Chapter 129: Don’t Touch My Husband!!

"What is this domain?!" Salina asked in shock, her voice echoing in the pitch-black void as she stared at the surrounding darkness that completely swallowed the morning light.

​Galahad stared at his palm, his face going pale in the gloom: "All my spirit energy is sealed, I can’t even use a single skill... Isn’t this like Tyson’s skill?"

​"No... Tyson’s skill could only mark at most five people, but his..." Abel stared at Asher in horror, his hand trembling on his blue-gemmed staff: "He is on a completely different level."

​"TSK! Who cares, this still won’t be effective against Viper!" Juanita said, crossing her arms stubbornly over her chest, though a drop of nervous sweat rolled down her cheek.

​"True... Hmm... I don’t know." Soren grunted.

​Natalie watched in complete silence. Not only did the domain seal off their entire surroundings and forcibly suppress their spirit energy, but Asher and his Knights had also gained a massive 100% increase in all their base stats. In short, Asher’s total attribute threshold was now far beyond Viper’s.

​But...

​’Asher already scratched her earlier; according to our bet, he already won. So why is he still fighting with everything he’s got?’ she thought, her scarred face tightening in suspense.

​BOOOM!!!

​Viper’s bare fist smashed right into the lead Knight’s reinforced shield. The sheer physical shockwave sent the giant dark knight sliding backward, its armored boots digging deep lines into the dark floor of the domain.

​’Damn! I could usually one-shot a knight construct with a single fist, but now, with their improved defense of over two million points, it seems I’ll have to go all out.’ Viper thought, leaping backward to create distance as four remaining knights brought their massive broadswords crashing down on her previous spot.

​She narrowed her glowing white eyes, landing lightly on her feet into a low crouch.

​’I can’t even remember the last time I had to go all out... Hahahaha, this is so damn fun!’ she cheered mentally. The very next moment, a violent, crimson energy wave burst out from her body, spreading like an incendiary shockwave across the entire dark domain.

​’Huh? I am pretty sure her internal spirit energy was completely sealed by my domain,’ Asher thought in genuine surprise, mentally pulling up his system interface.

​{Physique Activated: King Kong Physique.}

{Effect: Converts her own shed blood into volatile Aether Energy, completely bypassing domain seals for 10 seconds. All stats increase by 200%.}

​"Oh?" Asher blinked, staring at the translucent system screen floating before him. "With Aether energy, she completely removed every single disadvantage placed on her while tripling her raw physical strength... You truly are a monster, but..."

​BOOOOM!!!

​Asher looked up just as Viper shot toward the Knights like a crimson comet. Everyone watching could only see a blur of red light pass right through their dark formations—and in less than a second, all five heavy Shadow Knights shattered into metallic dust without a single inch of resistance!

​"I won!!"

She yelled wildly, instantly appearing right in front of Asher, her white eyes blazing with exhilaration as she drove a terrifying, crimson-coated punch straight toward his face.

​"From the very start of this battle, I already won," Asher murmured quietly under his breath, a cold, mocking smirk forming on his lips.

​{Soul Defense - Activated.}

​BOOOOM!!!!

​"This?!"

​Viper’s glowing eyes widened in sheer horror. The next instant, her colossal 2,000,000-point physical strike hit an invisible barrier—and was instantly multiplied by 500% via the reflect mechanic, blasting directly back into her own chest!

​PIFFF!!!

​Viper spurted out a massive spray of blood, her internal organs fracturing as the ten-million-point impact launched her flying hundreds of meters backward like a broken doll.

​"Watch out!" Natalie yelled, her eyes going wide as the whole nine Demons scattered in panic, rushing out of the way.

​BOOM!!

​Viper smashed violently right into the earth in their midst, a deep crater forming beneath her as blood flowed freely from her mouth.

​’I hope she’s still alive... I’d hate to accidentally kill such a powerful subordinate before she even signs the contract.’ Asher thought, walking at a calm, relaxed pace toward the settling dust cloud two hundred meters away.

