The King of Domination paused, his tone gentle yet tinged with distance:
"I have given you many things, and you have given me your loyalty."
From a human perspective, we can say that we've settled all our scores.
That's all you need to know; I don't want to say anything more.
The voice of the King of Domination gradually grew higher and more ethereal:
Xilǐ'er, you are 'free'.
The knight lowered his head, waiting for the Psionic Energy pressure to dissipate, waiting for the connection to be severed.
Once he was sure he had broken free from that state, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and lay down on Radish's back.
At this moment, the middle-aged knight had completely lost the confidence he had had when educating the younger generation not long ago. As a born subject, Xilǐ'er knew from the moment he was born as a human that he should be loyal to his lord.
Even during those two hundred years that he didn't want to remember, he survived by brainwashing himself and remaining loyal.
But now, all loyalty has vanished, and there is no longer a so-called lord above him, yet he has also lost his direction.
The freedom that the King of Domination is nothing more than the freedom of memory no longer being Domination.
As for himself, he had already been traded to Ed as a commodity.
He had initially had some doubts about the King of Domination's actions, but after confirming the King's true identity, he understood.
Compared to a blood relative, a knight is certainly someone who can be easily discarded.
He had served the King of Domination for three hundred years, which seemed like a long time, but in the eyes of this grand duke with a lifespan of thousands of years, it was probably just a name that could barely leave an impression on him.
As for my future path...
Xilǐ'er slightly raised his head and saw the enormous tree in the underground space, whose specific species was difficult to describe.
He patted Radish's neck, and the warhorse shook its body and suddenly stood up, carrying Xilǐ'er into the Rotting Corpse Dark Lake, arriving beside the giant tree.
Let this person guide me in my future direction.
Eternal Domain, Twilight Capital, Twin Kings Palace.
The ruler, shrouded in shadow, sat King of Domination on his throne. The palace was as silent as ever, and the sunlight remained unchanged for nearly a century, with every ray falling precisely where it should.
From the other side of the throne, a slightly aged voice came:
Don't you see a clear contradiction between your actions and your beliefs?
"What makes you say that?"
The King of Domination countered with a question, to Immortal King replied:
"You desire your family to possess genuine, heartfelt loyalty and the ability to think Domination, even to be inclined towards good?!"
"But once they actually possess this quality, it will contradict your actions."
"The more you try to guide them toward justice, the more distant they will become from you once they realize the truth, as if you were pushing them away yourself."
Isn't that ridiculous?
After a moment of silence, the King of Domination said:
"That's ridiculous. What can you do?"
Her tone sounded very sincere, but unfortunately, the Immortal King said:
"There's no other way, so even if I had the corresponding powers, I would only simply Domination."
"A collection is just a collection; absolute obedience is always the purest form of loyalty."
The King of Domination fell silent, and the Immortal King waited a moment before asking:
"Don't you also feel reluctant to part with it?"
If you can do it, why can't I?
The King of Domination retorted without any emotion.
"Because that's part of my collection!"
His voice suddenly carried a hint of anger:
"You just gave it to someone like that? Without even telling me?"
The King of Domination chuckled and countered with a question:
"Didn't I bring you back some compensation? I've heard that the Ancient Shadow Aeldra has an unusual collecting obsession, especially with two things—"
"The first type is unique in the entire world, and the second type can be combined with other items to form a matching combination."
"Yes, I usually call them 'unique copies' and 'sets'."
"Yes, that's just like you. So even though I gave up a rare item without consulting you, I brought back a new set member for you, and it was Low Tier item for High Tier. Shouldn't you be happy?"
"Why don't I see High Tier?"
The Immortal King's tone was somewhat disdainful.
"Being High Tier still counts as being High Tier."
The King of Domination chuckled and said:
"After all, he is one of the seven ancient progenitors."
"Then why not let me turn them into amber?"
"That's unnecessary. Keeping them alive is just as valuable as any other collectible."
"Not necessarily."
The Immortal King seemed to remember something, and after refuting it, he said slowly:
"I think that ' Son of God ' is extremely valuable, even... more valuable than your blood relatives."
"Imagine who wouldn't want to possess the creator of this world? Even a poor imitation."
"Then you'll have to be capable of getting your hands on him first. He's gained the most from this unexpected event and is bound to advance to High Tier. What can you do? Do you think you can capture him right now?"
"It's not possible now... but it will be soon."
Behind the throne, Psionic Energy surged instantly. The King of Domination saw azure, almost tangible, pure Psionic Energy filling the entire palace like seawater.
"Your fusion is basically complete?"
"That's right, it's in its final stages, and I have a feeling that if I obtain the power of just one more dragon, I will be able to..."
"You wouldn't happen to have your eye on that young Red Dragon, would you?"
"Indeed, there seems to be no dragon in this world younger and more energetic than her."
"There will be a period of dormancy before advancing from the Middle Tier to the High Tier. If you are fast enough, I think you will have enough time."
The King of Domination pondered and said:
"The prerequisite is that you can leave this throne, so can you do that now?"
After a few seconds of silence behind the seat, the Immortal King's voice came again:
It will take some more time.
"Then you should give up on the Red Dragon. By the time you fully integrate the Blue Dragon's power, that ' Son of God ' should be awakening... Sigh, why are all the targets you set your sights on so difficult to deal with?"
"This is nothing."
The Immortal King scoffed disdainfully:
"That ' Son of God ' and that Red Dragon will become part of my collection sooner or later, but they are not my current targets."
"What news is there now?"
"Yes, the Southern Empire recently appointed a new Grand Seal Keeper named ' Luokenuosuos i '."
Who is this?
"It's normal that you don't know. This is a version of the Dragon language that has been transliterated to fit human language. If it were pronounced in Dragon language, this name would be read as ' Loxor '."
There was a few seconds of silence on the other side of the throne, King of Domination asked incredulously:
"You're going to deal with the ' Melter of All Things '?"
The Immortal King shook his head:
"I will hunt down the Melter of All Things."