I, the Necromancer, will crush the gods!

Chapter 196 The explosion was truly loud and dazzling.

Jiang Chen forced his way into the protective barrier, surprising several people.

Some people stared at each other, clearly shocked by his actions.

One person muttered under their breath, "This guy's a magic user, why did he barge in? Isn't he supposed to be a ranged attacker?"

"Does it also have warrior skills? Are you planning to use a sword to slash?"

The shield shimmered with light, and the skeleton mage continued to unleash attacks.

The paladin was trapped inside the shield and unable to move.

The summoned beast rushed towards Jiang Chen like a warhorse, and the unicorn rammed Jiang Chen violently with its huge horn.

With a deafening roar, the skeleton armor emitted a flash of light; the attack was incredibly powerful.

The elemental mage and the fire mage launched an attack on Jiang Chen simultaneously.

Jiang Chen withstood the attack, and then a flash of red light appeared.

Skill: Slow Curse!

With a hum, the movements of the six people, the summoned beast, and the others all slowed down noticeably.

"This is a curse!" An ominous thought flashed through the paladin's mind, and he immediately released a flashing light.

Paladins possess the ability to remove curses.

At the same time, Elder Celine began to use her skills to lift the curse.

Just then, a large number of skeleton warriors suddenly appeared around the group.

They followed like shadows, densely surrounding the group. The skeleton warriors unleashed their skills immediately upon appearing.

The massive fire ring exploded, instantly interrupting the skills of many skeleton warriors and blasting them away.

However, less than half a second later, Jiang Chen released even more skeleton warriors.

Jiang Chen did not release all the skeleton warriors at once to avoid being interrupted by skills like Fire Resistance Ring.

A dark cloud suddenly appeared, plunging a large number of skeleton warriors into a deep sleep.

Skill: Sleep Cloud.

The Shadow Mage's crowd control skills finally came into play.

The summoned beast roared and swung its hoof, instantly spraying countless water jets from the ground, sending a large number of skeleton warriors flying into the air.

As it attacked, skeleton warriors' skills were already landing on it.

Whenever there was an opening, Jiang Chen would release a batch of skeleton warriors to fill the gap.

The moment the skeleton warriors were released, they used their skills, regardless of whether they would hit or not.

The paladin saw it all, but he was powerless to act.

He needed to maintain his group defensive abilities, as the skeleton mages outside continued to attack relentlessly.

"This guy's going for the hard way! I've never seen a magic-based class like this before!"

"What kind of fighting style is this?!"

As the skeleton warrior attacked, a flash of fire appeared in Jiang Chen's palm.

Skill: Soul Burn!

The summoned beast immediately let out a miserable scream.

This skill is unbearable for humans, monsters, and summoned beasts alike.

Immediately afterward, the skeleton warriors unleashed a barrage of skills upon it. The level 50 summoned beast possessed immense vitality, surviving a barrage of attacks from over a dozen skeletons.

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up with joy; the stronger the vitality, the better.

The summoner wants to heal their summoned creature.

But now he can't even protect himself.

If it weren't for Elder Celine's treatment, he would probably be eliminated by now.

Jiang Chen turned the duel between mages into a close-quarters battle.

The Shadow Mage repeatedly cast control spells, managing to subdue a large number of skeleton warriors.

These skeleton warriors had all become wooden stakes, unable to move.

In the blink of an eye, half of the skeleton warriors had been controlled.

The situation seems to have stabilized.

The paladin sensed something was wrong. He realized that Jiang Chen was actually attacking the summoned beast.

"Watch out for summoned beasts!"

He didn't know why Jiang Chen did this, but there must be a reason.

Just like there must be a reason why he rushed in.

By the time he shouted it out, it was too late.

As the soul-burning flames reignited, the summoned beast collapsed with a scream.

boom!

A loud bang echoed throughout the entire stadium.

The body exploding was seen on the field for the first time.

The explosion had no light, yet it felt dazzling.

The knight was blasted away, and the protective shield disappeared instantly.

When the knight crashed to the ground and came to his senses, he found that all his teammates had appeared below the ring. Now he was the only one left in the ring.

170 skeleton warriors and 100 skeleton mages were eyeing him menacingly.

The knight gave a bitter laugh.

Why bother fighting? We're going to lose anyway.

This isn't about risking your life; it's just a competition.

"You're really strong!"

The knight gave Jiang Chen a thumbs up and then jumped off the stage.

A level 50 mage team was actually defeated by one person.

Deafening applause erupted.

Everyone in the audience stood up and applauded.

Jiang Chen showed them a breathtaking battle.

A level 27 professional player soloed a team of six level 50 mages.

Such a spectacular battle is worthy of being recorded in history. The mage, who had been standing in the void, grew increasingly appreciative of Jiang Chen.

"Great job, young man! Here's your prize!"

