Refining Xin Jin, Soaring Progress / High-level Four Magic, Slaughtering Them All

The Taibai Mining Area has been reduced to a vast expanse of mud, with the corpses of serpent monsters floating on the still-flooded water. The water has inundated Jinshan, leaving millions of corpses lying in ruins.

Buzz buzz buzz!

In his vision, countless Azure Essence Soul rose into the sky, twinkling with light, like a dazzling starry sky, ranging from Servant-level to General-level to Commander-level.

Lu Jun exhausted his Water Element magical energy and maximized the Tide effect, slaughtering a total of 50,000 snakes and scorpions.

Based on the ratio of spirit essences obtained from Servant-level characters, five hundred spirit essences were harvested. With the addition of the Remnant Soul, a total of [one thousand spirit essences] were obtained. The probability of obtaining spirit essences from General-level characters was even higher, with about one hundred spirit essences obtained. Commander-level obtained about seven or eight spirit essences.

A great harvest! So many essences are enough for him to unlock High-level Four magic in two or three Magic System, with power equivalent to half a Super Rank magic.

Hiss!

Just as Lu Jun was overjoyed, a banshee's Banshee Shriek came from deep within the corpse of Scorpion Lord Medusa. A vast Azure Great Sun slowly rose, occupying the center of the vast blue starry sky, and an aura of supreme dominance permeated the air.

Buzz! In an instant, all the snake and scorpion spirits trembled and stopped, and the shimmering lights, the faint candlelight, the stars and the bright moon swayed, all worshipping their king.

Within the azure sun, a graceful figure emerged, her mature and beautiful face distorted and twisted, her expression ferocious, constantly emitting the causative Cause of Soul, filled with endless resentment, as if she wanted to command ten thousand Lost Souls to overthrow Lu Jun.

"Thinking you can summon your old comrades from the underworld, with ten thousand banners to slay Yanluo? What a joke!"

Lu Jun uttered a soft remark, but it was filled with sneer. As a true descendant of the Ancient King, why would he fear the disturbance of the Lost Souls? Besides, they had all been killed by him in life; they were all losers.

However, as he gazed at the Azure Great Sun in the void, his expression surprised. "Monarch-level Spirit Essence? I'm quite lucky this time; it's worth at least three or four billion in money."

The probability of Monarch Demon dropping a spirit is extremely high, roughly one spirit for every ten monarchs. He has killed several monarchs, so the probability should be about the same.

Furthermore, Medusa's greatest skill lies in Mind Curse magic, and her mastery of the soul is very high, so it's reasonable for her to unleash her essence.

Boom!

Immediately, Lu Jun's eyes flashed with azure light, and he snorted coldly. His vast Mental Power burst forth, stirring up an invisible Mental Storm in the void, as if Darkness Descends, causing the spiritual essences in all directions to dim for a moment.

The Azure Great Sun trembled violently, Soul Phantom of Medusa within it collapsed as if struck by lightning.

Immediately afterwards, the White Tiger Pendant shone brightly, and the countless Azure Essence Soul dissipated, transforming into countless strands of soul power that continuously flowed into the sky above the Bloody Great Marsh.

In no time, Lu Jun had swept away all the essence of the Taibai Mining Area, leaving behind countless corpses exuding a strong Deathly Aura.

He didn't mince words, chanting a spell in a low voice and releasing the low -Death Element Primary Magic [Necromancy Revival]. Bloody Array Diagram appeared on the ground beneath the corpses, slowly engulfing them in the crimson light.

Lu Jun has limited time. It would take a long time to refine all such a large number of corpses into undead. There are also many incomplete corpses that need to be reforged and repaired using [Flesh Stitching], which is an extremely large undertaking.

So we decided to first store these corpses in the Undead Space.

"With the Nether Snake Undead Monarch Medusa Undead Monarch as their leaders, and selecting a few powerful individuals with exceptional talents as Skeleton Contract, along with this large number of corpses, it should be enough to assemble a formidable Cannon Fodder Undead Army."

Lu Jun calculated that once he had forged this army of undead, his high-frequency practice of the Death Element would likely cause his cultivation to rise steadily, making it easy for him to break through to higher levels.

