Outside Hami City in Peru lay the vast Gobi ruins.
That's right, Lu Jun and the other two returned to their old grounds. They opened up a cave here and entered secluded cultivation. With the many undead of the Death Element guarding them, they had no fear of interference from wild demons.
Within Lu Jun's spiritual universe, three vast oceans advanced side by side. Among them, the Curse Element's black-red Star Sea was the most immense, its contained cultivation directly reaching the peak of Super Tier Level One.
As the Water Buddha Beads merged into the Water Element Star Sea's dark-mystic great marsh, 2,401 star particles shone brilliantly. Magical energy surged violently as the boundaries continuously expanded, reaching the peak of Super Tier Level One in a short time.
Seeing this, Lu Jun was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that just after breaking through to Super Tier, the Water Element would advance yet again.
Recently, the promotion speed of his eight major magic elements had been far too fast. One had to know that, to this day, he still hadn't fully mastered the Super Tier magic of the Water Element and the Psychic Element.
He worried that his foundation might be unstable, and planned to find a safe place to enter full seclusion for some time, focusing entirely on consolidating his cultivation.
Crack—crack!
As Lu Jun was pondering, the "Water Buddha Beads" underwent a mutation. The gray-white bony surface crackled as layers peeled away, as if shedding an old shell to evolve into new life, or as though countless seals were being undone.
Immediately after, the transformation of the Water Buddha Beads was completed, revealing a crystal-clear surface.
Hualala!
From the remnants of the Water Buddha Beads, a new pearl was born, slowly rising. It calmed the raging waves of the great marsh sea, while also bestowing a mighty Water Element authority. The forty-nine star particles at the core of the Star Sea were nourished, advancing together.
[Level Five Violent Wave]! [River-Suppressing Pearl]!
From the newly born Water Element treasure pearl, Lu Jun obtained a massive amount of information, and his expression turned to shock.
At this moment, the Water-Avoiding Pearl and the River-Suppressing Pearl resonated intensely, spiraling and intertwining within the Northern Heavy Star Sea. Both surfaces emitted a dark-mystic glow, their essential aura completely identical.
"So that's how it is…"
He finally understood. The so-called Water Buddha Beads were merely the exclusive artifact form created after Wu Ku refined the River-Suppressing Pearl, not the River-Suppressing Pearl's true appearance.
Every Water Element mage who refines the River-Suppressing Pearl obtains different effects, and the manifested form also differs. Ordinary people are unable to activate the River-Suppressing Pearl's core authority.
Doesn't it look familiar?
Back then, the Water-Avoiding Pearl bestowed upon him by Principal Xiao was exactly the same. It had been excavated by the other party from some ancient ruin. In his youth, it was used to contend against powerful enemies, but after advancing to Forbidden Curse it lost its usefulness, which was why it was given to Lu Jun. (Chapter 144)
Looking again at the way the two resonated with each other, it was obvious they were treasures of the same origin.
Now that Lu Jun had gathered both the Water-Avoiding Pearl and the River-Suppressing Pearl, he had already grasped most of the mystery.
A complete supreme treasure set consisted of three Water Element pearls: the Water-Avoiding Pearl, the River-Suppressing Pearl, and finally the Sea-Overturning Pearl!
The three treasure pearls could perfectly merge into a Water Element mage's body, solidifying into top-tier Water Element methods. It was said they originated from ancient innate spiritual objects, nurtured by the world itself.
The effects of the River-Suppressing Pearl were very simple. Like the Water-Avoiding Pearl, it also possessed three effect entries, with the first two being identical to those of the Water-Avoiding Pearl.
First, it increased the base power of Water Element magic by 1.5 times. Second, it could additionally store one reserve of Water Element magical energy, with capacity linked to cultivation at Super Tier, it reached the level of an immeasurable Star Sea of magic.
The key point was that the effects of the River-Suppressing Pearl and the Water-Avoiding Pearl could stack with each other.
At present, Lu Jun's Water Element was terrifying beyond measure. A 3× base power boost multiplied by 6× Northern Heavy Water allowed him to unleash 18× magic damage—far surpassing even a Heaven-grade Seed, while threefold magical energy reserves meant inexhaustible power.
The latter was still acceptable. Powerful talents and formidable artifacts could, after all, potentially achieve such a result.
