Chapter 92: with translation of chapter title

The moment Ma Er Fu stepped into the classroom, he felt an overwhelming majesty descend upon him, leaving him no time to react, and he immediately dropped to his knees at full speed.

It was a supreme majesty so terrifying that Ma Er Fu felt he would die instantly under that dreadful pressure if he did not kneel at once.

Ice-cold, horrifying, unbearable to behold, towering above all beings……

"Huh?"

As Dali flipped through the Trensost Brass Book, his eyes flashed and he looked toward Ma Er Fu kneeling at the doorway.

His rationality had largely returned, and his normal thinking was fine.

"Has he discovered me?"

Dali's gaze narrowed.

Everything had happened too quickly before, so Dali simply hadn't had the chance to pay attention to Ma Er Fu next door.

But he also hadn't expected Ma Er Fu to have the nerve to run over and check what was happening here.

What now?

Dali's gaze sank and focused, fixed on Ma Er Fu, who knelt stiffly like a stone statue not far away.

"My majesty only covers this classroom; once Ma Er Fu stepped inside, he should have been cowed by my majestic aura, so he shouldn't have seen my form—or rather, he shouldn't be able to look at me directly."

Seeing Ma Er Fu's state, Dali formed a guess and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"You… you are the Night Emperor?"

Ma Er Fu spoke, trembling.

The surroundings were too quiet, eerily so; he felt that if he didn't speak now, the other party might kill him outright.

"I… I know you; you appeared at Gulingge before, and I was nearby then, sensing your majestic aura."

Ma Er Fu continued.

Dali narrowed his eyes, saying nothing, as the intertwining lines of iron-gray and dark red in his gaze faded bit by bit.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have barged in here."

"Please don't kill me; I can help you, I can do anything for you."

To survive, Ma Er Fu now had no other choice.

From his father's words, he learned that this self-proclaimed Night Emperor was immensely powerful—even the dark wizard who had invaded Gulingge was no match for him. Moreover, this person could ignore Gulingge's defenses and come and go freely, and now he had appeared at Hogwarts; no one knew just how strong he truly was.

Even the strange prohibition that had appeared at Hogwarts this time very likely came from the Night Emperor before him.

For a wizard so powerful as to inspire fear, killing him would be as easy as turning over one's hand.

In this situation, his only chance of survival lay in choosing to submit as quickly as possible.

This was what his father had taught him.

Fortunately, he had not seen the other's face, and had instinctively knelt at once; otherwise, by now he would already be a corpse.

"Help me?"

Dali spoke in a low, hoarse voice.

"That's right, I can do anything for you. Or, if you need money, I can give you some—my family has plenty, and it will surely meet your needs." Ma Er Fu hurriedly said.

Dali pondered for a moment, then said, "I allow you to become my follower."

Ma Er Fu felt a surge of joy; at least he had survived.

"May I ask, what do you need me to do for you?"

Ma Er Fu asked quickly.

"Gather the strong among the students and build a power." Dali said flatly.

Ma Er Fu's heart shuddered; it reminded him of the Dark Lord's Death Eaters.

"I will follow your will."

Ma Er Fu immediately promised.

"I will tell you my honored name; when you need it, you can chant my honored name, and I will grant you revelation and aid."

Dali said.

"Yes."

Although Ma Er Fu was unsure what the honored name was, it was obviously a way to contact the Night Emperor, perhaps similar to the Dark Lord's Dark Mark.

Immediately afterward, Ma Er Fu felt a passage appear in his mind.

"You are the supreme sovereign."

"You are the embodiment of order, the personification of chaos, the source of all rules."

"You are order, and also disorder."

These words echoed in Ma Er Fu's mind, making him feel slightly dizzy.

From what he could understand, the so‑called honored name seemed to point to some of the Night Emperor's traits and a description of him.

Order, chaos, rules……

Ma Er Fu thought of those prohibitions, and the punishment that followed their violation—a lashing that seemed impossible to evade no matter what.

"Do not reveal anything about me to anyone."

"You may go back."

Dali said indifferently.

"I will follow your will."

Ma Er Fu dared say no more, kneeling on the ground and shuffling backward step by step.

The instant he left the classroom, the supreme majesty weighing on him dissipated like melting ice, yet at the same moment a lash struck his body.

The prohibition in the hallway took effect.

But this time, Ma Er Fu gritted his teeth, made no sound, and crawled back on his knees into the neighboring classroom.

"Ma Er Fu, what's wrong with you? We just called you, why aren't you answering?"

"Ma Er Fu, why are you kneeling on the ground? You..."

"Ke La Bu and Gao Er saw Ma Er Fu kneeling and retreating back, shocked beyond belief."

"Shut up."

"Ma Er Fu lowered his voice and said."

"Ke La Bu and Gao Er didn't know what had happened, exchanged a glance, and didn't speak again."

"Ma Er Fu said nothing more."

"His face was deathly pale, and he collapsed directly onto the ground."

"Only when one truly faces that kind of terrifying majesty does one realize how frightening an existence it is."

"Ma Er Fu's whole body was soaked through, and he couldn't muster any strength."

"He didn't know how he had come back, nor how he had dealt with that Night Emperor; he felt everything was like a dream."

"But the honored title in his mind truly told him that everything that had happened before was real."

"Gather the strong, build a power, will he become the new Dark Lord?"

"Ma Er Fu shivered."

"No matter what, he is now that one's follower; even if great changes occur in the future, he should be fine."

"Even at one moment, Ma Er Fu felt an irrepressible excitement welling up from his heart."

"Wait for it, Harry Potter, Dali De Shi Li; someday I will have you both under my feet."

"Ma Er Fu clenched his fists."

"On the other side."

"The light in Dali's eyes completely faded, returning to normal, and the pervasive majesty vanished at this moment."

"Although it's just a coincidence and may not be usable, it's not bad to plan ahead." Dali thought silently.

"Once one reaches High Sequence, one needs an anchor of faith to stabilize one's will; only then can one ensure one's will is not devoured, achieving balance between humanity and divinity."

"Dali no longer thought about Ma Er Fu's matter, his gaze returning to the Trensost Brass Book."

"This matter is not over yet."