Chi chi chi chi...
In the small room, Qi Essence and Monster Qi clasped against each other like a grinding disk, space began to distort and ripple under the oppression of two peak existences stubbornly pushing forth for supremacy.
Anastasia's dark gray hair began to levitate without the need of wind, her robes quivering like the flag of a speeding ship.
In front of her, Kami's face was already doused in black lines. If possible, he didn't want to get to this point, but his wife's attitude was too suspicious.
She didn't explain how their daughter somehow reached the peak of Twilight Realm, the only recent clues are some data about his daughter joining a secluded retreat with Siyu Noire back in Four Seasons, and the last aspect he wants to speculate about is Siyu Noire dual cultivating with his daughter.
Then his wife went to visit the Northern Region and came back with a superior bloodline. If Siyu Noire was to be taken as a mutual portion in the two incidents, it is safe to assume that Siyu Noire has some purification technique to counter the deficiency of bloodline regression.
If the Luhei family can attain that method, many human powerhouses will seek it. After all, the main reason humans don't take monster spouses is the bloodline regression after birth. However, if that problem is solved, one can imagine the prestige Luhei's family can establish.
Even a slave business is not impossible.
"Wife, don't take this personally, but..." Kami brandished a long sword from his spatial ring. Sword Intent surged to encase Lord Kami as his aura burst out into dazzling sharp light.
"But what? Your brain suddenly operates when you're greedy?" Anastasia's Monster Qi crept along her arms to enshroud her palms. Then, dense pitch-black claws emerged, their aura isn't lacking in comparison to Kami's sword intent.
"Husband... Seems like you are still unable to tap into your own sword Qi, are you sure this is enough to stop me?!" Anastasia gave a rhetorical remark before she exploded with ferocious momentum.
Kami didn't think his wife could be so decisive. In the blink of an eye, he slashed his sword in a diagonal arc.
The move was so rapid that Kami didn't have the time to configure his strength, his pupils instantly shrank in fear of hurting Anastasia accidentally.
However, much to his surprise, Anastasia's left claw clamped down onto his silver blade and she was able to contest against him!
'Could she have gotten into a half-step as well?!' Kami panicked. If she's also half-step into Celestial Realm, they might end up razing the entire manor over an argument.
Anastasia may have touched the threshold of Eclipse Realm, but she was yet to tap into that half-step potential. Otherwise, it would not be so difficult to break the restrictions inscribed onto the room, but she could not.
At most, she can procrastinate and simultaneously envoke Kami's momentum so that the shockwaves of their exchanges in the room can weaken the restrictions. Once that happens, she would have a chance to escape the manor.
Kami wouldn't dare attack his own wife in front of the entire household, this kind of activity has many implications in it. Not to mention, she's no ordinary wife, she also has her Wolven Tribe that is currently situated within the boundaries of Luhei's province.
Humans are selfish by nature. Birds die for food, humans die for greed, and so when chaos erupts they can turn pretty disorientated. However, Monster Tribes are ethnic and monolithic, and they would die for their tribe and pride.
Monsters respect strength and loath cowardice.
With this in mind, Anastasia's attacking ferocity increased by a notch. Her Monster Qi erupted, dark shockwaves swept through the vicinity and flattened the bed, furniture, mirrors, and whatnot.
"Break!" Kami shouted aloud, his aura increasing to retaliate nigh-instantly, deflecting Anastasia's obsidian claws to create a slight opening.
Just then, he infused his left palm with a burst of Fire Qi Essence, a miniature sun manifested amidst a dark vortex of Qi, displaying Kami's exquisite medium mastery over flames.
With a palm, this accumulation of Qi submerged into Anastasia's abdomen.
Luckily, she had a high-grade battle armor, thus the armor was able to diffuse a percentage of the impact force. However, her abdomen still caved inwardly as she was launched plunging into the walls behind her.
The protective inscriptions shook. From the repulsive force, the profound lines belonging to the formation began to fluctuate, indicating the instability of the formation.
"Ah!" Anastasia gasped out a mouthful of blood, she could feel her internal organs convulsing from the after-shock. In fact, she abandoned the protection of her Monster Qi in order to revolve her energy into the empty claw.
Usually, such an attack wouldn't be so severe, but she baited Kami into launching her body onto the protective inscription to create a buffer in the stability. Seeing this, Kami's face sank.
"No!" He yelled at the top of his lungs.
Alas, it was too late.
BOOM!
Anastasia's claw smashed into the weak conjunction point in the formation, breaching through the wall directly into the neighboring room.
Amidst the dust and debris, a black shadow quickly left the room through the crack which estimated half a meter in size.
'Fuck!' Lord Kami cursed inwardly. For now, he can't do anything to her. However, if he can't catch her directly, then perhaps her clansmen can be used...
A sinister grin formed onto Kami's face as he licked his bottom lip, a fiendish plan fabricating inside his mind.
"Look! Qi outburst coming from the Lord's manor!"
"Probably an alchemy master failed with his concoction."
"Are you dumb? Alchemy rooms are in the Palace's underground fire cave, how can an Alchemist concoct without a fire vein? That was obviously the room adjacent to the Lord's bedroom!"
"Just how do you know the coordinations of the Lord's bedroom?..."
"..."
As she fled into the horizon, Anastasia's mind stirred with thoughts. She's a shrewd woman, so she knows the danger she put her clan in by going against the greed of a human.
She gritted her teeth, her aura exploding, and she shot into the sky.
- - - -
"Ah! S-stop!" With a yelp, Lady Feng tried to push off Kirin's palms off her breasts.
Currently, Lady Feng and Kirin shared a warm bath under Kirin's request.
At first, Lady Feng was apprehensive because Auntie Kirin had that habit to 'check' how much she has grown ever since she turned 14. Whenever Kirin had a chance, she would tease.
"Come on Feng'er, your supple blossoms will eclipse over mine in no time, hehe..." Kirin ignored Feng'er and her useless plea, she embraced her further and flicked her bouncing bud as a punishment for being selfish about her body.
"Tsk tsk, all these times I helped you grow them and this is how you repay my kindness? You hurt me~"
"Auntie! Ah- No! Stop playing around with me, what did you want?" Feng'er somehow managed to escape and distance herself to the near edge of the bathtub, looking at Auntie Kirin with unlimited wariness. She even had a cute pouting expression and squinted eyes that contrasted her usually calm temperament.
"What? Nothing important, hehe... Just that I'm going to miss you."