​’Soul Defense remains my ultimate trump card against physical monsters like her.’ He noted internally.

​Everyone stared in absolute shock as Viper, lying bloody in the center of the crater, weakly reached into her coat and brought out a glowing, radiant golden pill.

​"Is that a genuine Divine-Tier pill?!!" Juanita shrieked, dumbfounded.

​They all watched with wide eyes as she swallowed the miraculous medicine whole, then forced herself into a cross-legged sitting posture, circulating her chaotic core to stabilize the rapid surge of energy from the pill to rapidly regenerate her broken ribs and internal injuries.

​"....?!"

​The nine Demons slowly turned their heads toward Asher in absolute, terrifying awe as the shadow domain shattered completely, revealing the warm morning sun rays once more. The whole nine stood dead silent, none daring to speak a single word or even breathe too loudly.

​After a whole ten seconds of rapid absorption, Viper finally opened her eyes. She blinked a couple of times, her white eyes regaining their brilliant sheen as she looked up at Asher, who stood directly before her with his arms casually crossed behind him.

​The very next moment, she suddenly leaped forward out of the crater, throwing her arms around his neck and hugging him tight!

​".....?!"

​"Huh?!"

​Everyone present was completely dumbfounded, while Asher froze dead in his tracks, his eyes wide with shock.

​"I have finally found my husband!!" Viper yelled with a bright, radiant smile, burying her face into his chest and snuggling against him.

​"Hey! There must be a big misunderstanding here!" Asher quickly yelled, grabbing her slender shoulders and forcibly pushing her back.

​"There’s no misunderstanding! I promised myself long ago that any man who could overpower and defeat me in battle would be my husband!" Viper declared with a big, brilliant smile, staring up at him with eyes filled with absolute awe and adoration.

​’Oh boy... Did I hit her so hard that she literally lost her mind?’ Asher thought, utterly flabbergasted.

​"From now on!" She suddenly yanked his hands off her shoulders, stepping in close and grabbing his collar tightly: "From now on, you are my—"

​WHOOSH!!

​Viper blinked, instantly letting go of Asher’s collar and leaping backward through the air as a razor-sharp, Mythic-Tier dagger struck the ground hard right between where her feet had just been standing!

​"Huh?" Viper landed on her feet on the other side of the crater, turning her head toward the house entrance.

​Juliana was walking toward them with terrifying, heavy steps, her beautiful face twisted in a look of absolute, icy rage, her green aura flaring violently around her body.

​"Hey! Why attack me all of a sudden?! Wait, I thought you were a Mage? How can a mage handle a throwing dagger so well?" Viper asked, tilting her head in confusion.

​Juliana stopped directly in front of Asher, protecting his side, and casually reached down to pull her embedded dagger out of the cracked earth:

​"I don’t fucking care about your stupid promise, bitch! Anyone who tries to lay a finger on my husband dies!"

​"Oh, please..." Viper waved her hand dismissively with a cocky grin:

"Your husband? Has he even touched you yet? Has he kissed you? Has he held you in his arms at night...? No, right?" Viper asked with a triumphant smirk, her pointed questions stunning Juliana right where she stood.

​"You?!"

​"I am pretty sure you refused him, not letting him touch you... But if he agrees to be my husband, right now, we will head straight into the bedroom and settle the deed properly." Viper added with a seductive smile, slowly dragging a single finger along the curve of her cleavage.

​Juliana’s fingers clenched with extreme force around her dagger hilt, her knuckles turning bone-white. There was no way in hell she would ever let another woman get close to Asher like this. She didn’t know exactly when it had happened—maybe because he had treated them with such genuine care and respect—but she had completely fallen for him. Juliana would never sit still and allow another woman, who wasn’t one of her own sisters, to claim him.

​Without saying another word, Juliana turned around to face Asher, grabbed his jacket collar with both hands, and pulled him down into a deep, passionate kiss right in front of everyone!

​".....?!"

​Viper, Sara, Marianne, and even Asher himself were left completely stunned and speechless.