Black Dragon Emperor, Treachery / Deal ...

The Night Thunder Dream Beast nodded. Now that it was at the Grand Commander level, it was time to consider breaking through the shackles of its bloodline and advancing to the level of a Monarch.

However, it can still be honed at the leadership level, and once it reaches its peak and can no longer advance, it can seek out a treasure to be promoted to monarch in one go.

Chapter 387 The Black Dragon Emperor, Assassination

The Demon Beast from the Commander-level to the Monarch Level for demons is much greater, making it far more difficult than the previous two thresholds.

The same principle applies to sorcerers. High-level to Super Rank Star Sea Vein are not very effective. Only those with great opportunities and great luck can succeed. They can only break through by absorbing the purest and most vast energy of nature and using external forces.

The Demon Beast are even worse. The Night Thunder Dream Beast clan has a noble bloodline, ranking among the top below the monarch, but over the years, few of its members have found Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to elevate their status to monarch level. They have all remained at the commander level until their deaths.

Why is it that we often encounter Advancement Period servants and Advancement Period warriors in the world, but rarely Advancement Period leaders?

Those who succeeded ascended directly to the rank of monarch, while those Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were relegated to the rank of Advancement Period commanders, with no chance of encountering a second such opportunity.

Rumble!

The Night Thunder Dream Beast ventured deep into a vast expanse of dazzling, dim yellow lightning, silently bathing in its light. Its black and white fur was charred black by the dense lightning strikes, and streaks of blood appeared on its skin.

It remained unmoved by all of this; regardless of whether the monarch's opportunity arrived, it was always right to make all the necessary preparations beforehand.

Seeing this from afar, Asha Ruiya was overjoyed. She said, "Spirit Seed and Soul Seed both possess sentience and are not easily contained in special containers. Your Summoned Beast, through its refinement of the Lightning Element, will gradually tame the Tyrant's Savage Thunder, making it easier to take away then."

Lu Jun smiled and nodded, knowing that in the original story, Mo Fan also went through a great deal of effort to subdue the Tyrant's Savage Thunder, and even used Demon Element.

At the same time, seeing the appearance of the Night Thunder Dream Beast reminded him of the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Abyss of Calamity he had inherited, where a vast dark energy lurked, along with thousands of years of human Warm Spring.

It's practically tailor-made for dream beasts; if they stay a while longer, their ascension to monarch status will be just around the corner.

A few days later, the black-purple lightning on Night Thunder Dream Beast's body turned into a restrained black-yellow, full of a savage aura, a sign of the enhancement of its lightning species.

As for Tyrant's Savage Thunder's imposing aura, it had already subsided, transforming into a small sun of thunder that rose and fell on the mountaintop.

He stepped forward and took it in, then summoned Night Thunder Dream Beast back to the dimensional world.

Demon Beast are different from mages. They are physically strong and can hone their bodies through extreme training, gradually mastering the Spirit Seed and Soul Seed. As for the powerful creatures of the monarch, they possess the Heavenly Seed.

"I've finished receiving my payment. Now, what's up?"

Lu Jun asked calmly, though he had already anticipated it. The Triangular Dimensional Mirror in the space could be activated at any time, Space Magic was brewing, and the anchor point had already been set up a hundred miles away.

"Follow me!"

Asha Ruiya didn't say much. After taking away the Tyrant's Savage Thunder, there was still a long way to go ahead at the top of the mountain.

The two moved swiftly, reaching the end of the corridor. The sheer cliff at the very top resembled a ladder to heaven with no support, and looking down, they were shrouded in thick white mist and clouds.

Even so, Lu Jun still witnessed a shocking scene. Through a gap in the sea of clouds, he saw a vast expanse of black rooftops, layer upon layer, stretching and writhing like some kind of living thing.

Rumble!

Suddenly, the vast sea of clouds sank down, the air currents in all directions opened up, the gap grew larger and larger, and the black mountain ridge drew closer and closer, stirring up a massive wave of air, causing the Tyrant Mountain Range to tremble.

