Chapter 631: Breaking Through Layer Upon Layer of Obstacles, the Second Source Skill

Sword light exploded, bursting into brilliant radiance on the battlefield.

The three steel giants retreated within the sword light; their seemingly hard steel bodies were shattered like bean curd dregs under the blades.

With just one sword stroke, the three steel giants were nearly dead.

Level 90 and Level 92 peak—though only two levels apart, their actual strength differed by several times.

In particular, Ku Lou Wang's God-Slaying Sword strike possessed power that exceeded the limits of Level 92.

On the battlefield, a mass of sword light appeared, and countless enemies were slain on the spot, cut cleanly in two.

As a collective of twenty Skeletons' power, further enhanced by the "Strong Soldier" Skill, though not yet Divine Level, it was enough to instantly kill anything below Divine Level.

The Skill's power was too great—so great that these fellows couldn't withstand it.

A booming roar exploded.

Ku Lou Wang moved very fast; after the God-Slaying Sword came the Elemental Riot.

They were not stingy with their Skills.

No tactical arrangement was needed; two Skills were enough to instantly kill most enemies.

The steel giants were completely blown apart, dead beyond dead, and a large number of enemies were also killed by the blast.

Two Ku Lou Wangs, one in front and one behind, charged separately into the enemy ranks, beginning close-quarters combat.

The great swords swung wide and freely; Sword Qi crisscrossed, cutting down countless enemies.

Under the bone great swords, there was no enemy that could last a single exchange.

The Headless Knight also collided with the enemies; the Charge Skill erupted with astonishing power, knocking enemies and their mounts into disarray.

Whether in the sky or on the ground, none were exceptions.

The Headless Knight's sword was equally sharp, and it showed no mercy in its cuts.

The Skeleton Berserkers followed close behind, immediately unleashing the Rampage Kill Skill, striving to kill as many enemies as possible in the first moment.

The Skeleton Great Mages and Skeleton Sharpshooters had also already made their moves.

After reaching Mythological Class, their attack range had become astonishingly large.

As for exactly how far their attack range extended, even Jiang Chen, their master, didn't know.

In any case, their limits had yet to be discovered.

It was the same Elemental Riot as Ku Lou Wang's, only slightly weaker in power.

But the Skeleton Great Mages were numerous enough that the sounds of Explosion rose one after another.

The Skeleton Sharpshooters and Soul Sniping never missed a shot.

Although these enemies were created through some special means, in pursuit of realism, they even possessed something akin to a soul.

It was as if every enemy was a true living being.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh at this—the Secret Realm master's methods were so superb as to be beyond imagination.

Compared to using puppets for assessment, it was many times better.

Jiang Chen believed that 100,000 Warriors and three Divine Level beings were definitely not the Secret Realm's limit, nor the Secret Realm master's limit.

At most, it was the limit that old man could reach.

As soon as the battle erupted, Jiang Chen's side had established absolute dominance.

The Divine Level Ku Lou Wang, with a domineering posture, instantly killed the three Divine Level steel giants with just two Skills.

Then it charged into the battlefield, launching a massacre.

The Headless Knight also slaughtered in all directions, riding its Flame bone horse, galloping back and forth across the battlefield.

They stepped on Auras—Freeze, Flame, Lightning Strike, Deadly Poison—various Auras took effect on the enemies.

Before even engaging in battle, they were already severely wounded.

The Storm Aura further greatly increased the Headless Knight's movement speed, making their actions faster and more erratic.

Whether the enemies were of the Human Race, Dragon Race, or Demon, none could withstand their attacks.

Jiang Chen noticed that although these Human Race, Dragon Race, and Demon enemies created by the Secret Realm had powerful auras, they weren't actually that strong.

Their Skills were chaotic and completely without order.

They had power but didn't know how to use it.

"If I remember correctly, these should be the Skill memories left behind by members of the Three Races who entered the assessment Secret Realm before."

"They were eliminated too early, so the Skills they left behind are pitifully few, or even none at all."

"That guy just imitated them, and the result was a mishmash."

This assessment was far too easy for Jiang Chen, not even as tough as the previous one.

That enemy that fully simulated Jiang Chen had indeed given him a headache.

But now, Jiang Chen had only issued a single command; everything else was left to the Undead Legion's free play.

The "Strong Soldier" Skill was indeed as he had thought—as the slaughter of enemies continued, the Skill's duration kept increasing; after 30 seconds, it still existed and hadn't entered cooldown.

