Having transformed into a Ruler Emperor, Lu Jun eliminated Khufu, an Emperor at the peak of his power, in just two moves. The gap between them had been overwhelmingly vast.
Not far from the Pyramid Underworld, everyone watched Khufu's fall with a dreamlike sense of disbelief.
Just like that the dark curtain that had shrouded Egypt's skies had vanished?!
At that moment, Lu Jun dismissed the empowerment of the Parthenon Divine Soul and the Ancient King's Armor. Ding Yumian's Main Soul separated from him, and his three Contract Beasts returned to their respective domains.
His aura immediately weakened, and his face turned slightly pale.
It wasn't because his magical energy had been exhausted, but because of the backlash from the two great Sources of Life and Death.
However, compared to when he had been at the High Tier, his current strength could bear their burden with ease.
There was no real problem.
After this battle, Lu Jun was extremely satisfied with the power of the Samsara Double Pupils.
From beginning to end, he had used only three ocular techniques, yet they were virtually invincible at the Emperor Level, with their upper limit reaching the realm of a Ruler Emperor.
The left eye represented the Psychic and Life Elements. Its abilities were primarily focused on support and healing.
Just as during the fierce battle earlier, when his body had been torn apart, it restored him to peak condition in an instant.
It possessed the authority of Life itself, as well as the Psychic Element's power to turn illusion into reality.
It transformed the outcome of death into an illusion while defining the reborn self through nirvana as reality.
Only then could he become immune to the Underworld God's conceptual attacks governed by the Laws of Death.
It should be remembered that when Lu Jun first obtained the Fantasy Pupil technique in the Inca Empire, he had already believed that once mastered to perfection, it could revive the dead within the domain of fantasy, allowing them to continue existing through an illusory life.
Now, the power displayed by the left eye of the Samsara Double Pupils had almost completely achieved that.
The right eye, meanwhile, represented the Curse and Death Elements.
It embodied pure destruction.
Twilight Annihilation.
A single strike capable of instantly killing an Emperor.
When the two eyes worked together, combining Curse and Psychic and further fused with the Space-Time Element, they produced an entirely different divine technique.
Lu Jun felt there was still enormous potential hidden within the Samsara Double Pupils.
The four Elements alone could be combined into countless different effects.
A moment later, he returned to his senses.
Looking at the floating Source of Death before him, he sensed the Ancient King's Armor within his Death Star Ocean growing increasingly restless.
Without hesitation, he reached out and grasped the vast Source of Death.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
In an instant, the Source of Death merged into Lu Jun's body, flowing directly into his Death Star Ocean to temper the Ancient King's Armor.
The black-and-gold armor trembled violently.
It underwent its ultimate evolution, erupting with boundless power.
Its Source rose continuously, shattering the barrier of the Emperor Level and advancing into the realm of a Ruler Emperor.
At the same time, the Parthenon Divine Soul within the neighboring Life Star Ocean was stimulated.
The Divine Maiden's phantom emerged and resonated with it.
At long last, the two Ruler-level Sources of Life and Death reached perfect equilibrium.
Immense energy overflowed from both, expanding the two Star Oceans. At the instant that balance was achieved, Lu Jun felt the burden on his body decrease dramatically.
Boom!
At the same time, both the Life and Death Star Oceans swelled, breaking through another bottleneck.
They both advanced to the Second Level of Super Tier.
Even Lu Jun hadn't expected such an additional reward.
Now, all eight of his Elements had reached at least the Second Level of Super Tier.
His Curse and Psychic Elements had already entered the Half Forbidden Curse realm.
His Metal Element had reached the peak of Super Tier.
After so many life-and-death battles against Emperors, it had accumulated more than enough foundation and was now steadily evolving toward the Half-Forbidden Curse realm as well.
Overjoyed, Lu Jun had no time to examine the effects of the advancement of his two Elements before shifting his attention to the changes within his Summoning Star Ocean.
Eight cracks now covered the surface of the Qiankun Stone.
After the bloody battle against Khufu, having absorbed his essence, another crack had formed.
The cracks now covered almost the entire stone embryo.
It looked as though it could shatter at any moment.
Seeing this, Lu Jun smiled faintly.
His long-awaited Second Contract Beast was finally about to be born.
Only after checking his own progress did Lu Jun finally turn his attention toward the shattered Pyramid Underworld.
Surely countless treasures were hidden within it.
Closing his eyes, he carefully sensed the surroundings.
A moment later, he took out a purple crystal.
