Hello, dear readers! Here's chapter 108! Hope you'll like it!
This week: Those last few days, my sleep has been... chaotic, I guess. So I've been pretty tired, which obviously impacted my writing speed. So, I'm still not done writing this week's patreon chapter, although I'm already 2000+ words in. I should be done, or at least close enough by tonight and the edited chapter should be ready by tomorrow at most. We'll see how it goes. On that note, I was thinking about those authors writing one or two chapters a day and I just don't understand how they can keep up with both the physical and mental energy, along with their inspiration. I guess everyone is different. It used to bother me a lot, but now I just accepted the situation. I've always been on the slower end when I was in school anyway, so I'm used to it. Not that I was stupider than others, but my brain needed more time to process things than others. It's much better now, though, which is a relief. Living in this world when your brain can't keep up with what happens around you is too exhausting. That's probably why I loved reading, and now writing as well, so much. It's much more peaceful. I'm rambling a bit, but I just wanted to share a bit of my thought process with those of you who are interested.
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Bright Star City, Bright Star Island, Flowing Stars Archipelago, Earth
Demian's P.O.V.
Despite having acquired some respectable experience when it came to women's affectionate gestures due to Seraphine's usual succubus-like 'behavior', he was still stunned by the sudden combo of kissing, 'Darling' uttered in a sweet voice, and her hungry eyes. 'Fuck! I really want to take her here and there! And here I thought being unbonded lowered my arousal toward other women. Does that mean I'm even more of a pervert than I thought previously?' On one hand, a flurry of random thoughts appeared in his Mind while on the other hand, he was also doing his best to wrap his head around the increasingly rapid progress in their relationship. Fortunately, his Soul Power had become a lot more powerful, helping his 'pure' Mind cope with the situation. Although he was aware that it was probably something that had more to do with the Heart Path than the Soul Path, he would take any advantage he could get without complaining. Seeing his stunned look, Liya started giggling, quickly followed by Sera, who commented playfully. "That's what you get for always being so sweet to us, you big softie." Looking at the two incredibly attractive women in his embrace who had only eyes for him made his heart skip a beat, followed by a surge of warmth as he replied softly. "If that's the 'price' to pay, then I'll gladly pay it every day." The comment elicited some suggestive smiles on their faces before Adeliya asked, curious. "Speaking of which, there's something I was wondering."
Schooling his features to show he was listening, he questioned. "What is it?" With some hesitation, she responded, although the red hue reappearing on her fair cheeks gave him a few clues as to what 'topic' she was about to broach. "Well... I mean, do we have to bond to... You know..." Seeing her squirm like a teenager in love made him lose control over his serious face, and as soon as a particular piece of memory surfaced in his Mind, his twitching lips immediately turned into an amused smile as he replied. "Do you mean sex? You can say it, you know. Nothing to be ashamed about." Seeing his expression, she seemed to remember the same conversation he had as her eyes narrowed, and she tapped his chest while saying half resentfully, half embarrassed. "You're still harping on about that time? I'm serious, you know!" Despite wanting to tease her more, he chose to quit while he was ahead and gently replied, while his hand started caressing her hair. "Alright, I'll stop, and I'll answer your question seriously." The tender gesture, coupled with his soft words, seemed to melt her previous annoyance, leaving only a contented smile. While marveling at how much his charm had improved to be able to sway a strong-willed woman like his Aunt so easily, he answered her previous question as truthfully as he could. "So, back to your question. Yes, we can have sex without bonding. Although I'm not sure how it is for Sera, the bond doesn't stop me from doing that with any unbonded woman." Seeing her curious and expectant look, he felt a bit torn. Should he break her hope with the truth or tell her what she wanted to hear? After a brief moment of contemplation, he made his decision: He would be upfront. After all, lying never led to positive outcomes. Better tell the truth. Thus, he added. "There is a downside for me, though. The pleasure I experience should be much lower than normal. I'm not sure about the specifics, though, since I just discovered that while kissing you right now."
