"I heard you wanted to kill me. Now I'm here—why aren't you making a move?"
The shadows by the head of the bed writhed, and a light chuckle emerged.
Hearing this, Bashalio's face twitched. He knew the culprit who had destroyed his eyes had come knocking.
Putting on a show of bravado, he roared, "Who are you exactly?! Why are you trying to kill me?!"
"Hehehe." Lu Jun said disdainfully. "Don't even think about causing a disturbance to draw the attention of your three companions. This place has already been completely isolated."
As the words fell, Bashalio reacted instantly. His will seized control of the stardust, attempting to release magic in counterattack.
Though blind, as a Super-Tier mage of the Light, Plant, and Ice elements, with mental intent locked on a target, he could still fight—he was far from completely defenseless.
Yet in the very next moment, Bashalio's face twisted grotesquely. Framed by his blood-filled eye sockets, he looked like a vicious ghost that had lingered for decades.
He realized that his spiritual world had been firmly immobilized. Even his body itself was sealed, unable to move.
A sinister aura spread around Lu Jun's body. Beside him floated a black-and-white book, eerie beyond belief. On the opened first page, a vaguely outlined humanoid figure appeared, its face resembling Bashalio's, with seven nails piercing through different parts of its body.
Book of Life and Death · Nail-Head Seven Arrows !
Immediately after, Lu Jun wasted no words. He opened his mouth and spat out a drop of crystal-clear, extremely condensed dark water, which shot forward and sank straight into Bashaliyo's glabella.
Chi—chi—chi!
Without a sound, Bashaliyo's expression froze. Starting from the center of his brow, his body gradually melted into black liquid, until he vanished completely.
An immense surge of extreme yin water vapor burst forth, dissolving and eroding everything, like an entire marsh swallowing and digesting Bashalio whole.
A ruthless overlord, a three-element Super-Tier mage, the executioner who controlled the Silver Ornaments Society, had thus died inexplicably in a foreign land.
There was no helping it. With Lu Jun's all-encompassing magic systems, if he chose to act as an assassin, he would be among the top killers in the entire world.
Moments later, Lu Jun withdrew his transcendent power, Northern Abyss Heavy Water, activated a beginner-level Summoning borrowed spell, and quietly departed using the Shadow Evasion of the Night Thunder Dream Beast.
The instant his figure surfaced within the shadow at the corner of the building, silver radiance bloomed, opening a void passage. He instantly teleported dozens of kilometers away, catching up to the three members of the rogue group.
This time, Lu Jun had acted without informing anyone, and he had no intention of letting Su Lu's subordinates notice anything.
Total extermination would suffice.
After all, he was not afraid of Su Lu. If necessary, he could uncover the Ancient King's armor and fight as a peak ordinary Emperor-level Undead Emperor, but the cost would be immense.
Now that his divine soul and armor restrained each other and formed a positive cycle, it was best not to break that balance lightly.
In an instant, Lu Jun's figure descended into a forest submerged in swamp waters, and he immediately concealed his presence.
From afar, he sensed an immense dormant power deep within the forest, at least at the level of a mid-tier Monarch, along with several other auras engaged in battle.
Boom, rumble!
At the center of the dense forest, a gigantic cyan cocoon floated among countless towering ancient trees. Countless strands of cyan silk hung from the surrounding forest, forming layers upon layers of massive nets.
These cyan silks possessed a delicate, silk-like luster, yet were also tough and indestructible.
At this moment, a battle had erupted here. Zeng Guanglie ignited a vast golden sea of flames, burning through the forest as the inferno spread unchecked. The Dog Man summoned a terrifying Hellhound behemoth, charging wildly through the battlefield.
The moth maiden, Yu Shishi, had a pale face and was forced to retreat step by step until her back pressed against the cyan giant cocoon.
Despair showed on her face. Both opponents were peak High-Tier powerhouses, their combat strength comparable to a Commander-level apex, and if necessary, they could even unleash Super-Tier destructive force.
"Hahaha!" the Dog Man sneered. "I've found the Totem. You have nowhere left to run. If you know what's good for you, surrender now."
