Lu Jun hovered high in the sky, gazing down indifferently at everything he had caused.
The ground looked as though it had endured nine days and nine nights of torrential rain, transforming into a vast, continuous expanse of marshy waters, filthy and devastated.
Gurgle, gurgle!
From somewhere within the waterlogged rainforest, a bedraggled figure burst out of the water.
Cold Tiger panted heavily. The solid bone savage armor covering his body showed only slight damage, and overall he remained largely uninjured.
"Hahahaha!" He laughed wildly. "Junior, the might of your Water Element Super-tier magic truly exceeded my expectations, but the impact of a catastrophic water roar is too dispersed. What can it do to me?!"
"My Transcendent Power—Solid Bone Savage Armor, is indestructible," Cold Tiger said with a ferocious grin. "You've made your move. Now it's my turn!"
As his words fell, the bones along his thick, rugged legs flashed with light, like externally mounted skeletal constructs forming mechanized armor. A terrifying force of tens of thousands of pounds erupted out of nowhere.
Boom!
A deafening explosion sounded at the spot. Water surged skyward as Cold Tiger transformed into a violent afterimage, shooting straight up into the sky toward Lu Jun.
Lu Jun's expression remained unchanged. This Earth Element Super-tier Transcendent Power bore some resemblance to Zhu Meng's dual Lightning–Fire armor. Cold Tiger was indeed a powerful expert—someone who could count as a notable figure among the many small nations of South America.
Watching Cold Tiger charge toward him, Lu Jun was just about to employ the nine drops of condensed Northern Abyssal Heavy Water within his Northern Abyssal Qi Sea. Each drop contained the water volume of an entire lake, concentrating immense force at a single point, more than enough to pierce rock-bone armor outright.
However, Lu Jun suddenly halted his movement and looked toward the distant encampment of thousands of tents.
On the altar, Wu Ku stood shrouded in surging water vapor. Clumps of murky mist formed out of thin air, flowing into the boundless dark clouds overhead, nearly draining all elemental waterization from the surrounding area.
The previously rolling marshy sea on the ground rapidly dried up, revealing cracked, ashen-black land.
Lu Jun's own Water Element Star Sea was also affected. His magic energy surged turbulently, as if it were about to burst out of his body, only barely suppressed by his powerful will.
But he was certain, if he released Water Element magic now, a significant portion of its energy would be siphoned away, drastically reducing its power.
Seeing Lu Jun look over, Wu Ku smiled, his lips moving. "There's no helping it. You insist on wiping everything out, this old monk has no choice but to resist."
"A Water Element Calamity Bearer… the power to command water and summon wind and rain?"
Lu Jun murmured.
Seeing Cold Tiger already close at hand, Lu Jun snorted coldly. If Water Element wouldn't work, he still had other means. The most effective counter to rock-bone armor was the Metal Element!
Buzz—buzz—buzz!
With a single thought, Lu Jun reached into the void. Inch by inch, a black-gold divine sword was drawn forth, erupting with dazzling platinum brilliance.
The Tai'e Sword had clearly changed. Along the solemn dragon-patterned edges, platinum light shimmered. At the center of the hilt, an imprint of Divine Seal Benediction was engraved. With two layers of augmentation, its power surged explosively.
Immediately after, Lu Jun formed a constellation with a thought. Behind him, vast waves of Taibai Primordial Magnetism Qi surged upward. A ten-thousand-zhang curtain of platinum radiance descended from the heavens, fully converging into the Tai'e Sword, compressing supreme sharpness within.
All of this occurred in a flash. Cold Tiger's pupils constricted as he sensed deadly danger. Yet with his body already hurtling through the air, the arrow had left the bow—there was no turning back.
Slash!
Lu Jun moved. He raised his sword and swung it down. The killing intent shook the world as a crescent-moon arc of sword qi shot skyward—unstoppable, brimming with annihilating force, as though it could pierce the very heavens.
For an instant that felt like eternity, all things froze. The sword light struck Cold Tiger.
Ninefold Power Amplification!
Taibai Divine Treasury · Taibai Primordial Magnetism Qi!
Death Calamity · True Damage!
Pshhk!
Without any suspense, Cold Tiger's supposedly indestructible Solid Bone Savage Armor shattered instantly as gray-white sword qi swept past.
Fortunately for Cold Tiger, he twisted his body at the critical moment, avoiding a fatal hit. Still, the peerless sword light descended, severing his arm cleanly at the root. It was flung high into the air as his entire body fell helplessly like a kite with its string cut.
