Lu Mei ruled out the Wind element as well. At present, she had only refined a Spirit Seed, which could not immediately boost her combat strength. That left Earth or Fire?
Beside her, Lu Jun heard that his sister was considering the Fire element. With Golden Burning Heart Flame, its power would double, directly reaching twelvefold. Coupled with Jiang Feng's possession, her strength would rise yet again.
He pondered instead. Fire was indeed not bad, but it inevitably leaned toward an extreme path. That, however, was not the main issue, there were plenty of powerhouses who thrived on a single trump card.
Take Mo Fan for example. If the Divine Seal Blessing were given to the Fire element, the Lightning element would certainly become relatively weak. Yet Divine Seal Blessing + Heavenly Seed Reigniting Fire + Monarch Flame Belle was still a combination worth imagining.
But his sister had no connection whatsoever with Jiang Feng—at most, it was merely a temporary hosting relationship. Jiang Feng herself bore certain karmic ties; her mother of the Yan Clan might not be willing to let her daughter follow Lu Mei indefinitely.
Lu Jun spoke up, "Choose Wind. I have a Wind-element Heavenly Seed. Or choose Earth, I know someone who can refine your Rock Seed into a Heavenly-grade Devouring Seed."
The former referred to the Death Wind Scythe Heavenly Seed stored within the Ancient Abyss, while the latter referred to the Earth-element Na Crystal from Rock City.
Hearing this, Lu Mei froze for a moment, then decided to trust her brother unconditionally. She used the Wind element to bear the Divine Seal Blessing, as it was also the only element in which she had already mastered Super-tier magic.
Buzz—buzz—buzz!
With a thought, Lu Jun caused the goddess phantom behind him to bloom with sacred blessing radiance. Countless threads of light descended and sank into his sister's brow.
Suddenly, within her spiritual world, Lu Mei saw the azure Wind-element Star Sea covered by a mysterious radiance, appearing and disappearing intermittently, extremely unstable.
He reminded her, "Hurry and absorb this energy and solidify it completely. Otherwise, it will gradually dissipate over time."
Hearing this, Lu Mei knew the matter was urgent. Without exchanging pleasantries with her brother, she turned and sat cross-legged on the bed to meditate.
Immediately afterward, Lu Jun manipulated the divine soul phantom behind him and bestowed the blessing upon his own Metal element.
Within the pitch-black universe, a vast and surging platinum-white river was swept up by mysterious radiance. At its center, a black-gold sword seal was tainted with sacred aura.
Buzz—buzz—buzz!
The Athena divine soul behind Lu Jun faded away. Sensing his Metal-element star river, he discovered that it started with a threefold base power increase. Once it fully solidified after a month, it should be slightly stronger than Mo Fan's.
The siblings both entered seclusion, seizing every moment to absorb the energy.
Time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
The massive commotion Lu Jun caused in Africa gradually subsided. After repeatedly inviting Lu Jun without success, the Super-tier upper echelon of the Cape of Good Hope Magic Association gave up, saving themselves the trouble of futile efforts.
The peaceful days passed just like that.
Until one day, Lu Jun awakened.
The moment he opened his eyes, an unmatched sharp aura surged upward from his body. His entire form was shrouded in a layer of platinum radiance, almost piercing the heavens.
His face filled with excitement. The effect of the Divine Seal Blessing on his Metal element far exceeded expectations. Aside from the supreme treasure Death Medallion, whose Pharaoh's Spring locked down the dissipation of mysterious power, there was also assistance from the divine soul within the Healing element.
Compared to Mo Fan, his conditions could only be described as heaven-defying.
The Divine Seal Blessing ultimately solidified with a base power amplification of 2.5 times!
2.5 times!
What did that mean? The Metal element had completely taken off.
One had to know that Lu Jun's White Tiger Pendant Totem Artifact also granted base power amplification. Combined together, that amounted to 4.5 times base power. Then, multiplied by a layer of Sword Sacrifice effect, he currently possessed a total of 9 times power amplification.
Because base power used multiplication, while Sword Sacrifice used addition—each layer of the latter equaled an additional onefold increase. Thus, 4.5 × 2 = 9!
