Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 155, Act Three (Bonus chapter for 1000 monthly votes)

Lu Mingze's smile remained, but the playful look in his burning golden eyes was completely extinguished, like starlight obscured by dark clouds.

The corners of his mouth slowly curved upwards, no longer carrying the devil's control over everything, but a helpless sense of relief.

"Ah"

A chuckle.

He no longer looked at Lu Mingfei's golden eyes, which burned with determination, but turned his head slightly and focused his gaze on the giant snake.

His vertical pupils, gleaming with molten gold, reflected no emotion.

"finally……"

Lu Mingze said softly:
“...You’ve grown up, brother.”

This statement didn't seem to be addressed to Lu Mingfei; it was more like a whisper to a distant shadow.

The black umbrella in his hand, the one that seemed to isolate time and space, began to slowly rotate.

"Since this is your choice..."

Lu Mingze's voice returned to calm. He looked at Lu Mingfei again, his golden eyes flashing with scrutiny once more.

"...Then let's go."

He nodded slightly, his movements elegant, yet carrying a sense of ceremony akin to the closing of a theatrical performance.

"Use everything you learned over there, use what you call 'meaning'..."

Lu Mingze's figure began to blur, like ink dripping into water, its edges spreading across the gray world. His voice seemed to come from a distant shore:
"...Go and prove it to me."

Just as Lu Mingze's voice completely faded away, a calm question pierced through this black and white world, which resembled an ink painting.

"Actually... you never intended to make a deal with me, right?"

Lu Mingfei's burning golden eyes pierced through the opponent's dissipating form:
"—At least not this time."

Lu Mingze's lips, which were about to droop, seemed to freeze for a moment at the upward curve.

next second.

That solidified gray world collapsed like a shattered fourth wall!
The hovering raindrops suddenly fell!
The frozen sound of the wind transformed back into a mournful howl!

The roar of the dust and wreckage, filled with pain and savagery, swept across the land like a monstrous wave of destruction.

His molten gold vertical pupils were cold and violent as he moved slowly through the rain, his gaze falling on two tiny ants on the lawn.

boom!
The muddy ground was instantly plowed into deep furrows, and gravel, broken wood, and mud, like garbage swept up by a hurricane, came crashing down on us!
The icy rain lashed against Lu Mingfei's face, the water mixed with mud, making it almost impossible for him to open his eyes.

He abruptly turned to the side, using his shoulder to shove the slender figure beside him back half a step, while roaring hoarsely:
"Get away!"

Zero was knocked off balance and stumbled, mud and water splashing from his feet.

She steadied herself and got a clear look at the enormous creature that had just attacked them, its true form revealed in the mud.

That was a thick snake tail!

Zero's golden eyes reflected the scarred figure blocking her way.

boom.

He took the brunt of the almost unavoidable impact for her. Cold rain slid down her soaked hair, dripping onto her trembling eyelashes, bringing a negligible chill. Within her, it felt as if countless tiny gears were operating with precision: the force of the impact on her muscles, the trajectory of the lingering shockwave in the air, the extent of the ground's collapse, the minute angle at which the giant snake's head turned…

But these data streams were instantly overwritten by another image.

Lu Mingfei's back view.

The figure rose and fell violently in the torrential rain, its spine slightly bent. Mud and water soaked through its tattered clothes, clinging tightly to its body, outlining its angular bones, revealing deep lacerations beneath the fabric that showed bone, and dark bruises from which blood seeped through the skin.

Zero's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the emotions that flashed in her eyes were unreadable.

Her clear voice pierced through the deafening roar and wind and rain, reaching Lu Mingfei's ears:

"Do not bother me."

Lu Mingfei didn't turn around. Zero's voice was like a reassuring pill, causing his last bit of concern to sink into the depths of his heart.

"understood!"

He let out a low growl, his voice torn apart by the wind and rain, but Zero still heard it.

Faced with an impact powerful enough to crush mountains, Lu Mingfei not only did not retreat, but instead stepped forward against the wave of destruction.

At this moment, his fighting spirit soared to its peak, and the light in his golden eyes was more brilliant and intense than ever before!
He reached into his robes and pulled out a glittering, golden fragment that resembled a vessel.

Rune arc.

The small, curved object that contained the fragment of the "Golden Law" from another world lay quietly in his palm.

Lu Mingfei knew that he had already used the Curved Arc once before the battle began, and the Great Rune from Greik was now circulating in his body, and this thing could not be stacked to take effect.

But it contains the purest origin of life.

As the curved shape at the bottom of the Dharma Ring, symbolizing the vessel that receives the blessings of the Dharma Ring, simply crushing it is enough to bring powerful blessings to the user. Although it is not enough to completely heal the injury, it is sufficient.

*Snap!*

A crisp cracking sound rang out clearly in the interval between the storm and the roar.

The rune-shaped arc shattered instantly.

In an instant, a warm and powerful golden torrent burst forth from the broken arc, instantly pouring into Lu Mingfei's parched and damaged body. The deep wounds that had previously exposed bone on his body healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. The places that were faintly aching were also covered by the warm power. His physical strength was like a dry well being filled with sweet spring water, and his fatigue receded like the tide. Power surged and roared deep in his blood vessels.

But Lu Mingfei needs far more than that.

He took a deep breath, recalling the techniques Chu Zihang had taught him, and a fierce glint flashed from the depths of his golden eyes.

Blood Explosion!

A forbidden technique for hybrids to tap into the dragon power deep within their bloodlines! Anchored by spiritual will, the chains of bloodlines are reforged, releasing the imprisoned demons.

Lu Mingfei's body tensed up abruptly, and the blood vessels under his skin bulged and throbbed instantly, turning from bluish-purple to dark red. The more violent and aggressive force, like an out-of-control locomotive, ruthlessly broke through all the physiological barriers in his body.

"hiss--!"

Lu Mingfei gasped sharply, the icy air mixed with rainwater filling his lungs, yet bringing a burning pain.

He felt his blood boil instantly, his heart transforming from a pounding drum into a bursting engine, each beat pumping out a powerful torrent of energy. His veins bulged exaggeratedly beneath his skin, like angry crimson dragons forcibly filled in, his skin glowing with an eerie, scalding crimson. Steam even escaped from beneath his soaked clothes, sizzling and burning as it met the cold rain.

His bones crackled and sprang to life, becoming even stronger. His muscle fibers, catalyzed by the savage force, proliferated, hardened, and reorganized wildly. His body visibly expanded, as if a general donned armor before going into battle.
Lu Mingfei slowly raised the two Lost Knight Greatswords in his hands, his golden eyes gazing at the towering giant serpent.

He will offer up his destined death for Him!
(End of this chapter)