Full-Time Mage: Starting from Obtaining the White Tiger Pendant

His eyes were filled with terror. Lu Jun's methods were too brutal, dismembering human bodies. He couldn't tell if the other party was from the Black Vatican, or if he himself was.

Lu Jun walked in, shaking his head with each step, a sunny smile on his face. He spread his hands and said, "I remember you said you were going to do something to me and my sister. Now you've fallen into my hands. Guess what I'll do."

At this moment, Lu Jun stood before Yu Ang, looking down at the gray-robed man kneeling on the ground. His eyes turned black, and the Fearful Haze fiercely impacted the other party's mind.

"Ah!" Yu Ang screamed, as if seeing an unspeakable great terror. His body trembled, he staggered back, then got up and ran in another direction.

From time to time, he felt like he saw a pair of blood-red evil eyes watching him from behind.

"Hahaha, run, run as fast as you can, find someone who can save you!"

Lu Jun held his heavy sword, brimming with killing intent. Threatening his family had long since touched his sensitive nerves. How could he not turn the world upside down?

Chapter 61: Full-Blown Magic

In the bustling city, Yu Ang stumbled forward, while Lu Jun pursued him with a blue light flashing on his feet. The two of them crossed the road, causing a commotion, and all the passing pedestrians looked bewildered.

Seeing Lu Jun holding a long sword with a cold expression, they all dared not approach, leaving one after another, or calling the police.

Ding ding ding~

Suddenly, Lu Jun's communicator rang. After a moment, someone called. He opened it and saw it was his sister, Lu Mei. He answered with one hand holding his sword and the other holding the phone, "Hello?"

A hurried voice came from the other end of the phone, "Where are you now? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." He looked at Yu Ang fleeing ahead and said, "I was assassinated by the Black Vatican and am heading towards their lair. Hurry and follow me."

"Okay, I'm not far from you, I'll be there soon."

Lu Jun ended the call and watched Yu Ang head towards a sparsely populated abandoned industrial area, sneering repeatedly.

When he caught up, the other party didn't seem to be heading directly to their lair. Instead, as if his guts had been scared out of him by the Fearful Haze, he lost his mind and went to some Black Vatican members' strongholds to beg for help and stall for time.

Knock knock knock!

Just like now, Yu Ang knocked on the door of a shop in the bustling market and shouted hysterically, "Open the door, for the sake of the Black Vatican, help a brother out."

Creak, the door opened. A burly man inside asked cautiously, "Who?"

Then he saw Lu Jun approaching with his sword, his brow twitched, and he quickly threw the Primary Magic Fire Nourish he was holding over.

Roar roar roar!

Before Lu Jun could even speak, he saw the ball of crimson flame approaching. He chuckled, flicked his wrist, and the Vibranium Heavy Sword swung up, activating the Golden Radiance. A white-gold arc of light, over ten meters long, slashed out, extinguishing the flame.

In an instant, it fell upon the burly man, splitting him in two on the spot. His body exploded, blood and a variety of internal organs spilling onto the ground.

Yu Ang, standing nearby, was drenched in blood all over his head, his expression stunned. He had just found a savior, only to be slaughtered like a chicken in the next moment.

The nearby pedestrians screamed upon seeing this. Those who were following them curiously with their phones trembled and quickly put their phones away and ran, knowing they had encountered a truly ruthless person.

However, quite a few people, emboldened by their audacity, continued to film.

Lu Jun and Yu Ang, one chasing and the other fleeing, were witnessed by many. Their footage was posted online and was about to go viral.

However, under some mysterious power, it was quickly deleted. Then Lu Jun's phone rang again. This time, he answered, and it was Tang Yue's voice, saying anxiously, "Lu Jun, I'm rushing over, don't do anything rash."

"Wait for your Adjudication Court to arrive. I've caught a big fish, and I might be able to follow the trail to capture a Blue-Clothed Deacon."

He hung up the phone and continued to follow Yu Ang.

