From Baron to Lord

Similarly, the precious items in the castle had also been moved out, as the upcoming war would inevitably engulf the castle.

Allen sat alone in the castle, having arranged for those with Saint-level strength and others to go to the Source World.

He planned to have the Shadow Knight Legion arrive directly through the passage, along with fifty Behemoth beasts.

Did they really think that a hundred Saints could secretly capture him?

He wanted the Radiant Empire's ruler to experience what it was like to lose a hundred Saints.

Deep night slowly descended, and the war on the border had also ceased.

Some members of the Nork Empire quietly appeared on the border to observe, ready to relay any changes directly to their king.

The battle between the Allen Kingdom and the Radiant Empire was crucial to them as well.

Taking advantage of the ceasefire on the border, the Shadow Knights of the Radiant Empire successfully infiltrated the Allen Kingdom using special means.

The hundred-strong Shadow Knight Legion was well-equipped, with each member possessing Saint-level strength, rendering weapons almost unnecessary.

They moved quickly through the Allen Kingdom, soon appearing on the outskirts of Allen's castle.

"Earl Allen is nothing special; there are no troops around the castle, he's far too confident in himself…" one Shadow Knight said disdainfully, the surrounding Shadow Knights sharing the sentiment.

However, the Shadow Legion leader sensed that something seemed strange, but he didn't dwell on it, as who could possibly stop a hundred Saints?

Anyone who tried would simply die at their hands, he thought as he led the hundred Saints into the castle.

Inside the castle, Allen sensed the changes around him, realizing that the Radiant Empire's ruler likely intended to seize control of the Allen Kingdom directly.

Anyone who establishes an empire is no simple character; while sending other Earls to act overtly, he himself was secretly taking action to forcefully control the entire situation.

Allen had originally planned to use Meteor Shower, but after careful consideration, he decided to take control of the Shadow Knight Legion instead.

After all, who wouldn't want to control a hundred Saint-level warriors? From the passage in the Source World, golden Behemoths emerged.

A hundred golden Behemoths and Rexxar appeared in the castle.

The Shadow Knights had already appeared outside the castle, and the three Undead also appeared near Allen. "Your Majesty, should we attack now?"

The three Undead felt a surge of battle intent as they looked at the Shadow Knights, having not fought for a long time; they wanted to know how strong the Shadow Knights were. "It's about time."

Allen directly ordered the hundred golden Behemoths to attack; a wall of the castle shattered, and the golden Behemoths charged towards the Shadow Knights with furious roars.

A portion of the Shadow Knight Legion restrained the golden Behemoths, not truly intending to kill them.

As long as they captured Allen, neither golden Behemoths nor anything else would matter.

Some of the Shadow Knights fighting the golden Behemoths could feel the terrifying power of the beasts.

A single punch could crack the ground, possessing a terrifying force of tens of thousands of pounds; after all, fierce beasts were not as agile as humans.

Allen could see fifty Shadow Knights converging on him, and he had already instructed Rexxar to leave his vicinity.

Now was the time for him to act; a trace of divine power emanated from his body, and then terrifying gravity directly suppressed the five knights.

Chapter 560: The Shadow Legion Submits

The five Saint-level members of the Shadow Knight Legion at the forefront suddenly felt an immense pressure descending upon them.

Even with their Saint-level strength, they seemed unable to resist, collapsing limply to the ground.

This terrifying method was truly astonishing; the five Saint Knights couldn't even twitch under the pressure. "How is this possible? According to our information, he's only a Saint; with fifty of us, we should definitely be able to capture him."

The Shadow Knight leader at the rear still couldn't believe it, and after seeing Earl Allen's methods, a storm of shock arose in his heart. "Earl Allen, we underestimated you; you actually possess the strength of a three-star Legendary Magician."

The Shadow Knight leader roared, letting all the surrounding knights know what kind of power Earl Allen possessed.

Fortunately, he had witnessed the methods of a Legendary Magician; relying solely on Saint-level pressure was definitely impossible, which meant it had to be related to the laws of magic.

At this moment, not only did the thought of fleeing arise in his heart, but also in the hearts of those behind him; they wanted to escape this castle first.

They absolutely had to tell the Emperor about the power that Allen possessed; the threat of a three-star Legendary Magician was too terrifying.

The Shadow Knight knew that their empire had a Legendary Magician, but that person's lifespan was almost at its limit.

Yet the Allen before them was so young and already possessed the strength of a three-star Legendary Magician; what kind of enemy had the Radiant Empire provoked?

Allen watched the knights rushing up from behind, and the thought of escaping also arose in his heart; except for the five suppressed knights.

The knights behind had already begun to flee, and Allen naturally saw their figures about to escape.

However, everything was within his control; spatial power had already covered the entire castle, and no one could escape his grasp.

It seemed that after possessing some divine power, he could directly exert absolute suppressing power on Saints.

Allen watched the fleeing Saint Knights in front of him and directly activated some divine power, suppressing the surroundings.

Spatial power suddenly suppressed down at an alarming speed, and the forty-five fleeing knights had no way to react.

They were directly suppressed onto the floor by Allen; only now did the Shadow Knight leader realize how powerful Allen truly was. "Such strength is clearly almost on par with that Legendary Magician of the empire."

"Earl Allen's hidden strength is far too terrifying; only that person can contend with him." As the Shadow Knight thought this, Earl Allen's voice echoed in everyone's ears.

