Chapter 35: Don't Even Think You'll Escape My Grasp in This Lifetime! (Patreon)

“What did you do?”

Feixiao's eyes widened.

She felt as if her entire body was on fire, searing hot. Her cheeks flushed crimson, every breath she exhaled was a scalding vapor, and her azure eyes seemed on the verge of overflowing with tears.

If she could look in a mirror right now, she would discover that her fierce, sharp gaze had, at some point, softened into a moist, seductive allure, as if a hook capable of pulling out a person's very soul.

When she caught the scent of Victor, an intense craving washed over her, accompanied by her rapidly rising body temperature.

Seeing that Feixiao was beginning to be affected, Victor "kindly" revealed the answer.

“That thing on you is a sorcerous blessing invented during the era of Warchief Doulan. Back then, to quickly restore the Borisin population, the Warchief commanded his priests to develop this magical mark.”

“Under the influence of the power of Abundance, any female branded with this mark will have her body automatically prepare itself for conceiving life whenever she is near the mark's master.”

Simply put, this mark was an Abundance-version of an aphrodisiac sigil.

'Abundance' and 'Propagation' had each torn off a part of 'Immortality's' authority, so it was natural for them to have overlapping aspects. Although 'Abundance' primarily focused on strengthening life force, it was only logical that with some extrapolation, it could also enhance abilities related to 'Propagation.'

A sumptuous feast that had taken so much effort to prepare should naturally be savored patiently, carefully, and slowly. Thus, Victor was in no hurry at all.

He reached out, gently brushing aside a lock of hair from Feixiao's temple. His fingers slid down her cheek and came to rest on her shoulder.

Victor feigned kindness once more, leaning in close to Feixiao's ear.

“Oh, right, let me tell you some good news. Because this mark is neither a poison nor a curse—it's a blessing, actually beneficial to the body—ordinary medicines and all healing methods related to the power of Abundance are completely ineffective against it.

How about that? Surprised? Unexpected, isn't it? Aren't you happy?”

This ancient voodoo art, passed down for countless years, was truly formidable.

By now, Feixiao could barely register what Victor was saying.

In her perception, Victor's fingers were like a torch. Wherever they touched her skin, wherever they traced a line, Feixiao felt a strange, burning heat ignite and rapidly spread throughout her entire body.

Victor hadn't even touched any of her sensitive areas, yet Feixiao was already drenched in sweat, her gaze hazy.

Victor reached out, tilted up Feixiao's chin, and kissed her fiercely.

Her mind already clouded, Feixiao reacted instantly to her master's scent and began to clumsily respond.

“I told you! You'll never escape from the palm of my hand in this lifetime!”

Victor's voice echoed through the room…

[Simulation ended. Calculating evaluation…]

[Congratulations! You have received a B-rank evaluation!]

Victor felt he had done quite well in this simulation. However, since he started with a Golden Trait loaned to him by the system, it was equivalent to lowering the difficulty, so the reward was naturally reduced by one grade.

By that logic, this simulation should have been considered an A-rank evaluation, which provided a valuable reference for completing future simulations.

Victor was contemplating whether he should save this precious B-rank evaluation.

Suddenly, the system hit him with a huge surprise.

[Congratulations! You have created a new trait: Indestructible Lapis Body (Gold)]

[Indestructible Lapis Body (Gold): When sustaining a fatal attack that does not exceed the body's tolerance threshold, the user will enter a state of suspended animation as the body begins to evolve. Upon completion of the evolution, the user will gain complete resistance to the previous type of fatal damage. — Whatever doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.]

[As you have created a Gold-tier or higher trait, this session's reward is enhanced!]

[Reward Enhancement: You will receive the newly created trait for free. Additionally, of the traits selected at the start, the other two may be kept for free, excluding the golden welfare trait.]

The bad news was that the B-rank evaluation Victor had just obtained was forcibly taken back by the system before he could even get used to it.

The good news was that the system gave him an all-around upgrade!

Trading a B-rank evaluation, which could only be exchanged for or upgraded into a Purple Trait, for the 'Indestructible Lapis Body (Gold)' was a massive win for Victor.

The system's explanation for 'Indestructible Lapis Body (Gold)' was a bit convoluted.

Here's a simpler example.

If Victor, possessing the Golden Body, suffered a fatal attack from a bullet, and the body's tolerance threshold was at the level of a cannonball, the bullet's power would clearly be lower than the cannonball's.

The Golden Body would activate, and Victor would enter a state of suspended animation. With the conditions met, the body would begin to evolve. Once the evolution was complete, Victor would be completely immune to bullet attacks.

If the attack were replaced with a nuclear bomb, it would completely exceed the body's tolerance threshold, instantly incinerating Victor.

Of course, this was just an example. Victor believed that sooner or later, he would be able to withstand an attack from an Aeon head-on without dying, just like his simulated self.

In any case, after obtaining the 'Indestructible Lapis Body (Gold),' his survivability, both in simulations and in reality, had increased dramatically.

Victor hadn't forgotten for a second that the female protagonist of this script could retain her memories from the simulations.

This meant that, after the yandere swordswoman Jingliu, he had now offended another major figure: the 'General of Great Victories,' Feixiao.

The more arrogantly he had toyed with Feixiao in the simulation just now, the more he feared her retaliation.

“Bastard! I'll slaughter you!”

The furious roar was like the heavens and earth splitting apart.

CRACK!

A massive tempest suddenly erupted within Feixiao's command tent, nearly tearing the entire structure from its moorings.

“General! Are you alright!”

Outside the tent, a Foxian figure dressed in red and white scholar's robes, holding a goose-feather fan and styled like a classic Shaoxing strategist, inquired from the entrance.

Feixiao took a long, deep breath, trying her best to steady her breathing so that Jiaoqiu outside wouldn't notice anything amiss.

“Jiaoqiu, I'm fine. I just had a nightmare and lashed out by accident.”

“A nightmare?”

Jiaoqiu seemed to sense something was wrong, but he didn't press the matter on the spot.

“Well... rest well then, General. I won't disturb you.”

With that, Jiaoqiu turned and left.

After Jiaoqiu's footsteps faded into the distance, Feixiao clenched her fist and slammed it into the ground.

“Vic-tor!!”

Feixiao spat out Victor's name, syllable by syllable, through gritted teeth.

Yet the name itself seemed to be some kind of curse.

Feixiao suddenly felt a familiar burning sensation from her lower abdomen and instinctively reached down to touch it.

She quickly came to her senses, however, her expression changing drastically as she looked down.

Seeing that there was nothing on her smooth, flat stomach, Feixiao finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Perhaps the nightmare had been too real, lingering in her mind and causing the flames of her rage to burn ever brighter.

And so, the Borisin were in for a world of hurt.

“Assemble! Full-scale assault! Slaughter every last one of these wolf cubs!”

With Feixiao's command, the Qingqiu Army once again began their slaughter of the remaining Borisin.