Within the Void Altar.
Lu Jun shook his head. There was no need for unfounded worry, the gradual gestation of the Metal Element Calamity was, in fact, a good thing. It meant he was moving one step closer to the path of invincibility in this world.
After all, his physique and soul had undergone countless transformations and were already far removed from humanity. If he were to possess the soul and body of an Emperor, a Dominant Emperor, or even a Apex Emperor, why would he fear being unable to contain the Calamities of four elements, along with the Life Sovereign and Undead Throne authorities?
"Not enough, far from insane enough."
Lu Jun muttered to himself. Figures like the Ancient King, the Seven Archangels, or the leaders of great nations, even those with five Forbidden Spell elements were not his limit. Sooner or later, he would stand at the forefront of magic itself and explore its ultimate boundaries.
With a single thought, the heavens changed dramatically. His mind twisted reality, and even the Void Altar, flooded with countless radiant hues, shook violently.
Gradually, Lu Jun's mental state calmed, and the various anomalies subsided.
"There are still three days before the Void Altar closes. I can't waste this opportunity."
He pondered and turned his attention to the Space-Time Element and the Summoning Element, which had yet to break through to Super Tier.
Then he shook his head and sighed. The foundations of Space-Time and Summoning were even less stable than the Metal Element. With less than three days remaining, there was simply not enough time to break through to Super Tier.
"Then I'll raise the cultivation of my Super Tier elements instead."
He made his decision. The newly advanced Super Tier Metal Element was excluded without hesitation. As for the Psychic Element, he set it aside as well, the Super Tier magic True Dreamscape had not yet begun construction, and reaching Level Two was still a distant goal.
Only the Curse Element and the Water Element were on the verge of advancement.
However, both had been pushed forward by extraordinary opportunities. The former had gained leaked origin power from the Ancient King's armor-robes when he incarnated as Undead Emperor, and had also refined the Corpse of Haila. The latter benefited from the Star Sea Vein and the entirety of Wu Ku's Water Element essence.
The Curse Element was in better condition—after repeated tempering through multiple Monarch-level battles, it had long since been polished to perfection.
Without hesitation, Lu Jun chose the Curse Element. He gathered the vast surrounding energy and funneled it into the immense black-red Star Sea, slowly nourishing and elevating it.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Breaking through at the Super Tier level proved far more difficult than expected—
far more difficult than High Tier. The gap between each level was no less than the leap from High to Super Tier.
In truth, High Tier cultivation was not easy either; it was only because Lu Jun possessed abundant resources that he had been able to stack his way through.
Even so, his Water Element had reached Super Tier long ago, and it was only recently that he had fully completed High Tier cultivation.
If this were another novel, it would probably take over a hundred chapters, if not close to five hundred.
Crack—crack—crack!
Lu Jun's consciousness sank deep into his spiritual universe. At the very center, the black-red Star Sea surged violently, magical energy rising steadily. On the surface of a solid, inverted-jade-bowl-like barrier, countless cracks appeared.
Boom!
At last, under the repeated pounding of the black-red tides, it shattered. In an instant, the Star Sea surged forward uncontrollably, expanding to nearly twice its original size—almost equal to the combined volume of his other three Star Seas.
At this moment, Lu Jun stood up, malevolent aura surging skyward. Behind him, it reflected as a massive Nightmare Demon phantom, towering between heaven and earth, baring fangs and claws.
At the same time, his Right Eye Transcendent Force · Nether Gaze was nourished and elevated, growing ever deeper and more abyssal, with its dormant power swelling further still.
Curse Element Super Tier, Level Two—Advance achieved!
Within the black-red Star Sea, a phantom Book of Life and Death rustled as its pages turned. After the Seven-Nail Curse, a brand-new page was revealed—still blank for now.
"Haa~ Three whole days just to push one element to Super Tier Level Two. I really thought both Curse and Water could break through together."