“You are all undoubtedly aware of my strength. Now, you only need to sign your names on this scroll to live,” Allen said, waving his hand to signal Cruise to step forward from the shadows. At the same time, he placed a scroll beside each person.

The fifty Shadow Knights looked at the scrolls beside them, each feeling the special power emanating from within.

Furthermore, Allen had relaxed the spatial suppression somewhat, allowing them to open the scrolls.

After everyone had finished reading the contents of the scrolls, their expressions indeed became rather unsightly.

Once their names were written on the scroll, their lives would be at the whim of Duke Allen, no longer their own to control.

However, if they didn't write their names now, their fate would likely be death.

As they were contemplating, on the border of the Allen Kingdom, even more troops began rushing towards the border of the Bilu Kingdom.

Under the barrage of cannons and machine guns, the Bilu Kingdom and the other dukes' armies were simply unable to resist.

Duke Bilu and the other dukes had already retreated from the hastily constructed council hall, as the Allen Kingdom's army had completely occupied the Dense Forest Mountains.

“How could the Allen Kingdom's army withstand our joint attack? Especially since the weapons they possess can even threaten Gold Knights!”

Duke Bilu roared at the location of the Allen Kingdom's army, his words expressing the doubts in the hearts of the other dukes.

Duke Harry also didn't know what to say. The range of those cannons was truly too formidable, leaving them with no chance to retaliate.

Looking at the Allen Kingdom's army on the opposite side, they seemed to have suffered almost no damage, relying entirely on those cannons.

In the imperial capital of the Radiant Empire, the Emperor sat upright in the central position of the council hall. He had already estimated that the Shadow Knights had arrived at Allen's residence.

He believed that with a hundred Shadow Knights, Allen's strength should be unable to resist. A hundred Saint-level experts were indeed very powerful.

Suddenly, he didn't know if it was his imagination, but he felt a sense of unease, as if something was about to happen to the Shadow Knight Legion.

He suppressed the bad premonition in his heart. In another two hours, the results would be clear, and Allen would appear in the council hall.

In those brief two hours, Allen watched as the Shadow Knights signed their names on the scrolls, naturally accompanied by blood.

Once blood was dripped onto the oath scroll, it would take full effect. He could sense their life auras from the Converter.

“Alright, you may all rise.”

Allen waved his hand, retracting the power of spatial laws. The fifty Shadow Knights also stood up from the ground.

“Greetings, Your Majesty.”

The Shadow Knight leader's heart was filled with complex emotions. How had he come here only to become Duke Allen's subordinate?

He also knew what the scroll from just now was all about. It actually contained a dense power of laws.

Now, regardless of the situation, he could not betray Duke Allen. He had never seen such a scroll before.

If the Shadow Knight Legion were to be completely controlled by Duke Allen, it would be a very big blow to the Radiant Empire.

The Radiant Empire had spent countless resources and paid a great price to cultivate a hundred Saint-level experts.

Allen also hadn't expected that since his trip to the island, his control over the Great Dao had become much more proficient, especially his control over spatial laws.

In any case, the two were closely related. As long as he could improve his own strength, that was all that mattered.

As for other things, he didn't need to keep them in mind. Allen had Cruise bring out the remaining scrolls.

There were still fifty Saint-level Knights outside. These were all powerful combatants, and he had already made his plans.

He would directly assign the hundred Saint-level Knights to the Undead Legion, making the Undead Legion even stronger.

Outside, the fifty Shadow Knights were still entangled with the Golden Behemoth. Moreover, the Golden Behemoth had thick skin and flesh, rendering the Saint-level attacks useless.

Chapter 561: Marching into Bilu

Furthermore, the power of each punch from the Golden Behemoth exceeded ten thousand pounds. They wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.

The legendary Golden Behemoth was much more powerful than imagined. The entire ground around the castle was full of potholes.

After seeing the battle outside, Allen knew that none of the Saint-level Knights were injured, and his worries were relieved.

Now, these Saint-level Knights all belonged entirely to him. A terrifying spatial pressure descended on the Knights once again.

The remaining fifty Knights had no means of resistance. The Shadow Knight leader on the side also stepped out under their questioning gazes.

“The means possessed by His Majesty are much more powerful than you imagine. I have already signed the oath scroll.”

“Whether you want to live or die is up to you.”

There wasn't much the Shadow Knight leader could say. Everyone was at the Saint-level, and most importantly, they had previously obeyed the orders of the Radiant Emperor.

After the Shadow Knights below saw that the leader had already submitted to Allen, coupled with the strength Allen had just displayed, it was already very obvious.

After the entire scene was silent for only an hour, one of the Shadow Knights signed the oath scroll, and then the people behind him began to sign.

It wasn't easy for everyone to cultivate to the Saint-level, and no one wanted to die in vain. Then, from the following time, they all stood in front of Allen.

“Since everyone has made the right choice, you will now still listen to the orders of the Shadow Knight leader.”

Allen was too lazy to arrange them one by one. Anyway, with the Converter in hand, he could directly transmit the orders to the leader alone.

Cruise also came to Allen's side and directly reported the news of the border war.

“Our army has already entered the Dense Forest Mountains, and the casualties among the dukes in the Radiant Empire are terrifying.”

Allen was very satisfied when he saw the information submitted by Cruise. It seemed that those alchemists were not useless after all.

They had directly increased the power of the cannons by a lot, making the dukes' armies unable to resist at all.