Oscar Night, the Finalists Meet / Seizing Pharaoh's Spring and Winning the Championship!

Lu Jun quickly realized something was wrong. He discovered that although the Germany team seemed to have a fierce attack and a solid defense, in reality, when the magic really clashed, it was all show and no substance, just flashy special effects.

"I see..."

Lu Jun glanced at Qiaosen, the captain of the opposing camp, who, sensing the gaze, gave a wry smile.

Before long, Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, Ai Jiangtu, and Zhao Manyan in the company all noticed.

Mu Ningxue slowed her attacks, afraid of accidentally killing the Germany team members who were cheating, and asked in confusion, "What are they doing?"

"Xuexue, you just don't understand," Mo Fan said sullenly. "They want to admit defeat, but they're only doing it to save face. They deliberately use flashy magic to cover it up, and to ensure their sincerity, they leave no defenses."

"That way, if we want to make a move, we can cripple them at any time."

Mu Ningxue didn't understand. She felt that one should give their all in competition regardless of winning or losing, and that this kind of behavior was weak.

Mo Fan shook his head and cursed inwardly, "It's only called fighting if there's hope of victory. With a freak like Lu Jun, it's utterly hopeless."

He was a little puzzled. He had refined the Thought Stone, and his spiritual realm had leaped from the peak of the third realm to the fifth realm. He was just about to show off his skills and make a name for himself. (The progress is different from the original story.)

Unexpectedly, it was Lu Jun, the big boss, who intimidated the National Team from various countries, and the grand finale turned out to be just a formality.

The battle didn't last long; one by one, the Germany team members feigned serious injuries and left the field.

China Team's first victory was lackluster and uninspiring.

Chapter 413 Oscar Night, Meeting at the Finals

The United States, Greek Team, and British Team were all watching this match of the China Team.

They were all experts, and naturally saw through the flashy and dazzling exterior to the essence: the Germany team had no fighting spirit, surrendered and admitted defeat, and was conserving their strength.

United States player Yake shouted, "These German barbarians, spineless cowards, so cunning!"

That's what they say, but the United States team knows in their hearts that they would make the same choice if they were really matched up against each other.

After all, the champion's prize is out of the question, but the prizes for second and third place are quite tempting.

The following day, the China Team played their second match against the British Team.

In the British Team's locker room, upon hearing the news, Zhe Luo clenched his fists, his face displeased, and said, "I won't play in this match. I won't allow myself to surrender without even fighting."

After saying that, he turned and left. As a scion of a great British noble family, he naturally possessed a certain arrogance; otherwise, he wouldn't have achieved the status of being the top person in the National Government in the original story.

At this moment, the British National Academy instructors looked at each other helplessly and sighed. The gap was too big. What could they do? They could only learn from the Germany team's strategy: conserve their strength and compete for second place.

This has truly come true; everyone's here to compete for second place.

Soon after, the British Team announced that captain Zhe Luo would be taking a break for the next Treasure Hunt Competition that had not yet fully healed.

When both teams took to the field, only Lu Jun was unaware of Zhe Luo's words; otherwise, he would have definitely mocked him. How can someone who gangs up on others have any pride? It's just double standards!

To put it bluntly, Zhe Luo is the real coward. The weak should obediently stand up and take the beating, accepting the humiliation of the strong, instead of letting their teammates bear it.

The outcome of this match was never in doubt; China Team won.

Even when Mo Fan teased Ailin a few times on the battlefield, the Grand Duke of Victoria remained calm and unperturbed.

Following that, the China Team played their third match against the France team, another Oscar-worthy night, and easily won.

Thus, the China Team won all three matches, placing them in the best-of-three group and automatically becoming the defending champions in the finals.

Meanwhile, a dark horse emerged in the Top Eight: the Egypt Team. At first, no one paid attention when they luckily defeated the Canadian Team.

Egypt gained widespread fame after defeating Greek Team in their second match, and their third victory against the United States further boosted their reputation, sparking heated discussions among fans of the National Mansion Competition.

