When Lin Feng's figure transformed into a golden streak of light and reappeared above the F-12 combat zone, the entire blood-red wasteland instantly fell into absolute silence from the jubilation of surviving the catastrophe.
Zhao Tianyu had just finished bandaging his severed arm and was directing his soldiers to clear the battlefield. When he sensed that familiar yet vast divine power, he suddenly looked up, his eyes instantly filled with fervor and awe.
"It's His Majesty... His Majesty has returned!"
At this moment, all the Imperial soldiers, whether veterans of the Ironblood Legion or numb clones, stopped what they were doing.
Without prior arrangement, they threw down their tools and weapons, knelt down on both knees, and performed the most sublime prostration towards the golden figure in the sky.
There were no cheers, no shouts.
Only the absolute, silent worship that comes from the depths of the soul.
Because they saw that beside Lin Feng, there was a silver-haired woman who was so beautiful that she seemed otherworldly, someone they had never seen before.
Although the woman was unconscious, the deep, evil, and boundless aura that remained on her body, even if only a trace of it, was enough to terrify these soldiers who had crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
That was... a terrifying aura that shared the same origin as the previous sky-covering demonic tide, yet was billions of times more powerful!
That's... the Demon King!
At this moment, this legendary demon king, capable of destroying the world, was quietly brought back by their god like a trophy.
The visual impact and emotional shock of this scene were a hundred times stronger than Lin Feng's previous massacre of the entire demon army!
If Lin Feng's previous actions were like a god cleaning up insects, then...
Now, it is God, carrying another God whose spine He broke, who proclaims His indisputable, absolute victory to His followers!
Lin Feng's gaze swept over the kneeling army below, but he remained silent.
His will, however, was like a spring breeze and rain, instantly enveloping the entire planet.
On all fronts of the empire, the demon armies, thrown into chaos and confusion by the loss of command, simultaneously felt a supreme command from the deepest recesses of their blood and souls.
This command originates from their former, and only, queen—Lilith.
However, the content of the command plunged all the high-ranking demons into unprecedented chaos and fear.
That was a command to submit.
Submit to that golden, terrifying, human god!
"roar……?"
On a "flesh and blood fortress" formed from countless demonic creatures, the demon general in command suddenly raised its massive head, its eyes filled with confusion. It couldn't understand why the great queen would issue such a humiliating order.
However, it didn't even have time to think about it.
The next second, from the depths of Lilith's soul, the divine rune imprinted by Lin Feng suddenly erupted with an undeniable, absolute will!
Kneel down!
These two words are not sounds, but laws that directly affect the souls of all demons!
Rumble!
Throughout the entire planet, hundreds of millions of surviving monsters, whether they are confronting human armies, hiding in deep mountains and forests, or entrenched in areas contaminated by magical energy.
At the same time, it felt as if an invisible mountain had descended from the sky and pressed down on me!
Their massive bodies collapsed to their knees!
Their proud heads slammed deeply into the earth!
From the vast empire to the wasteland corrupted by magic.
From the summits of snow-capped mountains to the dark underground caves.
At the same moment, billions of demons bowed their heads in the direction of Lin Feng, offering their loyalty.
This day was later known by historians as "The Day the Demons Bow Down".
It marks the complete end of an old era.
And the beginning of something unprecedented, great, a new era.
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The war is over.
It came to a dramatic end in a way that no one expected.
There was no protracted tug-of-war, no brutal recapture of lost territory. Only Lin Feng, once gone, once returned.
When he arrived at the Imperial Supreme Command with the unconscious Demon Queen Lilith, the entire command center fell into a prolonged daze.
Looking at the breathtakingly beautiful woman who was asleep, and feeling the terrifying aura emanating from her that froze one's soul, Qin Lan finally understood what a great being they were facing.
And Lin Feng, how extraordinary he was, surpassing even the greatest.
For the next month, the entire Star Kingdom was enveloped in a peculiar and subtle atmosphere.
On one hand, there was the immense joy of surviving the catastrophe, and the almost manic, fanatical worship of Lin Feng. Artists created countless poems, paintings, and sculptures to praise their one and only savior.
Children played a game of "God descending" in the streets and alleys.
On the other hand, there is immense confusion and anxiety about the future.
The hundreds of millions of demons did not disappear.
They simply fell silent.
They stand like silent sculptures, motionless, neither attacking nor moving, making no sound. Yet their very existence is a Damocles' sword hanging over the heads of all humanity.
Everyone understands that these terrifying war machines now obey only one person's orders.
—Lin Feng.
The old power system has become fragile and vulnerable in the face of Lin Feng's absolute power.
This country, this civilization, needs a new order.
A completely new order, worthy of matching this "god".
So, on a sunny afternoon...
Qin Lan, the supreme commander of the Imperial Army, along with all the remaining members of the parliament and the highest officials of the major administrative regions, jointly submitted a request to Lin Feng that carried the future of the entire civilization.
—I humbly request Your Majesty to ascend to the highest throne, declare yourself emperor, and establish a new nation!
The request was submitted in the central square of the capital.
Lin Feng simply sat casually by the fountain in the square, feeding the pigeons. It was as if everything outside was irrelevant to him.
Qin Lan, dressed in a crisp military uniform, stood solemnly on one knee before him, holding the imperial edict made of the most expensive memory metal high in her hands.
"Your Majesty," Qin Lan's voice was steady and devout, "after this battle, the kingdom's old system is no longer sufficient to bear your glory, much less to meet the challenges of the future. We, representing all of humanity, implore you to establish a new, unified, and powerful empire!"
"You will be the empire's sole, supreme ruler!"
"You will be the eternal beacon guiding civilization's voyage!"
Lin Feng did not look at the official letter.
He simply scattered the last handful of grains in his hand onto the flock of pigeons.
Then he stood up and clapped his hands.
He knew this was the inevitable outcome. He wasn't obsessed with power, but he hated trouble even more. Establishing an absolutely unified, efficient, and centralized empire was the simplest and most effective way for him to manage this "garden."
"Approved."
He only said two words.
It was as if the laws of the universe had been rewritten.
A dazzling light burst forth in Qin Lan's eyes, and she deeply kowtowed to the ground.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
The entire square erupted in thunderous cheers from all those who came to witness this historic moment.
"Long live the Empire!"
"Long live the Emperor!"
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