You are all my wings!

"Oh? You possess the essence of life and death?"

Lyon's eyes brightened slightly.

The essence of life and death and the essence of time and space are in the same category, and are even a level higher than his essence of illusion and reality.

"That's natural. As the Goddess of Death, I also learned some of the mysteries of life from Sister Chengerheli. With the two working together, we can produce one every year."

Jiajiali's little face revealed a proud expression.

Although only one is produced per year, considering the rarity of the Essence of Life and Death, and the fact that M'shiruna only has a few dozen in reserve, Jiajiali is indeed more efficient in comparison.

Of course, it's also possible that M'shiruna uses the Essence of Time in her daily life.

"Fine, then give me the essence of life and death first, and I'll humiliate you after I've inspected it."

"Fine, go ahead and humiliate me thoroughly."

Although Jiajia Li felt the pinch, she didn't care because she knew she would be free from this torment in the future.

She reached into her storage space and took out a small, diamond-shaped obsidian gem, which she carefully handed to Leon.

Lyon took it and examined it briefly: "Not bad, it's indeed a good product. The quality isn't the best, but it's not bad either."

The core function of the essence of life and death is to transform the illusory matter of life and death into reality.

And this is also the best item for bringing the dead back to life.

'The Anemi I have in my mind, if I used the essence of life and death, might be able to extend her lifespan considerably.'

A thought flashed through Lyon's mind.

This is also why he agreed to Jiajia Li's request.

There are two Anemii in this era, one is a remnant soul and the other is the normal version, and he still remembers that he must extend the lifespan of this remnant soul Anemii within 11 months.

"Then I'll begin."

Thinking this, Leon stepped forward and punched Jiajiali in the cheek.

bang——

Time seemed to slow down.

Her fair and delicate face rippled from the force of the blow. She hadn't expected Leon to actually attack her so suddenly. Before she could recover from her pleading expression, her slender body was sent flying, skipping across the pool before crashing into the cliff wall with a thud.

With a splash, she climbed out of the water, her mouth stinging slightly.

How can you be so strong?

Jiajiali is a master of spellcasting. Although she is a god and her physique far surpasses that of an apostle, she is only considered passable among the tenth-tier cultivators.

Therefore, she was unable to cast spells to protect her body in this Demon-Binding Pool, and this weakness immediately became apparent.

It should be noted that Leon's pure strength is now over 500 points, which is enough to reach the threshold of the initial tenth rank.

Even without the buff of the activation mode, his long-term use of the activation mode has allowed all the advanced techniques to become ingrained in his body's instincts. Combined with his physique that surpasses the peak of the mortal realm, and having honed his Demon Muscle Forging Technique to the seventh level, he is fully capable of inflicting serious injury on Jiajiali, who is not under any spell protection.

That last strike was the result of him using only 70-80% of his power without activating the special mode.

"You said yourself that I am exceptionally talented, and I do have this much strength. So, do you want to fight again? I don't think you'll hate me completely because of this."

Lyon said.

Jiajia Li also noticed that although the punch from Leon hurt, she didn't feel anything else.

On the contrary... she seemed more intimidated by his almost terrifying physique and masculine aura, even finding him more attractive...

'No, that might be an illusion; maybe one punch wasn't enough.'

[Goddess Jiajia's affection level +2%, current affection level 50%]

"Give me a few more hard blows, but if possible, try not to hit my face."

Jiajia's voice softened slightly as she added:

"Your strength is somewhat beyond my expectations, and it contains a strange force. If I can't neutralize it for the time being, my sisters will ask me what happened."

"Alright, since you've paid me well, I'll give it my all."

Lyon didn't actually want to fight someone who had been weakened and was begging him to make a move.

In particular, this little girl actually has a rather cute personality. Although she talks about many of her shortcomings, at least she doesn't hide them.

In other words, she was at least a tenth-level cultivator, and she had a layer of divine power on her body to increase her defense; otherwise, Leon would definitely have had to hold back.

"Bear with it."

"Ah."

……

Considering the backlash from the protective divine power on her body, Leon activated his Overlord Mode, which also served as a way to train his own body.

After playing like this for more than ten minutes...

Jiajia Li's white dress was tattered, revealing large expanses of her fair skin.

On the pool, her long hair trailed in the water, her skin was red and bruised in various places, she was panting, her eyes were dripping with tears, and her slender legs trembled slightly, making her look pitiful.

Do you completely hate me now?

"Leon asked."

Jiajia Li: "..."

[Goddess Jiajia's affection level +4%, current affection level 54%]

She noticed something strange: the more Leon beat her up, the more cheerful and happy she became.

Even the slight regret that lingered in his heart, the unfinished task of advancing his authority to the eleventh rank, was slowly transforming, seemingly with the possibility of breaking through the bottleneck.

That's why she never called for a halt.

Actually, it wasn't that she didn't want to call a halt, but every time she wanted to call a halt, a longing would arise in her heart:

'Let him hit one more time, just one last time. After that last time, I'll let him finish!'