Unexpectedly, the grand finale resulted in two teams with three wins each, who will soon proceed to the final to determine the champion and runner-up.

Before the competition started, probably no one expected that the two teams that had been in the top 32 in previous years would be standing in the finals, with all the traditional powerhouses failing to reach the finals.

There was nothing they could do. Even if traditional powerhouses like British Team, the United States, Greek Team were unwilling to accept defeat, they were powerless to change the situation. They had the chance, but they couldn't beat Egypt Team, and now they couldn't even compete for second place.

They're all competing for third place.

Zhe Luo, Yake, Asha Ruiya, and others were furious, feeling that the Egypt Team's victory was unfair. They used forbidden magic obtained from the pyramids to awaken countless spirits, exhausting several of them to death.

Everyone knows this, but since this forbidden technique is still in the high-level category and doesn't meet the standard of being released at the cost of harming life, whether it counts as a forbidden technique or not is another matter; it can only be described as a special Magic Tool.

At this moment, in the Egypt Team's rest room, captain Mios repeatedly watched the recorded broadcast of Lu Jun's one-against-a-hundred performance in the Treasure Hunt Competition.

After reading it, she sighed and said, "Lu Jun's true strength isn't that monstrous; it's just that his Water Element Soul Seed has a special effect that allows his power to be stacked infinitely."

"The power of the catastrophic tsunami that followed had already reached the terrifying level of the Super Rank, naturally sweeping away hundreds of high-level elites from the national government. We only need to limit him in this aspect, preventing his Water Glory Sky Curtain from spreading out, and we still have a chance to fight."

Teammate Sai Yide exchanged bewildered glances; it was as if what he had said was meaningless.

It should be noted that their consecutive victories over the United States and Greek Team teams were entirely due to their undead sea tank strategy, enhanced by the [Pharaoh's Spring] artifact. This strategy involved playing defensively in the early, mid, and late game, testing their patience.

The Pharaoh's Spring is a treasure stolen by the Egyptian high command from the perilous pyramids in their quest to win the National Championship. It possesses the power to empower the [Undead Element] element, allowing awakened spirits to be infinitely resurrected and reborn.

The Egypt Team relied on this item to continuously Awaken Undead, initially demonstrating some of the undead's Undead Calamity nature of the forbidden curse.

This tactic also falls under the category of board-flooding.

Asking them to abandon this tactic and try to compete with the China Team in individual skill now is simply using their weakness against their strength.

If the Egypt Team had this fighting ability, they wouldn't need to rely on the Pharaoh's Spring; their teamwork alone could defeat strong teams like Greece and the United States.

Mios clearly knew he was putting everyone in a difficult position, so he said in a low voice, "Let's take it one step at a time."

The Egypt Team paid a heavy price to win the championship, only to encounter the freak Lu Jun. She knew even more clearly that it wasn't just Lu Jun; Mo Fan, who was guarding the National Academy during his time there, was also very strong and swept them all away.

A few days later, the Venice Competition final began, and all the world's celebrities gathered, eagerly awaiting the birth of the champion.

Everyone understood that the China Team would win the championship; there were no surprises, and they were simply there to witness the coronation.

Lu Jun led his five-man team onto the island, where they faced the tense-looking Egypt Team.

A smile played on his lips. Having read the original story thoroughly, he already knew Egypt Team's trump card: the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures Pharaoh's Spring.

To Lu Jun's surprise, the immense energy of the Pharaoh's Spring can be transformed into spiritual power, which can be used to refine and upgrade Magic System stars, and can also be crafted into a super Magic Tool exclusive to the Undead Element, enhancing its power.

These two points are especially important for him, given that he possesses the Ancient King's Armor and is Super Rank to awaken an Undead Element. He must try to seize it.

High above the island, the referee solemnly announced, "The final match begins!"

As soon as they finished speaking, both teams simultaneously began to control the stars and unleash their skills.

Rumble!

