Chapter 523: Tianshan Snowgrass, Direct Level Up

The thought lingered briefly in Jiang Chen's mind, then he tossed it aside.

The BOSS before him resembled the legendary Bull Demon King in appearance, but Jiang Chen knew it wasn't the true Bull Demon King—just a similar image.

It bore a strange bull-headed, human-bodied form, clutching a Long Spear, looking imposing.

"If I were to play the Bull Demon King, it would really save me the trouble of makeup," Jiang Chen muttered with a smile.

At his command, the Undead Legion marched onto the pass, and a toxic Aura swiftly enveloped the BOSS before them.

The BOSS, touched by the Aura, let out a deep roar and awoke from its feigned slumber.

At the same time, Jiang Chen's Detection Technique landed on it.

"Tianshan Bull Demon (Enhanced-type Leader)"

"Level: 58"

"Strength: 148000"

"Agility: 42000"

"Spirit: 41000"

"Constitution: 149000"

"Skill: Bull Demon Stomp, Furious Bull Charge"

"Traits: Damage taken halved, astonishing vitality, astonishing strength, Curse immunity, Control immunity"

Facing this Level 58 BOSS, Jiang Chen was not overly surprised.

Although its stats are under 400,000, it is comparable to a Lord-level BOSS of the same tier, even slightly superior in some aspects.

Especially those traits, they are truly breathtaking.

With so many traits, even an 85-level World-Class Boss cannot match it.

With these traits, this Level 58 BOSS can fully rival the power of a World-Class BOSS.

Just as Jiang Chen marveled at the BOSS's strength, the Undead Legion launched a Charge.

Jiang Chen tried to unleash a Curse, but its effect was negligible.

Nevertheless, this did not affect the battle, for the Undead Legion, a Curse is merely icing on the cake, not decisive.

Skeleton Berserkers each activated their Skills, red light bearing terrifying force slashing at the Tianshan Bull Demon.

The Tianshan Bull Demon let out a wail, its sound shaking the entire pass.

In just one round, it had already taken heavy damage.

But this was not because it was weak, rather the Undead Legion's power was overwhelming.

Then the roar of Elemental Explosion and the whizz of arrows rang out, instantly pushing the Tianshan Bull Demon to the brink of death.

One more attack and it would find it hard to escape death.

However, at that moment, a dazzling radiance erupted from the Tianshan Bull Demon.

The Skeleton Berserker beside it was blasted away by the force.

Within the radiance, the Tianshan Bull Demon's aura was rapidly strengthening.

"At least a 50% boost; now it's close to a Level 60 World BOSS," Jiang Chen analyzed calmly.

"The skill is indeed good, but for me it still poses no threat."

Although the Tianshan Bull Demon's base stats received a marked increase, Jiang Chen remained confident.

The dazzling radiance gradually faded, revealing the Tianshan Bull Demon's brand‑new form.

Its wounds had fully healed, even stronger than before.

It swung its Long Spear, emitting deep roars, like a truly mad bull.

Immediately, it began spinning the Long Spear rapidly, forming concentric dense Light Belts.

These Light Belts coalesced into a massive Light Orb, emitting strong Energy Fluctuation.

"Furious Bull Sweep!"

As the Skill released, "Bang bang bang"

the sound kept echoing.

Skeleton Berserkers were blasted away by the force, unable to approach the Tianshan Bull Demon.

More surprisingly, the Skill not only had huge attack power, but also a forced Shock Retreat effect.

Even Elemental Explosion and arrows could not breach the barrier formed by the Skill.

It was Jiang Chen's first time seeing such a peculiar Skill, combining offense and defense with such a powerful retreat effect.

And the Tianshan Bull Demon seemed unwilling to stop, continuously using the Skill, throwing the entire battlefield into chaos.

Jiang Chen furrowed his brow, thinking, "It seems to defeat this Tianshan Bull Demon, I must find a way to interrupt its Skill."

"Control Skills seem ineffective against it, so I can only rely on combat Skills to interrupt."

"Knight's Charge Impact, Berserker's Frenzied Slash, Assassin's Deadly Backstab—these are possible interrupt methods."

"As for me…"

Jiang Chen gave a slight smile, flames leapt in his palm, and the Soul Burn Skill activated instantly.

Amid the wails, the Tianshan Bull Demon's Skill was successfully interrupted.

