A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 429 We are the Black Prince
"What am I doing?" Lu Mingfei felt that everything in front of him was chaotic. He could not see anything, but he seemed to be able to see all sorts of strange colors. He could not hear anything, but he seemed to be able to hear all sorts of voices.

Lu Mingfei's consciousness, like a lone boat, drifted towards the deepest part of his own spirit. He seemed to enter a state of voyage, drifting with the wind on a street paved with childhood memories.

Here, Lu Mingfei can see the building where his uncle and aunt live, as well as the candy house he dreamed of as a child. On the other side are twisted, deformed, and irregular houses, some of which are floating in the air and others are half-buried in the ground.

The sun and moon in the sky were even stranger, changing colors every now and then, from dark purple to dim yellow, changing at will. They drifted past the entrance of the primary school, where it seemed that a parent-teacher meeting was being held, with adults leading their children in and out, and the sun turned pale.

Passing by Shilan Middle School, Lu Mingfei recalled Chen Wenwen inviting him to join the literary society. The moon was pure white, and even the cold moonlight seemed warm. Lu Mingfei could even smell a strange yet familiar scent of Chen Wenwen's shampoo in the moonlight.

Continuing to drift forward, the pedestrians had no faces, only blurry shadows of light and shadow. Their voices seemed to come from underwater, indistinct and unclear.

After drifting for so long, Lu Mingfei gradually felt like he was waking up. Where was he? Why did everything around him feel so strange?
“No…” A faint thought rose from the depths of consciousness like a bubble, “Something is wrong here, it’s not normal, it doesn’t feel like reality.”

The word 'reality' seemed to be a key word, making Lu Mingfei completely awake. He recalled Duden's instructions, his parents holding his hands, the fact that this place was deep in his subconscious, and the purpose of his trip—to cut ties with Lu Mingze!

As Lu Mingfei regained his senses, the surrounding scenery suddenly began to fluctuate violently, as if everything was submerged in water, and an invisible hand reached down, stirring up everything in the water, causing the surrounding scenery to swirl and overturn.

Colors began to blur and drip, sounds began to fade and dissipate, and the streets built of memories groaned under the weight of their burdens, beginning to collapse and rebuild.

It has been transformed back into a solitary island, an island surrounded by black seawater, covered with tall spruce trees with dragon scales, an old apartment building belonging to my uncle and aunt, and a brand new Herlf building.

At the same time, from an unknown place outside, a force came and draped Lu Mingfei in a handsome and imposing silver armor. The excess force remained in Lu Mingfei's hands, condensing into a sharp blade capable of cutting through illusions.

Seeing the weapons and armor that suddenly appeared, Lu Mingfei knew that this was the mental alchemy that Mr. Duden had mentioned. The armor could protect his mind, and the sharp blades could also harm the mind of that devil.

Looking down at his armor and longsword, Lu Mingfei looked up again and saw Lu Mingze, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, standing in front of him with a grin, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

"Brother, you are finally here."

"!" Lu Mingfei subconsciously gripped the long sword in his hand, staring at Lu Mingze with extreme vigilance, staring at this demon that parasitized the depths of his mind!
Lu Mingze completely ignored Lu Mingfei's actions, still maintaining his arrogant demeanor of 'everything is under control': "Put it down, brother. I know you too well. How could you possibly raise your sword against me?"

Lu Mingfei did not let go; instead, he raised his sword and pointed it at Lu Mingze, asking, "Who exactly are you?"

Lu Mingfei had actually asked Lu Mingze this question when they first met. At that time, Lu Mingze kept calling him "brother" and saying that he was the younger brother. But apart from that, Lu Mingfei still didn't know what Lu Mingze's background was.

Today, Lu Mingfei was determined to get to the bottom of things: "Don't try to fool me! Answer me seriously! I'm not joking with you right now!"

When Lu Mingze saw Lu Mingfei raise his sword, he was quite surprised. He failed to control his expression and even revealed a trace of shock and grief: "You want to kill me? Brother, you want to kill the only person who has been with you all these years?"

Seeing Lu Mingze's pitiful appearance, Lu Mingfei's heart softened, and he almost put down his sword. However, the love and care from Lu Lincheng and Qiao Weini filled his heart. Lu Lincheng's waist and Qiao Weini's embrace made Lu Mingfei insist on holding his sword.

Lu Mingze couldn't believe it. The wind on the island of his heart blew gently, stirring the white hair on Lu Mingze's forehead and also stirring his heart.

How is this going?

This isn't right! Lu Mingze initially guided Lu Mingfei to Nibelungen with the intention of finding an opportunity for Lu Mingfei to pull out Gungnir, break the seal, and release Lu Mingze's body.

How did the situation suddenly turn so bad? Not only is his body to be sealed by Gungnir, but his mind is also being threatened by his brother Lu Mingfei with a sword?

Lu Mingze's heart was completely thrown into turmoil. For the first time, he broke down in front of Lu Mingfei. The delicate and cute child's features twisted into a ferocious expression, and his arrogant demeanor vanished: "Put it down, brother, put down the sword! How can you point a sword at me? How can you point a sword at your brother who depends on you for survival?!"

Lu Mingfei was startled by Lu Mingze's outburst. In essence, he was just like that, cowardly and timid. If he weren't thinking about his parents, he might have really put down his sword: "Stop, stop nagging."

"I'll ask you one more time, who exactly are you? I won't repeat myself."

To everyone's surprise, Lu Mingze became incredibly agitated, jumping up and down repeatedly, shouting, "Who am I? I'm your fucking brother! I'm your only family, brother!"