That revelation seemed to hit the woman like a truck, prompting her to ask with confusion and disappointment. "That means you didn't like it? Wait! I don't understand..." Before she could overthink too much, he interrupted her. "No, you don't get it. I loved it. When it comes to Love, there's no 'downgrade', so to speak. It's just that my physical pleasure, or nervous system response if you prefer, is lowered, but that doesn't mean it's not there." Pausing for a second, a strange look appeared in his eyes as he added. "Actually, I'm even surprised at how much I felt when I kissed you. Keep in mind that I can clearly feel the 'shackles' on my physical sensations, so I can tell how much it would have been normally..." He did not elaborate further, but the two women could easily guess the rest, which immediately brought back the delighted smile that previously adorned Liya's face along with the amused grin on Sera's own. Through the Bond, Demian could even sense a feeling of admiration toward her own mother, making his lips twitch as he tried to contain his urge to laugh. Before the two could say anything, he chose to continue. "That's on my end. But when it comes to your end, there are also a few things to pay attention to." Seeing that he had regained their attention, he continued. "The first is that having sex with me with and without Bonding has a massive difference, even if you only take into account the pleasure side of things." Nodding her head, Sera commented. "We haven't done it before we bonded, so it's just speculation on my part, but I'm pretty sure the pleasure would have broken anyone else with my Cultivation Base and lower if not for him doing his 'magic'. So, it should be pretty much impossible to get that much pleasure when doing it without the Bond." With a light grunt of approval, Demian explained. "Well, in my previous life, I did have a few... 'Adventures', shall we say. And I can tell you that not only have I never felt that kind of sensation with anyone else, but I also never made those women orgasm so much and so hard." Pausing for a second, he added absentmindedly. "To be fair, I also didn't have my current physical strength and stamina, but that wouldn't have made a difference so massive..."
As the young man was recalling some old memories, he failed to notice the two women's reactions to his suggestive words. Interestingly, being genuine could sometimes be even 'deadlier' than exaggerated bragging when it came to charming women. Naturally, everything was relative, and everyone was different. In this situation, however, not only had the two women already fallen for the young man, but his 'physical skills' were clearly off-the-charts, which ended up with a somewhat exaggerated bodily reaction from those two, especially with Sera, whose Bonded status also kept her constantly aroused with only the degree of arousal varying depending on the situation. Back to Demian, a few seconds passed with no one speaking another word, plunging the atmosphere into a strange silence. Sensing the strange mood, his attention was swiftly pulled from his daydream, his gaze falling on the two blushing women whose hazy eyes, rapid breaths, and the slight fragrant smell emitting from their lower bodies showed how much impact his genuine words had on them. Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Demian remarked. "Back to what I was saying, it's much better to wait for after we're bonded. To be honest, I would also be worried about hurting you. After all, with Sera, I can be a bit... Rough, shall we say. It's only because I know that she'd be fine with my gift... Also, she keeps demanding more from me, so I'm not one to ignore my woman's needs..." It went well at the beginning, as the two seemed to calm down, their arousal seemingly back under control. However, the second part of his explanation made the situation even worse, something he realized only after the words were out of his mouth. 'Damn it! I really can't help myself, can I? But then, how could I guess that those two were each as horny as the other? 'Like mother like daughter', or I guess in that case, it should be 'like daughter like mother'.' He thought, half-frustrated, half-delighted with his situation. After all, as long as one had the stamina to satisfy their needs, having two charming and horny lovers was a blessing and complaining about it would be ungrateful, something he was anything but.
Before he could say another word to calm those two's urges, Sera suddenly left his embrace, pulling her mother with her while saying. "Look, Mom. Dem already said that you need to wait a bit before having fun with him. So, it's better if you go back to your own room for now, or you might make a mistake. Just like he said, he's a bit rough in bed, and getting hurt while having sex would be terrible. Better to make the experience memorable for the right reason, especially for your first time with him. Believe me, it's mind-blowing." As she was rambling on and on, the two had already reached the door, with Liya's mind evidently still processing what was happening. 'Is it the legendary 'cock-blocking' situation? I can tell she's truly concerned about Liya, though, so I guess her intentions are relatively pure. She COULD be less obvious about wanting to get rid of her mother as quickly as possible so we can have some fun together.' He thought with amusement while observing the two from the place where he had previously hugged them. As expected, as soon as the door was closed on the bewildered redhead's back, Sera turned back to him and, with her gaze displaying a hunger so intense that a lesser man would have been intimidated, exclaimed. "Finally! If she had stayed a few minutes longer, I'd have jumped you right there and then." Feeling unsure if he should be proud of being able to predict her reaction or concerned that the idea of her having sex with him right in front of her mother did not trigger any repulsion from him, he replied calmly. "Before you do any jumping, I've got a question for you."
