Chapter 638: Spirit Essence Spreads

Marcus carried Alana in his arms, her delicate figure nestled against his chest as he strode toward the bedroom. She was a peerless beauty, elegant and graceful even in her shyness, and the sight of her flushed cheeks and eyes overflowing with affection, their depths rippling like autumn waters, caused the restraint he had been holding onto to disappear almost instantly.

He lowered his head and gently kissed her trembling lips. A sweet taste mingled with the faint fragrance of a hundred flowers, filling his senses as the warmth in his heart steadily intensified.

"Master..."

The nervous beauty squirmed slightly in his arms in a token attempt at resistance. Yet when she looked up at her master and felt the warmth of his broad embrace and his strong masculine presence, her nervousness could not overcome the sweetness and affection filling her heart. She had never experienced such intimacy before, but the love she felt for him made it impossible for her to truly pull away from his kiss.

Her delicate hands slowly wrapped around his neck. She parted her lips and allowed herself to relax into his embrace, responding shyly to his affection. Every gentle caress made her increasingly overwhelmed, her body growing warm and her limbs gradually weakening until she could only cling to him. All she felt was love, immense affection, and the intoxicating comfort of being held by the man she loved most.

"Master..."

By then, the beauty in his arms was completely lost in her feelings for him.

Still holding her close, Marcus continued kissing her as he reached the bedroom and gently laid Alana down on the soft, comfortable bed. Against the sheets, she looked like an Angel who had descended from the heavens. Her flawless face was flushed like a peach blossom, while her light green dress traced the graceful lines of her slender figure. Her waist was so delicate that Marcus could almost encircle it with both hands, and her elegant proportions, combined with her breathtaking beauty, made her every bit the peerless beauty she appeared to be.

"So beautiful."

Marcus could not help but marvel inwardly.

Alana was gentle, elegant, and extraordinarily beautiful, in no way inferior to Lily, Anya, his mischievous little sister Amber, or even Princess Phoenix, widely regarded as the second most beautiful woman on the Dreamland Continent. Yet this peerless beauty now belonged at his side, and the fact that Alana regarded him as her one and only, most beloved master filled Marcus with an indescribable sense of happiness.

What captivated him most was the way she looked at him through her shyness. Her starry eyes were filled with tenderness, affection, and a love she made no attempt to hide. The sight made his heart soften, and his affection for her only grew stronger.

"Babe, become your master’s woman."

Unable to restrain his feelings any longer, Marcus leaned over her and kissed her luscious lips once more, his hands gently caressing her graceful figure.

"Mmm..."

Alana, who had never experienced such intimacy before, trembled nervously and let out a soft murmur. Her heart was filled with love and passion, but beneath all of it remained one simple wish: she wanted to remain by her master’s side forever and devote herself to serving the man she loved most.

Their intimacy continued, and before long, their clothing had been cast aside as Marcus finally embraced this peerless beauty completely.

"Ah... Master..."

A soft, trembling cry escaped Alana as she surrendered herself to the love between them. Once her initial nervousness gradually faded, the tenderness between them deepened, and their passion soon swept through the room like an unstoppable storm.

Finally, he had truly made this peerless beauty his woman.

At the height of their intimacy, Marcus suddenly felt something change. It was as though Alana’s very essence had blossomed, releasing a powerful fragrance reminiscent of countless flowers. A tremendous energy surged outward from her body and rapidly began spreading through both of them.

It was the energy of Alana’s Spirit of a Hundred Flowers, along with the Ten-Thousand-Year Peach Blossom Spirit and Thousand-Year Red Locust Spirit within Marcus.

At almost the same moment, a series of system notifications rang in his mind.

Ding!

[Congratulations, player Stonehaven. Your servant Alana’s Intimacy Level with you has reached 100.]

Ding!

[Congratulations, player Stonehaven. You have engaged in dual cultivation with Alana, a hidden character of the Dreamland Continent who possesses the Body of a Hundred Flowers. All four basic attributes have increased by 100. Luck has increased by 10. Resistance to negative effects has increased by 30%. You have automatically learned the skill ’Hundred Flowers Dance’.]

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Hundred Flowers Dance: Passive Trigger Skill. Has a 30% chance to release a flurry of scattering flowers that form a protective shield, reducing damage from enemy attacks by 20%.

Another notification immediately followed.

Ding!

[Congratulations, player Stonehaven. Through dual cultivation with Alana, who possesses the Body of a Hundred Flowers, and stimulated by its energy, the power of your Ten-Thousand-Year Peach Blossom Spirit has begun to erupt. However, your pet, the Vixen Queen Camillo, has sensed the immense energy of the Ten-Thousand-Year Peach Blossom Spirit and wishes to absorb it to heal her injuries. Do you agree?]

"Agree!"

Marcus agreed without the slightest hesitation, and he was even delighted by the unexpected development. The Ten-Thousand-Year Peach Blossom Spirit that had remained dormant within him was finally reacting.

He could clearly feel the Spirit of a Hundred Flowers within Alana drawing out the Ten-Thousand-Year Peach Blossom Spirit inside his body. Its energy began circulating more violently, with nearly half of it surging toward his right arm, where a cute little pink fox pattern was imprinted.

Marcus could feel it.

The Vixen Queen Camillo had an incomparably stronger connection to the Ten-Thousand-Year Peach Blossom Spirit, which was originally a treasured relic of the Vixen Clan. She could undoubtedly absorb and utilize its energy far more effectively than he could.

Naturally, Marcus was more than happy with that outcome. He was a knight, after all, and had little use for the Peach Blossom Spirit’s magic-oriented energy. If Camillo could absorb it and use that power to recover from her injuries, it would be far more worthwhile.

With that thought, he gently held Alana and relaxed, allowing the enormous energy of the Peach Blossom Spirit to flow steadily toward Camillo.

The other energy within his body, however, followed a different path.

The Thousand-Year Red Locust Spirit was absorbed directly by Marcus himself.

During their dual cultivation, Alana’s Spirit of a Hundred Flowers continued to grow stronger. When it advanced to the fifth layer, another system notification suddenly rang out in Marcus’s mind.

Ding!

[Congratulations, player Stonehaven. You have successfully absorbed the remaining half of the Thousand-Year Red Locust Spirit’s energy. Your attributes have increased. Effects: Luck +3. All four basic attributes, Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Focus, have each increased by 30. Poison Resistance +30. You have automatically learned the skills ’Thousand-Year Red Locust Essence’ and ’Red Locust Cloud Mist’.]

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Thousand-Year Red Locust Essence: Active Skill. Summons a mass of Red Locust Essence resembling a crimson cloud, increasing the Health recovery speed of the user’s master, the master’s party members, or mercenary group members by 200, while also increasing MP recovery speed by 200.

Red Locust Cloud Mist: Active Skill. Drawing upon the energy of the Thousand-Year Red Locust Spirit within the user, instantly releases a cloud of red mist that restores 1,000 Health per second to the user and the members of their mercenary group. Lasts for twenty seconds.

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