Lu Jun stood up. Six Transcendent Power traits emerged one after another, his figure towering and majestic, his aura connecting heaven and earth.
His heterochromatic eyes shimmered with sacred blue and blood-black radiance. Within his body, both lungs radiated white-gold brilliance, while both kidneys surged with dark and profound flowing light. Above and below, the Taibai Golden Palace and the Northern Abyss Qi Sea resonated with each other. Ancient beast runes awakened across his skin, while celestial cave-heaven immortal light enveloped his entire body.
Six elements at Super Tier. Heaven Seed techniques fully mastered.
Lu Jun sank into comprehension. Radiance shifted unpredictably across his body, and with a single thought, different powers began to merge in pairs, brilliant, yet containing terrifying destructive intent.
Indeed, his Fusion Magic had entered its second stage. Even without Fusion Magic tools, he could now cast it freely at will. Mo Fan in the original timeline was at this very level.
"At Super Tier level, I'm only halfway through cultivation. I only have six elements at Super Tier, and none at peak yet, but I already have this level of strength. If I reach peak Super Tier, wouldn't I be able to fight Emperor-level peak demons head-on?"
He sighed with emotion, but also felt it was somewhat unrealistic.
Just like High Tier, Super Tier combat power was not determined mainly by cultivation level, but by Heaven Seed techniques and Transcendent Powers. Of the two, the former was even more important, while raw cultivation mattered relatively less.
It was like the Peruvian Ice Pen Artist he had defeated before, Ice Element at peak Super Tier Level 3, possessing Transcendent Power, yet without an Ice Heaven Seed, he could only barely contend with a mid-tier Monarch.
Now Lu Jun had complete techniques; what remained was cultivation. Further leaps in strength would be difficult.
Unless he reached the third stage of Fusion Magic, merging all eight elemental Star Seas into one.
But even that seemed extremely difficult. He estimated he would only be able to achieve it after reaching Forbidden Curse level.
"Forget it. Next, I'll focus entirely on cultivation. With the Star Sea peak magic tool and the Triangular Dimensional Mirror, give me half a year, I'll bring all eight elements to peak Super Tier."
Lu Jun sighed and sat cross-legged, fully immersing himself in meditation.
At the same time, in the Holy City, Saint Shadow Mage Kye set out.
He had originally been about to depart, but the sudden incident in Europe, the fall of the Asia Magic Association leader Su Lu and the disappearance of the Black Dragon Emperor forced the Holy City to intervene.
Any Emperor or Forbidden Curse-level existence within their jurisdiction was considered a potential threat to the Holy City.
What outsiders did not know was that Hunter Chief Horber had reported another detail: alongside Su Lu's death aura, there was a strong residual presence of necromantic energy.
The Holy City suspected that another faction had intervened.
The Seven Archangels did not believe that a single Emperor-level true dragon could wipe out Su Lu's entire group.
Some even speculated: could it be that Undead Emperor from three years ago?
An Emperor-level entity roaming freely, there was only one of its kind.
Kye had no choice but to depart immediately. His partner, Simons, accompanied him due to the increased danger level of the mission.
They did not waste time, taking a flight to the Ancient Capital, and checked into a hotel to gather intelligence regarding the necromantic forbidden zone deep within the city.
Soon after, Kye obtained detailed information and fell into thought.
"Daytime belongs to humans, nighttime to the undead, it wasn't always like this. During the Abyss incident led by Red Cardinal Salang, someone clearly saw the figure of the Ancient King."
"Tsk tsk it seems this is a controlled arrangement. An Emperor-level being with such intelligence, and located in the undead forbidden zone of the Ancient Capital, it must be him. The Emperor of the Ancient Capital."
Simons said coldly: "And Lu Jun and the Military Strategy Mansion are also highly suspicious. They can freely enter the territory of an Emperor, establish an organization there, and even produce Star Dust Magic Tools that disrupted the entire Nine Provinces market."
"The question is, where did they get so many material spirit essences? Unless they were supplied by the undead empire!"
Kye lowered his voice: "Are you saying… Nine Provinces is colluding with the undead emperor?"
The two exchanged a glance, both appearing to have reached a "truth."
Anger flashed in their eyes.
The healing divine soul of the Parthenon had been stolen, how could those "Nine Provinces commoners" dare to do such a thing?
After a moment of silence, Kye asked: "So what now?"
Simons smiled coldly.
"Of course we infiltrate the Military Strategy Mansion and investigate."
Kye frowned. "You want evidence?"
"Not at all." Simons revealed a cruel smile. "I remember Lu Jun has several close relations. One of his sisters is Lu Mei. We just capture her and interrogate her. Or use her as a hostage to force Lu Jun to submit."
"…Huh." Kye fell silent, clearly not entirely comfortable with the idea.
Simons noticed Kye's hesitation and sneered, speaking arrogantly, "Why would the Holy City need to explain itself to anyone? Besides, our Saint Shadow organization exists precisely for this. Better to kill the wrong than let one escape."
The two planned to head toward the outer edge of the undead forbidden zone. To avoid being exposed and discovered by the Undead Emperor, they needed a local guide.
A few minutes later, Simons followed local directions and found a short man known for having a good reputation.
Yes, it was the same short man who once led Lu Jun, Mo Fan, and Asharuiya deep into the undead forbidden zone and found the Survival Village.
In the original timeline, this short man should have died, along with his wife and children. But now, thanks to Lu Jun's intervention, he had naturally survived and continued working as a guide. Moreover, because the danger level of the undead forbidden zone had greatly decreased, his job had become much easier.
He even had another child now. To earn milk powder money, he had taken on more and more clients, building a strong reputation, and living quite comfortably.
Soon, the two arrived at the edge of the ancient capital's massive city walls and saw a dense crowd gathered there. They were stunned, there were easily over a hundred people, all kinds of individuals, mostly ordinary civilians, like a tourist group.
"You're here?" the short man glanced at Kye and Simons and let out a surprised sound. "Oh? Foreigners?"
The others also looked at them with strange expressions and began discussing.
"Tsk tsk, the Ancient Capital's undead forbidden zone is becoming more and more famous. After the Military Strategy Mansion released the Star Dust Magic Tools, it's even more impressive. Even foreigners are coming now."
"It seems the undead tourism industry will become a pillar industry of the Ancient Capital in the future."
"Not just that. Aren't the coastal major cities going to be swallowed by the Pacific Ocean eventually? Industry will shift inland, and the Ancient Capital might rise even further."
Simons felt the gazes of the crowd and became somewhat uncomfortable, like a monkey in a zoo. A trace of anger flashed in his eyes.
Fortunately, Kye noticed in time and pulled his companion back, lowering his voice.
"Control yourself, Simons. Don't let small matters delay the mission. These lowly people, why bother with them?"
"Eastern trash!"
Simons muttered a curse under his breath and ignored the surrounding crowd.
Gradually, the crowd lost interest and stopped paying attention.
The short man stood before the group of over a hundred people and said loudly:
"Listen up. Even though the outer edge of the undead forbidden zone isn't too dangerous anymore, you still have to obey my orders. Don't act on your own."
"You know Marshal Lu, right? Back when he entered the undead forbidden zone, he had to follow my instructions. Do you really think you're stronger than Marshal Lu?"
As soon as these words fell, the crowd erupted in an uproar.
"You're joking, right? The head of the Military Strategy Mansion, the man who killed an Emperor-level being?"
Simons and Kye instantly became alert upon hearing this, realizing there was unexpected information worth paying attention to.
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