Lu Mei wore an expression of gentle indifference, the kind a soft, tender wife would have when saying, "It's all up to you."
This made Lu Jun's fingers itch. The endless affairs he had handled these past days seemed to have completely conquered Sister Lu Mei's body and mind. At long last, he had turned the tables and taken the upper hand.
"Sigh… why are all my sisters so exceptional? They don't need me for anything at all."
Lu Jun let out a long sigh. The same went for Tang Yue—he wanted to help her a little as well, but she refused. As a member of the Judgment Court with a long record of service, and with Uncle Tang Zhong's background supporting her, the Star Ocean Vein would eventually be allotted to her sooner or later. As for Soul Seeds across all four systems, that went without saying. The long, ancient heritage of the Nine Provinces was not inferior to the Parthenon Temple or the Holy City in the slightest.
In the end, after thinking it through, Lu Jun decided to teach Lu Mei some Chaos Element methods: Imprint Expansion, Order Alteration, and Devour Transformation. Combined with her three elemental magic systems, she would definitely reach astonishing levels of power.
These methods originated from the Incan civilization in South America. He had taught them to Mo Fan before, allowing him to shine brilliantly along the starry path. Now he passed them to his sister as well.
During the next few days, the two silently cultivated together, accompanying each other day and night, working hard to grasp their Stars and construct their Super-tier Star Palaces.
In the morning, Lu Jun and Lu Mei rose at the same time. They exchanged a glance and shared a smile, looking quite like a married couple.
Lu Jun said to Lu Mei, "I need to go to Africa for something. Mastering the Stars isn't something achieved in one day. Let's head out first—train while we travel."
His sister responded softly, "All right."
The two packed their things, returned the coastal villa at the front desk, and prepared to take a ship across the Aegean Sea, pass through the Mediterranean, and head toward Africa.
However, before Lu Jun left, he felt as though he had forgotten something. But when Lu Mei's soft, voluptuous body pressed against him, her fragrance enveloping him, he immediately forgot his doubts.
Meanwhile, along the Aegean coast, Jun Yaojin was kicked out of the villa early in the morning. Hovering in the air, she saw the two shameless lovebirds boarding the ship from afar, her face full of disbelief.
"I HAVEN'T BOARDED YET!!!"
Ahem, ahem—of course Lu Jun eventually remembered. He stopped for a while to wait for Jun Yaojin to join them, and the three set out for Africa together.
Who would've thought something would go wrong midway!
Crash—!
On the massive cargo ship, Lu Jun and the other two leaned against the railing, watching the vast, deep waters of the Mediterranean. Enormous waves surged, slamming against the gigantic vessel as if it were a tiny toy, tossing it up and down, swaying it left, right, forward, and back. It was enough to strike fear into anyone watching.
Nearby, an old sailor looked enviously at Lu Mei and Jun Yaojin—two great beauties, each with her own unique charms.
In his eyes, Lu Jun was surely the young heir of some noble family somewhere, flanked on both sides by such extraordinary women. He assumed that once night fell, these three would return to a luxurious cabin and stage a scene of "one dragon, two phoenixes."
But the old sailor dared not stare for long. He slapped the young sailor beside him—who was gawking with wide eyes and scolded, "What are you looking at? Hurry and stabilize the ballast and prepare for the storm!"
The young sailor, who looked vaguely Egyptian with his darker skin, scratched his head and muttered in his own language, "I was just looking… damn capitalism, one man hogging all the best resources…"
The old sailor said sternly, "Little Pik, I know you're a wild one on the seas, drifting among the noble ladies who come to the Aegean seeking excitement but you absolutely must not provoke these three."
"Their magical aura is intense. They are not people from the same world as us ordinary folk."
The young sailor replied impatiently, "Yeah, yeah, I know, old man."
Suddenly, the sky over this stretch of sea quickly darkened. Thick clouds gathered, layered like fish scales. Fierce winds and rains poured down in torrents, making the waves even more violent.