When Leon asked her that question, she was startled.

'When did I become so twisted? To actually crave being hit by him? Wasn't my goal to disgust him?'

'I was almost at the eleventh rank anyway, there's no need for me to be so defeated for such a small improvement!'

If it's to escape the torment of lust, then I'll accept this kind of self-destruction.

But when she discovered that she was actually enjoying it, she couldn't accept the result.

Doesn't that just prove that I'm the pervert?

He himself said that Leon was a pervert!

This conflicted feeling gnawed at her, casting a contradictory and complex shadow over her years of simple life, which consisted only of family and killing.

"I...I don't know."

The way she spoke hesitantly on the water's surface resembled that of a shy little white goose.

She didn't even realize that she was completely exposed.

"I think continuing like this will probably be ineffective."

Looking at her increasingly shy expression, Lyon said:

"Either you consider another solution, or we should stop here. I'm busy. Although fighting you can help me get some physical exercise, I have more important things to do right now."

Jiajiali looked up: "What are you going to do? Can't you stay and keep me company a little longer? Can I offer another Life and Death Essence?"

Her tone reminded Leon of how he used to be recruited by wealthy women in the capital.

"I want to advance to the seventh rank."

Besides being a con artist, Leon is also close to mastering elemental magic, just one step away from learning the final secret of the Cold Moon Flowing Light magic, [Glimmer].

However, he's been stuck on this final step for almost half a month and still has no clue.

"Seventh rank, huh? That makes sense. I almost forgot you're only sixth rank now."

Jiajiali only now realizes how decadent she has become.

She actually begged a sixth-tier being to beat her up in order to show her disgust. When did she become so humble?

Because they were helpless against Lyon?

"How about this, apologize for the misunderstanding I had about you before, and let me give you a boost in your promotion."

What are you going to do?

Leon noticed something was off about her eyes.

"You should know that if divine power is infused into your poems when you advance to the seventh rank, it will greatly enhance their strength, right?"

Jiajia Lidao.

"Of course I know, so you want to infuse me with divine power? Our poems may not be compatible, may they?"

The Psalms take shape at the sixth level, and undergo their first major transformation at the seventh level.

Among these, the influence of external divine power helped accelerate the condensation of the poems.

When Ophimaso ascended to the next level, he had borrowed the remaining divine power of the divine ruins on the 42nd floor of the Alado dungeon.

"It will definitely fit."

Jiajiali said, "My divine power contains the power of death, which can be combined with any divine power to make it kill, greatly enhancing its offensive power. This will allow your poem to go from only having the power of blessing to having another means... By the way, among the six sisters, only my divine power has the effect of enhancing offensive power. The poems of the others mostly only enhance the power of magic."

Lyon said thoughtfully, "That sounds good, but is your purpose really just to offer an apology?"

"I think...yes!"

Jiajia Li hesitated for a moment.

"Alright, I'll just level up here."

Leon sized up Jiajia Li for a moment:

"And then, I'll trouble you to protect me?"

"Do you really accept what I'm saying?"

Jiajia Li was taken aback and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, what I said just now was just to witness your advancement up close, and then take the opportunity to disrupt your advancement, to make you hate me, and see if that could change my mental problems."

"I see. So you mean you don't actually want to imbue me with divine power?"

"Yes."

"Then there's nothing I can do. But regardless of whether you have divine power infused into you, I will choose to advance to the next level."

Lyon walked toward the edge of the pool and began to prepare.

"Aren't you afraid I'll take this opportunity to cause trouble for you?"

Why should I be afraid?

"You need to understand, the reason I haven't been able to change the problem even after being beaten by you for so long is not because I'm desperate! I still want to change! I don't want to be tormented by the lust that attracts me to you anymore. There's no one else here. Maybe if I make a wrong decision, I could ruin your advancement or even kill you and solve this problem completely."

Jiajiali's eyes were very serious.

"You may solve my problem, but that doesn't necessarily solve the problem, because the real problem you're facing isn't me, it's ultimately yourself."

Lyon said, "Besides, I'm good at judging people, and I know you wouldn't do that."

In fact, he has only advanced to the level of a Trickster, which only takes a moment. He can slowly digest the gains over the rest of the time. Unlike elemental mages and shadow walkers, he does not have to risk using such powerful items across levels.

Furthermore, the Demon-Binding Pool restricts spellcasting, which significantly reduces Jiajiali's threat level.

Therefore, he was not worried about what would happen to Jiajiali at that moment.

"I don't believe it. I can't even control my own mindset at this moment."

Jiajiali stared at Lyon.

"Since you've put it that way, I'm even less afraid that you might do something crazy."

Lyon stopped at the edge of the Demon-Binding Pool.

This place can calm magical and spiritual power, bringing peace to the mind, making it the perfect place to trigger advancement enlightenment.

If you're going to use a magic circle to upgrade your rank, this isn't the right place for you.