Chapter 544: Scoring 100 Points, Yet There's a Next Stage

The first statue also collapsed quickly under the Undead Legion's assault.

As the statue was shattered, the screen of the external Instance flashed another golden number.

100!

In an instant, the Audience Seats boiled over again!

"100 points, it actually reached 100 points."

"Jiang Chen keeps breaking the record; no one has ever reached this height."

"This is literally a miracle; 100 points actually exist!"

The whole venue almost fell into a frenzy; even the top Bosses widened their eyes in disbelief.

Could it be that someone can truly surpass the limit?

Lin Caier waved her arms and shouted excitedly, "Jiang Chen is the strongest!"

She is Jiang Chen's loyal supporter; whatever Jiang Chen does, she finds it perfectly natural.

Yi Ning sighed softly, "It's truly unbelievable!"

Chu Yao laughed, "Junior Jiang is the most outstanding person I've ever seen, without equal."

Yi Ning nodded in agreement, "Indeed so!"

Lin Caier suddenly turned to Yi Ning, "Sister Yi Ning, you once said, if you marry, marry the strongest. How about Jiang Chen?"

Yi Ning was stunned, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

She never expected Lin Caier to raise that question suddenly.

Just as Yi Ning felt embarrassed, Chu Yao let out a light exclamation, "102 points."

That light exclamation caught Lin Caier's attention and eased Yi Ning's awkwardness.

The score on the screen rose to 102, and in less than three seconds jumped again to 105.

No one knows what Jiang Chen experienced inside the Instance, only that his challenge continues and the score keeps climbing.

A buzzing sound rang out again.

The statues along the path revived one after another.

The Undead Legion continued its fierce assault on the statues.

Each shattered statue adds 1 point to the Instance's score.

Jiang Chen knows nothing of this; he only knows the assessment hasn't ended, so he keeps fighting.

There are hundreds of statues on the path; they revive in succession but cannot halt Jiang Chen's advance.

Jiang Chen merely summons Four Undead Legions, enough to handle the current battle.

Each statue's strength equals that of a practitioner over level 70; though powerful, its vitality is extremely fragile.

For Jiang Chen, defeating these fragile statues is easier than tackling a same-level World BOSS.

No complex techniques are needed; the Undead Legion sweeps through.

It took only half an hour, and Jiang Chen reached the end of the path.

All the statues have been shattered, and the ground is littered with rubble.

Jiang Chen arrived at a pavilion at the path's end; the pavilion is antique, and in its center a stone table holds a simple box.

Jiang Chen was very cautious; he didn't enter the pavilion directly, but sent a Skeleton inside to retrieve the stone box.

Fortunately, nothing untoward happened in the meantime.

"Looks like this is the reward," Jiang Chen muttered to himself.

He regarded the statues as the test of the tenth stage; now that he has passed, the stone box is naturally the reward.

The stone box is simple, exuding the aura of ages.

Jiang Chen feels as if the box does not belong to the present era.

Holding the box, there is an indescribable heaviness, the weight of accumulated time.

Only those with keen perception can sense this weight.

Jiang Chen opened the box, and a gentle light illuminated his sight.

Inside the box lay a quiet stone, a Talent Divine Stone!

As the owner of a Talent Divine Stone, Jiang Chen instantly recognized this intact Talent Divine Stone.

"So the tenth stage's reward is a complete Talent Divine Stone!"

Jiang Chen closed the box and placed it into storage.

He didn't even use Detection Technique to verify its authenticity, because a Talent Divine Stone binds to a soul.

Jiang Chen already possesses a Talent Divine Stone; binding another would be a waste.

He looked ahead, and through the pavilion he found that there was a new road ahead.

At this moment, the rubble beneath his feet vanished, and the statues silently returned to their original state.

"The eleventh stage?"

"I don't know what the reward is!"

Jiang Chen was intrigued; the stone Instance attracts so many, and great families flock to it.

