Lu Jun firmly remembered his primary goal helping Jiuzhou resist the Sea Monster Empire. This was not merely for Jiuzhou's rewards or protection, but to leverage the power of the collective to eliminate competitors for the position of the Underworld King.
The moment the Pacific War was won would be the moment he ascended to the throne of the Underworld King.
In the end, he made a trip to Hangzhou to meet the Totem Profound Serpent and Tang Yue.
The former had been fighting against more than a dozen Monarch-level chieftains of the Sharkman Empire, including Supreme Monarch-level beings, and had suffered heavy injuries.
The latter, however, was unharmed. After the tempering of war, she carried a bit more killing aura.
Buzz—buzz—buzz!
Beside West Lake, Lu Jun's body radiated a surging life force. Milky-white radiance interwove behind him into a Life Bottle constellation. As his fusion magic circulated, he merged the Three-Light Divine Water of the Mermaid Holy Spirit and the healing magic of the Holy Blue Flower Goddess, forming a sky-covering fusion of sacred blue and pure white starlight.
A Forbidden Curse–level healing magic was unleashed.
Rainbow light poured down like silk from the heavens.
Boundless light cascaded in the form of a luminous waterfall, billions of rays of brilliance, flowing like a galaxy pouring downward. Layer upon layer of rainbow light intersected, silver-like waterfalls crashing down. In the dome of the sky, it looked as if a huge hole had been torn open by the radiance itself.
Sacred blue, milky white, and brilliant gold merged into a blazing river of light, more intense than molten lava, more violent than ocean waves as it washed over everything.
The giant serpent standing in West Lake raised its enormous head. Bathed in life light, an aura of vitality spread across the land. Its rotting wounds rapidly healed, restoring it to peak condition.
And the remaining force of the healing fusion Forbidden Curse did not stop there. It spread into rippling waves of color that swept across the entire city of Hangzhou. Everyone bathed in the light of life, injuries and amputations caused by the Sea Monster invasion were restored one after another.
The upper echelons of the Hangzhou Tribunal were shocked, initially thinking it was a divine miracle. Only later did they realize it was Lu Jun's doing and immediately calmed down. After all, whatever this monster did seemed "normal" at this point.
That's right, Lu Jun no longer bothered hiding it. He was naturally dual-element born, an eight-element mage, a super Calamity Bearer.
Seeing the Serpent recover, Tang Yue was overwhelmed with joy. Tears of happiness welled in her eyes as she looked at Lu Jun with deep affection and threw herself into his arms.
Feeling the warmth against his chest, Lu Jun looked at her beautiful face and finally couldn't resist. He lifted her by the waist and teleported back to his residence, pressing her down.
A night passed in silence. The departure that was supposed to happen was delayed by another day.
After waking up, Lu Jun said, "Come back to the Ancient Capital with me?"
Tang Yue lazily stretched, pushed him lightly with her slender hand, and smiled:
"Wait until you've dealt with your little Sister Lu Mei first."
Hearing this, Lu Jun could only sigh helplessly, thinking viciously in his heart that this time he could not yield to his sister anymore, he would rise in rebellion against tyranny.
The two of them lingered in bed for a while longer before Tang Yue got dressed and hurriedly left. As a Tribunal Chief, she had too many post-war duties from the Sea Monster invasion and could not afford much free time.
Fortunately, because the Shark King had fallen, the Sharkman tribes that had invaded Hangzhou along the Yangtze River had become disordered and fully withdrawn.
Up to now, apart from coastal lands swallowed by rising sea levels, Jiuzhou had not lost a single inch of territory to the Pacific Empire. The situation was far better than in the original timeline.
Lu Jun said farewell to Tang Yue and then thought of something else, Xiamen had also performed well in this battle.
Zhao Manyan, Mo Fan, and Zhang Xiaohou had joined forces to kill the Twin Disaster Stars. Although it was not the main battlefield, their achievements were still considerable.
Since Hangzhou was already so close, he decided to make a trip there as well to meet old friends and also to pass Zhao Jing's Crimson Thunder Seed to Mo Fan.
