Chapter 542: Divine General Jiang Takes the Stage, His Power Astonishes All

Chu Yao, with her astonishing performance, broke the silence of the Divine Stone Instance, shattered the highest record, and became the focus of everyone's attention.

Everyone congratulated Chu Yao Shen, praising them for cultivating such an outstanding junior. For the clan, training juniors into strongmen is not only a continuation of the clan's glory but also a guarantee of its strength.

Chu Yao Shen already has a widely recognized prodigious great-grandson, Chu Tianshu, who serves as the deputy dean of Shenlong University Pharmacy Academy; his future is boundlessly bright, and he is very likely to become a Divine Pharmacist. However, Chu Yao's rise further delighted the Chu family; she is not only a rare medicine warrior but also exceptionally talented, appearing even more outstanding than her brother.

In the future, the Chu family may indeed give birth to two Divine-level Strongmen, a glory sufficient to make the Chu family proud across the entire continent.

At the same time, Yi Ning also earned everyone's recognition with an outstanding performance. She achieved a Score of 93, demonstrating her strength and potential, which made Yi Qianjue very satisfied. Such a Score is already a striking mark in history, indicating that Yi Ning may also become a Divine-level Strongman in the future.

After returning, the three met again, chatting and laughing, sharing their experiences and feelings in the Divine Stone Instance.

The challenge of the Divine Stone Instance continues, with batch after batch entering, but most people's Scores are unsatisfactory. Some emerge dejected, while others are indignant.

In the following days, a few more managed to reach the ninth level and earned a high Score of 90. However, none could surpass Chu Yao's 95‑point record; that score looms like a towering mountain, hard to reach.

On the sixth day, everyone completed the assessment. In total, nine people succeeded in reaching a Score of 90, earning a reward of half a Talent Divine Stone. Apart from Feng Xuan, Qiao Zhixin, Lin Cai'er, Yi Ning, and Chu Yao, the other four were elites cultivated by the military.

Their combat abilities indeed far exceed those of members from various families, showcasing the military's formidable strength.

"Jiang Chen, you should give it a try too," Li Xueru said, looking at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen nodded, stood up, and walked toward the Entrance of the Divine Stone Instance. His movement instantly drew everyone's attention. The crowd began to speculate about what Score Jiang Chen might achieve in the Divine Stone Instance.

"Divine General Jiang's strength is unfathomable; breaking records may just be a matter of time, but whether he can reach a perfect 100 is truly an unknown."

"Indeed, the difficulty of the later stages spikes, and each level is a dual test of strength and wisdom."

Amid the chatter, Jiang Chen entered the Entrance of the Divine Stone Instance and respectfully said to the hosting Divine-level Strongman, "Senior, I, the junior, would like to try this Divine Stone Instance."

The Divine-level Strongman, fully aware of Jiang Chen's identity and strength, naturally accepted his request with pleasure.

Jiang Chen's figure flashed and vanished before everyone's eyes, and the next moment he appeared in a certain scene of the Instance.

Ye Chen Shi's voice rang out immediately, with a hint of provocation: "Please enlarge the view so we can all witness Divine General Jiang's splendid performance."

However, the Divine-level Strongman did not act immediately, but turned his gaze toward Li Xueru and the others.

He is not of Ye Chen Shi's faction, so he would not readily obey Ye Chen Shi's orders.

Li Xueru slightly nodded, his gaze calmly sweeping over Ye Chen Shi, "Since Senior Ye is interested, let's fulfill his wish."

Having said that, he lightly moved his fingers, and several sigils were instantly cast.

The formation in the arena rotated accordingly, and the scene containing Jiang Chen instantly enlarged, occupying the entire view while the other scenes vanished one after another.

Under everyone's gaze, Jiang Chen's challenge in the Instance officially began.

In the first level, countless black dots swarmed like a hive, yet Jiang Chen merely brushed them aside with ease, as if everything were under his control.

In the second level, a Giant Stone crashed toward him, but Jiang Chen simply waved his hand, turning the Giant Stone into dust; his strength was evident.

In the third level, a Wind Tiger roared into view, but Jiang Chen gave it no chance; a flash of White Light from his fingertips, and thousands of Bone Fangs instantly pierced the Wind Tiger's body.

Within a single second, Jiang Chen unleashed three successive rounds of Bone Fang, the dense white fangs riddling the Wind Tiger with countless wounds, and it finally crashed to the ground.

However, for Jiang Chen, the Bone Fang skill seemed not to unleash its full power. In ranged attacks, the strikes are too dispersed, making the force slightly insufficient; in melee, although the damage is decent, it is rather cumbersome to use.

Therefore, in most situations, Jiang Chen prefers to use a melee skill like Skeleton Berserker to directly inflict heavy damage on enemies.

Nevertheless, Jiang Chen's strength and talent are awe-inspiring, and his performance undoubtedly left everyone present amazed.

Yet Jiang Chen firmly believes that each skill exists with its unique significance.

