Chapter 16: Chapter 16 – Battle with Flashes

That’s when the palace shook.

A deep, resonant roar echoed from outside—not the rats or nymphs we’d encountered before.

Something bigger. Much bigger.

[System Alert: Massive Threat Detected]

[Recommendation: Immediate Evacuation or Enhanced Combat Readiness]

“What the hell was that?” Lin Yue had her bow out instantly.

I extended my senses through the palace’s connection to the grove.

What I felt made my blood run cold.

A Void Wyrm—a creature from the deepest parts of the forest, drawn by the spiritual energy we’d been throwing around.

In the novel, these things were apex predators that even Soul Formation cultivators avoided.

“We’ve got company,” I said grimly. “Big, angry, and coming this way.”

Another roar, closer now. The ground trembled.

“Can this palace move?” Lin Yue asked.

“It can, but slowly. We might not have time to—”

The wall exploded inward And instantly the palace vanished, leaving a hollow cave as it turned into a bracelet on my wrist, clearly showing how this place could be infiltrated and broken, and on receiving damage it turns back into bracelet.

Through the breach came something out of nightmares—thirty feet of scaled fury with eyes like burning coals and teeth the size of swords.

The Void Wyrm had found us, and it looked hungry.

“Well,” I said, power already flowing through my enhanced body, “looks like we’re doing this the hard way.”

The Void Wyrm’s roar shook the palace to its foundations, debris raining from the shattered wall like deadly confetti.

Thirty feet of scaled nightmare barreled through the breach, its coal-black hide glistening with void essence that warped the air around it.

Teeth like jagged swords snapped at nothing, eyes burning with hunger for qi, and tentacles—fuck, more tentacles than the lurker—whipped forward like living shadows.

This thing wasn’t just a beast; it was a qi vampire, sucking life from anything it touched.

In the novel, one of these had taken down entire sects. And now it was in my goddamn pleasure palace.

“Get back!” I shouted, my enhanced body already moving.

Infinite Stamina kicked in, muscles firing without fatigue, but even with the Horny God’s legacy, this was gonna be a bitch.

Mei Ling and Lin Yue scrambled to their feet, eyes wide with terror but hands glowing with qi.

No time for fear—we had to coordinate or die.

The wyrm lunged, its massive jaw unhinging to bite at Mei Ling first.

She dodged with a graceful flip, her pencil skirt hiking up mid-air, revealing the smooth curve of her naked ass and a flash of her glistening pussy lips—still slick from whatever palace magic lingered.

The sight hit me like a system ping, distracting as hell in the chaos, my cock twitching despite the danger.

[Ogling Distraction: Vitality +5]

[Host Vitality: 130/100 (Overflow Building)]

Fuck, even in battle, the perks flowed. “Mei! Barrier on its head!” I barked, shaking off the haze.

She landed in a crouch, skirt settling but not before another teasing glimpse of her rose-glow thighs stretching wide.

Her qi flared blue, forming a shimmering shield that slammed into the wyrm’s snout like a battering ram.

It recoiled, roaring in fury, buying us a second.

Lin Yue was already in motion, leaping onto a nearby table that the palace had conjured—velvet couches flipping into barricades at my mental command.

Her floral skirt billowed as she jumped, exposing her toned bronze ass cheeks clenching mid-leap, pussy flashing briefly, shaved… Wait, wasn’t it supposed to have some hair before? Did she shave it? But when? though it looked inviting.

Distraction hit again, blood rushing south as I watched those curves stretch and jiggle.

[Movement Voyeurism: Vitality +8]

[Harem Points +5]

“Lin! Arrows to the eyes—aim for the pairs!” I ordered, using the boost to charge forward.

She nocked and fired in one fluid motion, her body twisting in the air for a better angle.

Skirt flew up again, ass fully exposed, stretching taut as she balanced—goddamn hypnotic.

The arrows struck true, piercing two of the wyrm’s burning eyes with wet pops.

Black ichor sprayed, and it thrashed wildly, tentacles sweeping like scythes.

One lashed toward me, but I activated Pleasure Amplification—not for fun, but to heighten my senses.

Every nerve lit up, making my dodges razor-sharp.

I rolled under the tentacle, coming up close to its underbelly.

Mei Ling joined the fray, vaulting over a fallen pillar with servant’s grace amplified by our bond.

Her skirt rode high on the jump, pussy and ass on full display—lips parting slightly from the motion, curves stretching deliciously.

The view nearly cost me; I stumbled, cock hardening further.

[Intimate Distraction Bonus: Vitality +10]

But it fueled me. I slapped a palm against the wyrm’s hide, channeling Essence Absorption.

Qi flooded in—dark, chaotic energy that burned like acid but pumped my vitality sky-high.

[Beast Drain: Vitality +25]

[Host Vitality: 165/100 (Massive Overflow)]

The wyrm bellowed, weakening, but countered with a tail swipe that sent Lin Yue flying.

She twisted mid-air to land on her feet, skirt flipping completely, ass and pussy exposed in a full stretch—bronze skin taut, cheeks spreading just enough to tease.

She gasped, landing hard but firing another arrow immediately.

“Got your back!” she yelled, voice breathy from the impact—and maybe something else.

The palace’s aphrodisiac residue was still in the air, mixing with the battle adrenaline.

Mei Ling synced with me, our dual cultivation bond flaring.

She leaped onto the wyrm’s back, skirt fluttering like a flag, revealing everything below the waist—pussy dripping, ass bouncing as she climbed.

Distraction overload; my focus wavered, but the system rewarded:

[Partner Exposure: Vitality +12]

[Harem Points +8]

She drove a qi-infused palm into its spine, cracking scales.

The beast bucked, throwing her off—but I was there, catching her mid-fall.

Our bodies pressed together briefly, her naked lower half grinding against my suit pants, heat searing through.

[Sync Contact: Vitality +15]

We rolled apart as tentacles whipped down.

Lin Yue provided cover, jumping between us with arrows flying—skirt lifting again, ass stretching in the leap, pussy flashing like a beacon. “Tianlong, now!”

I nodded, all three of us in perfect rhythm.

Using Beast Taming Aura from the earlier reward, I projected dominance—not to tame, but to intimidate.

The wyrm hesitated, its remaining eyes flickering with doubt.

Mei Ling and Lin Yue struck together—her qi beam from one side, Lin’s arrows from the other—while I drained more essence from its core.

The beast shuddered, scales cracking, void essence leaking like smoke.

One final roar, and it collapsed, the palace floor shaking from the impact.

[Major Threat Defeated: Void Wyrm Slain]

[Rewards: Harem Points +100, New Skill: Void Essence Manipulation]

[Vitality Overflow Stabilized at 200/100]

We dropped, gasping for air, bodies spent.

Mei Ling lay sprawled, skirt hiked up permanently now, pussy and ass exposed in exhaustion, rose-glow skin slick with sweat.

Lin Yue collapsed beside her, floral skirt twisted, bronze curves on full display—ass stretching as she shifted, pussy lips parted from the strain.

I fell between them, our bodies tangling in a heap.

The distractions had nearly killed me, but they’d fueled the win—vitality surging from every reveal.

As we lay there, panting together, the palace hummed approvingly, sealing the breach and dimming the lights for recovery.

“Teamwork,” I muttered, hand “accidentally” brushing Mei’s thigh, earning one last ping.

[Post-Battle Intimacy: Vitality +10]

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