Jinyuan Apartment.
The two reunited after a long time, and Ding Yumian had already left to avoid them.
Lu Jun quietly listened to her experiences and also spoke of what he had witnessed in the Mariana Trench.
After talking for quite a while, Lu Mei's exquisite, flawless jade-like face flushed slightly, revealing a mature and alluring charm. She seemed captivated by the thrilling journey, her emotions rising and falling.
He couldn't help but be drawn in. Looking again at Lu Mei's tall and voluptuous figure, her chest rising like peaks, he felt a stirring desire—after all, it had been quite some time since they had been intimate.
Thus, Lu Jun stepped forward and wrapped his arms around Lu Mei's slender and supple waist, as if holding warm jade, and leaned in to kiss her beautiful cheek.
In an instant, Lu Mei froze, her face burning red. She glared at him and lightly snorted, "Yumian just left, and you're already like this. How can you face her?"
As she spoke, she pushed against his chest, trying to move him away.
Unknowingly, this only added a hint of coy resistance.
With Lu Jun's persistence, he finally got his way.
Several hours later, Lu Mei lay on the bed, her body half-covered. With one jade-like hand gently pushing Lu Jun, she said lazily with endless charm, "You should be more thoughtful. We're about to head to the Ancient Capital, and who knows when we'll meet again. Spend more time with Yumian."
After being urged several times by Lu Mei, Lu Jun had no choice but to leave the room. When he walked into the first-floor living room, he saw a slender flame-like magical figure standing quietly.
Jiang Feng had also arrived. Yan Shi, worried that her disciple might encounter danger outside, had sent her daughter along to accompany Lu Mei and assist Lu Jun as repayment.
At this moment, the Flame Witch's face was shrouded in reddish-brown flames, making her expression unreadable.
But from the fluctuations of the flames around her, Lu Jun could tell she was uneasy.
He didn't mind and was about to go look for Ding Yumian, intending to experience the stimulation of multiple soul frameworks, when suddenly the divine soul framework in his forehead stirred. Sensing the fluctuations around him, he frowned and looked at a mirror hanging on the wall, saying coldly, "Nine Nether Empress, aren't you coming out yet?!"
Buzz—Buzz—Buzz!
The mirror shifted unpredictably, reflecting the image of a graceful woman in a white dress. Her temperament was elegant and serene, her appearance beautiful.
She let out a light laugh and said, "I didn't want to disturb you while you were enjoying yourself."
Lu Jun's expression remained calm. In the past, when his cultivation was insufficient, he might have felt uneasy facing a great demon like Nine Nether Empress.
But times had changed. Now, with four elements at Super Tier nearing completion, several Heavenly Seeds and techniques, and overall combat power surpassing even Supreme Monarchs when entering a divine state, he no longer feared a mere Great Monarch like Nine Nether Empress. His confidence was solid.
His thoughts lightly swept over Nine Nether Empress, and he frowned slightly. "You're injured? What happened?!"
Hearing this, Nine Nether Empress's projection in the mirror was surprised. Her beautiful eyes shimmered as she examined Lu Jun up and down, smiling charmingly. "It seems the rumors among humans are true—you participated in a battle to slaughter an Emperor. In just a few years, you've changed greatly."
Even she had to sigh in admiration. Since their parting in the Ancient Capital and the beginning of the World College Tournament until now, Lu Jun had risen from high-tier strength to being known as the strongest below Forbidden Spell, it was truly astonishing.
Over the past thousand years, Nine Nether Empress had seen many geniuses, but none compared to Lu Jun. She unconsciously restrained her previous inscrutable demeanor and adopted a more serious attitude.
Nine Nether Empress slowly said, "If you have this level of strength, then I'm relieved."
Lu Jun frowned slightly. Thinking of Nine Nether Empress's injuries, he couldn't help but ask, "Did something happen in the Ancient Capital?"
"Yes." Nine Nether Empress nodded and said softly, "The Undead Empire of the Ancient Capital has fallen into great chaos—internal and external troubles, with a risk of losing control."