Thick, black, crystalline scales, glossy, menacing ridge spikes—a dragon's back, even more magnificent and enormous than the Totem Mysterious Snake's body, emerges.

Asha Ruiya's breathing quickened as she rapidly sketched the spatial constellation, having already abandoned her plan to trick Lu Jun, and prepared to take him away.

Unexpectedly, just as her body began to shimmer with silver light and the void rippled, she saw the man beside her chuckle, take out a strange Magic Tool from his robes, and abruptly disappear, running away.

"They escaped?! They escaped!!"

Asha Ruiya's head was about to explode, and she cursed, "A spatial treasure?! Lu Jun, you're shameless!"

The next instant, her figure also disappeared, and silver fragments scattered Long Cliff.

Before Lu Jun left, he vaguely saw a giant black claw that blotted out the sky and reached out from the sea of clouds, like a real dragon swimming in the clouds and reaching out its claws, domineering and incomparable.

Rumble!

Wherever the dragon's giant claw passed, the void shattered inch by inch. The sky above Tyrant Mountain Range was even sheared off, and rolling mudslides slid down the magnificent slope.

In an instant, Lu Jun's figure appeared a hundred kilometers away, his head spinning and his vision swirling.

He caught his breath and muttered to himself, "Is this the might of a true dragon? Thankfully, he's just a legitimate Emperor."

Then, Lu Jun shook his head. The Black Dragon Emperor is the only existing true dragon in existence, and he is a close friend of Parthenon's Holy Son Wen Tai, despite their age difference.

Unfortunately, Su Lu from Asia intervened in the future, turning this black dragon into a mentally challenged being forcibly bound to a contract.

Having obtained the Tyrant's Savage Thunder, Lu Jun surveyed the surrounding terrain and followed the path back on his own. As for Asha Ruiya, he had never worried about her.

Jokingly speaking, given the relationship between the Black Dragon Emperor and Wen Tai, there's no danger at all. In fact, Asha Ruiya even played on the Black Dragon Emperor's back when she was a child.

After a journey of several hours, Lu Jun returned to Venice. Suddenly, a thought struck him, "That's right, that thing must have happened."

However, this was none of his business, so he was too lazy to get involved. Besides, Mo Fan hadn't gone off to the Tyrant Mountain Range with Asha Ruiya this time, but had stayed in Venice, so he should be fine.

Meanwhile, on a bridge in Venice.

Mu Ningxue's silver hair cascaded down her back, her pretty face covered in frost, exuding an aura as if everything was frozen in time.

She stared coldly at Elder Mu Clan, Nan Rongni, and Mu Tingying across from her, looking at their ugly faces and listening to their disgusting stories.

Just at this most desperate moment, a loud shout rang out from afar, "Xuexue, are you alright?"

Upon hearing these words, Mu Ningxue felt a surge of warmth and gratitude.

Mo Fan arrived quickly, landing on the bridge and standing shoulder to shoulder with Mu Ningxue. He glared at the three people opposite him and shouted, "You old bastards, you bitches, how dare you team up to frame members of the National Government! What is your punishment?!"

Upon hearing this, Nan Rongni's face twisted in pain, and she screamed, "Heh heh, Mo Fan, don't interfere, or the Mu Clan will kill you too!"

The two groups were locked in a stalemate and began to fight.

The reason is simple: Mu Ningxue has a Natal Magic Tool, the contracted Ice Bow, which is also her cheat code, Magic Tool that will be able to shoot down Emperor in the future.

Originally belonging to the Mu Clan, this bow was so powerful and difficult to control that the artisan of bow making came into being.

Mu Ningxue and her mother were both bow breeders, and her Ice Element talent and cultivation originated from this.

Now that the bow is ready, its owner Mu Clan, plans to take it out and give it to Nan Rongni of the Nanrong Family.