This statement itself is correct, without any problem, but the word 'only' stings Lu Mingfei's sensitive heart.

'The only one'? How dare Lu Mingze say 'the only one'?
Lu Mingfei only met his parents yesterday and experienced the warmth and happiness of a family of three for the first time. How come Lu Mingze is the 'only one'?

This "only relative" has the implication of cursing Lu Lincheng and Qiao Weini to die quickly, otherwise how could Lu Mingze be the "only" one?

Cursing his parents? This instantly ignited Lu Mingfei's anger, but no matter how angry he was, Lu Mingfei was still Lu Mingfei. He could only take two steps forward with his longsword, wildly swinging it without any strategy: "Shut up!" The sword lessons he had taken in Kassel in the past, the private lessons Chu Zihang had given him, and Fingel's sword tutoring were all thrown to the back of his mind. In Lu Mingfei's hands, the longsword was practically no different from a fire poker.

Lu Mingze couldn't accept his brother like this. His once captivating eyes were now filled with sorrow: "So, brother, you don't believe me? You're willing to listen to those people's stories and kill me?"

Lu Mingfei hesitated again and again. Seeing that Lu Mingze's eyes were slightly moist, Lu Mingfei's right hand holding the sword trembled uncontrollably, and his heart slowly ached. His hand trembled, and his heart ached. What had he done wrong? Why did he have to make such a difficult choice?

Yes, Lu Mingfei knew from beginning to end that this was a difficult choice.

On one side is the little devil who has repeatedly given him advantages, which has caused him more trouble, but at the same time he is also silently accompanying him.
On one side are his parents, whom he has just reunited with, who give Lu Mingfei paternal and maternal love, which he cherishes deeply.

If Lu Mingze is left to his own devices, what if he takes over his body in the future? How heartbroken would his parents be? But if he were to kill Lu Mingze, Lu Mingfei couldn't bring himself to do it.

Then, Lu Mingfei remembered his father Lu Lincheng's last words: If you can't bring yourself to do it, don't eliminate them, just drive them away.

Lu Mingfei finally made a decision, drew his sword and approached Lu Mingze, while feeling extremely grateful to his biological father, Lu Lincheng!

It was Lu Lincheng, Lu Mingfei's biological father, who paved the way for a third path that best suited Lu Mingfei's wishes when he faced a difficult choice.

Due to the height difference, Lu Mingfei's sword gradually approached Lu Mingze's brow. Forced by the longsword, Lu Mingze had no choice but to retreat step by step.

Lu Mingze did not retaliate; he could not possibly attack his brother. But the grief in his heart surged uncontrollably: "Brother, do you really want me to die?"

"No." Lu Mingfei was still pressing forward with his sword: "I just want you to leave my mind. Go, get out of my body, I won't kill you."

In Lu Mingfei's view, all he needed to do was to force Lu Mingze off the island step by step and into the surrounding dark sea, and the surgery would be considered a complete removal and a success.

What he needs now is not to explore the island and the surrounding Black Sea, but to strengthen his resolve and drive Lu Mingze away.

Lu Mingze would not agree to that! The situation was extremely critical and could not be delayed any longer. Thinking of this, Lu Mingze resolutely stopped retreating and was about to ram his forehead into the longsword.

"!" Lu Mingfei was so frightened that he drew his sword, but his movements were a beat too slow. The tip of the sword pierced Lu Mingze's brow, leaving a small bloodstain. Blood flowed uncontrollably, making Lu Mingze's face look even more desolate.

"What are you doing!" Lu Mingfei couldn't hold back any longer and shouted angrily, "Do you want to die that badly? I didn't want to kill you! I just wanted you to leave! Why don't you just leave obediently?!"

"Go out? Going out means certain death." Lu Mingze sighed regretfully, "Sigh, I can't hide it anymore. Since you're so eager to know, brother, I'll tell you."

"Didn't you ask who I am? My brother and I are both supreme beings on the throne, supreme twins who are above the four monarchs and above the White King."

Lu Mingfei's thoughts were interrupted, and he was in a daze for a while before he finally came to his senses: "Black... Black King? You and I are Black Kings?"

"No, that's impossible. I was born of my parents. How could I be the Black King? You, you're not going to lie to me just to save your own life."

Unexpectedly, Lu Mingze nodded and then shook his head: "Yes and no."

Normally, Lu Mingfei would have complained and told Lu Mingze not to be a riddle teller, but now he was too shocked and the amount of information was overwhelming, so Lu Mingfei had no intention of complaining at all: "W-what do you mean?"

Lu Mingze didn't stop the bleeding at all, letting the blood trickle down from between his eyebrows: "You can think of it as the Black Prince."

"My brother and I were also created by Nidhogg, the Black King. However, we were born inside Nidhogg and even directly inherited his dragon body."

The words "Black Prince" struck Lu Mingfei's heart like a heavy hammer, causing him to tremble violently as if he were falling off a cliff in his sleep. He and Lu Mingze were both created by the Black King Nidhogg.

It even inherited the Black King Dragon's body? Are you kidding me?
“I’m not joking.” Lu Mingze’s face was even more solemn and serious with blood flowing down it: “That Black Emperor’s understanding of alchemy has reached a level that we cannot comprehend.”

“Nidhogg even has mastered the eighth kingdom of alchemy, which allows for the free transformation of soul, matter, and energy.”

"We were created to devour us, in order to strengthen Nidhogg itself!"

"It's like planting fruit trees, raising the saplings to adulthood, and finally harvesting the ripe fruit and eating it!"

(End of this chapter)