Elemental Lightning Stone

The audience was stunned, not just the Eagle Eye, but everyone watching was filled with disbelief!

Because of Chen Lang's destructive power, he was practically an object of intense scrutiny.

And after he jumped off the cliff and disappeared, the audience had been searching for him.

Then, they saw the black lightning in the rift from the Eagle Eye's feed. After finally finding him following the lightning, they... he was gone again!!!

It was possible to find him again if he was gone, but... what was with the remains of a giant python?!

What happened? Had the battle ended in just this short moment...

At the Great Xia seating, Pang Lai saw that Shao Zheng, at the center seat, looked confused. He explained, "That's a Ghost Pattern Blood Python. Judging by the snake patterns, it's a legitimate Commander level."

Shao Zheng looked at Pang Lai with disbelief, filled with shock. "You mean to say, in just a few minutes, Chen Lang killed a Commander level beast?"

Commander level beasts were nothing to mages of their caliber, of course.

But among high-level mages, very few could kill a Commander level beast alone, not just in their country, but internationally.

Moreover, to kill it so quickly...

Pang Lai nodded. "While it's incredible, judging from the scene, it seems to be the case."

There were no other creatures nearby, only the lingering lightning element and the black python's corpse. It was obvious Chen Lang had dealt with it.

Shao Zheng turned to Chen Jin beside him and praised, "Your Chen Clan truly has worthy successors..."

Chen Jin had heard many such words these days.

But this praise from Shao Zheng made him genuinely happy!

Shao Zheng continued, "Speaking of which, if we hadn't agreed to let you try before, our country might have been eliminated by now."

"Bringing glory to the country is our Chen Clan's bounden duty."

Shao Zheng didn't buy into the pleasantries. After all, while it was bringing glory to the country, the Chen Clan could also gain considerable benefits.

Chen Lang and Mo Fan were different.

Mo Fan was from humble beginnings. He fought desperately and only gained some empty fame in the end.

But the Chen Clan was different; they could truly gain tangible benefits!

The competition for the National Academy Team was a resource allocation between countries, and also a competition between the various aristocratic clans within each country...

Even if the Chen Clan could gain significant benefits, every advancement in ranking meant the country would acquire a larger territory of resources.

This was undoubtedly more important!

One must know that the country's terrain was complex, the number of Demonic Beasts was high, and the strength of the evil spirits ranked in the world's top five. Great Xia, with less than the top twenty ranked resources, had to contend with the world's top five in terms of Demonic Beast numbers and strength. This wasn't because Great Xia's mages were that strong, but because Great Xia had a large population and paid with more lives to maintain its defenses...

As long as they could advance one rank, the country would receive more resource allocation. With these resources, Great Xia's overall border strength would undoubtedly receive a significant boost.

Once their strength was sufficient, casualties would naturally decrease accordingly!

Shao Zheng continued, "Good, with Chen Lang this year, perhaps our country can achieve a good result. If I weren't worried about putting pressure on him, I'd really want to have a few words with him..."

Honestly, Shao Zheng really wanted to ask Chen Lang to go all out and fight his best!

Every step forward in ranking meant the entire country would take a big leap forward.

Chen Jin immediately said, "Esteemed Chairman, don't worry, my junior has a very strong mental fortitude. If you wish, I can bring him to you after this match."

He didn't believe Chen Lang would feel any pressure.

Moreover, this was a direct interaction with someone at Shao Zheng's level, which would undoubtedly be beneficial for Chen Lang's future.

"We'll see then."

Shao Zheng's gaze returned to the big screen, and he didn't continue the topic.

Chen Jin also understood that the priority now was to advance in the treasure hunt competition. As long as they could advance, they would secure a spot in the top eight...

In the strange, rifted canyon.

Chen Lang was still rushing through it, searching. However, apart from the seven small targets he had harvested as soon as he arrived, he hadn't encountered any heavenly treasures yet.

Similarly, he hadn't encountered any members from other National Academy Teams.

At the end of this rift was a large lake. The lake water wasn't clear but was extremely murky.

But in the center of the lake, Chen Lang saw a small 'island' floating on the water. To be precise, it was a gemstone on the island that occasionally emitted sparks of electricity.

As a scion of an aristocratic clan, he naturally had knowledge of heavenly treasures.

What he saw before him was a pure Elemental Gemstone.

And it was of the lightning element!

When many Intermediate Mages advance to the High-level, they require heavenly treasures with abundant energy. The Star River Vein is the best aid for crossing the threshold to the High-level.

However, in reality, aside from the Star River Vein, Elemental Gems were precisely what could help an Intermediate Mage cross that threshold!

The energy of Elemental Gems was even more potent, with a success rate of nearly ninety-nine percent!

It's just that these naturally formed Elemental Gems are extremely rare.

Encountering one like this, with Lightning attributes, would absolutely be a great fortune for Chen Lang!

Even though he was already a high-level mage of the Lightning Element, he could still absorb the abundant energy within it!

Chen Lang was tempted, but this time he didn't immediately fly towards it. This was because the lake was too bizarre, and at the same time, the guardian of such a natural treasure would surely not be weak.

Chen Lang began to sense with his spiritual power, but his current spiritual perception was still lacking. He could make Lesser Demons like Warriors and Servants nowhere to hide.

But for Commander level beings that knew how to conceal their aura, it was indeed somewhat difficult...

After sensing fruitlessly, Chen Lang had a guess: the guardian demon here must not be weak.

While remaining vigilant, he was almost instantly enveloped by the Lightning Emperor Battle Armor, Cloud-Treading Boots, and Shadow Wings.

"Swish!"

Once fully equipped, Chen Lang flew towards the small island almost immediately.

At the exact same moment he flew towards the island, this strange lake began to boil!!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!"

As he completely entered the central area of the lake, Withered Vines covered in sharp thorns began to grow from within the lake!

There were many of these Withered Vines, and in the blink of an eye, they filled the entire surface of the lake.

Furthermore, they seemed to possess an independent offensive consciousness, madly piercing and lashing out at Chen Lang...

While dodging, Chen Lang was also continuously destroying them.

What made Chen Lang click his tongue was that even the power of his Intermediate Magic couldn't destroy these Withered Vines; they even required High-level Magic to shatter.

With so many Withered Vines, if an ordinary high-level mage charged in here, it would absolutely be a certain death scenario