Chapter 45: Saint Evolution
Lucien sat back against the headboard, the steady hum of newly acquired power vibrating beneath his skin.
With a thought, he called upon his status interface. A sleek, translucent blue screen materialized in his mind.
[SYSTEM]
Name:* Lucien Vilor
Age: 18
*Race:* Human (Unique Evolution Candidate)
*Harem Rank:* Harem Builder (Level 2)
*Priest Rank:* Peak Stage Arch Priest
*Dominion Rank:* Peak Stage Transcendent Dominion
*HP:* 150,000 / 150,000
*EXP:* 4,000,000,000
*Strength:* 5,000
*Mana Core:* 150,000 / 150,000
*Charm:* EX+
*Soul Stability:* 42%
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Acquired Skills:
Arcane Cascade — Rank: Peak Transcendent priest,
Mana Surge: Rank Mid Arch priest
Rank Vision
Void Summon
King of Death flowers
Moonlit Grace
Divine Sword Emperor
- Seraphic Grace: from Serena
- A sacred angelic art that combines divine healing, purification, and protective blessings. It can rapidly heal allies, cleanse curses and corruption, and strengthen holy magic.
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System Lecherous skills.
Incubus Gaze — MAX, Silken Touch — MAX, Scent of Compulsion — MAX, Vigor of the Endless Night — MAX, King’s Command — MAX, Emperor’s Presence — MAX, Soul Attraction Field — MAX, Harem Sovereignty — MAX.
Harem Abilities (Level 2)
Absolute Protection Mark, Resonance Evolution, Elemental Fusion, Enhanced Regeneration, Birth Control, Harem Knowledge, Soul Bond Synchronization, Shared Power Reservoir.
Lucien smiled.
"So that’s Serena’s power...A true angelic healing art." Without hesitation, he opened the shop. "I’ve still got plenty of EXP."
A new menu appeared, after thinking for a while, he made two purchases.
Purchased: Mana Compression
Compresses mana to increase the destructive power of every spell while reducing unnecessary energy loss.
Cost: 800,000,000 EXP
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Purchased: Phantom Step
A high-speed movement technique that leaves behind realistic afterimages capable of confusing even powerful opponents.
Cost: 650,000,000 EXP
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Purchase Successful.
Lucien looked at the remaining EXP. 2,550,000,000
"...Still this much?" He grinned. "Then let’s do one more thing."
Upgrade: Mana Core Evolution
The system immediately began consuming EXP. A tremendous amount of mana erupted inside his body. His mana core vibrated violently before compressing.
Then....It expanded. Far more refined than before, his divine healing art evolved alongside it. Seraphic Grace has the peak reached celestial Grade.
Priest Rank has advanced, dominion Rank has advanced.
Current Rank: Early Saint Priest
Current Rank: Early Overlord Dominion
Lucien slowly exhaled.
Lucien watched the numbers settle, a deep sense of satisfaction washing over him. The sheer volume of raw energy humming inside his chest was staggering, far exceeding the normal baseline for someone who had just broken through.
Because he held absolute mastery over two diametrically opposed alignments simultaneously, his raw power output easily eclipsed anyone sharing his current rank.
To face a true challenge now, the standard nobility or ordinary commanders wouldn’t suffice.
He would either need to encounter a seasoned Higher Priest, a pure-blooded Dominion warlord, or the exceedingly rare individual who bore both alignments and matched his exact tier.
He was no longer just a participant in this world’s hierarchy, he was a anomaly threatening to rewrite it.
With a soft, melodic chime, the blue interface dimmed and shut down, leaving only the natural dawn light filtering through the heavy velvet drapes.
Lucien turned his gaze toward the two figures stirring beside him. Activating his assessment eye, their updated statistics hovered briefly in glowing text above their resting forms.
Serena: Mid Arch Priest (Advanced)
Meghan: Mid Stage Arch Demon (Advanced)
A quiet smile played on his lips. The dual-flow of the fusion hadn’t just benefited his own system, the immense feedback loop had forcefully expanded their boundaries as well, shattering the bottlenecks that usually took years of grueling cultivation to overcome.
As the silk blankets shifted, Serena was the first to open her eyes.
The sudden coolness of the morning air made her realize her bare state, and her cheeks instantly flushed a deep, brilliant crimson.
She instinctively yanked the heavy fabric upward, clutching it tightly against her collarbone.
Beside her, Meghan jolted awake from the sudden movement, mirroring the reaction with a sharp, defensive tug of the sheet, her dark, leathery wings flaring slightly in surprise before folding tightly against her back.
Serena pressed a trembling hand against her sternum, her breathing shallow as she stared down at her palms.
A faint, golden luminescence was visibly pulsing beneath her skin. "What... why do I feel like there is so much magic flowing through me right now? My pool... it feels twice as deep as it did last night."
Meghan narrowed her hazel eyes, testing the dark, volatile mana swirling beneath her fingernails. The usual erratic, destructive nature of her demonic energy felt remarkably refined, dense, and perfectly controlled.
"I feel it too," she muttered, her voice laced with disbelief. "The threshold of the mid-stage... the barrier I’ve been trying to break for six months. It’s completely gone."
Lucien leaned back against the headboard, lacing his fingers behind his head with an amused, effortless expression.
"Well, it was me who happened," Lucien said smoothly, his voice carrying the quiet, undeniable weight of his new Dominion status. "When you had sex with me, my system copies your unique attributes, but in return, the feedback loop reinforces your own mana cores. You’re both firmly established in the middle of your respective ranks now."
Meghan stared at him, her previous skepticism and haughty demeanor completely vanishing, replaced by a mixture of awe and dawning realization.
The man she had initially viewed as a unpredictable normal human, was looking more like a deity in human disguise.
"I thought you weren’t very powerful... I’m really sorry I underestimated you, Lucien," Meghan said, a slow, predatory smile touching her lips as she leaned slightly closer, letting the bedsheet slip just enough to be provocative. "And if your touch is what makes us stronger... well, I suppose I’ll just have to make you fill me every day."
Serena’s face burned even redder at Meghan’s shamelessness, though she didn’t voice an objection, her eyes locked onto Lucien as if trying to read the depths of his soul.
Lucien chuckled, his gaze shifting between the arch priest and the arch demon, perfectly in control of the room’s shifting dynamics. He wasn’t about to let them think this was a free luxury.
"Well, making you rank up depends entirely on my will," Lucien said, his tone dropping to a low, commanding register that sent a shiver down both of their spines. "So, you’ll have to earn it."