Raging Sea Erosion surged, and the corrosive water poured back.
"Immediately strengthen the barrier!" Mochizuki Meiken realized that the magic used by Jiang Yuan had exceeded the limit the barrier could withstand, and he shouted loudly.
Fujikata Nobuko and all the Super-Order Mages around came to help strengthen the barrier, lest this energy leak out.
"Jiang Yuan, you win, quickly put away your magic, Qianxun can't take it!" Mochizuki Meiken said anxiously.
Jiang Yuan glanced at him, saying nothing.
At this moment, Mochizuki Chizuru was like a small boat in a storm, inconspicuous, and even a single wave could easily destroy her!
She only felt an incredibly powerful force lifting her high up, and then the magic protecting her body was crushed one after another.
Until the innermost layer, she finally couldn't hold on, and the Platycodon barrier scattered into countless fragments in the Raging Sea.
In the last second before she fainted, her peripheral vision caught Jiang Yuan's emotionless eyes, and her heart pounded fiercely.
This was the first time she had seen such eyes in a person; the last time she saw them was during the sea battle.
A very powerful deep-sea demon possessed the same indifferent eyes.
Mochizuki Chizuru completely fainted under the impact of the Raging Sea waves.
And the dueling stage, which was said to be indestructible and made of gray crystal, also shattered into pieces under the impact of Raging Sea Erosion.
As the Raging Sea subsided, the people from Japan swarmed forward.
"Quick, healing mages come over!" Mochizuki Meiken urgently called out, stepping forward to check Mochizuki Chizuru's injuries.
Fortunately, Jiang Yuan used Raging Sea Erosion, a wide-area magic, so the energy was not concentrated at one point of explosion.
Coupled with the fact that Mochizuki Chizuru truly used all her might, even those expensive magic artifacts were completely shattered.
So she didn't suffer fatal injuries. But a period of recuperation was definitely needed.
After checking that there were no major issues, Mochizuki Meiken breathed a sigh of relief and said to Jiang Yuan, "Thank you for showing mercy; Qianxun only fainted."
Jiang Yuan remained silent, scanning the Japan mages who had surrounded him.
"How could you be so heavy-handed? Miss Qianxun has fainted!" an angry Japan National Pavilion student exclaimed.
"You Chinese are too impolite! To embarrass Miss Qianxun in our great Japan is a great shame!"
"…"
They all started to blame Jiang Yuan, forgetting how they had just mocked Jiang Yuan for not being able to last a few minutes.
Mo Fan and the others, seeing the unfavorable situation, immediately came to help.
"Lost and now you're barking, huh?" Mo Fan was at the forefront.
"Are you afraid to admit defeat? Or do you want to play dirty again and cause us trouble?" Jiang Shaoxu said.
"If your skills are inferior, you must admit it. Isn't that right?" Jiang Yuan spoke, releasing an invisible pressure.
At this moment, they remembered the terrifying power Jiang Yuan had just displayed, and one by one, they became shrinking turtles, not daring to utter another accusation.
In the end, it was Mochizuki Meiken who stepped forward, and the atmosphere finally eased.
The Japan National Pavilion side was thoroughly defeated; except for Okamoto Takashi, who was the first to appear and had a slight presence, everyone else was instantly killed with one move.
The Double Guardian Pavilion had never had such a record; even the previous National Government's top-ranked team couldn't make them lose so badly.
The facts were laid out before them, and they had no choice but to admit it.
The first National Pavilion challenge led by Jiang Yuan ended very successfully.
After resting for one night.
As soon as dawn broke, they headed straight for Tokyo.
...…
That night.
While Jiang Yuan and the others were resting in their respective rooms.
The East Guard Pavilion, which faced them across the lake, experienced quite a commotion.
Jiang Yuan rolled over, not paying attention.
Only Mo Fan liked to join in the fun; he had no interest in going to the East Guard Pavilion.
Jiang Yuan planned to close his eyes and rest for a while, then continue meditating.
Ever since he was in the Ancient Capital, sleep had become optional for him; he could go without sleeping indefinitely, or sleep indefinitely.
"My King, look what good thing I found!" A slightly excited voice sounded in the darkness, followed by a tall, sexy figure walking out in the moonlight.
Nine Nether Queen was holding a pearl with a murky luster that exuded evil in her hand.
Jiang Yuan sat up, looking at the pearl, already having some guesses in his heart, and asked, "Where did you get this pearl?"
"Just across the way, that place called the East Guard Pavilion. I saw that the magic array inside was a bit like the Spirit Purification Great Array in my tomb, so I went in for a look and didn't expect to find this good thing." Nine Nether Queen held up the pearl in the moonlight.
It was indeed the ninghua evil pearl.
Nine Nether Queen briefly displayed it, then handed it to Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan played with the pearl, immediately feeling a very evil temptation rising from within him.
However, this evilness could tempt others, but it couldn't tempt Jiang Yuan; he merely moved his thoughts, and the evilness retracted into the pearl, turning it into an ordinary pearl.
Jiang Yuan smiled and casually asked Nine Nether Queen, "What is the Spirit Purification Great Array you mentioned?"
"The Spirit Purification Great Array was a common array in tombs during my era. It allowed the tomb owner to maintain their sanity after becoming an undead, and it could purify and gather the surrounding death qi with evil thoughts, using it to nourish the tomb owner's undead body."
"However, this array was lost centuries ago during the undead disaster, and no one in the current world can set up the Spirit Purification Great Array anymore," Nine Nether Queen said.
"What about the one in the East Guard Pavilion?" Jiang Yuan asked.
"That is a degraded and modified version of the Spirit Purification Great Array, which absorbs various evil energy from people around. The final product is this pearl in your hand," Nine Nether Queen replied.
"So, why did you say this pearl is a good thing?" Jiang Yuan placed the ninghua evil pearl on the table and looked at Nine Nether Queen.
Nine Nether Queen smiled and said, "My King, you haven't fully received the memories in the armored robe yet. Once you do, you'll know that there was an Evil Saint King in the Dark Plane, and he has already died, but his position is still vacant, with no one to claim it."
"Although this pearl is weak, it has the potential to become the Evil Saint King. Even if it cannot become the Evil Saint King, it can become a powerful aid on your path to becoming the sole Nether King!"
Jiang Yuan understood Nine Nether Queen's meaning, which was to cultivate the Red Demon within the ninghua evil pearl and see if it could advance to the Evil Saint King.
If successful, he would have an Emperor-level helper.
If not successful, it could still become a Monarch-level creature.
In response, Jiang Yuan shook his head: "Purify the evilness inside it, and later let the Three-Eyed Underworld General's Third Underworld Eye refine it. It just so happens to upgrade the Three-Eyed Underworld General's mental power; it's a bit of a hindrance to its advancement to Monarch-level."
Instead of cultivating a Red Demon, it was better to use it to cultivate his own Three-Eyed Underworld General, who had accompanied him all the way from the Novice-Level to the High-Level.
There was no other way; people were just nostalgic.