While Kai was resting, occasionally drinking and occasionally cultivating, a few days flew by.
At one point, after a light warm-up, Kai stretched and said:
- That's it, there seems to be no point in procrastinating any longer. - He let out a slight smile.
Kai now felt that he had recovered to his optimal state. It seemed to him that after the fierce battle with Fashur, he was even stronger.
- Shall we begin? Hehehe. - Laughing, Kai asked himself.
After these words, he left the hut and sat down near the water. Taking a deep breath, he slowly closed his eyes.
Finally, Kai had returned to practising the Torture Technique of Invisible Kings! His Energy Vortex swirled, fuelling his entire body, starting from his heart, travelling to his flesh, bones, and ending with his brain.
"What a good and familiar feeling!" - Kai thought excitedly.
He was incredibly fond of martial arts. It was his true passion. All other pursuits were just to support his main business. The stability of the Trade and Research Union, the development of craft professions, the fulfilment of missions... It was all just to prepare a solid foundation for himself. But now, he could safely go into cultivation for a few months without worrying about safety or money.
As soon as Cai thought about it, he opened his eyes. But at this moment, he was already standing in a very familiar place.
Everything here was strewn with corpses and skeletons of various sizes. They belonged to completely different creatures... Kai's feet were covered up to his ankles with fresh blood that never seemed to dry up in this place. It was only spilling out here! Even the sounds of bloody rivers could be heard nearby.
- Ha ha. Good!!! - Angrily, Kai said with a smile, inhaling a smell that would make others vomit.
At this point, he was expecting Kings. Ordinary opponents didn't interest him anymore... And it seemed that the Kings themselves realised this, as none of the ordinary opponents had shown up so far. The nature of the Torture Kings was very interesting to Kai, but he had never been able to realise what they really were....
Thinking back to the beginning of the Invisible Kings Torture Technique cultivation, Kai noticed one important detail. The Kings were created from his own energy, so how could they be separate beings? It was as if they were detached parts of Kai that existed separately from him. Kai concluded that these were simply the amazing and mysterious methods of his cultivation techniques.
- After all, you emerged from my energy, and must eventually be returned to your origins! - With a smile, Kai said.
- Right now, I understand exactly what I'll be doing for the next half a year. Bringing my energy back! Hehe. - Saying that, two daggers appeared in Kai's hands.
He sensed that one of the kings was about to appear. Kai was already ready to greet him!
Ten metres away from Kai, the blood on the ground began to bubble as if it was boiling. Instantly, red vapour began to emit, from which a slender female figure slowly formed. Her curves were incredibly alluring.....
- Haha... Queen of Lust, long time no see! - Kai said cheekily.
In response, he received nothing but a seductive smile from the Queen. Kai was even trembling for a second. Because that smile belonged to one incredible woman... Kessia!
- You bitch! You're going for the trump card! - Kai cursed, recovering from his second shock.
At that moment, the Queen of Lust took the form of Kessia. It was an exact replica of her! And what was even more terrifying... She was completely naked!
"God... This figure is just perfect... Breasts... We need to get ourselves under control..." - Kai frantically began to tell himself.
The Queen of Lust's methods were very insidious. It would be very difficult for any man to resist such a method... A woman like Kessia was a creature of an entirely different order. Gaining access to her body was more of a terrifyingly naive dream than an adequate reality.
Because of this, even realising that you'd be caught in an illusion where you'd be tortured afterwards... There was a temptation to go for it, just to enjoy this woman's body for a second. Even if it wasn't real, so what? It was as if all the sensations in Asura's Ada were real.
Kai was beginning to be overcome by such ideas as well. He thought that suffering one cultivation cycle wasn't such a big price to pay to taste this forbidden fruit.
"What am I thinking about? I don't give a damn about this Cassia! I have what I'm striving for, and I'm not going to trade even a second of reality for a dream world! I want to fuck her, I'll do it in reality!" - Snorted Kai in his head.
He realised that no matter how tempting the illusion was, it was just an illusion. Consciously agreeing to stay in it didn't distinguish you from a gutless, dependent cattle that was happy to be given something to eat again today. Such ideas went against the essence of Kai.
"It's all because of her fog... It seems to have the property of suppressing the mind, otherwise I would never have hesitated on such a simple matter... But now I have a chance, on a counterattack. Hehe!" - Thinking about it, Kai wanted to smile, but held back and didn't show any sign of it.
All of his past battles with the Queen of Lust, Kai had spent them in a dream world. He constantly resisted her illusions and temptations. He endured her torture and hardened his heart. Sometimes he managed to break out of the stupefaction and strike. But because of his weakness, they were never serious.
Now, Kai didn't even fall into the illusion. He just continued to play his part, watching the fake Kessia approach him.
"It seems I have indeed become much stronger, and on many different levels... Not only has my body hardened, but also my character, my will!" - Kai exclaimed in his heart.
"Come on... Come into my arms baby!" - Angrily thought Kai.
Right now he looked like a half-witted man ready to give his life for a woman. It seemed he was ready to do anything, just at the command of her hand. Kai's gaze was not even love, but mania! It was as if he saw an angel in front of him.
Kessia slowly approached him. And when she was almost twenty centimetres away, she opened her arms to embrace Kai. But Kai could already feel with his perception how long claws were beginning to appear on her hands.
Looking at her with a loving gaze, Kai also opened his arms and reached out to embrace the girl of extraterrestrial beauty. It seemed that even his palms began to tremble slightly with awe.
Just at this moment, the girl smiled viciously... Her hands instantly rushed out to dig into Kai's back, piercing through him!
- Kgaah! - The sound of heavy coughing sounded out!
A huge amount of blood spilled onto Kai's clothes! His entire chest was now covered in scarlet liquid. But at the same time, Kai was smiling evilly!
- We'll have to go back to basics, Queen! - Evilly said Kai, speaking through his teeth.
On Kessia's face now hung an incredibly dumbfounded and disbelieving face! She began to melt, turning into a red mist. And after a few seconds, that mist concentrated into a red ball, instantly rushing into Kai's chest. Past his ribs, it went straight into his heart!
- Agrrr... Kgha! Gah! - Suddenly, Kai opened his eyes, making sounds as if he wanted to cough, but there was no air.
Kai collapsed to the ground holding onto his chest. It seemed like his heart was bursting! But it didn't last long, after a minute, he came to his senses, slowly getting up. Breathing heavily, he gave out to himself:
- One is finished! But I don't think the others will be as easy... - Kai said with a smile.
The Queen of Lust had trained Kai's heart and emotions, she was not strong in battle. Once Kai was able to stand up to her illusions, she was no longer a threat to him. Though it sounded easy, it was easier said than done.....
In their last fight, Kai stayed conscious and kept an eye on the situation. As soon as he saw the fake Kessia strike, he was ahead of her! Kai's dagger instantly struck her back, piercing through the Lust Queen's heart. This was what he was playing his part for, to let her get close.
- Four to go! - Kai said with a determined smile.