224: Return to Dragon Kingdom

Elric's voice, as if squeezed from an abyss of extreme cold, carried a humiliation of being forcibly crushed and a compromise of absolute rationality.

The alchemical runes in his eyes flickered wildly, finally settling into a cold, emotionless decision.

"I can agree to transfer control of all Metal Knights, except for the Supreme Knight Commander, to you! I also need a 'power' to protect myself!"

Elric's voice was decisive.

"Deal. My goal was never these knights anyway! They are dispensable to me!"

As Lin Feng spoke, his eyes subconsciously glanced at Alicia beside him.

"Oriental, your ambition is great, but be careful not to be consumed by it."

Elric immediately understood the meaning behind Lin Feng's words.

Before he finished speaking, a fissure suddenly opened in the chest of Elric's "Avatar of God," constructed from starlight alloy and alchemical runes!

A stream of energy, composed of countless intricate, extremely complex dark gold runes, shot out instantly, like forcibly stripped nerve bundles, carrying a soul-tearing sensation that made one's heart palpitate!

This stream of runes ignored the distance of space and the turbulence of energy, accurately plunging into Lin Feng's glabella!

"Uh!"

Lin Feng's body suddenly shook!

A vast, cold torrent of information, carrying countless precise commands and soul imprints, instantly surged into his sea of consciousness!

He felt as if he had instantly connected to over a hundred cold, painful, struggling, yet absolutely obedient wills!

Among them, the violent, chaotic, yet unyielding will of the Dark Gold Leader, "Iron Oath," was the strongest!

"Roar!!!"

The moment the rune stream completely detached from Elric's body, all the struggling Metal Knights, including "Iron Oath," instantly froze!

The red light in their eyes flickered wildly, and finally, as if formatted, all struggle, pain, and confusion vanished, leaving only a pure, cold, awaiting new commands... blankness!

Immediately after, their crimson visual sensors uniformly turned towards Lin Feng!

In their gaze, there was no longer any perception of Elric, only absolute obedience to their new master!

Over a hundred cold gazes converged, like a tangible pressure, making Lin Feng feel a slight palpitation.

"Control... has been transferred."

Elric's voice remained calm, as if control of all Metal Knights was not important to him.

The fissure on his chest instantly closed, as if it had never opened.

The starlight vortex beneath his feet also stabilized again, though its light seemed a little dimmer.

He looked deeply at Lin Feng, then at Alicia, who was pale and tottering but still stubbornly maintaining the Holy Light, and finally, his gaze fell on the pitch-black divinity enveloped by the emerald cage of life.

"When can I begin studying the divinity?"

Elric's voice was cold.

Lin Feng felt the vast and cold network of control in his sea of consciousness, and a truly satisfied smile, indicating his control over everything, finally appeared on his face.

Then the rift in the Fallen Space rapidly expanded.

"Gentlemen, the scenery of Dragon Capital has a unique charm. Why not join me? I think our upcoming 'cooperation' requires a more... comfortable environment for detailed discussion."

Elric was expressionless, merely nodding slightly, as if he had accepted an insignificant invitation.

He raised his hand and pressed it, and the massive Tower of Starlight began to emit a low hum, its light flowing, and mysterious alchemical runes began to flicker.

A moment later, Lin Feng and the others were teleported out of the Tower of Starlight, and then this huge, starlight-shrouded spire, enveloped by alchemical runes, quickly shrank to the size of a fist, falling into Elric's hand.

Lin Feng secretly clicked his tongue, not expecting Elric to also possess spatial power. It was a pity that his spatial power was not yet complete and could not stabilize spatial rifts, otherwise... Without continuing that thought, Lin Feng turned sideways and made an inviting gesture.

"Please."

Elric did not hesitate, stepping into the chaotic portal, his figure instantly swallowed by the gray-purple energy. Closely following him was the largest of the Metal Knights, the Dark Gold Leader.

Alicia looked at the unsettling entrance, gritted her teeth, and followed closely behind.

Lin Feng took one last look at the Metal Knights, issuing a simple command in his consciousness.

"Line up, enter."

"Clank! Clank! Clank!"

The uniform sound of metal friction rang out. Over a hundred Metal Knights, led by two Metal Knights only slightly smaller than the Dark Gold Leader, like the most loyal guards, marched with heavy and precise steps, filing in and disappearing into the portal.

Only when the last knight's figure was swallowed by the chaos did Lin Feng step inside.

The portal quickly closed behind him, leaving only a messy floor and residual energy fluctuations in the Starlight Hall.

In the Fallen Space, deep within the chaos.

Elric floated amidst the swirling gray-purple energy, starlight flowing around him, isolating him from the erosion of corruption. He closed his eyes, silent, as if calculating and researching something.

Alicia, on the other hand, held up a thin shield of Holy Light, her face still pale, vigilantly observing the twisted, writhing shadows and the outlines of strange creatures that occasionally flashed by.

Lin Feng, however, appeared much more relaxed. He stood on the broad back of a massive, grotesque Fallen Creature, seemingly composed of countless twisted bones and decaying flesh.

Beside him were Fallen Xenomorphs emanating a heart-palpitating evil aura.

"Find a spatial weak point near Dragon Capital."

Lin Feng gave the Fallen Xenomorph the command.

"Hiss... Roar..."

The Fallen Xenomorph let out a low, indistinct hiss at the Fallen Creature beneath it. Then the giant head of the Fallen Creature turned in a certain direction, moving forward slowly yet rapidly.

It traversed this chaos, like a giant shark swimming in a sea of filth.

Who knows how long passed, perhaps an instant, perhaps a long time.

The giant Fallen Creature suddenly stopped after the Fallen Xenomorph's death.

Ahead was a seemingly normal chaotic barrier, but its energy was unusually turbulent.

"This is it."

A glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.

Then the Fallen Xenomorph condensed a complex energy orb imbued with a fallen aura and slammed it into the chaotic barrier ahead!

"Screech!"

Like a red-hot iron pressed onto ice, that chaotic barrier twisted violently, emitting a piercing tearing sound!

A spatial rift, its edges flickering with unstable light, was forcibly torn open!

Through the rift, familiar external scenes were vaguely visible.

A hazy sky, the outlines of distant rolling mountains, and... a vast, ancient silhouette of an oriental city shrouded in mist!

Dragon Capital!

"Go!"

Lin Feng let out a low cry, stepping into the rift first.

Elric followed closely, protected by starlight.

Alicia took a deep breath and also rushed in.

Immediately after, led by the Dark Gold Leader "Iron Oath," over a hundred silent Metal Knights, like a cold steel torrent, passed through the rift in an orderly fashion, stepping onto the land outside Dragon Capital.

As the last knight's metal boot landed on the soft earth, the forcibly torn spatial rift fluctuated violently a few times, finally dissipating like foam, vanishing without a trace, leaving only a faint smell of sulfur in the air and a subtle spatial ripple.

Lin Feng stood in the cool morning breeze of early autumn, looking at the familiar yet slightly strange outline of Dragon Capital before him, a profound smile playing on his lips.

"Welcome to Dragon Capital, Sir Elric, Saintess Alicia."

"Our 'cooperation' truly begins now."