At this moment, the Mermaid Queen sat upright in disbelief, gazing far out into the distance.
Her daughter swam through the surging sea, sometimes stumbling and coughing up water as a huge wave crashed down on her.
Heh heh heh!
Other sea demons turned and watched this scene, mocking and belittling the young mermaid for her reckless bravery.
Lu Jun frowned and again triggered the cursed substance Blood Abyss, attempting to enter the Ascension State.
But inside his spiritual world, all six magical systems were dim. The demonic sacrificial runes on his body flickered faintly; no matter how he tried to activate them, his magic power was depleted.
Ascension is a burst method that lasts only a minute or two—unstoppable against High‑tier Mages, capable of instant kills. But when fighting a Monarch-tier creature, it's insufficient. Monarchs possess immense vitality; they can endure battles lasting days without issue.
"A real man must last longer," Lu Jun thought, preparing to break the seal on the Curse Star River and unleash the Ancient King Battle Robe.
Suddenly, the Mermaid Queen, surrounded and wounded, straightened her posture. Her beautiful visage took on a sacred aura. Brilliant strands of starlit water wove around her body, rising into glittering star points that gathered above her head into a star crown.
She wore a majestic crown on her head, her expression solemn and regal—like a true Queen. The star crown split into white and black segments, each reflecting the sun and moon. Behind her, the ocean surged endlessly.
Her aura soared. The brilliance of the sun, moon, and stars transformed into the most splendid, dreamlike gown draped across her graceful form—so radiant it looked like flame.
Buzz—Buzz—Buzz!
The surrounding sea demons recoiled in shock, thinking she was about to self-destruct.
But at the next moment, the Mermaid Queen's body shattered into a dazzling cosmic river. Countless shimmering filaments drifted outward and all converged upon Lu Jun's body.
"What is this…?"
Startled, Lu Jun felt the soft starlight-infused water streams permeating his limbs and flesh—like a gentle embrace from a loving wife.
Then he sensed a blazing soul—hot as the sun's core—force its way into his body, accompanied by immense source energy.
Elemental Possession!
He had been stirring up the Blood Abyss earlier, aiming to manifest the Black Emperor Form. In that moment, it seemed a nuclear reaction had been completed—feedback surged, and tremendous power erupted upward, shattering the surrounding storms and waves.
Instantly, water ripples dyed his clothes to a deep blue ceremonial robe with sun-moon-star patterns across his chest and the Northern Heavy Water totem emblazoned on the back.
His body became swathed in loops of dark water ribbons—the Supreme Divine Rings. A black-hole-like water vortex floated behind his head. And most strikingly, the sun-moon-star crowned atop his head added gravity and dignity to his cold, stern appearance.
Rumble—!
Lu Jun spread both arms wide, realization dawning. The water elemental spirit—the Mermaid Queen—had wielded a Water Seed called Tri‑Luminary Divine Water, infused with the power of sun, moon, and stars.
To breed Mermaid offspring, the seed must be placed on an island with abundant, temperate water and bathed in celestial light, otherwise it cannot break from its cocoon.
Its base form looks like water streams speckled with black-and-white star points.
Only at Commander level can the seed begin to activate its Solar Radiance or Lunar Eclipse forms. At Monarch level, all three forces can be perfectly controlled—granting overwhelming power far beyond ordinary beings.
Previously, the Mermaid Queen only used starlit water flow—not because of her injuries alone, but because the sea demon army had deployed a Dark Cloud Whirlpool enchantment, obscuring sun and moonlight and suppressing the seed's power.
"So that's how it is…"
Lu Jun muttered, though a smile curled on his lips. The Tri‑Luminary seed had been suppressed—but he held the fused element: his Northern Dark Heavy Water remained free of suppression.
With endless energy from the Mermaid Queen's possession supporting him, he could finally wield the full might of Northern Dark Heavy Water. No more fleeting bursts.
"Elemental Restriction Domain—Abyss of the Sea Returns to Ruin!"
Lu Jun overlooked the vast sea demon army and the two Monarch-tier opponents before him. He gathered immense magical energy, infusing it into the black vortex forming behind him.
With that final activation, the domain was elevated—briefly—as a Super-tier Restricted Zone.
Crash!
The black vortex flared outward, forming a somber halo around Lu Jun. He looked like a dark overlord born—regal and tyrannical, like the Emperor of the Yellow Springs.
Suddenly, a fractal black hole surfaced beneath his feet and began to expand. Fueled by the combined effects of Tide, Nether Force, and Mystic Gravity, it devoured everything in its path—erasing all in its wake.
The abyssal sea-eye absorbed calmly but with unstoppable force. Anything drawn into the vortex by its billion-ton pull was instantly oppressed by the Mystic Gravity, unable to move, and watched helplessly as their flesh and bones were corroded by the chilling Nether Force until nothing remained.
Hiss hiss hiss…
One by one, sea demons plunged into the void, disappearing into the vortex as black specks.
Roar! Shriek! The Crimson-Shell Dragon Lord Monarch and the Sea Witch Monarch were caught off-guard. Their massive forms pitched forward, half of their lower bodies swallowed by the abyss. They struggled fiercely.
The stormy sky, once dominated by the Water-Dragon Whirlpool, shifted in response to the massive collapse below. A new black hole formed in tandem—a realm of shadow and dread.
From above, hidden blades of wind, roaring thunder, and frenzied rain formed a dark sacrificial pit of horror…
Boom!
In the end, both Monarchs failed to resist. They sank into the swirling abyss, their bodies half submerged and relentlessly battered by spiraling Northern Dark Heavy Water.
Each drop of water was as hard as steel. Billions of droplets combined into monster waves, each carrying unimaginable force. Under repeated tidal cycles, they tore and crushed relentlessly.
Crack! The dragon monarch's shell was riddled with fractures and pitted by corrosive force.
The Sea Witch Monarch fared even worse. Coral reefs offered no protection. Its fragile flesh was ravaged; its lower seaweed tentacles were shredded asunder. Blood gushed in massive torrents—it was nearly bisected.
Seeing this, the two Monarchs panicked and powered up their final states, struggling desperately to break free.
The Dragon Monarch's bloodthirsty eyes bulged. Its segmented shell jolted as serrated spikes stretched out. From the gaps in its shell emitted blood-red evil light—overflowing with raw brute strength.
Ancient dragon motifs revived across its carapace, its dragon blood ignited. The lobster's shell morphed into living dragon totems, radiating majesty. Though injured, its battle strength soared. It raised its massive claws and, staggering away, struggled to escape the Abyssal Ruin zone.
On the other side, the Sea Witch Monarch had its eyes filled with distorted souls. It locked onto a single fleeing sea demon and absorbed countless souls into its host's mind.
Its massive body, however, was abandoned—visible as it sank into darkness and was utterly devoured.
When the chaos settled, both Monarchs were severely wounded. The Dragon Monarch's shell was nearly destroyed, revealing deep crimson flesh. The Sea Witch Monarch had lost its physical body entirely—existing now only as a collection of minds within its subordinate hive consciousness.
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