Lu Jun was in high spirits, his body surging with the power of Tide. It was as if a huge hole had been torn in the sky, and endless, dark seawater poured down, submerging an area of several kilometers in radius. The water level on the ground rose rapidly, turning into a large lake.

Then, heavy, condensed water vapor rose from the black lake, and huge water columns rose up, with countless strands of water weaving around the five people to form a supreme and noble netherworld water palace, covered with dragon patterns.

It was none other than the Advanced Water Glory Sky Curtain - Deep Sea Dragon Palace!

Zhao Manyan and the others were astonished. High-level Four magic with Ninefold Power Amplification was already infinitely close to a complete Super Rank magic, and its defensive power was absolutely amazing.

Lu Jun was the fastest at casting magic; he immediately took control of the second Water Glory Sky Curtain.

Roar! The inscriptions on the towering Black Jade Dragon Palace flickered, and a massive black dragon materialized, roaring as it swooped down, sweeping across several kilometers.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

At this moment, the Egypt Team managed to cast a necromancy spell, summoning a few hundred scattered Servant-level mummies.

As a result, under the immense power of the Northern Darkness Heavenly River, all the undead spirits were shattered into dust.

Chapter 414 Seize the Pharaoh's Spring, Win the Championship!

The final battle on the island.

Seeing this, Egypt Team's key players, including Mios, Stephen, and Said, looked bitter, realizing they were no match for the other team in terms of skill and strategy.

With a whoosh, a massive black wave surged in, sweeping up dozens of meters high and submerging the island. The arena transformed into a vast swamp, and the people standing on the churning lake felt unsteady, as if they might be swallowed up at any moment.

The Egypt Team members tirelessly used Pharaoh's Spring to revive the undead.

The Bloody Array Diagram depicted behind them exuded a strong aura of resentment and Killing Aura. A drop of eerie purple liquid quietly fell, rippling outwards in concentric circles of light. The depths of the underground became restless and violently trembled.

But even the land was swallowed up by the Northern Sea Swamp, and the dead had nowhere to stand. Hundreds of Crimson Mummy had just emerged from the ground and had not yet shown their ferocious death before they took a bath of osteoporosis.

Glug glug!

One by one, the undead were immersed in the black seawater, where a terrifying, chilling aura raged, seeping into their bones and flesh, freezing them with crackling sounds, and then turning them into dust under the heavy, condensed seawater.

These newly summoned undead vanished without even causing a splash.

The Egypt Team wasn't stupid. Seeing that the surging Tide was difficult to control, they had to change their tactics, abandoning undead such as corpses and skeletons and focusing on summoning ghost-like ethereal undead.

Within the Bloody Array Diagram, one after another, pale white ghosts emerged, draped in sacrificial robes, stirring up intense Mental Fluctuation, accompanied by chilling winds and mournful wails.

The Northern Darkness Heavy Water - Sky Curtain Dive and Bombard these ghostly priests, but the effect was indeed poor. The vast celestial river seemed to pass through the phantom without causing any damage.

The spirit of the specters can evade most damage, but without undead corpses to shield them, how can the Egypt Team withstand the cataclysmic tsunami with their fragile bodies?!

Rumble!

The island shook violently, the Black Dragon River shattered, and abundant moisture poured out, causing a torrential downpour.

Mios and the others struggled to emerge from the rushing river, their faces pale, the Magic Radiance that had been shimmering around them extinguished. Their Armor Magic Tool Shield Magic Tool had all been activated, and this was only the beginning of the battle!

On the other side, Lu Jun threw punch after punch, his entire body radiating water and mist, beginning to build up Tide. He created a Water Glory Sky Curtain almost every 1.5 seconds, his spellcasting speed under the sixth realm of Mental Power was extremely fast.

The Black Crystal Dragon Palace stood proudly above the rolling swamp, releasing more and more black dragons that gradually filled the arena's sky.

The audience on the sidelines gasped in amazement as they watched the clear and refined dragon scales formed from the celestial river, marveling at the incredible control over the water element.