Seeing this, Lu Jun was high-spirited. The pure killing power of his Metal element had likewise reached the Super-tier tier. Now, among Super-tier mages, his Curse, Psychic, Water, and Metal elements were all firmly in the trump-card echelon.
At this point, all the accumulated foundations he had built before the National Government were essentially fully digested.
All that remained was the Void Token from the Saint Kai Altar Magic Association in Australia, which could grant entry into the Nirvana Sacred Land to break through to Super-tier, with a success rate as high as seventy to eighty percent.
Lu Jun had already made his decision. With such a powerful amplification in the Metal element, breaking through to Super-tier would only be like adding wings to a tiger.
"At present, only Summoning, Space-Time, Life, and Death cannot reach Super-tier in the short term."
He calculated for a moment and realized that these four systems were not urgent. For the latter two, with the Parthenon divine soul and the Ancient King Armor Robe, not to mention Super-tier, even Forbidden Curse was completely secure.
As for the former two, Summoning could be improved by searching the Summoning Plane and raising the cultivation of summoned beasts, while Space-Time required seeking out the Space-Time Eye in Peru.
Lu Jun had not forgotten that he had obtained a trace of the Space-Time Eye's imprint, giving him the qualification to inherit its great power.
"This works out perfectly, go to Peru along the way, then head west to Australia, and afterward return to Jiuzhou."
Lu Jun thought to himself. The National Government training route just happened to follow this same path, circling the globe once. Now, his return to Jiuzhou followed it as well.
Only this time, he would be returning as a dignified Super-tier mage, sweeping everything aside like thunder, unrivaled wherever he went.
At the same time, his sister Lu Mei also ended her seclusion. She opened her beautiful eyes, smiling brightly, clearly having gained a great deal.
Seeing this, Lu Jun hurriedly asked, "How did it go?"
In a good mood, Lu Mei replied, "Wind element, 1.7 times amplification. My combat strength has increased quite a bit."
Hearing this, Lu Jun nodded. Indeed, it was very good, only inferior to Mo Fan, essentially the limit achievable through conventional means.
As the siblings emerged from seclusion, Jun Ya Jin stared at them with a resentful look and said faintly, "Another month without seeing either of you."
Lu Jun felt a little embarrassed and said generously, "Sorry. When we return to Jiuzhou, I'll arrange a Star Sea Heavenly Vein for you. I'm not short on money."
As for the Divine Seal Blessing, he was rather hesitant. Jun Ya Jin had worked hard these days—even without merit, there was still toil and she was probably trustworthy.
If it really came down to it, Lu Jun could temporarily bestow the blessing power upon her, binding it to Jun Ya Jin's body and soul, leaving no fear of betrayal.
Jun Ya Jin had long since become an old salted fish. She waved her hand dismissively and said, "Forget it. Boss, just say it straight, where's the next stop?"
Lu Jun coughed lightly. "Go buy three plane tickets to Peru."
There was no other way. With Secretary Qingyu not by his side, he could only have Jun Ya Jin run errands. Fortunately, she handled things in an orderly manner, which was quite reassuring.
Very soon, the three of them boarded a plane and set off.
The moment Lu Jun left the Cape of Good Hope, the heavy atmosphere hanging over the entire African continent was swept away. Whether demons or humans, all let out a sigh of relief.
On the plane, Lu Jun looked down at the vast grasslands below and thought that he would return again next time. When enough power had been accumulated, he would point directly at the Khufu Empire, he would not even spare the corpse of the Mother Medusa.
After all, they were the first generation of Curse and Psychic mages; there were surely many secrets to be found.
He had already quietly planted marks on both Apas and Euryale, allowing him to keep track of their conditions at all times.
In the capital of Peru, inside a mysterious Buddhist church, several figures gathered together, roughly divided into two factions.
One side was led by Wu Ku, surrounded by members of the Black Vatican. The other side consisted of several Super-tier mages with imposing auras.
If any local Peruvian were present, they would certainly be shocked. Every one of these people occupied a high-ranking position and frequently appeared in the news.
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