Boom!
Without warning, a giant wave over twenty meters high crashed against the deck. The whole ship trembled violently. Water sprayed everywhere, making the nearby tourists scream and stumble as they struggled to stand.
Young Pik kept glancing toward Lu Jun and the two women, thinking he'd dash forward to help them the moment they lost their balance.
Heh heh heh, first contact achieved—he had done this countless times. Show a little concern for these noblewomen, use it to start a conversation, throw in some sea-travel knowledge… and anything could happen.
However, Lu Jun and the two women remained perfectly still. They stood on the deck like three immovable Sea-Calming Needles, completely unlike ordinary mages.
Pik was stunned.
Right afterward, the old sailor raised his voice, directing passengers to take shelter, maintaining order, and repeatedly assuring everyone: "Please stay calm! Our vessel is a standard Commander-level passenger ship. It can withstand the impact of Commander-level sea demons. A mere storm is nothing to fear!"
Lu Jun ignored the surrounding noise. Leaning slightly toward the two women, he whispered, "Something's wrong. This storm came far too suddenly."
Just as he was about to release his Spiritual Heaven Realm perception, he instantly detected something abnormal beneath the ship's hull. He immediately unleashed a mental transmission that covered the entire ship, his voice echoing like thunder: "Everyone, get away from there!"
Boom—!
No sooner had his warning sounded than a deafening roar erupted from the sea. The waters ahead bulged upward in a vast swell, wave after wave surging a hundred meters high. A gigantic serpent head burst through the surface, flinging rain in all directions. Its blood-soaked maw yawned wide, spanning enough space to swallow the ship's entire deck in one bite.
The sight was horrifying—within the vast, storm-shrouded sea, through rain and mist, an immeasurably long and towering shadow writhed violently. The serpent's huge jaws were like an abyss, and the falling darkness engulfed nearly half the ship.
It looked as if the serpent were about to swallow the entire vessel whole.
Pik stood directly beneath that massive maw, his face draining of color. Before the serpent's jaws even fell, countless dense, ink-green water arrows descended like a monsoon curtain. It was a demon spell—combining the serpent's own venom with its mastery of water.
The young sailor didn't even have time to hope for Lu Jun to save him. One condensed ink-green water arrow pierced straight through his forehead with chilling precision. His face froze in disbelief as his eyes dimmed and his body collapsed.
All across the deck, many passengers were hit. Countless were injured, and more than a few were swept clean off the deck and plunged into the turbulent sea below.
"How dare you!"
Lu Jun's gaze sharpened. The instant the colossal serpent emerged, he seized control of his Stars, and with a sudden clench of his hand, the water element across this section of the sea abruptly halted.
The storm raging above, the towering waves, the sweeping curtains of rain and mist—all of it froze in that single moment.
The North Sea Domain spread outward, its Profound Gravity effect erupting. Centered on the ship, it spread inch by inch across the surrounding kilometers of sea.
Dong!
Lu Jun threw a heavy punch, black water vapor surging skyward around him. A violent surge of water condensed into a massive pillar, blasting straight into the depths of the black serpent's cavernous jaws.
The pitch-black giant serpent let out a mournful roar. Its head whipped upward, only to be smashed downward again by the overwhelming gravitational pressure. It crashed into the sea as though striking solid iron, not even stirring up a single wave.
The cruise ship narrowly escaped disaster. With Lu Jun's eyes shining in silver light, his vast mental force lifted the entire vessel, shifting it several hundred meters through the air before setting it safely down on calmer waters.
By now, Lu Mei and Jun Yaoyin had recovered from the shock. Their expressions hardened as they stared toward the pitch-black North Sea Domain, where the enormous dark serpent was firmly suppressed.
The old sailor, still trembling, finally calmed enough to recognize the creature's towering form. His voice cracked as he shouted: "A Jiehai Grand Duke Serpent?!
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