But as he collected the remains of Medusa and the Scorpion Snake Clan into the Undead Space, a strange aura rose from the depths of their flesh and blood, converging towards him.

At first, Lu Jun mistakenly thought it was a last-minute plan by Scorpion Lord Medusa before her death, a kind of Mind Curse to retaliate against her enemy.

However, when he activated the Super Rank Curse and Mind Magic, he found no trace of supernatural abilities remaining on his body.

It's more like a Scent Mark, centered around Medusa, and created at the cost of countless Scorpion Snake Tribe corpses, clinging to the enemy and lingering for a long time.

"Hmm? Is it Medusa clan's special characteristics?"

Seeing this, Lu Jun seemed to be deep in thought. He knew that the Mother of Medusa, the ruler of the Scorpion Snake Clan, was unparalleled in her research on Curse, Mind and other sorcery. As her direct descendants, they naturally possessed some supernatural abilities or ritualistic skills.

He remembered that in the Original Timeline, Mo Fan came to Africa and provoked a Monarch Level Medusa. The Medusa's Remote Curse alone tormented a group of high-level, top-tier young powerhouses to the point of unbearable pain.

The effects were only reversed by Apasi's tears.

As for Lu Jun, since his mastery of Curse Element and Mind Element is equally profound, the curses of Medusa of the same level have no effect on him. Only the methods left deep within the Clan Bloodline of Mother of Medusa can be effective.

It's probably a retaliation specifically targeting a difficult enemy like him.

After all, the Scorpion Snake Clan is the most vengeful.

Chapter 450 Refining Xin Metal: A Rapid Advancement

In mid-air, Lu Jun checked his body and finally said nonchalantly, "Never mind, there are no specific side effects. What can they do to me after I leave Africa?"

Mother of Medusa was quite shrewd; she knew that a destructive countermeasure wouldn't affect someone as powerful as him, but rather might allow him to trace the source and uncover the truth. Therefore, she only left a harmless mark, intending to use it for future purposes.

This was a wise decision. If any harm was caused, Lu Jun's Ancient King Armor Robe and Parthenon Divine Soul would automatically activate to protect him, using his Emperor status to extricate the curse.

After a moment, he finished collecting the essence and the corpse, and fell from mid-air to stand in front of Lu Mei and the other woman.

The two had just finished a fierce battle, their auras sharp and their magical energy depleted. They were sitting cross-legged with their eyes closed, meditating to recover their magical energy.

Lu Jun turned his gaze to Jun Yaojin and nodded.

The other person had been working for him for some time, always doing unpaid work. He was obedient, capable, and hardworking, and had gradually gained his trust.

If he were to return to the Nine Provinces, he could consider investing in this woman's Star Sea Vein to help her break through her cultivation level.

Having dealt with the venomous tribe, it's time to reap the rewards.

Buzz buzz buzz!

Standing above the Taibai mine, Lu Jun had a thought, and a streak of Black Gold Sword Light shot out from the top of his head, lingering in the void of the Mining Area, with sword cries echoing.

The Tai'a Divine Sword was very excited, as if it had anticipated that it was about to undergo a crucial evolution. After absorbing the Tai Bai Xin Jin vein, its Killing Power would reach a new level.

Perhaps it will become another Magic System in Lu Jun's hands capable of fighting against opponents of higher levels.

Before long, the Black Gold Dragon Pattern Sword rapidly expanded in the void, growing inch by inch until it became a towering giant sword the size of a small mountain, about thirty-six meters long, hovering above the mountain range, exuding immense pressure.

Then, under the guidance of its spirit, the Tai'a Divine Sword unleashed a powerful Metallic Magnetic Force, forming a black hole that swallowed countless Metal Particles in the air.

Furthermore, the Taibai Domain was released, and concentric circles of Platinum Ripples spread, enveloping the area. The Platinum Glow illuminated the mountaintops, making them shine like a Divine Pure Land, yet Killing Aura filled the air.

Click, click!

Immediately afterwards, the mountains in various parts of the Taibai mineral vein cracked open and began to shake violently.