With a comical look of frustration, she retorted. "You still want to talk?! Why don't we talk on the bed? That way, we can both have fun, and you can get your answer. A win-win situation." Chuckling at the desperation oozing from her, he answered matter-of-factly. "I would love to, but we both know that there's no way your Brain can deal with anything else but my dick when we're in the middle of it." With an exaggerated hurt look on her face. "How dare you?! So rude!" Cocking his brow, he kept staring at her with a look saying 'I see through your bullshit'. A few seconds later, an expression of defeat appeared on her face, followed by her declaration. "Fine! You win. What's your question?" Feeling amused at her antics, he answered. "I just wanted to know about something I noticed, but I'm not sure if I saw it wrong or not. It's about my 'charm'. I noticed that Bryn and Liya were acting a lot more... How to put it..." Tilting her head, she interjected with a playful smile on her face. "Like two teenagers in love?" Scratching his chin, he nodded absentmindedly. "Yeah. Something like that. It's as if my charm attribute suddenly exploded. The thing is, I don't really feel different, and I didn't notice Aunt Ling acting differently. Not that I would want her to, but since she was the only other woman present, I did check her reaction a bit." Noticing the slight guilt in his voice, she giggled and waved her hand away before saying. "No need to justify yourself, Babe. But yes, you've changed a lot, and I don't think it's a physical change Not exactly, at least." Feeling intrigued, he kept silent and listened to her following words. "I think... I think it's more of a conceptual thing." Cocking his brow, he asked. "How so?" With a pondering look on her face, she replied. "I say conceptual because I'd be incapable of telling you exactly which part of your body changed to make you more attractive. As if you've gone beyond the normal 'Mortal visual beauty', if that makes any sense."
Feeling thoughtful, he nonetheless still had a few doubts. "Let's say you're right." She interrupted. "I am." Sporting an amused smile, he continued. "Sure. Then why do you think Bryn, Liya, and Aunt Ling had different reactions?" With a look that screamed, 'Are you serious?', she responded. "That should be pretty obvious. You really can't guess?" Seeing her reaction, he suddenly felt embarrassed. 'Is it really that obvious?' As he was about to think hard on the answer, she suddenly exclaimed. "Forget it, I'll tell you. We've wasted too much time already." Pausing for a very brief moment, she added. "Bryn and Liya acted like two girls in love because they ARE two girls in love. Your increased handsomeness only made their physical reactions worse. As for Aunt Ling, not only does she have no romantic feelings for you, but her Cultivation Base is also much stronger than ours. So my guess is that any attraction is directly canceled." With a shake of her head, she looked in his eyes with some judgment. "Honestly, Babe. The same thing happens in real life. It's just that Cultivation makes it more exaggerated. You've really never seen a woman in Love acting like that? I thought you had your so-called 'adventures' in your previous life." Her last few words contained some curiosity, prompting him to explain while wearing a wry smile. "There's a reason I called them 'adventures' and not proper relationships. So no, I never had any woman so head-over-heels for me that she acted the way you or the other two girls acted. I've seen those reactions in movies, but movies and reality are two different concepts. At least, that's what I thought..." While selectively ignoring her inclusion in the 'silly girl in Love' group, she replied. "Well, there is a first for everything! Although I have to admit that seeing those two squirming like that was hilarious. Especially Big Sis with her usual poker face." A few giggles escaped her, swiftly mirrored by Demian. After regaining her calm, she asked with anticipation. "Done with your question?"