Afterward, he found several more Black Vatican strongholds, all of which Lu Jun brutally killed and dismembered. Blood followed Yu Ang all the way. To deal with beasts, one must adopt a more violent posture and more brutal methods to suppress them fiercely.

He killed until the Black Vatican was terrified, forcing them to consider the "cost" before acting.

Yu Ang felt a deep despair. He was like the Grim Reaper, walking from room to room, knocking on doors, and emerging with a scythe stained with blood.

Finally, after Lu Jun had killed forty to fifty people, he left the city and aimlessly headed towards the abandoned factory lair.

It was a meat processing plant, filled with a fishy, bloody smell. It processed various scraps of meat into dog food, which could be sold at a good price. Of course, it might also be used to feed Black Beast Demons, incidentally masking the stench from the sewers.

Several black-clothed men at the gate were chatting and laughing. Seeing Yu Ang, covered in blood, stumbling towards them, they couldn't help but be surprised, "Reverend, what happened to you?"

Yu Ang, as if seeing a savior, screamed frantically, "Kill him quickly."

When Lu Jun appeared in sight, the people at the abandoned factory's expressions changed. They quickly blew their whistles, controlled their Star Seeds, and one by one, Black Beast Demons ran out of the factory upon hearing the alarm.

Seeing this scene, Lu Jun sneered. He had found the lair. Controlling his Gold Element Star Map, he flicked his wrist. The Vibranium Heavy Sword, under the powerful magnetic force, transformed into a dark flying sword and shot out, streaking through the night like lightning.

Buzz buzz buzz!

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into seven white-gold rays of light in mid-air, whistling through the sky like a white rainbow piercing the sun. The sharp whistling sound echoed over the abandoned factory, containing immense impact force.

Pfft! Pfft!

Under Lu Jun's mental control, the sword split into seven paths. Each path, with lightning speed, pierced through several Black Beast Demons. The sound of flesh and blood being cut erupted, and they fell in swathes like wheat being harvested, or like cannonballs hanging from the sword's edge, their momentum still carrying them to be pinned onto the high walls.

The Black Vatican members and Black Beast Demons were like candied hawthorns, strung together and pinned all over the factory. Blood overflowed everywhere, along with internal organs and intestines.

The meat processing plant instantly reeked of blood, turning into a slaughterhouse.

In a short while, Lu Jun had killed them all. He walked up to Yu Ang, lowered his head, and looked down, saying with disappointment, "Just this small group of people. I gave you a chance, but you were useless!"

Seeing this, Yu Ang's spirit broke, and he roared, "What do you want to do?"

Lu Jun said lightly, "Heh heh, do you know where your Blue-Clothed Deacon is?"

"Blue-Clothed Deacon..." Yu Ang was stunned, then suddenly seemed to grasp a lifeline and nodded vigorously, "I know, I know. So you want this information. As long as you spare my life, I'll tell you everything."

Hearing this, Lu Jun slowly shook his head. He grabbed Yu Ang's hair with one hand and dragged him into the abandoned factory.

Yu Ang's scalp felt tight, and he was in excruciating pain.

Lu Jun ignored him and stepped into the factory. He sensed a strong curse aura emanating from the darkness. As he dragged Yu Ang closer, he saw the situation inside.

Several processing machines concealed the interior, where a black and red Pool of Curses churned with black liquid, emitting a pungent, medicinal odor.

"A curse blood pool of the Black Vatican?"

Lu Jun chuckled. Only curse element experts could establish such a place; it was essentially a production base for the Black Vatican.

From here, Black Beast Demons, cursed Black Beast Demons, and even higher-level Commander Rank Demonic Beasts were continuously born, such as the Black Blood Worm Mother, which would belong to Fang Shaoli, a future Blue-robed Deacon of the Poison Element.

The pool before him was not of low quality; it had at least birthed General-level cursed Black Beast Demons. If he wasn't mistaken, this was where Xu Zhaoting would be tortured and refined into a demon a year and a half later in the original story.