Primarily because of the Talent Divine Stone; even half a Talent Divine Stone is priceless.

In this era, Talent Divine Stones have long vanished.

For Jiang Chen to obtain one is already tremendous luck.

Yet in the stone Instance, a complete Talent Divine Stone still exists.

Coupled with the box's ancient, desolate aura, Jiang Chen thinks this Instance may not originate from this era.

Perhaps the upcoming reward will also be astonishing.

It might even be a legendary treasure.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Chen decided to continue exploring.

Passing through the pavilion, Jiang Chen saw several more statues.

This scene almost made Jiang Chen doubt whether he had taken the wrong path.

A small path, statues.

The scene before him was exactly the same as before.

When he looked back, the previous path had already disappeared.

After careful observation, Jiang Chen found that there were only twelve statues before him, unlike the hundreds before.

But the fewer the statues, the more cautious Jiang Chen became.

The difficulty of the trial would only increase, never decrease.

This meant these statues were definitely stronger than the previous ones, and by a considerable margin.

The Undead Legion was ready, and Jiang Chen took a step forward.

A terrifying cold light descended from the sky, and Jiang Chen quickly retreated the step he had just taken.

Boom!

As he retreated, the cold light exploded in midair.

The Undead Legion, which had been prepared, was blasted apart, scattering like raindrops.

Jiang Chen was also sent flying by the blast.

This strike was extremely powerful.

Although it was not yet Divine Level, it was not far off.

"So strong!"

Jiang Chen flew back over a hundred meters before barely stabilizing himself. With a flick of his finger, a Detection Technique shot out.

One statue had awakened. It held a bow and arrow, and the cold light from before was an arrow it had released.

The power of a single arrow was terrifying, nearly one-shotting the Skeleton.

"Combat Puppet (Bow)"

"Level: 80"

Jiang Chen was startled when he saw the information returned by the Detection Technique.

Could the power of that arrow just now really belong to a Level 80?

Even if someone said it was a full-force strike from a Level 89 professional, Jiang Chen would believe it.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath, realizing the upcoming battle would be exceptionally difficult.

He called the Undead Legion to regroup while cautiously observing the movements of the remaining statues.

Every statue could conceal a lethal threat; he could not afford any carelessness.

The Undead Legion advanced slowly. Jiang Chen no longer acted rashly, knowing these twelve statues each had their own unique tricks.

Every step required extreme caution, or he might fall into a dead end.

Sure enough, as the Undead Legion advanced, another statue awakened.

This time it was a statue holding a Long Sword, its cold Sword Qi pressing straight toward Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen dodged quickly, narrowly avoiding this Lethal Strike.

"Combat Puppet (Sword)"

"Level: 80"

Another powerful Level 80 enemy; Jiang Chen felt a surge of pressure.

He knew well that these statues were not only high-level but also far stronger than ordinary opponents of the same level.

Jiang Chen did not retreat. He summoned more of the Undead Legion to distract the enemy.

Every attack was precisely aimed at the enemy's vital points, striving for a one-hit kill.

The battle became exceptionally fierce, a life-and-death struggle between the Undead Legion and the statues.

Jiang Chen was completely focused, every command unambiguous. Under his direction, the Undead Legion unleashed their maximum combat power.

Time passed minute by minute, and Jiang Chen finally shattered the second statue.

He knew the path ahead was still full of unknown dangers, but he would not stop.

Every statue that fell meant he was one step closer to the ultimate reward.

From the extent of the Skeleton's injuries, Jiang Chen could judge that the power of that arrow was already very close to a Pseudo-God's strike.

"Puppets are usually made based on the strength of professionals."

"Could it be that professionals from the previous era were this strong?"

Jiang Chen could hardly believe his own speculation.

If his speculation was true, professionals from the previous era should be far stronger than them.

Then he thought of the Divine Dragon Ancient City—if the Divine Dragon Ancient City was also a product of the previous era.

