Chapter 27: The Void-Breaker and the Vampire's Slumber
The Imperial Flagship suddenly lurched. The astral winds of the Northern Void, usually a steady stream of silver energy, began to swirl into a massive, pitch-black vortex. At the center of this cosmic storm lay a floating continent made of white bone and obsidian—the Tomb of the First Sovereign.
[System Notification: "Ling"]
[Warning! High-level Dimensional Instability detected.]
[Ancient Seal: 99% Decayed. The "Yin-Vampire Queen," Lilithia the Eternal, is waking up.]
🌑 The Awakening of the Tomb
Inside the suite, the "practical experiment" with Su Yan and the others was cut short by the violent tremors. Yanluo stood up, throwing on a black silk robe as his Primordial Chaos Physique resonated with the chilling energy coming from the tomb.
"Master, that energy..." Su Yan whispered, her golden hair disheveled as she clung to his arm. "It's pure, concentrated Yin. It feels like... death, but also like infinite life."
"It's a hunger," Tian Ling, the Goddess of Fate, corrected, her eyes turning white as she peered into the future. "A hunger that has been suppressed for ten million years. And Yanluo... it's calling for you."
Yanluo walked to the balcony, looking at the bone-white continent. "Calling for me? Or calling for its new master?"
⚔️ Entering the Dead Zone
The Emperor, Xu Tianhuang, appeared on the deck, his expression more serious than ever. "Son, that place is forbidden. The First Sovereign sealed his 'Shadow Wife' there because her hunger could swallow entire galaxies. Even I wouldn't step foot there without a Divine Decree."
"Then it's a good thing I don't follow decrees, Father," Yanluo smirked. "I need a new source of Yin for the harem's cultivation. And a Vampire Queen sounds like she has plenty to spare."
Against the Emperor's warnings, Yanluo descended toward the tomb, flanked by Yao Qingxue and Empress Yaoyin.
The air inside the tomb was freezing, but not with cold—with desire. Every wall was carved with erotic and macabre murals of the First Sovereign's reign. As they reached the central chamber, they found a coffin made of Ever-Frozen Blood-Jade.
🧛♀️ The Queen's First Bite
As Yanluo approached, the lid of the coffin didn't open; it vanished into mist.
A woman sat up. Her skin was the color of moonlight, her hair a cascade of blood-red silk that reached her ankles. She wore nothing but gold chains and ancient runes etched directly into her skin. This was Lilithia the Eternal.
She didn't attack. She vanished and reappeared directly in front of Yanluo, her nose grazing his neck. She took a deep breath, her eyes—redder than Yanluo's—widening in shock.
"That scent..." she hissed, her voice a seductive purr that vibrated in Yanluo's marrow. "The Primordial Chaos Physique... and the scent of a hundred different beauties. You are not a King. You are a Feast."
She leaned in and bit his neck.
Yao Qingxue screamed and summoned her Phoenix flames, but Yanluo raised a hand to stop her. He wasn't bleeding. In fact, he was laughing.
🔄 The Reverse Drain
[System Notification: "Ling"]
[Activating: 'System Devourer — Passive Counter-Siphon.']
[Warning: The Vampire Queen is trying to drain your Chaos Qi. Reversing flow in 3... 2... 1...]
Lilithia's eyes went from hunger to terror. Instead of draining Yanluo, she felt her own ancient, compressed Yin energy being violently sucked into his body. Her legs went weak, and she slumped into his arms, her fangs still buried in his skin, but her body trembling with a new, overwhelming sensation.
"What... what are you doing to me?" she gasped, her pale skin flushing a vibrant pink. "My energy... it's returning to me... refined? Purified?"
"I told you," Yanluo whispered, flipping the positions so he was pinning her against the Blood-Jade coffin. "I don't play by the rules. You wanted a snack? You got a God."
He bit her lip, forcing a drop of her ancient blood into his mouth. The contract was instant. The Queen who had terrified galaxies was suddenly anchored to Yanluo's soul.
🛌 The New "Eternal" Addition
"Master..." Lilithia whispered, her ancient arrogance replaced by a dazed, lustful submission. "Ten million years... I waited for a King. I didn't know I was waiting for a Devourer."
Empress Yaoyin crossed her arms, looking at the new arrival with a mix of professional rivalry and annoyance. "Great. Another 'Queen' for the collection. I hope you know how to scrub floors, 'Your Majesty.'"
"I know how to do many things," Lilithia purred, looking at Yanluo with predatory devotion. "And I suspect our Master wants to see all of them tonight."
Yanluo turned to his harem, the bone-white tomb now glowing with his golden-red aura. "The seal is broken. The Void belongs to me now. And I think it's time for a 'Group Integration' session. The Queen's Yin energy is too much for one man to handle alone."
Hu Ruyan and Ye Ziyun, who had snuck into the tomb behind them, cheered. "Vampire energy! Does that mean we get to live forever too?!"
"Only if you can keep up with me," Yanluo laughed, sweeping the Vampire Queen into his arms as the tomb's doors slammed shut, sealing them in a cocoon of ancient, forbidden pleasure.
[Author's Note: Lilithia the Eternal is now part of the Harem! The First Sovereign's treasure is Yanluo's! But the 'Holy Janitor' Sheng Tian has sent a secret distress signal to the 'Grand Inquisitor' of the Seven Heavens. Is a Holy War coming?]