Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 835: Ascension Pillars

Wanting to see if the gray-haired man was stronger or weaker than Esme, he subtly released his bloodline sense towards him.

Unfortunately, however, the gray-haired man immediately sensed it and looked at him with a peculiar look in his eyes.

Max’s frown deepened. ’He is as strong as Esme at the very least, but because she hasn’t recovered fully yet, she most likely wouldn’t be his match.’

On their way from Green Leaf Kingdom to here, he had experimented with his bloodline sense and found out that almost no King Mage could detect it and even some early-stage Emperors might not be able to do it.

However, mid-stage Emperors like Esme could easily detect it once it reached near them.

”No thank you. We are done here.” Esme calmly shook her head and stood up. Max did the same.

As they left after paying the bill—700 High Stage Mana Stones—the King Mage stared at Esme’s back figure, his expression was calm but his eyes were narrowed.

”Uncle Yagui, find out who this woman is and why she is here.” He ordered,

”Yes, Young Master.” Gray-haired man nodded. He was a little hesitant but he knew even if he tried to advise him, this young master of his wouldn’t listen.

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After returning to the Inn and their room, Max sat on the bed and pulled Esme, who was in a bad mood, in his lap and hugged her willowy waist.

”No need to be angry. I doubt there are many men out there who can resist approaching you after seeing your beauty.” Max chuckled, playfully biting her soft earlobe which made her shiver and her mood improve a little.

Even so, she huffed, ”I’m angry at myself. I should have conjured an isolation barrier before taking off my veil.”

”I doubt that would have changed anything.” Max said,

”Hm?” Esme turned to look at him.

”Even with a veil, people can still see just how amazing a woman my wife is.” Max said, kissing her lips.

Esme pulled away and pouted. Then after thinking for a moment, she asked, ”Then, should I stay in the tower from now on? That way I wouldn’t invite any unnecessary trouble to you.”

Max’s face fell when he heard this.

Esme noticed this and leaned back into him, softly saying, ”I know this leaves a bad taste in your mouth, but until we are strong enough, it’s wise to be cautious. Besides, so what if I’m in the tower? Wouldn’t I still be with you and can come out anytime?”

Max took a deep breath and nodded, ”I understand.”

Then they sat there in silence for a while, enjoying each other’s warmth before Max asked, ”How long until your cracked Ascension Pillars are healed?”

The first four realms—Mortal Realms—are realms of accumulation of basic foundations where mages construct their core and then gradually strengthen it through the four realms.

Then, in the Five Star realm, the mages work to condense their mana into liquid form, creating a mana lake in their core which they will try to expand as much as they can until the King realm.

At King Realm, Mages have to condense the liquid mana into solid to create a foundational platform at the bottom of the mana lake.

In the Emperor Realm, Mages will start constructing pillars, commonly known as Ascension Pillars because through them one truly ascends and breaks the shackles of mortality.

If the foundational platform a mage has created in the King Realm is sturdy enough, he can construct a maximum of nine pillars.

Emperors who have created one to three pillars are considered to be in the early stage of the realm. Those who have created four to six, mid stage, and those who have constructed seven to nine are in high stage.

When the Emperors are able to construct a platform above them—An Ascension Platform—they are considered to be at the peak of the realm.

Now, they only need to satisfy other requirements and break through to the Monarch realm and begin constructing their Monarch Abode.

Esme was a mid-stage Emperor at her peak with Five Ascension Pillars, but when she got injured in a fight, her body, core, foundation and ascension pillars—everything was damaged.

After Max’s passionate nurturing with Nascent Energy, all of her physical injuries had already healed three weeks ago and by now, her core and foundational platform had also reverted to its perfect state. Now, only the Five cracked Ascension Pillars were remaining.

Last night, he poured all his energy into helping her mend the cracks and heal them. But because they had become too exhausted after several hours, they went to sleep and Max hadn’t asked how much the night’s efforts had helped her.

Of course, he knew just one night’s worth of Nascent Energy wouldn’t be enough to heal her pillars, this was why he asked how long it would take them to heal.

Esme blushed and said, ”If we do it like yesterday, it wouldn’t take more than half a month.”

”Hm? Half a month?” Max furrowed his brows.

Esme nodded, ”Yes. Previously, I had thought it would only take two or three days but your energy I received last night wasn’t as potent and the pillars are more difficult to heal.”

Max heaved a sigh when he heard this, ’Though it was unfortunate for all those people in the town, it was fortunate for us as it helped us escape. Otherwise I would have had to spend all the High Grade Mana Stones I exchanged to extend our stay in the Inn.’

Shaking his head, he said, ”It will regain its potency after you have your pure yin energy have recovered.”

Then he sighed exaggeratedly, ”This, unfortunately, means we won’t be able to make love for a while.”

Esme’s lips curved upwards into a beautiful smile. She then grabbed his hand which had stopped on her lower belly and lowered it further down while saying in a hushed voice, ”Then why don’t we do it one last time before waiting for my pure yin to recover?”

Max’s eyes lit up and his semi-erect member hardened when he heard her.

Then, he put his hand inside her dress, caressing her puffy mound while his other hand made her look at him.

”You are the best!” He said and lowered his face, capturing her juicy lips.