This could only mean that professionals from the previous era were truly terrifyingly strong.

Not just in combat power, but equally powerful in other aspects.

Another arrow streaked across the sky, and Jiang Chen dodged at lightning speed.

The arrow exploded in midair, its power less than the previous arrow, but its range was larger.

This arrow also carried a shocking impact force, completely scattering the Skeletons.

After firing the second arrow, the puppet archer shot toward Jiang Chen like an arrow itself.

Its speed far surpassed Jiang Chen's Nether Spirit Wings.

"Body transforms into flying arrows!" Jiang Chen was startled.

This is one of the Archer's skills, a special skill.

It cannot be mastered through study, only attained by comprehension.

Such comprehension is a profound understanding of one's own profession.

Most Archers cannot reach this step.

The puppet before him achieved it, which further shocked Jiang Chen.

A Red Light flashed by, Skill: Aging Curse!

Under the Curse, the puppet's speed instantly slowed, its forward charge broken.

Then a massive Undead Legion appeared in the sky, surrounding it on all sides.

Jiang Chen summoned all the Undead Legion this time, and began to treat it seriously.

The Skeletons, once they appeared, began to attack with full force.

The puppet archer, surrounded by the Undead Legion, gradually fell at a disadvantage.

At this moment, another statue awakened.

A sharp sword emerged across the sky, slashing the heavens.

In Jiang Chen's sight appeared an enormous sword, spanning the sky, over a hundred meters long.

Sword Qi surged, blasting the Skeleton away, and the puppet archer was rescued from the encirclement.

Then the giant sword exploded in the air, turning into countless small swords, raining down like a torrential downpour, scattering the Undead Legion.

"Another puppet close to a Pseudo-God!"

"No, its power is close to a Pseudo-God, but its combat tactics and Skill comprehension are even stronger than a Pseudo-God's."

"This is a Divine-level Strongman possessing power close to a Pseudo-God!"

Jiang Chen finally understood; he had previously underestimated them.

The puppet before him absolutely possessed the combat abilities that only a Divine-level Strongman can have, though it still lacked in offensive power.

"If the outside Pseudo-God saw that I am no better than a puppet, I wonder what they would think!"

Jiang Chen let out a light laugh, his gaze turning cold, and began to give his all.

Auras appeared one after another, and the elemental lich entered the field!

With the elemental lich's arrival, the air was filled with a strong Magic aura.

The lich waved its staff, elemental power quickly gathered, forming powerful Magic barriers.

These barriers not only had strong defense, but could also reflect part of the attacks.

"Let's see if we can block their attacks," Jiang Chen muttered softly.

The puppet archer drew the bow again; this time, its arrow was stopped by the Magic barrier. Though the barrier cracked, it successfully repelled the attack.

Immediately after, the elemental lich's counterattack began.

Fireballs, ice blades, and lightning rained down on the puppet archer like raindrops.

The puppet archer, though powerful, began to show cracks under the combined assault of the Undead Legion and the elemental lich.

At the same time, the sword-wielding puppet was not to be outdone, brandishing its giant sword toward Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen controlled the Undead Legion, diverting the enemy's attention while constantly moving with his speed.

He could not clash head‑on with the puppet; he could only use agile tactics to harass.

The battle grew increasingly fierce, each moment brimming with danger.

Jiang Chen constantly shifted tactics, fully exploiting the advantages of the Undead Legion and the elemental lich.

Gradually, the puppet archer and the sword-wielding puppet fell into disadvantage.

"Opportunity arrives!" A sharp glint flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes.

At his command, the Undead Legion and the elemental lich launched a full‑scale attack.

Powerful Magic and physical attacks erupted simultaneously, ultimately shattering both puppets completely.

Jiang Chen stood at the center of the battlefield, taking a deep breath.

Although the battle was arduous, he still persevered.

"It seems the upcoming stage will only become more difficult."

Jiang Chen steadied his mind and continued onward.