Waaaaah!

Dozens of ghostly priests were unleashed, howling as they attacked the Water Dragon Palace, like a vast, dark cloud descending.

They were intercepted halfway by Ai Jiangtu and Mo Fan, who were skilled in using Curse Element and Shadow Element, making them adept at dealing with ghosts.

Thousands of cursed spiderwebs descended, binding dozens of ghostly priests, while black swords slashed down one after another, pinning the ghosts to the spot.

Lu Jun took a moment to draw the stars, One Thought Star Chart, releasing the Intermediate Level Hell Furnace.

A void-like black hole appeared, its powerful devouring force absorbing dozens of controlled, pale white ghosts. The furnace trembled slightly, and a series of 'bang' sounds rang out as the ghosts collapsed, releasing large amounts of soul energy.

Immediately, the White Tiger Pendant around Lu Jun's neck flickered, quietly absorbing this essence and condensing complete General-level Spirit on the Bloody Great Marsh.

The Spirit Seed Undead race already had the highest drop rate of Demon Beast essences, and after being refined by the Pharaoh's Spring, the probability was even higher.

The Hell Furnace in the sky seemed to have grown even larger due to the baptism of slaughter.

Mo Fan, standing nearby, was a little puzzled. He had been waiting pitifully for the Remnant Soul to drift over, but his Little Loach hadn't absorbed anything. He mistakenly thought it was due to the special nature of Lu Jun's Hell Furnace technique.

Seeing this, the Egypt Team was filled with despair. Mios gritted his teeth and ordered, "Pour all the Pharaoh's Spring into the Undead Resurrection Array, give it your all, or there will be no chance."

Without hesitation, the team members poured the crystalline purple liquid into the blood map.

Rumble!

The blood array expanded violently, unleashing a torrent of Killing Aura. The outline of a colossal creature, almost possessing the aura of Advancement Period ruler, slowly emerged—a one-eyed, rotting giant.

The skeletal giant stood tens of meters tall, its entire body shimmering with an eerie purple Nether Radiance, exuding a hint of the uncanny.

At this moment, within Lu Jun's Spiritual World, the Ancient King Armor Robe sealed within the black and red cursed star river trembled, seemingly sensing the existence of the Pharaoh's Spring.

"Has it finally arrived?"

Lu Jun revealed his delight. His domineering use of Water Element magic at the start was to set the tone, put maximum pressure on the Egypt Team, and force them to bet everything.

This stake was the Pharaoh's Spring he wanted to obtain; he would be heartbroken if he let the other party squander it all.

It's important to know that the Pharaoh's Spring has countless uses. It can be used by Yi Zhisha's Dark Resurrection Technique, to nourish the Undead Emperor, to be devoured by the Soul Vessel for advancement, and even to refine Undead Element treasures. Simply using it to condense essence is the most wasteful thing to do.

As for Lu Jun's attempt to seize the Pharaoh's Spring, there's not much to say. You used forbidden techniques in the competition as the first day of the month, and I took your illegal item as the fifteenth. It's simply a matter of the winner taking all the credit, and he'll just have to swallow his own loss.

Rumble!

"Now!"

As soon as Lu Jun had a thought, he clasped his hands together, Mermaid Holy Spirit automatically possessed him. He was covered in a dark blue sacrificial robe, with the Northern Darkness Sea, Sun, Moon and Star Patterns engraved on his back, and a crown of ten thousand waters on his head. His aura rose steadily.

With their Water Element Spirit cultivation reaching the peak of the Commander level and their Water Element Star River cultivation at the High-level Four, the two combined once again, becoming equivalent to Super Rank Water Element Mage.

At this moment, the Black Jade Dragon Palace around him trembled, and eighteen black dragon celestial rivers intertwined, transforming into a waterfall that cascaded down from the sky, with every drop of black water containing destructive power.

With the Tide surging, this Cataclysmic Water Roar was comparable in power to a level two Super Rank- tier attack.