Chapter 249 - 249: Great GainsAfter a brief celebration, the survivors of the ancient capital fell into deep sorrow.

    Too many mages had died in this battle. Everyone was looking for their relatives and friends to confirm their life or death.

    In the desolate wilderness, a female mage shrouded in flames wandered aimlessly. She searched across the land, hoping to find her younger brother, Lu Jun, but found nothing.

    Lu Mei even ran into Zhan Kong, Zhang Xiaohou, and Su Xiaoluo. She hurriedly asked them about what happened in the Dark Abyss and how they were able to come out alive.

    The three couldn''t explain the details—only that the Ancient King had been resurrected.

    Hearing this, Lu Mei had a bad feeling, but she couldn''t enter the Dark Abyss to investigate.

    Just then, Han Ji and other Super Level mages returned with the remaining mage army. With no other choice, she went back to the city with them for now.

    After the Demon Mo Fan''s transformation ended, he collapsed in exhaustion. Luckily, Han Ji''s Super Level Healing Element was fully cultivated—currently the best in the world.

    After examining him, Han Ji found that Mo Fan was not seriously injured, but all his elemental cultivation had dropped by one Level. Fortunately, the solid foundations of his Fire and Lightning Element Star Constellations kept him from falling to the Middle Level. He only needed some time to stabilize them.

    Only then did Zhan Kong finally relax. The army marched grandly back to the city, where the remaining mages and citizens welcomed them back.

    They received the treatment of heroes.

    On the other side, Lu Jun hurriedly issued a command to the million Undead under the Eight Undead Monarchs to lie dormant and recover, strictly forbidding any invasion of human territory. He then hid inside the Blood Throne within the Dark Abyss to digest his gains.

    He sat cross-legged on the altar. The pitch-black armor on his body gradually receded, and his White Tiger Ascension Form slowly returned to normal.

    Lu Jun felt the boundless divine power retreating, and the frailty of his small mortal body brought an intense sense of weakness, extremely unpleasant.

    At the same time, the White Tiger pendant on his neck flickered with light. In his spiritual world, within the black-and-red Curse Element Star Constellation, a suit of armor-shaped imprint floated, completely bound and sealed by platinum chains.

    Boom— The black-gold armor''s leaking original death radiance instantly broke the bottleneck of the Curse Star Constellation, expanding its size and flooding it with surging magical energy. It had actually advanced to High Tier,Level 2!

    And the vast amount of death energy continued strengthening the Curse Element Star Constellation.

    Even without cultivating, just by slowly absorbing and digesting, it would probably break through to the Super Level within a few years on its own—and keep advancing toward Forbidden Curse. The Cursed Object Blood Abyss was the same; it would soon step into the Super Level.

    There was nothing Lu Jun could do. He didn''t have a Necromancy Element yet, so he could only temporarily seal the Ancient King''s Battle Robes inside the Curse Element and collect a bit of "rent" from it.

    After all, the Necromancy Element was derived from the Curse Element. The Ghostfiend of the High Level Ghost Punishment spell was coincidentally a type of ghost-type creature.

    Soon, Lu Jun emerged from the weakness and examined every part of his body for other aftereffects. Seeing the Curse Element rise above all else filled him with joy.

    Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

    Inside the Curse Well, the white-robed female ghost that looked like a small three-zhang hill had undergone a transformation and now stood over five zhang tall—more than fifteen meters.

    The Matriarch Ghostfiend had eyes like gray-white serpent pupils. Her whole body was enveloped in petrifying ghost aura. Her Earthen Womb innate talent had fully awakened, and her domain power was complete.

    According to naming conventions, the Curse Element High Level Tier 2 Ghostfiend should now be called the Earthen Womb Ghostfiend.

    Lu Jun hadn''t expected that donning the Ancient King''s Armor Robe would yield such a benefit. His Curse Element had already been on the verge of a breakthrough, and now he had saved several months of arduous cultivation.

    In addition, he immediately checked his other magic elements: the pure silver Space Element, the white Metal Element, the transparent Psychic Element, and the moon-white Summoning Element—all were stable and independent, completely unaffected.

