Chapter 88: Unexpected Discovery: This Is a Skill‑Training Paradise

The Corpse Explosion Technique caused a burst of booming explosions, a thunderous roar echoing in the ears.

At the moment of the explosion, a spray of yellow sand burst into the sky, enveloping the Oasis Giant Scorpion, which was hurled wildly upward.

It shattered into fragments, scattered everywhere in the sand, the green fluid looking rather disgusting...

The giant scorpion's corpse rolled in the air, then was bombarded by countless skill explosions, leaving huge craters.

One explosion after another followed, the scene looking truly spectacular.

The sand fell like rain, burying the blown‑up Oasis Giant Scorpions.

This chain of skills, one after another, with endless explosion sounds, created a scene of utter wreckage.

The experience‑gain chime kept ringing, and in just a short while, Jiang Chen not only earned experience but also looted plenty of materials.

Jiang Chen moved deftly, releasing skills repeatedly, and huge pits dotted the ground.

Experience Value surged rapidly; each monster's experience equaled the total of thousands of Small Spiders from a Spider Nest.

Clearing this wave of monsters raised Jiang Chen's Experience Value by a full 8%.

The feeling of such rapid experience gain made Jiang Chen exclaim with exhilaration!

Jiang Chen thought excitedly that if he could keep blasting monsters like this, leveling would become as easy as breathing.

In fact, after level 20, the amount of experience required for leveling keeps increasing.

Other players tread cautiously, laboriously slaying monsters, while Jiang Chen can mow them down as easily as cutting grass.

Experience Value drips down like raindrops, and on top of that, a large amount of materials drops.

Jiang Chen quickly gathered these

materials into his storage and pressed onward.

As he advanced, Experience Value surged again.

Then the monsters by the oasis were completely cleared.

Jiang Chen followed the Skeleton Warrior, marching along the Waterway.

The Waterway twisted and turned, flowing toward a distant direction.

Jiang Chen wasn't sure if this was the right direction, but now he had only this path.

Because elsewhere in the Desert, endless sand stretched without any landmarks to discern direction.

During his advance, Jiang Chen spotted Oasis Giant Scorpions on both sides, their bodies buried in sand, only their sharp tails protruding.

From afar, they resembled spikes resting underground.

As the Skeleton Warrior pressed on, the spikes were gradually cleared, leaving only the corpses of giant scorpions.

A multitude of Skeleton Warriors also spread on both sides, moving together, clearing the desert's Ghost Trees as well.

Although not many, they still yielded Experience Value.

The Tyrant Desert map is truly vast.

After traveling the Waterway for over an hour, different scenery finally appeared.

At the end of the Waterway, a modest mountain rose abruptly into view.

Jiang Chen understood why other parties advanced so slowly.

First, one must find the correct path, then clear the many Oasis Giant Scorpions along the way.

These dispersed monsters along the route not only number many, but each one's strength rivals boss‑level monsters in other Instances.

Even a regular party, even a full 40‑person team, would need a great deal of time to clear these monsters.

The Waterway seems to have reached its end

its head, hidden beneath the ground.

Ahead of Jiang Chen lay a sparse Cactus Forest, its surroundings crawling with countless ants.

These were no ordinary ants; each was over a meter tall, its mouth showing sharp teeth.

Sharp spines grew on their legs, like blades.

'Desert Young Ant (Enhanced Elite Monster)'

'Level: 25'

'Strength: 2500'

'Agility: 2000'

'Spirit: 1000'

'Constitution: 3000'

'Skill: None'

Weaker than the Desert Giant Scorpion, it is an Enhanced Elite Monster, comparable to monsters in Nightmare-level Difficulty of the same tier.

Only the numbers, and they are Young Ants.

Ants form a massive swarm.

Their hierarchy is strict, with clear division of labor.

Young Ants are the weakest branch.

If even the Young Ants are Enhanced Elite Monsters.

Then the Worker Ants and Soldier Ants above them would be even harder to deal with.

Jiang Chen rallied his spirit, sensing a flood of Experience Value closing in.

The Detection Technique has already drawn their attention.

A few Young Ants lifted their heads toward Jiang Chen.

The next second, they charged with a scream.

Their speed was swift, seeming to exceed what 2000 Agility should allow.

It is fast, the Skeleton Warrior is faster.

Several Skeleton Warriors blocked them, and a Blade swung down.

Clack! Clack! Two sounds.

Instantly killed, with no suspense at all.

The attribute gap is too large.

With four‑dimensional 12000 attributes, the Skeleton Warrior possesses overwhelmingly crushing combat power.

The Skeleton Warrior charged out, killing every nearby young ant without missing any.

"Kill Level 25 Desert Young Ant, Experience +226745"

"Obtain Ant Fang ×3"

"Kill

Kill Level 25 Desert Young Ant, Experience +214537"

"Obtain Ant Fang ×3"

Experience Value is steadily increasing.

Since entering the Instance, more than four hours have passed.

Experience has also risen to 15%, and thereafter no monster groups appeared, only scattered ones, so efficiency naturally dropped a lot.

"What is this?"

Jiang Chen walked over and saw a peculiarly shaped Cactus.

Small fruits hung on the Cactus.

The deep‑blue fruits looked like grapes, mouth‑watering.

