Alm and Bruno still didn’t move, uncertain of what they would find outside that place surrounded by lightning. They focused on the most important thing now: the summary of the main mission. The green confirmation screen appeared, and both quickly accepted.
[In the underworld, there is a place known only to the greatest clans and sects. A region that hides a fragmented small world called the Devil God Mountain. Countless underworld geniuses try their luck entering the place daily, but none of them have ever returned alive.]
[For some unknown reason, from time to time, heroes from various universes and their companions enter the place. And surprisingly, even these heroes are buried there; but sometimes, the entire heroic group returns alive. They describe what they found: it was a world surrounded by ancestral treasures with endless opportunities and dangers. After that, the heroes’ companions become names known for countless generations, standing out with terrifying techniques and weapons. This is an incentive for those desperate for power and opportunities to risk it, after all, the hero’s companions are ordinary cultivators from another universe.]
[Within that place, the primordial seed that initiated the vegetal and natural life of the universes emerged. Find it and make it bear its sacred fruit.]
Alm and Bruno read everything attentively, then became intrigued. ’This time, Heaven’s Will gave much vaguer information than usual. Surely this has the queen’s touch, and not even Heaven’s Will knows exactly what exists inside. Probably it just felt the birth of the seed and threw us in there, saying: Figure out how to find that, and then figure out how to make it grow,’ Bruno said dryly.
’If he brought us here, it’s because we have enough to get the fruit. It’s not a golden mission, and the rewards are just above the average of a common main mission,’ Alm analyzed coldly. ’This must be something very useful for us, but for the queen or Heaven’s Will, it’s not something huge. She probably didn’t put terrifying security in it, like in the Heavenly Realm.’
Bruno agreed, but knew that to avoid attracting attention or leaving big clues, they needed to complete everything just as an armor. This increased the mission’s difficulty level hundreds of times.
They then reflected on the memories they read; they were in an unknown universe. This lightning world where they were was the core of the largest galaxy in this universe. This human was ordered by the heroine to prepare higher-level equipment for the mission, but did not explain exactly why. The mission was delivered five thousand years ago, giving everyone time to prepare; now they were exactly two months away from leaving.
’We don’t know how to go to the underworld, and probably only the heroine knows. We also can’t kill her to get the information, and it’s impossible to read the memories of a hero. Even if there’s a way to do it and we go alone, we don’t know how long it will take inside. And if she doesn’t show up on time for the mission, the queen’s people will investigate. We have no reason to put ourselves in danger unnecessarily,’ Bruno said calmly.
Alm agreed; the obvious choice was to master the heroine’s body and go to the place, but it would be very difficult and they couldn’t dodge the power of the heroic rune; they knew that well. When Bruno became extremely thoughtful, Alm had an idea after noticing something in the memories.
’The heroine is a succubus. She’s someone with a frail physique and fights using the life energies she sucks... mainly from her immense harem,’ Alm said, snorting. ’We’ll probably have to fight and be in danger; controlling the body with just a trace of soul already greatly diminishes its power. If we assume a body completely incompatible with us, it will be much worse. Keeping this one is the best choice.’
’Hmm? What do you mean?’ Bruno asked, perplexed. Then, the spatial inventory rune pulsed in the armor. As always, they brought it with them, and inside were their weapons.
’Liumi, we have to work together,’ Alm said calmly, and Bruno widened his eyes.
An animated voice replied, ’Yes, master! My spiritual cultivation has strengthened me a lot; I will help. Hihihi, Ruri will be jealous of our adventure.’
Bruno quickly asked, ’The heroine is in the Divine Sovereign Realm. Liumi could never manage it; even we would have trouble invading her mind and soul because of the heroic power protecting her.’
Obviously, the succubus heroine was at the peak level of divine cultivation, the Divine Sovereign Realm; even this companion of hers they assumed was at the same level.
’She’s a succubus; her power comes from the life energy she drains... mainly from the men in her extensive harem. Normally, we wouldn’t be able to breach her mental sea with her defenses, but she’ll give us an opportunity herself,’ Alm responded calmly, leaving Bruno still confused.
’Don’t be naive, I’m not going to explain what a succubus does to drain life energy. The owner of this body is part of her harem; we just need to impress her with the glorious sinister armor. Then we’ll use a bit of the Everlasting Link, and she’ll open the doors at the right moment,’ Alm finished, and Bruno snorted a bit angrily in response.
’I’m not doing that. It would be considered a betrayal to Ruri if she found out...’
’I know, idiot. Liumi will do it, and at basic levels of the technique, we won’t need to go deep; just stimulate a bit,’ Alm cut in sharply.
’You want to force her into something so indecent? Are you insane?’ Bruno retorted.
Alm scoffed. ’Why all this fuss? It’s not that big a deal, Liumi used to be a humanoid woman, and she was already of adult age to have seen...’
’I... this...’ Liumi, listening in, understood clearly and murmured a bit awkwardly. ’Sorry, master, I have no experience.’