Lu Jun sighed helplessly and looked around. The clouds of radiance that had once been as dense as an ocean were now thin like mist. The energy within them had been completely drained by this round of absorption and would require a considerable period to reaccumulate.
Aside from the vast difficulty gap between Super Tier levels, the declining energy density of the Void Altar was also a major factor.
After the Metal Element's Super Tier breakthrough, the altar's energy level had dropped significantly. Fortunately, he hadn't rashly attempted to push another element into Super Tier—otherwise, three days would have been wasted for a success rate of less than ten percent.
Buzz—buzz—buzz~
Suddenly, space rippled with a wave of spatial energy, and a powerful pulling force descended.
Lu Jun did not resist. With a carefree smile, he said,
"It's time to leave."
In the next instant, his vision spun violently. His figure rapidly descended and landed at the entrance of his secluded cultivation residence.
Inside the house, Lu Mei and Jun Yaojin heard the commotion and stepped out, asking with concern, "How did it go?"
"No major issues. Another element broke through to Super Tier."
Lu Jun replied with a smile.
Upon hearing this, his sister Lu Mei remained relatively calm, while Jun Yaojin beside her couldn't help but feel envious, it had happened so easily.
Four elements at Super Tier already. By international standards, that counted as minor completion at Super Tier. Full completion, of course, required all four Super Tier elements to reach Level Three.
Lu Jun spoke casually, "Let's head back, back to Jiuzhou."
After all, returning home in glory mattered. Besides, there were still many urgent issues in Jiuzhou that needed to be resolved—such as the Moon Moth Phoenix Totem, Leng Jue's hidden movements, and more.
He had wandered for nearly two years. Upon his return, he was already a peerless powerhouse.
The three did not linger. Lu Jun took a moment to review his current condition and glanced at the Book of Life and Death. As expected, the specific effects of Curse Element Level Two had not yet condensed, and thus had not revealed their true form.
Those details could be refined gradually later on.
When Lu Jun and the others boarded a plane and left Australia, the persistent local rainfall finally came to an end.
The mages of the St. Kai Altar had long suspected that a Water Element Calamity Bearer was lurking within their territory, but by the time they mobilized, they were a step too late. In the end, the matter concluded without results and quietly faded away.
During the seven days Lu Jun spent cultivating, several blood-soaked and vicious mercenaries dispatched by Su Lu also concealed their identities and took international flights into Jiuzhou. Strikingly, their landing destinations coincided exactly.
Magic City Airport.
Lu Jun rested with his eyes closed for a moment before leading the two women off the plane. Because of the trio's outstanding looks and figures, they attracted the attention of many passengers, becoming the focus of the entire area.
Naturally, most of the gazes were directed toward Lu Mei and Jun Yaojin, the two mature and stunningly beautiful women. Their brows furrowed in discomfort, and they instinctively quickened their pace, wanting to leave as soon as possible.
At the same time, on the other side of the same arrival group, several foreigners gathered together, four in total.
At the front stood a middle-aged man in a silver leather jacket, his appearance cold and sinister.
Beside him were three others: one was a potbellied middle-aged man with gold inlaid into his teeth; another was completely wrapped in multicolored silk ribbons, their gender indistinguishable, with eerie eyebrows extending all the way to their temples; and the last was an extremely short man who, at first glance, looked like a twelve- or thirteen-year-old child.
The four had bizarre appearances and gave off an unapproachable, dangerous aura. Everyone instinctively kept their distance.
The man in the silver leather jacket took a deep breath, his smile not reaching his eyes, and said, "I'd really like to see who it was that deceived that lord so thoroughly that we were sent to this land of polluted air."
The flamboyantly dressed man beside him wore an equally sour expression. Traveling thousands of miles to Magic City in Jiuzhou only to be constrained, wouldn't it have been better to act with impunity back home?
Suddenly, the silver-jacketed man Bashalio looked toward the source of the distant commotion, the trio of Lu Jun. His brows tightened, then relaxed, his gaze turning lascivious as he chuckled softly.
"Didn't expect the East to have women this beautiful."
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