Chapter 429

Magically remodeled inn guest rooms.

Luosen gave a slight mental nudge, and the Mage Hand picked up the drink on the nearby table, quickly pouring two cups of fine wine.

One cup for himself, the other slowly floated toward her.

「Of course, I still have some hospitality. 」

「Please sit, then try the fine wine specially brewed for me by the winemakers of my Natural Empire. 」

Agedelin took the cup, sat on the soft chair near the large bed, lightly sipped a mouthful of wine, then gave a light cough.

「Your Majesty, you seem to have mastered a power surpassing mortals. 」

Luosen smiled: "Not seeming, but certain."

「Besides, I have never concealed this, right? 」

Agedelin nodded: "You indeed haven't concealed it, but only just now did I truly witness your extraordinary magic."

「It's apparent you seemed to be fighting just now. I really want to know, who is your opponent? 」

Luosen listened quietly, gently swaying the wine cup in his hand, his dark eyes with a hint of smile gazing through the flawless crystal cup at the Eternal Empire's Empress.

「Your Majesty, I can certainly tell you the answer. 」

「But we are both the supreme rulers of the empire. To us, the most precious thing in the world is not gold, silver, jewels, nor even power, but the answer to a question. 」

「The answers sought by mortal emperors each touch the limits of an empire, or even a race's cognition; naturally they are extremely precious. 」

「I want to ask, Your Majesty, what price are you willing to pay for this answer? 」

As a true god, he can be seen by Yueliangcheng because he lets them see himself.

If he does not want them to see, even if they had a thousand or ten thousand eyes, it would be useless.

Obviously, the true gods of another world, especially the Annihilation Goddess, have long hidden their traces, so they have invaded other worlds for a long time, even nearly completely controlling the Abyss of Nightmares, while the Abyss of Pain still does not know who has invaded it.

This is the crushing effect of a higher magic ring over a lower one.

Crack—

Agedelin placed the cup on the side table: "Your Majesty, Adela has already told me part of the answer, but I want to hear a more complete and specific one."

「So, what kind of reward do you want? 」

Luosen also put his cup into his own Time-Space Treasury, then with a thought, a rather crude image appeared in the air.

「Empress Agedelin, I am an honest person. As shown in the image, that is a small part of the reward I desire. 」

Agedelin looked at the image; on her splendid yet bashful face appeared a hint of resentment.

「Emperor Luosen, your conduct is not like an emperor's but rather like the ruthless leader of a barbaric gang. 」

Luosen shrugged, patted his body with one hand, and his clothes turned into points of light that vanished in the air.

He then patted his muscular belly and said with a grin, "Gangster thugs don't have a physique as near-perfect as mine."

Previously speaking of a divine body was somewhat boastful; now, having ignited the divine fire, this is truly a divine body.

Agedelin acknowledged Luosen's body is nearly flawless, but this is not a matter of beauty, but of dignity.

She said coldly: "What if I don't?"

Luosen placed his hands behind his head again: "Then you can just leave; the door isn't locked."

Agedelin took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, you are now in the Eternal Empire; I, I am the empire's Empress, I order you to dress properly, change other exchange conditions, otherwise... otherwise"

Although it was a threat, a thin mist appeared in her crystal-blue eyes, as if tears were about to fall at any moment.

Luosen secretly sighed: "This young lady's temperament is a bit weak; she doesn't seem like an emperor, but rather like a pampered rich young lady forced onto the stage."

He immediately saw her outward strength but inner weakness, and said intriguingly: "Otherwise what?"

「Otherwise, I will let you taste my magic! 」

As she spoke, Agedelin raised her hand and pulled a gemstone pendant from her collar.

The gem on the pendant glittered with endless needle-like rays, clearly a true god artifact condensed from source substance.

Luosen was very curious: "What is this magic item called? What is its effect?"

Agedelin immediately said: "I can tell you, but it requires an exchange!"

The reaction was quite quick, but the biggest difference between the weak and the strong is that the strong hold many chips in hand and can easily seize the initiative.

Luosen laughed: "Then I would like to taste Your Majesty's magic, to see if its flavor is as sweet as your aura."

A true god artifact is certainly powerful, but when driven by mortal magic power, it poses no threat to a true god.

As a mortal, Agedelin does not understand this difference and has never encountered such a situation.

Her pendant artifact is called the "Truth Gem", one of the empire's state-protector divine artifacts.

In the past, whenever she produced this, she could surely gain the opponent's attention; she had never been ignored like this before.

For a moment, she felt both uneasy and confused, and also a bit angry.

「Luosen, I'm not joking with you! My patience has its limits! 」

「I'm not joking either; come on, go ahead and cast your spell on me. 」

After speaking, he waited nonchalantly, even thrusting his waist toward Agedelin, spearing the void with his lance.

If it were merely a motion, that would be fine, but the lance tip repeatedly sank into the air, several times in a row.

Agedelin felt something abnormal in her body, startled, then realized, frightened she kept retreating and dodging, but could not escape.

Plop—

She plopped back onto the soft chair, shocked and angry.

「Stop! Otherwise I really will be rude to you! 」

Although she said that, she still hesitated and did not act.

Luosen was not excessive; he merely touched her a few times like a dragonfly skimming water.

He sighed: "As a supreme ruler, to act so hesitantly and strictly, it's no wonder a once-vibrant empire has been governed into this miserable state."

These words struck Aigedelin's greatest pain. She gritted her teeth and shouted: 'You forced me to this—be careful!'