The former, however, likely required a configuration of [Divine Seal Benediction] + [Greater Heaven-grade Seed] to reach this level.
Unfortunately, Lu Jun remembered that even Mo Fan, the most promising one, had never obtained a Heaven-grade Seed for his Lightning Element all the way until he proved the Dao as the Evil Sacred King. He remained capped at a 12× boost, with the 24× Super Tier magic never appearing—leaving it unknown whether it could ever touch the power of Forbidden Curse.
"So does this mean that, for the first time in history, a fully cultivated Super Tier can forcibly contend with Forbidden Curse? A Water Element that has completed the three-piece set has this potential, and a Metal Element with seven layers of Sacrificial Sword stacking does as well."
Lu Jun was stirred with excitement. By logic, the gap between Super Tier and Forbidden Curse was simply too vast. A fully cultivated Super Tier needed a Heaven-grade Seed to transform into a Half-Forbidden Curse, and advancing from Half-Forbidden Curse to Forbidden Curse was yet another staggering leap. Super Tier should never be able to collide head-on with Forbidden Curse.
But his Water Element and Metal Element were anything but ordinary.
He calmed himself and then examined the River-Suppressing Pearl's final effect.
If the keyword of the Water-Avoiding Pearl was "avoid"—enhancing Water Element resistance and ignoring Water Element magic and demon arts below the same level
Then the keyword of the River-Suppressing Pearl was "suppress"—suppressing rivers, lakes, and seas, approaching the Monarch-level authority of a Water Element Forbidden Domain. Wherever spiritual intent reached, all Water Element power could be sealed, with the upper limit of the ability tied to one's cultivation realm.
"Interesting."
Lu Jun suddenly thought of the Sea Demon Empire that would invade within two years. He intended to devour the undersea undead Empress of the Imperial Gauze Skeletons, which meant he was destined to confront the Pacific's ruler, the Cold Moon-Eyed Demon God(Sea Emperor).
That Demon God commanded two divine eyes, Tides and Vast Seas, both top-tier authorities of stirring wind and waves.
His River-Suppressing Pearl might prove helpful in such a confrontation, of course on the premise that his cultivation reached at least Forbidden Curse.
The upheaval within the Water Element Star Sea was not yet over. The River-Suppressing Pearl trembled violently, about to release its final surge of energy.
Lu Jun tightly locked his spiritual will onto the River-Suppressing Pearl, filled with anticipation, unsure whether he could successfully obtain even a portion of the Commanding Wind and Rain talent.
Buzz—buzz—buzz!
The dark-mystic water pearl spun, releasing indescribably profound fluctuations.
In an instant, a shocking transformation occurred to Lu Jun's body. Vast water vapor spilled outward, clouds and mist interweaving as dense white fog swallowed everything within a hundred-li radius in the blink of an eye. The celestial phenomena of the sky shifted—massive storm clouds layered and converged, thunder rumbling incessantly.
The next moment, torrential rain crashed down.
Across Peru, city residents felt something was off, but didn't think too deeply about it. They went about their business, merely grumbling a few words.
"Hey, didn't the weather forecast say clear skies all day? Why is it raining?"
"This is too sudden. This downpour is like a typhoon, how was there no warning at all?"
At this time, Lu Jun's senses were wondrous. His divine sense expanded without limit, using water vapor as a medium to merge into the rain filling the heavens—so much so that with a single thought, clouds and rain could cease.
"Water Calamity Talent—Commanding Wind and Rain!"
Lu Jun spoke slowly, reining in this mighty authority. The rain that had shrouded the Peruvian nation stopped outright.
The people immediately began discussing it among themselves. "Huh? This rain is strange, it stopped in less than a minute. I even brought an umbrella and raincoat when I went out."
He paid no attention to the outside world. Ecstatic, he sensed his Water Element Star Sea—he hadn't expended a single shred of magical energy. Commanding wind and rain felt like an instinct; with every gesture, heaven and earth responded.
The situation was even better than Lu Jun had imagined. He had fully accepted the Water Calamity Talent, completely solidifying it within his Water Element Star Sea.
Lu Jun carefully pondered the abilities of Commanding Wind and Rain. For someone like Wu Ku, inducing rainfall was merely the most basic application. If he presided over a nation, he could subtly regulate the world's water cycle, bringing harmony of wind and rain to nature itself.
It could truly be called the birth of an auspicious omen.
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