Chapter 806: Leap Back Home

"We won!"

Everyone cheered, having taken part in the first ever assault on Fu Kong Cheng and survived!

Even a few Saint Rank strongmen found it unbelievable.

All transcendent beings above the legendary level attended the pre‑battle council; although Lei En's plan was flawless, nobody felt confident—after all, it was a Fu Kong Cheng! Only after winning this arduous battle did people dare to believe they had truly done it, and joy and excitement overflowed.

The Weizelan Wizards felt even more conflicted; the disaster four years ago had hung over them like a shadow, now finally cleared away.

Revenge tastes sweeter than honey!

Of course, the Wizards also harbored deep envy, envying Lei En for obtaining a Fu Kong Cheng!

A Fu Kong Cheng means far more to the Empire than a powerful magical artifact; it is a symbol of status.

Among the Supreme Council's Twelve Holy Soul Wizards, only seven possess a Fu Kong Cheng, yet Lei En, without having achieved Holy Soul Ascension, already commands one—a precedent‑breaking fact. The most terrifying part is that Lei En is only twenty‑five!

No one doubts that Lei En will certainly attain Holy Soul Ascension.

Anxiwodasi was also a bit surprised.

Over a thousand years ago, when he first obtained a Fu Kong Cheng, it took him more than half an hour to initially adapt to its control, whereas Lei En took only a few seconds, as if born to be its master, needing almost no adaptation.

Lei En always manages to surprise himself further—just now with Time Stop, and now with mastering the Fu Kong Cheng.

This undeniably showcases Lei En's unparalleled, epoch‑defining talent.

While Anxiwodasi marveled, a hint of loss rose in his heart—not because Lei En surpassed him, but because once Lei En has his own Fu Kong Cheng, he will soon break away from Weizelan.

This is his first "graduated" student.

He feels both joy for Lei En and some reluctance; over these years Lei En's assistance to Weizelan has been immense—no exaggeration, the entire Weizelan has become dependent on him.

Finance, prestige, revenge…

It seems every matter in Weizelan is inseparable from Lei En.

Had it not been Lei En, Weizelan would not only lack its current prosperity but might even have sunk.

In that instant, Anxiwodasi felt somewhat bewildered.

"Teacher."

Lei En flashed in, unaware of Anxiwodasi's mood, and hurriedly said, "We should begin the concluding part of the plan."

Anxiwodasi snapped back to attention upon hearing the voice, nodded and said, "Alright."

The so‑called concluding part refers to taking the Fu Kong Cheng away.

Lei En's battle plan has several possible outcomes: the best is to seize control of the Iola Core; if that fails, at least to slay Korstted; the worst is that Korstted's Soul Box is not inside the Fu Kong Cheng, in which case they would simply destroy the Fu Kong Cheng, causing it to fall.

For each scenario, Lei En made corresponding preparations.

Now is the best result.

Having taken command of the Fu Kong Cheng, it obviously cannot be left on the Dragonbone Wasteland; Kuilu's interference array lasts at most half a day, and once it ends, Death Lord will notice the anomaly. Even if he does not proactively contact Korstted, the elimination of two Apocalypse Knights and a legion of Death Knights cannot be concealed.

Without the Iola Core's energy support, the nether barrier cannot be activated, and the Fu Kong Cheng could not possibly resist the Cataclysmic Legion.

Therefore the Fu Kong Cheng must be evacuated.

A Fu Kong Cheng of this size obviously cannot be pushed; its only means of movement is leaping relocation.

Lei En has already inspected the leaping array, which has been auto‑repairing with backup energy, but the four most damaged energy nodes require alchemical materials to fix.

Fortunately, the plan had anticipated this.

Lei En produced a dozen or so Dimensional Space Rings, grouping three or four each, and handed them to Anxiwodasi, Kelaoaosi, Roni, and Kaidejia, the four Weizelan councilors.

These rings contain portions of the leaping array, all pre‑manufactured with numerous backups to address various damages. Once the array is installed, it can be used, but they are single‑use; after activation they crumble.

For these backup arrays, Lei En spent over a million Gold Shields.

But it was worth it.

Lei En teleported the four Weizelan Wizards, along with the rune‑array masters, to the hall of the four energy nodes.

In fact, he himself could handle the task.

He doesn't even need to act himself; a hundred Thundercast Celestial Soldiers can act together, their efficiency surpassing that of the Weizelan Wizards. Yet this would reveal that the Thundercast Celestial Soldiers are clones, especially under the teacher's watchful eye, so keeping a low profile is preferable.

The Weizelan Wizards worked feverishly to repair the energy nodes.

