Chapter 188 Arkhen's Plan, Meya's Outburst!
[Melferious Shrine Tree: Jiragen]
[-Skill rank: EX]
[-Affinity: Vanquish]
[-Class: Maxed]
[-Cost: 25% soul energy]
[-Effect: Conjures the Malferious Shrine Tree within 10 meters of yourself. The tree will stay until you activate one out of two shrine activations]
[--> Activations:
1. Oblivion Shrine: Conjures a Shrine of Oblivion that erases all incoming attacks within the next three seconds that enters twenty meters radius around you. (It will erase all attacks as long as they are no more than 250% of your EP. If the attack is higher, then it will try to block but won't be able to erase)
2. Overlord Shrine: Conjures a shrine of the overlord. It will boost all your skill effects to 250% of their original for the next three seconds.
'Hehe, with this, I can also beat people who are stronger than me. If I use my other EX rank skill's attack with Overlord Shrine... Damn,' Arkhen slightly shivered in excitement just thinking about it.
'Although I can only use this skill as some sort of ultimate skill and trump card, a single use of this skill can change the tide of the battle,' Arkhen thought.
Oblivion shrine could defend him against powerful attacks. For instance, Arkhen's current EP is 200,000. So the Oblivion Shrine could erase a full-powered attack from a person with 500,000 EP.
Overlord Shrine was even stronger. It was not like an increase in 250% of EP, but a 250% boost in the skill effects, which included damage and everything else!
The only thing scuffed was that this skill was already maxed! He couldn't increase the skill's class even if he wanted to. The only way to make this skill even more powerful was to upgrade its rank from EX to EX+ rank. Alas, that was no easy feat. Skill points could increase the class of the skill, but not rank.
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"Brother Arkhen, we sparred enough. Now, let's go and take a bath," Meya said with a cheeky smile as she wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Although they had a spar, it was not too intense. The spar was mostly about physical combat with their Combat Art activated.
Meya's combat was also powerful as she had also learned an SSS-rank combat art, Ice Queen's Mystogan. This combat art was mainly related to defense and sustain.
"What do you mean let's go?" Arkhen rolled his eyes and said, "You go take a bath in your room."
"Tsk, we have a big bathroom in the palace with mystical water formation, it's better than bathrooms in our room," Meya said as she clicked her tongue and sighed before continuing, "Alright, you go bathe first. I'll finish some other work."
'Mystical water formation?' Arkhen wondered curiously. This was the second time he was hearing about the formation; the first time from shadow guards.
Nodding his head, Arkhen said, "Alright, where is that bathroom?"
Meya called a servant and told Arkhen to lead to the main bathroom.
...
After a few minutes, Arkhen entered the big bathroom. It had a water bath square in the middle, less than half the size of a normal swimming pool. The water in there was indeed oozing out some spirited and energizing aura.
The maid left after taking Arkhen here while Arkhen closed the door. Looking at the doorknob, Arkhen rubbed his chin and pushed the button before pulling the lever.
*click...*
"Alright, it should be locked now," Arkhen said with a grin before he entered took off his clothes, and cleaned himself with a normal water shower on the side before entering the main bath pool in the bathroom.
The moment he entered, he could instantly feel very relaxed as a sigh left his mouth. Although he was not tired in the spar because of his unlimited stamina, he still got dirtied and decided to bathe there after hearing about the water formation.
'Velshi, I want to put the same water formation on the castle's bathroom floor.'
[My lord. The water formation here is powered by water elemental stones and Spirit Lim Forages, which is a rare plant. I can create it in the bathroom, but it will cost 7840 reality motes].
'Fuck... forget it then. I'll make it later without using reality motes or when I get more reality motes after getting stronger,' Arkhen wryly smiled. He really felt comfortable in this water as it also had healing and soothing properties. If he made all water on the bathroom floor of the castle like this, it would truly be enjoyable with his harem.
'First Sierra and then Luna. After that, those two little imps and others... Sigh, how long will it take to awaken all of them?' Arkhen thought. He kind of missed them.
[The sooner, the better. When Sierra awakens, a new thing will also unlock in the Mystic Wonderland that helps you greatly].
'Mhmm,' Arkhen nodded as he knew that something would unlock once the first of his Mystic Wonderland member would go through Awakening Nirvana.
That thing would unlock in the regions he had occupied so far, which was only Taywit forest for now.
He also had yet to go through Nirvana Awakening even though he could because Velshi told him that it could take weeks to finish it. After all, he didn't have time to waste weeks for now because of that wench coming for Azela.
He wanted to complete that Emergency Quest and get the superb rewards it offered.
'So, Velshi. It's surely going to be tough to complete this Emergency Quest, but with how you described and told me her approach by spending reality motes, I have a fair chance to complete this quest, right?'
