"Mother-in-law, I'm coming to save you."
Lu Jun instantly made his decision to intervene, righteously determined. With a thought, he stepped forward on the towering waves.
Of course, he didn't charge in recklessly. The surrounding deep sea was teeming with sea monster armies. The best strategy was to lie in wait, then strike at the critical moment.
The chaos from his earlier descent had already drawn the attention of some monsters. Without hesitation, he activated Psychic Invisibility, concealing his presence as he carefully closed the distance.
Crash!
At that moment, in the distance, the Crimson‑Shell Dragon Lord, enraged by the Mermaid Queen's attack, let out a thunderous roar and dove forward with its pincers raised.
It was like a ground effect vehicle—like a monster from the Caspian Sea—its charge reshaping mountains and filling seas, surging forth with monstrous waves.
On the other side, the Mermaid Queen quickly chanted her mystical incantations. Layer upon layer of water walls, each hundreds of meters tall, surged up around her. The water was highly condensed, its surface gleaming with starlight.
It was clearly a special water essence mastered by a Water Elemental Spirit, resembling a blend of black-and-white spots in coloration.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
But even so, as the Crimson Lord Monarch slammed through, the water walls were effortlessly shattered—until it charged directly before her.
The Mermaid Queen seemed ready to cast another spell, but her body suddenly swayed—her magic interrupted. She couldn't dodge in time and was struck head-on by the Monarch.
Bang! Her noble figure exploded into a shower of water droplets, mist billowing like a sea of clouds, blanketing the ocean's surface.
Seeing this, Lu Jun, halfway across the sea manipulating the water flow, held his breath—thinking the Mermaid Queen had fallen.
Fortunately, within moments, those glimmering, starry river-like water threads reassembled not far away, reforming the Mermaid Queen's body,seemingly unharmed.
Hehehehe!
From the deep sea, silhouettes of Demonic Trench Sea Witches began to emerge. They appeared similar to human women, but in contrast to the pure and noble Mermaid Queen, these sea witches were grotesque and twisted.
They let out snide, jealous laughter and eagerly begged their overlord for permission to pursue and slay the Water Elemental Spirit—they would not allow such perfect lifeforms to exist beneath the sea.
It must've been these sea witches earlier who had used Psychic Interference to disrupt the Mermaid Queen's casting—causing her to fail so miserably.
The Mermaid Queen was now in a dire situation. Her aura was faint; she had clearly suffered severe wounds while being hunted and was now encircled by enemy troops. She was likely doomed.
After all, Dragons and Elemental Spirits were both high-tier bloodlines among monsters—the difference in strength was marginal.
To make matters worse for the mermaid Queen, the sea monster army was cunning. They constantly commanded their subordinates to gnaw at the younger Commander-level Water Elemental Spirit, forcing the Mermaid Queen to divert her attention.
This caused her to be repeatedly wounded and forced into retreat.
That young mermaid let out a painful, lingering cry—pleading for her mother to abandon her.
But the mermaid Queen resolutely stood her ground—preferring death to retreat.
Boom!
Disaster rarely comes alone. After another charge from the Crimson Lord Dragon Monarch, terrifying water currents swept the weaker Commander-tier Water Elemental Spirit away, forcing her from her mother's protection.
Seeing this, the Sea Witch, also at Monarch level—grinned wickedly. With a pounce, she lunged forward to seize the little mermaid and use her to force the Mermaid Queen to take her own life.
The Mermaid Queen's fury exploded. Her high-pitched cry pierced the heavens, followed by a terrifying wave of Psychic Pressure—desperate to save her daughter.
But the Sea Witch casually shattered the mental force, sneering at the Queen's futile struggle.
Overwhelmed by maternal desperation, the Mermaid Queen left herself open. The Crimson Lord Monarch seized the opportunity—its claw crashing down and once again shattering her body into water currents, which struggled to reassemble.
The young mermaid was now mere moments from peril.
