Chapter 553: A Ruthless Tactic: Slaying the Black Sky Demon King's Clone

Jiang Chen's mind raced, and he realized that although his skills were not top secret, the Demon knew only few of them.

He stared at the Black Sky Demon King's massive form, and a thought suddenly flashed in his mind.

"You are the unlucky guy I poisoned in the Lower Space before, aren't you!"

Jiang Chen's words were like a cold blade, instantly piercing the Black Sky Demon King's nerves.

The Black Sky Demon King, enraged by the remark, let out a earth‑shaking Roar, and a torrent of gunfire shadows rained down on Jiang Chen like a storm.

"Play with guns? I can too!" Jiang Chen's gaze was firm, and a Platinum Long Spear materialized in his hand.

He brandished the Long Spear, precisely deflecting the rain of gunfire, and led the Skeleton Berserkers to charge at the Black Sky Demon King.

The Black Sky Demon King laughed wildly, "You, a Summoner, actually dare to spar with me in gunmanship!"

Jiang Chen gave no reply, simply charging forward together with the Skeletons.

The Skeleton Great Mage switched the target of its Elemental Explosion, no longer aiming at the Black Sky Demon King but detonating toward the dense Black Fire Long Spears.

The blast shattered the Black Fire Long Spears into fragments, opening a passage for Jiang Chen and the Skeleton Berserkers.

The Black Sky Demon King wielded a Long Spear, while fire guns surged like a tide; especially the massive fire gun above its head emitted a terrifying aura, thrusting directly at Jiang Chen.

Boom!

Jiang Chen swung his Long Spear into the fire gun, the massive force shaking his whole body, yet he only stepped back half a pace.

The 1,500,000 strength attribute made Jiang Chen's power terrifyingly high, and even against a foe like the Black Sky Demon King, he showed no sign of inferiority.

The Black Sky Demon King sneered, "The strength is decent, but you are not a Warrior, you don't understand Skill; what good is raw power alone?"

Jiang Chen remained silent and surged toward the Black Sky Demon King once more.

The Black Sky Demon King tried to counterattack, but suddenly felt his body go numb; before he knew it, a layer of white bone had tightly bound him.

At the crucial moment, Jiang Chen employed Bone Prison, successfully disrupting the Black Sky Demon King's attack rhythm. However, the binding of Bone Prison was extremely brief, and the Demon King's aura surged instantly, seeming ready to break free at any moment.

At that instant, another spark flared on the Black Sky Demon King, and Soul Burn once again took effect, causing the Demon King to emit a painful scream.

Seizing the sub‑second window, Jiang Chen's speed surged to its peak, instantly covering hundreds of meters to appear before the Black Sky Demon King.

He then sheathed the Long Spear and embraced the Black Sky Demon King.

The Black Sky Demon King was astonished, not understanding why Jiang Chen held him.

Immediately, he saw all the Skeletons retreating, and a flash of green caught his eye. He instantly grasped Jiang Chen's intention and began to thrash wildly.

"Let go of me, you bastard!" the Black Sky Demon King roared, but at that point it was already beyond rescue.

"Let go of me, you vile human!"

The Black Sky Demon King's body was engulfed in black fire, its wings turned into blades that frantically slashed Jiang Chen, while the Black Fire Long Spear shot out like lightning, aiming straight at Jiang Chen's heart.

However, the Damage Transfer Skill worked wonders at that moment; the Lich Generals had already retreated far away and began frantically casting Healing Technique.

All attacks, whether fire guns or claws, were transferred onto the Undead Legion.

Level‑58 Jiang Chen led 38 Undead Legions, a total of 43,320 Skeleton Soldiers, which became Jiang Chen's most solid shield.

Thirty‑eight Lich Generals simultaneously cast Healing Technique, and the dense healing light almost illuminated the entire Dark World.

Jiang Chen bore all the attacks, while the Undead Legion shared all the damage.

With the Gather Power skill, Jiang Chen's 1,500,000 constitution raised his defense to astonishing levels.

No matter how wildly the Black Sky Demon King struggled, it could not break free from Jiang Chen's embrace.

"You madman, you will die with me!"

The green aura in the Black Sky Demon King's eyes grew denser, sensing the threat of death.

As a Demon King Clone, it should not have been so easily defeated, yet it only possessed two Divine Level Demon King Clones in total.

Creating such a clone is extremely difficult, requiring massive material and time consumption.

One had already been poisoned by Jiang Chen before; now this clone was about to be destroyed as well.

The Black Sky Demon King fell into desperate madness.

Jiang Chen remained silent, waved his left hand lightly, and a brand‑new Poisonous Lich silently appeared beside the Black Sky Demon King.

In the Demon King's terrified gaze, the Poisonous Lich lunged, tightly wrapping around it.

"You madman, you absolute madman!"

The Black Sky Demon King screamed, its body flipping wildly in the air, trying to shake off Jiang Chen and the Poisonous Lich.

However, all its efforts were futile; Jiang Chen's embrace was as unbreakable as an iron band, and the Poisonous Lich clung to it like a shadow.

The Poisonous Lich exploded silently, its toxic gas spreading rapidly, completely engulfing the Black Sky Demon King.

