Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Creating Spirit Sense
She had willingly shared a deep emotional connection with him when she revealed her true form, but sharing physical space and raw spiritual intimacy was different.
On the contrary, Vahn was laughing evily inside. Against such a cold heart beauty, regular flirtatious tactics wouldn’t work. He intends to push her to the extreme, and break her internal ice in a devastating blow.
Their physical connection is just: 0.05%... It was a negligible percentage. But if they connected physically for this purpose, that number would surely spike tremendously.
Not to forget, he would get excellent rewards again.
However, Lilith hesitated asher internal turmoil immense. It wasn’t pride in her physical form that gave her this hesitation. It was the exact opposite. After his recent incredible achievements, like his unparalleled potential, sharp mind and his clear, ambitious destiny, she felt a crippling wave of inferiority.
How could she, the accursed daughter, the hideously ugly monster that he had only just tolerated, allow him to touch her willingly?
She felt unpure and unworthy. If he gets repulsed now, after his kindness earlier, she gears the fragile bridge of trust between would shatter in an instance.
"I... I cannot," Lilith finally managed, the usual steel in her voice momentarily cracking. "It is unnecessary. You can practice meditation alone."
But she didn’t know how persistent Vahn could be.
His reply was sincere and insistent:
"Lilith, I saw your true form and I chose you from the bottom of my heart. You saw my raw ambition and you chose me. You are my instructor and my ally. If you hold back vital training because of a self-imposed barrier, then you doubt my resolve, or you doubt your own worthiness."
He extended his right hand palm toward her veiled figure.
"I need your strength to become strong enough for us both. Do you trust me to look past a shadow? Or does the Saintess of Darkness fear a little closeness?"
Lilith was visibly taken a back by Vahn’s direct challenge. Her eyes, hidden behind the shadows of the veil, seemed to burn with a sudden, fierce heat.
"Fear closeness?" she repeated, her voice low and dangerously smooth, instantly regaining the icy composure she’d momentarily lost.
She felt triggered, not by the idea of physical intimacy, but by the suggestion that the Saintess of Darkness (a being whose power dictated fate) could be ruled by something as petty as fear.
Step!
She took one measured step toward him, then another, until she stood directly behind Vahn. She ignored the extended hand and opted for the most direct, and arguably most intimate, method of connecting their spiritual cores.
Vahn, surprised, felt a sudden heavy warmth against his back.
"L-Lilith?" he muttered in astonishment.
Lilith had pressed herself close to his back like glue in an intimate, hugging manner.
The contact was total chaos: her entire frontal body was pressed against his back.
Vahn’s heartbeat faster like one of a Virgin. He felt the soft, yielding pressure of her breasts on his back and instantly felt as if he was on cloud nine. The surge of desire and triumph was almost overwhelming, like a potent cocktail of successful manipulation and genuine physical arousal.
Lilith, though, appeared to ignore the weird, electric sensation of their bodies melding. Her focus was entirely on the task and reclaiming her cold authority.
She brought her two hands up and gently placed them on either side of Vahn’s head.
"Don’t move," she commanded, her voice right next to his ear, sending a shiver down his spine that had nothing to do with fear.
A moment later, a terrifyingly vast, cold, and ancient energy rushed into Vahn’s mind.
Their physical connection was now absolute, their cores aligning to exchange the spiritual energy. Vahn felt the negligible 0.05% Physical Connection counter in his mind spike violently.
DING!
[ Your Physical Connection with Lilith Moonveil Increased by 30%. Major Milestone Achieved. ]
[ Rewards Gained: Darkness Affinity +200%, Dream Manipulation Art (Heaven) ]
> Dive into Dream realm, reshape realities. Requirement: Strong Spirit Sense.
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Vahn barely registered the influx of such great rewards.
He was instantly overwhelmed by Lilith’s Spirit Sense.
It wasn’t just a sense; it was a boundless flood of awareness.
In just a fraction of a second, the dark, oppressive Starless Forest was no longer a gloomy prison. It transformed into a perfectly rendered, three-dimensional blueprint in his mind.
He could feel the slow decay of the root system beneath his feet. The faintest vibrations of insects crawling miles away. The rhythmic flow of his own blood. And most critically, the silent, coordinated movement of the Venomous Earthworms underneath from miles away.
He didn’t just sense them; he saw them vividly.
Then, Lilith’s voice echoed directly in his mind, clear and cold, overriding his thoughts.
"This is the true power of Spirit Sense, Vahn. This is how the strong see the world. Your mind is the core, your Spirit Sense is the map. Do you see Earthworms?"
Vahn couldn’t respond immediately. He gasped as the sheer volume of information almost painful, yet deeply exhilarating. He didn’t need his eyes anymore. He could precisely track every Venomous Earthworms around them.
"Yes," Vahn replied back, a powerful response channeled through their direct spiritual link. "I see them all. They’re closing in three groups, the north, east, and southwest."
"Good," Lilith’s consciousness replied, a faint, almost imperceptible note of pride mixed into the cold thread of her Spirit Sense.
"Now, keep that vision activated and try to comprehend it. In due time, you will be able to create your own Spirit Sense. This shouldn’t be so difficult for you."
And yet, Vahn was having a hard time concentrating. The soft perky fleshbags behind him was getting him distracted.
His mind was a storm of chaos. Sometimes he wondered how good it would be to hold them with his own hand. Sometimes he compared their size to Seraphina’s.
But at one point thinking it was enough, he bit his lips until they bled and focused completely. Since she was giving her all, It’s his duty not to waste this chance.
Yes, he was perverted. But even he had his limits and morals. A nice little pervert.