That night ended in a draw. Theo had thoroughly subdued his mommy in the first round while she rode his ferocious beast into submission later. The flow of the battle changed back and forth between the two, with each side sometimes winning and sometimes losing, but neither held a grudge.
Winning was satisfying and fulfilling, but losing meant reaching the epitome of happiness and pleasure while being served by the other.
'Crap, I forgot about the girls!' Theo suddenly remembered the three junior sisters he had left in his chambers. He looked at his soft member, knowing it would prove difficult to awaken it for one more fight, not to mention the many rounds it'd require to thoroughly suppress three women of the Body Refining stage.
'Ah, forget it, I will make it up to them tomorrow,' Theo sighed. He wrapped his arm around Veronica, his masculine firmness contrasting with her feminine tenderness. She was very pleasant to hug, and with his body refined, he didn't even have to worry about sweating from her body heat.
She responded sleepily by pushing her butt against his lap, only feeling contented when the domineering sensation appeared.
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"I didn't think about it last night, but you're quite strong for the early phase of the Body Refining stage," Veronica was lying on her side, her head resting on her palm. She poked his bicep with her finger, recalling his surprising strength after his breakthrough.
"I'm just naturally gifted," Theo bragged a little. The things she saw were only the tip of the iceberg. The benefits of the Void Constitution Manual weren't concentrated on physical strength; other Heaven-grade manuals provided superior physique if they focused on physical strength, even if they weren't supreme.
As for the true advantages of his constitution, they were to be explored further. He had many clues from his deep understanding of the manual. Just like how his previous manual connected him to the Qi of the void, the current manual was also related to this mysterious space.
'I still have to develop techniques…' Theo sighed in exasperation. Although he had the required proficiency in the matter thanks to the lengthy learning he went through with the system's help, it was bound to cost him a few more of his precious accumulated cultivation years.
"Hmph, that's not a simple gift. But maybe you do have an extraordinary comprehension ability that doesn't conform to your cultivation talent," Veronica giggled at his boastful act. "Right, what manual did you practice?"
Theo was stumped by the question. What manuals did the sect even have? He couldn't simply make up something, and if he said he practiced the Void Constitution manual, he would have to explain where he obtained it.
It's not like he didn't trust Veronica, but he felt it'd be better if fewer people knew about his system. If he made powerful enemies in the future like every other main character, knowing more would expose his women to more dangers while this knowledge wouldn't benefit them at all.
"What do you think?" He answered in a roundabout way and immediately praised himself internally for being quick-witted. To pressure the sect leader even more into the banter, Theo stroked the flawless skin on her tummy with a loving finger.
"Bad boy, why do I need to guess?" Veronica complained but still complied. "Hmm our main manual in the sect is the Jade Body manual, but it's a feminine skill of yin energy that would end up growing a pair of small boobs on your chest," she laughed when she imagined the picture, making Theo's lips twitch.
However, the woman enjoyed bullying him for making her guess instead of revealing the answer. "It shouldn't be it. Your skin didn't turn as fair, and your dick didn't shrink at all…" she judged.
"If it shrunk, I wouldn't be able to make you scream so loud at night, I can't afford something that scary," Theo flicked her covered nipple. She slipped into her undergarments after they were finished last night.
"Hehe, you're right," she giggled. Perhaps a good night's sleep wasn't enough to restore much of her dignity. "Well, our sect is small and poor, we only have two other manuals. The Whip Refinement manual and the Black Gold Body manual. The former requires you to be whipped hundreds of times to practice, so it can only be the latter…" she concluded.
But the man focused on the important part of her deduction. "We have such a kinky way of training?" He questioned, completely dumbfounded. A scene played in his mind.
He pictured himself standing in the sect's courtyard and many of his junior sisters surrounded him with whips in their hands. They stretched it menacingly and hit the ground to produce a frightening sound, and they were all chuckling at him evilly as they stared at him with thirsty gazes.
'No, no!' He quickly shook his head to get rid of those scary thoughts. It was too much culture at once for him. 'Wait, maybe I could whip a curvy junior sister, hehe,' he quickly sunk into a degenerate fantasy and browsed his junior sisters in his mind for an appropriate candidate.
"Don't even dream about it," Veronica laughed and tweaked his cheek. It could be very mommy-like if her breasts weren't threatening to spill out of her bra and every movement of hers was filled with seductive grace.
"Why not?" Theo asked bitterly. There was a small red mark on his face now.
"The main sources of techniques and manuals are me and Maria, or more accurately, the sect's repertoire is based on what the two of us practice. However, we each only know one manual. I trained the Jade Body manual while Maria practiced the Black Gold Body. Do you understand now?"
Theo pondered for a moment before coming to a realization. "Then, we don't have a senior who knows the Whip Refinement method, so if someone chose to learn it, they would have to do it without guidance."
"Exactly. Thus, we don't recommend practicing it, and nobody does. How come you didn't come to consult with me which manual to use?" she asked, somewhat insulted.
"As you said, there's only one choice if I want guidance and don't want to grow boobs," Theo laughed. The only discrepancy in his story was that he never asked Maria for guidance.
Veronica nodded, "That makes sense," she agreed and traced his abs with her fingernails. It was quite pleasant.
'She still seems jealous that I used Maria's manual… women are unreasonable!' Theo lamented inside.
"But how did you obtain the Whip Refinement manual?" Theo opted to change the flow of the conversation.
Veronica cheered up. "Oh, on my way here a man came to ask for my hand in marriage and even challenged me for a duel when I refused. Knowing I needed a bigger arsenal of skills to offer to the disciples of my new sect, my request was a manual up to the third stage and three different techniques up to his choice."
She was smug about winning that duel, clearly satisfied with herself.
"Then, you won and earned that refinement method…" Theo quickly caught up. Needless to say, the man's demand was to marry her if he won.
'Things are rather simple and straightforward in the cultivation world, huh,' Theo resisted the urge to laugh. In his mind, the story wasn't much different from a caveman knocking a woman out with a primitive wooden club and dragging her to his lair by her leg for mating.
That man in Veronica's case was pretty much the same; he wanted to beat her and take her as his bride once she lost.
"You are having bad thoughts," Veronica immediately blamed him when she saw his amused expression.
"You're overthinking." Theo waved her accusations off. However, he learned some vital pieces of news from this case. One, the sect was in dire need of expanding its methods.
The sect leader and her vice weren't unparalleled beings who knew thousands of techniques and could develop a thousand others. They were young and didn't have a system that bent the concept of time. In other words, their knowledge was very limited, and if a disciple had different talents, they would be unable to bring it out and turn it into reality.
The second piece of news was that one could obtain new manuals and techniques by beating others up!
While each piece of news wasn't very exciting on its own, they were very stimulating together. 'I could help the sect broaden its means by beating others up in challenges, and given the path of sect building I discovered not long ago, I might be rewarded with cultivation years for it.'
A new goal emerged.
"It's time to get up," Veronica sighed and devoured my body with her eyes one last time, a reciprocated act, given Theo's appetite.
When Theo left her abode, three girls were waiting for him outside.
"Senior Brother, you're shameless! We waited for you all night!" Shaia stated her grievances without holding back.