164: A royal reward! A queen's approval!

"You passed."

Scarlett's voice carried a fatal magic.

It was like a feather, gently scratching against Lin Feng's eardrums.

It was also like a flame, igniting every poised nerve in his body.

Lin Feng didn't move.

He just sat calmly on that ebony chair, letting the woman who drove men all over the world crazy approach him step by step.

In the air, the scent—a blend of the mellow aroma of red wine and her unique body fragrance—became increasingly thick.

It was like an invisible web woven from desire, wrapping him tightly.

Scarlett walked to the front of Lin Feng and stopped.

In her azure eyes, an unprecedented light flickered.

It was appreciation.

It was excitement.

Even more, it was a Soul Resonance from finding one of her own kind!

She leaned down slightly.

That black silk dress, because of this movement, outlined a breathtakingly perfect curve.

Her red lips were almost pressed against Lin Feng's earlobe.

Warm breath, carrying a hint of wine, was gently sprayed by Lin Feng's ear.

"The court is the same."

Her voice was very light and soft, yet it carried a power sufficient to subvert the world.

"A true emperor is not the general who personally charges into battle and uses his own martial prowess to slay enemy commanders."

"But rather the one who can sit upon the throne and make every piece on the chessboard willingly burn their lives for him..."

"A god."

Boom!

Scarlett's words were like the final key that could open the gates of the temple!

In this instant!

It was thrust fiercely into the long-locked shackles within Lin Feng's mind!

Then, with a forceful twist!

*Crack!*

A crisp, loud sound seemed to explode within the depths of his soul!

The final shackle binding his thoughts completely shattered!

He understood!

He finally, completely and utterly, understood!

The Eye of the Heavenly Emperor!

Its ultimate secret was not some bullshit 'predicting the future' at all!

Prediction!

That is what a strategist does!

That is what a subject does!

A true emperor never disdains to 'predict' any future!

Because he is the future itself!

The true power of the Eye of the Heavenly Emperor is 'creating the future'!

It is using those eyes that can perceive everything to see through the strengths, weaknesses, and desires of every piece on the board—even their most hidden fears!

And then!

Utilizing all of it!

To lay down a track of destiny for them—one they cannot perceive themselves—leading towards the 'future' he desires!

To let Kobe, at the most critical moment, throw out that life-ending fadeaway representing the Mamba Mentality without any reservations!

To let Gasol, when his high-post playmaking is needed most, deliver the most precise and lethal pass!

To let Nash, when the team's offense has stalled, use his phantom-like passes to tear through the opponent's defense once more!

To let Howard become the guardian of the no-fly zone in the paint, making all opponents feel despair!

What he needed to do!

Was not to take on the entire Thunder team alone!

But to make the entire Lakers team!

To make this purple-and-gold war machine, which once held supreme glory!

Run again under his will!

And then, with an unstoppable, imperial posture!

Crush that damn Oklahoma City Thunder standing in their way!

This!

Was the ultimate answer to victory!

This!

Was the royal power belonging to an emperor!

An unprecedented sense of clear enlightenment swept through Lin Feng's entire body like a bursting flood!

He felt his entire soul undergo a sublimation at this moment!

He looked at the woman before him who had enlightened him with a single sentence.

In his originally calm eyes, a blazing fire also ignited, equally full of aggression and the desire to conquer!

That wordless Soul Resonance between the strong and the strong.

At this moment, it reached its peak!

The atmosphere in the entire room became incredibly hot.

It was as if even the air was burning!

Scarlett felt the change in Lin Feng's gaze.

She smiled.

Her smile became increasingly brilliant and charming.

She knew.

The man before her was no longer that trapped Lion being besieged by two Cheetahs.

He had transformed into a true king, qualified to stand beside her at the top of this world's vanity fair!

And a queen is never stingy with her rewards for a qualified king.

Scarlett slowly straightened her body.

And then.

Under Lin Feng's aggressive gaze.

She took the initiative and kissed his lips.

This kiss held no trace of gentleness.

Nor was there any lingering tenderness.

It was more like the start of a war.

A passionate collision between two top predators regarding conquering and being conquered, controlling and being controlled!

Lin Feng no longer suppressed the primal desire within him that was like a volcanic eruption.

He stood up abruptly.

In one motion, he picked up the stunning beauty before him!

Scarlett let out a soft laugh, tinged with a slight gasp but filled with excitement.

She reached out both arms and tightly hugged Lin Feng's neck.

Lin Feng carried her and strode toward the large, black velvet-covered sofa deep in the room.

This night was destined to be sleepless.

There were no gentle caresses here.

Only the most primal contest of strength.

Lin Feng felt it.

The near-obsessive desire for victory deep in his heart.

The obsession with controlling everything that reached into his very marrow.

At this moment, it seemed to have found a perfect outlet for release!

He felt a certain power within his body awakening frantically at an unprecedented speed!

It wasn't the absolute precision belonging to Shintaro Midorima.

Nor was it the unordered wildness belonging to Aomine Daiki.

It was a more advanced, purer... authority closer to 'God'!

It belonged to Seijuro Akashi!

It was the power symbolizing absolute, unquestionable imperial authority!

This power surged frantically through his body!

Remodeling every nerve!

Reshaping every cell!

He felt his vision becoming clearer and clearer!

He could even 'see'!

See every heartbeat of Scarlett's!

See the blood flowing faster beneath her skin because of excitement!

See the violent trembling deep in her soul from being conquered!

Finally!

At the most intense and frantic peak of this magnificent war of conquest and control!

The power that had been accumulating within him for so long completely exploded!

Lin Feng's mind went blank!

And in this very instant!

That cold yet incredibly familiar, mechanical system prompt...

Like a divine decree.

Solemnly boomed in the depths of his mind!

[Ding! Detected that the host has completed a deep intimate link with ss-rank charm target 'Scarlett Johansson' under the 'Soul Resonance' state!]

[Congratulations to the host, the SSS-rank skill 'Akashi Seijuros Emperor Eye' has evolved into — 'Eye of the Heavenly Emperor · ZONE'!]