The Pacific Empire Invades! / Forces Gather from All Sides

At this moment, Lu Jun sorted out his gains and felt delighted. The Purple Forged Fruit and the Oath Fruit were truly extraordinary.

In fact, with his cultivation level, his Curse, Mind had been on the verge of reaching level three for a long time. Nourished day and night by the White Tiger Pendant, he could break through even without the help of the two divine fruits.

His real gain was this Blessing Curse Mark, which, like Fusion Magic, benefited from multiple Magic System. However, the ability to God Ascension Curse Substance and to summon the Supernatural Power the Myriad Beast Mark ultimately came down to the power of a single Magic System.

Despite achieving perfect mastery of both the Curse, Mind systems, Lu Jun was not satisfied and continued to focus on cultivation.

With people attending to his needs regarding the Qinling Feather Emperor Competition and the Crystal Collection in the Rock Capital, he didn't have to worry about anything else. For a while, he was able to relax and focus entirely on improving himself.

Of course, Lu Jun wasn't without important matters, such as commanding the Undead Empire, launching an expedition to Egypt, slaying Pharaoh to truly elevate the Ancient King Armor Robe to the Dominator Emperor, and venturing deep into Kunlun to find the Twelve Golden Figures White Tiger Totem.

However, these things cannot be accomplished in a short time; we'll have to wait until the Pacific Empire's new offensive ends.

Lu Jun possessed profound cultivation and could sense a vast Tribulation Qi rising from the east, indicating that war was imminent.

Driven by inner urgency, he Triangular Dimensional Realm above his head and wore the White Tiger Pendant around his neck. A vast Warm Spring aura continuously emanated from him, causing his cultivation level to rise steadily.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

A deafening roar erupted in Lu Jun's mind. The vast, moon-white starry sea, representing the Summoning System, surged and boiled, breaking through a barrier and advancing to the second level of the Super Rank!

His Mental Power improved significantly, and his thoughts traveled to Summoning Plane. In a daze, he connected with an endless valley where ten thousand dragons roared and countless majestic dragons danced in the sky. A kind of savage and noble aura rose up, almost impacting his spirit through the space-time barrier.

Ancient Demon Gate Sect Level 2 [Ten Thousand Dragon Valley]

Seeing this, Lu Jun showed little interest; with Zhulong around, who would still care about these Western dragons?

One month later.

Lu Jun made rapid progress, breaking through the barrier of the Time-Space Element and advancing to the second level of the Super Rank. A hazy immortal light permeated his body, and space-time changed unpredictably, faintly outlining a magnificent and perfect immortal realm.

Secondary level of the Time-Space Axis Disk [Time Black Hole].

If shifting stars and changing constellations allowed Lu Jun to lock onto his enemy with absolute certainty, then the Time Black Hole was the most terrifying Killing Power, creating a black hole that devoured all matter, even lifespan, like an indescribable entity that silently stole the time from everything.

Only then did Lu Jun stop cultivating. Including the time he spent in the Tomb of the Fallen Nation, in just four short months, he made rapid progress, with four Super Rank breaking through one level and two high-levels breaking through three levels.

That's equivalent to ten years of arduous training for an ordinary Super Rank mage.

There was no way around it; after all, Lu Jun possessed a demonic artifact at the peak of the Star Sea realm, and he continuously fed the White Tiger Pendant a Supreme Monarch Essence Soul and an Emperor Essence Soul.

Take Mo Fan's Little Loach for example; it absorbed several Earth Sacred Spring Totem Power and devoured the Zhan Kong Remnant Soul of Zhan Kong to reach this level.

Mo Fan's advanced cultivation in the later Super Rank was even more exaggerated. He directly refined all seven elements to the Super Rank within a year, and his Fire Element Shadow broke through the Half Forbidden Curse.

Compared to that, his speed of accumulating knowledge and experience is nothing.

"The investment in feeding the White Tiger Pendant has finally paid off."

Lu Jun was filled with emotion, then examined the message he had just received; this was the real reason he had to leave seclusion.

War has broken out!

According to the emergency summons issued to him by Shao Zheng, the entire 20,000-mile coastline of Kyushu was simultaneously under unprecedented attack from the Pacific Empire.

In the northern Bohai Rim region, along the Yangtze River Delta coast, and in the southern Pearl River Delta, Supreme Monarch, accompanied by more than a dozen monarchs, launched a general offensive.

