Witney: "Where is Vasari, why isn't he with you guys?"
Asher: "How must we know? The last time we saw him was last night during dinner and he seemed to be in a good mood."
Talia: "So he must've improved in his cultivation then. Maybe he went to the Summer Light field after dropping us at home."
Timo: "He did seem stronger than before so you must be right. Earlier we were surprised when we found out that Vasari had not woken up yet considering he is always the first one up."
DT: "Haha you were just upset that there wasn't breakfast ready for you as soon as you woke up."
Timo: "You...
Asher: "Yeah we tried knocking on his door to wake him up but it didn't work. Hassan said he most likely over-exerted himself and it would be better to let him rest for today."
Witney: "..."
Talia: "-_-"
Talia and Witney stood in front of the class to question the boys as soon as they noticed that Vasari was not with them. Their first guess was that he was currently cultivating in the Summer Light field but Asher and Timo confirmed that he came home last night and had dinner with them.
Talia with her arms crossed below her bosoms and Witney with her arms on her hips, stared daggers into the boys in front of them. What if Vasari was in trouble or if he needed help and the boys just left him at home alone? What kind of roommates were they?
Talia was not as worried as Witney but she was still concerned since Vasari did not seem like the type of person to bunk school or at least not without a good reason.
"I'm going to check up on him just to make sure everything is ok," Witney announced and made her way to the exit.
"Wait, class is starting in less than 5 minutes, you can't make it there and back in that time." Talia tried to stop her friend but Witney just told her to take down notes for her and that she won't take too long before leaving the class.
When Witney exited the school grounds she activated her movement technique and dashed towards the Outer Haven student residences.
Meanwhile, the recipient of this girl's worry was laying face down on his bedroom floor.
"ARGH..." Vasari groaned as he woke up from his forced sleep. He had no idea how long he was unconscious but he wasn't really worried about that. The only thing on his mind was this head-splitting headache that appeared as soon as he woke up. The pain did not even allow him to think properly and what made things worse was his primal yang going crazy in his groin area.
His sect robe was pitched like a tent but not an ordinary one-man tent but a massive 10-man tent.
He struggled to walk to his bed and flopped onto it once he reached it. He laid on his back with his hands on his head, eyebrows furrowed and sweat forming on his forehead.
'It hurts like hell.' Was the only thought he managed to form as he lay there.
He struggled with the pain for 15 minutes which to him felt like hours before the pain eventually started to subside. Although still painful it was nowhere near as excruciating as before and he could form coherent thoughts now.
"Huh, what's this." Vasari was left speechless when he could suddenly recall information about his eyes that he previously knew nothing about.
"The Eye of Boundless Creation grants its owner the ability to create absolutely anything out of nothing. At the peak of Godhood the owner of the Eye of Boundless Creation has the power to create universes and create new realities."
"The Eye of Supreme Destruction grants its owner the power to destroy anything that obstructs their path. At the peak of Godhood it is but an easy matter to destroy entire galaxies in a mere blink of an eye, even the laws of the Universe are not safe from absolute destruction."
Vasari sucked in a cold mouthful of air when the words automatically flowed out of his mouth. He also gained some information on how to use the power of his eyes however it was unfortunate that it required mana and many techniques and abilities were sealed away due to his low cultivation.
Although initially dejected, Vasari knew it was only a matter of time before he would be able to use his heavenly eyes. His will to cultivate was strengthened and his goals were clear.
*knock* *knock*
"Vasari, are you there?"
A gentle smile formed on his face when Vasari heard the worried voice of Witney coming from behind the door.
"I'm awake. The door is unlocked."
Witney sighed in relief after hearing his voice but she frowned when she noticed how exhausted he sounded. Without further delay, she opened the door and walked into the room.
Looking around the room, she was surprised at how plain the room was. There were no decorations and it looked the same as when she moved into her room before giving it a fabulous makeover.
On second thought she found that it made sense for his room to be so empty since it was not like he would care about something that he would never see.
Seeing Vasari laying on his bed with his forehead drenched in sweat caused her to frown.
She took a cloth out of her spatial ring and started to wipe the sweat off his perfect face. "Vasari, are you ok?" She asked while removing some strands of hair that were sticking to his face.
"I had a bad headache but it's getting better," Vasari answered while enjoying the gentle pampering of Witney.
"Gosh, you are such a baby. You skipped school because of a little headache." Even though she was admonishing Vasari she never stopped stroking his head while staring at him with overwhelming affection.
"Come on my little baby~ We have to go to school."
"Why don't we just lay in bed for the rest of the day." An imperceptible smirk adorned Vasari's face and before Witney could answer, Vasari grabbed her and pulled her onto the bed next to him.
"V-Vasari what are you doing." Witney was shocked to find herself suddenly laying next to Vasari but she did nothing to get away from him. As if on instinct, she snuggled even closer to him. Vasari had one arm acting as a pillow for her head and his other arm wrapped around her waist.
"I'm not in the mood for school so just stay here with me for today." Vasari's voice was so low and husky that it sent Witney's hormones into overdrive.