Since the Bone Fang skill exists within his abilities, it must have its own unique purpose and value.

Perhaps at some future moment, this skill will reveal its true power and transformation.

Now, when facing these equally ranked monsters, using the Bone Fang skill is sufficient to cope.

In the third, fourth, fifth, and even the sixth and seventh levels, Jiang Chen relied solely on the Bone Fang skill to breeze through.

He remained stationary, never moving a step, simply releasing the skill, yet successfully clearing those levels.

Such a performance shocked everyone.

"Divine General Jiang's strength is indeed so formidable..."

"Isn't he a Summoner? Why hasn't he summoned any Skeletons?"

"Perhaps these monsters are too weak for him, so there's no need to summon Skeletons."

"What level of combat power has Divine General Jiang actually reached?"

The spectators on the Spectator Stands began to discuss, all of them shaken by Jiang Chen's performance.

The elder strongmen of the various families also halted their conversations at this moment, turning their gazes toward the central projected image.

In the eighth level, the four tigers of wind, fire, water, and electricity merged into a massive BOSS.

Just when everyone expected Jiang Chen to summon his Undead Legion, a Long Sword suddenly appeared in his hand.

This scene once again left everyone surprised and puzzled.

Then, Jiang Chen charged at the BOSS like a swordsman, his Long Sword flashing with astonishing swordlight...

Relying on his powerful attributes, even without using any skills, he could deliver a considerably impressive attack power.

The BOSS began to counterattack, but before Jiang Chen, its attacks appeared utterly feeble.

Jiang Chen displayed astonishing combat technique, suppressing the BOSS so it had no chance to retaliate.

He deftly dodged the BOSS's attacks while launching a fierce counterstrike.

At that moment, Jiang Chen seemed to become a swordsman without skills, yet even so, he still could demonstrate formidable combat power.

Feng An, watching Jiang Chen's performance, raised an eyebrow, "Divine General Jiang has reached such a level in swordsmanship."

Li Xueru smiled and nodded, "Xiao Chen is showing the world that even without skill augmentation, relying solely on attributes and basic techniques can produce astonishing combat power."

Feng An nodded earnestly, "Indeed, if Xuan Er can understand this, his Score would certainly improve."

Li Xueru gave a slight smile, "Unfortunately, how many can truly grasp Xiao Chen's intention?"

Feng An mused, "The younger generation may not fully comprehend yet, but the elder strongmen should be able to discern the deeper meaning."

"Not relying on skills, but integrating them into oneself, turning them into instinct, that is the cornerstone of the path to Divine Level."

"Divine General Jiang's actions are undoubtedly a teaching and enlightenment for the younger generation."

Jiang Chen conveyed his philosophy through actions; those who understood could naturally grasp it, while for those who had not yet comprehended, any further explanation was futile.

Under Jiang Chen's relentless attacks, the boss of the eighth stage finally fell to his sword. In this stage, he easily earned a high score of 80 points.

The audience held their breath, awaiting how Jiang Chen would handle the even tougher ninth stage.

At the start of the ninth stage, four ferocious tigers appeared on screen simultaneously, and every five seconds another would spawn; if they weren't eliminated quickly, the monster count would grow geometrically, eventually overwhelming any class.

Yet, faced with this seemingly raging assault, Jiang Chen merely smiled faintly. He did not immediately summon a massive Undead Legion, but only dispatched an Undead Legion as the vanguard.

When those seemingly powerful tigers charged the Undead Legion, a dazzling Elemental Explosion erupted instantly, and the four tigers turned into Void within the blast.

Afterwards, each time a new tiger appeared, it was swiftly eliminated by an Elemental Explosion. In Jiang Chen's presence, these tigers seemed as fragile as paper, utterly defenseless.

The audience was shocked; they could not believe Jiang Chen's power was so great, so great that the ninth stage's trial became effectively null.

Someone, voice trembling, said: "The gap between me and him is unbelievably huge…"

"Divine General Jiang's strength has already surpassed our imagination; the ninth stage is merely a small test for him."

Jiang Chen stood quietly there, letting the Undead Legion continue fighting. He did not become complacent over the victory, but instead observed the battle's developments more attentively.

Ten minutes later, a mysterious force suddenly appeared in the Instance, affecting Jiang Chen and the Undead Legion. Jiang Chen felt his thoughts becoming somewhat sluggish, and the Undead Legion's reactions also seemed to slow.

Yet Jiang Chen merely smiled faintly and said, "Is this the so‑called interference force? Indeed wondrous, but for me, this level of interference is still far too weak."

He did not regard this force, continuing to command the Undead Legion in battle. Soon, the interference force was completely ignored by him.

Under Jiang Chen's command, the Undead Legion, like an iron‑clad legion, maintained an efficient combat rhythm. As time passed, the fifteenth minute finally arrived.

At that moment, a massive, multicolored tiger suddenly appeared in the sky…