Villain Seduces to Rise in Status

Exiting the inner sanctum, Cale found himself contemplating something that had nagged at his mind since the system’s first manifestation.

When he had first acquired this cheat, it had been titled the ’Supreme Intimacy Bloodline Absorption System’.

And accurate to its name, he was acquiring bloodlines and new bodies like candies from the neighborhood uncle. Just recently, he’d gained another spiritual root, this one attuned to water. Well, considering his new dual immunity to fire and water attacks it was obvious.

But something had changed during the last update.

He clearly remembered the early messages:

[Race: Human]

[Dragon Bloodline (Awakened)]

[PASSIVE TRAIT: Dragon Genetics]

Where was that now? Didn’t he have an awakened dragon bloodline? Why wasn’t it displaying anymore? Hell, it didn’t even show the tier or specifics anymore.

He shook his head, irritation flickering. "Worrying about this will only give me a migraine."

He found Rexa awake, staring at him with a pout on her face.

He tilted his head. "What now?"

She looked away pointedly. "How did you break through so fast? I was ahead of you! Young Master, your cultivation speed is so absurd!"

"Don’t get too excited just yet. I have something more interesting to show you."

"Interesting? What is it?" Her eyes brightened immediately.

He produced the Thorned Lotus fan with a flourish, opening it with a smooth flick. All eighteen blades displayed themselves in their full glory—alternating black and white designs carved along their surfaces, a thin string tied where all blades converged at the pivot.

Rexa’s breath caught. "It’s beautiful! Where did you acquire something like this...?"

Then, her expression shifted as she studied its construction more carefully. "I-it’s an assassination weapon!"

He nodded calmly. "Yes, but that’s not what’s interesting."

He threw the fan skyward. It opened with speed Rexa couldn’t track and all eighteen blades launched into formation, suspended in air around his form.

Her eyes widened more now.

"Young Master... where did you learn such advanced magic? You’re not even a 4-circle mage!"

He smiled, bringing all eighteen blades behind him in a sinuous, snake-like pattern that moved like a liquid.

"It’s not through mana, rather it’s cultivation-based. Telekinesis can be acquired at any stage above Advanced, provided that the user possesses sufficiently high mental strength and the right spiritual root. You might be capable of it too, actually."

Rexa’s expression shifted from shock to excitement. "I-I can learn it as well?"

"Absolutely. For you, it would probably work even better with short blades and needles. The kind you used on ’me’ before. I’ll write up some notes and give them to you."

She smiled and embraced him tightly, her crimson eyes gleaming with determination.

For someone of her status—a maid, a servant—reaching Master Stage was already extraordinary. Most noble families explicitly forbade personal servants, especially female ones, from advancing beyond their masters’ cultivations. Their case however, was a lot different.

It couldn’t even be called a proper romantic relationship considering how their first time had been. Weirdly so, it was a happy memory for Cale.

"Umm... Young Master, with these flying weapons, how strong are you now?" she asked softly.

He thought for a bit. "Something around mid-level Grandmaster, I’d say. I was already capable of holding back that Expert Stage cultivator old man before, so my current strength is... quite high compared to average grandmasters."

They ate quickly, and then Cale outlined his plan.

"It’s daytime now. If you travel through common routes and blend with ordinary people, you can escape those cultivators from before. You should leave first."

Her expression hardened immediately. "Why? We should leave together! Why should I go alone? What if something happens to you?"

He sighed, patting her head gently. "Nothing will happen. I’m simply taking a different route."

"A different route?" Her eyes widened with sudden realization. "You’re going to fly above the Scorched Ocean! Absolutely not! I forbid it!"

"Don’t worry. I’m just gathering materials for my techniques. You know how many different monster types inhabit those waters, I can acquire quite a crazy amount of resources."

"Then I should come with you!"

He smiled. "No. You need to go alert Silvester about these new cultivators’ movements. He can take decide on the appropriate action for that. Plus, I want to test my new powers now. I’m seriously itching for a fight."

She frowned, looking down. "But... then we won’t see each other for longer..."

He tilted her chin up and kissed her softly. "Don’t worry. At this point, I feel more attached to you than you to me."

’Heh, even I’m not immune to this.’

He stood, his flying blades reforming into the fan shape. He held it easily, feeling its weight balanced despite its lethal nature.

"With this, I won’t need to rely solely on Noxis if I have less energy."

His soul armor materialized across his body, layers of divine light solidifying into ornate protection that seemed to drink in starlight itself.

"Alright, off you go."

She packed quickly, then embraced him one final time—tightly, as if trying to memorize his body.

"Hehe, what are you, a koala?"

She buried her head against his chest and laughed despite her reluctance.

He looked toward the cave’s entrance, toward the sky beyond. "Phew... I’m one step closer to my goal again."

She looked up at him. "You have a goal?"

He was slightly annoyed. "What? Can’t I have aspirations too?"

"No... but Young Master doesn’t seem like the type to—"

"Heh, even I have several goals. Becoming one of the strongest beings on this planet is just one of them."

’I’d be an idiot if I didn’t exploit this system to its limit. And in a dog eat dog world, who would want to stay weak.’

"I’d rather kill myself trying than die pathetically again," he mumbled to himself.

She couldn’t quite hear it. "?"

He smiled, pushing the dark thought aside. "Nothing, nothing. Oh right—here, take this storage pouch. I’ve included spiritual stones and written some things on telekinesis."

"Y-Young Master! This is too much!"

"Hehe, take it. You need to survive alongside me till the very end, right?"

"...alright."

With that, she departed, moving toward the cave’s exit with slight reluctance.

Alone finally, Cale stared at the sky.

"Well, now that I’m advancing this quickly... should I kill the emperor?"

But then, he immediately rejected the notion. "Haah. Revenge is pointless in this life. He hasn’t actually done anything to me yet. Pathetic as he is, he’s still ruthless with a decent strategic mind... Also, the princess might despise me if I eliminated him."

He allowed himself a wry smile.

"Sigh, aren’t I a sucker for hot unmarried MILFs."