Apas showed no mercy when facing her own kin—decisive and ruthless in slaughter, she cut down two or three Monarchs in one breath, severely wounding the Harpy Medusa's forces.
On the horizon, her sister Lu Mei's battlefield also reached a conclusion. Euryale appeared dead, and the Pharaoh behind the Pyramid was unwilling to continue lending support, withdrawing the nether power.
Yet Lu Mei's face remained cold and imposing. Refusing to let go, she pursued relentlessly. Behind her, the wings of a sky-shrouding Fire Phoenix spread open. As she crossed the firmament, a vast and scorching mark of death was left across the heavens, and she alone extinguished the mirage phantom of the pyramid.
"Damn it!"
In the unseen depths, it seemed a great existence roared in furious anger.
Moments later, the two women descended from midair. Lu Mei's demeanor was intimate, standing very close to Lu Jun, while Apas remained far away, watching the siblings with wary eyes, afraid the pair might conveniently eliminate her as well.
Lu Mei smiled with ease, her pale jade hand unfolding as a cyan whirlwind lifted a giant High-Leg Spider, its belly round and swollen, looking timid and frightened.
She said, "I found this thing in the center of the pyramid mirage. It looked like it was propping up the entire system's operation. I don't know what use it has."
Hearing this, Lu Jun shifted his attention. Sensing that the spider's body contained vast and boundless spirit energy like an ocean, he couldn't help revealing a look of pleasant surprise. "Sis, your luck is truly good. This has tremendous use."
"The High-Leg Spider can be slain to extract its heart and lungs, which can be forged into a Star Sea Magical Artifact. The pure essence stored inside is the supreme treasure that undead mages dream of."
Lu Jun recognized this creature from the original work. Mo Fan had once entered the interior of Khufu Pyramid, where an identical High-Leg Spider was obtained by Mu Bai and refined into a Star Sea Magical Artifact.
Egypt's pyramids were extremely mysterious—akin to factories processing death aura. The Pharaoh launched wars to plunder living corpses, souls, resentment, and death aura. Through layers of procedures carried out by undead subordinates, they hammered these energies into pure nether qi to nourish the Pharaoh's own body, privileges reserved only for Monarch-level undead.
Lu Jun was excited. After several grand battles, the White Tiger Pendant had accumulated abundant spirit essence. Now adding this pure nether qi, he feared the Metal element and Space-Time element would have enough to break into Advanced Fourth Level, while his sister would gain a long-term Star Sea Magical Artifact, allowing cultivation to soar rapidly.
Thinking of spirit essence, Lu Jun turned his gaze toward the Harpy Medusa corpse. The charming yet aloof girl Apas had already stationed herself beside it.
She noticed Lu Jun's stare and said calmly, "She isn't dead. Euryale inherited the Harpy Queen's bloodline and wields a power of unrivaled deceit. Long before your final strike, she had silently fled."
Lu Jun frowned deeply. "Then what did I slay?"
The White Tiger Pendant had indeed failed to collect Monarch spirit, yet the Tai'a Sword's solidified Sacrificial Sword effect was unmistakably real.
"It was her true body," Apas said with regret. "Euryale abandoned her flesh and performed soul reincarnation. Perhaps she escaped within one of those few Medusas that just scattered."
Lu Jun sighed, "Worthy of a Great Monarch—indeed not so easily killed."
Apas hurried to add, "But this method must have gravely wounded her, dropping her power to the lowest valley."
Lu Jun glanced at Apas, understanding her implication. He laughed lightly. "That's none of my affair."
His trip had already borne abundant fruits. The Taibai Xinjing vein was thoroughly refined, African matters settled. It was time to depart. He remained somewhat wary of Khufu. All pyramids in Egypt had grown more active—likely reviving. If he drew the Forbidden Curse Emperor's attention, gains would not be worth the cost.
Apas remained dissatisfied but helpless.
For Lu Jun, the current result was perfect—Euryale, who even forsook her body, could no longer threaten him, while weak Apas would be forced to join hands with them to counter the eldest sister Cessna, preventing mutual destruction and outsiders reaping rewards.
Thus it happened to form restraint—just enough to maintain balance.
