Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from the Elden Ring

Until he defeated the "biomorphic teardrop".

The "Imitation Teardrop" was the perfect Lu Mingfei, but it was defeated by Lu Mingfei's pure fighting spirit.

Later, Lu Mingfei learned that this state was called "flow," which involved removing the scabbard called "reason" and fully immersing oneself in the battle at hand.

In many later battles that were on the brink of defeat, Lu Mingfei relied on this beast-like fighting spirit to turn the tide of battle.

……

After returning to Earth, Lu Mingfei awakened another version of himself hidden within "flow" for the first time.

Thus, the faint alchemical field, the unusual spiritual fluctuation in the time rift, and the ethereal "loosening" when the world reversed all felt magnified dozens of times in his perception.

It's like opening a zero point in time to try and catch a fleeting flash of lightning in the darkness.

The moment the opportunity presented itself, Lu Mingfei's body moved first, and he opened his eyes in the space-time rift!

Lu Mingfei approached Norton step by step.

Norton's timeline stopped at the moment he discovered the "Evil God's Flame," as he was completing the final step of forging the longsword. Iron filings and flames surrounded him, and the mirror-like blade reflected his cold, golden eyes.

At that moment, the king seemed to have victory in his grasp.

Lu Mingfei walked up to him and made a simple slash, using a greatsword that surpassed the limits of human wielding to cut Norton's shoulder. Norton's scales shattered, followed by the fracture of his shoulder blade, sternum, ribs, and vertebrae.

Beneath the blade of the alchemical greatsword, all biological tissues were pulverized and destroyed.

Then, time resumed.

Norton's pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints as his body instantly sensed the impending danger of death. His nervous system commanded his heart to beat faster, adrenaline to be released, and his muscles to contract in a defensive posture.

But it was too late; the organs and tissues that received the commands from the nerve endings had already been damaged.

The Dragon King collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Dragon blood gushed out under the extremely high blood pressure in the blood vessels, splashing onto the ground like black ink stains, and quickly pooled into a pool of blood.

"Lu Mingze." Lu Mingfei withdrew from his flow state, wearily planted his greatsword into the bronze ground, and then called out softly.

In an instant, time, which had just resumed its flow, stood still again.

Wearing that little evening suit, Lu Mingze squatted down next to Norton, whose pupils were dilated from blood loss, and played with the fine scales on his face with great interest.

"Brother, aren't you going to use that plundering power?" Lu Mingze asked.

Lu Mingfei looked at Norton's body. He could indeed see the blurry outline of the Great Rune, but this time he did not intend to take the Great Rune directly.

He didn't know the relationship between the Great Rune and the Dragon King, how the Great Rune appeared, or the critical point at which the Great Rune could be extracted.

This time we can observe it.

Taking advantage of Lu Mingze's pause in time, Lu Mingfei squatted down next to Norton to observe.

Norton's domain had collapsed, leaving only a broken dragon body. There were no fluctuations of fire element around him, nor any outward emanation of spiritual power.

The outline of the Great Rune is hidden in the Dragon King's chest and abdomen, like a phantom that does not overlap with the physical body, and has no strong connection with the matter and elements of the real world.

"What state is Norton in right now?" Lu Mingfei asked.

“He hasn’t had time to create the ‘egg’ for rebirth during this resurrection. Now that his life is about to end, his spirit will turn into a dragon bone cross along with his remains,” Lu Mingze replied.

"How does it compare to Constantine's condition last time?"

Lu Mingze seemed to sense his intention. "Brother, do you want to know how the power of dragons is plundered and devoured? I can tell you."

Lu Mingfei was genuinely surprised that Lu Mingze not only answered the questions obediently this time, but also revealed more information on his own initiative. He nodded.

“Dragons plunder power by devouring each other’s bones and blood, which is essentially the process of plundering genes,” Lu Mingze stated indifferently. “But the Dragon King is different. The throne left behind by the Dragon King after his death is a dragon bone cross. Devouring the dragon bone cross is not only devouring the Dragon King’s genes, but also devouring their spiritual beacon corresponding to the elemental authority.”

Chapter 66 The Hound's Fang

“I understand,” Lu Mingfei said. “The complete body and spirit of the Dragon King are actually a container. When they die, what they contain will not disappear.”

