in the air, the scene both spectacular and vast.

From afar, Jiang Chen could clearly see the situation aboard the warships.

He noticed that a massive number of Dragon War Generals stood expressionlessly on the warships, their demeanor unusually stiff, eyes hollow, unlike the dragons normally seen.

On each warship a hundred‑person unit composed of war‑general‑level puppets was neatly arranged; in total over a thousand warships, the number of war‑general‑level puppets already exceeded one hundred thousand.

One hundred thousand Dragon War Generals—this figure is enough to make one's heart tremble with fear.

Enough to let the Dragon Race launch a devastating war against the Human Race.

Jiang Chen could imagine how many Top‑tier Professionals of the Human Race would die once the war broke out.

While the Dragon Race would lose only some war puppets.

"Where did the Dragon Race obtain so many materials for making puppets?" Jiang Chen furrowed his brows; the materials needed to create war puppets are not easy to obtain.

Moreover, war‑general‑level war puppets have even stricter material requirements. How did the Dragon Race acquire such a massive amount of high‑quality material?

The Dragon Race discovered Jiang Chen's presence, and noisy shouts erupted from the warships.

Those puppets ignored the soaring Red Light emanating from Jiang Chen, but the real Dragon Race members would not be so indifferent.

"Primordial Rune!"

"He killed so many of our kin; we must kill him and seize the Primordial Rune!"

"It was already confirmed a few days ago, this level‑52

Human Professional named Jiang Chen is a target the Dragon King personally ordered to be killed."

"Kill him, present the Primordial Rune to the Dragon King, and we will surely receive a generous reward!"

The Dragon Race shouted loudly, their emotions inflamed.

The Magic Crystals on the Dragon warships lit up one after another, their dazzling light instantly illuminating the entire sky. Massive pillars of light shot toward Jiang Chen.

However, Jiang Chen was already prepared; he flashed his form and dove toward the ground.

Below him lay dense clusters of thunder trees.

The light pillars from the Dragon warships instantly contracted, daring not to continue the attack.

They knew well that once these thunder trees were angered, the consequences would be disastrous.

If the thunder trees rose up en masse, even their thousand warships and one hundred thousand Dragon War Generals could not withstand them.

The Dragon warships could not attack; the Dragon War Generals leapt out, a sea of one hundred thousand Dragon War Generals like dark clouds surged toward Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen watched this scene, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth, "Now I can level up again."

The Undead Legion moved on the order, Skeleton Berserkers charging at the front, directly confronting the massive Dragon War General formation.

Facing an enemy ten times his own, Jiang Chen felt no fear at all.

At the instant the two sides were about to collide, the "Strong Soldier" rune on his back suddenly shone.

The "Strong Soldier" skill activated instantly, the entire Undead Legion's power surged nearly tenfold.

The Skeleton Berserker swung the Giant Axe; each attack contained terrifying power equivalent to eight million attribute points, making the Dragon War Generals appear fragile before them.

One skill unleashed, the Dragon War Generals fell one after another, turning into ruins.

Skeleton Great Mage and Divine Archer

also swiftly joined the battle; their spells and arrows poured down like a torrential rain, instantly destroying nearly a thousand war‑general‑level puppets.

The Skeleton Berserker moved agilely, quickly picking up the fallen puppet corpses.

Though they are puppets, their life force is genuinely existent.

The Skeleton Berserker exerted all his strength, hurling the puppet corpses into the high sky.

The explosion radius of these corpses reached an astonishing four hundred twenty meters.

While the Dragon warships were only about three hundred meters above the ground.

The battle took place at a height of one hundred fifty meters above the ground.

When the puppet corpses flew to five hundred meters altitude, Jiang Chen gently lifted his hand and activated a skill.

Under the boost of the "Strong Soldier" state, the corpse‑explosion damage was amplified again by six times.

Amid the deafening explosions, terrifying energy raged like a gale.

The shields on the warships twisted and deformed under the blast, about to give way.

And this was only the beginning; countless puppet corpses thrown into the sky by the Skeleton Berserker.

When three corpses were detonated in succession, many warship shields finally could not hold and shattered with a roar.

The unshielded Dragon Warriors showed terror on their faces; they tried to flee, but it was already too late.

Another series of explosions rang out, blasting the unshielded warships to pieces, killing the Dragon Warriors aboard as well.

The destroyed Dragon warships fell from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground, smashing into the thunder‑tree cluster.

The thunder‑tree cluster erupted instantly, countless bolts of thunder surged toward the sky.

These thunder trees targeted the Dragon Race, because they shared the same aura and were regarded by the thunder trees as kin.

This was also Jiang Chen's plan

, he cleverly leveraged the thunder‑tree cluster's power to deliver a lethal strike against the Dragon Race.