The Black Sky Demon King's frantic thrashing ceased within the toxic gas; it watched helplessly as its body was corroded away, soon completely eroded.

When the toxic gas cleared, it saw Jiang Chen's smiling face.

"This... this cannot be!" its voice trembled, filled with incredulous amazement.

Jiang Chen gave a faint smile, "Nothing is impossible."

His 100% immunity to toxic elements allowed him to completely ignore the deadly poison.

It was precisely because of this that Jiang Chen devised this near‑ruthless tactic, using the Gather Power skill to boost his attributes, granting himself formidable defense, then entangling the opponent with relentless attacks and directly summoning a Poisonous Lich to strike.

Although this tactic is unscrupulous, it is extremely effective.

No matter what attack the opponent launches, even the impact of Divine Level force, thanks to his 1,500,000 extraordinary constitution and the miraculous Damage Transfer Skill, Jiang Chen can steadily endure it.

His plan executed flawlessly.

Having watched the Black Sky Demon King gradually turn into Void within the toxic gas, its final resentment and despair were met by Jiang Chen with only a scornful smile.

"Kill Demon King Clone, Experience +90,000,000,000"

"Star +1"

The Military Badge glittered in the light, and a new Illusory Star slowly materialized.

Now a Three‑Star Divine General, Jiang Chen is only three Demon King kills away from becoming a Four‑Star Divine General.

And that 900 billion Experience Value raised his level by another step.

Jiang Chen calculated in his head that if he used up all the uses of the Cooldown Talisman, he would exactly reach Level 59.

Black Sky Demon King, as if truly became a timely Rain on his path to leveling up.

Recalling the recent battle, Jiang Chen muttered to himself, "The effect was unexpectedly decisive, but this tactic is indeed a bit underhanded."

"But I have no other choice; after all, the opponent is a Demon King, and I'm only Level 58."

Jiang Chen whispered as he drifted out of the poison gas and arrived at the other side of the Instance.

Here lay many people in a haphazard heap; some had already lost their lives, others were gravely wounded and on the brink of death.

Perhaps Black Sky Demon King never gave them a second glance, merely waving his wings casually.

Jiang Chen ordered the Undead Legion to break the Barrier while sending a message to Hong Jishi, hoping he could arrive quickly, preferably together with Liu Qingqing.

Those who are still alive but severely injured need a Divine-level Healer to be saved.

Hong Jishi should be with Liu Qingqing; with Liu Qingqing's medical skill, as long as these people still have a breath, they can be rescued.

The Barrier was broken, and the noisy sounds from outside immediately reached the ears.

"What happened?"

"Why did a Barrier suddenly appear just now—was a Demon coming?"

"How did so many people die?"

"My God, someone is injured!"

Jiang Chen looked at the chaotic scene outside and roared, "Everyone, shut up!"

His voice thundered, deafeningly loud, instantly drowning out all other sounds.

The Undead Legion swiftly returned, each Skeleton Warrior staring expressionlessly at everyone, and the atmosphere instantly turned eerie and terrifying.

Jiang Chen said in a deep voice, "All Healers, line up immediately and treat the wounded."

"Who are you? Why should we listen to you?"

Someone who didn't recognize Jiang Chen shouted a question.

"Shut up, that's Divine General Jiang!" someone immediately rebuked, their voice tinged with awe.

There were still quite a few people present who recognized Jiang Chen's identity.

Jiang Chen issued the command again, his voice firm and authoritative: "Divine General Order, all Healers line up immediately and perform emergency treatment on the wounded!"

This time, a dozen or so Healers responded swiftly, rushing to the wounded and beginning to cast Healing Technique.

Soft, sacred rays of light flared, but the healing effect was unsatisfactory. Because the wounds were inflicted by a Demon King, the injuries were entangled with stubborn demonic energy.

The Healers gave their all, yet the results were minimal; even basic hemostasis was hard to achieve.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen said in a low voice, "Do not stop the treatment; before a Divine-level Healer arrives, their lives are in your hands. You must give your all, without any slack!"

"Understood!" the Healers replied in unison, their voices revealing firm resolve.

They knew that at this moment Jiang Chen was not only a Divine General but also the hope in their hearts.

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Divine General Jiang, what exactly happened just now?"

Jiang Chen answered succinctly, "The Divine-level Clone of Black Sky Demon King suddenly struck here; we went through an intense battle."

"Black Sky Demon King? The mid-tier Demon King in the Abyss World?" someone asked in shock.

"Exactly, it's his Divine-level Clone. Its strength is at least above Level 90." Jiang Chen explained.

With those words, everyone was stunned. Black Sky Demon King's reputation is renowned throughout the Abyss World; as one of the mid-tier Demon Kings, his power is naturally not to be underestimated.

And Jiang Chen actually managed to clash with his Divine-level Clone and ultimately defeat it—a sheer miracle.

People turned their eyes to the Divine General Badge on Jiang Chen's shoulder, its purple glow standing out brilliantly in the darkness.

The Healers worked even harder at the treatment, knowing the responsibility was great. Whatever it took, they would exert their utmost effort to preserve the lives of the wounded.