“That’s right, brother.” Lu Mingze snapped his fingers and smiled with satisfaction. “The Dragon King and authority are two completely different things. Power and strength cannot coexist with the Dragon King’s life; they are not worthy of it!”

Lu Mingfei felt that Lu Mingze was very expressive today, and there seemed to be some different emotions hidden beneath his playful expression.

"And what about you? Are you also a vessel for some kind of authority?" Lu Mingfei asked immediately.

"I should have been."

Lu Mingze spoke casually, but the moment his words fell, an unseen storm of bloodshed swept in, and faint cries of sorrow echoed in the dark abyss.

“Brother.” Lu Mingze pressed down on Lu Mingfei’s hand.

Lu Mingfei then realized that he had drawn his greatsword and assumed an attack stance.

"Now that's you, I feel at ease," Lu Mingze said, uttering some more seemingly random words.

Lu Mingfei didn't know what was going on, but he vaguely saw a pair of huge golden eyes open, and a roar and rage surged through his body like an electric current.

It seems that a single sentence from Lu Mingze can resonate deep within him.

"Are we... twins?" Lu Mingfei frowned.

In his battle with Norton, he was not only able to find the "loosening" of the world dimension in the time reversal, but also his heart was not affected by the so-called killing heart/dragon king heart during the initial three blood bursts. All of this shows that he is very special, even more special than the first generation of dragon kings.

According to the information from Kassel College, only the Black King and the White King remain above the Four Monarchs.

"Black King or White King?" Lu Mingfei narrowed his eyes.

Lu Mingze quietly met Lu Mingfei's gaze. "Neither, but one day we will face that black dragon. This is the common fate of all history. It is the sum of all history before Ragnarok. No one can escape it."

“It sounds like we’re on the same side,” Lu Mingfei commented, “but the premise of partnership is honesty and openness.”

Lu Mingze nodded in agreement. "You'll see everything about me someday. Until then, can I get to know you first?"

Lu Mingfei asked in confusion, "You want to hear a story?"

“Of course, you have already proven the truth of that story with a complete set of four thrones.” Lu Mingze spread his hands, looking like a charlatan or a passionate orator. “Brother, I can’t take your great soul with me, so can you share the king’s journey with me and let me see the path of kingship that you want to take!”

“If you want to tell stories, I’ll tell you slowly when I have time.” Lu Mingfei didn’t mind recounting his experiences in the border region. “As long as you can be honest with me after you’ve listened, that’s fine.”

"No, no, no." Lu Mingze revealed a carefree smile, and the light in his golden eyes instantly blazed, as if burning with fire. "I will enter the dream formed from your memories, but I need your permission, brother... Will you allow it?"

Lu Mingfei remained vigilant.

Lu Mingze once tempted him to sign a contract with power, which shows that what Lu Mingze needed was "recognition" in order to seize something called "soul".

"Don't worry, brother." Seeing Lu Mingfei's silence, Lu Mingze had no choice but to press his hand to his chest to assure him, "I'm just about to enter your memories. There are no traps other than that. If anything, I'm the one in danger, because I will also lose my power there and may get lost."

After thinking for a moment, Lu Mingfei decided to trust him.

There was no linguistic trap in Lu Mingze's words. If Lu Mingze could infiltrate with just a "permission," there would be no need for a complicated contract. He could simply induce him to say those two words, which didn't necessarily have to be in Chinese, but could even be an onomatopoeia from another language.

“I grant permission,” Lu Mingfei said.

Lu Mingze nodded, then pulled out a black umbrella from somewhere, opened it, and shielded his head. "Brother, my business is done. Use your miraculous power on Norton."

Having learned what he wanted to know from his conversation with Lu Mingze, Lu Mingfei stopped waiting and reached out to touch the Great Rune within Norton's body.

Norton's Great Rune differs from Constantine's; it is not only lighter in color, but also completely empty, lacking any pattern within the ring.

At the same time as they made contact, a powerful force descended from the sky and poured into Lu Mingfei's body.

Lu Mingfei felt the two large runes instantly attract each other and merge together!

In an instant, the world completely changed in Lu Mingfei's eyes. The fire element became clearer in his vision, while other elements appeared in thinner form: earth, water, and wind. Information from numerous Words of Power flooded into his mind, as if he had used those powers countless times in the distant past, feeling incredibly familiar with them, as if they were second nature.

