Chapter 281: Chapter 281: Speedrun Through Feiniao City

Boom rumble rumble!

The coastal waters surrounding Feiniao

City surged violently. Hundreds of jets of water shot into the sky, magnificent and imposing. At a glance, it looked like a forest of water, or perhaps a grand and solemn palace of the Dragon King.

Amidst the misty water vapor, dazzling rainbow bridges stretched across the countless water pillars, painting a dreamlike fairyland.

Unfortunately, the hundreds of ferocious sea monsters flung into the air above the fountains spoiled the beauty of the scene.

Whether servant-level or warrior-level, the Scarlet Scaled Demons were all hurled high into the air. Many of the weaker juvenile forms were torn to pieces by the terrifying torrents on the spot.

At the center of the cluster of water pillars, a massive vortex suddenly collapsed inward, then exploded with a column of water ten meters thick, standing out like a crane among chickens. Even a massive, ferocious commander-level Scarlet Scaled Demon was blasted away.

Roar!

Awakened from slumber, its entire body aching, the commander-level creature let out an enraged roar that echoed across four or five nearby islands. The roar carried a powerful spiritual pressure, causing the faces of many to pale.

Ai Jiangtu said grimly, “Commander-level demon.”

Thud! Thud! Thud!

One by one, the sea monsters crashed heavily onto the islands, leaving densely packed craters, sending dirt and rock flying everywhere. Dust billowed. Some suffered broken bones, while others were crushed into mush.

A dozen or so National Team contestants seized the opportunity to cast their spells, unleashing merciless attacks on the still-dazed sea monsters.

Boom boom boom!

Mo Fan was the most aggressive of them all. His mastery over star constellations was fluid and precise. Purple flames engulfed his entire body, rising like a soaring phoenix. His wings unfurled across the sky like a fiery cloudscape. As they swept forward, dense rain-like embers rained down, unleashing devastating damage.

In an instant, the sky blazed with divine flames. The island turned to scorched earth. At the center of the blast, twenty warrior-level monsters were reduced to charcoal. Over a hundred servant-level demons were caught in the aftermath and severely burned.

The others were not weak either, but their spells were mostly mid-tier and lacked the explosive output of fire or lightning magic. At most, they could kill two or three warrior-level monsters in one go.

For a moment, the edges of the island shimmered with dazzling magical radiance. Multicolored streams surged forth like a rainbow tide.

In the blink of an eye, nearly half of the Scarlet Scaled Sea Demon horde had been wiped out.

Roar roar roar! The commander-level Scarlet Scaled Demon floating in the sky became infuriated. Struggling with all its might, it still couldn’t break free. The water pillar wrapped around it was persistent and overwhelming, countering strength with fluid force, rendering it helpless.

It let out a low growl, and its eyes glowed with deep blue light as it attempted to reclaim control over the sea.

But to its shock, the moment its mental energy touched the surrounding waters, it felt as if it had slammed into a seamless steel plate. The backlash left it dizzy and stunned.

Buzz buzz buzz!

Above Lu Jun’s head floated a crystal-clear, dark blue orb, shimmering with faint rays. Countless strands of dark blue light cascaded from it, silently merging into the surrounding mist.

A Domain had been deployed, instantly nullifying the water-controlling abilities of the sea monsters.

Stripped of their control over the sea, the ocean demons were like fish thrown ashore—helpless prey.

Bang!

The commander-level Scarlet Scaled Demon reacted swiftly. Its monstrous body burst into action, shattering the dozens-of-meters-high water pillar into a rainstorm as it charged forward. In a flash, its blurred form blitzed right up to Lu Jun.

“Careful!”

Ai Jiangtu shouted, ready to use his psychic control to restrain the demon—only to witness a jaw-dropping sight.

Buzz buzz!

Lu Jun drew a black-gold dragon-patterned sword. With a gust of wind, it expanded to thirty-six meters in length, towering like a pillar reaching into the heavens, piercing the clouds.

After advancing in the Metal Element to the high-tier, the Size Manipulation effect of the spell had soared tripled in scale compared to the mid-tier. The upper limit of his Life-bound Magic Equipment had reached thirty-six meters. How could one possibly block such a strike?!

Lu Jun’s entire body was cloaked in a layer of dark red phantom flames. A mighty wave of qi and blood surged from his crown into the sky. His muscles swelled, blood-colored tendons crisscrossing his body.

In addition, the White Tiger pendant on his neck gleamed, releasing gray-white radiance and tribulation energy that surged into the black sword, intertwining into platinum threads. The Totem Artifact’s effect—doubled base power—was fully activated.

