Cheat Cultivator's Ascension - Chapter 552 -

Intending to also comment on the odd sense of humor of the beastkin lady, Su Xiaotian stopped his words as he noticed something with his expanded senses, a frown on his face as he looks over the horizon, his eyes glowing in a mix of that dazzling white and brilliant gold once again, his gaze seemingly piercing through and seeing through the very essence of things.

“I think we should continue this conversation for a little later,” with an assuring smile still on his face, the immortal-like young man said with a hint of seriousness to his tone, his words prompting the beastkin beauty to hold her laughter back as she felt like there might be something wrong for him to act like this right now.

“Liliana, we have new guests coming” the young man added as his gaze lands on the powerful aura disturbing the mana around the air in the skies, his body mind prepared for another confrontation already only for him to let his guard down even if it’s just a little as he recognized the wing shaped unique to the vampire race, along with the different shades of silver and white hairs flowing through the wind as they flew closer and closer to his and the ladies’ location.

“No need to worry, Xiaotian, those are friends” if it was a month ago, Liliana won’t even be able to identify the people approaching unless she already had them in her field of view, but now that she abandoned the path of mana cultivation for the spirit qi cultivation path, her senses expanded significantly to the point that she can already detect the people approaching even from far away, making her aware of their identity as they approach.

Meanwhile the remaining three ladies, unaware of what the two vampires are talking about, merely follows their gazes looking over the horizon, moments later appearing within their sight are fourteen figures clad in armors wrapped in the brightest of crimson, golden trimmings reflecting the color of the skies making it noticeable even though the ones wearing said armors are still quite the distance away from the observers, the thick, fur cape emblazoned with a crescent crimson moon signifying the affiliation and origin of this newcomers.

It isn’t only these new visitor’s attire that carries the imposing air, as their very existence exudes such regal greatness different from the prideful youth one with sharp senses can feel from the Great Ones who was just in this place previously, this time, the thick, sharp murderous intent clearly coming from people who had already gone through the hell that is the battlefield and came out of it alive, far stronger than before.

“G-Golden Core Stage…” feeling the heavy pressure coming out of the thirteen rapidly approaching figures, the beastkin heiress, the dream demon princess and the elven priestess couldn’t help but feel a bit overwhelmed, within their heads, their minds already start to recognize just how much this rollercoaster of emotions, of sense of relief and danger they had for today is taking toll on their being.

Seeing how those three are doing, it was no longer the immortal-like young man, but rather, the young vampire earl, Liliana, who dealt with the heavy pressure bearing down on them, her strength bursting forth and pressing back as she smiles welcomingly at the guests now just a few dozens of meters away from them, her smile, rather than provoking, looks more like she’s just searching for whoever it is that is exuding such pressure, wanting to compete in a friendly manner.

“Lia!!” eventually landing on the ground with quite the audible thud from the metal cladding their being, one of the armored vampires cheered as they walked, or rather, ran out of their group’s formation, large wingspan flapping and causing a gust to appear as this figure dashed and bridged the distance between themselves and the vampire earl within a mere moment.

“Lucille!!” bearing a smile of someone who just heard the voice of a close friend after a long time of separation, Liliana also rushes to meet the armored figure, the two of them giggling as they met and hugged each other in the middle, looking like two little girls reuniting with a friend after missing them for a long time.

In that moment, the talks exploded as if both of them had been holding back a lot in the past, excited giggling from melodious voices ringing like a chime in the air as the two of them walked towards the vampire earl’s abode all too naturally, as if they had already done this so many times before.

“Hmm? Looks like you have quite the visitors” passing the three members of the Great Ones standing as they watch the two of them walk towards her abode, Liliana heard the armored vampire’s words, her voice laced with quite the hostility, something only natural as the vampire race is one of the few races that dare opposes the influence of the forces backing the geniuses of the Great Ones.

“Fufu~~ we’re nothing compared to the daughter of the great Lucia Celestia von Alucard” Lilith spoke with modesty wrapped around the little amused teasing in her voice, her tone something that will make anyone feel a bit angered, a pure show of the absolute control she has over her charm, not only being capable of attracting but also influence other emotions of somebody as well.

Of course, said influence perhaps only works for those with weaker will than hers, as the armored vampire in front of her merely shrugs her provoking words, regal laughter echoing in the air as she just labeled the trick as nothing more than a playful joke.

“Lucille, they’re my guests” stepping in to diffuse this seemingly escalating situation, Liliana reminds her friend in a firm tone making her yield, this lady, whose identity of being the princess of the vampire race being revealed by the dream demon’s princess, sighing as she concedes, but not before retorting one last time, only for her words to be interrupted as the vampire earl starts telling the princess just what sort of things she received from the three.

“Oh my…” staring at the sword and the elven insignia in her closest friend’s hand, the vampire princess, despite the helmet covering her head, couldn’t help but motion her hands as if to cover her mouth, taking a good, long look to confirm the authenticity of the items, after which she directs her attention to the only member of the opposite gender present in this place right now.

“Hmmm? Lia, your friend’s face is quite unfamiliar, no?” staring the man who, according to her best friend, made all of this possible, the princess of the vampires couldn’t help but scrutinize him from head to toe, not because she is admiring his appearance, but rather because of something else she couldn’t quite put his fingers on yet.

“Mind introducing me to him?” she then concluded that she could dismiss this odd feeling, as she felt like there was not a hint of malice directed at any of them in his being. This made her guard against him lower a bit, said lowered guard, making her curious about her closest friend, Liliana’s new friend.