Several first-tier coastal cities, including Magic City, Demon Capital, Hangzhou, and Xiamen, were attacked by terrorists at the same time.

The calamity twins of Xiamen, two Great Monarch, and the shark chieftains of Hangzhou stepping into the Yangtze River estuary, with Supreme Monarch, the invincible monarch of the Magic City, the Sea King Skeleton, standing tall and firm, Demon Capital lightning dragons rage...

Fortunately, the underground ocean current channel in the Bohai Sea was not destroyed. Hua Zhanhong listened to Lu Jun's warning and even sent people to guard it. The Sea Demon Empire was unable to send a large number of troops over. In addition, the capital region was a key area, and the situation was quickly suppressed.

The main difficulties lie in the East Sea and the South China Sea. The Supreme Monarch are one thing, but each of them has Emperor lurking behind them, waiting for the forbidden spells of humanity to strike first, and then instantly kill them.

Hua Zhanhong needs to be stationed in the capital and serve as a reserve player, ready to be teleported to various locations to participate in battles at any time. While the Demon Capital and the Magic City possess forbidden spells, they lack top-tier human powerhouses.

Therefore, Lu Jun needs to be transferred to Magic City so that he can merge with the Sub-Emperor, the Mermaid Empress, at any time to resist the Emperor.

The reason why they didn't go to the Demon Capital was mainly because Shao Zheng speculated that the Pacific Empire's main target this time was very likely the Magic City, which might be hiding more than one Emperor.

The reason is simple: the closest straight-line distance from the Pacific Ocean is the East Sea. Combined with the recent detection that the White Shell Disaster originated from Hawaii, this perfectly confirms the Sea Demon Empire's attack route.

"Salamander Demon Emperor, Extreme Shell Demon Lord, Shark Lord..."

These Emperor flashed through Lu Jun's mind, and he was filled with emotion, realizing that Shao Zheng's concerns were justified.

He was speechless when he saw that half of China's territory was covered in red in the intelligence report. Even the Original Timeline wasn't this outrageous. Whether it was the Xiamen Twin Towers Battle, the Magic City Sea King Skeleton Battle, Demon Capital City Thunder Dragon Eel Battle, they all broke out one after another.

Chapter 594 Pacific Empire Invasion!

Lu Jun shook his head. It seemed that their surprise attack, which killed an Emperor, had pushed the Pacific Empire to its limit.

To be honest, he was quite puzzled by the Sea Demon Empire's actions in the Original Timeline. Why would they send people to their deaths one by one, like the Calabash Brothers sending their grandfather to his death?

If a massive all-out offensive were launched like this, given the limited manpower of the Nine Provinces, it would be difficult to leverage the advantage of mutual support in times of crisis. It is not impossible for the East to fall in an instant.

This is also why Hua Zhanhong still felt despair even after killing the Dragon Ant Queen Emperor.

Of course, it's also possible that the sea level hasn't risen high enough to accommodate so many Sea Monster invading.

Lu Jun remembered that the Pacific Empire was able to invade the Nine Provinces only because it had to consider the whims of the Supreme Rooftop Emperor, and because the Extreme Ice had to melt, and the timing and location were perfect for the attack.

"I wonder how many Emperors have come this time."

He frowned in thought. The Demon Emperor also needed the vast ocean and boundless water to exert its fighting power; otherwise, it would be inferior to the land Emperor.

The death of the Vicious Dragon Emperor was also partly due to this factor; he was trapped in the Mariana Trench with limited space to maneuver and was brutally beaten by three Emperor-level warriors.

The Cold Moon Eye Demon God overcame this weakness by mastering the Tide God's Eye, thus securing her position as the ruler of the Pacific Ocean.

Lu Jun thought to himself, but did not hesitate. He opened Void Channel, took a step, and traveled thousands of miles from the Ancient Capital in the west to the Magic City in the east.

Pearl Academy, Professors' Apartments.

The moment his figure appeared, a surging Mental Power followed him closely, and after a moment's perception, he knew it was Ding Yumian's thought.

Seeing this, Lu Jun smiled and greeted the graceful woman in the white dress who came out of the room, "Long time no see."

Ding Yumian rolled her eyes at Lu Jun. What a scoundrel! Which Space Mage teleported him directly to the girl's house?