It was crystal clear like polished jade.
Intricate, exquisite patterns spread across its surface, resembling some strange ancient insect.
The Death Emblem.
A supreme treasure condensed from the Pharaoh's Spring.
He had first obtained one by taking it from the Egyptian team during the World College Tournament, then completed it using the Source of Resurrection within Yizhisha's body.
Ever since then, Lu Jun had kept it on his person.
It greatly enhanced his Undead Revival and Soul Summoning techniques, dramatically accelerating the creation of undead.
The reason Lu Jun had been able to so quickly refine the corpses of Sphinx, Evil Eye, and the four Super Tier members of the Sinister Wolf Society into undead servants was precisely because of this treasure.
Now, the Death Emblem radiated a sinister violet glow.
Lu Jun chuckled softly.
He knew that within the dozens of pyramids flattened by his million-strong army lay enormous quantities of Pharaoh's Spring.
There was no need for him to collect it personally.
His subordinates could gather it for him.
With an immense supply of Pharaoh's Spring, it might well become the greatest treasure for ordinary Necromancy Mages seeking to break through to the Forbidden Curse realm.
However, Lu Jun already possessed a Ruler Emperor-level Source of Death, so he had no need for such a cumbersome method.
For him, the greatest use of Pharaoh's Spring was simply creating undead.
Especially since he still possessed the corpse of the Shark King, an Emperor-level being.
Suddenly, he remembered something.
In the original timeline, Khufu had used an enormous amount of Pharaoh's Spring to revive the Mother of Medusa, who was likewise an Emperor.
With a single glance, she had turned the entire city of Cairo to stone.
"That's right the Mother of Medusa."
As Lu Jun recalled this, he immediately became eager.
Back after the World College Tournament, his first destination had been Africa, where he defeated the Winged Medusa and subdued Apas.
Even then, he had already set his sights on the remains of the Mother of Medusa.
Now that he had fought all the way to Cairo anyway, he might as well stay for a few more days and obtain the Mother of Medusa's remains.
At that point, he would possess two Emperor-level undead, six Emperor-level Totems, the Emperor-level Demonized Mo Fan, the Azure Dragon Totem Ruler, and himself.
That would amount to no fewer than eleven Emperor-level combatants.
"Holy... I've never fought a war this wealthy before."
Lu Jun couldn't help feeling that, even setting aside the Forbidden Curse forces of the Nine Provinces, the strength he alone had gathered was already enough to wage a decisive battle against the Pacific Empire.
Coincidentally, his Metal Element had just reached Peak Super Tier.
It would still require some time for its Divine Gift to fully mature and evolve into a Half-Forbidden Curse.
So he decided to remain at Khufu's Pyramid for the time being while allowing the Undead of the Evil Abyss to take over the Egyptian Undead's territory.
When Lu Jun shared this idea with his elder sister, Lu Mei, and Ding Yumian, neither of them had any objections.
Instead, Lu Mei took the initiative to suggest that she return to the Ancient Capital to oversee the Military Command Headquarters and handle all related affairs.
Lu Jun was deeply touched.
His sister was always so thoughtful.
She truly was the perfect partner, ensuring he had nothing to worry about on the home front.
Meanwhile, the Eight Undead Lords were thoroughly satisfied.
After the brutal battle, the bloodthirsty nature of the undead had been greatly tempered.
Moreover, the Egyptian undead were genuinely wealthy.
Every pyramid was an enormous factory that refined life essence.
During the campaign, many of the Ancient Capital's undead had seized treasures and advanced in rank.
The members of the Military Command Headquarters were equally pleased.
They had obtained a vast quantity of undead materials, including mountains of raw materials suitable for forging Star Ocean Magic Tools.
Thinking about it, with Lu Jun leading the expedition against Egypt under the identity of the Ancient King, and adding his previous battle in Dubai against Su Lu, the vast region stretching from the Ancient Capital in the north, to Greece in the west, and the Sahara in the south had all fallen under the overwhelming might of the Undead Emperor.
About three days and three nights later,
Lu Jun received the spoils of war that his subordinates had finished organizing.
The Death Emblem shone brilliantly, and inside it, the accumulated Pharaoh's Spring had gathered into a vast purple ocean.
In addition, Egypt possessed large reserves of various rare metals, one of Africa's distinctive specialties.
He decided to immediately begin forging a new sword.
The fourth metal for the Tai'a Sword had yet to be nurtured.
If this forging succeeded, its power would rise to yet another level.
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