Subduing Tianyuan City

A few minutes later.

Su De'er also rode a Dark Giant Dragon and slowly landed beside Chen Feng.

"Master truly predicts things like a god; that demon king has fled." Su De'er hurried to Chen Feng's side to report the situation as soon as he touched the ground.

Chen Feng nodded. He knew that when Legendary-level creatures fought, unless it was a fight to the death, it was very difficult to kill the other side if they simply wanted to run.

In his past life, Chen Feng also had some knowledge of this Flame Demon. His combat power among the Ten Great Demon Kings wasn't the strongest, but he possessed the ability to fly, which only creatures of Demi-God level and above had. His escape capabilities were beyond question.

Therefore, Chen Feng had already anticipated that Su De'er wouldn't be able to kill him; forcing him to retreat was enough.

This Legendary-rank NPC Demon King should be saved for himself. After all, Legendary NPCs were rare; once one was killed, they were gone for good.

If he killed the demon king himself, he could still receive the first-kill reward. If Su De'er killed him, that reward would be lost.

...

At this time, the battle within the city also quickly came to an end.

The NPCs in the city discovered that as long as they didn't actively attack the summoned creatures, the summons wouldn't attack back. This made the NPCs overjoyed, and they swarmed out of the city gates to the open ground outside.

At this moment, they had lost all will to fight. Their City Lord had been insta-killed by the demon summoner in the distance. What advantage did NPCs like them, who only knew how to win by numbers, have left?

All of them stood obediently on the open ground outside the city, awaiting Chen Feng's judgment.

Seeing this, Chen Feng controlled the Dark Magic Dragon and slowly descended before the NPC army along with Su De'er.

At this moment, the NPCs looked at the Demon King Summoner before them and Su De'er, who radiated a powerful aura beside him, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.

"Master, do you need me to use a skill to wipe them all out?" Su De'er stood to the side, wearing an excited smile.

As soon as those words were spoken, the already uneasy NPC army fell into even greater panic, each one showing a look of despair.

Chen Feng glanced at Su De'er and ignored him.

"Who is the commander here? Step forward!" Chen Feng shouted loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a rather burly NPC with the ID: Huo Ge, Captain of the Highland City Internal Guard, stepped out from the crowd and spoke respectfully to Chen Feng.

"Great Lord, I am currently the highest-ranking officer of the city defense army. Please give us your orders."

Chen Feng looked at the NPC before him and, without much talk, spoke indifferently: "Either submit, or die."

"We are willing to submit! Lord Shi Tian, from now on, the entire army of Tianyuan City will only follow your leadership."

Before Chen Feng could even finish his sentence, that vice-commander had already hurried to respond. It seemed he had long since realized that only submission would preserve their lives.

These NPCs were all old foxes in the world of officialdom. They knew the demon king before them hadn't killed them because they still had utility value. It didn't matter who they fought for.

For small countries like theirs, the government was already unstable, and coups occurred frequently. They were used to it. Following this powerful adventurer meant that at least no one would dare bully them in the future—why wouldn't they do it?

At the same time, a new notification appeared on Chen Feng's personal control panel.

"Ding! You have received the support of all Tianyuan City NPCs. Do you agree to become the City Lord of Tianyuan City?"

"Ding! Warning: After agreeing to become the City Lord of Tianyuan City, the situation and storyline of Origin Universe may change. Please consider carefully before deciding."

Without any hesitation, Chen Feng chose to confirm, becoming the new City Lord of Tianyuan City.

"Ding! You have made your choice and have become the new City Lord of Tianyuan City. Since there is no appointment from the Human Empire, this city is not protected by imperial law and may be attacked by other races, including the Human Race."

Chen Feng glanced at the system notification but didn't care much. His main purpose in subduing this city was to open a teleportation route between the Demon Realm Sea and the Human Empire.

After all, if he had to travel the old route through the Canyon of Misfortune to return to the human main city, it would take too much time. Furthermore, the places he had to pass through were prone to ambushes by other demon kings. Chen Feng didn't mind one demon king, but if there were three or four, his current strength wouldn't be enough to deal with them.

There was another important reason: when he killed that City Lord, the rewards dropped were so generous, and there was even a key to his private treasury. Surely the rewards in the City Lord's Manor treasury wouldn't be small. If he didn't go in to explore, wouldn't this trip be in vain?

Thinking of this, Chen Feng looked toward Huo Ge and said, "Do you know where your City Lord's private treasury is?"

"This lowly one knows," Huo Ge replied straightforwardly and tactfully.

"Tell your subordinates to disperse the surviving adventurers in the city, then lead me to the City Lord's Manor treasury to take a look," Chen Feng urged.

"As you command, Lord City Lord!"

Huo Ge exchanged a few brief words with his subordinates. Afterward, a group of soldiers, carrying a bit of resentment, headed toward the Ying Hua players in the city.

By now, the Ying Hua players had been almost entirely wiped out, with only a few small fry left in the city. Seeing that the NPCs were handling it, Chen Feng said goodbye to the brothers in the livestream channel and turned it off.

Next, under Huo Ge's guidance, Chen Feng headed toward his treasury.