With a heaven-shaking roar, Lu Jun unleashed all three stages of his qi and blood cultivation. Gripping the sword with both hands, he leapt forward, crossing the entire island in a single bound.

Boom!

A thunderous explosion echoed. Lu Jun swept down with his massive blade like a willow bending in the wind. It was as if a heavenly pillar had collapsed, blasting out a tidal wave of force. The massive Scarlet Scaled Demon was like a toy in the path of the sword. Its claws tried to block the blow, only to be sent flying.

The red figure was launched like a cannonball, flung hundreds of meters away like a swatted fly. Blood sprayed through the air. One of its giant arms was severed and hurled high.

Splash!

The next moment, the commander-level Scarlet Scaled Demon crashed into the distant sea, triggering a colossal tidal wave before sinking beneath the surface.

The sea churned violently, bubbling with froth as a crimson hue slowly spread across the waters.

Following closely behind was the fierce gale and radiant sword energy unleashed by the Tai’a Sword. The ocean split open with a deafening roar, forming a corridor dozens of meters deep, as if two towering walls of water had parted to create a path. A corner of the island was shattered, clouds of dust rising.

With one sword—seas split, mountains shattered!

Everyone was unsteady on their feet from the violent tremors of the earth and the boiling seawater’s shockwave.

Their mouths gaped open in awe, minds shaken, and they murmured, “Is this even human? This is way beyond magic.”

Originally, Guan Yu had been dashing and graceful, moving through the horde with his arm-guard claws each strike taking down a small fry. But upon witnessing this scene, he couldn’t bring himself to show off anymore and silently retracted his weapon.

He secretly grumbled, Damn it, this is getting more and more ridiculous.

Using the same tactics, Guan Yu felt he was no longer a substitute for Lu Jun, but a pathetically inferior, beggar-tier version.

At this moment, Lu Jun stood tall and imposing like a demon god, his blood surging like a tide of killing intent.

Lu Jun’s figure moved, his feet stepping along the tiger-shaped wind trajectory, striding several paces across the ocean. As the Scarlet Scale Demon Commander struggled to surface, he brought down another fierce slash.

Boom! A massive wave erupted as the black-gold giant sword descended, nearly slicing the Scarlet Scale Commander in half. Huge torrents of blood gushed out, and the immense impact sent it plunging back underwater.

Crashhh!

But it didn’t end there. Lu Jun let out a cold laugh, then stomped the sea surface hard. His Water Domain activated, unleashing a Torrential Surge spell. A pillar of water burst upward, blasting the Scarlet scale Demon back out of the sea.

Pfft! With a spin of his longsword, Lu Jun pierced straight through the demon’s broad and muscular chest. A gaping hole was blown clean through. The corpse of the commanding demon was now impaled on the sword’s tip.

Scarlet Scale Commander—dead!

Lu Jun’s spine stood tall like a pine tree, cradling the giant sword with one hand over his shoulder, striding back to the island with ease. Behind him, the enormous demon’s corpse swayed like a skewered candied hawthorn, blood trickling drop by drop along the edge of the giant blade.

He carefully savored the power of the Metal Element. When dueling with Councilman Lu Xin earlier, he had only scratched the surface. With the White Tiger Pendant assisting, the power doubled, and in the Ascension state, the damage matched that of a true Monarch, making one-shot kills possible.

Even in normal form, Lu Jun found the advanced Metal Element ridiculously powerful. He could simultaneously manifest thirty-six copies giant swords thirty-six meters tall crashing down only such force could wound a Monarch’s massive form.

On the island, Mo Fan and the others swiftly dealt with the remaining Scarlet Scale Demons. Watching Lu Jun, black-gold trench coat flapping, giant black-gold sword slung over his shoulder in such domineering fashion, they couldn’t help but gulp. Terrifying.

They had already imagined the National Team Captain’s strength to be sky-high, but now realized they had underestimated him. Rumor had it he possessed high-tier Water and Curse magic and hadn’t even used them yet.

Soon after, the Tai’a Sword shrank and vanished in a flash of sword light, returning to the spiritual world.

Lu Jun twisted his wrist slightly and calmly said, “That’s the last of them. Let’s return to Feiniao City.”

This time, with his presence, the Scarlet Scale Demon Tribe was wiped out in mere moments. Unlike in the original story where Mo Fan barely managed to defeat the Scarlet scale Commander at great cost, this was an effortless sweep.

It could be said that this checkpoint—Feiniao—had been speedrun.

Lu Jun tossed the Commander’s corpse to Ai Jiangtu, who stored it in his dimensional space.

To Lu Jun’s surprise, a faintly glowing green moon rose from the demon’s body, enveloped in surging soul energy.

A Commander-level Soul Essence!

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