At that moment, Lu Jun knew his opportunity had come. He immediately rushed to the young mermaid's side. Without the slightest hesitation, he burned all six of his magical systems' spiritual worlds and stepped into the Ascension State.
Rumble—!
An immense, majestic force surged from Lu Jun's entire being. The divine image formed by his blood energy and spirit suddenly pounced, merging with him completely. Dense Demonic Sacrificial Marks spread across his skin.
However, this time he did not display the Sword Wings, Dark Crown, or Heterochromatic Eyes. On the surface, he looked no different from a normal human. Only a series of dark water sashes coiled around his body, while a black vortex like a spatial hole loomed behind him.
He radiated an ethereal grace like the Rain Celestial Arbiter, yet also carried the domineering, sinister presence of the Emperor of the Yellow Springs. These two conflicting auras coexisted flawlessly within him.
He channeled the entire sublimated power of the Cursed Substance "Blood Abyss" into the Water Element, executing the ultimate version of his water seed: Northern Dark Heavy Water—and faintly glimpsed the future potential of a fully evolved Devour Seed.
This was Lu Jun's first time revealing this form and the first time he had entered battle after mastering Northern Dark Heavy Water.
Now, his aura soared steadily until he firmly reached the level of a True Monarch. The Cursed Substance, after being nourished for so long by his ancient royal battle robe, had evolved to near Half-Heaven Seed level—thus enabling him to break through the Monarch boundary and raise his combat strength to this point.
A True Monarch was an existence of an entirely different dimension compared to a Pseudo-Monarch, possessing an entirely different combat mode.
If his earlier White Tiger Ascension was considered a standard state, then his current form was a specialized combat mode, which could be named Water Emperor, Black Sovereign—akin to Mo Fan's Fire God Yama Form when fused with Little Flame Fairy.
"It's a shame this Black Emperor Form isn't yet complete… If only I could merge with the Water Elemental Spirit," Lu Jun mused internally. Refocusing on the battlefield, he faced the menacing Sea Witch and softly uttered a single word:
"Mystic Gravity."
Buzz—Buzz—Buzz—!
Instantly, a massive Northern Dark Realm expanded outward from him in circular layers.
The deep blue seawater was dyed black inch by inch, as if it had become the legendary Water of the Northern Abyss. In the blink of an eye, the black waters extended over several kilometers. A world-shaking gravitational force brewed, making both air and sea unbearably heavy.
Each drop of water in this domain condensed like iron. The sea surface caved in by dozens of meters, and what would normally be easily stirred into crashing waves was now crushed beneath infinite gravity—collapsing in on itself. The ocean stilled, becoming a pitch-black, mirrored abyss.
Boom!
That Monarch of the Sea Witch fell straight into the domain, completely unable to resist the crushing weight. It was as if mountains upon mountains were pressing down on her body. She slammed into the Northern Abyssal Waters, the sound of impact like metal colliding with steel plating.
Crack—Crack—Crack!
Lu Jun's eyes glinted. He continued amplifying the gravity: 100 times… 300 times… 1000 times!
It was as though the vast sea surface was being squeezed between two invisible demonic claws of heaven—giant palms closing in from the sky, compressing the black ocean into solid refined steel.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of faint but thunderous muffled sounds rang out from within the Northern Dark Domain.
The first to collapse were the myriad sea monsters within several kilometers—whether servants, warriors, or even commanders—all were crushed to paste in an instant.
Their blood was tightly bound by the overwhelming gravitational force, not a single drop escaping to taint the water.
As for the Sea Witch Monarch, she bore the brunt of the devastation. Her enormous skeletal frame creaked and cracked. The algae-like tentacles beneath her exploded one by one, blood spilling down.
Screech! She let out a piercing wail and struggled wildly. Brilliant, multicolored runes flickered across her body, forming a bizarre and mesmerizing pattern—she was preparing to activate her own Monarch Combat Mode.
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