In addition, he felt a deeper control over the fire element.

He snapped his fingers, and the "Evil God Flame," which had absorbed the aftershocks of the battle between the two Fire Kings and exuded a terrifying aura before time froze, suddenly lit up, then abruptly went out as if in the blink of an eye. The raging fire elements separated into several orderly paths from the chaotic mass at the core and quickly dissipated.

Finally, only a dense mass of metallic substance remained at the center of the fireball. Under uniform pressure, it was perfectly round and gleamed with a jet-black metallic luster.

Lu Mingfei picked up the half-forged sword by Norton and the giant sword that Chixiao had transformed into. The three of them floated in front of him at the same time. Pure fire elements formed a small domain and began to melt. The sphere melted into heat flow and formed a bright sphere with the melted giant sword. During this process, impurities and waste were constantly discharged and dripped out.

In the end, Lu Mingfei obtained a mass of purer recycled metal material.

He incorporated this material into the semi-finished longsword, reinforcing it while also rebuilding the incomplete parts of the sword.

He was unable to complete the half of the "Alchemy Domain" that Norton had imprinted into him. Although he had a deeper understanding of the concepts of the essence and impurities of metals after the evolution of his Authority, he did not acquire the knowledge of the "Alchemy Domain" based on alchemy. That was the wisdom of Norton as an individual, and had nothing to do with the Authority.

The final product of the longsword was a curved blade that was nearly two meters long. The blade was composed of two graceful, wavy undulations, and was otherwise very simple, with only a blood groove as decoration.

The knife is called Hound Tooth in the border region.

"A large curved sword with a slightly undulating, wave-shaped blade is the weapon of the hound riders."

It is a truly powerful offensive sword, capable of delivering devastating attacks in combat.

Chapter 67

When Lu Mingfei forged the sword, Norton's body had already shed its dragon form.

The person lying there now is "Old Tang" with his bare bottom exposed. Lu Mingze holds an umbrella in one hand and takes out a piece of clothing with the other, throwing it at him with disdain.

"Will he turn into 'Old Tang' when he wakes up?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Who knows? Constantine's current personality is pieced together from fragmented memories because his personality and dragon nature were incomplete when he awoke," Lu Mingze said nonchalantly. "But both Ronald Don and Norton possess clear and complete consciousness, and the two are absolutely incompatible. Theoretically speaking, Ronald Don died when Norton awoke. Norton was right about one thing: compared to dragons, humans are almost illusoryly weak."

Lu Mingfei nodded and waved his hand to control the bronze to transform into a cage that enveloped "Old Tang".

The Bronze City began to tremble violently. Huge bronze blocks fell from the sky, the ground cracked, and fierce winds surged out from the dark fissures. The booming of metal colliding and the teeth-grinding twisting sound of metal fatigue deformation overlapped, like ten thousand bells ringing in unison.

"Nibelungen is about to collapse." Lu Mingze looked up at the sky.

Countless fragments of the shattered bronze city structure fell from the darkness, but all the pieces deflected their trajectory not far above the three people's heads. Outside the invisible domain, there was a devastating disaster, but inside the domain, there was not a breath of wind.

This time it wasn't Lu Mingze's doing, but Lu Mingfei's.

"You look beautiful, brother," Lu Mingze complimented.

Seeing his calm and collected demeanor, Lu Mingfei knew that he had a way to get out.

"Where's the exit?" Lu Mingfei asked, holding the hound Longtooth in one hand, while the cage imprisoning Norton floated to the side.

Lu Mingze smiled and pointed upwards, "Nibelungen was built based on reality. What appears to be an endless series of caves and tunnels is actually bounded above, by the Three Gorges Reservoir."

Upon learning this, Lu Mingfei didn't delay any longer and immediately moved upwards with the domain. More and more metal fragments fell along the way, like a blizzard of bluish-black metal falling in the next wave.

After traveling for an unknown period of time, the density of the fragments decreased, and they gradually became sparser.

The falling debris began to mix with something else, gradually increasing in density – it was rainwater. By the time Lu Mingze said to stop, the heavy rain had almost completely enveloped everything; the surroundings and the sky were shrouded in dense rain lines, and the sound of the water was like a giant waterfall crashing down in your ears.