With a wave of his hand, a bottle of purple-gold potion and a scroll shimmering with purple flew into Jiang Chen's hand.

Advanced magical potions, and shimmering advanced skill scrolls.

Two priceless treasures.

Jiang Chen looked up at the sky: "Thank you!"

He hesitated whether to continue the challenge.

The communicator in my hand suddenly vibrated.

Hong Jishi sent a message at this very moment.

Four words: Know when to stop!

Jiang Chen put away the potion and scroll, bowed to the mage in the air, and then jumped off the arena.

Jiang Chen did not continue the challenge. No one felt it was a pity.

That's enough.

Winning five rounds of challenges is an unprecedented feat.

Jiang Chen's name has spread throughout the entire human world.

Lin Cai'er skipped over, exclaiming, "Jiang Chen, you're amazing!"

Jiang Chen won, and she was happier than anyone else.

Jiang Chen patted her little head: "You're amazing too!"

Lin Cai'er raised her head and said, "Of course, I have the best eye for people, otherwise how could I have chosen you at first glance?"

Jiang Chen chuckled.

The two left the arena and never paid attention to the rest of the match.

For Jiang Chen, the professional tournament is over.

Actually, if Hong Jishi hadn't requested it, he might not have come to participate. He would definitely have come, but not to participate; he would have come to see Jiang Ruo.

In retrospect, this trip to the professional tournament was quite fruitful.

Not only did they find Jiang Ruo, but they also obtained a large number of high-level items.

It also gave him a lot of practical experience.

Whether used for dungeon runs or later for fighting demons, it's a good source of resources...

In conclusion, it was a worthwhile trip.

Someone flew down from the sky and landed in front of Jiang Chen.

It's the same monk who just presided over the competition.

He concealed his aura, but Jiang Chen could sense that he was a top professional above level 80, but not yet at the level of Hong Jishi.

Jiang Chen bowed to the other person and asked, "Senior, what brings you here?"

He chuckled, his eyes filled with admiration: "Hello Jiang Chen, my name is Gu Deyi!"

Gu Deyi, one of the twelve councilors of the Divine Dragon Empire.

A big shot on the same level as Dou Sansi.

Lin Cai'er was not interested in Gu Deyi's status at all; she had seen many people of that level, and he was nothing special to her.

Jiang Chen said, "Master Gu De, may I ask what brings you here?"

Gu Deyi smiled and said, "You're a student at Shenlong University, right? This year's national champion, that's right."

Jiang Chen nodded. Given the other party's status and position, it wouldn't be difficult for him to obtain information about him.

Gu Deyi said, "I happen to be a visiting professor at Shenlong University, and I'd like to take you on as a student. I wonder if you'd be willing?" The student he was referring to was not an ordinary teacher-student relationship.

Rather, it's a master-disciple relationship, like the one between Jiang Chen and Hong Jishi.

Jiang Chen was not surprised, and respectfully said, "Thank you for your kindness, Lord Gu Deyi, but I already have a teacher."

Gu Deyi looked surprised: "Oh, who is it?"

Just then, Jiang Chen's communicator rang. Jiang Chen smiled slightly and said, "It's my teacher calling."

"Connect me quickly, let me see which lucky guy is so fortunate to become your teacher."

In his eyes, Jiang Chen was a rare top genius.

They are even stronger than the top students at Shenlong University.

He was very curious about who could become Jiang Chen's teacher.

The communicator connected, and Hong Jishi's voice came through: "Gu Zi, are you trying to poach my man?" Gu Deyi was taken aback, and a look of exasperation appeared on his face: "Lord Hong, it's you!"

Hong Jishi snorted: "Jiang Chen is my student. Don't mess with him in the future."

Gu Deyi dared not compete with Hong Jishi for the man, and immediately said, "If I had known he was Lord Hong's student, I would never have dared to come."

"Go back and tell those guys to keep Jiang Chen's information confidential and not let anyone unrelated see it."

"Please rest assured, Lord Hong, I have taken precautions to keep this confidential."

In fact, the Divine Dragon Empire keeps the information of any genius worthy of attention confidential.

After all, there had been instances of geniuses being assassinated in the past, so the Divine Dragon Empire made great efforts in this regard afterward.

Those important documents were only accessible to high-ranking officials. It was unexpected, however, that Councilor Dou Sansi was a member of the Church of the Dead.

These secrecy efforts became completely ineffective.

Hong Jishi continued, "You go ahead and get busy. After the competition is over, you all come over. Old Li and I have something to discuss with you."

Gu Deyi's expression immediately turned serious.

He naturally knew that Hong Jishi's visit to them was definitely not a trivial matter.

"Okay, I'll come to see you with them after the competition."

After Gu Deyi left, Hong Jishi continued, "Jiang Chen, you've been making quite a splash these past few days. Come back now, I have a new mission for you."

"Good teacher."

Jiang Chen readily agreed.