Blocks of magically forged alloy were pieced together and laid over the former Bone Altar site for rapid tuning.

Lei En coordinated from the control room.

Other transcendent beings lacking rune knowledge stayed outside the control room to rest, their faces very tense.

A few minutes later, Kestajin poked his head in from the doorway and asked, "Lei En, how's the situation? Can it be repaired?"

The King of the Hills is a rune lord, but his rune knowledge belongs to the dwarf system, focusing on weapon crafting and enchantment, knowing nothing about the leaping array, and cannot help.

"Should be fine."

Lei En, meticulously allocating backup energy to repair other parts of the leaping array, replied without turning his head.

Kestajin asked again, "How long until we can leapt?"

"At least another half hour."

Kestajin nodded, said nothing more, but his mind raced. The Fu Kong Cheng's backup energy can sustain at most two hours; twenty minutes have already passed, so waiting another half hour would leave only half the energy, enough for at most one leaping.

If the sole leaping opportunity fails, trouble ensues.

Everyone waited silently, restoring stamina and soul power; if the leaping fails, or if Death Lord detects them before the leap, another fierce battle may follow.

Time ticked by second after second.

Soon after the energy node repairs began, Thundercast Celestial Soldiers joined the work, moving the magical alloy plates and assisting the Wizards.

Lei En had to change his mind.

Compared to the risk of exposing the Thundercast Celestial Soldiers' secret, saving time was more important.

Each minute of delay consumes more backup energy; if the remaining energy is insufficient for leaping, they'd be stunned.

The Wizards were surprised to find that these golden‑armored, ever‑silent transcendent warriors also seemed to understand the leaping array. They always placed the heavy alloy plates in the exact spots without a hint of error, sometimes positioning them before any command.

This greatly increased the Wizards' efficiency.

In less than twenty minutes, the rune arrays of the four energy nodes completed their work; although it was only a temporary fix that could be used once, it was already sufficient.

The rune arrays beyond the nodes also barely repaired their main parts.

Lei En debugged it once.

The massive energy flowed smoothly through the jump array, though it was somewhat sluggish and had many detailed issues, it operated roughly normally and did not affect usage.

After Lei En confirmed the jump was feasible, Anxiwodasi opened a flame corridor and left Fu Kong Cheng.

No one knew where he went.

"Prepare to jump."

Lei En's voice echoed throughout Fu Kong Cheng, reminding everyone.

"Wait a moment," Lifulin recalled something and hurriedly asked, "Lord, what about the Undead Army below? Should they be transported together as well?"

"Of course," Lei En nodded.

"Isn't this too dangerous?" Lifulin was a bit puzzled, "Why not just throw them out of Fu Kong Cheng and have them die on the ice plain?"

These are all precious energy; how could we discard it!

Lei En muttered to himself, but such a reason could not be spoken; he had a better one: "Each target transported out of Fu Kong Cheng consumes energy. The lower level has about two hundred thousand Undead Army; sending them all away would leave insufficient reserve energy for the jump."

That reason was airtight.

Lifulin and others with the same doubt were all enlightened.

Buzz…

With a booming roar, the entire Fu Kong Cheng trembled as the jump activated!

Because the rune array was damaged, Fu Kong Cheng's stability was also affected; people felt the ground shaking, as if riding a ship on the sea.

As reserve energy flowed into the jump array, Fu Kong Cheng's shaking grew more intense.

Some people were overly nervous, their faces turning pale.

The consequences of a failed jump are severe; remaining in place and falling is the best outcome. Getting lost in the Star Realm or vanishing into the endless void leaves no chance of rescue.

Saint Rank strongmen remained calm.

They had enough confidence in Lei En; without absolute certainty, Lei En would not risk his own and so many others' lives.

The Transcendents, seeing Lei En in the control room with a composed expression, gradually felt reassured.

In fact.

Lei En felt a bit uneasy inside; his confidence was at most ninety percent—seeming high, yet it felt far from steady.

The jump from the New Village Fu Kong Cheng took three and a half minutes.

Because the rune array was incomplete, efficiency suffered and energy was insufficient, so the jump time was extended to about ten minutes.

Everyone felt those ten minutes stretched like ten months, each minute unbearably long.

Finally.

As the ten minutes neared, Fu Kong Cheng's shaking resembled a sailboat in a raging sea, as if it could disintegrate in a single second.

Before the jump succeeded, a Zhuoer Warrior shouted, "Lord, where are we jumping to?"

"Empire."

When Lei En's words fell, the entire Fu Kong Cheng shuddered violently and vanished.

Time rewound to shortly before.