Those whose Ice Bow are taken away will either lose all their cultivation or be on the verge of death. This is an enemy that obstructs the path to enlightenment, and there is no room for compromise.

Enraged, Mo Fan immediately killed all three of them.

Chapter 388 Buying and Selling

The next day, Lu Jun saw five people at the hotel: Feng Li, Nan Rongni, Mu Tingying, Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, all tutors from the National Academy.

Nan Rongni and Mu Tingying were in a miserable state, their skin torn and charred, completely devoid of the spirited and beautiful young women they once were. They looked at Mo Fan with fear in their eyes.

Feng Li's face was grim. He coldly swept his gaze over the group and shouted, "Look at yourselves! Do you even have the demeanor of members of the National Government? Frame your teammates, engage in deadly infighting in private, you've completely disgraced us!"

"International media are now making wild guesses and flocking to the scene, and domestic public opinion is about to explode."

When all the National Team members arrived, their expressions varied upon seeing the situation.

Lu Jun glanced at Nan Rongni and Ni, and said something fair, "Mentor, I think the China Team doesn't need players who harm their teammates. If this isn't severely punished, who will be willing to serve the country in the future? Won't the members of the National Team from previous years be suspicious of each other?!"

He calmly said, "One must know that those who start something will inevitably follow suit. What has been done will surely be done again, and what has happened before will surely happen again."

Speaking as the National Mansion Captain, his words carried immense weight, and his reasoning was sound, immediately persuading Feng Li.

Originally, Feng Li considered the influence of the Nanrong Family and the Mu Clan and wanted to raise the issue high and then lower it gently, but this trend could not be encouraged.

Adding to the fact that Lu Jun's Lu Family affair before his training at the National Government had angered the higher-ups and led to reforms to the National Government system, Nan Rongni and Mu Tingying were essentially going against the grain and couldn't even protect their powerful backers.

Feng Li made up his mind, but still had a doubt and asked, "Nan Rongni is our National Team's only Healing System and Blessing System Mage, and she plays an important role in tactics. If we lose her, the team will be too weak."

Upon hearing this, Nan Rongni's dejected face, covered in ashes, suddenly lifted, and a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes.

She screamed, "Yes, yes, without my Healing System, you'll definitely have problems with member rotations and injury recovery!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jun remained silent, quietly sketching Star Chart and summoning the Mermaid Holy Spirit.

Splash!

Amidst the gathering of water vapor, the babbling of springs, and the misty rain, a graceful figure emerges, riding the waves. The Mermaid's pretty face is alluring, her long hair is wet, like a beauty emerging from a bath, clad only in a star-studded fishtail dress.

Just as everyone was wondering, Lu Jun calmly commanded, "Sunlight Mode!"

In an instant, the starlight-studded water around the Mermaid maiden gradually receded, transforming into milky-white holy water. Her luminous dress changed into a pure white long dress. Suddenly, she reached out, and wisps of milky-white water enveloped the two heavily injured women.

In Nan Rongni's terrified and desperate eyes, her charred and festering skin miraculously healed rapidly, layers of dead skin peeled off to reveal tender flesh, and then returned to fair skin.

To kill someone is to destroy their spirit. Use Healing System to heal the wounds inflicted by Mo Fan's counterattack, and then prove the futility of your position.

Lu Jun looked at Feng Li: "And now?"

"Wonderful!" Feng Li exclaimed, clapping his hands. "This healing effect is comparable to that of a high-level Healer Mage!"

He was also a person who hated evil, and he wouldn't mind banishing Nan Rongni to the mortal world if he had the choice.

"No!" Nan Rongni screamed, trying to grasp at the last straw, and said in a panic, "I still have the Blessing Element, that's right, my Blessing Element can greatly enhance the team's combat power."

Seeing this, Lu Jun sneered. When Feng Li looked over, he said domineeringly, "Look at our team's configuration, do we need this much combat power?"

"Excellent! Excellent! What ambition!"

