Chapter 756: The Artist and the Nouveau Rich

Level 85 is a small test, a test of will, of patience, of belief.

Suddenly raising the upgrade requirements by four or five times may require six, seven, or even ten times the time.

What once might have taken half a year to gain a level now may take several years.

Such abrupt changes catch many off guard and are hard to accept.

But once one persists, the benefits are great.

In every aspect—soul, will, and so on—one gains intangible improvement.

It lays a solid foundation for the road ahead. Jiang Chen understood this principle.

When the soul strengthens by more than double and soul power rises sharply, it is all preparation for the path ahead.

Antares stopped using the current method to level up after reaching Level 86, and there must be a reason.

Jiang Chen had seen many preparations, and indeed had not seen those Elite Professionals near Divine Level who also become the world's Instances.

They are not ceasing to fight monsters, only the frequency and number have decreased.

By this analysis, after Level 86 there should be another upgrade method, more suitable for them.

In any case, first get past the hurdle from Level 85 to 86.

What is hard for others is not difficult for Jiang Chen; it just requires a bit more effort.

Skill: Undead Resurrection!

The silver‑white undead Flame continues to burst like fireworks.

A multitude of dead Dragon Race members are revived, becoming the resurrected. They rush in all directions, hunting the Dragon Race that have fled.

Jiang Chen's gaze is calm and steady; whether the escaped Dragon Race survive will depend on their own luck.

The battle in Huang Cheng is nearing its end.

Hundreds of thousands of Dragon Race have not escaped. They cluster together, using one castle after another in Huang Cheng for a final resistance.

The Undead Legion's eye sweeps Huang Cheng again and again, like a plow, scanning every corner of the city.

Until half a day later, Huang Cheng is completely silent.

In the Dragon Clan World, the battle in Huang Cheng finally draws to a close.

In this campaign, over two million Dragon Race were slaughtered

Jiang Chen rose from Level 83 to Level 85; there is still some distance to Level 86.

The battle in Huang Cheng ended, but the fighting in the Dragon Clan World did not cease.

Jiang Chen continues to cast the skill, 'revive more of the resurrected, letting them hunt the fleeing Dragon Race.'

The Undead Legion does the same, scattering and joining the hunt.

Jiang Chen watches the patrol over the Dragon Race's Huang Cheng, where fireworks blaze wherever it passes.

A multitude of resurrected fly away from Huang Cheng toward all directions.

Constant data pops up, boosting experience. Jiang Chen can feel a steady flow of soul power piercing the Void's ethereal space into his own soul world.

These soul powers continuously solidify the soul world, enhancing soul power.

After spending more than half a day, no corpses remain inside or outside Huang Cheng.

All the Dragon Race elites on the battlefield have now become the resurrected.

They raise their Blade and swing back at their former kin.

"Sometimes, I truly am like a Demon

Jiang Chen mutters to himself.

When he fully holds back, he feels he is indeed overly ruthless.

Yet inter‑race wars are like this: no victory, only life and death.

As long as one can get to the opponent, one will never be soft.

Antares once said that in the great world, inter‑race wars even crush a single insect from the opposing world.

A barren land where not a blade of grass grows is normal.

World destruction is not an adjective but a description.

Just like in a skill demonstration, the necromancer extinguished a massive star with a single finger.

If the star were replaced by a world, that single finger would likely destroy it as well.

The wars among the strong are that cruel. Some world‑race extinctions are caused solely by the aftershocks of such battles

or by a strong one's experiment with their technique or law.

In the great world, such events happen constantly.

To avoid being wiped out, one must become sufficiently strong.

Grasping destiny in one's own hands is the only safe method.

Jiang Chen thinks the same; on the path to strength, he can be cold and ruthless.

Experience continues to rise; over two million resurrected plus 300,000 Undead Legion form a hunting army that will chase the fleeing Dragon Race.

Among them, millions of Dragon Race will be hunted to death.

Whether they can truly ascend depends on their luck.

Jiang Chen walks through Huang Cheng, now reduced to ruins.

The undead Flame blazes fiercely; this seemingly temperature‑less fire not only incinerates life but also burns brick and stone walls.

Buildings scorched by the undead Flame collapse, rotting in the fire and turning to dust.

A gust of wind lifts the dust, swirling into the sky.

The decay seems to stem from the undead Flame's inherent Undead Law, causing this.

This is the Dragon Race's Huang Cheng, which contains the Dragon Race's Huang Gong.

It is not the palace where Long Huang resides; this Huang Gong can be regarded as Long Huang's temporary palace.

There is also a huge warehouse in the city.

The warehouse holds a large amount of materials and some Dragon Race items.

The material grades are not high, mainly Platinum Tier and quasi‑legendary, and there are not many legendary materials.

Besides that, only some Weapon equipment and Magic Crystals remain.

The Dragon Race excels at formations and also at crafting Magic Crystals.

They can use formations to extract energy from materials and items, forming Magic Crystals of various sizes.

Then they power the formations with Magic Crystals—much like the Human Race alchemists.

Jiang Chen basically has no use for these things, but they are decent for the Human Race. After locating the warehouse, Jiang Chen entered it and used the Demon‑Slaying Tower to take away everything inside, leaving nothing behind.

Then Jiang Chen left the Huang Cheng and flew toward Long Huang's palace.

Inside Long Huang's palace there is also a treasure vault containing Long Huang's collection.

Long Huang cannot take everything; he always leaves a portion behind.

The Dragon Race has a habit of hoarding treasures; Antares does so, as do Divine Dragon and Holy Dragon Giant.

Even Mixed‑blood Dragon is no exception.

Long Huang's palace is already deserted.

Shortly after the Teleportation Array ceased operating, Long Huang had already departed; he used the Teleportation Array to go to Deep Space.

Most of the items in the warehouse were taken away, leaving only some relatively inferior ones.

Jiang Chen also took everything without hesitation.

The fragment world is still a bit barren, and most of these items come from the Ancient Battlefield.

After all, the Dragon Race has been isolated for a thousand years, so good things are scarce.

Jiang Chen admires Long Huang's palace; amid its ruggedness there is also a touch of elegance.

What surprises him most is that Long Huang's throne is made of pure gold, shining brilliantly yet somewhat gaudy.

Compared with the refined decor of the Demon‑Emperor's palace, the difference is huge.

The furnishings in the Demon‑Emperor's palace resemble art, whereas here it feels more like a nouveau‑rich's home.

Jiang Chen asked through the Dragon Scale, "What was it like when you were in the Dragon Race's palace before?"

Antares replied, "It's been too long; I don't remember."

How could one not remember? He must not want to say.

Jiang Chen didn't press further, "It can't be that you also made a dragon throne out of gold, can it?"

"Scram, I wouldn't be so tasteless. I use Star‑Gold; do you know what Star‑Gold is? It's a material of the God‑King tier.

Antares suddenly shouted, then abruptly fell silent.

It realized that it seemed to have let something slip again.