Commander Hua was the first to react, letting out a low roar, "It's going all out—burning part of its True Dragon bloodline origin to unleash Dragon Breath!"
Buzz—Buzz—Buzz!
The two human Forbidden Spell Mages were both experts in the Space Element. In an instant, they broke free from the terrifying pulling force, dodging behind the Dragon and hiding beneath the Mermaid altar.
No one knew what material this altar was made of. Under the aftermath of an Emperor-level battle, even the Yellow Spring had changed course, splitting into countless tributaries, yet the altar alone remained completely unharmed.
Seeing this, Lu Jun's mouth twitched. He suddenly realized that his enormous body had instead become a burden, preventing him from evading flexibly.
Moreover, if he moved aside and let the Dragon escape, wouldn't that be like letting the tiger return to the mountain?
In a flash of thought, Lu Jun made his decision. His expression turned cold, a detached aura toward life and death overflowing. The Sun and Moon Pearls circling him shone brilliantly, summoning surging tides and condensing layer upon layer of indestructible water curtains.
Boom—Boom—Boom!
The Dragon's eyes turned frenzied. The devouring force in all directions gradually disappeared, shifting from suction to expulsion. From its majestic dragon body burst billions of black lightning rays. The deep sea seemed as if a black sun had risen, descending upon the ocean, unleashing world-destroying thunder!!
Just as Lu Jun was about to receive the Dragon's desperate strike, a familiar, melodious voice suddenly echoed in his mind. The Mermaid Empress spoke coldly and urgently, "Don't move, leave your body to me."
As her words fell, Lu Jun lost control of his body, becoming like an observer.
His massive elemental body collapsed, transforming into billions of radiant streams of water. The Water-Avoiding Pearl and River-Suppressing Pearl hovered high like the sun and moon in the sky, surrounded by dazzling starlight.
At this moment, Lu Jun's perception became wondrous. His form gathered and dispersed unpredictably, half of his origin returned to the starry sky, vast and boundless, while the other half sank into the ocean, embodying the supreme softness of water.
Rumble!
The Dragon Emperor released its Lightning Dragon Breath, surging violently across the ocean floor. Everything before it collapsed inch by inch under the destructive lightning, vast swathes of seawater evaporating.
Within the Mariana Trench, a blazing black thunder sun slowly rose, annihilating countless living beings. Surging waves swept outward in all directions with overwhelming force.
When the commotion gradually subsided, the sea region had sunk inward. Threads of lightning intertwined, repelling seawater and briefly forming a vacuum, revealing the trench's true form. The already vast fissures stretching thousands of miles expanded twofold, and in the central region, a pitch-black abyss appeared.
For hundreds of years, this sea region would be shrouded in lightning.
On the seabed, the Black Sea had vanished. Through the fissures, faint light shone in, revealing a massive, winding black flood-dragon lying on the ocean floor. Half its body was submerged in the dim yellow waters of the Yellow Spring. Its entire form was torn and incomplete, its aura weak.
The Dragon Emperor's final strike had completely exhausted the last trace of its origin energy.
Moments later, shallow seawater gathered around, condensing in midair into a towering figure less than a thousand meters tall. The long, agile violet-gold true dragon tail swayed, while Lu Jun's face revealed extreme exhaustion.
The Holy Spirit Emperor truly lived up to its reputation, having survived the relentless pursuit of the Pacific Empire, it possessed a powerful life-saving technique, avoiding most of the Dragon Emperor's damage.
Even so, Lu Jun was still severely injured. Even after transforming into billions of water streams, embodying the supreme softness of water, under the lightning breath that evaporated vast oceans, half of his origin had been erased.
On the other side, beneath a ruined altar, the figures of Commander Hua and Dean Xiao emerged. Though nothing seemed obvious on the surface, the magical radiance around them was dim, indicating they too were close to exhaustion.
The void-white flames on Commander Hua's body rose once more as he said in a low voice, "No time to waste. Kill the Dragon Emperor, this disturbance is too great. It may attract other Sea Demon Emperors."
