Chapter 64: Joining the Trial, the Mermaid

Jiang Chen looked up, and at once saw a massive tower silhouette floating in the sky; the colossal tower reached heaven and pierced the earth, astonishing all.

Lin Caier whispered, "It's Shenlong Tower!"

One can only say that this effect is truly shocking; since he entered Shenlong University he had never seen Shenlong Tower, and had been thinking of asking Lin Caier about it, never expecting it to appear in the sky at this moment.

At this moment Jiang Chen finally understood that this tower was not like a traditional building settled on the ground.

The tip of Shenlong Tower emitted a dazzling light that enveloped Qianlong Xueyuan, and the trainees inside were simultaneously transported to the Trial site.

Transporting so many people at once, the energy of this formation must be immensely powerful.

One can only say that Shenlong University, the top school of Long Guo, indeed has deep foundations.

The teleportation lasted over ten seconds; judging by the time, the Trial location must be quite far from Shenlong University.

The sound of waves reached his ears; Jiang Chen, being familiar with the sea sounds from Baiyun City's coastal location, was certain the Trial ground lay by the sea.

He believed his intuition would not err.

His feet touched the ground again, and his eyes quickly adjusted to the glaring sunlight.

This gave Jiang Chen an illusion, as if he had returned to Baiyun City's seaside.

Lin Caier'er's complexion turned a bit pale; she grabbed Jiang Chen's arm and said discontentedly, "Dizzy and throbbing, long‑distance teleportation is really uncomfortable…"

Fang Hongxiu, standing nearby, saw that everyone had arrived and also spoke up.

"Mermaid Instance drops only three Mermaid Tears per year," Fang Hongxiu explained.

Mermaid Tears can be used to craft special equipment, and are of great value,

being extremely treasured material items.

"Ren Yu Dao is not within our Shenlong Empire's territory, so each year not only our Shenlong Empire Professionals but also professionals from other nations come to Ren Yu Dao," she continued.

"This time our entire Qianlong Xueyuan is mobilized; there are ten teams in total, we are Team 2. This time we will not only compete with fellow Qianlong Xueyuan students but also with professionals from other countries."

Fang Hongxiu's expression turned exceedingly serious as she detailed the whole situation.

All members of the team also perked up, shedding their previously lax demeanor.

Lin Caier'er asked anxiously, "What do we do? If we encounter other teams, do we have to kill people?"

Her gaze involuntarily shifted to Jiang Chen, because he had once personally killed someone.

The few professionals who had chased her to seize items before were taken down by Jiang Chen, and he did it cleanly without any fuss.

Mentioning the possibility of killing, everyone else grew tense, but Jiang Chen remained calm.

After all, they were all only eighteen or nineteen, having never truly killed anyone, so psychologically they could not readily accept it.

Fang Hongxiu shook her head and soothed the crowd, "Usually it doesn't happen; in past similar cases, most often we only stopped the other side at the Instance Doorway, rarely actually killing anyone."

Hearing Fang Hongxiu say that, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Hongxiu continued, "But we still can't be careless; deaths have occurred."

"Alright, we're preparing to enter Ren Yu Dao."

"Zhang Yang, activate status!"

Zhang Yang responded, and immediately began casting the skill.

A

An Aura instantly appeared around everyone.

Strength Amplify! Agility Amplify! Defense Amplify!

Magic Power Activation!

Under these status buffs, everyone's attributes received a massive boost.

Jiang Chen felt these statuses.

Strength, Agility, Constitution, Spirit all increased by 30%; Mage skill power increased by 20%; all statuses last for one hour.

With the Prophet State applied, the group's combat power rose dramatically.

The Prophet is indeed a powerful Support Class, especially indispensable in high‑Difficulty Instances.

With a Prophet present, a team's combat power can increase severalfold.

However, compared with Jiang Chen's Perfect Talent, the Prophet's amplification is weak.

"If the Prophet's status were applied to a Skeleton Warrior, what effect would it have?"

Jiang Chen's mind flickered, and a Skeleton Warrior instantly materialized beside him.

A chilling wind rose inexplicably, and the temperature dropped a few degrees.

The Skeleton Warrior's sudden appearance gave several people a huge startle.

The Skeleton Warrior, accompanied by the cold wind, Soul Fire leapt, and the cold‑glint Blade in his hand emitted a faint grinding sound.

Zhang Yang, who was granting statuses, was so frightened his hand trembled and the skill halted.

Liu Cui let out a scream and instantly shrank behind Fang Hongxiu.

"Damn."

"Undead Summoned Object."

Fang Hongxiu remained composed, "Jiang Chen, is this your summoned object?"

Jiang Chen nodded.

Then he looked at Zhang Yang.

"Please also give it a status."

"Alright, okay."

Zhang Yang was stunned for two seconds before regaining his senses, striving to stay calm and continue applying statuses to everyone.

Light continuously flared on the beach, each team receiving the status buffs.

Looking around, all were Rare Professions.

In other cities.

A profession rarely seen in the City blossoms everywhere here.

Jiang Chen already knows what Hong Shen means by the internal staff of Shenlong University.

These people displayed talent early, studied and grew up at Shenlong University from childhood, and then underwent a Job Change there.

One could say they are professionals cultivated by Shenlong University.

Basically, everyone holds a Rare Profession, receives the best education, and enjoys excellent resources.

Far surpassing the professionals in all Cities.

Take Lin Caier, whose age matches Jiang Chen's; she has already reached Level 19.

And she knows more than Jiang Chen.

Fang Hongxiu is only a year older than Lin Caier and Jiang Chen, and has already reached Level 23.

"Eh?"

Zhang Yang showed surprise: "My Skill cannot be applied to it."

The Aura of the status disappears as soon as it appears on the Skeleton Warrior.

He tried several more times, and it was the same each time.

Jiang Chen was not disappointed.

Perhaps his own talent is too strong, so low‑level Skills like Zhang Yang's are directly overwritten by his own talent.

"Even the status cannot be applied; truly useless,"

Lei Ren snorted coldly, his tone disdainful.

Jiang Chen looked at him, his gaze icy.

After provoking him three or four times, Jiang Chen is not without temper.

The Skeleton Warrior's eyes emitted Red Light, and it also turned to Lei Ren, its Soul Fire flickering, with gusts of cold wind.

Lei Ren instantly felt a chill down his spine, involuntarily stepping back a step, and the Staff in his hand flared with flame.

Fang Hongxiu reacted swiftly, immediately standing between the two.

"To strike back, first complete the Trial,"

Jiang Chen nodded, withdrawing his gaze.

Lei Ren took a deep breath, striving to restrain himself.

When the Skeleton Warrior glanced over earlier, he truly

felt a danger to his life.

A booming sound rose from the sky, and the Trial began.

Fang Hongxiu immediately said, "Enter the island."

The few formed a team, acting as a single unit.

Their average level is exactly 20, meeting the rules.

Everyone only felt they passed through a water curtain and had entered Ren Yu Dao.