"Sell" was the word, but in truth, he did not care about money at this level anymore. Resources meant little to him; elemental Heavenly Seeds were far more valuable.
However, it did not matter.
At his current level, he no longer cared about such gains or losses. Moreover, he was wary of the Red Demon.
That kind of terrifying ability invading minds, corrupting personalities, replacing others was extremely dangerous. If it affected those around him, it would be troublesome.
It was better to let Mo Fan grow stronger, so that his Demon System could continue to attract the Red Demon's attention.
Xiamen was submerged in seawater.
When Mo Fan and the others learned that Lu Jun had arrived, they were extremely excited. They didn't care about the surroundings at all and casually grilled food and chatted on the wreckage of a broken cross-river bridge.
A few days after the battle in Magic City, they had all heard about Lu Jun's achievements and were deeply shocked.
Zhang Xiaohou curiously asked:
"Brother Lu, how did you cultivate to this level? You were pretty normal during the National Tournament period and even before that."
Hearing this, Lu Jun no longer bothered to hide it and said directly:
"I obtained a great opportunity. Back in the Ancient Capital, I followed you all into the Burial Pit."
"What?! You were that Ancient King?!"
Everyone was stunned.
The truth was laid bare.
Mo Fan and Zhang Xiaohou looked at each other and swallowed hard, recalling the chaos at the Parthenon Temple.
Mo Fan suddenly remembered Durank's past suppression and sighed,
"Durank, Izzisha's death wasn't unjust. She offended a figure like you."
At the same time, Mo Fan also felt somewhat relieved. No wonder he could never catch up to Lu Jun's progress, this guy had already obtained an Emperor-level fruit position; all that remained was slow digestion and steady growth.
Lu Jun waved his hand.
"It's enough that you know. Don't spread it."
Mo Fan and the others nodded obediently, their hearts trembling with excitement.
If this secret were exposed, the entire world would be shaken. The Undead Emperor was Lu Jun's identity, the chaos at the Parthenon was him, and the killing of Su Lu was also him!
Afterward, Lu Jun took out the Crimson Mountain Heavenly Thunder. Mo Fan felt both joy and pain, the money he had just saved from killing a Monarch-level creature was gone in an instant.
But he was still very grateful to Lu Jun.
"Try to grow up quickly. Do you know how the Demon System came to be? Do you understand the Black Four Kings? Do you know the hidden truth behind Twin Guards Tower?"
Lu Jun said meaningfully, giving Mo Fan a reminder to be more alert.
These words made Mo Fan's mood sink. Damn it, the Sea Monster Empire had just ended, the totem clues had just surfaced, and now the Red Demon had appeared again.
However, from Lu Jun's tone, he understood that this was both a crisis and an opportunity that could change his destiny.
Lu Jun then instructed,
"Go to Xia Island. There's a new Earth Sacred Spring there, as well as a new totem. Bring it back for me."
He glanced at Mo Fan from head to toe.
During this battle, Mo Fan had good fortune and still obtained the dark crystal from Jimei University. Using pure dark energy, he had broken through his Shadow Element to Super-tier Level and even grasped a supernatural ability.
Now he had Fire, Thunder, and Shadow all at Super-tier Level. If his Thunder Element absorbed a Heavenly Seed, and with fusion magic, dealing with those useless Super-tier Level mages on Xia Island would be more than enough.
Mo Fan couldn't help but ask,
"What's going on with your innate dual-element ability?"
Lu Jun replied calmly, "You have the Azure Dragon pendant. I have the White Tiger pendant. They are both blessings from the totem sacred beasts."
Hearing this, Mo Fan felt disappointed. He had thought this was a unique cheat from transmigration, but it turned out to be the credit of the little Mudskipper again.
He lowered his head and kissed the little Mudskipper, saying emotionally,n"You're still the one who treats your dad best."
Lu Jun remained composed.
In a sense, that explanation wasn't wrong. If not chosen by the sacred beasts, they might not have been able to cross into this parallel world at all.
In any case, transmigration was his greatest secret, and he never revealed it.
After their conversation ended, Lu Jun also left in satisfaction.
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