At this moment, the curse element stardust within Lu Jun's spiritual world pulsed with eager desire. This cursed water contained immense energy.

To magicians of other elements, it was highly poisonous, but to curse element mages, it was a treasure.

That's right, besides the enhancement from their spiritual realm, curse element mages had other ways to improve. One was through something called "Curse Substance," which was like a multiplier effect compared to the former, while the latter provided special additional effects.

Of course, Curse Substance was far more powerful and bizarre than ordinary Spirit Seed effects.

This was Lu Jun's objective: to have Yu Ang bring him to the Pool of Curses himself.

If he could take it back and have someone refine it, he might be able to extract the Black Vatican's "Curse Substance" and develop his curse element into a powerful magic system.

Chapter 62: Curse Substance

The mention of "Curse Substance" immediately reminded Lu Jun of Mo Fan. He was now an Intermediate Mage.

Although he no longer had Tang Yue's free help with awakening, the high school City Demon Hunting Squad had given him an early start, accumulating some money. A few days ago, he awakened the Shadow Element and Summoning System and came to show off.

Those two elements were incredible; they were Mo Fan's main elements.

In the future, Mo Fan's Shadow Element would reach great heights after refining the "Dark Substance [Night Fiend]" from a killer named [Bei Jiang] and integrating the "Curse Substance [Whipping Curse Spirit]" from the Magic City Research Institute, thus elevating it to its peak.

Such mysterious, bizarre, and unsolvable methods were truly aspirational.

Curse Substance was a type of Dark Substance. The latter was exclusive to the entire Dark Magic system, encompassing the Curse, Undead, Shadow, and Poison Elements. Finding any one of these would essentially lead to mastery of that element.

Lu Jun looked at the Pool of Curses. The Curse Substance within it probably wasn't that exaggerated, but it would at least allow his curse element to hold its own at the Intermediate level.

Now that his Water and Gold elements were already powerful, adding the Curse element would allow him to speedrun the Mingzhu University dungeon.

"Ma Zhoulong, a great magician from Magic City, is too far away. I believe Mingzhu University has teachers who can handle this. I'll commission them to refine it later."

Lu Jun muttered to himself. There was definitely a Pool of Curses in Bo City, but its level was far inferior to the one before him.

Then, he lowered his head, looked at Yu Ang, whom he was tightly gripping, and smiled, "I heard that you people in the Black Vatican usually conduct torture and interrogations here."

As Yu Ang's face grew paler, Lu Jun chuckled, "Then I'll have to see if your mouth is as hard as you are."

Splash!

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Jun shoved Yu Ang entirely into the Pool of Curses. The black, bubbling liquid churned. Upon contact with human skin, a dark and sinister aura began to erode.

Yu Ang started screaming, feeling excruciating pain all over his body.

This was not the end. Lu Jun ignored his struggles and forcefully pushed Yu Ang's head into the pool, coldly stating, "Who dares to negotiate terms with me?!"

Gurgle, gurgle!

Yu Ang soaked in the Pool of Curses, his face in agony, coupled with the choking sensation of drowning. He felt like he was living a fate worse than death.

After a moment, Lu Jun loosened his grip, allowing Yu Ang's head to surface for him to gasp for air. He asked calmly, "How is it? Have you made up your mind?"

"I… I…" Yu Ang tried to speak, but Lu Jun's eyes turned cold. The Vibranium Heavy Sword in his hand transformed into a dagger-sized blade and ruthlessly slashed down. With a thwack, a finger was severed. Lu Jun said indifferently, "It's too late."

"Ahhhh!" Yu Ang felt an intense pain in his hand, driving him to the brink of madness.

Before he could recover, he was forcefully shoved back into the Pool of Curses. During this, he was whipped by Mind Impact, his mind and body suffering torture simultaneously.

In his dazed state, Yu Ang had a thought: Who exactly was the Black Vatican? This interrogation technique was so practiced.

Meanwhile, Lu Jun's battle with the Black Vatican had long alerted the Adjudication Court of Magic City.

