In the Taibai Mining District, Lu Jun's face turned pale as, through a faint, mysterious connection, he witnessed the terrible state of Euryale.
He exhaled slowly, realizing that this move of his had fully offended the Harpy Medusa.
But so what? Lu Jun wasn't someone who only knew how to take hits without fighting back. Besides, since she had already decided to kill him, why be polite?
His sister Lu Mei asked, "How's it going?"
Lu Jun replied in a low voice, "It's fine. I hit her with the Nail-Head Seven Arrows, which erode both soul and flesh. Even if she doesn't die, she'll be severely injured."
In truth, his Nail-Head Seven Arrows had undergone multiple enhancements, even incorporating part of the Psychic-system's imagination power.
If it had struck a minor monarch, it could have killed instantly, yet on Euryale, it seemed to have little effect.
Still, as he gazed at the void before him, a three-inch-tall female figure made of black mist appeared, the surface concretizing the form of Harpy Medusa. Seven spikes were fixed at key points, and cracks ran throughout the misty figure, threatening to disintegrate.
Lu Jun clearly sensed that her aura had weakened significantly, her power falling roughly between a Great Monarch and a True Monarch.
Now, although he still couldn't defeat her, it wasn't impossible to make a move; at the very least, he no longer risked instant death from a single encounter.
Of course, if Lu Jun did nothing, once Euryale absorbed the residual power of the Nail-Head Seven Arrows, she would eventually recover.
So, Lu Jun decided to take the initiative, continuously attacking Harpy Medusa to occupy part of her attention, letting the curse's corrosion intensify further.
The best defense was offense.
Hearing this plan, Lu Mei worried, "Can you really handle it alone? Don't push yourself. I can go with you."
"You can't." Lu Jun shook his head. "Battles above True Monarch are dangerous, even Super-tier can be killed in an instant."
Hearing this, his sister pursed her lips, remaining still.
Suddenly recalling something, she said, "Right, I have a way. Sister Jiang Feng is sleeping within my personal space, digesting the energy of the Earth Core. She's about to ascend to the level of a true Monarch. Maybe she can awaken during this time."
Lu Jun was slightly stunned. If combined with Lu Mei, the ultimate Soul-Seed super-level Fire + Monarch Flame Empress, their combat power would approach True- Monarch territory—like Mo Fan's Infernal Fire King form.
Hearing this, he became somewhat excited. Once Lu Mei mastered Super-tier Wind magic, she would have both survival ability and enough strength to participate in this battle.
Thus, Lu Jun agreed to Lu Mei's plan, handing her the Star Sea Controller. He was about to face Euryale and had little time to train, so it was better to let Lu Mei release her Super-tier magic as soon as possible.
Only Jun Yaojin helplessly said, "It seems I can't help much."
The two ignored her.
Lu Mei's beautiful eyes locked onto her brother. She whispered, "Wait for me!"
Lu Jun nodded, then, with a thought, silver light blossomed around him as he sped northward without pause.
This battle was destined to be a long tug-of-war, perhaps with repeated exchanges, much like the future Mo Fan pursuing the Supreme Monarch Sea King Skeleton, fighting for days and nights.
At the Super-tier, human mages had enormous magical energy, becoming gradually non-human (mastering transcendental power). Monarch-level demons had robust, resilient lives and incredible regeneration, making it hard to determine victory in the short term.
At this moment, Lu Jun was eager to act, treating the confrontation with Euryale as a personal trial.
Along the way, he multitasked—restoring the curse Star Sea magic, occasionally releasing the Nail-Head Seven Arrows to disrupt her, and attempting to communicate with the treasure, the Triangular Dimensional Mirror.
The first task was less effective without countless Scorpion Tribe corpses, merely distracting Euryale and leaving her furious.
As for the latter, with Spiritual Realm cultivation, he could now probe some mysteries of the Dimensional Realm.
For example, by enhancing his space and summoning systems, their power multiplied, accompanied by a mysterious aura from the void, nourishing and increasing his cultivation.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
Above, a triangular prism crystal glass mirror floated, radiating dazzling seven-colored brilliance.
Suddenly, as if grasping some secret, Lu Jun blurred, and in the next instant, his body appeared kilometers away—an instantaneous movement comparable to long-distance teleportation.
Having long practiced the space system, under the joint support of the White Tiger Pendant and the Triangular Dimensional Mirror, he gradually reached the peak of High-Tier Level Two, on the verge of breaking through. Perhaps after this battle, he could shatter the bottleneck.
Similarly, the metal system continuously refined a mineral vein through the Tai'a Sword, and the Platinum Star River magic surged, reaching the peak of High-Tier Level Two, ready to ascend at any moment.
Among the six elder brothers' magic systems, only the metal and space systems remained incomplete, and now they were almost finished.
About half a day later, Lu Jun's figure arrived at Cairo. With the aid of space magic flight, his speed was undeniably fast.
From a distance, he saw Cairo shrouded in smoke, large areas of buildings destroyed, flames spreading, and cries echoing everywhere, leaving him astonished.
In fact, only Lu Jun didn't know that the Egyptian representatives had suggested at the Cape of Good Hope Magic Council not to support him. Otherwise, they would probably be cheering loudly, and rightly so!
This time, Lu Jun's goal was not to seek help from Cairo; such things were unreliable anyway. Ethan had used human girls to feed the Medusa to survive.
He wanted to find the Sunset Temple not far from here, which was also Apas old lair.
To be honest, Lu Jun had no fondness for Apas, as her maid had wantonly devoured human girls.
Indeed, the real target of Egypt's upper echelon's flattery was Apad herself. She wasn't a good person. If she hadn't been contracted by Mo Fan, she probably would have become another ruthless demon later on.
Therefore, Lu Jun felt no psychological burden in luring trouble onto Apas. He even considered killing her, refining her eyes into a magical artifact for his sister Lu Mei, which would probably pair well with the Earth system's Petrifying Gaze.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
Shortly after, Lu Jun landed on a patch of ruins, a serene atmosphere surrounding him.
He sharply sensed a faint curse energy in the air, continuously corroding flesh and causing the blood and soul to decay.
"Corroding Evil Eye? Nice treasure."
Lu Jun murmured to himself. He knew how terrifying this curse was, originating from a treasure called the Corroding Evil Eye.
No matter how powerful a Super-tier mage was, within the range of the Evil Eye, they would continuously take damage. For any mage below forbidden spell level, prolonged exposure meant certain death.
It was a treasure similar to the Earth Core, a city-guardian artifact containing vast curse energy within.
He was quite curious whether he could use curse magic to refine this item and possibly break through forbidden spell limits.
Lu Jun didn't know yet, but anyway, he was determined to claim it first and study it later.
Soon, among the scattered ruins, atop a tall tower, he saw a dazzling, cold moon—that was the Corroding Evil Eye.
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