Feng Li laughed, then solemnly ordered, "From today onwards, Nan Rongni and Mu Tingying are removed from the National Government's official roster, and their vacancies will be filled by promotions from the National Government's guard team."

Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue's expressions softened slightly, and they were overjoyed. They smiled at Lu Jun and said, "Thank you."

Lu Jun shook his head. When he went to the Lu Family to demand an explanation, Mo Fan followed without saying a word. He was just saying a few words of justice, nothing more.

He looked at Mo Fan and Mu Ningxue, their shoulders pressed together, and gave a meaningful smile.

Mo Fan really struck gold this time. He stayed in Venice, played the hero, and stepped in to save Mu Ningxue when she was most vulnerable, seizing the opportunity to win her over.

Hmm, you know, Mo Fan had been slow to make progress on his strategy to win over Mu Ningxue because he lacked the experience of the trip to Golden Forest City. Now he has made up for it.

After the National Government members' meeting ended, Mo Fan approached them, looking quite troubled, and said, "I was fighting Mu Yingting just now, and I was almost frozen by her Soul Ice."

"Sigh, now every member of the National Government has Soul Seed. Although my cultivation in both Lightning Fire and Fire is high, without Soul Seed, it's hard to create a significant gap. Ironically, I have the funds, but I haven't heard a single word about Lightning Soul Seed."

Lu Jun smiled, finally taking the bait, and suddenly said, "Lightning Soul Seed? I have one!"

"Oh, oh, oh." Mo Fan nodded, then suddenly realized what he had just said, and overjoyed, he quickly asked, "Old Lu, what did you just say? You have news about Lightning Soul Seed?"

"This isn't news, it's the actual product."

Seeing this, Lu Jun's lips curled into a smile. He had already figured out how to deal with the Tyrant's Savage Thunder when he got his hands on it. Anyway, it was all a transaction, and selling it to someone else was no different from selling it to Mo Fan.

Moreover, Mo Fan's acquisition of the Tyrant's Savage Thunder greatly increased his strength, which is also good news for the Huaxia National Team.

After all, without Nan Rongni's Healing System, their team's margin for error has plummeted. They must possess absolute combat power to crush their opponents with overwhelming force.

"Six times the increase, Lightning Element domain, additional special effect [Tyrant's Sanction]!"

At this moment, after learning the news, Mo Fan's face lit up with joy, and he said with a sly grin, "Old Lu, we've been friends for years, how about you give me a lower price?"

"Oh~, a flat price of one billion!"

Lu Jun nodded in realization, then made a cold offer.

"Huh?!" Mo Fan opened his mouth, rubbed his hands together, and began his bargaining spree.

After several rounds of negotiation, Lu Jun sold the item to Mo Fan for 800 million, which was the price in the Original Timeline.

Lu Jun didn't care. Anyway, if Mo Fan didn't give him the money, it would have to be given to Asha Ruiya. He wasn't embarrassed. Eight hundred million was indeed the price of a Domain Thunder Seed. There was a discount, but not much.

Next, Mo Fan happily took the Tyrant's Savage Thunder to go into seclusion, while Lu Jun made a trip to the Magic Association and sold the essence of the Wind Flame Thunder Vulture, bringing his funds to over two billion, barely enough to construct the Star Sea Vein.

"Super Rank upgrade is just around the corner!"

Lu Jun asked Feng Li of the State Council to help him find some channels, and then went back to cultivate in seclusion in the Water Element. After dealing with the trivial matters, he could focus on his cultivation.

After this minor incident, the National Team calmed down, while the outside world was in Huge Wave.

"Hehehe, history repeats itself. Core players clash, one is kicked off the roster, insufficient strength leads to a losing streak. A familiar script."

"The China Team is clearly quite strong, but they're always fighting amongst themselves. They're considered hopeless cases!"

Chapter 389 Water Element High-level Completion, National Palace Opens!

The internal strife within the National Team has cast a shadow over the prospects of this championship favorite.