Residents of Gelamogen Territory heard a melodious horn from the lord's castle, turned their heads, and saw a huge flock of bronze warhorses shimmering with golden light taking off from the castle. Those were the Holy Lance Knights under the lord's command, familiar to everyone as they patrolled the streets daily.

However, after watching for a while, people noticed something was off.

There were too many Holy Lance Knights!

Normally, only one battalion of Holy Lance Knights—about five hundred—patrolled Gelamogen Territory, and because they rarely interact with outsiders, aside from Lei En himself, almost no one knew their total number.

Many guessed the number would not exceed a thousand.

But at this moment, massive waves of Holy Lance Knights continuously took off from Gelamogen Castle, quickly surpassing a thousand, and soon over two thousand, without stopping.

Everyone stared in astonishment.

Those closer observed that the riders on the bronze warhorses were not humans but Blood Elves!

Within minutes, exactly three thousand Holy Lance Knights galloped across the sky, forming a golden cloud that blocked the sun; the three thousand bronze warhorses' transparent double wings flapped, stirring fierce gusts like a hurricane, their howls echoing across the heavens, witnessed by every resident of Mo Du.

After the shock, people collectively raised another question.

"Where are they going?"

The Holy Spear Knight Corps took off from the castle, heading south.

They flew rapidly for several li, then quickly descended to about a hundred meters above ground, finally landing on a flat clearing near the center of Gelamogen Territory, roughly fifteen li from the castle, still clearly visible.

The clearing was very flat and fertile, a plantation belonging to Lei En.

The autumn harvest had just ended, leaving the plantation empty.

There were no nearby villages or residents, only a few farmer families guarding the plantation, who were quickly taken away by the Holy Spear Knight Corps.

The nearest was Minotaur Habu's Blood Hoof Ranch, practically next door.

Habu was originally negotiating with a group of Transcendents.

The sudden massive commotion distracted both Habu and the Transcendents from their talks; workers and clients from the ranch rushed out, watching the Holy Lance Knights clear the neighboring plantation, dispersing in squads and setting up a perimeter to keep anyone away.

Everyone was completely baffled.

It was just an empty plantation, the crops freshly harvested—why protect it?

Could there be a treasure underground?

Many people came from nearby out of curiosity, but none could explain the situation; everyone was clueless.

Amid the confusion, a thunderclap sounded from high above.

Boom!

The whole Mo Du was alarmed; millions looked up and saw, in the sky above, the Weizelan floating city, and at its center, the pointed Weizelan Tower emitted a dazzling violet pillar of light that pierced the clouds, tore the azure sky, and quickly formed a massive hole.

It was not a hole, but a teleportation conduit with a guiding function!

Soon, the conduit stabilized.

Within the hole, a floating city leapt out, about to detach from the star realm and descend over Mo Du.

The scene felt so familiar.

Again, a pillar of light opened the conduit, again a pyramid‑shaped floating city.

Millions of Mo Du residents were horrified, their minds forming the same thought: Has the Disaster Legion invaded Weizelan again?

At once, many people panicked and instinctively tried to flee Mo Du.

"Citizens of Mo Du!"

A resonant voice rang through the city; it was Anxiwodasi's voice, gentle yet authoritative, saying, "There is no need to panic; Weizelan has reclaimed the New Village floating city from the Disaster Legion. From today, the Empire possesses eight floating cities."

Everyone who heard the voice was stunned by the news.

The panicked fleeing citizens also halted.

The whole city, everyone looked up at the sky, staring in amazement as the New Village floating city leapt out of the hole and smoothly descended over Mo Du.

Sure enough, the floating city did not attack Weizelan.

The New Village floating city, after leaping out, drifted toward the Gra Morgan territory.

Some sharp‑eyed people noticed that the New Village floating city's levitation was unstable, as if drunk, wobbling in the sky and could fall at any moment.

Only then did everyone suddenly realize.

It turned out that the earlier disturbance at Gra Morgan Castle, the deployment of the Holy Spear Knight Corps, was to clear a landing spot for the floating city!

Under the terrified gazes of millions, the New Village floating city drifted while lowering its altitude, and after a few minutes finally reached the plantation chosen by the Holy Spear Knight Corps, only a few hundred meters above the ground.

The floating city aligned itself and descended.

Just before exhausting its last bit of energy, the floating city landed.

Boom!

The heavy floating city touched the ground, emitting a thunderous boom; the vibration echoed for dozens of miles, and everyone in Mo Du felt the earth tremble briefly before calming.

People looked far toward the Gra Morgan territory and saw a gray‑white pyramid tip.

The Empire's eighth floating city has returned!

(End of chapter)