The Bone Corridor, with Bone Fire flickering, elongated three closely-knit shadows, a lonely, icy, eerie aura lingering...
Through some investigation, Chu Yi learned that this place was a small world projected by the Mother Goddess Tree of Ten Thousand Desires, a burial site for the remains of many powerful warriors.
Back then, standing on Bone Island, Chu Yi had vaguely sensed something unknown writhing beneath the island, harboring a chilling malevolence.
Soon, guided by Doli and Haela, a door stood at the end of the corridor. The surrounding buildings and statues were all exceedingly bizarre and indescribable, with countless vertical pupils, blood-red filaments, bone claws, and tentacles spreading like mold.
The door was crafted from special bones, with a crack through which frosty moonlight poured, carrying a supreme Mighty Power that drained all color from the corridor, leaving it utterly silent.
The two maids also transformed; their eyes shut tightly, their bodies trembled, and they nearly collapsed into Chu Yi’s embrace.
Just as Chu Yi was about to inquire, his vision shifted, and in a blur, he was dragged into a towering, majestic hall.
This hall was grand, magnificent, and extraordinary. It was constructed from White Bone Skulls stacked into towering bone pillars. A multitude of Merfolk Skins, as thin as cicada wings, floated like light clouds, drawn down in layers. Countless eerie Fireflies wandered about, their vertical pupils blinking in and out of sight, resembling a star-filled sky after being washed by heavy rain.
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Soon, Chu Yi came to his senses and warily scanned the strange hall. Unexpectedly, it sparked other thoughts in him, making him want to kneel in submission and pray for the mercy of the great lord.
Is this an intimidation tactic? This princess’s intentions are impure; I should extort some benefits first.
He looked around, finding no one else besides himself.
At this moment, a soft murmur drifted over. Chu Yi looked toward the sound, and his vision suddenly brightened.
The sky above was filled with swirling, thick clouds, stained with fresh blood, from which countless delicate, lotus-like arms emerged—snow-white and tender, like a field of blooming White Lotus.
Thousands of beautiful jade hands extended all at once, resembling a peacock spreading its tail or a Thousand-armed Guanyin, together weaving five enormous floating pods.
These pods were exceedingly strange, like five suns melded from flesh and blood. They slowly split open from the center, revealing rings of sharp teeth all around. From within each, a huge vertical eye emerged, staring straight at Chu Yi.
Below was a throne, built upon layers of jade-colored steps and draped with silky Merfolk Skin, a silhouette vaguely visible upon it. Bizarre, sinister, evil, and decadent energies radiated forth, an aura of corruption continuously surging.
Just one glance, and Chu Yi felt as if he had been severely struck. He was dazed and confused. His whole body emitted a radiant glaze of golden light, his spine radiated intense heat, and an enraged dragon’s roar echoed as large golden lightning bolts threatened to burst forth.
Chu Yi quickly regained his wits and heightened his vigilance, thoughts flashing through his mind.
This scene didn’t quite resemble a display of respect for a worthy individual, but more like a ritual for Evil Gods.
Is the princess’s intention to sacrifice him to the Evil Gods behind the Enchanting Demon Royal Court?
Just as Chu Yi contemplated whether to betray this Succubus Princess, the concealing Merfolk Skin was drawn down. The immense, wicked, and sinister might retracted. On the jade steps, a girl in a multicolored palace dress sat high on the throne. Her facial features were blurred, the surrounding light twisting and writhing like a living being, obscuring her true visage.
"Greetings, Princess," Chu Yi said out of courtesy, standing still.
After all, those five big eyeballs formed by the overlapping jade hands above were truly unsettling...
"Are you... afraid of me?" The Succubus Princess cast a meaningful glance at Chu Yi, the corners of her pink lips slightly curved upwards as she stood.
Her long hair, like thick ink silk, streamed down, cascading onto the jade steps. The palace dress, tightly encircling her alluring figure, trailed like a wisp of light smoke, adorned with Firefly-woven butterfly wings that flitted and danced flamboyantly.
In a trance, a subtly sweet fragrance, like osmanthus, gently seeped into his nostrils. It relaxed his taut nerves, slightly lessening the thought of betraying the Succubus Princess, and in its place, a strong desire to succumb to the honeyed fragrance rapidly grew.
He unconsciously raised his head, his breath catching in his throat.
The girl’s appearance wasn’t as mature and enchanting as Chu Yi had expected. Instead, she resembled a maiden in her prime, around sixteen. A dark, deep-hued dress accentuated her hourglass figure, its curves smooth and undulating.
Her black hair slipped over fragrant shoulders and spread onto the ground. Her exquisite, flawless features were adorned with a pair of pale purple phoenix eyes, dreamy like lavender. They were sweet and soft, yet did not lack the dignity of one long accustomed to power.
I hail you as the supreme embodiment of pure desire!
"You look as if you’re preparing to attack me?" Chen Xi raised a delicate hand, her fingertips resting on her lips as she looked at Chu Yi, softly asking, "Am I really that frightening to you?"
Startled by the Succubus Princess’s beauty, Chu Yi quickly came to his senses, a wave of retrospective fear clutching him.
Standing before him was a princess of the Enchanting Demon Royal Court! He had almost been swayed unintentionally, nearly ending up prostrating himself before her, becoming a sycophant doomed to a miserable end.
The rules of desire wielded by Jiu Ying were worlds apart compared to this princess.
"Princess, your summons surely isn’t just for a visit to the Royal Court, is it?" Chu Yi bluntly asked her intentions, stepping back to maintain a safe distance.
This cautious demeanor made Chen Xi smile faintly, a smile captivating enough to topple nations.
She was no longer the love-struck Chen Xi. She had unleashed the mighty power of the Succubus clan, revealing her true form, abandoning her humanity, and reverting to the dignity of a Royal Princess.
Towards Chu Yi, she naturally had her calculations.
Of course, possessiveness formed a large part of it.
The thought of this boy she favored—coerced by her various methods, gradually succumbing, being fiercely ridden by her—sent an uncontrollable thrill of excitement coursing through her. A spade-shaped black tail hidden under her dress coiled around her plump thigh, cinching an enticing curve.
Suppressing these various thoughts, Chen Xi ascended the jade steps, looking down at him with a hint of appreciation in her eyes, and said,
"Your aptitude, bloodline, talent, potential, as well as your courage, have caught the attention of this Princess. You are a promising follower.
"Thus, this Princess is willing to grant you a position by my side.
"In the terms of your Federation, this would make you this Princess’s minion, the Royal Court’s hound, the Empire’s tiger. How do you find these titles?"
As she said this, Chen Xi’s lips slightly curled; she still had the leisure to joke.
Being personally recruited by a Royal Princess—such honor, such temptation, such treatment—who could resist?
What? The Succubus Princess wants me to be her lap... watchdog?
He paused. Had she taken a liking to his series of impressive feats and now intended to recruit him as her top lackey?
Truth be told, although he wasn’t familiar with the Abyss, the Enchanting Demon Royal Court was indeed a major power within it.
After joining, besides a powerful background, there would be many Enchanting Demon ladies, perhaps even a Fur Jade Enchanting Demon.