Lu Jun chuckled awkwardly, looked his wife up and down, and was amazed.

After a long absence, Ding Yumian's cultivation had become increasingly unfathomable, and she had suddenly stepped into the level of a Half Forbidden Curse.

This is remarkable! The Calamity Bringer Half Forbidden Curse user, and his combat power is comparable to Dean Xiao, who possesses three forbidden spells. He can hold back a relatively weak Emperor for a short time.

Lu Jun knew that in the Original Timeline, when Mu Ningxue was cultivating in Antarctica and her Ice Element advancement was affected by a Half Forbidden Curse, she directly beat up the Ice Emperor Mu Rong, who wanted to absorb her talent and take her Ice Bow, and Madam Luo Ou had dual forbidden spells.

In short, people like him, Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, and Ding Yumian, although they are at the Super Rank, cannot be calculated by common sense; each of them has the ability to fight beyond their level.

Therefore, it is not unbelievable that Lu Jun, with his cultivation at the peak of two Super Rank and the second level of Four Elements Super Rank, could take on Emperor single-handedly.

He asked, "How is the situation?"

"See for yourself."

Ding Yumian shook her head, took light steps, stepped out onto the balcony, and gazed southeast. The sky in the distance was dark and unclear, and the horizon seemed to be stained with a special blood-red halo.

The clouds churned eerily, as if some powerful demon was at work.

Every now and then, howling winds, like those of a typhoon, lashed down on the city shrouded in mist, casting a strange gloom over everyone's hearts.

This is a bustling city.

On the other side, however, lies a cold, eerie sea, a scene of apocalyptic devastation.

It seems that the peaceful and stable era of civilization is about to end, and humanity will usher in a more difficult period, one that is dark, cold, and damp, yet we have no choice but to coexist with it.

Lu Jun followed Ding Yumian to the balcony. The two stood side by side, quietly experiencing the almost apocalyptic atmosphere, sensing the fierce and wild aura and chaotic torrents of magical elements emanating from the Pudong area.

Clearly, a great battle has begun over there, with the alliance of Super Rank mages and the legion of High-Order Mage all deployed to fight against the Sea King Skeleton.

The once bustling streets and alleys of the city are now deserted, with all ordinary people hiding in their homes, closing their doors and windows, praying to God, and awaiting their death.

Only when you turn on your phone will you discover the bustling, chaotic world.

With hundreds of millions of people online across the Nine Provinces, countless pieces of information are being updated, and shocking videos about Sea Monster invading and slaughtering their communities are being shown. This is partly due to the popularization of related technologies and partly because the Nine Provinces no longer prohibit such activities.

"Splash!!"

Lu Jun randomly clicked on a video, and a piercing, sharp sound rang out.

Although the phone screen is small, you can still feel the terrifying waves in the recorded footage, layer upon layer, almost crashing into the clouds.

A Skeleton Sea King, entirely made of water, stood tall and imposing, exuding unparalleled dominance and overwhelming demonic power. The sky and sea around him were incredibly murky, and towering white 'mountains' suddenly emerged, rising majestically, accompanied by terrifying resentment that shattered swathes of space.

This is no "glacier" at all; it is clearly a mountain range of countless churning bones, forming a super Bone Tsunami that is sweeping in all directions with overwhelming force.

Its body was only half visible in the recording, with dozens of colorful lights floating around it, which turned out to be Super Rank mages fighting.

The stark contrast between the two highlights the arrogance of the Sea King Skeleton.

Lu Jun, with his sharp eyes, noticed a branded totem on the other person's back and muttered to himself, "The Chongming Bird totem, one of the direct lineages of the Vermilion Bird totem. I wonder if Mo Fan can seize this opportunity."

The reason why the Sea King Skeleton is called the Invincible Monarch is because he has refined the Mark of the Rebirth Bird, which gives him the power to be indestructible when exposed to water, making him much more durable than ordinary Supreme Monarch.

He didn't think too much about it. Mo Fan had one lucky encounter after another. Like this time in the Qinling Mountains, without the Chongming Heavenly Flame, he might have directly obtained the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Fire.

In addition, Lu Jun was filled with emotion. He recalled that when he saved the Mermaid mother and daughter in Sydney, he was almost captured by the Sea King Skeleton who was chasing him. He almost had to activate the Ancient King Armor Robe to escape.

