Versatile Mage: Start by obtaining the White Tiger Pendant

Lu Jun was very polite: "Thank you for the compliment."

Suddenly, a female mage approached from a distance. She looked haggard. She looked at the two people seriously, bowed solemnly at a 90-degree angle, and apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, I was careless with my words and tarnished your image."

"I, Zu Huiyin, would like to apologize here."

Mo Fan was caught off guard and said in astonishment, "Shao Dajun, what is she doing..."

Shao Zheng glanced at them calmly and said, "Don't panic. Both of you deserve this gift. It's just the price you have to pay for saying the wrong thing."

Lu Jun was very sharp-minded. When he heard Zu Huiyin's name, he guessed what was going on. He sneered secretly and thought that there was no need to pay any attention to the flea clown.

Zu Huiyin was devastated and attacked by people all over the country. She had to endure the humiliation and apologize to the two people in public and at the end of the live broadcast. She then directly announced her resignation.

Only by stepping down in disgrace could she quell the public anger.

Even if the Zu family's power further shrunk, there was nothing we could do about it. We could only blame Zu Huiyin for being stupid.

After Mo Fan left to recuperate, Shao Zheng talked to Lu Jun about business, demanding the release of the 100 suppressed members of the National Government.

Chapter 411 Paying for ransom, harvest time

With Shao Zheng's help, Lu Jun had direct conversations with leaders from various countries.

In the Chinese VIP room, he looked around and saw that the representatives from the fifteen countries had serious expressions and were sitting upright.

Lu Jun had no fear at all. Not to mention that he had captured contestants from various countries and had the moral support, what was more, Shao Zheng was supporting him behind the scenes.

The Greek representative was an old maid from the Parthenon. Her old voice spoke calmly: "Congressman Lu, tell me what you want."

Unexpectedly, the attitude of the super-powerful people from various countries was not aggressive and pressurizing. Instead of treating them as juniors, it was more like an exchange of interests among peers.

Lu Jun pondered for a moment. Before the people from various countries came, he had already discussed with Shao Zheng. The other party had an outstanding vision and pointed out the bottom line of the fifteen countries, which led to a preliminary ransom plan.

He can't possibly dunk against nearly a hundred young masters. If that were the case, would the third stage finals still be able to go on?

Although after the treasure hunt, everyone knew that the Venice competition was dead in name only, the champion had already been determined and the duel was just a formality, but at least the formality had to be completed first.

Lu Jun said: "One hundred million per person, and then you can find a way to get a place in the [Void Altar] of the Australian Saint Kai Altar Magic Association."

When the representatives of various countries heard this, they felt that the conditions were acceptable and agreed without hesitation. When the top leaders negotiated the conditions, they were clear about each other's goals and did not waste words, so everyone got what they needed.

The next day, 10 billion was transferred into Lu Jun's bank account, and at the same time a [Void Token] was presented to him, with which he could go to the Void Altar to practice for a month at any time, which was enough to help a high-level magician break through to the super level.

Buzz!

Naturally, Lu Jun kept his promise. In front of representatives from various countries, he controlled the star. The void and darkness opened up, the wind howled, and a black and red hell furnace with a spider mark engraved on it emerged.

The hell furnace shook slightly, and dozens of figures fell out of the dark furnace mouth one by one in a panic.

Star players such as Zhe Luo, Ya Ke, and Reddy were in a daze, with pale faces, as if they had lost all their spirit.

In the training room in Venice, a hundred people were scattered around, looking at the representatives from various countries, their faces filled with shame and anger, almost too embarrassed to face anyone.

Lu Jun was too lazy to care about everyone's feelings. He just left them here, letting them find their own mothers and go back to their own homes, and then he left.

After returning to the base, he counted his gains. After selling all the rare treasures collected in the treasure hunt, his total funds would reach [200 billion]. He almost lost himself. At least he would have no shortage of resources for the early stage of the super class.

Good news came one after another. The chief magician of the palace, Pang Lai, came to visit him and he had news about the 2 billion he had given to the other party to buy the [Star Sea Sky Vein].

Pang Lai held a box in his hand and said cheerfully: "It's a coincidence for you. Recently, the European space group [Wings of the Starry Sky] organized a few wind-type forbidden spells to go to the sky and collected a large amount of [Star Sky Sand]."

"The European St. Paul Magic Association used refining technology to create the latest batch of [Star Sea Sky Veins] and [Galaxy Veins]."

Lu Jun noticed the blind spot and asked in surprise, "Going to heaven?"

"Yes." Pang Lai explained casually: "Otherwise, how do you think the Star Sea Sky Vein and the Galaxy Vein came from? There must be a source."

Then he said indignantly: "The unremitting exploration of the starry sky by human countries is not a vanity project that wastes resources as some people understand it to be. On the contrary, it is closely related to the development of human magical civilization."

"Unfortunately, the combined super magic tools that can fly are too rare, and there are not many people who can use wind-type forbidden spells. Our progress has been hovering on the edge of the plane crystal wall."