Strands of white Divine Light rose from the gaps, carrying a unique sharpness, and gathered on the Tai'a Divine Sword that blotted out the sky, inch by inch infiltrating the sword body and refining the Natal Magic Tool.

Lu Jun revealed a delighted expression. The Tai'a Sword was automatically refining [Tai Bai Xin Jin], requiring no further attention from him.

But then he frowned and received a message from the artifact spirit.

Because of the large amount of metal absorbed this time, the refining process will be slower than the previous two times, and it will take at least a month to complete.

"We have to keep an eye on things for a month, that's a bit slow. Let's hope nothing unexpected happens."

Lu Jun muttered to himself, recalling the Scent Mark on his body, and mentally prepared himself.

But it didn't matter; he wasn't afraid of any challenge.

The Taibai mine suddenly fell silent, and the three of them were silently cultivating.

Lu Jun was especially busy, managing the Super Rank Curse Element star fragments while also refining the corpses in the Undead Space in his spare time.

And of course, there's the most important Essence Upgrade Magic.

With the Servant Essence Soul and hundreds of General Essence Soul at his disposal, Lu Jun was incredibly wealthy. His first step was to use fourteen General Essence Soul to upgrade the initial-level [Life Element] and [Death Element] Primary Magic to level five.

It is on par with the other six systems at the Primary level five, achieving the feat of reaching the Primary level five in all systems once again.

"[False Life]? [Command Undead]?"

Lu Jun digested the effects of the two skills that emerged in his mind and was quite impressed. Each of them was Practical Skill, no weaker than the Metal Element Awakening, the Mind Control's Phasing, the Mind's True Name Precognition, the Curse's Thousand Mile Soul Lock, and so on.

False Life grants the caster a Life Shield, similar to the effect of Fake Blood. Even if they suffer fatal damage, they can survive for a period of time thanks to the health restored by the Healing Light.

It is also of great help in normal combat. If you are damaged, the first Health Points deducted will be the False Life buff on your body.

With Lu Jun's current cultivation level in the Life Element, the life force contained in this layer of false Life Magic is equivalent to that of a general -General-level Demonic Beast.

This means that any mage who has been enchanted by Lu Jun instantly transforms from a delicate body into Blood Tank as strong as an ox.

Command Undead elucidates the true essence of the Undead Domain; this move does no harm to the living, but it can strongly intimidate Undead Creatures.

Undead below the Commander-level were directly controlled, significantly impacting the monarch and greatly weakening their strength.

"That's right, they each have their own unique applications in their respective fields."

Lu Jun was satisfied. Although the two skills had little effect on him, they could still play a decisive role when necessary.

Next, he focused his attention on the Six Major Elements. Apart from the Water Element High-level Magic system, which he had leveled up to level four, he had no points in the other magic systems such as curses, mind magic, or summoning.

Furthermore, there's no need to choose anymore; just upgrade them all to [High-level Four], since the Time-Space Element and Metal Element are still hovering around High-level Two.

Bear! Bear! Bear!

In one breath, Lu Jun guided the nearly one thousand Servant Essence Soul from the White Tiger Pendant into his Spiritual World.

A wisp of the vast and boundless soul energy unintentionally leaked into the outside world, causing the void within a radius of a hundred feet to distort and a chaotic and disordered Mental Field to descend.

Lu Mei Jun Yaojin, who were in seclusion and meditating, were startled awake and had to leave. Looking at Lu Jun, they saw him being forged in a furnace formed by a vast Azure Fire Sea.

Lu Jun was unaware of this commotion, as he was immersed in guiding the power of his spirit to sublimate the galaxy.

A galaxy contains 343 star points. Excluding the 49 upgraded Level Four Star Seed, the three galaxies will require only about 882 Servant Essence Soul, which is more than enough.

Suddenly, a dazzling, eerie Azure Star River descended from the Dark Universe, with nearly a thousand spirits adorning the sky, resembling an eerie starry sky, where all the stars shone with Azure Radiance.

Among them, the Black-Red Star Sea, the Azure Star Sea, and the Moon-White Star River eagerly devoured this enormous energy, with each star shining brightly, growing stronger and sublimating.

Two or three days have passed, Curse Element, Mind Element, and Summoning System have all advanced to the High-level Four!