In retrospect, to him, the Sea King Skeleton was like a chick, easily crushed. What he feared was the mysterious Emperor or several lurking figures behind it.

Lu Jun swiped through the video, and a video from Hangzhou immediately appeared. A giant serpent and a mountain shark were facing off, and the Mysterious Snake Totem was restrained. Before coming, he had spoken with Tang Yue and could only tell his confidante to be careful.

He made another stroke, and the twin celestial bodies of Xiamen, plagued by disaster, crashed into the cross-river bridges.

A storm is brewing, and the world is teetering on the brink of collapse.

Suddenly, a burst of fireworks rose from the Oriental Pearl Tower in Magic City, defying the torrential rain and fierce winds, and bloomed brilliantly.

Seeing this, Lu Jun said solemnly, "It's a forbidden spell summoning order; I need to go there to gather."

Just as he was about to traverse through the void, Ding Yumian called out, "Wait a minute, I'll go with you."

Lu Jun was slightly taken aback. He turned to look at her. The woman in the white dress was stunningly beautiful, with a flawless face and a resolute expression. She reached out her slender hand, and the two intertwined their fingers tightly.

"Good!"

He paused for a moment, then, without pressing the issue, agreed, "After this battle, we will live openly and honestly in the sunlight."

Buzz buzz buzz!

Lu Jun and Ding Yumian were of one mind and crossed hundreds of miles in one step, appearing at the Pearl Tower.

Chapter 595 Gathering of All Parties

Meanwhile, in Magic City, the Zhao family's territory.

The luxurious manor was resplendent with gold and jade. Zhao Manyan sat in the main seat, gently holding a Baxia wooden fish with exquisitely carved totem patterns in his hand.

He looked around and saw a large number of Super Rank elders gathered there, all of them showing great respect, a stark contrast to their usual demeanor.

Seeing this, Zhao Manyan understood that since he cooperated with the Ancient Capital Bing Ce Fu and gained control of the sales channels for the Nine Provinces Stardust Magic Tool, not only have many powerful forces taken the initiative to seek cooperation, but his family's status has also risen sharply.

After the core members of the Zhao Clan gathered, he got straight to the point. "Now that the Nine Provinces are being invaded by the Pacific Empire, we, as a noble family, cannot stand idly by. I have decided to donate 10 billion worth of supplies to the front lines."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback for a moment, but they all voiced their agreement. It was the duty and survival wisdom of aristocratic families to always follow the pace of the Nine Provinces.

Not to mention they're based in Magic City, where countless industries are involved. Their mere small amount of money is less than the price difference caused by the value fluctuations resulting from the invasion of Magic City. The sooner they drive away the Sea Monster, the sooner they can make big money.

Zhao Manyan wasn't satisfied yet, and dropped another bombshell. "My mind is made up. I will send my family's Super Rank contingent to participate in the Sea Monster War."

These words caused an uproar among many members of the Zhao Clan, as the resources cultivated by each Super Rank member were equivalent to the materials given away this time.

Despite Zhao Manyan's strong pressure, it still passed.

However, he did not intervene in the battlefield in Xiamen Magic City. Several first-tier cities, such as Magic City, Demon Capital, and Hangzhou, all have their own strong defenses. Only Xiamen could not spare any troops and was tacitly abandoned.

When Shao Zheng learned of the Zhao family's sudden intervention, he praised them highly. The family members breathed a sigh of relief, almost thinking that their patriarch had become arrogant and didn't understand his own strength. Participating in the battle in Magic City meant that the Emperor could intervene at any time.

Before Zhao Manyan gently stroked the wooden fish in his arms, a smile playing on his lips, "Old tortoise, I'm here to save you this time. Let's see if you still respect me!"

At the same time as the Pacific Ocean invasion, he received a message from Baxia, which discovered that two arch-enemies had appeared in Xiamen and decided to go there to take the opportunity to kill the Twin Disaster Stars, the Great Monarch Qiu Chi and Qiu Zi.

Zhao Manyan originally wanted to go along, but after that old turtle finished delivering the message, he ignored him completely and hung up the phone, looking down on him.

Zhao Manyan was exhausted, but after all, it was his family's Totem Beast. He still mustered his spirits and gathered the Zhao Clan members for help.

As the saying goes, "A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation." His cultivation has broken through to the Super Rank, and he has many powerful subordinates under his command, which will surely surprise the old tortoise.