Hearing this, Lu Jun learned some knowledge that was not in the original book, which opened his eyes. The magical plane and the technological Earth in his previous life are similar, and naturally there are some magical changes in aviation.

He recalled the legend of summoning the plane's master tree and was quite moved. The level was different. He began to come into contact with many deep secrets of the world and unfamiliar knowledge.

Buzz!

Lu Jun opened the box, and a bright halo rose slowly, suspended in the air, the size of a fist, like an ancient star.

The Star Sea Sky Vein is similar to the Galaxy Vein, like an immortal diamond. Through the crystal clear appearance, one can see countless stars inside, a vast sea of ​​stars rising and falling, and endless huge energy flowing.

After a moment, he put away the Xinghai Tianmai and thanked him, "Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Pang."

Then Lu Jun said rather embarrassedly: "I have something I would like to ask you for help. I have 10 billion yuan here, and I would like to ask you to buy as many Mind Stones as possible. There is no limit to the quantity. It is no problem to spend all the 10 billion yuan."

Pang Lai opened his mouth and smiled helplessly: "I have become your personal butler."

"Forget it." Pang Lai shook his head and said, "You young people are the pillars of the country. It is really hard to find resources in this area. The Mind Stones have been exhausted. As each one is used, there is one less. Most of them are privately kept by some super-class mages."

"I will help you out of my difficulty."

After bidding farewell to Pang Lai, Lu Jun stayed in the room, observing the Xinghai Tianmai and the Void Token in his personal space, and was extremely excited. These two things represented a guaranteed two-series super-level item!

Of course, he is not in a hurry to refine it immediately, for fear of being banned from the National Government Competition after reaching the super level.

Besides, Lu Jun was not completely sure about it, as he had just reached high-level perfection in curse, water, and summoning not long ago, so he still needed to hone his skills.

After all, the success rate of Xinghai Tianmai is around 50%. This one he just refined is of perfect quality, and it definitely does not exceed 70%.

After dealing with these post-match chores, Lu Jun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and had time to go visit his teammates.

Mo Fan, Mu Ningxue, Jiang Shaoxu and the others were all in seclusion to digest the resources, and two unlucky guys were lying in bed with serious injuries.

Inside the ward, Lu Jun looked at Guan Yu and Dongfang Lie, who were wrapped like mummies and unconscious. He couldn't help but shake his head, drew a star map, and summoned the mermaid girl to treat them.

Ring! The mermaid's holy breath was sacred, and the sunlight in the sun, moon and starlight crown on her head increased greatly, bathing her whole body in milky white light, and her luminous skirt turned into a pure white long skirt.

Solar Mode!

The mermaid exuded a strong breath of life, and the milky white water flowed into the broken bodies of the two people. In an instant, the flesh turned white, and the white straps were untied little by little, revealing the intact skin.

Not only that, Lu Jun sensed that a corner of Guan Yu and Dongfang Lie's severely damaged spiritual world had been repaired, and the healing ability had seeped in!

He seemed to be thinking about something. The mermaid Holy Spirit had reached the peak of his command. The healing effect had been further improved. It would be just around the corner for him to have the same healing ability as the Chongming Divine Fire.

Lu Jun quietly left the ward, returned to his residence and practiced in silence, waiting for the big duel to begin.

Since he had promised Jiuzhou that he would win the championship, he would do it even at the risk of his life.

At this time, the National Government's competition organizers were in a lot of trouble. Due to the changes in the treasure hunt, the Chinese team was undoubtedly the first, while the resources plundered by the other fifteen National Government teams were mostly for nothing.

In the end, they had to compromise. Anyone who had plundered some resources could be ranked in the top eight, such as Irene, who followed Mo Fan, and the British team.

Chapter 412: Ender's Death, the Duel Begins

Several days passed in a flash.

The tournament organizers finally arranged the top eight teams, and traditional powerhouses such as Britain, the United States, Greece, and Germany all entered the final showdown stage.

The last vacancy was selected by the Egyptian team, which had been developing in a low-key manner in the treasure hunting plane.

Seeing that the day of the great duel is getting closer day by day, a big event happened before that. Essendel was caught by the Holy Inquisition and the [Dark Holy Inquisition] was implemented!

The symbol of the Greek god of death, the supreme monarch Haila under the command of the Dark King, descended and directly killed the Dark Supreme Essendel.

Then, Ande, one of the four saints of the Parthenon, fell from the peak and committed suicide.

When Lu Jun got the news, he thought to himself, "Here it comes. The prelude to the Parthenon Rebellion has begun."

He turned on his phone and watched the video that was flying all over the Internet. A black wheel occupied the sky, and a giant shadow tore Essendel apart and pulled him into the dark abyss to devour him. He couldn't help but think deeply.

According to myths and legends, each region has its own god of death, such as the European god of death, Harold, the Egyptian god of death, the Sphinx, and so on.