He pointed the staff at Luosen; the gem at its tip flashed bright, expanding a thread of golden halo, and the whole room instantly filled with golden light.

Aigedelin softly shouted: 'I want an indestructible longsword to pierce the hand of the rude one before me!'

As she spoke, the spreading golden light recongealed, revealing an extremely sharp sword.

The sword swiftly thrust toward Luosen's palm.

Luosen lay still, not moving, while carefully sensing the spell's effect, and then he understood.

He sincerely praised: 'What a fine "Heart-Following Creation" source essence gem!'

It's just that the caster's mana is too weak to truly unleash the gem's true power.

The Empress possesses 23 rings of mana, which is high, but still mortal mana; a sword condensed from it can be indestructible in the mortal realm, yet ineffective against true gods.

Luosen still maintains the Source Essence Technique 'Imperial Barrier' on his body, and it has over sixty layers.

The sword thrust toward his palm; he did not dodge, raising his hand to meet the tip with his palm.

Be careful!

Aigedelin gasped instinctively, and then she saw an image she would never forget.

The sword, which had always been indestructible and could even pierce the Eternal Guardian Obsidian Armor in a single strike, actually halted upon striking Luosen's palm.

That's fine then.

The next instant, Luosen slowly pushed his palm forward, and the sword's blade swiftly shattered, its fragments turning back into golden light that dissipated into the air.

Aigedelin's eyes widened, her mouth slightly open: 'How... how could this happen?'

Meanwhile, seeing her innocent and weak appearance, Luosen secretly sighed, and the hidden fire in his heart stirred even more.

What he likes most is this kind of gentle, pure, bashful and timid woman.

Thus he stopped with idle talk, a hint of indifference showing on his face, and a trace of golden divine fire glimmered in his dark eyes.

"Aigedelin, I know why you've come to me, I also know you seek something from me, and I have countless ways to control your soul, making you directly my servant."

Aigedelin didn't expect Luosen to say that, but she clearly felt the True God's mighty will.

Her whole body trembled uncontrollably, and she instinctively wanted to kneel and submit.

She steadied herself: 'The Eternal Heart knows I've come; if I encounter any mishap, it will activate the Star-Annihilating Cannon, reducing Grey City to nothing.'

Luosen nodded: 'Not bad, that shows some of the Empress's dignity.'

However, the Star-Annihilating Cannon you speak of is indeed powerful, but ultimately just a mortal's means.

The True God's means far surpass your imagination; all your power cannot reach me and will only destroy your own nation.

Before me, you have no bargaining chips; all you can do is submit to me.

I don't believe it!

Although she said that while steeling herself, her eyes told Luosen she already believed.

"Let me tell you, the opponent I just defeated was also a True God."

"She is the invader from another world, the Annihilation Goddess Feiliqisi. She has completely controlled Antuo Wanji; are you stronger than Antuo Wanji?"

Aigedelin's heart and mind were greatly shaken, she almost lost control: 'So this is the crazy truth about Antuo Wanji?'

Looking again at Luosen before her, the little confidence she had vanished without a trace.

After a long silence, she spoke again: 'Your Majesty, what is your purpose?'

"The True Gods from another world have invaded this world; my purpose is naturally to drive them out. If I have spare strength, I might also counterattack back."

Aigedelin pursed her lips in thought, then after several minutes asked: 'Your Majesty, must I do this?'

As she said that, her cheeks began to redden at a visible speed.

Luosen chuckled: 'Since you have a request of me, I must spend time and effort to help you, and naturally I'll take some payment I like, right.'

Aigedelin pursed her lips and fell silent for a while, finally making up her mind.

She begged shyly: 'Your Majesty, I can do as you require, but don't let others see what's happening here, okay.'

Luosen nodded: 'Of course, I've already set up a phantom light barrier around the room.'

Aigedelin deeply knew the power of phantom light, and her embarrassed feeling instantly lessened.

She then cast a spell on herself and slowly rose from the chair.

Under the spell's effect, the person stood up, but the clothing didn't keep up.

After walking to Luosen's side, she whispered shyly: 'Your Majesty, I... I'm not very skilled; if I make a mistake, please forgive me, Your Majesty.'

Luosen watched the huge thunder swaying above his head, feeling his own spirit sway along with it, and he secretly marveled: 'This truly is the Creator's gift.'

He naturally wouldn't blame her: 'No problem, I'll teach you.'

Aigedelin took a deep breath and began to fulfill Luosen's request.

Luosen carefully sensed it, saw that she was indeed inexperienced, and then gave her careful guidance.

After some operations, Luosen finally felt pleased and sincerely praised: 'Not bad, not bad, I'm very satisfied.'

"Agedelin, you want to reforge the glory of the Eternal Empire, right?"

"Yes." Agedelin nodded lightly: "But I—I have limited control over the Empire; they don't really listen to me, and I can't force them to."

"Understood, you first return to Yueliangcheng, wait for me to prepare for a while, then I'll go to Yueliangcheng to find you."

Pausing, Luosen narrowed his eyes and added.

"The revival of the Empire is an extremely arduous task; the first step is to clear the obstacles to revival."

"I understand Your Majesty's difficulties, but don't worry, leave it to me."

Tomorrow I will definitely write the extra chapter of this chapter. Because I have been recuperating for a period of time, I feel much better.

This time I will certainly not delay, otherwise Lao Mo will be useless for the rest of his life.

(End of chapter)