The two teens lay in a spooning position for a few minutes before Witney felt something hard poking her leg. She was not so naïve to not know what this hard object was. A feeling of excitement and nervousness overwhelmed her.
"Vasari" Witney whispered to get his attention.
"Hmm?"
"Do you want to do it?" If anybody saw Witney's face at this moment it would be no different than looking at a ripe juicy tomato.
"Do what," Vasari asked with a smile on his face that Witney couldn't see since she was facing the other way.
"You know...s-sex."
Vasari had to use all his willpower not to pounce on her after hearing how cute she sounded right now. She sounded so meek and frail that his masculine instincts were threatening to override his thoughts. However he forcefully calmed himself down, he didn't want their first time to be like this. He wanted to do what other couples do like going on dates before taking that elusive final step.
"There's no need to rush. I want our first time to be special."
Witney felt her heart beat harder and butterflies flapped about in her stomach when she heard his answer but she also felt a little disappointed deep down.
"Is it not uncomfortable?"
"It is but once I improve my control over my innate yang energies, my primal yang will eventually calm down."
She was shocked that Vasari still had his primal yang since many boys his age would have already wasted it by now. She also knew that if he releases his primal yang into her then her physical body and yang energies will become much stronger so she was grateful that he was willing to gift her such a special treasure.
She hummed in response and snuggled even deeper into his embrace.
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Jude: "Was it just me or was Miss Covington in a really bad mood today?"
DT: "Obviously dude, her favourite student skipped school so obviously she would be grumpy. She's still hot though."
Asher: "After our first hand-to-hand combat lesson I asked Vasari if we could switch partners, he said yes but when we asked Miss Covington to switch she said that partners were already finalised. Clearly, she just wanted the God of Handsomeness all to herself."
Timo: "About that...when are we planning to re-start' Operation: Point Exploit'?"
Jaxon: "Porkchop you barely escaped from the reaper's death grip and you want to go back there. Are you crazy?"
Timo: "That's because we were underprepared, next time we will plan everything thoroughly and hopefully, not sell to any girls who are dating, engaged or married to a psychotic idiot."
Jude: "Who isn't crazy in this sect? Everybody has an ego the size of Mt.Tai."
Asher: "I agree with Timo, as long as we do simple background checks like checking their Managram page then we should be able to avoid situations like last time."
DT: "I think we should charge double for shirtless pictures and ask Vasari to do different poses."
Jett: "Why don't we let Vasari in on the operation? It will be much easier that way and surely even he needs cloud points."
Jude: "What about my boy Alex? I think he could be a good signing for the team. What do you guys think?"
Asher: "I don't mind sharing profits with Vasari but Alex is a little sketchy bro. He doesn't talk to us and everybody knows that he kinda hates Vasari."
Jude: "Kamaan he doesn't hate Vasari..."
Timo: "..."
Asher: "..."
Jett: "..."
DT: "..."
Jaxon: "..."
Jude: "Okay he hates Vasari, but that's only because he thinks Vasari is trying to steal Talia from him."
Jaxon: "First off I don't think Talia would like people treating her like an object and secondly Vasari doesn't need to try. Talia is practically already in the man's lap."
DT: "Alex also seems like the type of guy who would think that we are exploiting the innocent and he will condemn us for performing such heinous acts...pfft Bwahahahaah.
Jude: "Okay okay, I get it but he is not a bad guy."
The group of 6 young men were walking home from school as usual. They formed a pretty tight-knit group over the past couple of weeks. Although they wouldn't call each other ride-or-die friends they would risk their lives for, but they enjoyed each other's company and sometimes that was enough to form a good bond.
Walking not far behind them but out of listening reach were Talia, Gia, Jiang Xia and Alex. Talia was in a bad mood since the morning mainly because Witney said she would come back but did not in the end, so Talia had to write down a whole day's worth of notes for Witney.
Alex as usual was trying to start conversations with Talia but she was not in the mood for chit-chat. Jiang Xia and Gia also tried to talk to Talia and find out why she was so upset but they didn't get any clear answers from her.
It was clear from just a glance how different the atmosphere in the two groups was.
Ever since he was a boy Alex always had things come easy, whether it be cultivation, resources or wealth. He had it all but there was one thing he could not get. The only girl that caught his eye and the only girl he wanted to spend his life with. Talia Timore. He was so in love with Talia that he planned to ask her to become his Dao Companion. Which meant that neither he nor she could have any other partner for the rest of their life. They would be linked together in heart and soul. How perfect would that be?
Alex planned to whittle down the solid walls protecting her heart one by one until she accepted his love but unfortunately, a spanner was thrown in the works. A spanner that went by the name, Vasari. An extremely, almost unrealistically, handsome man who nobody knew anything about. It was said that he lived in the wilderness most of his life but Alex did not believe it one bit. His bearing, his aura, his talent, there was no way he lived in a random jungle before joining the sect. Alex had a new goal and that was to crush Vasari and show Talia that Vasari isn't all that great.
'Just you wait, I won't ever let you take my Talia.'