As soon as he spoke, despite their weakness, the three of them gathered their remaining strength, forming terrifying killing moves and launching them toward the dying Dragon Emperor.
Just as the Dragon's death seemed certain, despair filled its pupils. Yet at that very moment, the Yellow Spring suddenly underwent a drastic change.
Crash—!
The Yellow Spring deep within the trench surged violently, raising massive waves. Countless bones were swept into the sky, forming a colossal skeletal hand that covered the heavens. The monstrous bone claw descended like a cloud, enveloping a hundred-mile radius, including the three of them within it.
Dean Xiao's expression turned grave as he said, "This is an Emperor's aura, has another Emperor arrived?"
Even Hua Zhanhong, this human leader, was moved. Sensing that vast, netherworld-like sinister power, he said hoarsely, "This kind of trait… it's the Crimson Veil Skeleton Queen of the Pacific Empire, second only to the Cold Moon-Eyed Demon God."
Even with their strong wills, the three of them could not help but feel a trace of fear rising within.
Lu Jun's expression shifted unpredictably as he looked toward the Yellow Spring, gaining a faint realization.
Of course, the trench's Yellow Spring was a place where seabed bones accumulated, connected to the underworld. Wasn't this precisely within the domain of the underwater Undead Queen?
He looked up at the colossal skeletal claw formed from billions of white bones descending. At this moment, time itself seemed to slow. He could not help but smile bitterly was it truly unavoidable to use the Ancient King's armor?
If he transformed into an Undead Emperor, the consequences would be immense. He would be cut off from human society, the Holy City, the Parthenon, and the Magic Associations of the five continents would never let him go.
And if he exposed the origin of the Underworld King, the Crimson Veil Skeleton Queen before him having once encountered Khufu would certainly recognize it. Even if he fled into the demon empires, he would still find it hard to escape the crisis.
Suddenly, Commander Hua beside him revealed a resolute gaze and soared into the sky. Space twisted around his body as he confronted the skeletal claw in the heavens.
Boom—Boom—Boom!
Thunderous roars echoed in Lu Jun's ears as he saw endless white bones rising and falling. A heaven-splitting white fissure tore through the infinite skeletal mass.
Sky Radiance Ballista!!! Hua Zhanhong's other signature Forbidden Spell, derived from the Light Element.
On the seabed, seeing a companion arrive to assist, the Dragon Emperor opened its ferocious maw and let out a sharp, piercing roar, as if gaining hope for survival. It also swung its massive, winding body, joining the battle.
For a time, the situation of Hua Zhanhong and the others became extremely perilous.
Lu Jun was just about to help when he sensed something unusual. This Crimson Veil Skeleton Queen, clearly a Emperor, was actually unable to instantly kill Commander Hua, who was in a weakened state.
Buzz—Buzz—Buzz!
Soon, within his spiritual world, the pitch-black Death Element nebula, a black-gold armor shone brilliantly. A vast power was about to erupt, as if sensing a kindred aura and stirring restlessly.
Lu Jun's perception expanded rapidly, allowing him to see through the essence of the Yellow Spring.
"So that's it—only a portion of her power has descended, controlling the Yellow Spring to fight. Her true body is still on its way."
A sudden enlightenment came to him. His thousand-meter body slowly rose, standing in the heavens, surrounded by the deep ocean. Gazing at the winding Yellow Spring below, he shouted in a low voice:
"Yellow Spring Dominion!"
Crash—!
In an instant, with Lu Jun at the center, all seawater transformed inch by inch into dark-yellow, extremely yin water. The dark-yellow hue flooded vast areas of the ocean. Even the Yellow Spring was rapidly assimilated, absorbing endless bones and continuously transforming them.
The billions of skeletal claws battling Hua Zhanhong in the void collapsed silently, all merging into the Yellow Spring Dominion. The power of the Crimson Veil Skeleton Queen was suppressed.
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