One move—instant kill!
Just as Cold Tiger was about to fall to his death, a layer of frost suddenly spread across the ground. Eight solid ice chains shot skyward, wrapping tightly around Cold Tiger and securing him firmly in place.
Lu Jun looked over to see the silver-white-robed middle-aged mage he had encountered earlier at the airport arrive just in time, saving Cold Tiger.
White Leopard shook his head and sighed. "Brother, I told you long ago—you can't specialize in just one element. Sooner or later, you'll meet someone who counters you. Stand behind me for now."
As his words fell, Cold Tiger's face turned pale. Clutching his shoulder where blood poured from the severed arm, he retreated behind his elder brother White Leopard.
Seeing this, Lu Jun said coldly, "Are you going to stop me too?"
White Leopard replied with a frosty expression, "Young man, don't be so hotheaded. Don't you understand that sparing others leaves room for yourself? Insisting on charging in alone like this, this old man will teach you a lesson on behalf of your country."
However, White Leopard did not advance. He cast a wary glance at the Tai'e Sword in Lu Jun's hand.
This demon-slaying weapon was anything but simple very likely a specialized artifact. If he got close, even with his Ice Element defenses, the outcome might still be one sword strike per life. Better to let his subordinates wear down Lu Jun's sharpness and magic energy first.
Thanks to Cold Tiger's delay, the distant military formation had finally fully assembled.
With Damon commanding the troops, a single order rang out as he shouted, "Sail Vanguard Legion, activate!"
Buzz—buzz—buzz! Woooo—!
In an instant, several thousand Wind Element mage soldiers began drawing star tracks. Across the military formation spanning several kilometers, streak after streak of cyan-white wind trajectories spread outward, interweaving into a dense web of wind marks that filled the sky.
Immediately after, fierce gales erupted. A sky-reaching, murky storm rose from the ground, as countless wind marks recombined into an enormous Gale Vessel.
Rumble—rumble—rumble!
The Gale Vessel moved. Several thousand Wind Element mages stepped upon wind tracks, wrapped in towering tornadoes as they charged forward. The piercing gale was like a gigantic whip, lashing heaven and earth without restraint.
Where it passed, half-mountains were carved into ravines, plains split open with massive fissures, forests were torn apart into multiple sections, and countless boulders and towering trees were swept up and hurled high into the air.
Seeing this, Lu Mei stepped forward. From the very beginning of the battle, the Wind Element Star Palace she had been drawing hovered behind her in the sky, resembling a palace of storms. Vast green tornadoes coiled and spun, transforming into thousands of blades that slashed downward.
She had already mastered Wind Element Super-tier magic. Though she could not cast many, seven or eight seconds were enough for her to complete it.
Butchering Wind Slash!
On the great plain, the two vast storms collided violently, collapsing into surging air currents that swept in all directions, unleashing an overwhelming, mountain-toppling force.
The ground was forcibly shaved down by an entire layer, and countless shrubs and forests were severed cleanly at their roots.
Lu Mei still fell into a disadvantage, with most of the remaining shockwaves sweeping toward the three of them.
Fortunately, Lu Jun, Jun Ya Jin, and Lu Mei each cast Heaven's Water Curtain, Sacred Wall, and Rock Barrier to protect themselves, blocking the hundreds upon thousands of cyan-white wind blades that shot toward them through the air.
The Sail Vanguard Legion truly lived up to its reputation.
Judging by the appearance of the several thousand soldiers protected at the center of the Gale Vessel, it seemed as though they had not expended much magic at all.
However, Lu Jun feared large-scale groups the least, especially legions that required perfect coordination to function.
He let out a cold laugh. During the brief moment when Lu Mei stepped in to block the attack, his magic had already fully brewed.
"Soul Seizing, Mind Controlling · Mortal World!"
Lu Jun's left eye shone with sacred azure light. His pupil contracted as he fixed his gaze upon the thousands-strong army ahead.
Boom! A heaven-shaking explosion roared without warning. The Gale Vessel suddenly collapsed, shattering into countless strands of violent airflow that swept across the great plain.
Damon stood at the very center, shocked and furious. He scanned the surrounding soldiers, mages who had once cooperated like brothers began arguing, the discord spreading rapidly until someone broke formation and struck first.
A camp mutiny erupted, and the legion was crushed and disintegrated with devastating speed.
Once the Wind Element mages within the Sail Vanguard Legion failed to maintain their magic, it was like a crucial gear failing within a giant ship, causing the entire vessel to sink.
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