On the vast sea surface, Lu Jun breathed rapidly. The black vortex of the sea-eye covering over a hundred miles slowly dissipated—its devouring gravity halted, and the raging tidal currents finally subsided.
A wave of weakness washed through his body—his sun‑moon‑star crown faint and unstable—because the fused Mermaid Queen's original power had plummeted.
It couldn't be helped. The Mermaid Queen had been severely wounded during the pursuit. Now that he unleashed Abyss of the Sea Returns to Ruin, nearly draining her completely.
Lu Jun felt a deep sense of dissatisfaction—his raw strength was limited; he had often relied on external force, unable to fully unleash his future battle power. He longed for a fierce three‑day battle, a proper showdown. If he had maintained that Abyss domain just a bit longer, he might have instantly killed both Monarchs.
Still, he had another way. He looked up at the sky. The vortex's pulling force had literally torn the black cloud storm apart—dense clouds scattered, and the morning sunlight broke through the gaps, scattering golden light across the sea.
The surging sea was suddenly covered in a golden veil; the water's hue shifted from deep blue to a jade clarity, waves glimmering as though no longer so ominous.
With the sun's brilliance, Lu Jun felt a powerful feedback from the Tri‑Luminary Divine Water.
Buzz … buzz … buzz!
Lu Jun stood solemn and majestic. Arms outstretched, his shining crown shimmered. The sun‑pattern on his brow expanded, turning the star‑speckled light around him into a golden solar crown.
In the next moment, the morning light strained through the heavens like a radiant pillar, enveloping him. Layers of dark water ribbons turned milky white—holy and luminous—making him resemble a deity.
He had triggered the Tri‑Luminary Divine Water – Solar Radiance Form.
Lu Jun now felt the terrifying power of this heavenly water seed—an innate gift of the Water Spirit race—accumulated over years. It was certainly no weaker than a perfected devouring seed.
All three forms carry multiple special effects: the Solar Radiance merges water's gentleness with blazing sunlight into sacred water. Solar Water boasts unmatched healing power and, most terrifyingly, overwhelms Fire and Light magic—turning such energies into its own fuel.
Unfortunately, the one limitation: it requires an environment with a great sun or open sky to activate. That explained why the sea demon army had deliberately blocked the clouds, trapping the Mermaid Queen and suppressing her seed's power.
Now, Lu Jun felt that warm water soul energy visibly regenerating—stronger by the moment—as though a sun had been planted within him, amplifying the originally bestowed force.
He re‑sustained his Black Sovereign Form, empowered by limitless energy from the Mermaid Queen's possession. His aura soared, filling the heavens and earth.
The two Monarchs looked at Lu Jun—shining like a sun‑god—and trembled. Yet their orders were absolute: the Water Spirit must be eradicated—even if it meant dying to delay rescue.
"You're heading straight to death."
Lu Jun smirked coldly. He had no intention to delay further. This battle would be swift and decisive.
Splash! As the solar crown disappeared, he reverted to his peak form. With starry water vapor surging skyward like cosmic rivers, he struck with a divine punch.
The torrent shattered downward like stellar waters, shadow-dark at its base, filled with countless white pinpoints shining like stars. These starlight pearls—collected essence of sun, moon, and star gathered by the Water Queen—erupted on impact like explosions, with a "burst" attribute. In critical moments, they shatter into the purest energy and restore magic power.
Lu Jun's command over the Water Spirit grew ever surer—he realized the Water Spirit race was perfectly suited to him. The Tri‑Luminary Divine Water clearly surpassed the Flame Princess race for Mo Fan. Multi‑faceted, its special effects rival devouring seeds.
Indeed—the ocean covers over seventy percent of the planet, and its lifeforms inhabit three dimensions: shallow seas, deep seas, and beyond. Marine demonic species outnumber land ones ten‑fold, competitions are fierce. Water Spirits face countless natural enemies. Innate talent alone isn't enough—they must continuously refine abilities and self-evolve to stand firm.
Roar! The surface sparkled with cosmic energy as the starwater struck both Monarchs—majestic and resplendent.
The Crimson-Shell Dragon Lord Monarch roared in fury. Blood light illuminated its body covered in crimson dragon patterns, and an overwhelming surge of blood energy and brute force burst forth, shattering massive swathes of the ocean and violently opening a vacuum zone, making the sea appear to have a chunk gouged out when viewed from above.
Even so, under the surging bombardment of the galactic waterfall, its carapace was soon shattered. Countless white dots exploded, smashing its body into fragments. Flesh and blood splattered everywhere, grotesque wounds riddled its body, and half its form was crushed.
This part of the sea turned crimson.
As for the Sea Witch Demon Monarch, it shrieked shrilly. Wisps of ghost souls poured out from its seven orifices, twisting into dense clusters and self-detonating one after another.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Up in the sky above the sea, distorted whirlpools emerged one after another, overlapping into a psychic storm that swept in all directions, violently clashing with the descending vast galactic light, mutually canceling each other out.
Lu Jun's expression was ice-cold. He continued to unleash dazzling star rivers, momentum soaring, as if he had moved an entire sea of starlight to bombard the two demon monarchs.
Even so, the two monarchs of the Sea Demon Empire still struggled tenaciously, trying to break free from this terrifying onslaught.
Just as Lu Jun was preparing to press on, he suddenly paused and looked toward the distance.
Thousands of kilometers away, the sky and sea had turned murky. Towering white peaks abruptly emerged, looming imposingly. A terrifying aura of resentment surged forth, shattering swathes of space, rushing forward with an earth-shaking momentum.
Within a few breaths, it closed in to within five hundred kilometers.
"That is..."
Lu Jun looked carefully, utterly shocked. This wasn't a glacier at all—it was clearly a mountain range of endless white bones churning and crashing, forming a super bone tsunami bearing down upon them.
Reinforcements from the Sea Demon Army were approaching!
Screeech! Below, the two monarchs who had been suffering immensely seemed to sense it as well and let out excited shrieks.
He glanced down. The two gigantic figures had half their bodies ground to dust under the starlight sea, yet they were still barely clinging to life.
Seeing this, Lu Jun could only sigh helplessly and temporarily spare the two demon monarchs.
At this moment, rescuing the Water-element Spirit was enough. A direct clash with the Sea Demon Empire was unwise.
The distant bone tsunami was moving too swiftly. What had once been a thin white line at the edge of the horizon now filled the entire field of vision in a blink.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
Lu Jun was startled and dared not hesitate any longer. He sketched out a spatial constellation, and with the aid of the Mermaid Monarch, transformed it into a starry dome, condensing into a beam of light that pierced through the void, transcending away and vanishing on the spot.
Moments later, the bone tsunami filled this entire sea region like a vast flood. Between sky and sea, everything darkened. Murderous energy surged, and demonic might shook the world.
Billions of skeletons flooded the area like seawater, covering hundreds of kilometers, even crashing violently into the sky.
In the end, it seemed as if the entire world had been dragged into an abyss of hell, with mountains of bones and seas of corpses, sending chills down the spine and suffocating all hope!
A towering skeletal giant stood among them, surrounded by endless tidal waves of bones.
Its form was majestic. Compared to it, the massive bodies of the two monarchs looked frail like infants. The Crimson-Shell Dragon Lord Monarch and the Demonic Trench Specter Fiend Monarch both trembled.
If Lu Jun were here, he would surely recall that this signature ability belonged to none other than the future star of the ocean invasion—Skeleton Sea King!
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