The night was dark. A person with blue-black hair stood alone atop a tall building. The blue-black hair, parted in the middle, clung to his sharp cheekbones. Coupled with his pale complexion, he looked like an urban phantom.

His eye sockets were somewhat sunken, and his pupils were so deep that no emotion could be seen. He wore a retro Tang suit that adorned his thin frame. Astonishingly, a pair of black eagle-like wings sprouted from his back!

The feathers were sharp as blades, each feather's texture clearly visible. The wings were currently folded, but their roots appeared incredibly sturdy and full!

"Night Hawk, please respond. The target has been found!"

"This is Night Hawk. Report your location."

"The industrial district's meat processing plant."

With that, the Adjudication Court's Night Hawk leaped down, spread his wings, and flew towards Lu Jun's location.

When he arrived, a person was already standing on the street, which looked like it had been ravaged by a flood. It was an extremely beautiful, tall, and mature woman.

The street was littered with corpses, each resembling a dried, black monkey-like creature. A foul odor mixed with the stench of water assaulted the senses. A single glance revealed them to be members of the Black Vatican.

Lu Mei nodded to the mysterious newcomer, knowing he was from the Adjudication Court. She then turned and used Wind Track to search for her younger brother.

The traces were too obvious; as he walked along, he encountered several slaughterhouses.

Night Hawk followed, wings spread high, surveying the street. The onlookers who loved to watch the excitement dared not approach, because these corpses had been brutally mangled. Ordinary people would vomit on the spot after just one glance, and might even be unable to sleep for several nights, leaving a shadow.

"Tsk tsk, I heard it was just a child who hadn't even entered university yet, to use such brutal methods."

He felt admiration, but he also knew that those above were somewhat shocked and angry. It was simply too reckless, too lawless.

Killing, even High-Order Mages were wary of it, leaving populated areas to kill. Yet Lu Jun killed in the city, dragging corpses down the street in broad daylight.

That would have been bad enough, but he also disemboweled and dismembered the bodies, deliberately arranging them into a bloody scene. Even the Black Vatican wasn't that terrifying.

But they simply couldn't do anything about Lu Jun. After all, this was killing enemies in the name of justice; he was a good comrade. They just needed to be more careful next time.

Meanwhile, various videos exploded online. Ordinary people's internet access was somewhat restricted, but the official website of the nearby Mingzhu University couldn't be controlled, nor was there a need to. Only Magicians were qualified to see the real world, and they would have to face it sooner or later.

Thus, Lu Jun's name went viral on the Mingzhu University forum. As for the prospective students who hadn't enrolled yet, there was no need to mention them. Although they hadn't officially enrolled, there were often various chat groups before the start of the semester. They joined early to get familiar with each other, and then it was just a matter of netizens meeting in real life.

At this moment, videos were being uploaded in these chat groups, with messages popping up 99+ per second, all discussing this freshman, Lu Jun.

Everyone felt a mixture of awe and trepidation. Even though he hadn't arrived yet, his reputation had already soared among the freshman groups, his prestige spreading far and wide. This was because it was said that among those killed by the Black Vatican were several freshmen from the same cohort; he was a truly ruthless individual.

Of course, this video had been censored with a mosaic, otherwise, how would those cute high school graduates dare to click on it?

However, the upperclassmen from the Green Campus and Main Campus saw the uncensored, full versions. Many vomited. When had the youths in their ivory towers ever witnessed such a horrific sight?

They watched the video of Lu Jun, following along coldly, his sword rising and falling, cutting from the city to the suburbs, his eyes not even blinking. Their hands holding their phones began to shake.

Regardless of whether they were top-ranked students in their fourth year who had experienced Demonic Beast battles, or struggling students in the Green Campus, they silently memorized Lu Jun's appearance and labeled him as someone absolutely not to be provoked, truly fearing that this guy would go on a killing spree.

When others provoke you and say they'll beat you up, they just mean they'll defeat you. But if this guy Lu Jun says he'll "deal with you," you'd better seriously consider where you want to be buried.