Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 196 You Are Not Alone

Lu Mingfei often pondered a question: what exactly is the difference between low-level Dragon Offering Prayer and high-level Dragon Offering Prayer?
The low-level Dragon Offering Prayer is more like the Faded Ones using rituals to mimic the most basic attack methods of dragon creatures.

They utilize the energy of the Dragon Heart, but it's more like "borrowing" or "simulating" an external weapon.

However, Aegis's heart told Lu Mingfei that the High-Rank Dragon Offering Prayer was completely different.

Their goal is to plunder the dragon's most fundamental source of power. This is usually manifested in their signature breath attack. This breath is not a simple elemental attack, but rather fragments of laws that have evolved over countless years from life forms, living environments, and even soul traits, and are integrated into the dragon's heart.

By devouring their dragon hearts, one is also comprehending their laws.

Wyverns truly deserve to be among the most powerful creatures at the edge of the borderlands. Their strength lies not in individual power, but in their tenacious vitality and near-invincible adaptability.

For example, Agkith not only successfully withstood the erosion of the Crimson Corruption, but also evolved a powerful ability called "Corruption Breath," incorporating the laws of the Crimson Corruption into itself.

However, all of this has now benefited Lu Mingfei.

Thanks to its dragon heart, Lu Mingfei not only grasped a trace of the crimson corruption's "corruption is rebirth, life is reincarnation," gaining a considerable amount of resistance to crimson corruption, but also acquired new skills.

The corruption of Agkith.

[High-level Prayer. Unleashes the power of "Entering Corruption," Aegis. Transforms the user into a dragon, unleashing a crimson, corrupting breath from the air. The duration of the breath can be extended by charging. Can also be used during jumps.]

Even corrupted by the crimson decay, Aegis, the "Dragon's Bite Avenger," never forgot the hatred in his heart.

"The breath of crimson decay?"

Lu Mingfei grinned.

This thing is definitely going to be very useful.

Lu Mingfei instantly thought of many tactics based on the corrupting breath.
No, that's not what I should be thinking about right now.

Lu Mingfei shook his head, trying to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts.

The heart of Aegis is just a dessert for today; the real main event is yet to come.

He took a deep breath and slowly took out two dragon hearts that exuded an ancient and powerful aura from his spatial storage.

This is Gui'er's Dragon Heart.

This was the most difficult-to-digest and most unruly dragon heart Lu Mingfei had ever seen. Although its power was divided into five parts, its wild abilities still left Lu Mingfei speechless.

This power was so great that even the rituals of the Little Dragon's Sacrifice Church could not withstand it.

For various reasons, Lu Mingfei had already consumed three of them using the most primitive methods. Putting aside the extremely disgusting process, the arduous taming process made him suffer excruciating pain every time.

When the five dragon hearts are completely devoured, Guior's power and will will unite deep within his soul, and it will be a difficult battle.

"bring it on."

Lu Mingfei murmured to himself, his voice echoing in the empty ruins. He solemnly placed the two colored Gui'erlong Hearts in the center of the altar.

He held his hands loosely above his two hearts and slowly closed his eyes.

Om-! ! !
The moment Lu Mingfei's power touched his heart, the entire ruins of the Great Dragon Sacrifice Church seemed to tremble.

Something... has awakened.

A vast and boundless will, like an ancient god awakening its eyes, slowly descended.

This will is not violent, but it has a natural aura of power, as if all things bow down.

It is indifferent and ancient.

This is a crushing force of pure will.

In an instant, Lu Mingfei's consciousness seemed to be thrown into an endless turbulent flow of time and space. He saw mountains collapsing under the shadow of dragon wings, Gui'er's enormous body coiled on a rocky ridge, and countless dragons circling her as if on a pilgrimage. She was the source of all dragons, a living epic.

Time has lost its meaning for her; only her timeless majesty and power flow eternally.

This will is too immense, too ancient.

Lu Mingfei felt as insignificant as a speck of dust. In this vast torrent of will, his self-awareness, his memories, and his emotions were being rapidly washed away.

Guillor's will was not to destroy him, but to assimilate him, to completely erase him, making him an insignificant footnote in her endless river of time.

"Do not……!"

Lu Mingfei let out a silent roar from the depths of his soul, desperately trying to gather his collapsing will.

He mobilized all the power of the dragons, attempting to build a spiritual dam.

But this dam was as fragile as paper in the face of Guior's boundless will.

His body trembled violently, his face turned deathly pale, and blood trickled from his seven orifices. His seated body swayed precariously, like a candle flickering in the wind.

Lu Mingfei's existence is about to be swallowed up by this vast and ancient will.

He resisted stubbornly, trying to break through Guior's defenses with the "heroic spirit" he had forged at the border, but to little avail.

However, right now.

A warm power, like the dawn, gently appeared.

In reality, a pair of slender arms gently embraced him from behind, tenderly drawing his swaying body into a slightly cool and gentle embrace.

On the verge of a breakdown, Lu Mingfei sensed a familiar presence.

Tranquil, gentle, and orderly.

It's Melina.

She appeared silently, like a lake sprite from a myth, gently embracing Lu Mingfei's body as if to shield him from the outside world.

Melina lowered her eyelids, and a pale golden light flowed from her arms that were wrapped around Lu Mingfei. It was the gentle and pure power of the Golden Law.

This force is not domineering and ruthless enough to directly confront Guior's ancient will that could destroy the world.

It was like a tough yet gentle energy shield, quietly covering Lu Mingfei's crumbling mental barrier, bestowing upon him a blessing of grace and giving him the confidence to fight.

That familiar scent seemed to be telling Lu Mingfei, who was on the verge of despair:

You are not alone in confronting this ancient majesty.

Lu Mingfei's dying embers of will suddenly reignited, like a torch filled with alchemical fuel!

"Roar--!!!"

Lu Mingfei's soul finally let out a roar filled with defiance and desire!

He fiercely met that vast, ancient will!
I... am not dust!
I... need your power!

This is a silent yet brutal war, a battle where the wills of man and dragon tear each other apart, taking place in the deepest recesses of Lu Mingfei's soul.

Time has lost its meaning.

It could be a fleeting moment, or it could be eternity.

(End of this chapter)