Lu Jun awoke, a smile curving his lips Cultivation Combat Power had surged dramatically, a significant improvement. The remaining Monarch Essence Soul, two Monarch Remnant Soul Fragment, ten Commander Essence Soul, and over eighty General Essence Soul would be dealt with later.

Just as he was preparing to comprehend the changes in the Triple High Level magic systems, his older sister Lu Mei, approached, her pretty face grave, and said, "There's been a sudden emergency."

"What happened?!"

Lu Jun stood up and stood on one of the few hilltops in the mine that had not been destroyed by the Monarch-level Battle. Looking down into the Thousands of Ravines and Valleys, he saw a blood and flesh hill made up of the corpses of thousands of steaming snakes and scorpions.

The older sister slowly explained, "I don't know either. While you were in seclusion cultivating, Scorpion Snake Tribe suddenly came from all directions, intending to attack you."

"We see you're at a crucial stage in your cultivation, so we've decided not to disturb you and will help you resolve this matter as well."

"But this situation did not stop; on the contrary, it intensified."

Chapter 451 High-level Four Magic, Annihilation

Lu Jun looked down at the earth, and from all directions of the Mining Area, colorful venomous snakes slithered and twisted their way over.

Strangely, these serpents and scorpions weren't even Servant-level Demonic Beast, yet they still charged forward relentlessly, as if some deadly attraction lay ahead.

Seeing this, he finally understood why his sister looked so upset. No matter how many ordinary snake Demon Beast there were, they wouldn't be enough to cause trouble for the two women.

But venomous snakes, a species that women fear most, when densely packed together in a ball, inevitably cause them to lose their composure.

In addition, Lu Jun also saw that at the end of the withered land, the sky was filled with surging Killing Aura, which gathered into dark clouds. It was clear that thousands of snake and scorpion Demon Beast had gathered, with Commander-level Great Demon force, and were about to attack again.

"It seems the Scent Mark on my body have taken effect, arousing the hostility of the Scorpion Snake Clan?"

Lu Jun was in a state of turmoil. No wonder the African natives avoided the Scorpion Snake Tribe like the plague. Even if they had to run into them, they would be careful to kill as few as possible and would offer Blood Food afterward to quell the trouble.

His ruthless approach of exterminating everyone is undoubtedly the worst possible choice.

The Scorpion Snake Clan is indeed powerful and difficult to deal with.

"I'm afraid it's not just that; it's also because Human Forces are not united enough, preferring to worship Demon Beast as totems. This makes the venomous and scorpion faction see it as profitable, and they become even more 'vengeful and united,' turning the tables on the other side."

Lu Jun snorted coldly and began to recall whether there would be Equivalent Retaliation if humans were slaughtered by Demon Beast.

The answer is self-evident: those in power remain aloof and indifferent to matters that don't concern them, naturally leading the surrounding Demon Beast to often feel that 'two-legged beasts' are easy to bully.

Even worse was Egypt's treatment of the venomous Medusa. Not only did they submit to her, but they also repeatedly chose innocent human girls to feed Medusa. Their evil was simply outrageous.

But he was different; he would never bow down to Demon Beast. Moreover, from the very beginning of his cultivation, he had set a great ambition: to pacify the Demon Beast in all directions and expand his territory.

So when Lu Jun encountered Jiehai Sea Snake Lord on his boat, he killed him directly. When the Tai Bai Mining Area was invaded by Scorpion Lord Medusa, he also killed her. What else could he do?

The Scorpion Snake Clan now believes that their relentless oppression will continue to force humanity to submit, but this time they have likely provoked the wrong enemy.

"Heh heh heh, the whole clan is our enemy? I'm still lacking spirit essence, I'll kill as many as come."

Lu Jun's Killing Intent was fully revealed. He had long been annoyed by the Scorpion Snake Clan. They would ambush him while he was on a boat, disturb him while he was mining, and repeatedly invade the Human Territory, yet they acted as if they were victims seeking revenge.

He was furious and mentally prepared himself to make a scene.

So Lu Jun calmly said, "Let the three of us take turns guarding it, treating it as a training exercise."