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Chapter 94 Lilith, I Want to Be the Empress

Chapter 95 Lilith, I Want to Be the Empress (4k)

Such is the symbol of war; the moment the wellspring of power flows through her body, the madness within her cannot be suppressed.

But this feeling of joy disappeared in just one minute. When he felt that he could no longer grasp the power of the seventh ascension, Merrick's eyes froze and returned to normal.

No?

Where is my energy?

Where did my energy, which was like a vast sea of ​​corpses, go?

Merrick's pupils widened instantly, and as he felt his strength draining away, his breathing became rapid.

"My power can only last for one minute." Merrick's face darkened as he looked at Lilith, who was still sitting on the ground.

Lilith simply dusted off her skirt and stood up, then said calmly, "After all, I only cut the cycle apart; it doesn't mean your spell can be repaired."

To put it bluntly, the degree to which a chaotic train of thought can be restored under external forces is limited; ultimately, it depends on your own changes.

However, the fundamental problem is that my current strength is still too weak.

If I regain some of my strength, I can at least help you organize part of this technique, allowing your power to last longer.

"Ah, so it is." Merrick came to his senses, but did not complain about losing his power.

After all, if she carefully felt it, she would find that although the strength could only be restored for one minute at a time, this kind of restoration could be done almost every day.

In other words, she possesses peak strength for one minute on any given day.

This level is already sufficient.

Or rather, it has completely exceeded her own expectations.

"From the very beginning, I never thought you could break my spell, but what I can't believe is that you did it."

It's really hard to imagine who you are.

However, even if it only lasts for one minute, it will be enough, because in just one minute, I can kill all the enemies.

Merrick twisted his wrist, then looked up at the sky—

"But—since the condition has only been partially cured, it is clearly unrealistic to give away all the treasures mentioned earlier."

After she finished speaking, she simply flicked her finger, and the two white square boxes in the sky fell down again.

The block melted completely the moment it was placed in your hand, revealing the special item inside.

"These two items are for you."

Merrick tossed one of the blue crystals to Lilith, and the other white crystal to Rhodes.

Rhodes reached out and took the crystal, instantly recognizing what it was.

【Divine Remains】—In this world, after the death of countless benefactors, there is a certain probability that the divine echoes remaining in their bodies will be fused into their remains and transformed into crystals.

This is the only way to increase energy besides hunting special demonic species and absorbing divine materials.

However, the vast majority of divinely favored remains are inherited, because no warrior's relatives would willingly allow their family members to be used on someone else.

"A relic of a god favored by the God of Souls, and a relic of the God of the Stars. Was I right? Lilith."

"Hmm." Lilith nodded, quite satisfied with the remains of this god-given being who had been promoted four times.

For her, the divine remains were undoubtedly the most efficient item to absorb, bar none.

After all, for others it's about merging with the power of others, but for her it's different; eating this stuff is about recycling energy.

It's perfectly reasonable for me to consume my own energy.

Moreover, her ascension strength had already increased significantly after killing Cangwen last time. Basically, as long as she has this divine relic, she will be able to break through and ascend five times.

However, she did not rush to break through now, but instead accepted the crystal.

"Rhodes—what's next?" Lilith looked at Rhodes, her eyes calm, yet revealing a gentleness she never showed to anyone else.

Those who have experienced despair and failure will cherish and carefully face the emotions in front of them, that much is certain.

Of course, her problem may not actually be solved.

After all, she had the courage to boldly express her feelings to Rhodes, but what if she did it in front of other people?

One or two acquaintances are fine, but once there are more people—arrogance will naturally tempt her to say the wrong thing.

She understood that the problem still existed, so she would definitely try to overcome it, because she absolutely did not want Rhodes to be hurt again because of her.

"Go back." Rhodes left these words behind, holding the flawless, diamond-like remnant of a god who had been promoted three times, and murmured softly.

"Um.

""

It was a little past one in the afternoon when we returned to the Duke's mansion.

Rod reached out and took Ivina's small hands in his, guiding her step by step to change her pace.

The girl was not wearing the dress she had chosen, but another dress.

Her pristine white skirt and lace trim made her dazzling, and her graceful figure should have made the dance incredibly beautiful, but—

In fact, there is a big height difference between Ivina and Rhodes. Her small body means that even when she stands on tiptoe, she can only reach Rhodes' chin, so it is too difficult for her to dance in sync with Rhodes.

Moreover, she had never practiced dancing before. In the past, she could only stand alone by the window, peering at the girls who could dance gracefully.

Therefore, even though she had mentally rehearsed countless times before, trying to make sure she could dance well when a male partner was available to lead her,

:

Even with good performance, it's still impossible to achieve.

Ivina was filled with anxiety.

Because she already has enough flaws, and if even a little more of those flaws are exposed, she will be even more afraid of losing something.

To put it bluntly, that's how it is—she has no redeeming qualities at all. Aside from being foolish and loyal, she's just a porcelain doll.

Feeling herself constantly stepping on Rhodes's foot in her mistakes, she felt so anxious she almost cried.

"Don't worry," Rhodes reassured him softly. "You've already done a great job."

"No way! Don't try to fool me like a child, I'm not buying it. I know I just didn't dance well!"

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it, isn't there? You've been cooped up in your room all day, and your muscles have gotten stiff."

"Hey!" Ivina gritted her teeth, "You big bad guy."

Snap! Her high heel stomped hard on Rod's toes;

"Hiss—" Rod's facial muscles twitched. "I'm serious, whether you dance well or not doesn't really matter."

