37 Mother-In-Laws Migh (1/2)
The Hundred Flowers Scriptures kicked into gear, pushing the duo's cultivation to new levels. Iliana's martial cultivation went from the eighth step True Knight Rank to the first step Grand Knight Rank while Konrad's spiritual cultivation directly reached the first step Grand Priest Rank.
As for his martial cultivation, while there was some substantial improvement, he had yet to break through the sixth step Grand Knight Rank. Although Iliana's main asset was her spiritual cultivation of the third step Grand Priest Rank, having a perfect balance between the martial and spiritual would allow her battle power to soar.
But Instead of sitting and digesting his gains, Konrad stared at his new conquest with an amused gaze.
”Divine…son of a bitch? I've heard many things, I've heard the two separately, but together? This is a…first.”
Iliana didn't have time to worry about any of that as her mind still drifted in its newfound plane of ecstasy. She just laid on the bed with her arms outstretched and released a deep, contented sigh that reminisced of a glutton sated with food and wine.
...
Meanwhile, alongside Zamira, Wolfgang rested within his bed. As a Semi-Saint, sleep was for him optional, and he would usually spend his nights in silent cultivation. However, he always reserved two nights during the week to remain with his beloved. This was one such night.
A night that was interrupted by a deep growl that couldn't escape his sharp senses.
”What? Who? Who's harming my daughter?”
But before he could rush out of the bedroom, Zamira's hands pulled him back into the bed.
”What do you think? Who do you think? After bringing the wolf into the fold, you should not be surprised to hear the sheep squeal.”
As a Transcendent Knight, Zamira's senses were sharp enough that the noise didn't escape her attention.
”You mean…?”
Wolfgang's eyes widened with the sudden realization, and he went red from fury!
”Under my roof? The gals! Butcher…I must butcher him!”
He summoned his energy battle-ax and was about to free himself from Zamira's grasp when…
”Are you sure you're mentally prepared for what you're about to see?”
…her sleepy words echoed within his ears and stopped him dead in his tracks with droplets of sweat soon trickling down his forehead.
”Tomorrow…I will butcher him…tomorrow!”
...
The rest of the night was uneventful, Iliana rested nude within her bedsheets while Konrad sat cross-legged in silent cultivation. He was initially very close to the sixth step, and upon refining Iliana's primal essence through his incubus blood, he was ready to break through!
The sky-blue spiritual energy swirling around his body took a lighter shade while his bones and muscles were remolded to a higher level. The density of his spiritual energy also rose to new heights, and he finally broke through the sixth step Grand Knight Rank.
As the breakthrough came to an end, he drew a deep breath, then relaxed his muscles in a long exhalation before resuming silent cultivation until dawn announced the end of night.
And so his cultivation came to a halt. Unwilling to interfere with Iliana's sleep any further, he stood up, walked out of her room, and took the road back to his assigned quarters.
...
With the arrival of the sunlight, activity resumed within the Kracht mansion. Servants carried on with their daily tasks while the Kracht kinsmen assembled for breakfast.
Konrad who pulled off an all-nighter was quick to prepare himself and join the others in the hall. Iliana would soon awaken and join the gathering, but as soon as Konrad's eyes locked on hers, she turned to avoid his gaze while not being able to prevent her cheeks' temperature from reaching an unhealthy threshold.
But how could he allow her to escape that easily? In the blink of an eye, he crossed the distance separating them and brought his face dangerously close to hers while staring deep into her eyes.
”What? Going to pretend nothing happened?”
The feeling of his breath grazing her lips, and the proximity of their faces caused her heart rate to accelerate, and her already reddened cheeks to burn brighter. During that night, she had said too many things and produced too many sounds that caused her to feel like she had no face left.
If possible, she wished she could find a place to bury herself and hide for a lifetime!
However, seeing that pair of eyes that openly teased her, Iliana found a new source of courage and brazenly puffed out her chest.
”Hum, hum! What is done is done. I am not so weak as to try to evade reality. Since we've already done the deed, you need to take responsibility for me.”
”The first step is to swear off mistresses. You are now my man and future husband. Daphne included, there is no way in hell you can keep having all those women swirling around you.”
”Huh?”
For an instant, Konrad's eyes widened with incessant blinking.
”Even you don't believe what you just said. Knowing full well the nature of my blood, you know that's not going to happen.”
And that was precisely what she was waiting for.