Alm and Bruno listened, somewhat stunned. Then a long discussion ensued; Bruno continued to insist against it, and Alm tried to argue which plan would yield better results. In the end, Liumi cut through the discussion.
’Master Alm, if you guide me, I’ll do it. Master Bruno, I’m not someone innocent, and I also have no body to experience something like that; don’t worry too much. It might even be good; I always feel embarrassed for not being able to talk about these things with other women, now I can pretend to have gone through a bit of it.’
Alm didn’t intend to interfere directly, but there was no way around it; just talking didn’t seem like something Ruri would care about. Bruno, on the other hand, took a deep breath; indeed, this indecent plan was the safest possible. Liumi would take control and wouldn’t really need to go deep; just use the technique and stimulate a bit. The succubus would enter a state where her mind would remove defenses, and it would be simple for Liumi to invade her mental sea.
’Well... you’ll never really have the opportunity because you don’t want a real body,’ Bruno conceded, though he felt he might regret it in the future without knowing exactly why.
Finally, they moved out of the galaxy core. They spent nearly a month wandering while Liumi studied the basics of the technique. Then they used a formation left prepared by the human and approached a planet radiating the glory of being the heroine’s abode.
They weren’t stopped, after all, they were officially her companions. Inside, numerous allies were preparing for departure soon. Everyone had accumulated the best weapons, equipment, and supplies they could.
They went straight to the heroine’s chambers. Fortunately, she wasn’t "cultivating" with her harem. Upon opening the doors and entering, they saw the demonic female figure. She was dressed provocatively, with her wings and tail swaying gently. She was indeed an extremely attractive succubus.
She glanced at them with slight doubt, but when she looked at the armor Alm wore, her gaze trembled. "Shirzo, you made it in time..."
Suddenly, Alm and Bruno activated their divine soul and their bloody will simultaneously. The armor emitted a presence that suffocated even the succubus.
"Wow, you really managed to create something excellent," she murmured clearly stunned. "Alright, you’ll join the group."
She spoke, and then her gaze shifted, a seductive aura taking over her. "Come... I’ll reward you for your good work; I was getting bored already."
Alm and Bruno nodded. A succubus was the same everywhere. At the first opportunity, she would always seek that; it was her source of power and her greatest pleasure. But... she was accustomed to something much carnal, not internal. The Everlasting Link connected life energies, and an incredible stimulus flowed. Going too deep into the connection was necessary to use it properly, but Alm and Bruno didn’t intend to make Liumi go that far.
’Approach slowly and just touch her skin, using the technique we taught you. She’ll immediately feel something, then just move your hand and start stimulating; I’ll tell you where and for how long,’ Alm spoke softly, and Liumi nervously nodded.
She fully assumed the body they were using and did exactly as instructed. The succubus widened her eyes at the first touch, and everything flowed smoothly... but not silently. After a while, Liumi got the hang of it, and the succubus entered a strange state of ecstasy; at the crucial moment, when she reached her peak, Liumi invaded her mental sea.
There was no defense; with a soul slightly stronger than usual, she managed to seal it easily. Alm and Bruno then took control of the heroic rune, removing the Divine Qi and the queen’s dominance. They didn’t destroy the succubus’s soul, just sealed it. The lance was held by the succubus, and Liumi completely mastered the body so perfectly that even another hero wouldn’t easily notice.
It was impossible to master a body so perfectly as they did; the hero’s rune should have sensed something wrong through the hero and defended itself. Even if they succeeded, the queen’s people would be alerted. But it was as if the succubus had opened her defenses willingly. She felt no danger at all, and the heroic rune was not the least bit alerted.
Bruno snorted, ’This is something I hope never to have to use again, but it was indeed a perfect and traceless solution.’
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Once done, Liumi moved with the new body after the lance was securely fastened to her back. She tried to get used to the body; after a few seconds, she noticed something and quickly turned, covering herself with a red face. Alm and Bruno chuckled; the reflexes from when they had a body were still present.
After that day, the heroine ordered her companions to hand over everything they had gathered and prepared for the mission. She then announced that she would go to that place, with just one companion, and didn’t forget to order a decent outfit to be made for her to wear. Liumi couldn’t be near anyone other than the whale revealing so much; despite the body not being hers, since she was wearing it, it seemed like she was really showing it.
After several days of practice, Liumi spoke excitedly as her wings and tail swayed charmingly. "The height is similar to what I had. My old body was also slender; I only truly fought when transformed. I can fight using my real body; I won’t let you down, master."
Alm and Bruno nodded satisfactorily; spiritual cultivation had greatly favored her in mastering this body. She could extract even more from it than Alm and Bruno could from the body they were using.
Then, the day marked for their departure arrived. They didn’t forget to meticulously read the memories in the heroine’s soul and body. They discovered many new things that would have been impossible to know without a hero. At the same time, it would have been impossible to force them; this succubus was an immense gift they had received.