The power of deceit forged chains across heaven and earth. No matter how distorted Western rumors became, the ending on the Cairo battlefield was firm.
Metal qi swirled through the wilderness, merging into the spirit seas of the siblings, and the future path of refining the Star Sea Heavenly Vein gradually unfolded.
Sacrificial Sword triggered—Metal element strength doubled!
Lu Jun felt the spider's pure essence resonate with the White Tiger Pendant, spiritual membranes trembling again.
He laughed, "Good, Sis, your Star Sea Magical Artifact will secure endless growth."
The siblings stood near while Apas kept distant, watching nervously as Metal brilliance slowly constrained the surroundings.
Hence a proper containment was established.
At last, the scene settled with checks and balances, neither too strong nor too weak.
"Buzz—Metal element Advanced Fourth Level approaching."
Lu Jun mused inwardly, this was the genuine refinement formed by the Tai'a Sword, impossible to falsify.
Apas snorted yet listened helplessly.
Thus it happened to form restraint.
The siblings tidied up the battlefield. With a thought from Lu Jun, the Monarch remaining in the giant snake corpse had not yet dispersed. One by one black arrows pierced out from the body surface, returning to the spiritual universe where the Curse Star Sea rose and fell.
After that the two left with long strides and returned to the Cape of Good Hope.
As soon as Lu Jun reached the Magic Association of Cape of Good Hope, the whole city fell into shock and excitement. A full-cultivation Super-tier vice president personally greeted him, solemnly thanking him for the help.
Lu Jun didn't care to deal with these politicians. Where had they been earlier? He ignored them completely and headed straight to the rented meditation chamber to cultivate, leaving the high-level members with ashen faces.
Jun Yaojin quietly returned. With curious eyes she looked Lu Jun up and down, her expression complicated, unable to imagine what height the new boss had reached.
She had grown up in Europe listening to Euryale Harpy Medusa's fierce fame. When she was young her parents often frightened her—disobedient girls would be caught by the Harpy Medusa and have their beautiful skins cut open.
Lu Jun felt uncomfortable under such gaze and decided to enter seclusion. He wished to adjust his condition and let the Water element break into Super-tier, having suppressed it long enough.
The sister Lu Mei was the same. She only had the Super-tier Wind element fully controlled, while the Fire element's Super-tier spells were still far out of reach.
Three days and nights later.
Inside the meditation chamber, Lu Jun took a deep breath and pulled out a brilliant transparent light mass, like a sealed Milky Way with countless stars glittering, containing the vast energy of a boundless Star Sea.
This was the Star Sea Heavenly Vein!
He was confident to use it to break the Water element into super level. His path so far had laid incomparably solid foundation. He had already stacked the tide effect to the summit and even pre-controlled the extraordinary force—Northern Underworld Qi Sea.
Booming.
Lu Jun closed eyes to cultivate, refining the rich magical energy from Star Sea Heavenly Vein. The aura around body soared higher and higher as surging true water burst out from inside him.
Inside the meditation chamber the vapor of water filled everywhere. A mass of black fog thundered and pierced through the magic formation's restraint, spreading outside. The air became sticky and heavy; chilling energy flowed with terrifying erosion power.
Walls of one by one solid meditation chambers specially built by the Magic Association showed cratered traces, making people cry in disbelief.
Some mages were carelessly affected—light injuries for some; others were pressed on the spot by the mountain-like water fog.
For a moment the Magic Association fell into chaos. Many shouted, "What in the world happened?!"
Lu Jun ignored the outside movement. Sister had already exited seclusion and knew he was at the crucial moment; she could protect him completely.
Splashing.
His whole body became glittering and transparent, washed by enormous water aura, almost transforming into water. His two kidneys shone, sending out black jade luster. The lights gathered in the center—where the Qi Sea dantian lay.
Clearly aiming for the Super-tier Star Sea and extraordinary force to be controlled simultaneously.
Lu Jun's spiritual universe experienced drastic transformation. The black Star River expanded madly, smashing through an insurmountable heavenly moat, pouring out in torrents and converting into vast ocean and marsh, surging and rolling.
Water element breakthrough—Super-Tier Star Sea!
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