    Only the Dimensional Summoning''s Night Thunder Dream Beast had been slightly nourished, its Darkness attribute further enhanced, progressing toward the Commander level.

    But when Lu Jun cast his gaze toward his Water Element stardust, he was dumbfounded. The once cerulean heavenly river had transformed into a dark blue underworld river, filled with intense deathly aura.

    Evidently, due to the Water Element''s inclusiveness, it was most heavily influenced by the Nether source.

    However, upon experimentation, Lu Jun found that this was harmless—in fact, it was a tremendous boon, even greater than what the Curse Element had received.

    When he cast any Water Element spell—be it Basic, Intermediate, or Advanced—the summoned water was a dark blue spectral water, terrifyingly corrosive, capable of draining vitality and melting flesh and blood.

    In other words, Lu Jun had gained another [Innate Talent], which could be named [Withering].

    Tide and Withering—two innate talents that would remain regardless of the soul-seed or soul-species he used.

    Lu Jun was stunned. Unknowingly, his Water Element had become comparable to a Devour-Type. If it now advanced to the soul-species level, wouldn''t that be triple attached effects? Basically invincible.

    "This was a huge win. The Ancient Capital expedition was perfect."

    After verifying that his own condition was intact and his body healthy, he finally turned his attention to his external gains.

    Becoming the ''Undead Emperor'', inheriting the Ancient King''s legacy—Dark Abyss, the Undead Empire—everything was his now.

    Yet Lu Jun discovered an annoying detail: only when wearing the Armor Robe and taking on the Emperor''s form would the myriad undead kings and billions of undead obey his command, collecting massive amounts of resources and materials for him.

    This shattered his dream of getting rich. He''d planned to rely on an empire''s supply to rapidly advance.

    Who knew, there might be rare fruits that could perfect all six elements—just like how Mu Bai accidentally consumed a special fruit, causing his Ice and Poison Elements to skyrocket, allowing him to surpass Mo Fan and the others as the first to break into the Super Level.

    Unfortunately, Lu Jun didn''t have enough capital to constantly wear the Ancient King''s Armor Robe. The vast land''s resources would be wasted for now.

    This included the Wind Element Heaven Seed within Dark Abyss, and the accumulated dark energy from the Blood Altar over the years that could push a certain undead to the Monarch level—all had to be shelved.

    "No matter. Once I reach the Super Level, the pressure brought by the Armor Robe should decrease significantly."

    Lu Jun stroked his chin. The confrontation between the two forces wasn''t static—it changed dynamically.

    From time to time, he would seek Ding Yumian''s help to relieve his mental negativity. The residual physical death origin that Lu Weixi had unintentionally purified would also effectively prolong the corruption period.

    Each of these two Calamity Bearers had their own uses.

    At that moment, just as Lu Jun stabilized his cultivation, he suddenly said into the darkness: "Since you''re here, why not show yourself? Queen of the Netherworlds."

    "As you wish, my lord." As the words fell, a graceful woman in a white courtly gown appeared, her melodious laughter teasing, "Little one, I didn''t expect you could suppress this death treasure and seize control."

    Lu Jun sneered coldly, "I am your king. You should address me as Your Majesty." Sear?h the N??elFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    At those words, the Queen of the Nine Netherworlds didn''t get angry. Instead, she said meaningfully, "Only when you don the Armor Robe and truly possess the might of a Emperor will you be a true majesty."

    "If you ask me, what''s so good about the mortal realm? Just merge with the source of death and become king here and now. It''s the fast track to ascension."

    Lu Jun couldn''t be bothered to listen to her seductive words. The undead would lose all living emotions and sensations, becoming filled with wrath and hatred a curse and torment in its own right.

    What was the point of such eternal life?

    That said, although the Netherworld Queen spoke evasively, her actions were honest—she already recognized him as her king.

    He didn''t stand on ceremony and ordered bluntly: "I don''t care what you think, but one thing is non-negotiable—when I''m not around, you must keep the undead in check. They must not randomly attack humans."

    "That''s not an issue. But you must understand, slaughter is in their nature. Forcible suppression isn''t very effective."

    "I''ve already made preparations. You needn''t worry. The great war is coming."

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