When in doubt, use Detection Technique; a single probe makes it clear.

"Name: Desert Fruit"

"Can quickly restore a large amount of Spiritual Power; after picking, it must be consumed within five minutes and cannot be stored"

At that moment, a squeaking sound rang in the ears.

A large number of young ants tunneled up from underground, quickly surrounding him.

The number exceeded a hundred.

These young ants let out angry Scream at Jiang Chen, seemingly warning him to stay away from the Desert Fruit.

The answer from the Skeleton Warrior was its great Blade.

Jiang Chen looked ahead; a High Mountain blocked the path.

Steep cliffs and terrain difficult to climb.

At the Mountain Foot were several Cave Entrances.

Ants still seemed to be present at the Entrance.

These are the Ants' caves!

Jiang Chen realized this was an Ant Hole.

To cross the mountain, one must enter the Ant Hole.

But there were five Cave Entrances before him, and he didn't know which was the correct passage; with a thought, fifty Skeleton Warriors split into five groups, each running toward a different cave.

Jiang Chen himself plucked a Desert Fruit and stuffed it into his mouth.

The Desert Fruit was not as sour as imagined; instead it had a hint of sweetness.

The taste was quite good.

Its texture and shape were both similar to grapes.

Originally his Spiritual Power had already been consumed by more than half.

After ingesting the Desert Fruit, Spiritual Power began to recover rapidly.

The speed was swift; in less than a minute, Spiritual Power was almost fully restored.

Jiang Chen couldn't help but show a shocked expression.

One should know his total Spiritual Power was 2900!

With the Spirit Set equipped, his Spiritual Power was at least double that of a mage of the same level.

The effect of the Desert Fruit was just too good.

The recovery speed was ten times faster than his Meditation in the Skill Training Hall.

Looking at the patches of special Cactus, laden with numerous Desert Fruits.

He made an immediate decision.

A single Skeleton Mage was summoned.

His nearly full Spiritual Power was about to be heavily consumed again.

Having drained his Spiritual Power, Jiang Chen dispersed all the summoned Skeleton Mages.

At this time the Desert Fruit's effect had not yet faded, Spiritual Power was still rapidly recovering; after Spiritual Power recovered partially, Jiang Chen began summoning Skeleton Mages again.

When the effect completely vanished, he would take another Desert Fruit and continue waiting for Spiritual Power to recover.

Skeleton Mages kept appearing and disappearing quickly.

This place had become the optimal spot for Jiang Chen to cultivate his Skills.

Just for this, Jiang Chen felt the trip was worth it.

Without worrying about Spiritual Power consumption, Skill cultivation sped up dramatically; while he cultivated Skills, the Skeleton Warriors had already rushed into the Ant Hole.

The distance was 2000 meters, a straight‑line distance that would not change due to complex terrain.

The Ant Hole contained even more Ants.

Kill Level 25 Desert Young Ant, Experience +247689

Obtain Ant Fang ×3

Kill Level 26 Desert Worker Ant,

Experience +231287

Obtain Ant Fang ×6

Soon after delving into the Cave, the Skeleton Warrior encountered a Desert Worker Ant.

From the experience perspective, the Desert Worker Ant clearly belongs to the Super-Enhanced Elite Monster.

Moreover, its level also reached Level 26, with even higher experience.

He no longer attends to the Skeleton Warrior, letting them fight freely and explore the map.

He puts his full effort into training the Skill.

After summoning the Skeleton Mage hundreds of times consecutively, the Skill finally rose to LV3.

But this is only the beginning.

Jiang Chen enjoys this endlessly; a place this good cannot be missed.

This place is practically a holy site for Skill training.

As time passes bit by bit, Jiang Chen's Skill never stops for a moment, summoning recklessly.

Desert Fruit after another is swallowed, and Spiritual Power remains in a rapid recovery state.

After ten minutes, the Skill rose another level.

The speed, compared to in the Skill Training Hall, must be much faster.

In the Ant Hole, the Skeleton Warrior continuously explores forward, and the map gradually becomes complete.

Experience also keeps rising; at this point it has reached about 17%.

After three hours, Jiang Chen slowly stopped.

The Desert Fruit was basically all eaten, and the Summon Skeleton Mage Skill was also raised by him to LV20.

No further upgrades possible.

Jiang Chen checked the Skeleton Mage's attributes, and a satisfied gleam flashed in his eyes.

Silver-tier Skeleton Mage

Strength: 6000

Agility: 6000

Spirit: 18000

Constitution: 6000

Skill: Ice Storm

Ice Storm: Forms an ice storm within a certain area, dealing ice element damage to targets; Attack Power depends on Spiritual Power.

Standing before him is an Ice Element Skeleton

Mage.

Cold light flickers on both palms.

Ice blocks continuously appear and then vanish.

Occasionally the sound of ice cracking can be heard.

After Amplify 30 times, Spiritual Power reaches as high as 18000.

Jiang Chen can imagine how terrifying the Skeleton Mage's attack power would be.

Moreover, its Skill, Ice Storm, is a group attack skill.

Jiang Chen points toward a direction and issues the command to use the Skill.

The Skeleton Mage thrusts both hands, firing a beam of cold light.

The arena's sky is momentarily shrouded by ghostly blue icy radiance; the scene looks truly spectacular!!!