"At its core, court dance is simply about enjoying alone time with the people you want to be with."

"After all, nobles only have the chance to meet their life partner at gatherings, and dance is the easiest way to do so."

"I know—but I'll embarrass you." Ivina bit her lip. "I'm going to dance really well."

"Make a fool of myself? I got close to you, someone none of them dared to approach." Rhodes turned around, put his arm around Ivina, and spun her around. "Just that alone is enough to make them gasp."

"Hmph, you think you're so great?"

"No, I just wanted to say that other people's self-illumination is meaningless. Those who are destined to die will die sooner or later, and those who survive may never see us again."

"So, it's enough to keep them in constant fear and awe of us in the present moment."

Ivina didn't reply, but silently followed Rod's steps, mastering the skills little by little.

But at the same time, Felicity and Lilith, who were sitting by the dance studio, were also watching the two of them dance.

One of them was staring intently at Rhodes, while the other was turning the pages of a book; the atmosphere was slightly tense.

"Felicity." Suddenly, Lilith put the book she was holding on the table.

"What's the matter?"

"You like Rhodes, don't you?" Lilith's eyes glanced at Felicity. "You never showed it in your past life."

"Yes." Felicity replied without the slightest hesitation, without even giving her own god any illusions.

After all, Felicity had openly provoked her last time in front of her, making the request that "Rhodes love her a little more." What was there to hide now?

"I can't accept that Rhodes would be willing to believe you." Felicity remained cold, but she lacked that natural sweetness when facing Lilith.

Whether you agree with this or not is irrelevant; as long as Rod believes in me, that's enough.

Felicity clenched her fist. "Do you even have any self-awareness? Staying by Rhodes' side will only lead to you constantly hurting him."

I don't care whether you truly like him or simply want to use him, I just want you to let him go, and let us go too.

In this life, I absolutely do not want to become like that in the end, where everyone made way for you, only to have that path buried by your own hands.

"Whether I hurt him or not is not up to you, and whether you are hurt or not is none of my business," Lilith said calmly. "But—if Rhode wants you all to be happy, I can only accept it."

"Because no matter what, I am now by his side as a person atoning for my sins, so I have no right to stop you from getting close to him."

Lilith said these words with a heavy heart. Although she was extremely unwilling to share Rhodes, she understood that the current situation left her with no other choice.

She's not so oblivious to her place in the world; for now, Rhodes has simply placed her on the side of forgiveness.

Therefore, her current status is certainly not high enough to refuse those philandering men.

After all, if she wanted to stay by Rhodes' side, she had to fulfill Rhodes' last request that morning: "I will become the most terrifying god in the world, and you will be unable to escape my control."

This sentence is simple, yet it clearly and easily places a very specific position on the status.

She was the weaker party, while Rhodes was the stronger party.

The weaker party naturally has no right to care how many girls Rhodes has. She also understands that Rhodes will definitely consider them. "You—" Felicity gritted her teeth, "You better not show any sign of hurting Rhodes again, otherwise we will never forgive you."

"Feel free to offer your feedback." Lilith placed her fair hand on her over-the-knee socks and adjusted the height slightly.

"But I hope you won't argue with me, and that we can get along well, just like before."

Obviously.

Lilith's words were essentially a surrender to Felicity.

For her in the past, taking the initiative to tell others to "get along well" was actually a way of lowering herself to beg for mercy.

Felicity was also quite surprised.

In her opinion, no matter how much Lilith pretends, it's only for Rhodes, and then she'll still be a green tea bitch and drive all the others away.

But clearly—she is now genuinely considering getting along well with them?

Even Felicity was a little dazed—but she quickly suppressed the thought.

"————" Felicity leaned back silently on the sofa, her eyes filled with complex emotions. "What did you do? It was only one night. There's absolutely no way he'd believe you."

When asked this question, Lilith stiffened slightly, looking unexpectedly a little embarrassed.

For her, there was nothing to brag about; in fact, it was something she found difficult to talk about.

That's what conservative thinking is all about —

"He just got what he deserved." She turned her head away, propped her head up with the back of her hand, and looked away.

Upon hearing this, Felicity's pupils contracted slightly.

"What—?"

Even if she's incredibly naive, she's still very sensitive about this.

What's more, she's been frantically catching up on this kind of knowledge lately.

Oh no!

How could this happen?

She never imagined that in just one night, Lilith would shamelessly use her body to get Rhodes to forgive her!

This guy really knows how to use any means necessary.

isn't it?

Felicity, who thought she was ahead of the pack, suddenly realized that she had fallen behind in just one night.

"That's completely fouling!" Felicity looked at Lilith with disgust and pointed her finger at her, shouting.

Lilith knew she couldn't hide it any longer, so she had to bite the bullet and explain: "Sex is the greatest cheat code for love, and also the best way to express one's true feelings."

Loving sex is entirely different from pure, brutal desire, and Rhodes understood this, so it's only natural that he was willing to trust me to some extent.

"Is this the epitome of 'pleasure,' the god of starlight? Quite an idea—"

"I—this is the only chance I have left to salvage the situation." Lilith bit her lip, and finally lowered her eyelashes to say these words, "So, don't say anything more."

The moment those words appeared, Felicity's eyes froze, and her fingers slowly fell.

Felicity turned to look at Rhodes with a complicated expression, then uttered a calm and collected statement: "Lilith, I want to be the Empress."

These words pierced Lilith's heart like a needle, and her hands clenched: "Don't push your luck."

Emotions surged.