Seeing how 'pitiful' she looked, the young man, as a proper gentleman, had to help her. Thus, in a whirlwind of movement, he grabbed her and dashed toward the bed while removing both of their clothes at a speed that would be impossible for even average Foundation Building Cultivators to react to. The following 'Fuck yes!' coming from the alluring woman was a pretty clear sign that he was on the right track. Thus, his gentlemanly conduct continued for the rest of the night, throughout the following day, and a part of the following night. Only after Seraphine passed out an unknown number of times, with her Body and Mind on the verge of breaking, did they finally stop. To be fair, even Demian felt completely drained, his Mind so blurry that he was incapable of telling how much time had passed. Too exhausted, he opted to mirror his beautiful lover, falling into a deep and dreamless slumber.
An unknown length of time later, his consciousness started slowly returning, giving him a well-rested feeling. 'Such a great sleep!' He thought before a wry thought appeared in his Mind. 'We may have gone too far this time... Thank God, Sera and I both have access to my Perks or we might have gotten seriously injured...' Feeling a slight concern at the hazy memories resurfacing on his Mind. Letting out a deep sigh. 'What can I do when the feeling is so addictive? Especially with the incredible benefits we get from it... If it wasn't because we're too weak to have anything that Entity would fancy, I'd almost think that the Perk's overloading effect on Mental and Physical sensations came from a Succubus-like Demon, designed to make us fall into depravity...' After a bit of contemplation, he concluded. 'Then again, it's not like we HAD to do it for more than a day... A day seemed to be our limit. At least with our current Cultivation Base. Maybe once we both reach Tier 2, it'll increase. Also, I wonder if bonding with a second woman will influence my Perks. It should, right?' Whatever the case, he simply decided to wait and see. After all, it was not as if he could find the answers if he just thought about them. Instead, limiting their nightly exercise to the night while doing something, anything else during the day, would be the best way to enjoy the benefits without injuring themselves permanently.
As his eyelids fluttered open, his gaze immediately fell on the sweaty nude form of Sera, examining her current state through the Bond. After a quick examination, he sighed and muttered. "Her Essence overdrafted... I don't think she'll be getting up anytime soon..." Unlike his past self, he was now relatively knowledgeable about Cultivation. At least when it came to the basics. Thus, he was able to understand the principles behind his Perk's 'Dual Cultivation' effect, although why it worked in that way was still unknown to him. It was a bit similar to knowing that sleeping made one feel rested, but not knowing why it was the case. In any case, if he had to explain it simply, he would say that through the merger of their respective Essence, the Cultivation effect was magnified multiple times compared to a normal Cultivation session. The pleasure, which was basically a positive response to particular stimuli, was also enhanced multiplefold, going way beyond their normal limits. The only thing he did not know was if having bonded with Seraphine had an impact on his 'normal' Cultivation session's speed. After all, he was already bonded to her when he broke through to the Chi gathering Rank, making any comparison impossible. Normally, he would not mind not knowing, but since he was about to add another Soul Bonding partner, his Mind was filled with curiosity. After a period of silent contemplation, though, he decided to push that thought aside as there was not much meaning in harping on about something he would find the answer to in a few weeks at most. 'That may be why I had that gut feeling. The effect of adding another partner is probably greater than I'm expecting...' He thought briefly while gently moving the unconscious female body from his chest. While doing his best to ignore the incredible stimulation, he gently set her on her back, left the bed, and covered her figure with the blanket before leisurely walking toward the bathroom.
Once there, he went into the massive, well-crafted wooden tub and used his Soul Power to activate the simple Water Drawing Formation set up on one side of the tub, immediately creating a respectable stream of hot water falling into the empty bathtub. A quick thought was enough for him to adjust the water temperature to a degree that would scald a Mortal's skin, but was only considered as enjoyably warm to him. With everything set up, he lay on one side of the tub, both of his arms on the wooden structure's edges, a sliver of his attention on both the water vapor attracted from all around and the water 'spring' gushing close by. Most of his focus, however, was on recalling the events of the last few days, plunging him into a daydream. Coupled with the hot water, the tension he had unknowingly accumulated seemingly melted under the hot water caressing his skin, leaving both his Body and Mind completely relaxed. A few minutes later, he absentmindedly turned off the 'Fountain' feature of the Array with another thought, leaving only the Heat Control one. At that moment, a mutter escaped his lips. "What a crazy couple of days, uh...?" After which, a simple thought surfaced in his head. 'I wonder what the days ahead have in store for me...'