[Indeed. The system wouldn't give you quests that are impossible to complete. They may be hard, but the possibility to complete them exists for sure].
'If she will come low-key as you said, then I must browse through her head and find something against her,' Arkhen thought with a grin. He had planned to use the Memory Crystal Fishing Rod on her and read her memories to find something against her, which he planned to use in the battle of wills initiated by his Realm Artifact.
The unique thing about the Memory Crystal Fishing Rod was that it was a Unique item. It was not bound by realm rules of class items. Such were the items with the rank [Unique].
He knew that with how the Emergency Quest put the tasks, the main factor to complete this quest was his Realm Artifact.
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[Emergency Quest: Delete The Hoe]
-It is detected a female being is targeting your woman. You must teach her a lesson and kill her for good rewards.
[-Task:]
--> Humiliate her by fucking her in front of her followers and treating her like a slave for five days.
--> Record her humiliation and announce this to all beings who are the same as her. (The system will handle the announcement with a temporary function you can control)
--> Kill her after doing the deed and capture her soul in Mystic Wonderland for an important thing. (The system will aid you to capture her soul)
[-Reward:]
--> Scripture of Bounty Hunt.
--> A mystery box (contains multiple rewards, with one being a high-grade reward)
--> 10,000 reality essence.
--> 10 Roulette spins.
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Those tasks were not possible unless he won against her using his Realm Artifact. However, he must plan to increase his chances of winning and also needs to prepare a backhand in case something went wrong.
That backhand was naturally related to this Grand Duke Family and that's why he came here. He had found the pattern as after the emergency quest popped up, he later got a side-quest about saving Meya and Gereld.
So, after saving them, he gained some type backing of from this powerful Grand Duke family because he didn't think that they would abandon him or reject him if he asked something from them.
While Arkhen was lost in thoughts and considering various possibilities along with his plans, Meya arrived outside this bathroom.
With a cheeky snicker leaving her mouth, she opened the bathroom door with a key and entered inside.
Arkhen snapped out of his daze as he heard the sound of the door closing in and turned to look at the door, only to become speechless.
Meya laughed and quickly locked the door before shamelessly removing her clothes and doing a high jump into the water.
*Splash!*
"Haha, I got you!" Meya said with a cheeky chuckle.
Arkhen saw Meya just three meters away from him. Half of her body was exposed since this square water pool was not deep. Seeing her perky C-cup boobs with cute pink nipples, Arkhen's little brother instantly got hard.
'Calm, calm... I shouldn't do anything to her, or it might foil the plan of coming here,' Arkhen thought. After all, Meya's parents were powerful...very very powerful!
"Brother Arkhen, don't be shy," Meya said with a grin as she approached Arkhen, an amorous glint in her eyes filled with passion and obsessive love.
Arkhen was a bit startled as he looked into Meya's eyes, 'What the hell? Is she so over the top in love with me with those obsessive eyes, or i am reading it wrong?'
Meya arrived at the right side of Arkhen and locked his arm between her boobs before saying, "Come on, we are just increasing skinship."
After saying that, Meya stretched her hand in the water and touched Arkhen's stiff penis, "hehe, you are aroused by me, right? Not gonna lie, that makes me happy."
"Meya..." Arkhen muttered with a wry smile as he looked at her face.
Meya had a big closed eye smile on her face. Hearing Arkhen saying her name, Meya opened her eyes and asked, "What? Are you finally tempted by me?"
Arkhen took back his arm and got back before saying, "Since you are here, then just bathe. Don't think anything funny."
Meya put her head down and bit her lips. 'Why? Even after doing this much, why is he not?'
Her eyes became teary as she didn't want to get more frustrated. "Why?!!"
"Hmm?" Arkhen looked at Meya hearing her sudden outburst and saw her spilling tears.
Meya moved quickly and hugged Arkhen, pressing herself tightly against Arkhen's chest. "Why don't you want me? Where am I lacking?!!"
Meya started kissing Arkhen's neck after speaking sobbingly and also squeezed his penis between her thighs. "I want you, brother Arkhen. I want your body and soul to be with mine!"
Arkhen saw Meya crazily kissing him and his heartbeat also increased.
'This girl...' Arkhen thought as a vein popped on his forehead. 'I am an idiot!'
"Meya!" Arkhen shouted as he grabbed her chin and forced her to look at her.
Meya looked at Arkhen's face, and with how she heard Arkhen's shout, despair started welling in her. She didn't want to get rejected!
However, Arkhen was angry but not at Meya. He was angry at himself!
"Don't..." Meya uttered with tears in her eyes. She didn't want Arkhen to say no and reject her.
Seeing Meya like that, Arkhen took a deep breath and... held her tightly before kissing her on the lips with his most passionate kiss!
The moment he looked into those eyes, he knew what he had to do! There was no way he would push away this girl anymore who felt so strongly for him!
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