Yu Shishi was furious and shouted, "Don't even think about it!"
Buzz—buzz—buzz!
Just as Zeng Guanglie and the other went all out, slaughtering the moth swarm and forcing it into continuous retreat, the cyan giant cocoon suddenly emitted a green glow. As if sensing danger, it trembled slightly—and the entire forest shook violently, as though heaven and earth were overturning.
"What?!" The two from the Magic Association's Research Council cried out in shock and panic. "Why is the Totem Moon Moth Phoenix showing signs of movement?!"
"That's not right—according to the Magic Association's records, this creature was heavily injured more than ten years ago, on the verge of death. It should have been almost impossible for it to awaken. Unless the Yan Clan…"
Their expressions changed drastically, filled with deep fear. In ancient times, Totems directly represented gods. Now that the two of them had intruded upon a god's domain—if the god truly awakened, would they still have any chance of survival?
And Yu Shishi's reaction was even more intense.
There was no joy of surviving a desperate situation on her face. Instead, sorrow greater than death welled up as she murmured, "No… don't… don't break out of the cocoon…"
Yu Shishi herself had been created by the Totem Moon Moth Phoenix. As its guardian, she was invisibly connected to its aura and knew its true condition.
The Moon Moth Phoenix was indeed on the brink of death. Had it not relied on its innate talent to form a cocoon and preserve a trace of vitality, it would have perished more than ten years ago.
Even so, the moment the Moon Moth Phoenix broke free of the cocoon and manifested in the world, it would mean the start of a countdown to its death.
At that moment, the cyan giant cocoon shook more and more violently, and a vast, boundless power surged upward from within.
Zeng Guanglie already had thoughts of retreat, yet just then, a sharp and sinister laugh rang out from the distance: "What luck—finding it without any effort at all. So this is the Jiuzhou Totem that Lord Su Lu specifically wants?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the two present showed looks of delight and hurriedly turned their heads, seeing the trio from the rogue society standing atop a towering ancient tree.
The Silk-Clad Man looked down at Zeng Guanglie and the Dog Man from above and said arrogantly, "That's right. You didn't deceive my lord. After this, you will certainly be rewarded according to merit."
Gold Tooth stared at the cyan giant cocoon within the swamp forest and let out a strange smile. "There's no need to be afraid. With us here, suppressing this heavily injured Totem will be more than enough."
Yu Shishi's eyes were hollow. The Research Council was already difficult enough to deal with, now three unfathomable Super-tier Mages had arrived. There was no escape from this calamity.
With a thunderous rumble, cracks had already appeared on the surface of the cyan giant cocoon, and several of Su Lu's subordinates stood ready, fully alert.
"Ah…"
Suddenly, a faint sigh drifted through the swamp forest. Before anyone noticed when it happened, a figure abruptly appeared atop the cyan giant cocoon.
The Silk-Clad Man, the Short Man, and Gold Tooth all changed expressions drastically and shouted, "Who's there?!"
Yu Shishi was stunned, almost failing to react in time, as she stared at the figure in shock and uncertainty.
Lu Jun gently stroked the cyan giant cocoon beneath him. The White Tiger pendant on his chest shone brilliantly, and a Totem aura resonated with the cocoon's glow.
He sighed softly and said, "Now is not the time for you to be born. You have your own destiny. Leave this to me for now."
As if hearing his words, the Moon Moth Phoenix within the cocoon gradually calmed down, and the disturbance slowly subsided.
Seeing this, the three from the rogue society sneered. The leader, the Silk-Clad Man, said mockingly, "And you think a nameless junior like you can do anything?"
Lu Jun swept his gaze across the three and shook his head slightly. Acting as Su Lu's black gloves, they had stayed at the bottom of the well for too long and truly become arrogant.
"Enough. Kill them all."
In the next instant, his eyes blazed with light—his left eye with Fantasy Pupil, his right eye with Nether Gaze. Within his Qi Sea Dantian, a pitch-black dark sun stood still, and a terrifying aura surged upward.
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