Soul Attack, for interrupting enemy Skills, has always been an extremely effective method.

In most cases, if used properly, it works effortlessly.

This time was no exception; after the Tianshan Bull Demon's Skill was interrupted, the Skeleton Legion launched another fierce Charge.

Another round of focused fire came; under the Skeletons' relentless bombardment, the Tianshan Bull Demon lasted less than twenty seconds before collapsing.

"Kill Tianshan Bull Demon, Experience +5800000"

"Obtained Bull Demon Battle Axe."

"Obtained Bull Demon Armor."

"Bull Demon Battle Axe: Platinum-tier"

"Weapon, All Attributes increased by 2600, Knight Skill Amplify 75%, attached Skill: Charge"

"Charge: Launch a swift charge at the target; during the charge, increase defense by 50%, and deal an additional 20% damage to enemies."

"Bull Demon Armor: Platinum-grade Armor, All Attributes increased by 1300, damage taken reduced by 18%."

Jiang Chen glanced at the two pieces of equipment; although the attributes were good, they were not urgently needed for him, so he put them away, intending to sell them later.

When the Tianshan Bull Demon fell, the hourglass in the sky also slowly stopped.

Jiang Chen looked up and saw that less than one percent of the sand had slipped out of the hourglass.

Converted to time, he completed this Instance in only about forty minutes.

"At this speed, I should be able to get an excellent rating," Jiang Chen thought to himself.

The hourglass turned into a streak of White Light, flew into Jiang Chen's body, marking that he had successfully completed the Tianshan God Palace Dungeon challenge and had been stamped by the Instance system.

Jiang Chen knew that, at his speed, obtaining an excellent rating was a foregone conclusion.

But his original purpose for coming this time, besides challenging the Instance, was primarily to level up.

He checked his Experience Bar and found it had already increased by 3%.

"At this rate, if I grind monsters nonstop for 24 hours, I should be able to run about 35 times," Jiang Chen calculated in his mind.

"I can gain a level within a day; this speed is indeed impressive," Jiang Chen thought with quiet joy.

"There are six days left until my goal; at this rate, I should be able to smoothly reach around Level 57," he said, based on the known experience increase

He performed the calculation.

Jiang Chen's leveling efficiency has always been high, but due to various reasons, the time he actually spends Solo Run grinding monsters is not much.

Just as he was about to leave the Instance, Jiang Chen's gaze was suddenly drawn to a small grass plant behind the checkpoint.

The grass sprouted from the ground, emitting a faint White Light, appearing unusually holy.

He immediately cast Detection Technique, projecting the information before his eyes.

"Tianshan Snow Grass: a rare reward from the Tianshan God Palace Instance (initial), usable below Level 80 to increase 1 level; usable below Level 70 to increase 2 levels; usable below Level 60 to increase 3 levels."

Seeing this description, Jiang Chen was shocked.

"There actually exists a herb that can directly raise levels; that's unheard of," he thought, filled with amazement.

Jiang Chen immediately walked toward the Tianshan Snow Grass and carefully harvested it.

"The Tianshan God Palace Instance has existed for many years, but I've never heard of anyone receiving a reward like Tianshan Snow Grass," he mused.

"Could it be that because I did a Solo Run and achieved an excellent rating, this hidden reward was triggered?" he recalled his previous performance.

Historically, there have indeed been people who successfully Solo Ran this Instance, but they took far longer than Jiang Chen, and none mentioned obtaining Tianshan Snow Grass.

Jiang Chen guessed that to obtain such an extra reward, one must satisfy both the Solo Run and excellent rating conditions.

"I wonder if I come back next time, whether I can still get such a reward," he thought, feeling a bit hopeful yet cautious.

Jiang Chen did not use the Tianshan Snow Grass immediately; he knew that every advantage comes with drawbacks, and this method of advancement might bring unknown effects.

He does not want

to let a momentary impulse affect his future development.

Thus, he tucked the Tianshan Snow Grass into his bag, intending to first consult Antares to ensure there are no side effects before making a decision.

For him, the temptation of gaining one or two levels is not great; he values long-term planning and development more.

After putting away the Tianshan Snow Grass, Jiang Chen left the Instance. However, after only a few seconds, he reset the Instance again, preparing for a new round of challenge.