In fact, these supreme creatures do not really have the power of death. They are merely given a symbol by the power of death. What is scary is the thing behind it.

Lu Jun discovered that the undead emperors of each area have gatekeepers under their command. The Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu has the Sphinx, the Dark King has the Skeletons, and even he has the corpses of the mountains to support him.

However, at his peak, Haila was estimated to have the strength of a sub-emperor. The last time he descended was to execute Wen Tai, but he was severely injured and fell to the realm of the supreme monarch.

Even so, it did not prevent Lu Jun from complaining that Essendel was indeed the weakest forbidden spell and was killed by the Supreme Monarch.

Of course, he also knew that if a forbidden spell could not release magic independently and had not comprehended the [Divine Gift], the difference between the conventional combat power and the top position of the semi-forbidden spell was not much.

Those at the top can only fight against the supreme monarch.

"Hercules..."

Lu Jun whispered that in the original story, the National Government Competition ended, Xinxia was executed by the Dark Judgement, and Mo Fan transformed into a demon to fight against her.

Just as the government members were discussing the deaths of Essendel and Ander, suddenly the government mentor Feng Li walked in with a serious face.

Feng Li approached him and whispered, "Come out for a moment. I have something to tell you."

Lu Jun was puzzled. When he followed Feng Li out of the meeting room, he saw Shao Zheng standing at the door.

Shao Zheng said in a deep voice: "You need to go to the Holy City and make a statement about the death of Cardinal Salan. This is the request of the Holy Court."

Hearing this, Lu Jun frowned slightly and asked, "Can I not go?"

"I'm afraid not." Shao Zheng sighed and said, "It's not easy to offend the Holy City. This time it was a request made by a great judge."

"And if you don't go, they will announce that they don't acknowledge that you killed Saran, which will damage your and Jiuzhou's honor."

Lu Jun continued to ask: "What did Han Ji say?"

Shao Zheng said: "He also went there and was reporting the whole story. It's a pity that Salan died too cleanly. His soul, body and even the belongings on his body were all broken into powder, making it difficult to provide conclusive evidence."

"So maybe they want you to be a witness."

Seeing Lu Jun's serious expression, he comforted him, "Don't worry, I will say hello. The Holy City will not make it difficult for you. Besides, the cardinal is guilty of a heinous crime, and we must confirm that he is 100% dead before we can rest assured."

"Otherwise, after people have ignored it, it will suddenly pop up and stab the world, which will be bad."

Lu Jun asked the last question: "Who is the judge?"

"Durank!"

Shao Zheng left, but Lu Jun was extremely uneasy, with an ominous premonition in his heart.

Dulank is Yizhisha's man, and he is also the one who tried his best to slander Xinxia as Saran's man in the original novel. He is also the one who decided to use the Dark Judgment to execute Xinxia. His cultivation level is super-level and full.

"I hope it's an illusion. I have no connection with the Parthenon."

Lu Jun scratched his head. Perhaps it was the coincidence that Ande’s death coincided with this incident that made him think too much.

……

At the same time, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Tarim Basin.

The three people who have the closest relationship with Lu Jun have already known that the final of the National Government Competition is about to begin.

Unfortunately, they were all busy and couldn't go to Venice.

Ding Yumian in the Demonic City cannot leave the Pearl Academy, and as a disaster victim, he runs under the nose of the Holy City. There are many dangers, and stability is the way to go.

As for Tang Yue, she often participated in trial missions in various places and was very busy.

Lu Mei became a crazy cultivator and went deep into the Tarim Basin many times. She got a great opportunity and is now cultivating in seclusion. If it weren't for Queen Jiuyou who looked after her from time to time, she would have died several times.

Time passed, and the day of the big showdown arrived in a blink of an eye.

The schedule for the third stage is very complicated. Each country in the quarterfinals needs to play three rounds, and will be divided into one-win group, two-win group, and three-win group based on the results of the three games.

If there is only one team in the best-of-three group, then they will automatically enter the finals and wait for the other team to come out of the best-of-two group and meet in the finals. If there are two teams, then they will directly compete against each other in the finals.

Lu Jun remembered that in the original book, only the Egyptian team won all three games, while the Chinese team, the Greek team, and the American team all lost one game and were tied in the best-of-two group. It took a three-way battle to decide the Egyptian team's final opponent.

“This time it’s different!”

He whispered and led the Guofu team onto the stage.

The first game, China team vs Germany team.

When Zhao Manyan saw the three core players of the German team, Qiao Sen, Parker, and Reddy, looking unhappy, he couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Old Lu, you have traumatized them psychologically."

Lu Jun had an indifferent expression. He was a defeated opponent and had nothing to say. He just wanted to finish the race quickly, win the championship and receive the Parthenon's divine seal.

At this time, the referee announced: "The game begins."

In an instant, the starting five of the Chinese team came out in full force, the brilliant magic light illuminated half the sky, the mighty destructive energy ravaged the venue, destroying large tracts of forest and rocks.