Nine Nether Empress continued, "You know that a few years ago, you transformed into an Undead Emperor and ordered the undead of the Ancient Capital to lie dormant, forbidding them from harming humans in the slightest. All eight of us Undead Lords faithfully obeyed."
"But as time passed, the bloodthirsty nature of the undead became difficult to suppress. Many undead within the Ancient Capital's Undead Empire grew dissatisfied with the orders of the Eight Undead Lords, and even some of the Lords began to resist fiercely."
"This is not solely the fault of the undead. Humans share part of the blame as well. Some ill-intentioned individuals took advantage of the fact that the undead would not attack, recklessly robbing tombs, stealing, venturing deep into forbidden zones to excavate heavenly treasures, and encroaching on their territory."
Hearing this, Lu Jun fell into thought. He understood clearly that the Ancient Capital and the undead had always coexisted in a delicate balance. The undead's bloodthirst was their nature; occasionally devouring a portion of life in the Ancient Capital instead helped stabilize this forbidden empire. Trying to suppress one side too much would only backfire.
Calculating the time, it was already approaching the limit.
In the original timeline, it was after Leng Jue summoned the Pyramid of Khufu that the suppressed undead began to stir.
Thus, the Ancient King Zhan Kong personally took action, repelled Khufu, and formulated a strategy to invade the Egyptian Undead Empire, in order to appease his increasingly restless undead subordinates.
Lu Jun had dealt with Leng Jue ahead of time, yet the situation had not improved much—in fact, it had worsened.
Just as the Nine Nether Empress had said, even though he had transformed into an Undead Emperor, he could not remain stationed in the Ancient Capital at all times. Not to mention the wandering Undead Monarchs, even the core Eight Great Undead Monarchs had begun to waver.
"If it were just the wandering monarchs, we could still suppress them."
The Nine Nether Empress said gravely, "The more troublesome issue is that recently, Khufu's Egyptian Empire used the Triangular Chaos Mirror to temporarily open a void passage, crossing the Kunlun Plateau, and unexpectedly dispatched troops on a long-distance expedition."
"Although Khufu himself could not pass through due to his overwhelming strength, his generals like the Sphinx have already invaded. We had no choice but to confront them, which is why I've suffered considerable injuries."
Lu Jun's brows knitted tightly. He hadn't expected the butterfly effect he caused to be this significant.
Originally, the Ancient King would have severely injured Khufu, forcing him into slumber for several years. Only after Zhan Kong fell in the Holy City would the Pyramid of Khufu seize the opportunity, taking advantage of the Sea Demon Empire's invasion to attack the Evil Abyss.
But now Khufu had not fallen into slumber and was at the peak of his power. Naturally, he had begun to pursue the ambition of unifying the Underworld and ascending as the ruler of death.
"Trouble after trouble—there's no time to catch one's breath."
Lu Jun felt a heavy weight in his heart. He had originally planned to slay the Evil Dragon Emperor to intimidate the Pacific Empire and secure one or two years of respite. Yet now, he was being told that the threat of Emperor Khufu was imminent?!
The Ancient Capital was the foundation he had chosen, and it was also a battleground for the path of the Underworld King, there was no room for retreat.
Fortunately, after repeatedly questioning the Nine Nether Empress, there was some good news. The Medusa lineage had not participated, seemingly restrained by some issue. The Supreme Monarch, the Mountain Corpse remained unharmed and was holding the situation together alone.
"That's right. A year ago, during the great battle in Africa, I severely injured the Harpy Medusa, forcing Apas and Euryael to cooperate in resisting their elder sister."
Lu Jun let out a breath of relief. A move he had made unintentionally in the past had now taken effect. Then his thoughts turned further, the corpse of the Mother of Medusa with his current strength, it seemed he could make a move on it.
Without the Evil Dragon Emperor, a Medusa Emperor would also suffice and it even contained the supreme mysteries of spiritual curses.
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