Actually, by now, whether it entered cooldown or not no longer mattered.

This assessment had turned into a one-sided massacre.

Killing them all was only a matter of time, and it wouldn't even take long.

In less than ten minutes, the battle was declared over.

Under the Undead Legion's unrestrained slaughter, the 100,000-strong army was utterly annihilated, not a single survivor.

Jiang Chen looked at the sky, his eyes filled with sincerity, wearing an innocent, harmless expression.

It was impossible to tell that he was the master of the Undead Legion, who had just slaughtered a hundred-thousand-strong army.

Jiang Chen waited for the second round of assessment, but instead of the assessment, what came was blood.

Source Bird blood, carrying a thick, fishy smell, fell from the sky, first dripping onto his body.

The scene from before repeated itself.

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned. "The assessment is over?"

"It ended after just one round?"

"Wasn't it said the Difficulty would double?"

He had thought there would be a second round, a third round.

It seemed a bit too much like child's play.

Still, it was good that it was over; a long night brings many dreams.

All he wanted was to obtain the 'Source Skill,' and as long as he got it, that was enough.

Thunderclaps rang out in the air again, not just one this time, but many.

The old man did not appear; he expressed his anger through the thunder.

As for whether Jiang Chen could understand, that didn't matter.

Bathed in blood, Jiang Chen looked up at the sky and said to himself, "Perhaps it's the restriction of the rules that prevents him from acting personally."

Jiang Chen was well aware that if he could act personally, he would surely die.

Blood drenched his entire body, and the smell of blood reached an extreme intensity.

Then all the blood seeped into his body, becoming completely invisible from the surface.

The laws within the blood flowed through his body, becoming a bridge between his soul and the 'Primordial Rune.'

Driven by the power of the laws, the Soul Energy bearing Jiang Chen's imprint surged toward the 'Primordial Rune.'

After receiving the power of the laws from the Source Bird, the Primordial Rune was truly activated, appearing before Jiang Chen in a second form.

A large character 'Strong' appeared before Jiang Chen, floating in mid-air.

Then, drop by drop, blood fell from the air, dripping onto the 'Strong' character.

Having already gone through this once, Jiang Chen had experience and knew this was the final step in converting the 'Primordial Rune' into a 'Source Skill.'

The conversion required the blood of the Source Bird.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh in admiration once more; the methods of the Secret Realm's master were truly superb.

The thunderclaps stopped at some unknown time, and silence returned all around.

Jiang Chen realized that the other party had probably given up.

The rules of the Secret Realm were not something he could contend with; perhaps he could make slight changes here and there, but the overall situation could not be altered.

He could only watch helplessly as Jiang Chen obtained his second Source Skill.

Soon, the skill star core formed from the 'Strong' character also appeared before his eyes, then, with a whoosh, drilled into his soul world.

The soul power boiled over again, frantically surging into the skill star core.

However, because Jiang Chen had consumed too much Soul Energy earlier, although his soul level had improved somewhat after the feedback, the consumed Soul Energy was still gone.

Despite the non-stop recovery through Divine Power, it had not yet fully recovered, only reaching about two-thirds of its peak state.

"I should have dragged out this assessment."

Jiang Chen realized he had acted too quickly.

Perhaps not wanting to give the other party another chance to cause him trouble, Jiang Chen had killed very cleanly and decisively.

The result backfired, leading to insufficient Soul Energy.

"I wonder what the fusion rate will be this time."

"I can only do my best and leave the rest to fate."

Jiang Chen was also helpless; one cannot seek perfection in everything and must learn to be content.

He understood this principle, and his disappointment was only fleeting; in an instant, he had already figured it out.

A feeling of emptiness came from within Jiang Chen's soul, and the Strong Soldier skill star core stopped absorbing.

The Strong Soldier skill star core, like the Gather Strength skill star core, also began to spin rapidly.

Because of the insufficient Soul Energy, its spinning speed was slower than that of the Gather Strength skill star core.

Apart from that, everything else was the same.

It also fed back Soul Energy, once again elevating Jiang Chen's soul level.

"Strong Soldier (Fusion Rate 50%): Consumes soul power. Increases the base attributes of self and all Summoned Entities by 200%. All damage dealt by attacks is additionally increased by 500%. The attribute increase is only limited by the user's own soul level. While the skill is active, killing enemies allows the harvesting of their souls, replenishing one's own soul consumption and elevating one's own soul level."